ABC Afterschool Special (1972)

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.

ABC Afterschool Special

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Lance Kerwin
Lance Kerwin
as Adam Rush as Buzz as P.J. / The President's Son as Ezzie as Peter Finley
Vicky Dawson
Vicky Dawson
as Jen as Lisa as Laura
Stephen Keep Mills
Stephen Keep Mills
as Michael Skinner as Mr. Eller
Sparky Marcus
Sparky Marcus
as Young Tuck as Tootie
Eric Scott
Eric Scott
as David as Eric
Ike Eisenmann
Ike Eisenmann
as Larry (voice) as Joey Grant
Jennifer Grey
Jennifer Grey
as Carol Schwartz as Laura Eller
Mara Hobel
Mara Hobel
as Rose Ann Ginetti as Vanessa
Kim Richards
Kim Richards
as Missey as Minnow
Christopher Maleki
Christopher Maleki
as C.C. as Palumbo
Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour
as Dr. Bancroft as Miss Pemberthy
Gabrielle Carteris
Gabrielle Carteris
as Leslie as Cecile
Bibi Besch
Bibi Besch
as Coach as Marlene Lake
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster
as Sue as Sharon Lee
Laura Dean
Laura Dean
as Alison as Ginger Ginetti
Cindy Eilbacher
Cindy Eilbacher
as Marge as Elva Grimes
Reed Diamond
Reed Diamond
as Charlie as Gary Farrell
Lance Guest
Lance Guest
as Doug Henshaw as Tim
Hal Smith
Hal Smith
as Uncle Carl as Professor Latouche (voice)
Marguerite DeLain
Marguerite DeLain
as as Estelle
Carrie Snodgress
Carrie Snodgress
as Mrs. Cranston
Rob Stone
Rob Stone
as Jed
Ronee Blakley
Ronee Blakley
as Gina Sherman
Albert Hague
Albert Hague
as Prof. Steinberg
Beth Howland
Beth Howland
as Eleanor Flemming
John Karlen
John Karlen
as Joe Farrell
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross
as Maggie's Mother
Carl Weintraub
Carl Weintraub
as Peter
Don Murray
Don Murray
as Jack Karpinsky
Lycia Naff
Lycia Naff
as Bernice Sherman
Cindy Pickett
Cindy Pickett
as Joanne Kelly
Adam Sandler
Adam Sandler
as Drug Dealer
Ernie Lively
Ernie Lively
as Jack Harmon
Stan Kirsch
Stan Kirsch
as Matt
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
as Christy
Vincent Van Patten
Vincent Van Patten
as Mark (voice)
John Lupton
John Lupton
as Mr. Adams
Kenneth Kimmins
Kenneth Kimmins
as Father
Christopher Knight
Christopher Knight
as Joe
Alex Karras
Alex Karras
as Alex 'Moose' Novak
Eduard Franz
Eduard Franz
as Grandpa
Alfred Lutter
Alfred Lutter
as Eric
Kristy McNichol
Kristy McNichol
as Jenna McPhail
Nora Denney
Nora Denney
as Receptionist
Billy Jayne
Billy Jayne
as Ivan
Mercedes Ruehl
Mercedes Ruehl
as Sandy
Perry Lang
Perry Lang
as Hewitt Calder
Lauri Hendler
Lauri Hendler
as Teague Harrington
Alexa Kenin
Alexa Kenin
as Gerri Pattison
Michael Biehn
Michael Biehn
as Seth
Holland Taylor
Holland Taylor
as Felicia Martin
Al Corley
Al Corley
as Jack Peters
Jon Walmsley
Jon Walmsley
as
Michael Currie
Michael Currie
as Dr. Mudd
Danny Aiello
Danny Aiello
as Dominic Ginetti
Lee Curreri
Lee Curreri
as Steve
Karin Argoud
Karin Argoud
as Renie Lake
Corey Parker
Corey Parker
as David
Seth Green
Seth Green
as Tommy Sanders
Kyra Sedgwick
Kyra Sedgwick
as Cindy Eller
Michael Sutton
Michael Sutton
as
Matt Clark
Matt Clark
as Phil Cranston
Allison Balson
Allison Balson
as Jed's Girlfriend
David Margulies
David Margulies
as Justin
James Noble
James Noble
as Max Smiley
Megan Follows
Megan Follows
as Dana Sherman
John Savage
John Savage
as Bernie Morton
Charles Siebert
Charles Siebert
as Mr. McNeil
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar
as Donna
Wil Wheaton
Wil Wheaton
as Nick Karpinsky
Emily Schulman
Emily Schulman
as Anna
Kristin Dattilo
Kristin Dattilo
as Allison Street
Andrea Elson
Andrea Elson
as Liz
Lisa Robin Kelly
Lisa Robin Kelly
as Ashley
Helen Kleeb
Helen Kleeb
as Emily
James Pritchett
James Pritchett
as Tom
Katy Kurtzman
Katy Kurtzman
as Joss
Molly Dodd
Molly Dodd
as Mrs. Bayliss
Med Flory
Med Flory
as John McPhail
Joseph Mascolo
Joseph Mascolo
as Mr. Singleton
Russell Johnson
Russell Johnson
as Mr. Calder
Clark Brandon
Clark Brandon
as Mark Henderson
Stephen Elliott
Stephen Elliott
as Dan Meredith
Inga Swenson
Inga Swenson
as Mrs. Marston
Trini Alvarado
Trini Alvarado
as Dena McKain
Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer
as
Melora Hardin
Melora Hardin
as Amy Warner
Jay O. Sanders
Jay O. Sanders
as Mr. Miller
Jere Burns
Jere Burns
as Hal
John Getz
John Getz
as Thomas Sanders
Debra Mooney
Debra Mooney
