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ABC Afterschool Specials Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 1980 - 1981
Episode 1
A Family of Strangers
Wed, Sep 24, 1980
A widower with two daughters marries a divorcee with one daughter, creating a blended family. Will they all get along?
Episode 2
Schoolboy Father
Wed, Oct 15, 198060 mins
A 16-year-old boy discovers that a girl he met at summer camp became pregnant with his child when he sees a birth announcement in the local newspaper. He is determined, however, to be a father to his baby because of his own father deserting him and his mother when he was two years old, thinking it will be easy. He learns, however, that being a father is not at all what he dreamed it would be when reality hits of making sacrifices, such as giving up a car he wanted to buy and not being able to attend a birthday party of a girl he likes at school.
Episode 3
The Gymnast
Tue, Oct 28, 1980
16-year-old gymnast is determined to become a world-class athlete.
Episode 4
Stoned
Wed, Nov 12, 198060 mins
Jack is a motivated high school student who smokes cannabis for the first time, and falls in with a fast crowd. Will he wake up and realize what he's doing with his future before it's too late?
Episode 5
A Matter of Time
Wed, Feb 11, 198160 mins
Lisl Gilbert is a bright high school senior whose world is brought to a halt when her mother Jean is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. Her sister Jane brings in a social worker, Samantha, to help the family cope with Jean's impending death. While Lisl reacts negatively at first, she returns to Samantha alone later and confides in her, finding the inner strength she needs to press on, and make the most of her remaining time with her mother.
Episode 6
Run, Don't Walk
Wed, Mar 4, 1981
Teenage girl is in denial about being in a wheelchair when an accident leaves her paralyzed. She begins to change when she becomes friends with a boy in the same situation.
Episode 7
My Mother Was Never a Kid
Wed, Mar 18, 198146 mins
In 1981, a teenage girl named Victoria Martin is convinced that her mother doesn't understand the younger generation. After she bangs her head, Victoria is sent back in time to 1944 and meets her mother as a teenager.