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- 1972–199745m8.8 (66)TV EpisodeA blind, mentally retarded infant with cerebral palsy is left in the care of an elderly English woman who refuses to let him die.
- 22-year-old police officer poses as a student to find the identity of a drug supplier at an inner-city high school.
- 16-year-old gymnast is determined to become a world-class athlete.
- High School teacher decides to conduct a social experiment, asking his students to take part. But what they don't know is that the experiment is on mind control.
- Two teenagers, one black and one white, begin a friendship.
- Curious about his mom's pregnancy, a ten-year-old seeks answers to where babies come from.
- 1972–19971h8.2 (97)TV Episode13-year-old boy has problems reading, which his teachers attribute to laziness. It is later discovered that he has Dyslexia.
- The last male Eskimo curlew, his search for a mate, and the problems they face as they make the treacherous migration from the high arctic tundra to Argentina and back to the nesting grounds.
- Teacher discovers that the star basketball player is illiterate, and makes it his mission to teach him how to read.
- 16-year-old mentally retarded teen attempts to make friends with other kids in the neighborhood.
- 1972–19971h7.9 (30)TV EpisodeThe tale of four friends who are members of a high school swimming team, and the threat to those bonds when two of them experiment with cocaine.
- Teenage girl is frustrated about her lack of singing ability in her gospel singing family. She writes a song about her problem, and soon finds where her musical talent lies.
- Brother and sister go on the run with their divorced mom, not realizing until later that their mom has kidnapped them from their dad.
- Teenagers lure a timid girl into a made-up experiment that gets her involved in affectionate ways.
- 1972–19971h7.8 (19)TV EpisodeTeenaged boy discovers he has been afflicted with AIDS after a blood transfusion.
- A sensitive young girl (Melissa Sue Anderson) gradually comes to terms with the accidental death of her younger sister. Based on the award-winning young adult novel by Constance Greene.
- Three orphans from very different backgrounds find themselves living with the same foster couple while waiting to be adopted.
- In 1947, a young white boy and an elderly black man enjoy a warm and wonderful friendship based on their mutual love of the Brooklyn Dodgers and Jackie Robinson.
- 1972–19971h7.8 (15)TV Episode12-year-old girl wonders about all of the changes that's happening to her body. Sequel to My Mom's Having a Baby.
- Underprivileged and troubled teens join the Trapper Creek Jobs Corp in Montana to learn a trade, work in the wilderness and achieve a solid work ethic.
- The separation of church and state is examined when a Christmas Nativity scene, being displayed at a high school, sparks debate and protest from the student body.
- Teenager is stunned when his best friend commits suicide, and is left with one unanswered question - Why?
- A teenager babysitting a young girl discovers that she is being molested by a family friend when harrowing memories of her own past molestation by her uncle come to the surface.
- 16-year-old girl is in denial about her mother's drinking problem and refuses to join Ala-Teen.
- 14-year-old basketball player wants to be a ballet dancer, and is worried about what his friends and family will think.
- 1972–19971h7.6 (12)TV EpisodeThree part series about high school graduates contemplating their future, while working at the mall. In 'First Impressions' a girl is torn whether to meet her birth mother.
- A widower with two daughters marries a divorcee with one daughter, creating a blended family. Will they all get along?
- 1972–199746m7.6 (101)TV EpisodeTired of being short, a sixth-grader buys a magical book that enables him to "Think Big".
- 1972–19977.6 (47)TV EpisodeAnimated special about two youngsters who are miniaturized and travel through their Uncle's body, to understand more about his health.
- Neighborhood gang makes a pact to torment and bully the new kid on the street.
- Overweight teenage girl is obsessed with food and can't stop eating. Only when she turns to a friend for help, does she start making changes in her eating habits.
- Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.
- Teenage girl desperately wants to be popular. One day an angel grants her that wish, by giving her a new image every day. But soon she wishes she could just be herself.
- Soccer mom decides to get her high school diploma and ends up sharing classes with her teenage son.
- 1972–199744m7.4 (36)TV EpisodeA contemporary remake of "Cinderella" aimed at a pre-teen audience, for an ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Afterschool Special.
- High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
- A family comes to grips with their own grief after the eldest daughter is killed.
- Shy teen enrolls in a new school and doesn't make friends easily. Then overnight everyone wants to be her friend, once it is discovered that her father is a famous movie star.
- Teenage girl is in denial about being in a wheelchair when an accident leaves her paralyzed. She begins to change when she becomes friends with a boy in the same situation.
