ABC Afterschool Special#List of specials

{{short description|American anthology television series (1972–1997)}}

{{About|the ABC television series||After School Special (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox television

| image = ABC Aferschool Special Title Screen.png

| caption = Title card (1973)

| composer =

| genre = Anthology

| country = United States

| num_seasons = 25

| num_episodes = 154

| list_episodes =

| camera = Single-camera

| runtime = 60 minutes

| network = ABC

| first_aired = {{Start date|1972|10|04}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1997|1|23}}

}}

ABC Afterschool Special is an American anthology television series that aired on ABC from October 4, 1972, to January 23, 1997, usually in the late afternoon on weekdays. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers.Terrace, Vincent (2009). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2007 (Volume 1). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc. {{ISBN|978-0-7864-3305-6}}. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.{{cite book |last1=Woolery |first1=George W. |title=Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series |date=1985 |publisher=The Scarecrow Press |isbn=0-8108-1651-2 |pages=3–5}} The series won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards and four Peabody Awards during its 25-year run.{{Citation |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0202179/awards |title=Awards for ABC Afterschool Special (1972) |access-date=13 April 2009}}{{Cite web|url=https://peabodyawards.com/search/Afterschool%20Specials/|title=You searched for Afterschool Specials}}

In 2004 and 2005, BCI Eclipse and Sunset Home Visual Entertainment issued six DVD collections of episodes from the series that had been produced by Martin Tahse, each collection containing four episodes. A boxed set, in the shape of a school bus, was also released containing all of the DVD releases, with a detailed information booklet of all the specials on the set and including an extra DVD of two specials that had previously not been released on DVD.

Episodes

{{Series overview

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| episodes1 = 6

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| end1 = {{End date|1973|04|04}}

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| link2 = #Season 2 (1973–74)

| episodes2 = 7

| start2 = {{Start date|1973|10|03}}

| end2 = {{End date|1974|06|05}}

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| link3 = #Season 3 (1974–75)

| episodes3 = 7

| start3 = {{Start date|1974|10|02}}

| end3 = {{End date|1975|04|23}}

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| link4 = #Season 4 (1975–76)

| episodes4 = 7

| start4 = {{Start date|1975|10|08}}

| end4 = {{End date|1976|05|19}}

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| link5 = #Season 5 (1976–77)

| episodes5 = 6

| start5 = {{Start date|1976|10|06}}

| end5 = {{End date|1977|04|06}}

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| link6 = #Season 6 (1977–78)

| episodes6 = 7

| start6 = {{Start date|1977|10|12}}

| end6 = {{End date|1978|05|05}}

| color7 = #1356A9

| link7 = #Season 7 (1978–79)

| episodes7 = 7

| start7 = {{Start date|1978|09|27}}

| end7 = {{End date|1979|05|09}}

| color8 = #803790

| link8 = #Season 8 (1979–80)

| episodes8 = 7

| start8 = {{Start date|1979|09|26}}

| end8 = {{End date|1980|03|19}}

| color9 = #FED85D

| link9 = #Season 9 (1980–81)

| episodes9 = 7

| start9 = {{Start date|1980|09|24}}

| end9 = {{End date|1981|03|18}}

| color10 = #FBE870

| link10 = #Season 10 (1981–82)

| episodes10 = 7

| start10 = {{Start date|1981|09|23}}

| end10 = {{End date|1982|04|07}}

| color11 = #FC80A5

| link11 = #Season 11 (1982–83)

| episodes11 = 8

| start11 = {{Start date|1982|09|22}}

| end11 = {{End date|1983|03|30}}

| color12 = #F091A9

| link12 = #Season 12 (1983–84)

| episodes12 = 7

| start12 = {{Start date|1983|09|21}}

| end12 = {{End date|1984|04|18}}

| color13 = #AFE313

| link13 = #Season 13 (1984–85)

| episodes13 = 7

| start13 = {{Start date|1984|09|19}}

| end13 = {{End date|1985|05|21}}

| color14 = #02AE3B

| link14 = #Season 14 (1985–86)

| episodes14 = 7

| start14 = {{Start date|1985|09|11}}

| end14 = {{End date|1986|03|19}}

| color15 = #804934

| link15 = #Season 15 (1986–87)

| episodes15 = 8

| start15 = {{Start date|1986|09|19}}

| end15 = {{End date|1987|06|03}}

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| link16 = #Season 16 (1987–88)

| episodes16 = 6

| start16 = {{Start date|1987|09|09}}

| end16 = {{End date|1988|03|16}}

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| link17 = #Season 17 (1988–89)

| episodes17 = 7

| start17 = {{Start date|1988|09|15}}

| end17 = {{End date|1989|04|20}}

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| link18 = #Season 18 (1989–90)

| episodes18 = 6

| start18 = {{Start date|1989|09|14}}

| end18 = {{End date|1990|04|19}}

| color19 = #00A3C8

| link19 = #Season 19 (1990–91)

| episodes19 = 5

| start19 = {{Start date|1990|09|13}}

| end19 = {{End date|1991|03|21}}

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| link20 = #Season 20 (1991–92)

| episodes20 = 4

| start20 = {{Start date|1991|09|18}}

| end20 = {{End date|1992|04|16}}

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| link21 = #Season 21 (1992–93)

| episodes21 = 4

| start21 = {{Start date|1992|10|01}}

| end21 = {{End date|1993|04|15}}

| color22 = #594CA1

| link22 = #Season 22 (1993–94)

| episodes22 = 4

| start22 = {{Start date|1993|09|16}}

| end22 = {{End date|1994|06|02}}

| color23 = #F160B9

| link23 = #Season 23 (1994–95)

| episodes23 = 5

| start23 = {{Start date|1994|09|15}}

| end23 = {{End date|1995|05|25}}

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| link24 = #Season 24 (1995–96)

| episodes24 = 6

| start24 = {{Start date|1995|09|21}}

| end24 = {{End date|1996|06|11}}

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| link25 = #Season 25 (1996–97)

| episodes25 = 4

| start25 = {{Start date|1996|09|12}}

| end25 = {{End date|1997|01|23}}

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=Season 1 (1972–73)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Last of the Curlews

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Last of the Curlews|Fred Bosworth}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1972|10|04}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ranker.com/list/full-list-of-abc-afterschool-special-episodes/reference |title=Full List of ABC Afterschool Special Episodes |website=Ranker}}

| ShortSummary = Animated special about a father and son who go hunting, and debate whether or not to kill an Eskimo curlew, which may become (and may now be) extinct.

| LineColor = AE1A1A

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Follow the North Star

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Alvin Boretz[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/01/archives/tv-after-school-fare.html Thompson, Howard "TV: 'After School' Fare," The New York Times, November 1, 1972.]. Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1972|11|01}}

| ShortSummary = A young boy helps his friend escape slavery through the Underground Railroad.

| LineColor = AE1A1A

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Santiago's Ark

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Albert Waller{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/albert-waller/credits/3030159203 |title=Albert Waller |website=TV Guide}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1972|12|06}}

| ShortSummary = An imaginative, determined 14-year-old Puerto Rican boy builds a boat in which to sail around Central Park. Co-starring Bill Duke and René Enríquez. Followed in 1975 by the sequel Santiago's America.

| LineColor = AE1A1A

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = William: The Life, Works, and Times of William Shakespeare

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by James Ivory, Hildy Parks and Ruth Prawer Jhabvala{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0936535/ |title=William: The Life, Works and Times of William Shakespeare |publisher=IMDb}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1973|01|03}}

| ShortSummary = Special introducing William Shakespeare to young people through sketches, readings and music.

| LineColor = AE1A1A

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Incredible, Indelible, Magical Physical, Mystery Trip

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Guy Fraumeni and Larry Spiegel {{Citation needed|date=February 2022}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1973|02|07}}

| ShortSummary = Animated special about two youngsters who are miniaturized and travel through their uncle's body to understand more about his health. Features the first appearance of Timer, a character later featured in ABC's Time for Timer shorts.

