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 5)
Francesca, Baby 0.0
Air date: 1976-10-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.
P.J. and the President's Son 0.0
Air date: 1976-11-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Update of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. Delivery boy and President's son discover they are exact doubles of one another, and decide to swap identities.
Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid 0.0
Air date: 1976-12-01
Runtime: 60 min
My Mom's Having a Baby 0.0
Air date: 1977-02-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: My Mom's Having a Baby is an American television teen comedy/documentary that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on February 16, 1977. The program would be historic as it was the first television program of its kind in the United States to showcase the pregnancy process and conception to young people, using a combination of animation and live action. The program was a co-production between Dick Clark Productions and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises.
The Horrible Honchos 0.0
Air date: 1977-03-09
Runtime: 60 min
Very Good Friends 0.0
Air date: 1977-04-06
Runtime: 60 min
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