ABC Afterschool Special - Season 9

ABC Afterschool Special

Season 9

1980 • 7 Episodes

Episodes

A Family of Strangers - ABC Afterschool Special

1. A Family of Strangers

September 24, 1980

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.

Schoolboy Father - ABC Afterschool Special

2. Schoolboy Father

October 15, 1980

High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.

The Gymnast - ABC Afterschool Special

3. The Gymnast

October 29, 1980

No overview available.

Stoned - ABC Afterschool Special

4. Stoned

November 12, 1980

No overview available.

A Matter of Time - ABC Afterschool Special

5. A Matter of Time

February 11, 1981

No overview available.

Run, Don't Walk - ABC Afterschool Special

6. Run, Don't Walk

March 4, 1981

No overview available.

My Mother Was Never a Kid - ABC Afterschool Special

7. My Mother Was Never a Kid

March 16, 1981

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.