The ABC Afterschool Special

TV-14
1972    60mDrama, Adventure,
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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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25 Seasons

  • Specials
    Specials1 Episode
  • Season 1
    Season 16 Episodes
  • Season 2
    Season 27 Episodes
  • Season 3
    Season 37 Episodes
  • Season 4
    Season 47 Episodes
  • Season 5
    Season 56 Episodes
  • Season 6
    Season 67 Episodes
  • Season 7
    Season 76 Episodes
  • Season 8
    Season 88 Episodes
  • Season 9
    Season 97 Episodes
  • Season 10
    Season 107 Episodes
  • Season 11
    Season 117 Episodes
  • Season 12
    Season 128 Episodes
  • Season 13
    Season 136 Episodes
  • Season 14
    Season 146 Episodes
  • Season 15
    Season 158 Episodes
  • Season 16
    Season 166 Episodes
  • Season 17
    Season 177 Episodes
  • Season 18
    Season 183 Episodes
  • Season 19
    Season 194 Episodes
  • Season 20
    Season 204 Episodes
  • Season 21
    Season 214 Episodes
  • Season 22
    Season 224 Episodes
  • Season 23
    Season 235 Episodes
  • Season 24
    Season 243 Episodes
  • Season 25
    Season 254 Episodes

Cast of The ABC Afterschool Special

  • Lance KerwinP.J. / The President's Son
  • Vicky DawsonLisa
  • Stephen Keep MillsMichael Skinner
  • Sparky MarcusTootie
  • Eric ScottDavid
  • Ike EisenmannJoey Grant
  • Jennifer GreyLaura Eller
  • Mara HobelVanessa
  • Kim RichardsMinnow
  • Christopher MalekiPalumbo
  • Anne SeymourMiss Pemberthy
  • Gabrielle CarterisLeslie
  • Bibi BeschCoach
  • Jodie FosterSue
  • Laura DeanGinger Ginetti
  • Cindy EilbacherElva Grimes
  • Reed DiamondGary Farrell
  • Lance GuestDoug Henshaw
  • Hal SmithProfessor Latouche (voice)
  • Marguerite DeLainEstelle
  • Carrie SnodgressMrs. Cranston
  • Rob StoneJed
  • Ronee BlakleyGina Sherman
  • Albert HagueProf. Steinberg
  • Beth HowlandEleanor Flemming
  • John KarlenJoe Farrell
  • Katharine RossMaggie's Mother
  • Carl WeintraubPeter
  • Don MurrayJack Karpinsky
  • Lycia NaffBernice Sherman
  • Cindy PickettJoanne Kelly
  • Adam SandlerDrug Dealer
  • Ernie LivelyJack Harmon
  • Stan KirschMatt
  • Jessica AlbaChristy
  • Vincent Van PattenMark (voice)
  • John LuptonMr. Adams
  • Kenneth KimminsFather
  • Christopher KnightJoe
  • Alex KarrasAlex 'Moose' Novak
  • Eduard FranzGrandpa
  • Alfred LutterEric
  • Kristy McNicholJenna McPhail
  • Nora DenneyReceptionist
  • Billy JayneIvan
  • Mercedes RuehlSandy
  • Perry LangHewitt Calder
  • Lauri HendlerTeague Harrington
  • Alexa KeninGerri Pattison
  • Michael BiehnSeth
  • Holland TaylorFelicia Martin
  • Al CorleyJack Peters
  • Jon Walmsley
  • Michael CurrieDr. Mudd
  • Danny AielloDominic Ginetti
  • Lee CurreriSteve
  • Karin ArgoudRenie Lake
  • Corey ParkerDavid
  • Seth GreenTommy Sanders
  • Kyra SedgwickCindy Eller
  • Michael Sutton
  • Matt ClarkPhil Cranston
  • Allison BalsonJed's Girlfriend
  • David MarguliesJustin
  • James NobleMax Smiley
  • Megan FollowsDana Sherman
  • John SavageBernie Morton
  • Charles SiebertMr. McNeil
  • Pat BenatarDonna
  • Wil WheatonNick Karpinsky
  • Emily SchulmanAnna
  • Kristin DattiloAllison Street
  • Andrea ElsonLiz
  • Lisa Robin KellyAshley
  • Helen KleebEmily
  • James PritchettTom
  • Katy KurtzmanJoss
  • Molly DoddMrs. Bayliss
  • Med FloryJohn McPhail
  • Joseph MascoloMr. Singleton
  • Russell JohnsonMr. Calder
  • Clark BrandonMark Henderson
  • Stephen ElliottDan Meredith
  • Inga SwensonMrs. Marston
  • Trini AlvaradoDena McKain
  • Alan Oppenheimer
  • Melora HardinAmy Warner
  • Jay O. SandersMr. Miller
  • Jere BurnsHal
  • John GetzThomas Sanders
  • Debra MooneyMrs. Anderson
  • Kimberly McCullough
  • Robert DoQuiSgt. Corbett
  • Grant ShowGregory Prince III
  • Malcolm-Jamal WarnerCharlie Curtis
  • Stephen MailerMickey Sherman
  • Bernie KopellTom Warner
