The ABC Afterschool Special

Season 15

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.

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8 Episodes

A Desperate Exit
E1
A Desperate ExitTeenager is stunned when his best friend commits suicide, and is left with one unanswered question - Why?
Wanted: The Perfect Guy
E2
Wanted: The Perfect GuyA teen-aged boy and his girlfriend secretly place personal ads for his divorced mother, Ellie, in an effort to find Mr. Right. The two screen potential dates, but none of them seem right for Ellie. In the end, it is Ellie who finds the man who she deems ""the perfect guy.
Teen Father
E3
Teen FatherActor Kevin Hooks directed this tale of a college-bound 18-year-old (Corey Parker) whose life is turned upside down when his 16-year-old girlfriend announces that she is pregnant.
The Gift of Amazing Grace
E4
The Gift of Amazing GraceA teenager (Tempestt Bledsoe) is frustrated about being the only member of her gospel-singing family who cannot carry a tune in a barrel. So she writes a song about her problems, and soon discovers she's got musical talent after all, just not where she or anybody else suspected. Co-starring Della Reese.
Supermom's Daughter
E5
Supermom's Daughter
Divorced Kids' Blues
E6
Divorced Kids' Blues15-year-old struggles through the politics of divorce as his parents split up. Written by Donald Margulies.
Class Act: A Teacher's Story
E7
Class Act: A Teacher's StoryA wealthy businessman returns to teaching after conquering the stock market. He inherits a class of underachievers and sets out to make them winners. Starring Ralph Garman.
Read Between the Lines
E8
Read Between the LinesWhen an illiterate toy maker has the right to his invention stolen, his grandson and the Harlem Globetrotters team up to get them back.