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ABC Afterschool Specials Season 11 Episodes
Season 11 Episode Guide
8 Episodes 1982 - 1983
Episode 1
Amy & the Angel
Wed, Sep 22, 198245 mins
Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy how important she is to the people in her life.
Episode 2
Between Two Loves
Wed, Oct 27, 198260 mins
Teen violinist is torn between her musical career and her boyfriend.
Episode 3
A Very Delicate Matter
Wed, Nov 10, 198260 mins
Teenage girl is shocked when a former boyfriend tells her he has gonorrhea. Not only does she get tested, she must tell her current boyfriend to get tested as well.
Episode 4
Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
Wed, Jan 19, 1983
Teenager stumbles upon a case of child abuse. She discovers a child she baby-sits is regular beaten by the mother.
Episode 5
The Woman Who Willed a Miracle
Wed, Feb 9, 198345 mins
The true story of May Lemke and her son Leslie. May, a middle-aged nurse and mother of grown children, agrees along with her husband to take in an abandoned baby boy who has mental and physical handicaps. He--Leslie--is blind and brain-damaged, but May patiently teaches him how to eat, walk, and talk. Leslie shows an interest in music, but it isn't until he is a teenager that his special ability reveals itself: he sits down at a piano and begins to play a classical piece he heard on TV, amazing everyone.
Episode 6
Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents?
Wed, Mar 16, 198345 mins
Two teenage girls, one rich and one middle-class, become best friends over the summer.
Episode 7
But It's Not My Fault
Tue, Mar 22, 198345 mins
A 16-year-old boy (Warlock) ends up in juvenile hall after trying to "prove" himself to his peers.
Episode 8
The Wave
Wed, Mar 30, 1983
During a lecture on The Holocaust, a high school history teacher has noticed that his students have become unusually engaged in the lecture. He conducts an experiment called "The Wave", that spurns into a movement, resulting in both positive and negative results.