  • Maria TucciMarie Mills
  • Priscilla MorrillAunt Willie
  • Fran BennettNurse Etting
  • Alison ElliottCindy
  • Vince VaughnJason
  • Jenny O'HaraIrene Harmon
  • Robbie RistRaymond
  • Rance HowardMyron Faraday
  • Dave MaddenCoach Puckett
  • Peggy McCayMrs. Calder
  • Bob HastingsHarry Harrington
  • Priscilla PointerRuth Meredith
  • Peggy ReaMrs. Atwater
  • Marcia RoddBarbara McKain
  • June Lockhart
  • Lindsay CrouseLouise Sanders
  • John GloverMr. Stewart
  • Michele GreeneAndrea Cranston
  • Patricia KalemberMaria Acero
  • Uta HagenOmi
  • Lin McCarthyRussell Lake
  • Tammy LaurenColleen McNeil
  • James SutoriusMr. Sanders
  • Debbi MorganCelia
  • Patricia StevensTuck's Mother
  • Larry GelmanLuncheonette Owner
  • Miriam ColonYolanda
  • Lauren TomSarah
  • Melba MooreMs. Varady
  • Allison SmithMaggie
  • Kerry MacLaneTom
  • Peter BrandonMr. Arthur
  • Yeardley SmithJenny
  • Sam McMurrayTrendy Liberal
  • Jean De BaerTiffany
  • Mary Kay PlaceEllie Skinner
  • Jonathan WardBen
  • Michelle PfeifferAnnie
  • Val KilmerEric
  • Mare WinninghamBeth
  • Grace ZabriskieMrs. Linton
  • Sarah Jessica ParkerSuzanne Henderson
  • Garrett M. BrownJohn Henderson
  • Mary Elaine MontiHelen Henderson
  • Christopher CurrySurveyor
  • Ben AffleckDanny Coleman
  • Will SmithHawker
  • Madeline KahnEllie Coleman
  • Rob LoweCharles Elderberry
  • Rita KarinMrs. Reuben
  • Pam PotilloMelanie
  • Keith SzarabajkaPeter Desmond
  • Candy TrabucoWoman on Bus
  • Melanie MayronSue
  • Allison MarraPassenger
  • Chad BurtonSuper
  • Peter Onorati(uncredited)
  • John GielgudVarious Roles
  • Ralph RichardsonVarious Roles
  • Lynn RedgraveVarious Roles
  • Simon WardVarious Roles
  • Paul JonesVarious Roles
  • Nicholas ClayVarious Roles
  • Sasha JensonRick
  • Lennie WeinribTimer (voice)
  • Sarah KennedyLittle Red (voice)
  • Diane MurphyCarol (voice)
  • Joan GerberMother / Adeline / Diane (voice)
  • Michael LinkJoey
  • Peter BroderickJoey (voice)
  • Kathy BuchMissey (voice)
  • Willie AamesKid at Gumball Machine
  • Drake BellScott
  • Lynn HamiltonMrs. Ellis
  • Knowl JohnsonDuck Levine
  • Keith CooganMatt Thompson
  • Michael St. GerardBobby Stewart
  • Sam RockwellJason
  • Michel Legrand
  • Olivia BarashEugenie
  • Michael BarberaYoung Michel (voice)
  • Rita LynnMadame Footy (voice)
  • Donna VivinoKendall Bard
  • Rosalind ChaoThe Kurmese Ambassador's Daughter
  • Pauley PerretteShannon
  • Jordan MarderCasey
  • Harvey SilverDante
  • Freda Foh ShenLynn Watson
  • Herbert KlynnDirector
  • Robert C. ThompsonDirector
  • Tom SkerrittDirector
  • Joanna LeeDirector
  • Gilbert MosesDirector
  • Catlin AdamsDirector
  • Stephen GyllenhaalDirector
  • Melissa GilbertDirector
  • Jeremy KaganDirector
  • Beau BridgesDirector
  • Joan DarlingDirector
  • Claude KervenDirector
  • Ian MacNaughtonDirector
  • Charles August NicholsDirector
  • Jim GatesDirector
  • Kristoffer TaboriDirector
  • Robert MandelDirector
  • Art WolffDirector
  • Tom BlankDirector
  • Harry HarrisDirector
  • Richard MasurDirector
  • Lee GrantDirector
  • Gabrielle BeaumontDirector
  • Joan Van ArkDirector
  • Mel FerberDirector
  • Jameson BrewerWriter
  • Tracey ThompsonWriter
  • Courtney FlavinWriter
  • Arthur HeinemannWriter
  • Beth ThompsonWriter
  • Larry SpiegelWriter
  • Paul W. CooperWriter
  • Duane PooleWriter
  • Dick RobbinsWriter
  • Mary Pleshette WillisWriter
  • David H. DePatieProducer
  • Fran SearsProducer
  • Linda MarmelsteinProducer
  • Sharron MillerProducer
  • Robert ChenaultProducer
  • Ray NunnProducer
  • Joseph BarberaProducer
  • Roberta RoweProducer
  • John WatkinProducer
  • Joanne Curley-KernerProducer
  • Eamon HarringtonProducer
  • Lisa SchmidProducer
  • William HannaProducer
  • Patrick McCormickProducer
  • Diana KerewProducer
  • Milton JusticeProducer
  • Joseph FeuryProducer

 

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