CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series began under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was changed during the 1984 - 85 season. The concept was very similar to ABC's Afterschool Special.
CBS Schoolbreak Special (Season 1)
Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story (Episode 1)
Air date: 1984-01-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Convicted of murder and set for execution, John Evans tells his story to the prison chaplain.
Welcome Home, Jellybean (Episode 2)
Writer: Marlene Fanta Shyer
Air date: 1984-03-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The story of Geraldine Oxley, a cognitively deficient 12-year-old girl whose parents remove her from the institution where she has been raised in order to give her a normal-as-possible home life.
All the Kids Do It (Episode 3)
Air date: 1984-04-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A teenage boy (played by Baio) suffers the consequences of drinking and driving.
The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School of Rules and Regulations (Episode 4)
Air date: 1984-06-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Teenagers from diverse backgrounds experience their freshman year in High School.
