ABC Afterschool Special 51 years old

ABC Afterschool Special

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.

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Cast

Name Character
Michelle Pfeiffer She was 14 , now 65 years old as Annie
Michael Biehn He was 16 , now 67 years old
Will Smith He was 4 , now 55 years old as Hawker
Ben Affleck He was 0 , now 51 years old
Kyra Sedgwick She was 7 , now 58 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 77 years old
John Karlen He was 39 , 86 years old when he died
Yeardley Smith She was 8 , now 59 years old
Wil Wheaton He was 0 , now 51 years old
Mercedes Ruehl She was 24 , now 76 years old
Jodie Foster She was 9 , now 61 years old as Sharon Lee
Reed Diamond He was 5 , now 56 years old
Jessica Alba She was 8 , now 42 years old
Katharine Ross She was 32 , now 84 years old
Mary Kay Place She was 25 , now 76 years old as Ellie Skinner
Alan Oppenheimer He was 42 , now 93 years old
Melora Hardin She was 5 , now 56 years old
Lauren Tom She was 11 , now 62 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 78 years old
Jenny O'Hara She was 30 , now 82 years old
Cindy Pickett She was 25 , now 76 years old
Grace Zabriskie She was 31 , now 82 years old as Mrs. Linton
Sarah Jessica Parker She was 7 , now 59 years old as Suzanne Henderson
Adam Sandler He was 6 , now 57 years old
Jay O. Sanders He was 19 , now 70 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 63 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 71 years old
Lindsay Crouse She was 24 , now 75 years old
Tammy Lauren She was 3 , now 55 years old
Debra Mooney She was 25 , now 76 years old
Anne Seymour She was 63 , 79 years old when she died
Eduard Franz He was 69 , 80 years old when he died
Billy Jayne He was 3 , now 54 years old
Bibi Besch She was 32 , 56 years old when she died
Ike Eisenmann He was 10 , now 61 years old
Patricia Kalember She was 14 , now 66 years old
Jennifer Grey She was 12 , now 64 years old
Matt Clark He was 35 , now 87 years old
John Savage He was 23 , now 74 years old
Bernie Kopell He was 39 , now 90 years old

Crew

Name Job title
Stephen Gyllenhaal Directing He was 23 , now 74 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 81 years old Director
Harry Harris Directing He was 50 , 86 years old when he died Director
Kristoffer Tabori Directing He was 20 , now 71 years old Director
Jeremy Kagan Directing He was 26 , now 78 years old Director
Richard Masur Directing He was 23 , now 75 years old Director
Lee Grant Directing She was 45 , now 97 years old Director
Joan Darling Directing She was 37 , now 88 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 80 years old Director
Melissa Gilbert Directing She was 8 , now 59 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 73 years old Director
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ABC Afterschool Special (51 years)

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  • First Air Date: 1972-10-04
  • Runtime: [60] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 137