ABC Afterschool Special Season 16
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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ABC Afterschool Special Season 16 Full Episode Guide
Episode 6 - Daddy Can't Read
First Aired: March. 16,1988
Episode 5 - The Terrible Things My Mother Told Me
First Aired: January. 20,1988
Terrible Things My Mother Told Me is a 1988 TV film starring Nicole Andrews, Ita DeMarco, Carol Goodheart, Beth Howland and Stephen James. This TV film is about a 16-year-old girl who doesn't realize that her mother is emotionally and verbally abusive to her. It was directed by Susan Rohrer and written by John Alan Palmer, Christopher Whitesell and Susan Rohrer. It aired on ABC.
Episode 4 - Seasonal Differences
First Aired: December. 02,1987
Episode 3 - The Day My Kid Went Punk
First Aired: October. 23,1987
Episode 2 - The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story
First Aired: September. 23,1987
Episode 1 - Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story
First Aired: September. 09,1987
