ABC Afterschool Special

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
ABC Afterschool SpecialSeries

Details

First aired
4 Oct 1972
Seasons
25
Episodes
148
  • TMDB 6.5
Last aired
23 Jan 1997
Genres
  • Drama
Status
Ended
Network
ABC
Episode runtime
1 h
Countries
  • US
Original language
en
Original title
ABC Afterschool Special
Writers
Jameson BrewerTracey ThompsonArthur HeinemannBeth ThompsonCourtney FlavinPaul W. CooperLarry SpiegelDick RobbinsThomas BaumBruce HarmonDuane PooleJean RobinsonMary Pleshette WillisElaine Evans Rushnell
Composer
Jonathan ShefferEdward NewmarkMichel LegrandDoug GoodwinDean Elliott

Series