| LineColor = AE1A1A

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Alexander

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jan Hartman and Larry Spiegel{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0291713/ |title=Alexander |publisher=IMDb}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1973|04|04}}

| ShortSummary = The story of a retired clown and his undying love for children. Starring Red Buttons, Robbie Rist and Jodie Foster.

| LineColor = AE1A1A

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=Season 2 (1973–74)=

{{Episode table |background=#56A0D3

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Rookie of the Year

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Not Bad For a Girl|Isabella Taves}}{{cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/447218 |title=Not bad for a girl. |via=Worldcat |oclc=447218}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1973|10|03}}

| ShortSummary = 11-year-old Sharon Lee (Jodie Foster) encounters opposition when she joins her brother's Little League baseball team, which happens to be all male. (1972 was when girls were first allowed on Little League teams.) Co-starring Steve Gustafson.

| LineColor = 56A0D3

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel

| Aux2 = {{Based on|My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel|Peggy Mann Houlton}}[https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1990-07-22-9003010832-story.html New York Times News Service "AUTHOR PEGGY MANN HOULTON, 65" Chicago Tribune, July 22, 1990.]. Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1973|11|28}}

| ShortSummary = Joseph Grant, Jr. (Ike Eisenmann) is shocked when his parents announce their decision to separate. Beau Bridges portrays Joe, Sr.

| LineColor = 56A0D3

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Psst! Hammerman's After You!

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The 18th Emergency|Betsy Byars}}{{cite web |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/byars-betsy-1928 |title=Byars, Betsy 1928– |website=Encyclopedia.com}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|01|16}}

| ShortSummary = A sixth-grader has a run-in with the class bully, who then wants to meet with him after school. Starring Lance Kerwin and Willie Aames.

| LineColor = 56A0D3

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Cyrano

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Cyrano de Bergerac|Edmond Rostand}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|03|06}}

| ShortSummary = Long-nosed Cyrano de Bergerac (voice of José Ferrer, reprising his Oscar-winning title role) helps an army officer woo Roxanne (voice of Joan Van Ark), the woman Cyrano himself loves, in this Hanna-Barbera Productions-animated episode.{{cite book |last1=Sennett |first1=Ted |title=The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity |date=1989 |publisher=Studio |isbn=978-0670829781 |url=https://archive.org/details/artofhannabarber00teds/page/208/mode/2up |access-date=2 June 2020 |page=209}}

| LineColor = 56A0D3

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Runaways

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Clyde Ware{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391434/ |title=The Runaways |publisher=IMDb}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|03|27}}

| ShortSummary = Live-action; a small-town teenage girl teams up with a younger but wiser boy for survival. Co-starring Moosie Drier.{{cite book |last1=Sennett |first1=Ted |title=The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity |date=1989 |publisher=Studio |isbn=978-0670829781 |url=https://archive.org/details/artofhannabarber00teds/page/256/mode/2up |access-date=2 June 2020 |page=257}}

| LineColor = 56A0D3

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Larry Spiegel {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0305786/ |title=The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|05|15}}

| ShortSummary = Animated musical. Timer (Lennie Weinrib) shrinks down two youngsters, Larry (Ike Eisenmann) and Carol (Diane Murphy) and shows them around their teenage sister Little Red's (Sarah Kennedy) head, to discover how the mind works.

| LineColor = 56A0D3

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 13

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = The Crazy Comedy Concert

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Duane Poole {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972978/ |title=The Crazy Comedy Concert |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|06|05}}

| ShortSummary = Live action/animation special geared to educate young people about classical music. Starring Tim Conway and Ruth Buzzi.

| LineColor = 56A0D3

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=Season 3 (1974–75)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 14

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Sara's Summer of the Swans

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Summer of the Swans|Betsy Byars}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0194415/ |title=Sara's Summer of the Swans |publisher=IMDb}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|10|02}}

| ShortSummary = Teenage Sara (Heather Totten) must confront the problems regarding her mentally-challenged brother. Co-starring Chris Knight and Eve Plumb.{{efn|name=DVD}}

| LineColor = 14663D

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = The Bridge of Adam Rush

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Lee Kalcheim[https://www.nytimes.com/1972/11/01/archives/tv-after-school-fare.html O'Connor, John J. "TV: ABC 'Afterschool' Shows Sturdy 'Adam Rush'," The New York Times, October 23, 1974]. Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|10|23}}

| ShortSummary = 12-year-old Adam (Lance Kerwin) adjusts to a new way of life when his mother remarries and moves their whole family to the country.

| LineColor = 14663D

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 16

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign

| Aux2 = Documentary{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/winning-and-losing-diary-of-a-campaign/cast/2000102512/ |title=Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign |website=TV Guide}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|11|06}}

| ShortSummary = The 1974 Senate race is seen through the eyes of two teenage girls, each a campaign volunteer for George McGovern (Democrat) and Leo K. Thorsness (Republican).

| LineColor = 14663D

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 17

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = The Toothpaste Millionaire

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Toothpaste Millionaire|Jean Merrill}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-toothpaste-millionaire/2030274423/ |title=The Toothpaste Millionaire |website=TV Guide}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1974|11|27}}

| ShortSummary = Aspiring 12-year-old entrepreneur Rufus (Tierre Turner) decides to create and sell his own brand of toothpaste. Co-starring Wright King.

| LineColor = 14663D

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 18

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Skating Rink

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Skating Rink|Mildred Lee}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0295614/ |title=The Skating Rink |publisher=IMDb}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|02|05}}

| ShortSummary = A teenager with a stuttering problem overcomes his shyness to become a championship figure skater. Co-starring Cindy Eilbacher and Rance Howard.{{efn|name=DVD}}

| LineColor = 14663D

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 19

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Santiago's America

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Albert Waller

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|02|19}}

| ShortSummary = A Puerto Rican boy is invited to a prestigious conference in Los Angeles. With no money, he re-builds a broken taxi to get there. Bill Duke and René Enríquez reprise their roles.

| LineColor = 14663D

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 20

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing|Jean Robinson}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238581/ |title=The Secret Life of T.K. Dearing |publisher=IMDb}}] Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|04|23}}

| ShortSummary = 12-year-old T.K. (Jodie Foster) invites her grandfather to join a "secret" club. Co-starring Tierre Turner.

| LineColor = 14663D

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=Season 4 (1975–76)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 21

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb!)

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Arthur Barron {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0179246/ |title=It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb!) |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|10|08}}

| ShortSummary = Eric (Alfred Lutter), 13-year-old boy, has a crush on Lisa (Vicky Dawson), a cheerleader at his school, and dreams up creative ways to try to impress her.

| LineColor = FF8C00

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 22

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Fawn Story

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Tony Kayden {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424081/ |title=Fawn Story |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|10|22}}

| ShortSummary = Siblings Jenna, Toby, and Louisa McPhail (Kristy McNichol, Poindexter Yothers, and Karen Obediear) discover a wounded deer and nurse it back to health. Co-starring Gordon Jump; Yothers is the brother of Corey and Tina.

| LineColor = FF8C00

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 23

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = The Shaman's Last Raid

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Shaman's Last Raid|Betty Lou Baker}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972979/ |title=The Shaman's Last Raid |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1975|11|19}}

| ShortSummary = Despite his failing health, a Native American medicine man is determined to teach his great-grandchildren the traditions of the Apache nation. Starring Dehl Berti.

| LineColor = FF8C00

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 24

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Strange, but Wonderful, Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon|Jean Robinson}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290131/ |title=The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|02|04}}

| ShortSummary = Tired of ridicule, undersized sixth-grader Duffy (Ike Eisenmann) buys a mysterious book which enables him to "Think Big"—literally. Co-starring Lance Kerwin, Jim Backus, and Jerry Van Dyke.