- Amy, a depressed seventeen year old high school girl, is visited by her guardian angel Oliver after wishing she had never been born. Oliver shows Amy how important she is to the people in her life.
- Teenage girl wants to be a successful dancer, and has a chance to try out for a dance troupe. But fear of failure may keep her from auditioning.
- Documentary following two actors from General Hospital as they research and talk to people living with HIV and AIDS.
- 16-year-old girl is stunned when her biological mother arrives to take her away from her adoptive parents.
- Teenage girl is in total denial about her mother's drinking problem.
- 1972–199745m7.3 (15)TV Episode15-year-old girl starts to drink liquor to impress a boy, and soon starts to develop a serious alcohol problem.
- Teen Lisl Gilbert (Karlene Crockett) finds inner strength when she learns her mother (Rosemary Forsyth) is dying of cancer.
- Three women of various generations deal with the many changes taking place in their lives.
- 14-year-old baseball player and his uncle/baseball manager find themselves at odds over the philosophy 'Winning Is Everything'.
- 1972–19971h7.2 (10)TV EpisodeRich businessman decides to return to teaching after working in the stock market. He inherits a class of under-achievers and sets out to make them winners.
- Streetwise teenager is sent to live in the suburbs with her father new family.
- A departure from most ABC Afterschool Specials, this one focuses on Madeline Green, a teenage girl who discovers her father's affair with a friend of her mother, and struggles to keep it from tearing her family apart.
- Teenager stumbles upon a case of child abuse. She discovers a child she baby-sits is regular beaten by the mother.
- 1972–19971h7.1 (33)TV EpisodeA 13-year-old boy has a crush on a cheerleader at his school and dreams up creative ways to try to impress her.
- Aspiring teen folk singer is torn whether to continue her singing or to accept an educational scholarship.
- Adolescent girl is ashamed to introduce her friends to her parents because they are deaf.
- Teenage girl is stunned to discover that her mother is not deceased, but mentally ill living in an institution.
- 1972–19977.1 (47)TV EpisodeTwo high school journalists write a story about a teen HIV support group, and are stunned by some of the stories they hear.
- 1972–19971h7.1 (33)TV EpisodeMother and daughter are at odds when the daughter wants to be independent and less reliant on her mom.
- Teen finds himself having to take a long road trip with his new stepmother, whom he dislikes. His resent begins to melt away as the two get to know one another.
- 1972–19971h7.1 (71)TV EpisodeSixth-grader insults the school bully who wants to meet with him after school.
- 1972–199746m7.1 (47)TV EpisodeTeenage girl reluctantly takes on an advice column for her school newspaper.
- Teenage girl is involved in a hit and run and the guilt starts to take a toll on her everyday life.
- 1972–199746m7.1 (35)TV EpisodeA high school track star is involved in a life threatening accident, and now must learn to depend on others for his day to day living.
- 12-year-old entrepreneur decides to create and sell his own brand of toothpaste.
- A 17-year-old boy finds that looks can be deceiving when he becomes friends with the prettiest girl in school; despite her beauty, she's very unhappy and has low self-esteem.
- A teenager who tries to convince his town to farm without using pesticides finds many of the residents resistant to change.
- In 1981, a teenage girl named Victoria Martin is convinced that her mother doesn't understand the younger generation. After she bangs her head, Victoria is sent back in time to 1944 and meets her mother as a teenager.
- Brother and sister discover a wounded deer and proceed to nurse the animal back to health.
- High school students take part in a marriage course where they are coupled up and must complete everyday married life tasks.
- Teenage girl is raped after accepting a date from the most popular boy in school.
- 1972–199750m6.9 (52)TV EpisodeA 12-year-old girl invites her grandfather to join her 'secret' club.
- Long-nosed Cyrano de Begerac helps an army officer woo Roxanne, the woman he loves in this animated version of Edmond Rostand's play.
- 1972–19971h6.8 (18)TV Episode14-year-old wins the lottery and thinks all her problems are over. But she quickly learns that her real problems are just beginning.
- 15-year-old girl is stunned when she discovers her deceased father is very much alive.
- 1972–19971h6.8 (31)TV EpisodeTwo youngsters are shrunk so they can enter their teenage sister's head, and discover how the mind works.
- College bound 18-year-old has his life turned upside down when his 16-year-old girlfriend announce she is pregnant.
- A high school girl has a crush on a soap-opera star but she thinks she is in love with him. At school she meets her new English teacher who looks closely like the soap-opera star. Partly filmed at Lyndhurst Library
- A young boy helps his friend escape slavery through the underground railway.
