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ABC Afterschool Specials Season 8 Episodes
Season 8 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1979 - 1980
Episode 1
Which Mother Is Mine?
Wed, Sep 26, 197945 mins
16-year-old girl is stunned when her biological mother arrives to take her away from her adoptive parents.
Episode 2
A Movie Star's Daughter
Wed, Oct 10, 197946 mins
Shy teen enrolls in a new school and doesn't make friends easily. Then overnight everyone wants to be her friend, once it is discovered that her father is a famous movie star.
Episode 3
A Special Gift
Wed, Oct 24, 197960 mins
14-year-old basketball player wants to be a ballet dancer, and is worried about what his friends and family will think.
Episode 4
The Late Great Me! Story of a Teenage Alcoholic
Wed, Nov 14, 197945 mins
A 15-year-old girl starts to drink liquor to impress a guy and ends up with a serious alcohol problem.
Episode 5
Heartbreak Winner
Wed, Feb 13, 198060 mins
Budding teenage figure skater Maggie MacDonald is looking forward to the chance for Olympic trials, when she suddenly comes down with a case of rhumatoid arthritis, seemingly destroying her hopes forever until she meets a young African-American parapalegic named Joey who's determined to regain the ability to walk, and thus encourages her to return to the skating world once again.
Episode 6
Where Do Teenagers Come From?
Wed, Mar 5, 198060 mins
12-year-old girl wonders about all of the changes that's happening to her body. Sequel to My Mom's Having a Baby.
Episode 7
What Are Friends For?
Wed, Mar 19, 198060 mins
Two 12-year-old girls going through a divorce make a pact never to divorce their friendship.