| LineColor = FF8C00

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Me & Dad's New Wife

| Aux2 = {{Based on|A Smart Kid Like You|Stella Pevsner}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0325810/ |title=Me & Dad's New Wife |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|02|18}}

| ShortSummary = 12-year-old Nina Beckwith (Kristy McNichol) deals with her new stepmother. Co-starring Lance Kerwin, Melendy Britt, Leif Garrett, and Jimmy McNichol.

| LineColor = FF8C00

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Blind Sunday

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Arthur Barron and Fred Pressburger {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0326514/ |title=Blind Sunday |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|04|21}}

| ShortSummary = In order to better understand his blind girlfriend, teenage Jeff (Leigh McCloskey) spends an entire day blindfolded. Co-starring Robert Ridgely (as Jeff's dad), Cindy Eilbacher, and Corbin Bernsen.

| LineColor = FF8C00

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 27

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate|Ellen Conford}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0352280/ |title=Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|05|19}}

| ShortSummary = Teenage Carrie Wasserman (Susan Lawrence) takes up writing an advice column for her school newspaper. Co-starring Al Eisenmann as Carrie's brother Jeff.{{efn|name=DVD}}

| LineColor = FF8C00

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=Season 5 (1976–77)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 28

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Francesca, Baby

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Francesca, Baby|Joan Oppenheimer}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0406786/ |title=Francesca, Baby |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|10|06}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Francesca James (Carol Jones) deals with her alcoholic mother Lillian (Melendy Britt) by joining the support group Alateen. Co-starring Jody Britt (Melendy's real-life daughter).{{efn|name=DVD}}

| LineColor = FFAE42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 29

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = P.J. and the President's Son

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Prince and the Pauper|Mark Twain}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/472930/pj-and-the-presidents-son#overview |title=P.J. and the President's Son |website=TCM}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|11|10}}

| ShortSummary = A delivery boy and the President's son (Lance Kerwin in a dual role) meet, see that they are exact doubles, and decide to swap identities for mutual amusement. Co-starring Harry Kerwin and Rosalind Chao.

| LineColor = FFAE42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 30

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Gerald Gardner, Kay Cousins Johnson and Jeff Millar{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299033/ |title=Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1976|12|01}}

| ShortSummary = A football coach (Dave Madden) tries to mediate a conflict between his star quarterback (Brandon Cruz) and the boy's father (Joseph Mascolo). Co-starring Alex Karras.

| LineColor = FFAE42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 31

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = My Mom's Having a Baby

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Susan Fichter Kennedy and Elaine Evans Rushnell {{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0391358/ |title=My Mom's Having a Baby |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1977|02|16}}

| ShortSummary = A curious 10-year-old big-brother-to-be seeks answers as to where babies come from.

| LineColor = FFAE42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 32

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Horrible Honchos

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Seventeenth-Street Gang|Emily Cheney Neville}}{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/3406971 |title=The Seventeenth-Street Gang |website=Goodreads}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1977|03|09}}

| ShortSummary = The neighborhood youth gang makes a pact to bully and torment the new kid on their 17th Street turf. Starring Kim Richards, Christian Juttner, Tara Talboy, Billy Jayne and Christopher Maleki.

| LineColor = FFAE42

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 33

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Very Good Friends

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Beat the Turtle Drum|Constance C. Greene}}{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/360193.Beat_the_Turtle_Drum |title=Beat the Turtle Drum |website=Goodreads}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1977|04|06}}

| ShortSummary = 13-year-old Kate (Melissa Sue Anderson) deals with the sudden death of her younger sister, Joss (Katy Kurtzman).{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0270852/ |title=Very Good Friends |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 9, 2021{{efn|name=DVD}}

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=Season 6 (1977–78)=

{{Episode table |background=#0057AE

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 34

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Hewitt's Just Different

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jan Hartman{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0123888/ |title=Hewitt's Just Different |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1977|10|12}}

| ShortSummary = A mentally-challenged 16-year-old attempts to make friends with his neighborhood peers. Starring Moosie Drier, Russell Johnson, and Tom Gulager.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 35

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = The Pinballs

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Pinballs|Betsy Byars}}{{cite web |url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/730250.The_Pinballs |title=The Pinballs |website=Goodreads|date=2004 }} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1977|10|26}}

| ShortSummary = Three orphans (portrayed by Kristy McNichol, Johnny Doran and Sparky Marcus) from different backgrounds find themselves living with the same foster parents.{{efn|name=DVD}}

Note: Walt Disney Educational Production released a classroom edition of this episode.{{cite web | url=https://www.ebay.com/itm/125631856181 | title=The Pinballs Classroom Edition DVD Disney Educational Productions }}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 36

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird|Michael Legrand and George A. Mendoza}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0972977/ |title=Michel's Mixed-Up Musical Bird |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 7, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|02|01}}

| ShortSummary = Live-action/animation special featuring Michel Legrand in a true story about the bird that inspired him while studying at the Paris Conservatory of Music.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 37

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jim Inman{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206835/ |title=It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|03|01}}

| ShortSummary = When 14-year-old Melissa Harrington (Victoria Paige Meyerink) wins the lottery, she thinks she'll never need to worry about money—or anything else—again. Unfortunately, fate has other plans.{{cite book |last1=Sennett |first1=Ted |title=The Art of Hanna-Barbera: Fifty Years of Creativity |date=1989 |publisher=Studio |isbn=978-0670829781 |url=https://archive.org/details/artofhannabarber00teds/page/258/mode/2up |access-date=2 June 2020 |pages=258–259}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 38

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Rag Tag Champs

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Jake|Alfred Slote}}{{cite web |url=http://www.alfredslote.com/#!jake |title=Jake |website=The Official Website of Alfred Slote}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|03|22}}

| ShortSummary = A 14-year-old baseball player and his manager-uncle are at odds over their different interpretations of the philosophy "Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing". Starring Larry B. Scott.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 39

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Irma Reichert and Daryl Warner{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0251273/ |title=Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|04|05}}

| ShortSummary = Teenage Charlie Meredith (Rosanna Arquette) is used to acting as the ears of her Deaf parents, but she's ashamed when she introduces her peers to them; because of their reactions, the elder Merediths come off as being out-of-touch.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 40

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = It's a Mile from Here to Glory

| Aux2 = {{Based on|It's a Mile from Here to Glory|Robert C. Lee}}{{cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/news-leader/name/robert-lee-obituary?pid=181269645 |title=Obituary - Robert Corwin Lee Jr. |website=legacy.com}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|05|05}}

| ShortSummary = After Early McLaren (Steve Shaw), a high school track star is disabled in a near-fatal accident, he must learn to depend on others for day-to-day living. Anthony Kiedis has a role as Jimmy.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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=Season 7 (1978–79)=

{{Episode table |background=#1356A9

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 41

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = One of a Kind

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Marjorie L. Sigley and Harry Winer{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0253406/ |title=One of a Kind |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|09|27}}

| ShortSummary = Carrie Williams (Diane Baker), a free-spirited woman realizes her daughter Lizzie (Stephanie Brown) is no longer a child and experiments with giving her more independence. However, the girl is puzzled by this sudden lack of attention and feels as if her mom is pushing her away.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 42

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = A Home Run For Love

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Thank You, Jackie Robinson|Barbara Cohen}}{{cite web |url=https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/cohen-barbara#biblio |title=Barbara Cohen - Bibliography |website=Jewish Women's Archive}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|10|11}}

| ShortSummary = In 1947, young white boy, Sammy Green (Ronnie Scribner) and Davy Henderson (Charles Lampkin), an elderly black man, enjoy a warm and wonderful friendship based on their mutual love of the Brooklyn Dodgers and of Jackie Robinson in particular. Co-starring Felicity Huffman, Anne Ramsey and Edie McClurg.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 43

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Gaucho

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Gaucho|Gloria Gonzalez}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0385717/ |title=Gaucho |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|10|25}}

| ShortSummary = A young New York boy knows his mother misses her Puerto Rican homeland. Accordingly, he becomes an errand boy for a small-time hood, in order to earn enough money so she can move back to the Caribbean. Co-starring Danny De La Paz.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 44

