The ABC Afterschool Special

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.

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 76653
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired October 4, 1972
  • Recent January 23, 1997
  • Network ABC (US)
  • Average Runtime 45 minutes
  • Genres Adventure Comedy Drama Family
  • Original Country United States of America
  • Original Language English
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  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
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  • Modified August 5, 2023 by
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Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials 1
Season 1 October 1972 April 1973 6
Season 2 October 1973 June 1974 7
Season 3 October 1974 April 1975 7
Season 4 October 1975 May 1976 7
Season 5 October 1976 April 1977 6
Season 6 October 1977 May 1978 7
Season 7 September 1978 May 1979 7
Season 8 September 1979 March 1980 7
Season 9 September 1980 March 1981 7
Season 10 September 1981 April 1982 7
Season 11 September 1982 March 1983 8
Season 12 September 1983 April 1984 7
Season 13 September 1984 May 1985 7
Season 14 September 1985 March 1986 7
Season 15 September 1986 June 1987 8
Season 16 September 1987 March 1988 6
Season 17 September 1988 April 1989 7
Season 18 September 1989 April 1990 6
Season 19 September 1990 March 1991 5
Season 20 September 1991 April 1992 4
Season 21 October 1992 April 1993 4
Season 22 September 1993 June 1994 4
Season 23 September 1994 May 1995 5
Season 24 September 1995 June 1996 6
Season 25 September 1996 January 1997 4
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 157
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 157

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Name Number of Episodes Dates
Larry Elikann 8 10/23/1974 - 10/12/1977
Arthur Allan Seidelman 4 10/24/1979 - 09/23/1981
Lawrence S. Elikann 2 10/03/1973 - 04/05/1978
Arthur Barron 2 10/08/1975
Fern Field 2 10/23/1987
David Villaire 2 01/24/1991
Richard Bennett 2 04/06/1977 - 03/08/1978
Alexander Grasshoff 2 03/17/1984 - 02/13/1985
Robert C. Thompson 2 10/28/1981 - 10/27/1982
Joanna Lee 2 09/14/1989
Harry Harris 1 04/27/1975
Jesús Salvador Treviño 1 09/15/1988
Jeff Bleckner 1 03/03/1982
Alex Grashoff 1 03/30/1983
Art Wolff 1 03/04/1987
Lee Grant 1 10/09/1985
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 1 09/14/1989
Joan Darling 1 11/14/1984
Susan Rohrer 1 01/20/1988
Tom Skerritt 1 09/13/1990
James B. Clark 1 10/02/1974
Claude Kerven 1 10/14/1981
Richard Masur 1 04/20/1989
Victor DuBois 1 09/12/1996
Beau Bridges 1 11/06/1985
Stephen Gyllenhaal 1 03/19/1980
Gabrielle Beaumont 1 10/26/1988
Fred Bodsworth 1 10/04/1972
Catlin Adams 1 10/01/1986
Robert Mandel 1 12/07/1983
Jeremy Paul Kagan 1 11/28/1973
Larry Eliakann 1 02/16/1977
Tony Frangakis 1 12/01/1976
Kristoffer Tabori 1 04/19/1990
Jack Regas 1 01/16/1974
Martin Tahse 1 09/17/1986
Mel Ferber 1 04/04/1973
Charles A. Nichols 1 10/04/1972
Jean Robinson 1 04/27/1975
Gilbert Moses 1 01/24/1991
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Paul W. Cooper 5 02/11/1981 - 12/07/1983
Bob Rodgers 5 01/16/1974 - 10/06/1976
Durrell Royce Crays 4 10/24/1979 - 03/03/1982
Betsy Byars 3 01/16/1974 - 03/03/1982
Thomas Baum 2 11/10/1976 - 03/09/1977
Jeanne Betancourt 2 02/13/1985 - 10/26/1988
Jan Hartman 2 04/04/1973 - 10/12/1977
Judy Engles 1 11/14/1984
Paul R. Hunter Jr. 1 10/28/1981
Johnny Dawkins 1 03/30/1983
Donald McDonald 1 09/15/1988
Peggy Mann 1 11/28/1973
Elaine Evans Rushnell 1 02/16/1977
Jeff Millar 1 12/01/1976
Roni Schotter 1 02/11/1981
Gerald Gardner 1 12/01/1976
Eve Bunting 1 09/17/1986
Kat Smith 1 01/24/1991
Mildred Lee 1 02/05/1975
Donald Margulies 1 03/04/1987
Jim Inman 1 03/08/1978
Barbara Morgenroth 1 10/28/1981
Kay Cousins Johnson 1 12/01/1976
Courtney Flavin 1 09/13/1990
Chris Whitesell 1 01/20/1988
Tony Kayden 1 10/22/1975
Joan Oppenheimer 1 10/06/1976
Linda Elstad 1 09/17/1986
Susan Fichter Kennedy 1 02/16/1977
Marcia L. Simon 1 10/24/1979
Arthur Heinemann 1 04/06/1977
Josef Anderson 1 04/19/1990
Elinor Karpf 1 11/28/1973
Constance Greene 1 04/06/1977
Marisa Gioffre 1 10/14/1981
Stephen Karpf 1 11/28/1973
Mary Willis 1 10/01/1986
Mildred Ames 1 03/19/1980
Ellen Conford 1 05/19/1976
Daryl Warner 1 04/05/1978
Larry Spiegel 1 04/04/1973
Jeffrey Kindley 1 10/09/1985
Gloria D. Miklowitz 1 12/07/1983
David Harmon 1 09/15/1988
Penny DuPont 1 04/20/1989
Sandra Peden Miller 1 10/27/1982
Jameson Brewer 1 10/04/1972
Anne Snyder 1 09/23/1981
Gordon Rayfield 1 01/24/1991
Irma Reichert 1 04/05/1978

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