Posted by admin in TelevisionAug 30th, 2007 | no responses
Generation X-ers retain fond memories of coming home from school, casting aside their Trapper Keepers, and cozying up to moralistic tales of teen pregnancy, suicide, and drug abuse on ABC`s Emmy Award-winning AFTER SCHOOL SPECIALS. Airing on weekday afternoons from 1974-1989, the series` issue-oriented storylines were usually adapted from young-adult novels and starred some of the most popular teen actors of its day, including Rob Lowe, Dana Plato, Nancy McKeon, Melissa Sue Anderson, Kristy McNichol, Kirk Cameron, Malcolm Jamal-Warner, Eve Plumb, and Christopher Knight. This collection features all 26 specials produced by Martin Tahse between 1974-1989, including two never-before-released episodes:
The Dog Days of Arthur Crane,
which finds a selfish teen magically transformed into a dog; and
Picking Up the Pieces,
which broaches the topic of teen alcoholism. See individual collections for further episode breakdowns.
