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ABC Afterschool Specials Season 18 Episodes
Season 18 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 1989 - 1990
Episode 1
My Dad Can't Be Crazy... Can He?
Thu, Sep 14, 198960 mins
Teenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.
Episode 2
Private Affairs
Thu, Oct 26, 198960 mins
A departure from most ABC Afterschool Specials, this one focuses on Madeline Green, a teenage girl who discovers her father's affair with a friend of her mother, and struggles to keep it from tearing her family apart.
Episode 3
A Town's Revenge
Thu, Nov 30, 198960 mins
A teenager who tries to convince his town to farm without using pesticides finds many of the residents resistant to change.
Episode 4
All That Glitters
Thu, Jan 25, 199060 mins
Group of high school students start a cookie company as a school project to learn business, responsibility, etc. One student learns to cook the books instead and starts living the high life with profits from the cookie company, which were meant to help a family in need. Moral outrage and come-uppance ensues.
Episode 5
Over the Limit
Thu, Feb 22, 1990
A high-school student debates whether to come forward about the facts of a tragic drunk-driving accident.
Episode 6
The Perfect Date
Thu, Apr 19, 199060 mins
16-year-old student is convinced his upcoming date with the school prom queen will be the perfect date. However it turns out to be anything but the perfect date.