Guy Fraumeni
Director
The ABC Afterschool Special (1972)
Season 9
Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
Released Oct. 4, 1972
Episode 59 min
None+
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
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Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S9E1 - A Family of Strangers
A widower's two teen-aged daughters resent their father's remarriage to a single mother, especially since the woman's 12-year-old daughter (who is several years younger) will now compete for the parents attention. This special focuses on the parents' attempts to unite the new stepsisters into a loving family.
Sept. 24, 1980, midnight
S9E2 - Schoolboy Father
High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
Oct. 15, 1980, midnight
S9E3 - The Gymnast
None
Oct. 29, 1980, midnight
S9E4 - Stoned
None
Nov. 12, 1980, midnight
S9E5 - A Matter of Time
None
Feb. 11, 1981, midnight
S9E6 - Run, Don't Walk
None
March 4, 1981, midnight
S9E7 - My Mother Was Never a Kid
My Mother Was Never a Kid is an American television teen fantasy/comedy/drama that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on March 16, 1981. It was based on the 1977 Francine Pascal novel Hangin' Out With CiCi, which in turn was the first teen novel in the "Victoria Martin" trilogy series. It was also the first of two Pascal teen novels that were adapted into Afterschool Specials for the network, the other being The Hand-Me-Down Kid.
March 16, 1981, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 59 min.
Season Runtime: 8673 min.
Released: Oct. 4, 1972
Last Air Date: Jan. 23, 1997, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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