The ABC Afterschool Special (a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

The ABC Afterschool Special

(a Titles & Air Dates Guide)

Last updated: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00

Show Details:

Start date: Oct 1972
End date: Oct 1996
Status: cancelled/ended
Network(s): ABC (US)
Run time: 60 min
Episodes: 150 eps
Genre(s): Children, Drama

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Episode #		Original Air Date	Titles

Season 1

1.	1-1	04 Oct 72	Last of the Curlews
2.	1-2	01 Nov 72	Follow the North Star
3.	1-3	06 Dec 72	Santiago's Ark
4.	1-4	03 Jan 73	William: The Life, Works, and Times of William Shakespeare
5.	1-5	07 Feb 73	The Incredible, Indelible Magical, Physical Mystery Trip
6.	1-6	04 Apr 73	Alexander

Season 2

7.	2-1	03 Oct 73	Rookie of the Year
8.	2-2	28 Nov 73	My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel
9.	2-3	16 Jan 74	Pssst! Hammerman's After You
10.	2-4	06 Mar 74	Cyrano
11.	2-5	27 Mar 74	The Runaways
12.	2-6	15 May 74	The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head
13.	2-7	05 Jun 74	The Crazy Comedy Concert

Season 3

14.	3-1	02 Oct 74	Sara's Summer of the Swans
15.	3-2	23 Oct 74	The Bridge of Adam Rush
16.	3-3	06 Nov 74	Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign
17.	3-4	27 Nov 74	The Toothpaste Millionaire
18.	3-5	05 Feb 75	The Skating Rink
19.	3-6	18 Feb 76	Me and My Dad's New Wife
20.	3-7	27 Apr 75	The Secret Life of T. K. Dearing

Season 4

21.	4-1	08 Oct 75	It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb)
22.	4-2	22 Oct 75	Fawn Story
23.	4-3	19 Nov 75	The Shaman's Last Raid
24.	4-4	04 Feb 76	The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon
25.	4-5	18 Feb 76	Me & Dad's New Wife
26.	4-6	21 Apr 76	Blind Sunday
27.	4-7	19 May 76	Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate

Season 5

28.	5-1	06 Oct 76	Francesca, Baby
29.	5-2	10 Nov 76	P.J. and the President's Son
30.	5-3	01 Dec 76	Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid
31.	5-4	16 Feb 77	My Mom's Having a Baby
32.	5-5	09 Mar 77	The Horrible Honchos
33.	5-6	06 Apr 77	Very Good Friends

Season 6

34.	6-1	12 Oct 77	Hewitt's Just Different
35.	6-2	26 Oct 77	The Pinballs
36.	6-3	12 Nov 77	Trouble River
37.	6-4	08 Mar 78	It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire
38.	6-5	22 Mar 78	The Rag-Tag Champs
39.	6-6	05 Apr 78	Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me
40.	6-7	05 May 78	It's a Mile from Here to Glory

Season 7

41.	7-1	07 Sep 78	One of a Kind
42.	7-2	11 Oct 78	Thank You, Jackie Robinson
43.	7-3	25 Oct 78	Gaucho
44.	7-4	12 Dec 78	Dinky Hocker
45.	7-5	14 Feb 79	Make-Believe Marriage
46.	7-6	07 Mar 79	The Terrible Secret
47.	7-7	09 May 79	The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid

Season 8

48.	8-1	26 Sep 79	Which Mother is Mine?
49.	8-2	10 Oct 79	A Movie Star's Daughter
50.	8-3	24 Oct 79	A Special Gift
51.	8-4	14 Nov 79	The Late Great Me
52.	8-5	13 Feb 80	The Heartbreak Winner
53.	8-6	05 Mar 80	Where Do Teenagers Come From?
54.	8-7	19 Mar 80	What Are Best Friends For?

Season 9

55.	9-1	24 Sep 80	A Family of Strangers
56.	9-2	15 Oct 80	Schoolboy Father
57.	9-3	29 Oct 80	The Gymnast
58.	9-4	12 Nov 80	Stoned
59.	9-5	11 Feb 81	A Matter of Time
60.	9-6	04 Mar 81	Run, Don't Walk
61.	9-7	19 Mar 81	My Mother Was Never a Kid

Season 10

62.	10-1	23 Sep 81	She Drinks a Little
63.	10-2	14 Oct 81	Starstruck
64.	10-3	28 Oct 81	Tough Girl
65.	10-4	11 Nov 81	The Color of Friendship
66.	10-5	10 Feb 82	The Unforgivable Secret
67.	10-6	03 Mar 82	Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now (The Night Swimmers)
68.	10-7	07 Apr 82	Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother

Season 11

69.	11-1	22 Sep 82	Amy and the Angel
70.	11-2	27 Oct 82	Two Loves for Jenny
71.	11-3	10 Nov 82	A Very Delicate Matter
72.	11-4	19 Jan 83	Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
73.	11-5	09 Feb 83	The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
74.	11-6	16 Mar 83	Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
75.	11-7	23 Mar 83	But It's Not My Fault
76.	11-8	30 Mar 83	The Wave

