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 (Season 15)
A Desperate Exit (Episode 1)
Air date: 1986-09-17
Runtime: 60 min
Wanted: The Perfect Guy (Episode 2)
Writer: Mary Pleshette Willis
Air date: 1986-10-01
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A 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 (Episode 3)
Air date: 1986-10-22
Runtime: 60 min
The Gift of Amazing Grace (Episode 4)
Air date: 1986-11-19
Runtime: 60 min
Supermom's Daughter (Episode 5)
Air date: 1987-02-18
Runtime: 60 min
Divorced Kids' Blues (Episode 6)
Air date: 1987-03-04
Runtime: 60 min
Class Act: A Teacher's Story (Episode 7)
Air date: 1987-03-18
Runtime: 60 min
Read Between the Lines (Episode 8)
Air date: 1987-06-03
Overview: When an illiterate toy maker has the right to his invention stolen, his grandson and the Harlem Globetrotters team up to get them back.

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