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MichaelKane20 · 09-28-2003, 07:59 PM

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THESE SPECIALS !!!

DOES ANYONE ONE HERE HAVE ANY VIDEOS TO SELL OF THESE SPECIALS

TeeVeeCloset · 09-28-2003, 09:35 PM

I have about 25 of these afterschool specials including ones with kristy mcnichol, valerie bertinelli and leif garrett...all in perfect quality.......email me if interested......

Chocoholic · 09-29-2003, 08:28 AM

I remember thoise ABC afterschool specials. They were great. I wonder why they stopped them.

Small Wonderian · 09-29-2003, 01:28 PM

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Originally posted by alejandro17
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THESE SPECIALS !!!

DOES ANYONE ONE HERE HAVE ANY VIDEOS TO SELL OF THESE SPECIALS

ABC discontinued it after August 30, 1997, but if you ask me, ABC needs to bring it back more than ever!!!

hawaii five-o · 09-29-2003, 07:47 PM

Didn't Oprah have something to do with having these shows cancelled because ABC affiliates kept pre-empting her show to show them?

musicradio77 · 09-29-2003, 09:09 PM

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Originally posted by amp2k3
ABC discontinued it after August 30, 1997, but if you ask me, ABC needs to bring it back more than ever!!!

Here's a clip from the "ABC After School Special Promo" from 1974.

Small Wonderian · 09-29-2003, 11:10 PM

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Originally posted by hawaii five-o
Didn't Oprah have something to do with having these shows cancelled because ABC affiliates kept pre-empting her show to show them?

I wouldn't be surprised if she did.

She makes me so sick, sometimes.

felicitylen · 09-30-2003, 12:08 PM

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Originally posted by alejandro17
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THESE SPECIALS !!!

I used to watch those all time!

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ABC discontinued it after August 30, 1997, but if you ask me, ABC needs to bring it back more than ever!!!

They really do!

treky · 10-01-2003, 12:55 AM

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Originally posted by Jen1982
Leif Garrett used to do ABC Afterschool Specials? All I know about him is that he dated Justine Bateman for two years. I 've never seen him in any tv shows or specials, except for the E! True Hollywood Story of Justine Bateman. Is he an actor? He was a musican at one point, if I remember correctly. Anyway, that's interesting. about those who were in the specials for ABC Afternoon.

he also played Tony Ranndalls son on "The Odd Couple"

Chocoholic · 10-01-2003, 08:19 AM

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Originally posted by hawaii five-o
Didn't Oprah have something to do with having these shows cancelled because ABC affiliates kept pre-empting her show to show them?

Wouldn't surprise me if that was true. Oprah really bugs me.

I agree. We do need them now more than ever.

TV Guy · 10-03-2003, 11:41 PM

What happened was that in the mid 80s, a lot of ABC affiliates started showing "Oprah" at 4:00 and got huge ratings. The "Afterschool Special" was shown only once every two weeks, but the affiliates became reluctant to pre-empt "Oprah", which got higher ratings than the specials. For a while, Oprah actually produced some of the "Afterschool Specials" in the early 90s (those episodes tended to be talk or documentary episodes, rather than dramatic ones). I believe this was an effort on ABC's part to encourage the affiliates to carry the specials. But this effort was futile, and ABC eventually gave up and ended the specials.

LILFACE23 · 10-04-2003, 12:18 AM

I agree they need to bring them back. With everything that goes on in todays world, it could give kids piece of mind. I also agree that what happen to them is definitly TALK SHOWS. That's all that's ever on anymore. If you don't get cable, forget it. They really don't have shows anymore just for kids on reg. t.v. (local stations).

donald snl · 10-04-2003, 11:21 PM

you can say that again.

09-28-2003, 07:59 PM	#1
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LILFACE23 MISS YOU GUYS Senior Member Join Date: Sep 17, 2003 Location: NEW YORK Posts: 1,354	I agree they need to bring them back. With everything that goes on in todays world, it could give kids piece of mind. I also agree that what happen to them is definitly TALK SHOWS. That's all that's ever on anymore. If you don't get cable, forget it. They really don't have shows anymore just for kids on reg. t.v. (local stations).
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09-28-2003, 09:35 PM	#2
TeeVeeCloset Member Senior Member Join Date: Aug 25, 2003 Posts: 1,873	I have about 25 of these afterschool specials including ones with kristy mcnichol, valerie bertinelli and leif garrett...all in perfect quality.......email me if interested......

09-29-2003, 08:28 AM	#3
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I remember thoise ABC afterschool specials. They were great. I wonder why they stopped them.

09-29-2003, 07:47 PM	#5
hawaii five-o Book 'Em, Dano Senior Member Join Date: Jun 27, 2003 Location: At home, eating cereal straight out of the box Posts: 1,406	Didn't Oprah have something to do with having these shows cancelled because ABC affiliates kept pre-empting her show to show them?

10-03-2003, 11:41 PM	#11
TV Guy Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 25, 2001 Location: Boston, MA, USA Posts: 3,419	What happened was that in the mid 80s, a lot of ABC affiliates started showing "Oprah" at 4:00 and got huge ratings. The "Afterschool Special" was shown only once every two weeks, but the affiliates became reluctant to pre-empt "Oprah", which got higher ratings than the specials. For a while, Oprah actually produced some of the "Afterschool Specials" in the early 90s (those episodes tended to be talk or documentary episodes, rather than dramatic ones). I believe this was an effort on ABC's part to encourage the affiliates to carry the specials. But this effort was futile, and ABC eventually gave up and ended the specials.

10-04-2003, 11:21 PM	#13
donald snl Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jul 06, 2003 Posts: 456	you can say that again.