ABC Afterschool Special(1972)

series - first aired/released 1972-10-04 - audience 6.5

Drama

Directed by Art Wolff, Beau Bridges, Catlin Adams, Charles August Nichols, Claude Kerven, Eric Till, Gabrielle Beaumont, Gilbert Moses, Harry Harris, Herbert Klynn, Ian MacNaughton, Jeremy Kagan, Jim Gates, Joan Darling, Joanna Lee, Joan Van Ark, Kristoffer Tabori, Larry Elikann, Lee Grant, Mark Cullingham, Mel Ferber, Melissa Gilbert, Peter Horton, Richard Masur, Robert C. Thompson, Robert Mandel, Stephen Gyllenhaal, Tom Blank, Tom Skerritt

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.