Have you ever been ashamed of your parents abc afterschool special full by. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. One of the most famous of all abc afterschool specials, the woman who willed a miracle is the true story of two remarkable people. The abc afterschool special season 1 episode 1 the last of the curlews. The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials. A story about their struggle for survival in an often frightening big city. Abc afterschool specials april 24, 1985 promo youtube. My moms having a baby february 16, 1977 repeated april 24, 1985. Stoned movie part 2 rare 1980 after school special starring scott baio. Cbs schoolbreak special is an american anthology series for teenagers that aired on cbs from april 1980 to january 1996.
With lance kerwin, samaria graham, mara hobel, alexa kenin. The series i believe there were something like 26 episodes created and. Fabulous packaging a long awaited release with more volumes on the way. Anyone who grew up in the preinternet age is bound to remember the 4 p. Abc afterschool specials ist eine fernsehfilmreihe des usamerikanischen fernsehsenders abc. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s usedwigs.
One of the things i originally intended to do with this blog is rewatch the abc afterschool specials, or at least, as many as youtube has available. The best episodes of abc afterschool special follow kids dealing with everything from bullying to divorcing parents. After school specials 18th emergency summer of swans martin tahse is the most prolific and successful producer of after school specials. Documentary following two actors from abcs general hospital kimberly mccullough, michael sutton as they research and talk to people living with hiv and aids. If you wish to highlight a portion of content in a post please use the youtube timestamps option while still linking to the full content. After playing the main bully, butch, in rascals, saletta maintained a busy acting career with parts in films and tv series throughout the 90s and 2000s. Season 14 guide for the abc afterschool special tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. The series began under the title cbs afternoon playhouse, and was changed during the 1984 85 season. Goats baseball team have not won a game yet, but manager casey balloo. Watch the abc afterschool special episodes, get episode information, recaps and more.
Heres a promo from april 24, 1985 recapping the abc afterschool specials from the past season. With the debut of the abc weekend special, some of the early abc afterschool. Before the little rascals, sam saletta started out in show business, doing tv commercials and voiceovers, with his debut in an episode of abc afterschool specials in 1993. Ellis rockwell, a local ku klux klan leader who reluctantly cochaired a community summit, battling over the desegregation of schools in durham, north carolina during the raciallycharged summer of 1971. Crash davis moved down on the greatest baseball player characters in film. Kids growing up in my generation got to see the likes of anthony kiedis. The concept was similar to abc s afterschool special. Over the limit is the fifth episode of the eighteenth season of abc afterschool specials, and the one hundred twentysecond episode overall starring. Hopefully you will get all tingly inside when you hear some of these marvelous and majestic tv special themes from your past.
The abc afterschool special tv show season 14 episodes. Little starring richard more news with les nessman sanders, the. Abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from october 4, 1972, to january 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. A smalltown teenage girl joins forces with a younger, streetwise boy. His 26 productions have won numerous awards and prizes including 18 emmys three blue ribbons in the american film festival the peabody award and first second and third prize in the chicago film festival in the same year an honor which has never since been matched. The woman who willed a miracle 1983 rotten tomatoes. Abc afterschool specials was the umbrella show name for various educational shows that were shown in the afternoon, occasionally.
One of the upstairs rooms was supposedly inhabiting a ghost by the name of jamie bly, who was a young boy who burned in the room years before. His 26 productions have won numerous awards and prizes including 18 emmys three blue ribbons in the american film festival the peabody award and first second and third prize in the chicago film festival in the same year an honor which has never since. Three women of various generations deal with the many changes taking place. Now a family wedding presents a chance for her to forge a relationship with him.
Most people remember the day my kid went punk for its great tv guide ad, which. Several of abcs afterschool specials from the mid1970s have been released on dvd and in nifty packages that resemble the trapper keepers we all carried to school back then. Daytime emmy award for outstanding childrens special 1,444 words exact match in snippet view article find links to article retired after 2007. Today, many of the episodes are preserved for eternity on dvd. Abc after school special please dont hit me mom ale correia. All abc afterschool special episodes list of abc afterschool. Winners in bold 1974 abc afterschool specials rookie of the year abc abc afterschool specials my dad lives in a downtown hotel. Abc afterschool specials 19721997 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25. The hannabarbera classics collection once called the hannabarbera golden collection, later called the hannabarbera diamond collection is a series of twotofourdisc dvd box sets from warner home video and later by warner archive, usually containing complete seasons and complete series of various classic hannabarbera and rubyspears cartoons along with the television movies and. Abc afterschool special featured stories about tough topics and family issues in an entertaining format. Each set comes with two dvds, each containing 2 episodes, or 4 episodes per set. Based on a true story, the best of enemies centers on the unlikely relationship between ann atwater henson, an outspoken civil rights activist, and c. I think im having a baby abc afterschool special full. Click this link to tv shows on dvd to find out which shows have been included in the two volumes that have already been released and in the four scheduled to come.
P shown above, favorites include the red room riddle, the ghost of thomas kempe, the jokes on mr. I had forgotten their existence up until that moment, yet i began shouting out lines verbatim at my computer screen. Me and my dads wife 1976 abc afterschool special youtube. But it means crossing her mother, who still hasnt forgiven him for walking out on them. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. I used to watch this as a kid, and i thought i was the only one who ever heard of it. The abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from 1972 to 1997, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Cloris leachman stars as middleaged wisconsin nurse may lemke. Regardless, when properly written and executed, these specials were both entertaining and thoughtprovoking to children and bravely dealt with social concerns that were still considered taboo at the time. The abc after school specials were a great treat and as i was just 11 years old. Track the abc afterschool special season 14 episodes. The abc after school special was geared towards teenagers and meant to be educational. A boxed set, in the shape of a school bus, was also released containing all of the dvd. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic.
The jayne mansfield story madefortv cbs wednesday night movie oct. Some good episodes of abc afterschool special even feature actors and actresses like joaquin phoenix and jodie foster before they were famous. The abc afterschool special season 24 episode 2 positive. Martin tahse is the most prolific and successful producer of after school specials. Abc afterschool special the abc saturday superstar movie. The abc afterschool special series enjoyed a 25year run, ending in 1997. Abc afterschool specials less than ten dollars if you order here. Her father abandoned sixteen year old alicia ten years ago. The abc afterschool special tv show season 6 episodes. Animated special about a father and son who go hunting, and debate whether or not to kill an eskimo curlew, which may become and may now be extinct. The melodramatic teen cautionary tales always contained an awesomely literal titleshe drinks a little alcoholic mom, my other mother foster parents, and schoolboy father teen pregnancyand a life lesson by the 44minute mark.
Season 6 guide for the abc afterschool special tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Watch the abc afterschool special episodes, get episode information. Track the abc afterschool special season 6 episodes. The best episodes of abc afterschool special follow kids dealing with everything from bullying to. Two releases, totalling 8 abc after school specials, are coming to dvd on october 12, according to tvshows. If you had asked me the chances of it coming to dvd yesterday, i. When after school specials made gay people seem notso. Abc after school special please dont hit me mom youtube.
The latest movie news, movie trailers, new movies from 2020 movies releases and more. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. Abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from. The weekend specials were usually an adaption of a bestselling childrens book and usually didnt have a moral, just a good story. The horrible honchos abc after school special 1977 starring kim richards. Abc afterschool specials television academy interviews. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. The abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from october 14, 1972 to july 1, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s written by jeff lyons. Usa abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that aired on abc. Michael young served as host of the series for two seasons. Though new episodes were being made as recently as 1997, i stopped watching probably a decade earlier, right around the time the day my kid went punk aired.
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