I used to watch this as a kid, and i thought i was the only one who ever heard of it. For those that remember the afterschool specials, i thought you might enjoy these. Jodie foster began her career at tender age of three with television. Usa abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that aired on abc. Abc afterschool special featured stories about tough topics and family issues in an entertaining format. 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. I had forgotten their existence up until that moment, yet i began shouting out lines verbatim at my computer screen. Abc afterschool specials tv series 19721997 episodes imdb. May 05, 2020 a guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. But will fear of failure keep her from auditioning. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series the abc afterschool special. A modern fairy tale s14e02 is the second episode of season fourteen of the abc afterschool special released on wed oct 09, 1985. Over the limit is the fifth episode of the eighteenth season of abc afterschool specials, and the one hundred twentysecond episode overall starring. Abc after school specials 1975 screamers retro flashbacks.
Do you have a favorite abc afterschool special episode. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. 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. Abc afterschool specials is a comedy drama anthology that aired on abc. The abc afterschool special tv show season 14 episodes list. Watch all 7 the abc afterschool special episodes from season ,view pictures, get episode information and more. Pinky and jj hear that babs is moving, so they try to make their last night together special. We, as we are wont to do, made it a twofer, and chose two episodes starring one of our favorite actors, lance guest. An aspiring teenager lisa dancer gets the chance to try out for a dance troupe. The best episodes of abc afterschool special follow kids dealing with everything from bullying to divorcing parents.
With michelle pfeiffer, val kilmer, mare winningham, lance guest. With lance kerwin, samaria graham, mara hobel, alexa kenin. The weekend specials were usually an adaption of a bestselling childrens book and usually didnt have a moral, just a good story. P shown above, favorites include the red room riddle, the ghost of thomas kempe, the jokes on mr. Nov 21, 2014 the weekend specials were usually an adaption of a bestselling childrens book and usually didnt have a moral, just a good story. Watch the abc afterschool special season , episode 1 summer switch. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Hopefully you will get all tingly inside when you hear some of these marvelous and majestic tv special themes from your past. Curated video from 80s and 90s afterschool specials in which being gay was a lot like being a tornado or a flesheating virus. The abc afterschool special tv show season episodes list. The latest movie news, movie trailers, new movies from 2020 movies releases and more.
Some good episodes of abc afterschool special even feature actors and actresses like joaquin phoenix and jodie foster before they were famous. Watch the abc afterschool special season, episode 1 summer switch. Brad ages 18 1 episode, 1987 timothy owen waldrip mark davis 1 episode, 1987 reed diamond gary farrell 1 episode, 1988 katherine kamhi. The adventures of dudley the dragon moved down on the strangest kids shows from the. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s usedwigs. Aug 04, 2018 for those that remember the afterschool specials, i thought you might enjoy these. 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. The abc afterschool special season episode 1 summer switch. 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. Dog isnt feeling well, babs needs an assist from pinky and jj to get the pooch to the. Jodie foster is an american actress, director and producer who is wellknown for her brilliant performances in number of movies and television series.
Ken kwapis directed this adaptation of mary rodgerss novel about a man who magically switches personalities with his son, and about the comical chaos that ensues. Most people remember the day my kid went punk for its great tv guide ad, which. The abc afterschool special season episode guide on. 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. The abc afterschool special season episode 2 out of step.
A relaxed place to share and discuss lesser known media. Jun 09, 2011 abc afterschool specials june 9, 2011 10. Track the abc afterschool special season episodes. Today, many of the episodes are preserved for eternity on dvd. Jodie foster extremely rare abc afterschool special. Kids growing up in my generation got to see the likes of anthony kiedis. An abc american broadcasting company afterschool special, about an overworked housewife, who, as the title suggests, goes on strike, in order to persuade the rest of her. Watch the abc afterschool special episodes, get episode information, recaps and more. 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. The series shows the adventures of a cow, named cow, and her chicken brother, named chicken, who are often tormented by the red guy, a usually pantsless devillike character who poses as various characters to scam or hurt them as seen in the episodes supermodel cow and part time job. Watch abc afterschool specials 19721997 season 1 tweet latest airdate. Fabulous packaging a long awaited release with more volumes on the way. Abc afterschool specials was the umbrella show name for various.
Some good episodes of abc afterschool special even feature actors and a. Cow and chicken was an emmy awardnominated american animated television series, created by david feiss. Little starring richard more news with les nessman sanders, the. An abc american broadcasting company afterschool special, about an overworked housewife, who. 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. The 18th emergency originally aired 011674, and stars christian juttner, lance kerwin, and jim sage. Tv time the abc afterschool special s14e02 cindy eller. After school specials 18th emergency summer of swans martin tahse is the most prolific and successful producer of after school specials. Season guide for the abc afterschool special tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. 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.
Anyone who grew up in the preinternet age is bound to remember the 4 p. All abc afterschool special episodes list of abc afterschool. Exclude ratings general audiences 1 exclude warnings no archive warnings apply 1. Track the abc afterschool special season 14 episodes. Abc afterschool specials television academy interviews. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the futon critic. 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. Nov 16, 2004 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. Two releases, totalling 8 abc after school specials, are coming to dvd on october 12, according to tvshows. What really got me to be honest was the way cool packaging of the dvd with the locker case that flips open to show the dvds inside. She first appeared on television series a little peace of heaven in 1991, but got her first role as an actress in tv drama, party of five 19942000. 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. Abc after school special please dont hit me mom by ale correia. 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.
Foster rose to fame with some masterpieces like taxi driver 1976, and the silence of the lambs 1989. Abc afterschool specials was the umbrella show name for various educational shows that were shown in the afternoon, occasionally. 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. When after school specials made gay people seem notso. Jun 22, 2011 abc afterschool specials 1 include characters seth 1 bobbie 1 include relationships include additional tags drama 1 character development 1 other tags to. 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. The miserable world of 1970s80s afterschool specials flashbak. Oh man, i definitely need to find a torrent of stoned starring scott baio. Abc afterschool specials 1 include characters seth 1 bobbie 1 include relationships include additional tags drama 1 character development 1 other tags to include exclude. Abc afterschool specials one too many tv episode 1985.
Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Abc afterschool special, tv, classic tv were back with a back to school themed episode dedicated to the abc afterschool special. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenager. 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. If you had asked me the chances of it coming to dvd yesterday, i. The very special episode of different strokes about the pedophile was actually pretty. 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. Memorable tvspecial themes from the 70s and 80s written by jeff lyons. Season 14 guide for the abc afterschool special tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. It must be love fawn story the shamans last raid the amazing cosmic awareness of duffy moon me and dads new wife blind sunday dear lovey hart.
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