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Dinky Hocker

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack|M. E. Kerr}}{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/dinky-hocker/2000273215/ |title=Dinky Hocker |website=TV Guide}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1978|12|12}}

| ShortSummary = Overweight teenager Susan "Dinky" Hocker (Wendie Jo Sperber) is obsessed with food and cannot stop eating. Finally she turns to a friend who helps her change her eating habits. Co-starring June Lockhart and Alan Oppenheimer as Dinky's parents.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 45

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Make Believe Marriage

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jeffrey Kindley{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0893622/ |title=Make Believe Marriage |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|02|14}}

| ShortSummary = High school students (James Carroll, Janina Mathews, Alexa Kenin, Bea Bevis, Lonny Price, David Paymer and Amy DeMayo) take a marriage course where they are coupled up and must complete assorted everyday tasks that go with married life. Co-starring Janina Mathews of The Electric Company fame.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 46

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = The Terrible Secret

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by George Malko{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384594/ |title=The Terrible Secret |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|03|05}}

| ShortSummary = After teenage Bobbie Marston (Linda Grovenor) commits a hit and run, guilt takes its toll on her everyday life. Co-starring Michael Biehn and Dan Monahan.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 47

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jeffrey Kindley{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0238585/ |title=Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 8, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|05|09}}

| ShortSummary = Wealthy-but-lonely Calvin Brundage (Robbie Rist) is granted seven wishes by a genie. Calvin uses them in an effort to impress Melanie Gamble (Cynthia Nixon), the most popular girl in his school. But things don't work out the way he anticipated. Co-starring Christopher Hewett and Butterfly McQueen.

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=Season 8 (1979–80)=

{{Episode table |background=#803790

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 48

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Which Mother Is Mine?

| Aux2 = {{Based on|My Other Mother|Joan Oppenheimer}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313783/ |title=Which Mother is Mine |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 9, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|09|26}}

| ShortSummary = 16-year-old Alexandria (Melissa Sue Anderson) is stunned when her biological mother arrives to take her away from her adoptive parents. Co-starring Marion Ross and Woody Eney. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 49

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = A Movie Star's Daughter

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jeffrey Kindley{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0309883/ |title=A Movie Star's Daughter |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 9, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|10|10}}

| ShortSummary = When shy teenager Dena (Trini Alvarado) enrolls in a new school, she doesn't make friends easily until they discover that her father is famous actor Hal McKain (Frank Converse). Overnight, she becomes the most popular student in school—but this brings its own problems.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 50

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = A Special Gift

| Aux2 = {{Based on|A Special Gift|Marcia L. Simon}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0389399/ |title=A Special Gift |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 9, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|10|24}}

| ShortSummary = Peter, a 14-year-old basketball player (Stephen Austin) shows a real talent for ballet and wants to pursue dancing, but he worries what friends and family will think of his decision. Co-starring real-life brothers Al and Ike Eisenmann. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 51

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Late Great Me|Sandra Scoppettone}}{{cite web |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/scoppettone-sandra-1936 |title=Scoppettone, Sandra 1936– |website=Encyclopedia.com}} Retrieved September 9, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1979|11|14}}

| ShortSummary = Geri Peters (Maia Danziger), a 15-year-old girl takes up drinking to impress a boy named Dave Townsend (Charley Lang); instead, she soon develops a serious problem.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 52

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Heartbreak Winner: One Girl's Struggle For Olympic Gold

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Gold Test|Michael Bonadies.}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379804/ |title=The Heartbreak Winner: One Girl's Struggle For Olympic Gold |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 9, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|02|13}}

| ShortSummary = Ambitious teenage figure skater Maggie MacDonald (Melissa Sherman) learns what champions are truly made of when she meets a paraplegic youngster. Directed by Bruce Malmuth{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 53

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Where Do Teenagers Come From?

| Aux2 = Original teleplay

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|03|05}}

| ShortSummary = 12-year-old girl wonders about all of the changes happening to her body. Sequel to My Mom's Having a Baby.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 54

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = What Are Friends For?

| Aux2 = {{Based on|What are Friends For?|Mildred Ames}}{{cite web |url=https://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/degrum/public_html/html/research/findaids/ames-mil.htm |title=What Are Friends For? |website=USM - de Grummond Collection}} Retrieved September 9, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|03|19}}

| ShortSummary = Two inseparable 12-year-old girls (Melora Hardin, Dana Hill), each one the daughter of a separate divorcing couple, are determined to keep their friendship alive despite the odds. Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal{{efn|name=DVD}}

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=Season 9 (1980–81)=

{{Episode table |background=#FED85D |overall= |season= |title= |aux2= |aux2T=Based on |airdate= |episodes=

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 55

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = A Family of Strangers

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Len Jenkin and Jeffrey Kindley{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0206739/ |title=A Family of Strangers |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|09|24}}

| ShortSummary = A widower (Danny Aiello) with two daughters marries a widow with one daughter, creating a stepfamily.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 56

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Schoolboy Father

| Aux2 = {{Based on|He's My Baby Now|Jeannette Eyerly}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ilesfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Jeannette-Eyerly/Des-Moines-IA/571672 |title=Jeannette Eyerly Obituary |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|10|15}}

| ShortSummary = When high school senior Charles Elderberry (Rob Lowe) discovers that his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, he decides to fight for custody. Co-starring Dana Plato, Sharon Spelman, and Nancy McKeon.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 57

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = The Gymnast

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Ann Beckett, Len Janson and Durrell Royce Crays{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974986/ |title=The Gymnast |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|10|28}}

| ShortSummary = Holly Gagnier stars as 16-year-old Ginny Coker, who's determined to become a world-class athlete.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 58

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Stoned

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by John Herzfeld{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286988/ |title=Stoned |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1980|11|12}}

| ShortSummary = Jack (Scott Baio) is a motivated high schooler until he experiments with marijuana and falls in with a fast crowd. Will he wise up before it's too late? Co-starring Largo Woodruff (The Funhouse, Coward of the County) and Anthony C. Sena.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 59

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = A Matter of Time

| Aux2 = {{Based on|A Matter of Time|Roni Schotter}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ronischotter.com/about |title=Roni Schotter - About the Author |website=ronischotter.com}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|02|11}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Lisl Gilbert (Karlene Crockett) must find the inner strength to deal with her mother Jean's (Rosemary Forsyth) impending death from cancer. Co-starring Rob Lowe. Adapted from the book by Roni Schotter.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 60

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Run, Don't Walk

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Durrell Royce Crays{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0974985/ |title=Run, Don't Walk |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|03|04}}

| ShortSummary = A teenage girl does not know how to deal with being in a wheelchair, after an accident leaves her paralyzed. Then she befriends a boy in the same situation, and the future suddenly looks brighter for both of them. Starring Toni Kalem, Scott Baio, Dee Wallace, and Hal Williams.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 61

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = My Mother Was Never a Kid

| Aux2 = {{Based on|My Mother Was Never a Kid|Francine Pascal}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|03|18}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Victoria Martin (Mary Beth Manning) is convinced that her mother Felicia (Holland Taylor) does not understand the younger generation. Mysteriously, she is sent back in time and meets her mother as a teenager.