- 12-year-old city boy adjusts to a new way of life when his mother remarries and moves the whole family to the country.
- Teenage girl is forced to confront the problems involving her mentally challenged brother.
- 1972–199748m6.7 (22)TV EpisodeFootball coach tries to mediate a conflict between the star Quarterback and his father.
- In an effort to understand his blind girlfriend, a teenage boy decides to spend an entire Sunday blindfolded.
- Four high school friends find their lives changed forever when one of the friends drives drunk with devastating results.
- 1972–19976.6 (40)TV Episode16-year-old girl doesn't realize that her mother emotionally and verbally abusive to her.
- Her father abandoned sixteen year old Alicia ten years ago. Now a family wedding presents a chance for her to forge a relationship with him. But it means crossing her mother, who still hasn't forgiven him for walking out on them.
- 1972–199745m6.6 (41)TV EpisodeTwo teenage girls, one rich and one middle-class, become best friends over the summer.
- Teenager with a stuttering problem overcomes his shyness to become a championship figure skater.
- Family inherits a house on a tiny island between Canada and the US, and is not the jurisdiction of either country.
- 1972–199746m6.6 (15)TV EpisodeTired of being bullied at school, a boy start drawing a master scientist. He begins to imagine what it would be like, as the scientist, standing-up to the bullies at school.
- A group of high school students learn about ethics and the seduction of power when they start a cookie company for a class project.
- After getting stood up for the school prom a high school girl sues her date.
- After being the victim of sexually harassment by her male classmates, a teenage girl decides to sue the school for doing nothing to stop the harassment.
- 1972–19976.5 (21)TV EpisodeLonely rich kid is suddenly granted seven wishes from a genie. He uses all of the wishes to impress a girl at school, but it doesn't work out the way he envisioned.
- Free spirited mother realizes her daughter is no longer a little girl, and tries to give her more independence. Meanwhile the daughter is puzzled by her mother's lack of attention.
- The daughter of a divorced couple wages her own custody battle. After her natural mother dies in an accident, a teenager sues her natural father for the right to live with her disabled step-dad.
- 16-year-old girl turns to a support group when her boyfriend begins to hit her.
- Despite his failing health, a Native-American medicine man is determined to teach his great-grandchildren the traditions of the Apache nation.
- An 11-year-old girl encounters opposition when she joins her brother's Little League Baseball team, which happens to be all male.
- Two 12-year-old girls going through a divorce make a pact never to divorce their friendship.
- 1972–19971h6.4 (23)TV EpisodeTeenage boy is unable to deal with his schizophrenic father.
- A teen decides to become a punk rocker in order to stand out from the crowd.
- Teenage figure skater learns to true value of winning when she meets a paraplegic youngster.
- Teenage girl struggles with her mother's illness from breast cancer.
- A high-school student debates whether to come forward about the facts of a tragic drunk-driving accident.
- Neighborhood starts examining their feelings of racism when one of the neighbors is caught vandalizing the home of a black family, and people start taking sides.
- The story of a retired clown and his undying love for children.
- Teen violinist is torn between her musical career and her boyfriend.
- 12-year-old girl must deal with her new stepmother being more of a presence in her life than she had expected.
- Career driven mother and her daughter don't see eye to eye when it comes to the daughter's future plans.
- A 15-year-old struggles through the politics of divorce as his parents split up.
- 16-year-old student is convinced his upcoming date with the school prom queen will be the perfect date. However it turns out to be anything but the perfect date.
- A 16-year-old boy (Warlock) ends up in juvenile hall after trying to "prove" himself to his peers.
- 1972–19971h6.2 (10)TV EpisodeSpecial introducing William Shakespeare to young people through sketches, readings and music.
- An ABC (American Broadcasting Company) Afterschool Special, about an overworked housewife, who, as the title suggests, goes on strike, in order to persuade the rest of her family to share household chores.
- 1972–199730m6.1 (52)TV EpisodeA teenage girl is traumatized after being assaulted by a stranger from whom she hitched a ride.
- Tired of receiving hand me downs from her sister, an 11-year-old girl borrows her bike. When the bike gets stolen, she tries to find it before her sister finds out.
- An early ABC Afterschool Speical about an imaginative and determined 14-year-old Puerto Rican boy who builds a sailing ship to sail around Central Park. Followed in 1975 by the sequel "Santiago's America."
- A group of high school students take part in a parenting class where their first assignment is to 'parent' an egg.
