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This multi award winning show ran for 25 seasons from 1972 to 1997 totaling 154 episodes at. Its like eating a mayonnaise sandwich on white bread, and then the next bite has horseradish in it. Several of abc s 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. This cute story centers around an insecure 6th grader, duffy moon played by ike eisenmann, whose discovery of cosmic awareness leads him on a journey to selfdiscovery and. The show was preceded by 4 specials originally billed as. Thats a huge record for series longevity, undoubtedly. Watch all 6 the abc afterschool special episodes from season 1,view pictures, get episode information and more. I liked the abc weekend specials much more than the. 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. Abc afterschool special is an american television anthology series that aired on abc from. The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials flashbak. Photos from the individual abc afterschool special episodes are listed along with the abc afterschool special episode names when available, as. For anyone who was a kid or young teenager in the 70s, the dvd series of abcs after school specials will be the first time youve seen these in over twentyfive years which is hard for me to believe, because i remember so many of them so clearly.
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Nov 21, 2014 by yeoman lowbrow on november 21, 2014. Two releases, totalling 8 abc after school specials, are coming to dvd on october 12, according to tvshows. Abc afterschool specials april 24, 1985 sponsor plug. I used to watch this as a kid, and i thought i was the only one who ever heard of it. Kids growing up in my generation got to see the likes of anthony kiedis. The abc afterschool special tv show season 23 episodes list. Over the limit is the fifth episode of the eighteenth season of abc afterschool specials. We believe in providing an exceptional childcare program for children of varying ages, kindergarten through the eighth grade. Television of the 1970s80s was littered with drunk dads, pregnant teens, alcoholic stepmothers, mentally handicapped brothers, anorexic sisters, and pedophile neighbors.
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. Curated video from 80s and 90s afterschool specials in which being gay was a lot like being a tornado or a flesheating virus. The lone ranger is a western tv series that aired on abc from 1949 until 1957 about the adventures about a cowboy and his faithful indian companion, tonto, the daring and resourceful masked rider of the plains led the fight for law and order in the early west. It aired for more than 20 years providing a monthly dose of drama to preteens and teens during the school year in the hours after school before dinner. 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. Jun 09, 2011 abc afterschool specials june 9, 2011 10. Martin tahse is the most prolific and successful producer of after school specials. The abc afterschool special season 1 episode 1 the last of the curlews. Why choose abc care for your child care abc care, a nonprofit corporation, intends for our schoolage childcare centers to provide a safe, secure, fun recreational and educational experience. A young puerto rican new york boy thinks his mother wants to move back to her homeland, so he takes a job as an errand boy for a smalltime hood to pay for the move back to her caribbean homeland. By season three, the specials were largely made up of topical content.
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Feb 04, 2009 yes, missncr, they were producing them right up to the fall 1995spring 1996 season, which finished in the spring of 1996. Abc weekend specials was a halfhour series that ran on saturday afternoons for 20 seasons from september 10, 1977 to august 30, 1997. The bus was running late so didnt get home from school in time to catch the beginning of the episode. Watch the abc afterschool special episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. As social climates changed there was a decline in the more wholesome programming audiences were accustomed to. Naturally there was an abc afterschool special on the subject as well, as young people with problems to overcome were the very lifeblood of the series. An early abc afterschool speical about an imaginative and determined 14yearold puerto rican boy who builds a sailing ship to sail around central park. 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. May 31, 2009 this feature is not available right now. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. Tv time the abc afterschool special s14e02 cindy eller. For anyone who was a kid or young teenager in the 70s, the dvd series of abc s after school specials will be the first time youve seen these in over twentyfive years which is hard for me to believe, because i remember so many of them so clearly. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. 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 weekdays. The abc after school specials were a great treat and as i was just 11 years old when they premiered in. Aug 04, 2018 for those that remember the afterschool specials, i thought you might enjoy these. Season 3 guide for the abc afterschool special tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. Abc after school special, cbs wizard of oz 1986 by moderately neato. Abc after school specials 1975 screamers retro flashbacks. Track the abc afterschool special season 23 episodes. The specials were tv movies that explored the angst and problems that real kids experienced. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. 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 abc afterschool special tv show season 3 episodes. Abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that aired on abc. The abc afterschool special series enjoyed a 25year run, ending in 1997.
Abc afterschool special a family again 1988 ricki lake. Available now for the first time on home video and dvd at an affordable price. Needless to say, dont touch is a jarring change of pace from the day my kid went punk. The first season for the specials was in the fall of 1972, and 24 more seasons worth of the specials aired thereafter, right up to the fall 1995spring 1996 season. The abc after school specials were a great treat and as i was just 11 years old when they premiered in 1972 i have seen most of the episodes prior to 1980. When after school specials made gay people seem notso.
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