as Mrs. Anderson
Kimberly McCullough
Kimberly McCullough
as
Robert DoQui
Robert DoQui
as Sgt. Corbett
Grant Show
Grant Show
as Gregory Prince III
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
as Charlie Curtis
Stephen Mailer
Stephen Mailer
as Mickey Sherman
Bernie Kopell
Bernie Kopell
as Tom Warner
Maria Tucci
Maria Tucci
as Marie Mills
Priscilla Morrill
Priscilla Morrill
as Aunt Willie
Fran Bennett
Fran Bennett
as Nurse Etting
Alison Elliott
Alison Elliott
as Cindy
Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn
as Jason
Jenny O'Hara
Jenny O'Hara
as Irene Harmon
Robbie Rist
Robbie Rist
as Raymond
Rance Howard
Rance Howard
as Myron Faraday
Dave Madden
Dave Madden
as Coach Puckett
Peggy McCay
Peggy McCay
as Mrs. Calder
Bob Hastings
Bob Hastings
as Harry Harrington
Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Pointer
as Ruth Meredith
Peggy Rea
Peggy Rea
as Mrs. Atwater
Marcia Rodd
Marcia Rodd
as Barbara McKain
June Lockhart
June Lockhart
as
Lindsay Crouse
Lindsay Crouse
as Louise Sanders
John Glover
John Glover
as Mr. Stewart
Michele Greene
Michele Greene
as Andrea Cranston
Patricia Kalember
Patricia Kalember
as Maria Acero
Uta Hagen
Uta Hagen
as Omi
Lin McCarthy
Lin McCarthy
as Russell Lake
Tammy Lauren
Tammy Lauren
as Colleen McNeil
James Sutorius
James Sutorius
as Mr. Sanders
Debbi Morgan
Debbi Morgan
as Celia
Patricia Stevens
Patricia Stevens
as Tuck's Mother
Larry Gelman
Larry Gelman
as Luncheonette Owner
Miriam Colon
Miriam Colon
as Yolanda
Lauren Tom
Lauren Tom
as Sarah
Melba Moore
Melba Moore
as Ms. Varady
Allison Smith
Allison Smith
as Maggie
Kerry MacLane
Kerry MacLane
as Tom
Peter Brandon
Peter Brandon
as Mr. Arthur
Yeardley Smith
Yeardley Smith
as Jenny
Sam McMurray
Sam McMurray
as Trendy Liberal
Jean De Baer
Jean De Baer
as Tiffany
Mary Kay Place
Mary Kay Place
as Ellie Skinner
Jonathan Ward
Jonathan Ward
as Ben
Michelle Pfeiffer
Michelle Pfeiffer
as Annie
Val Kilmer
Val Kilmer
as Eric
Mare Winningham
Mare Winningham
as Beth
Grace Zabriskie
Grace Zabriskie
as Mrs. Linton
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
as Suzanne Henderson
Garrett M. Brown
Garrett M. Brown
as John Henderson
Mary Elaine Monti
Mary Elaine Monti
as Helen Henderson
Christopher Curry
Christopher Curry
as Surveyor
Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
as Danny Coleman
Will Smith
Will Smith
as Hawker
Madeline Kahn
Madeline Kahn
as Ellie Coleman
Rob Lowe
Rob Lowe
as Charles Elderberry
Rita Karin
Rita Karin
as Mrs. Reuben
Pam Potillo
Pam Potillo
as Melanie
Keith Szarabajka
Keith Szarabajka
as Peter Desmond
Candy Trabuco
Candy Trabuco
as Woman on Bus
Melanie Mayron
Melanie Mayron
as Sue
Allison Marra
Allison Marra
as Passenger
Chad Burton
Chad Burton
as Super
Peter Onorati
Peter Onorati
as (uncredited)
John Gielgud
John Gielgud
as Various Roles
Ralph Richardson
Ralph Richardson
as Various Roles
Lynn Redgrave
Lynn Redgrave
as Various Roles
Simon Ward
Simon Ward
as Various Roles
Paul Jones
Paul Jones
as Various Roles
Nicholas Clay
Nicholas Clay
as Various Roles
Sasha Jenson
Sasha Jenson
as Rick
Lennie Weinrib
Lennie Weinrib
as Timer (voice)
Sarah Kennedy
Sarah Kennedy
as Little Red (voice)
Diane Murphy
Diane Murphy
as Carol (voice)
Joan Gerber
Joan Gerber
as Mother / Adeline / Diane (voice)
Michael Link
Michael Link
as Joey
Peter Broderick
Peter Broderick
as Joey (voice)
Kathy Buch
Kathy Buch
as Missey (voice)
Willie Aames
Willie Aames
as Kid at Gumball Machine
Drake Bell
Drake Bell
as Scott
Lynn Hamilton
Lynn Hamilton
as Mrs. Ellis
Knowl Johnson
Knowl Johnson
as Duck Levine
Keith Coogan
Keith Coogan
as Matt Thompson
Michael St. Gerard
Michael St. Gerard
as Bobby Stewart
Sam Rockwell
Sam Rockwell
as Jason
Michel Legrand
Michel Legrand
as
Olivia Barash
Olivia Barash
as Eugenie
Michael Barbera
Michael Barbera
as Young Michel (voice)
Rita Lynn
Rita Lynn
as Madame Footy (voice)
Donna Vivino
Donna Vivino
as Kendall Bard
Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao
as The Kurmese Ambassador's Daughter
Pauley Perrette
Pauley Perrette
as Shannon
Jordan Marder
Jordan Marder
as Casey
Harvey Silver
Harvey Silver
as Dante
Freda Foh Shen
Freda Foh Shen
as Lynn Watson
Robert Oliveri
Robert Oliveri
as Paul Bard
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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Season 11

