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 6)
No Means No (Episode 1)
Air date: 1988-10-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The issue of teenage date rape is seen through the eyes of a teenage girl and her older brother, and how it affects their relationships with the opposite sex.
Gambler (Episode 2)
Air date: 1988-12-06
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: 17-year-old boy is addicted to gambling, and soon it starts to take over his life.
Words to Live By (Episode 3)
Air date: 1989-01-10
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Two teenage boys are suspended from school after distributing an underground newspaper on campus.
My Past is My Own (Episode 4)
Air date: 1989-01-24
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Two black teenagers are sent through time to experience how blacks were treated during the civil rights movement.
15 and Getting Straight (Episode 5)
Writer: Joanna Lee
Air date: 1989-03-28
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Drug-addiction treatment center for teenagers where the counselors are ex-addicts themselves.
A Matter of Conscience (Episode 6)
Air date: 1989-04-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Teenage boy is stunned when his Grandfather's Nazi past comes to light.