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=Season 10 (1981–82)=

{{Episode table |background=#FBE870

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 62

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = She Drinks a Little

| Aux2 = {{Based on|First Step|Anne Snyder}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0379498/ |title=She Drinks a Little |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|09|23}}

| ShortSummary = 16-year-old Cindy Scott (Amanda Wyss) and her younger brother Brett gradually wise up to their single mother Miriam's (Bonnie Bartlett) drinking problem. Cindy wonders if she should join Alateen for help. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 63

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Starstruck

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Marisa Giofre{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235781/ |title=Starstruck |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|10|14}}

| ShortSummary = An aspiring teen folk singer (Trini Alvarado) is torn whether to continue her singing or to accept an educational scholarship. Co-starring Lee Curreri.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 64

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Tough Girl

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Will the Real Renie Lake Please Stand Up?|Barbara Morgenroth}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371994/ |title=Tough Girl |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|10|28}}

| ShortSummary = A streetwise teenager from inner-city Los Angeles (Karin Argoud) is sent to live in the suburbs with her father's new family. Laurence Lau also appears.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 65

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = The Color of Friendship

| Aux2 = {{Based on|What Happened to Marston|Nancy Garden}}{{cite web |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-authors/article/63046-obituary-nancy-garden.html |title=Obituary: Nancy Garden |website=Publishers Weekly}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1981|11|11}}

| ShortSummary = Two teenagers, one black and one white, hit it off. Starring James Bond III, Chris Barnes, Cleavon Little, and Kadeem Hardison.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 66

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Unforgivable Secret

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Tell Me No Lies|Hila Colman}}{{cite web |url=http://manager.lib.usm.edu/legacy/degrum/public_html/html/research/findaids/colman.htm |title=HILA COLMAN PAPERS |website=de Grummond Collection - McCain Library and Archives}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1982|02|10}}

| ShortSummary = Amanda Plummer portrays a 15-year-old who's stunned to discover that her "deceased" father is very much alive, and that's just the beginning of the story. Co-starring Barbara Feldon and Danny Aiello.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 67

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now

| Aux2 = {{Based on|The Night Swimmers|Betsy Byars}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nationalbook.org/books/the-night-swimmers/ |title=The Night Swimmers |website=National Book Foundation}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1982|03|03}}

| ShortSummary = Retta Rollins (Mallie Jackson), a 12-year-old girl assumes responsibility for her two younger brothers Johnny and Roy (Jason Lively and Jason Hervey), after their mother passes away.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 68

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Carolyn Miller and Daryl Warner{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976255/ |title=Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1982|04|07}}

| ShortSummary = After her father's death, teenager Dallas Davis (Melinda Culea) struggles with her mother Ellen's (Patricia Elliott) total dependency on her.

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=Season 11 (1982–83)=

{{Episode table |background=#FC80A5 |overall= |season= |title= |aux2= |aux2T=Based on |airdate= |episodes=

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 69

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Amy & the Angel

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Bruce Harmon and Harold Peters{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082018/ |title=Amy & the Angel |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1982|09|22}}

| ShortSummary = Depressed 17-year-old high-schooler Amy Watson (Helen Slater) is visited by aspiring guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. As with George Bailey and Clarence in It's a Wonderful Life, Oliver shows Amy how important she is to the people in her life, particularly her divorced mom, her paternal grandfather (David Huddleston), and her best friend (who's a lot more troubled than Amy realizes). The twist is that Oliver himself committed suicide and, as a punishment, was forced to roam the world for years afterward, witnessing the repercussions of his action. Now senior angel Gabriel (James Earl Jones) is giving Oliver a chance to redeem himself by making sure Amy doesn't make Oliver's mistake. Also starring Matthew Modine and Meg Ryan.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 70

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Between Two Loves

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Two Loves for Jenny|Sandra Peden Miller}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298581/ |title=Between Two Loves |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1982|10|27}}

| ShortSummary = Susan Adams (Karlene Crockett) is a teen violinist is torn between her musical career and her boyfriend. Co-starring Robert Reed, Lance Guest and Barbara Tarbuck.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 71

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = A Very Delicate Matter

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Marisa Giofre{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0381692/ |title=A Very Delicate Matter |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1982|11|10}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Kristin Sorenson (Lori-Nan Engler) is shocked when a former boyfriend Greg Pscharapolus (Zach Galligan) tells her he has gonorrhea. Not only does she get tested, she must tell her current boyfriend Eddie Burak (John Didrichsen) to get tested as well.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 72

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Please Don't Hit Me, Mom

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Sydney Julien and Jeri Taylor{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1208030/ |title=Please Don't Hit Me, Mom |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|01|19}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Nancy Parks (Nancy McKeon) stumbles upon a case of child abuse. It turns out her new boyfriend's (Lance Guest) younger brother is regularly beaten and emotionally abused by their overworked mom (Patty Duke, whose real-life son Sean Astin portrays the victimized little boy).

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 73

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Woman Who Willed a Miracle

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Arthur Heinemann{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0237930/ |title=The Woman Who Willed a Miracle |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|02|09}}

| ShortSummary = A blind, developmentally disabled infant with cerebral palsy is left in the care of an elderly English woman who refuses to let him die. Starring Cloris Leachman, M. Emmet Walsh, James Noble, and Kirk Cameron.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 74

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Chris Manheim{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0286364/ |title=Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents? |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|03|16}}

| ShortSummary = Kari Michaelsen and Jennifer Jason Leigh star as two teenagers—one rich, the other middle-class—who become best friends over the summer. Co-starring Marion Ross and Julie Piekarski.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 75

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = But It's Not My Fault

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Ray Cunneff, Sydney Julien and Jeri Taylor{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290494/ |title=But It's Not My Fault |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021||

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|03|22}}

| ShortSummary = Billy Warlock portrays 16-year-old Craig Foster, whose efforts to prove himself to his peers land him in juvenile hall. Co-starring Al White.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 76

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = The Wave

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Johnny Dawkins{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083316/ |title=The Wave |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 13, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|03|30}}

| ShortSummary = High school teacher (Bruce Davison) decides to conduct a social experiment, asking his students to take part. What they don't know is that the experiment is on mind control. (Previously broadcast on ABC in October 1981 as a standalone special.)

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=Season 12 (1983–84)=

{{Episode table |background=#F091A9

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 77

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = It's No Crush, I'm in Love

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Judy Engles{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425144/ |title=It's No Crush, I'm in Love |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 14, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|09|21}}

| ShortSummary = A high-school girl (Cynthia Nixon) has a crush on a soap-opera star and believes she's in love with him. At school, her new English teacher (Mark LaMura) closely resembles the soap star.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 78

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = The Hand-Me-Down Kid

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|10|19}}

| ShortSummary = Tired of receiving hand-me-downs from her sister, an 11-year-old girl "secretly borrows" her bicycle, which then gets stolen. Tracey Gold and Cheryl Arutt portray the sisters; Terry O'Quinn plays their dad. Also starring Corey Parker and Martha Plimpton.|| The Hand-Me-Down Kid by Francine Pascal{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0285596/ |title=The Hand-Me-Down Kid |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 14, 2021

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 79

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Virginia L. Carter, Fern Field and Michael McGreevey{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0976256/ |title=The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 14, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|11|19}}

| ShortSummary = Video-arcade whiz and teen movie star discover they are exact doubles and decide to switch identities. A modern version of Mark Twain's The Prince and The Pauper.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 80

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Did You Hear What Happened to Andrea?|Gloria D. Miklowitz}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195522/ |title=Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 14, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1983|12|07}}

| ShortSummary = Teenage Andrea Cranston (Michele Greene) is traumatized after surviving an assault by a stranger from whom she hitched a ride. Co-starring Moosie Drier, Carrie Snodgress (as Andrea's mom), Robert DoQui and Kirk Cameron.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 81

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Great Love Experiment

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jeffrey Kindley{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084024/ |title=The Great Love Experiment |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 14, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|02|08}}

| ShortSummary = Teenagers bait a timid girl to get her involved with various displays of affection. Starring Tracy Pollan, Pete Kowanko (Solarbabies, Date with an Angel), and Jennifer Grey.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 82

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Arthur Heinemann and story by Franklin Thompson{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0233278/ |title=Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 14, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|03|07}}

| ShortSummary = Real-life brothers River and Leaf Phoenix star in this tale of a 13-year-old boy who has reading problems which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is ultimately discovered that he has dyslexia.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 83

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = The Hero Who Couldn't Read

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Johnny Dawkins and Adoley Odunton{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347166/ |title=The Hero Who Couldn't Read |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 14, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|04|18}}

| ShortSummary = A teacher discovers that one of his students, the school's star basketball player, is illiterate and makes it his mission to teach him to read. Starring Clarence Williams III; with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Dorn.

