ABC Afterschool Special 52 years old
The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1997, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Most episodes were dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy. The series won 51 Daytime Emmy Awards during its 25-year run. In 2004 and 2005, BCI Eclipse and Sunset Home Visual Entertainment issued six DVD collections of episodes from the series that had been produced by Martin Tahse, each collection containing four episodes. A boxed set, in the shape of a school bus, was also released containing all of the DVD releases, with a detailed information booklet of all the specials on the set and including an extra DVD of two specials that had previously not been released on DVD. The DVDs are currently out of print.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Michelle Pfeiffer She was 14 , now 66 years old | as Annie |
| Michael Biehn He was 16 , now 68 years old | |
| Will Smith He was 4 , now 56 years old | as Hawker |
| Ben Affleck He was 0 , now 52 years old | |
| Kyra Sedgwick She was 7 , now 59 years old | |
| Seth Green He was 1 , now 50 years old | |
| Danny Aiello He was 39 , 86 years old when he died | |
| Vince Vaughn He was 2 , now 54 years old | |
| John Getz He was 25 , now 78 years old | |
| John Karlen He was 39 , 86 years old when he died | |
| Yeardley Smith She was 8 , now 60 years old | |
| Wil Wheaton He was 0 , now 52 years old | |
| Mercedes Ruehl She was 24 , now 76 years old | |
| Jodie Foster She was 9 , now 62 years old | as Sharon Lee |
| Reed Diamond He was 5 , now 57 years old | |
| Jessica Alba She was 8 , now 43 years old | |
| Katharine Ross She was 32 , now 84 years old | |
| Mary Kay Place She was 25 , now 77 years old | as Ellie Skinner |
| Alan Oppenheimer He was 42 , now 94 years old | |
| Melora Hardin She was 5 , now 57 years old | |
| Lauren Tom She was 11 , now 63 years old | |
| Val Kilmer He was 12 , now 64 years old | as Eric |
| Holland Taylor She was 29 , now 81 years old | |
| Ronee Blakley She was 27 , now 79 years old | |
| Jenny O'Hara She was 30 , now 82 years old | |
| Cindy Pickett She was 25 , now 77 years old | |
| Grace Zabriskie She was 31 , now 83 years old | as Mrs. Linton |
| Sarah Jessica Parker She was 7 , now 59 years old | as Suzanne Henderson |
| Adam Sandler He was 6 , now 58 years old | |
| Jay O. Sanders He was 19 , now 71 years old | |
| Perry Lang He was 12 , now 64 years old | |
| Russell Johnson He was 47 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Med Flory He was 46 , 87 years old when he died | |
| Lance Guest He was 12 , now 64 years old | as Tim |
| Andrea Elson She was 3 , now 55 years old | |
| Grant Show He was 10 , now 62 years old | |
| Melanie Mayron She was 19 , now 72 years old | |
| Lindsay Crouse She was 24 , now 76 years old | |
| Tammy Lauren She was 3 , now 56 years old | |
| Anne Seymour She was 63 , 79 years old when she died | |
| Debra Mooney She was 25 , now 77 years old | |
| Eduard Franz He was 69 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Billy Jayne He was 3 , now 55 years old | |
| Bibi Besch She was 32 , 56 years old when she died | |
| Ike Eisenmann He was 10 , now 62 years old | |
| Patricia Kalember She was 14 , now 66 years old | |
| Jennifer Grey She was 12 , now 64 years old | |
| John Savage He was 23 , now 75 years old | |
| Matt Clark He was 35 , now 87 years old | |
| Bernie Kopell He was 39 , now 91 years old |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Stephen Gyllenhaal Directing He was 23 , now 75 years old | Director |
| Jameson Brewer Writing He was 56 , 87 years old when he died | Writer |
| Diana Kerew Production | Producer |
| Robert Mandel Directing He was 27 , now 79 years old | Director |
| Patrick McCormick Production | Producer |
| Joanna Lee Directing She was 41 , 72 years old when she died | Director |
| Beau Bridges Directing He was 30 , now 82 years old | Director |
| Gabrielle Beaumont Directing She was 30 , now 82 years old | Director |
| Harry Harris Directing He was 50 , 86 years old when he died | Director |
| Kristoffer Tabori Directing He was 20 , now 72 years old | Director |
| Jeremy Kagan Directing He was 26 , now 78 years old | Director |
| Richard Masur Directing He was 23 , now 76 years old | Director |
| Lee Grant Directing She was 45 , now 98 years old | Director |
| Joan Darling Directing She was 37 , now 89 years old | Director |
| Dick Clark Production He was 42 , 82 years old when he died | Executive Producer |
| Joan Van Ark Directing She was 29 , now 81 years old | Director |
| Melissa Gilbert Directing She was 8 , now 60 years old | Director |
| Gilbert Moses Directing He was 30 , 52 years old when he died | Director |
| Art Wolff Directing He was 71 , now 123 years old | Director |
| Robert C. Thompson Directing | Director |
| Friz Freleng Production He was 66 , 88 years old when he died | Executive Producer |
| Catlin Adams Directing She was 21 , now 74 years old | Director |
ABC Afterschool Special (52 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 1972-10-04
- Runtime: [60] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 137