Season 11

Season 12

Season 12

Season 13

Season 13

Season 14

Season 14

Season 15

Season 15

Season 16

Season 16

Season 17

Season 17

Season 18

Season 18

Season 19

Season 19

Season 20

Season 20

Season 21

Season 21

Season 22

Season 22

Season 23

Season 23

Season 24

Season 24

Season 25

Season 25

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Afterschool special clip reel of the stars' highlighted moments

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    Last of the curlews

  • 1x2

    Follow the north star

  • 1x3

    Santiago's ark

  • 1x4

    William

  • 1x5

    The incredible, indelible magical, physical mystery trip

  • 1x6

    Alexander

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    Rookie of the year

  • 2x2

    My dad lives in a downtown hotel

  • 2x3

    Pssst! hammerman's after you

  • 2x4

    Cyrano

  • 2x5

    The runaways

  • 2x6

    The magical mystery trip through little red's head

  • 2x7

    The crazy comedy concert

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Sara's summer of the swans

  • 3x2

    The bridge of adam rush

  • 3x3

    Winning and losing: diary of a campaign

  • 3x4

    The toothpaste millionaire

  • 3x5

    The skating rink

  • 3x6

    Santiago's america

  • 3x7

    The secret life of t.k. dearing

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    It must be love ('cause i feel so dumb)

  • 4x2

    The fawn story

  • 4x3

    The shaman's last raid

  • 4x4

    The amazing cosmic awareness of duffy moon

  • 4x5

    Me and dad's new wife

  • 4x6

    Blind sunday

  • 4x7

    Dear lovey hart: i am desperate

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    Francesca, baby

  • 5x2

    P.j. and the president's son

  • 5x3

    Mighty moose and the quarterback kid

  • 5x4

    My mom's having a baby

  • 5x5

    The horrible honchos

  • 5x6

    Very good friends

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Hewitt's just different

  • 6x2

    The pinballs

  • 6x3

    Michel's mixed-up musical bird

  • 6x4

    It isn't easy being a teenage millionaire

  • 6x5

    The rag-tag champs

  • 6x6

    Mom and dad can't hear me

  • 6x7

    It's a mile from here to glory

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    One of a kind

  • 7x2

    A home run for love

  • 7x3

    Gaucho

  • 7x4

    Make-believe marriage

  • 7x5

    The terrible secret

  • 7x6

    The seven wishes of a rich kid

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Which mother is mine?