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=Season 13 (1984–85)=

{{Episode table |background=#AFE313

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 84

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Summer Switch

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Summer Switch|Mary Rodgers}}{{cite web |url=https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/mary-rodgers/summer-switch/ |title=Summer Switch |website=Kirkus Reviews}} Retrieved September 15, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|09|19}}

| ShortSummary = Bill Andrews (Robert Klein) magically switches personalities with his teenage son Ben (Scott Schwartz) and comical chaos ensues in this sequel to Freaky Friday. Directed by Ken Kwapis.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 85

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Out of Step

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Richard Glatzer{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0189877/ |title=Out of Step |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 15, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|10|10}}

| ShortSummary = An aspiring teenage dancer gets the chance to try out for a dance troupe, but fear of failure might keep her from auditioning. Terry Donahoe stars as Lisa Williams.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 86

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = The Almost Royal Family

| Aux2 = {{Based on|Meanwhile, Back At the Castle|Hope Campbell}}{{cite web |url=http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1899298.Meanwhile_Back_at_the_Castle |title=Meanwhile, Back at the Castle |website=Goodreads}}

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|10|24}}

| ShortSummary = A family inherits a house on a tiny island between Canada and the United States, outside the jurisdiction of either country. Sarah Jessica Parker stars.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 87

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Mom's on Strike

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Judy Engles{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0182327/ |title=Mom's on Strike |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 15, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1984|11|14}}

| ShortSummary = An overworked homemaker goes on strike to persuade her family to share household chores. Co-starring Yeardley Smith, George Gaynes, Jonathan Ward, and Sam McMurray.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 88

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = I Want to Go Home

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Jeanne Betancourt{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0359448/ |title=I Want to Go Home |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 15, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|02|13}}

| ShortSummary = Tom Junior and Mary Sanders (Seth Green, Maddie Corman) go on the run with their divorced mom Louise (Lindsay Crouse), then realize that she is kidnapping them from their dad Tom Senior (John Getz).

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 89

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = First the Egg

| Aux2 = {{Based on|First the Egg|Louise Moeri}}{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0150567/ |title=First the Egg |publisher=IMDb}} Retrieved September 15, 2021

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|03|06}}

| ShortSummary = A group of high-school students take part in a parenting class where their first assignment is to 'parent' an egg. Starring Justine Bateman, Jimmy McNichol, Chris Hebert, and Helene Udy.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 90

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = One Too Many

| Aux2 = Original teleplay by Bruce Harmon[https://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/20/arts/teen-age-drinking-examined.html O'Connor, John J. "Teen-Age Drinking Examined," The New York Times, Monday, May 20, 1985.]. Retrieved August 14, 2018

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|05|21}}

| ShortSummary = Actor Peter Horton directed this tale of four high-school friends (Lance Guest, Val Kilmer, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Mare Winningham) who find their lives changed forever when one of them drives drunk with devastating results. This special was originally shown in prime-time.{{cite web |url=http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/afterschool32.html |title=The Lost Art of TV Guide Advertising, Vol. 8 of 265,890 |website=platypuscomix.net}}

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=Season 14 (1985–86)=

{{Episode table |background=#02AE3B

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 91

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = No Greater Gift

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|09|11}}

| ShortSummary = Anson Williams co-wrote and directed this tale of two terminally ill boys who hit it off in a hospital ward. One makes the ultimate sacrifice to give the other a fighting chance at life. Co-starring Betty Thomas, Jeff Cohen and Ajay Naidu.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 92

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|09}}

| ShortSummary = Actress Lee Grant directed this contemporary remake of Cinderella aimed at preteens. Starring Pearl Bailey, Kyra Sedgwick (in the title role), Jennifer Grey, Kelly Wolf, Grant Show, Melanie Mayron, Stephen Keep Mills, and Sylvia Miles.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 93

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Don't Touch

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|06}}

| ShortSummary = After a teenage babysitter discovers that her young charge is being molested by a family friend, harrowing memories of her own past molestation by her uncle resurface. Co-starring Blair Brown, Corey Parker, John Glover, Lisa Bonet and Danielle Carin; featuring real-life brothers Joey and Matthew Lawrence.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 94

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = High School Narc

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|04}}

| ShortSummary = A 22-year-old police officer (Michael E. Knight) poses as a student to sniff out the drug supplier for an inner-city high school. Nancy Travis, Greg Germann, Don Harvey, Joie Gallo and Viggo Mortensen appear.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 95

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Can a Guy Say No?

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|02|12}}

| ShortSummary = A 17-year-old student learns how deceiving looks can be when he befriends the prettiest girl in school and discovers that her beauty compensates for unhappiness and low self-esteem...or does it? Starring Steve Antin, Heather Langenkamp, Christa Denton, Khrystyne Haje, and Beau Bridges.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 96

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Are You My Mother?

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|03|05}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Britney Gordon (Beth Miller) is stunned to discover that her supposedly-deceased mother is actually mentally ill and institutionalized. Co-starring Marian Mercer, Michael York and Sheree North.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 97

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|03|19}}

| ShortSummary = Tired of being bullied at school, Jeffrey Childs (Jon Rothstein) starts drawing a master scientist. He begins to imagine what it would be like, as the scientist, standing up to the bullies at school. Directed by James Scott and starring Adolph Caesar, Michael Storm and Marisa Berenson.

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=Season 15 (1986–87)=

{{Episode table |background=#804934

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 98

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = A Desperate Exit

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|09|19}}

| ShortSummary = When his best friend dies by suicide, a stunned teenager is left with one unanswered question: Why? Based on Eve Bunting's novel Face at the Edge of the World; co-starring Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Rob Stone.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 99

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Wanted: The Perfect Guy

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|01}}

| ShortSummary = Sensing that his widowed mom Ellie (Madeline Kahn) is lonely and looking for companionship, 13-year-old Danny Coleman (Ben Affleck) places a personal ad for "The Perfect Guy". Co-starring Keith Szarabajka.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 100

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Teen Father

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|22}}

| ShortSummary = Actor Kevin Hooks directed this tale of a college-bound 18-year-old (Corey Parker) whose life is turned upside-down when his 16-year-old girlfriend announces that she is pregnant.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 101

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = The Gift of Amazing Grace

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|19}}

| ShortSummary = A teenager (Tempestt Bledsoe) is frustrated about being the only member of her gospel-singing family who cannot carry a tune. When she writes a song about her problems, she discovers that she's got musical talent after all, just not where she or anybody else suspected. Co-starring Della Reese.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 102

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Supermom's Daughter

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|02|18}}

| ShortSummary = A career-driven woman opposes her daughter's future plans. Starring Barbara Bosson and Marisa Tomei.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 103

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Divorced Kids' Blues

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|04}}

| ShortSummary = 15-year-old struggles through the politics of divorce as his parents split up. Written by Donald Margulies.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 104

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Class Act: A Teacher's Story

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|18}}

| ShortSummary = A wealthy businessman returns to teaching after conquering the stock market. He inherits a class of underachievers and sets out to make them winners. Starring Ralph Garman.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 105

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Read Between the Lines

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|06|03}}

| ShortSummary = When an illiterate toy maker has the right to his invention stolen, his grandson and the Harlem Globetrotters team up to get them back.

