The Afterschool Extra Special Cut

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Oddball Films brings you The Afterschool Extra Special Cut, a very special evening of the most poignant, touching and hilarious clips from more than a dozen different ABC Afterschool Specials, NBC Special Treats and CBS Schoolbreak Specials from the 1970s and early 1980s. These melodramatic programs graced the afternoon airways from the early-70s through the mid-90s and offered preteens and teens a healthy dose of social conditioning while touching on a variety of touching and hard-hitting subjects, from marijuana use to alcoholic parents, disabled siblings, illiteracy, bullying and so much more! They launched dozens of young careers and featured seasoned veterans as concerned teachers and distant parents. For this program, we are going to skip all the filler and cut right to the most special moments and only the most special moments. All films are original 16mm prints and most are not available on DVD. Highlights include a triple dose of Scott Baio in Stoned (1980), Luke Was There (1976) and All the Kids Do It (1984); two Bradys (Eve Plumb and Chris Knight) in one special about disability and acceptance in Sara's Summer of the Swans (1974); Kristy McNichol stars as a desperate daughter of divorce in Pinballs (1977); Kareem Abdul Jabar (with the help of Clarence Williams III) inspires one boy to admit his illiteracy in The Hero Who Couldn't Read (1984); June Lockhart may help people get off drugs, but she can't get her own daughter off the brownies in Dinky Hocker (1972); Scream-Queen Belinda Balasky stars in Runaways (1974); Plus, The Terrible Secret, The Movie Star's Daughter, The Amazing Awareness of Duffy Moon, Pssst! Hammerman's After You, Francesca, Baby and a few other special secrets! You'll laugh, you'll cry and you'll be sure to learn a lot of valuable lessons!

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