Season 12

77.	12-1	21 Sep 83	It's No Crush, I'm in Love
78.	12-2	19 Oct 83	The Hand-Me-Down Kid
79.	12-3	09 Nov 83	The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid
80.	12-4	07 Dec 83	Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy
81.	12-5	08 Feb 84	The Great Love Experiment
82.	12-6	17 Mar 84	Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia
83.	12-7	18 Apr 84	The Hero Who Couldn't Read

Season 13

84.	13-1	19 Sep 84	Summer Switch
85.	13-2	10 Oct 84	Out of Step
86.	13-3	24 Oct 84	The Almost Royal Family
87.	13-4	14 Nov 84	Mom's on Strike
88.	13-5	13 Feb 85	I Want to Go Home
89.	13-6	06 Mar 85	First the Egg
90.	13-7	21 May 85	One Too Many

Season 14

91.	14-1	11 Sep 85	No Greater Gift
92.	14-2	09 Oct 85	Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale
93.	14-3	06 Nov 85	Don't Touch
94.	14-4	04 Dec 85	High School Narc
95.	14-5	12 Feb 86	Can a Guy Say No?
96.	14-6	05 Mar 86	Are You My Mother?
97.	14-7	19 Mar 86	Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge

Season 15

98.	15-1	17 Sep 86	A Desperate Exit
99.	15-2	01 Oct 86	Wanted: The Perfect Guy
100.	15-3	22 Oct 86	Teen Father
101.	15-4	19 Nov 86	The Gift of Amazing Grace
102.	15-5	18 Feb 87	Supermom's Daughter
103.	15-6	04 Mar 87	Divorced Kids' Blues
104.	15-7	18 Mar 87	Class Act: A Teacher's Story
105.	15-8	03 Jun 87	Read Between the Lines

Season 16

106.	16-1	09 Sep 87	Just a Regular Kid: An A.I.D.S. Story
107.	16-2	23 Sep 87	The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
108.	16-3	23 Oct 87	The Day My Kid Went Punk
109.	16-4	02 Dec 87	Seasonal Differences
110.	16-5	20 Jan 88	The Terrible Things My Mother Told Me
111.	16-6	16 Mar 88	Daddy Can't Read

Season 17

112.	17-1	15 Sep 88	Date Rape
113.	17-2	15 Oct 88	A Family Again
114.	17-3	26 Oct 88	Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend
115.	17-4	19 Jan 89	Taking a Stand
116.	17-5	16 Mar 89	Just Tipsy, Honey
117.	17-6	30 Mar 89	The Cheats
118.	17-7	20 Apr 89	Torn Between Two Fathers

Season 18

119.	18-1	14 Sep 89	My Dad Can't Be Crazy, Can He?
120.	18-2	26 Oct 89	Private Affairs
121.	18-3	30 Nov 89	A Town's Revenge
122.	18-4	25 Jan 90	All That Glitters
123.	18-5	22 Feb 90	Over the Limit
124.	18-6	19 Apr 90	The Perfect Date

Season 19

125.	19-1	13 Sep 90	A Question About Sex
126.	19-2	18 Oct 90	Testing Dirty
127.	19-3	06 Dec 90	Stood Up
128.	19-4	24 Jan 91	The Less Than Perfect Daughter
129.	19-5	21 Mar 91	It's Only Rock & Roll

Season 20

130.	20-1	18 Sep 91	In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story
131.	20-2	19 Mar 92	Summer Stories: The Mall (1)
132.	20-3	02 Apr 92	Summer Stories: The Mall (2)
133.	20-4	16 Apr 92	Summer Stories: The Mall (3)

Season 21

134.	21-1	01 Oct 92	Surviving a Break-up
135.	21-2	28 Jan 93	Shades of a Single Protein
136.	21-3	18 Mar 93	Learning Not to Hurt
137.	21-4	15 Apr 93	Girlfriend

Season 22

138.	22-1	16 Sep 93	Love Hurts
139.	22-2	09 Dec 93	Montana Crossroads
140.	22-3	21 Mar 94	I Hate the Way I Look
141.	22-4	02 May 94	Jacqi's Dilemma

Season 23

142.	23-1	15 Sep 94	Boys Will Be Boys
143.	23-2	08 Dec 94	The Magical Makeover
144.	23-3	16 Mar 95	Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About
145.	23-4	06 Apr 95	Notes for My Daughter
146.	23-5	25 May 95	Long Road Home

Season 24

147.	24-1	21 Sep 95	Fast Forward
148.	24-2	07 Dec 95	Positive: A Journey Into A.I.D.S.
149.	24-3	24 Jan 96	Just Chill
150.	24-4	14 Mar 96	Educating Mom
151.	24-5	18 Apr 96	Daddy's Girl
152.	24-6	11 Jun 96	Through Thick & Thin

Season 25

153.	25-1	12 Sep 96	Too Soon for Jeff
154.	25-2	24 Oct 96	Me and My Hormones
155.	25-3	05 Dec 96	Teenage Confidential
156.	25-4	23 Jan 97	Miracle at Trapper Creek

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