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=Season 16 (1987–88)=

{{Episode table |background=#87421F |overall= |season= |title= |airdate= |episodes=

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 106

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Just a Regular Kid: An AIDS Story

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|09|09}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Kevin Casio (Christian Hoff) discovers he has been infected with AIDS by a blood transfusion. Co-starring Florence Henderson and Ronny Cox as Kevin's parents; featuring Lewis Arquette as one of his doctors.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 107

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|09|23}}

| ShortSummary = True story about a teen with Down syndrome who begins attending college classes.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 108

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = The Day My Kid Went Punk

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|23}}

| ShortSummary = Teenage musician Terry (Jay Underwood) hopes to distinguish himself from "the crowd", by becoming a punk rocker. Also starring Bernie Kopell, Albert Hague, and James Noble.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 109

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Seasonal Differences

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|12|02}}

| ShortSummary = A Christmas Nativity scene is displayed at a high school, where it sparks debate and protest from the student body; this leads to the separation of church and state being examined, formally, and in depth. Co-starring Megan Follows, Timothy Owen Waldrip, Melba Moore and Uta Hagen. Frank Whaley, Jonathan Tiersten, Meg Myles, P. J. Ochlan and Gabrielle Carteris appear in the cast.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 110

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Terrible Things My Mother Told Me

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|01|20}}

| ShortSummary = Hard-working 16-year-old Julia (Katherine Kamhi) does not realize that her mother Eleanor (Beth Howland) - who alternately harasses and ignores Julia, while doting on lazy younger daughter Katie (Ita DeMarco) - is being emotionally and verbally abusive. But when Julia gets the lead in a school play directed by popular Randy (Ian Ziering), she realizes she's every bit as worthy of Eleanor's support and encouragement as is her pampered sister.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 111

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Daddy Can't Read

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|03|16}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Alison Watson (Cheryl Arutt) does not understand why her father Bill (Edward Albert) opposes her campaign to promote literacy at his factory until she discovers that he cannot read. Co-starring Joey Travolta, Michael Jackson (as himself), gymnast Cathy Rigby, and Richard Roundtree.{{cite news |title=Article |work=Anchorage Daily News |date=March 13, 1988}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1243&dat=19880311&id=lY9TAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o4YDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4862,7629490 |title=ABC-TV to target literacy |work=The Bulletin |date=March 11, 1988 |first=Lee |last=Margulies |location=Central Oregon |agency=The Bulletin and LA Times |access-date=May 19, 2016}}{{cite journal |title=Class Act |journal=Broadcasting |date=22 May 1989 |volume=116 |issue=21 |page=92 |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1989/BC-1989-05-22.pdf |issn=0007-2028 |access-date=25 October 2023 |publisher=Broadcasting Publications Inc.}}

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=Season 17 (1988–89)=

{{Episode table |background=#9A968F |overall= |season= |title= |airdate= |episodes=

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 112

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Date Rape

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|09|15}}

| ShortSummary = A teenage girl goes on a date with the most popular boy in her school—who rapes her. Co-starring John Savage, David Patrick Kelly, and Gabrielle Carteris.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 113

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = A Family Again

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|15}}

| ShortSummary = In this recollection of Ordinary People, a family must come to grips with the sudden death of their eldest daughter (Sherilyn Fenn). With Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker; also featuring Judith Barsi, Rob Stone, Ricki Lake, Rhea Perlman, and Tonya Crowe. This special was originally shown in primetime under the name "ABC Family Theater",{{cite web |url=http://www.platypuscomix.net/bored/afterschool51.html |title=The Lost Art of TV Guide Advertising, Vol. 8 of 265,890 |website=platypuscomix.net}} and was dedicated to Judith Barsi.{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-10-15-ca-3567-story.html |title=Television Reviews : 'A Family Again' Shows the Impact of a Child's Death |first=Lynne |last=Heffley |date=October 15, 1988 |work=Los Angeles Times}} Barsi (who portrayed Billie Foster, a little girl struggling with the idea of why God would take her elder sister's life) was murdered on July 25 1988, less than three months before the episode debuted.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 114

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|10|27}}

| ShortSummary = Maggie (Allison Smith), Colleen (Tammy Lauren), Sandy (Amy Benedict) and Linda (Marisol Rodriguez) are four inseparable friends on their high-school swim team until two of them experiment with cocaine and get hooked. Katharine Ross and Bibi Besch also appear.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 115

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Taking a Stand

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|01|19}}

| ShortSummary = An entire neighborhood examines their feelings of racism after the home of a black family is vandalized by a neighbor. Co-starring Dan Lauria, Betty Buckley, and Michael Beach.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 116

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Just Tipsy, Honey

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|03|16}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Patty Adams (Ellie Cornell) is in total denial about her mother Carolyn's (Joanna Pettet) drinking problem, which is glaringly evident to everybody else. Adapted from Picking up the Pieces by Michael Bonadies.{{efn|name=DVD}}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 117

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = The Cheats

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|03|30}}

| ShortSummary = Three girls, Holly Mitchell (Heather McAdam), Lynnie Ryan (Christine Langner) and Beth Davis (Dana Behr), steal the answers to their final exam. When Judith Daniels (Daphne Maxwell Reid), the headmistress, finds out she gives those responsible one day to confess before she expels and/or prosecutes everybody with any connection—no matter how remote—to the theft/cover-up.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 118

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = Torn Between Two Fathers

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|04|20}}

| ShortSummary = Actor Richard Masur directed this tale of a divorced couple's teenage daughter who wages a custody battle of her own: After her natural mother dies in an accident, she sues her biological father for the right to live with her disabled stepdad. Singer Pat Benatar appears as the character Donna.

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=Season 18 (1989–90)=

{{Episode table |background=#C8C8CD

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 119

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = My Dad Can't Be Crazy...Can He?

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|09|14}}

| ShortSummary = Actress Joanna Lee wrote and directed this tale of a teenager and his mom (Wil Wheaton, Loretta Swit) who make up their minds how to deal with a husband/father (Don Murray who has schizophrenia).

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 120

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Private Affairs

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|10|26}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Madeline (Kerri Green) discovers her father's affair with her mother's best friend. Will it tear her family apart? Co-starring Christopher Daniel Barnes, Michael Warren, Nancy Kulp, Lynne Thigpen, Wendy Brainard, and Christopher Collet.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 121

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = A Town's Revenge

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1989|11|30}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Eric Nelson (Keith Coogan) urges his town to farm without the use of pesticides, but many of these farmers are resistant to change.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 122

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = All That Glitters

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|01|25}}

| ShortSummary = Several high school students (including Marc Price) learn about ethics versus seductive power when they start a cookie company as their class project. Co-starring William H. Macy.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 123

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Over the Limit

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|02|22}}

| ShortSummary = High-schooler Matt Thompson (Keith Coogan) must decide whether to come forward with the truth about a tragic drunk-driving crash. Co-starring Sam Rockwell.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 124

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = The Perfect Date

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|04|19}}

| ShortSummary = A 16-year-old student is sure that his upcoming date with the school prom queen will be perfect. But the way the evening unfolds is far from perfect. Co-starring Will Smith, Art LaFleur, and Charles Hallahan.

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=Season 19 (1990–91)=

{{Episode table |background=#00A3C8

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 125

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = A Question About Sex

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|09|13}}

| ShortSummary = Tracey Gold portrays Shauna Kelly, a cheerleader who advocates sex education at her high school. As a result, she locks horns with her mother Joanne (Cindy Pickett) who's angling for re-election to the school board. Directed by Tom Skerritt, who also has a cameo as the father of Shauna's pregnant classmate; co-starring Kristin Dattilo, Renée Estevez, and Vince Vaughn.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 126

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Testing Dirty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|10|18}}

| ShortSummary = Having never used illegal drugs in his life, model teenager Will Hatch (Christopher Daniel Barnes)—a competitive swimmer who works as delivery boy for a medical clinic—is shocked when he tests positive for amphetamines (actually, it was medication for swimmer's ear)...all the more so when "speed" is found in his locker (which school security forcibly searches, in his absence, over the test results). No less shocked are: his mom Linda (Alley Mills) and his girlfriend Carla (Lisa Dean Ryan), who believe in his innocence; swim-team coach Stanley Daniels (Chris Rich) and high-school Principal Stone (Art LaFleur), who do not. It doesn't help when Stan—who's also Carla's father and Linda's fiancé—turns against his own daughter, after Stone expels Carla for refusing to take the same drug test as Will. Adam Sandler has a bit role as a pusher.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 127

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Stood Up!