  • 8x2

    A movie star's daughter

  • 8x3

    A special gift

  • 8x4

    The late great me

  • 8x5

    Dinky hocker

  • 8x6

    The heartbreak winner

  • 8x7

    Where do teenagers come from?

  • 8x8

    What are best friends for?

Episodes season 9

  • 9x1

    A family of strangers

  • 9x2

    Schoolboy father

  • 9x3

    The gymnast

  • 9x4

    Stoned

  • 9x5

    A matter of time

  • 9x6

    Run, don't walk

  • 9x7

    My mother was never a kid

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    She drinks a little

  • 10x2

    Starstruck

  • 10x3

    Tough girl

  • 10x4

    The color of friendship

  • 10x5

    The unforgivable secret

  • 10x6

    Daddy, i'm their mama now

  • 10x7

    Sometimes i don't love my mother

Episodes season 11

  • 11x1

    Amy and the angel

  • 11x2

    Two loves for jenny

  • 11x3

    A very delicate matter

  • 11x4

    Please don't hit me, mom

  • 11x6

    Have you ever been ashamed of your parents?

  • 11x7

    But it's not my fault

  • 11x8

    The wave

Episodes season 12

  • 12x1

    It's no crush, i'm in love

  • 12x2

    The hand me down kid

  • 12x3

    The dog days of arthur cane

  • 12x4

    Andrea's story: a hitchhiking tragedy

  • 12x5

    The great love experiment

  • 12x6

    Backwards: the riddle of dyslexia

  • 12x7

    The hero who couldn't read

  • 12x8

    The celebrity and the arcade kid

Episodes season 13

  • 13x1

    Summer switch

  • 13x3

    The almost royal family

  • 13x4

    Mom's on strike

  • 13x5

    I want to go home

  • 13x6

    First the egg

  • 13x7

    One too many

Episodes season 14

  • 14x1

    No greater gift

  • 14x2

    Cindy eller: a modern fairy tale

  • 14x3

    Don't touch

  • 14x4

    Can a guy say no?

  • 14x5

    Are you my mother?

  • 14x6

    Getting even: a wimp's revenge

Episodes season 15

  • 15x1

    A desperate exit

  • 15x2

    Wanted: the perfect guy

  • 15x3

    Teen father

  • 15x4

    The gift of amazing grace

  • 15x5

    Supermom's daughter

  • 15x6

    Divorced kids' blues

  • 15x7

    Class act: a teacher's story

  • 15x8

    Read between the lines

Episodes season 16

  • 16x1

    Just a regular kid: an aids story

  • 16x2

    The kid who wouldn't quit: the brad silverman story

  • 16x3

    The day my kid went punk

  • 16x4

    Seasonal differences

  • 16x5

    The terrible things my mother told me

  • 16x6

    Daddy can't read

Episodes season 17

  • 17x1

    Date rape

  • 17x2

    A family again

  • 17x3

    Tattle: when to tell on a friend

  • 17x4

    Taking a stand

  • 17x5

    Just tipsy, honey

  • 17x6

    The cheats

  • 17x7

    Torn between two fathers

Episodes season 18

  • 18x1

    My dad can't be crazy, can he?

  • 18x5

    Over the limit

  • 18x6

    The perfect date

Episodes season 19

  • 19x1

    A question about sex

  • 19x2

    Testing dirty

  • 19x3

    Stood up

  • 19x4

    The less than perfect daughter

Episodes season 20

  • 20x1

    Summer stories: the mall (1)

  • 20x2

    Summer stories: the mall (2)

  • 20x3

    Summer stories: the mall (3)

  • 20x4

    Shades of a single protein

Episodes season 21

  • 21x1

    Love hurts

  • 21x2

    Montana crossroads

  • 21x3

    I hate the way i look

  • 21x4

    Jacqi's dilemma

Episodes season 22

  • 22x1

    Boys will be boys

  • 22x2

    The magical makeover

  • 22x3

    Bonnie raitt has something to talk about

  • 22x4

    Notes for my daughter

Episodes season 23

  • 23x1

    Fast forward

  • 23x2

    Magical make-over

  • 23x3

    Educating mom

  • 23x4

    Daddy's girl

  • 23x5

    Through thick & thin

Episodes season 24

  • 24x1

    Too soon for jeff

  • 24x2

    Positive: a journey into aids

  • 24x3

    Just chill

Episodes season 25

  • 25x1

    Too soon for jeff

  • 25x2

    Me and my hormones

  • 25x3

    Teenage confidential

  • 25x4

    Miracle at trapper creek

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