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The ABC Afterschool Special

Season 5 1976 - 1977

  • 1976-10-06T21:00:00Z on ABC
  • 45m
  • 6h (6 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Drama
Occasional educational shows broadcast in the afternoon. EMost episodes were 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.

6 episodes

Season Premiere

1976-10-06T21:00:00Z

5x01 Francesca, Baby

Season Premiere

5x01 Francesca, Baby

  • 1976-10-06T21:00:00Z1h

Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.

5x02 P.J. and the President's Son

  • 1976-11-10T22:00:00Z1h

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.

A football coach (Dave Madden) tries to mediate a conflict between his star quarterback (Brandon Cruz) and the boy's father (Joseph Mascolo). Co-starring Alex Karras.

1977-02-16T22:00:00Z

5x04 My Mom's Having a Baby

5x04 My Mom's Having a Baby

  • 1977-02-16T22:00:00Z1h

Story explaining the facts of human reproduction using drama, animation, and a videotaped birth sequence showing Candace Farrell giving birth to her child.

1977-03-09T22:00:00Z

5x05 The Horrible Honchos

5x05 The Horrible Honchos

  • 1977-03-09T22:00:00Z1h

The neighborhood youth gang makes a pact to bully and torment the new kid on their 17th Street turf. Based on Emily Cheney Neville's novel The 17th Street Gang. Starring Kim Richards.

Season Finale

1977-04-06T22:00:00Z

5x06 Very Good Friends

Season Finale

5x06 Very Good Friends

  • 1977-04-06T22:00:00Z1h

A teen-aged girl bitterly grieves the death of her beloved 11-year-old sister in an accident.

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