- Jack is a motivated high school student who smokes cannabis for the first time, and falls in with a fast crowd. Will he wake up and realize what he's doing with his future before it's too late?
- Live action/animation special geared to educate young people about classical music.
- 1972–19975.9 (13)TV EpisodeTrue story about a teen with Down's Syndrome who begins attending college classes.
- Teenage girl is shocked when a former boyfriend tells her he has gonorrhea. Not only does she get tested, she must tell her current boyfriend to get tested as well.
- A small-town teenage girl joins forces with a younger, street-wise boy. A story about their struggle for survival in an often frightening big city.
- 12-year-old girl assumes responsibility for her two little brothers, after the passing of their mother.
- 1972–19971h5.7 (15)TV EpisodeSon is shocked when his parents announce that they have decided to separate.
- 1972–199747m5.6 (23)TV EpisodeUpdate of Mark Twain's The Prince and the Pauper. Delivery boy and President's son discover they are exact doubles and decide to swap identities.
- Three girls steal the answers to their final exam. When the headmistress finds out, she gives those responsible one-day to confess. After that anyone participating in the cover-up will be expelled.
- Having never used drugs in his life, a teenage boy is shocked to test positive for drugs.
- A young Puerto Rican New York boy thinks his mother wants to move back to her homeland, so he takes a job as an errand boy for a small-time hood to pay for the move back to her Caribbean homeland.
- Two terminally ill boys strike up a friendship in a hospital ward. One of the boys decides to make the ultimate sacrifice to the other so he can have a chance at life.
- Teenage girl who advocates sex education at her school finds herself butting heads with her mother who is seeking a spot on the school board.
- 1972–19975.0 (12)TV EpisodeLive-Action/animation special featuring Michel Legrand in a true story about the bird that inspired him while studying at the Paris Conservatory of Music.
- Sensing his mom is lonely and looking for companionship, a 13-year-old places a personal ad for 'The Perfect Guy'
- Teenage girl finds her song lyrics being scrutinized when some people find them too suggestive.
- Comedy about overprotective parents so concerned about their daughter's safety, they hire a private eye to follow her every move.
- Teen travels to the future to see his future self, and is stunned to see how alcohol has shaped his life.
- A high school senior finds his future plans turned upside down when his girlfriend tells him she is pregnant.
- Teenage girl doesn't understand why her father is against her campaign to promote literacy at his factory. Until she discovers that her father can't read.
- 1972–19973.6 (12)TV EpisodeWhoopi Goldberg interviews musician/singer Bonnie Raitt about her life, career and future plans.
- Puerto Rican boy is invited to a prestigious conference in LA. With no money, he re-builds a broken Taxi to get there.
- Father and son magically switch personalities with comical results.
- Woman struggles with her daughter wanting to leave the nest, while at the same time trying to convince her father to enter a retirement home.
- A pregnant 16-year-old girl examines her choices over what to do with her unborn baby amidst interviews with teens, parents, educators, counselors, social workers and doctors that amplify the issues.
- Twin sisters, one slim and one overweight, magically switch personalities giving each a new appreciation of each other.
- When an illiterate toy maker has the right to his invention stolen, his grandson and the Harlem Globetrotters team up to get them back.
- 1972–19971hTV EpisodeThe 1972 Senate race is seen through the eyes of two teen aged girls, each a campaign volunteer for George McGovern (Democrat) and Leo Thorness (Republican).
- After the senseless death of his twin brother, a teen drug pusher decides to seek revenge against all who have wronged him in the neighborhood.
- After the death of her father, a teenage girl struggles with her mother's total dependency on her.
- Video-arcade whiz and teen movie star discover they are exact doubles and decide to switch identities.
- Two teenage girls, one black and one white, become friends while working on a mural to honor a black classmate killed by random gunfire.
- Oprah Winfrey moderates a panel of teens, celebrities and experts to discuss the obsession teens have with their appearance.
- Oprah Winfrey moderates a panel of teens discussing race relations in America.
- In 'Second Chances' a girl struggles with her feelings as her mother prepares to remarry, years after the death of her father.
- In 'Temptations' the gang prepares to go their separate ways as the summer comes to a close. Meanwhile a recovering teenage alcoholic struggles to stay sober when an old drinking buddy shows up.
- Oprah Winfrey moderates a panel of teens, celebrities and experts to discuss surviving the end of a relationship.
- Roz Abrams hosts a special report on youth violence and later moderates a panel discussion.