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aired from: Oct 1972 to: Oct 1996 cancelled/ended |
150 eps | ABC (US) | 60 min | drama kids |
Original Episode # Prod # Air Date Titles _____ ______ ___________ ___________ ___________________________________________ Season 1 1. 1- 1 4 Oct 72 The Last of the Curlews 2. 1- 2 1 Nov 72 Follow the North Star 3. 1- 3 6 Dec 72 Santiago's Ark 4. 1- 4 3 Jan 73 William 5. 1- 5 7 Feb 73 The Incredible, Indelible, Magical, Physical Mystery Trip 6. 1- 6 4 Apr 73 Alexander, Alexander Season 2 7. 2- 1 3 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 6 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 5 Jun 74 The Crazy Comedy Concert Season 3 14. 3- 1 2 Oct 74 Sara's Summer of the Swans 15. 3- 2 23 Oct 74 The Bridge of Adam Rush 16. 3- 3 6 Nov 74 Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign 17. 3- 4 27 Nov 74 The Toothpaste Millionaire 18. 3- 5 5 Feb 75 The Skating Rink 19. 3- 6 19 Feb 75 Santiago's America 20. 3- 7 27 Apr 75 The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing Season 4 21. 4- 1 8 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 4 Feb 76 The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon 25. 4- 5 18 Feb 76 Me and My 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 6 Oct 76 Francesca, Baby 29. 5- 2 10 Nov 76 P.J. and the President's Son 30. 5- 3 1 Dec 76 Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid 31. 5- 4 16 Feb 77 My Mom's Having a Baby 32. 5- 5 9 Mar 77 The Horrible Honchos 33. 5- 6 6 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 1 Feb 78 Michel's Mix-Up Musical Bird 37. 6- 4 8 Mar 78 It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire 38. 6- 5 22 Mar 78 The Rag-Tag Champs 39. 6- 6 5 Apr 78 Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me 40. 6- 7 5 May 78 It's a Mile From Here to Glory Season 7 41. 7- 1 27 Sep 78 One of a Kind 42. 7- 2 11 Oct 78 A Home Run for Love 43. 7- 3 25 Oct 78 Gaucho 44. 7- 4 13 Dec 78 Dinky Hocker 45. 7- 5 10 Jan 79 Make Believe Marriage 46. 7- 6 7 Mar 79 The Terrible Secret 47. 7- 7 9 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 5 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 4 Mar 81 Run, Don't Walk 61. 9- 7 18 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 3 Mar 82 Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now 68. 10- 7 7 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 Between Two Loves 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 9 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 28 Sep 83 It's No Crush, I'm in Love 78. 12- 2 19 Oct 83 The Hand Me Down Kid 79. 12- 3 9 Nov 83 The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid 80. 12- 4 7 Dec 83 Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy 81. 12- 5 8 Feb 84 The Great Love Experiment 82. 12- 6 7 Mar 84 Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia 83. 12- 7 18 Apr 84 The Hero Who Couldn't Read Special S- 1 19 Sep 84 Summer Switch Season 13 2. 13- 2 10 Oct 84 Out of Step 84. 13- 3 24 Oct 84 The Almost Royal Family 85. 13- 4 14 Nov 84 Mom's On Strike 86. 13- 5 13 Feb 85 I Want to Go Home 87. 13- 6 6 Mar 85 First the Egg 88. 13- 7 1 May 85 One Too Many Season 14 89. 14- 1 11 Sep 85 No Greater Gift 90. 14- 2 9 Oct 85 Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale 91. 14- 3 6 Nov 85 Don't Touch 92. 14- 4 12 Feb 86 Can a Guy Say No? 93. 14- 5 5 Mar 86 Are You My Mother? 94. 14- 6 19 Mar 86 Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge Season 15 95. 15- 1 17 Sep 86 A Desperate Exit 96. 15- 2 1 Oct 86 Wanted: The Perfect Guy 97. 15- 3 22 Oct 86 Teen Father 98. 15- 4 19 Nov 86 The Gift of Amazing Grace 99. 15- 5 18 Feb 87 Supermom's Daughter 100. 15- 6 4 Mar 87 Divorced Kids' Blues 101. 15- 7 18 Mar 87 Class Act: A Teacher's Story 105. 15- 8 3 Jun 87 Read Between The Lines Season 16 102. 16- 1 9 Sep 87 Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story 103. 16- 2 23 Sep 87 The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story 104. 16- 3 21 Oct 87 The Day My Kid Went Punk 105. 16- 4 2 Dec 87 Seasonal Differences 106. 16- 5 20 Jan 88 Terrible Things My Mother Told Me 107. 16- 6 16 Mar 88 Daddy Can't Read Season 17 108. 17- 1 15 Sep 88 Date Rape 109. 17- 2 13 Oct 88 A Family Again 110. 17- 3 27 Oct 88 Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend 111. 17- 4 19 Jan 89 Taking a Stand 112. 17- 5 16 Mar 89 Just Tipsy, Honey 113. 17- 6 30 Mar 89 The Cheats 114. 17- 7 20 Apr 89 Torn Between Two Fathers Season 18 115. 18- 1 14 Sep 89 My Dad Can't Be Crazy...Can He? 116. 18- 2 26 Oct 89 Private Affairs 117. 18- 3 30 Nov 89 A Town's Revenge 118. 18- 4 25 Jan 90 All That Glitters 119. 18- 5 22 Mar 90 Over the Limit 120. 18- 6 19 Apr 90 The Perfect Date Season 19 121. 19- 1 13 Sep 90 A Question About Sex 122. 19- 2 18 Oct 90 Testing Dirty 123. 19- 3 6 Dec 90 Stood Up! 124. 19- 4 24 Jan 91 The Less Than Perfect Daughter 125. 19- 5 21 Mar 91 It's Only Rock & Roll Season 20 126. 20- 1 18 Sep 91 In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story 127. 20- 2 19 Mar 92 Summer Stories: The Mall (1) 128. 20- 3 2 Apr 92 Summer Stories: The Mall (2) 129. 20- 4 16 Apr 92 Summer Stories: The Mall (3) Season 21 130. 21- 1 1 Oct 92 Surviving a Breakup 131. 21- 2 28 Jan 93 Shades of a Single Protein 132. 21- 3 18 Mar 93 I Hate the Way I Look 133. 21- 4 15 Apr 93 Girlfriend Season 22 134. 22- 1 16 Sep 93 Love Hurts 135. 22- 2 9 Dec 93 Montana Crossroads Season 23 136. 23- 1 15 Sep 94 Boys Will Be Boys 137. 23- 2 8 Dec 94 Magical Make-Over 138. 23- 3 26 Jan 95 Jacqui's Dilemma 139. 23- 4 16 Mar 95 Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About 140. 23- 5 6 Apr 95 Notes for My Daughter 141. 23- 6 25 May 95 The Long Road Home Season 24 142. 24- 1 21 Sep 95 Fast Forward 143. 24- 2 7 Dec 95 Positive: A Journey Into AIDS 144. 24- 3 24 Jan 96 Just Chill 145. 24- 4 14 Mar 96 Educating Mom 146. 24- 5 18 Apr 96 Daddy's Girl 147. 24- 6 11 Jun 96 Through Thick and Thin Season 25 148. 25- 1 12 Sep 96 Too Soon for Jeff 149. 25- 2 24 Oct 96 Me and My Hormones 150. 25- 3 5 Dec 96 Teenage Confidential
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