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1990|12|06}}

| ShortSummary = After getting stood up for the prom, Becky Noonan (Lucy Deakins) sues her date. Jan Miner, Adam LeFevre and Ellen Parker appear in the cast.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 128

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = The Less-Than-Perfect Daughter

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|01|24}}

| ShortSummary = A demanding woman and her daughter knock heads when the daughter (Robyn Lively), aspiring to be less reliant on her family, moves in with a troubled friend (Andrea Elson). Robyn's real-life father Ernie Lively portrays her character's dad. Co-starring Renee O'Connor.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 129

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = It's Only Rock & Roll

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|03|21}}

| ShortSummary = A teenage musician (Alison Bartlett) finds her song lyrics being scrutinized as too suggestive. Co-starring Davy Jones and Carole King.

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=Season 20 (1991–92)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 130

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1991|09|18}}

| ShortSummary = Two high-school journalists write a story about a teen HIV support group and are stunned by some of the stories they hear.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 131

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Summer Stories: The Mall – Part 1

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|03|19}}

| ShortSummary = Three-part series about high-school graduates contemplating their futures while working at the mall. In "First Impressions", Sarah Charney (Mara Hobel) has mixed sentiments about meeting her birth mother for the first time. Jorja Fox, Barbara Barrie and Kelly Bishop appear in the cast. Kathie Lee Gifford makes a cameo appearance.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 132

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Summer Stories: The Mall – Part 2

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|04|02}}

| ShortSummary = In "Second Chances", a girl struggles with mixed feelings about her widowed mother's upcoming remarriage.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 133

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Summer Stories: The Mall – Part 3

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|04|16}}

| ShortSummary = In "Temptations" the gang prepares to go their separate ways as summer winds down. Meanwhile, a recovering teenage alcoholic struggles to stay sober when an old drinking buddy shows up. Co-starring Todd Graff.

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=Season 21 (1992–93)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 134

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Surviving a Break-up

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1992|10|01}}

| ShortSummary = Oprah Winfrey moderates a panel of teens, celebrities and experts to discuss surviving the end of a relationship.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 135

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Shades of a Single Protein

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|01|28}}

| ShortSummary = Oprah Winfrey moderates a panel of teens discussing race relations in America.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 136

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Learning Not to Hurt

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|03|18}}

| ShortSummary = Roz Abrams hosts a special report on youth violence and later moderates a panel discussion.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 137

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Girlfriend

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|04|15}}

| ShortSummary = Two teenage girls, LaChrista (Samaria Graham), who is black, and Lynda (Rinnan Henderson), who is white, become friends while working on a mural to honor a black classmate killed by random gunfire.

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=Season 22 (1993–94)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 138

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Love Hurts

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|09|16}}

| ShortSummary = 16-year-old Christie (Holly Shaw) turns to a support group when her boyfriend begins to physically abuse her.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 139

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Montana Crossroads

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|12|09}}

| ShortSummary = Julia Morrow-Wheeler (Jacklyn Zeman) struggles with her daughter Samantha (Kellie Martin) wanting to leave the nest...and her father Frank's (Don Murray) reluctance to enter a retirement home. Co-starring Michael Cutt (California Dreams).

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 140

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = I Hate the Way I Look

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|03|21}}

| ShortSummary = Oprah Winfrey moderates a panel of teens, celebrities and experts to discuss the obsession teens have with their appearance.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 141

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Jacqui's Dilemma

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|06|02}}

| ShortSummary = Jacqui (Melissa Lozoff), a pregnant 16-year-old girl, examines her choices over what to do with her unborn baby amidst interviews with teens, parents, educators, counselors, social workers, and doctors that amplify the issues. Joycelyn Elders, who was the Surgeon General of the United States appears for a discussion.

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=Season 23 (1994–95)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 142

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Boys Will Be Boys: The Ali Cooper Story

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|09|15}}

| ShortSummary = Not to be confused with the same-named TV series, this chronicles the ordeal of a high-school marching band-member (Ami Dolenz) who becomes the victim of sexual harassment by several male classmates, including some close friends of her elder brother Steve (David "Viper" Lipper of Full House fame). Fortunately, he takes her side. Ali and her family decide upon suing the school after Principal Pritchard (Steven Gilborn) cites the title excuse instead of doing anything to protect her. Directed by Joan Van Ark, who also portrays Ali and Steve's mom; Larry Wilcox plays their dad. Also starring Jeremy Jordan and Danny Cooksey.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 143

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Magical Make-Over

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|12|08}}

| ShortSummary = Christine (Amy Hargreaves) is a teenage girl desperately wants to be popular. One day an angel (BD Wong) grants her that wish by giving her a new image every day. Soon she wishes she could just be herself.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 144

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|03|16}}

| ShortSummary = Whoopi Goldberg interviews musician/singer Bonnie Raitt about her life, career and future plans.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 145

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Notes for My Daughter

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|04|06}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Dany Gardner (Grace Johnston) struggles with her mother Brenda's (Kate Burton) illness from breast cancer.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 146

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Long Road Home

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|05|25}}

| ShortSummary = Teenager Hank Atkins (Micah Dyer) does not know what to think of his dad John's (Jameson Parker) new wife Amanda (Kristen Cloke), who's young enough to be his daughter. Then Hank takes a long road trip alone with Amanda.

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=Season 24 (1995–96)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 147

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Fast Forward

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|09|21}}

| ShortSummary = A teenager is shown how being involved with booze will shape his life: ultimately, he will become a bombed-out derelict (Gerald McRaney).

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 148

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Positive: A Journey Into AIDS

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1995|12|07}}

| ShortSummary = Documentary following two actors from ABC's General Hospital (Kimberly McCullough, Michael Sutton) as they research and talk to people living with HIV and AIDS.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 149

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Just Chill

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|01|24}}

| ShortSummary = After the senseless death of his twin brother, a teen drug pusher decides to seek revenge against all who have wronged him in the neighborhood.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 150

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Educating Mom

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|03|14}}

| ShortSummary = Soccer mom Nancy Gallagher (Jane Kaczmarek) feels like a hypocrite when lecturing her kids Jason and Carly (Will Friedle, Lacey Chabert) about the importance of finishing one's education, since she's a high-school dropout. She decides to practice what she's been preaching by sharing classes with Jason. Co-starring Kevin Connolly.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 151

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Daddy's Girl

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|04|18}}

| ShortSummary = Teenage girl Alicia (Elise Neal) reunites with her father for the first time in 10 years and yearns to reunite her family despite their opposition. Featuring Lauryn Hill as Alicia's friend Malika.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 152

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Through Thick & Thin

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|06|11}}

| ShortSummary = Twin sisters, one slim and one overweight, magically switch personalities, giving them a new appreciation of each other.

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=Season 25 (1996–97)=

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 153

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Too Soon for Jeff

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|09|12}}

| ShortSummary = In this adaptation of Marilyn Reynolds' novel, a high school senior's (Freddie Prinze Jr.) future plans change abruptly when he learns that his girlfriend is pregnant. Co-starring Ed Begley Jr., Breck Wilson, and Jessica Alba.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 154

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Me and My Hormones

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|10|24}}

| ShortSummary = Three women from three generations deal with the various changes taking place in their lives. Starring Courtney Peldon, Marion Ross, Bruce Boxleitner, Sara Gilbert (whose real-life sister Melissa directed), and Chad Lowe.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 155

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Teenage Confidential

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1996|12|05}}

| ShortSummary = Andrea Mattson's (Lauren Woodland) overprotective parents (Morgan Fairchild and Sam McMurray), out of excessive concern for their daughter's well-being, hire a private eye to shadow her every move. Predictably, this does much more harm than good. Co-starring Danny Cooksey.

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 156

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Miracle at Trapper Creek

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1997|01|23}}

| ShortSummary = Underprivileged and troubled teens join the Trapper Creek Jobs Corp in Montana to learn a trade, work in the wilderness, and achieve a solid work ethic.

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