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- DirectorRobert C. ThompsonStarsKarin ArgoudAnne SeymourBibi BeschStreetwise teenager is sent to live in the suburbs with her father new family.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsCarol JonesMelendy BrittDennis BowenSemi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.
- DirectorKevin HooksStarsLinda KelseyRossie HarrisKelley DunnAfter a series of bad luck, a single mother and her sons become homeless and are forced to live in their car.
- DirectorAllen CoulterStarsAlison BartlettWilliam McNamaraCarole KingTeenage girl finds her song lyrics being scrutinized when some people find them too suggestive.
- 1972–199745m6.6 (43)TV EpisodeDirectorHarry HarrisStarsMarion RossJennifer Jason LeighCarol LawrenceTwo teenage girls, one rich and one middle-class, become best friends over the summer.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsRob LoweDana PlatoSharon SpelmanHigh school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
- DirectorStephen GyllenhaalStarsMelora HardinDana HillSusan AdamsTwo 12-year-old girls going through a divorce make a pact never to divorce their friendship.
- DirectorJoanna LeeStarsTatum O'NealCorey FeldmanDante BascoDrug-addiction treatment center for teenagers where the counselors are ex-addicts themselves.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsAmanda WyssBonnie BartlettMichael LeClair16-year-old girl is in denial about her mother's drinking problem and refuses to join Ala-Teen.
- DirectorBeau BridgesStarsKelly WolfNiki ScaleraBlair BrownA 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.
- DirectorAnson WilliamsStarsDavid TomaMary Ellen TrainorLawrence PressmanHigh school teen is heavily addicted to drugs such as Cocaine and can't seem to stop, until he is faced with a tragedy.
- DirectorLynn HamrickStarsChristopher Daniel BarnesLisa Dean RyanAlley MillsHaving never used drugs in his life, a teenage boy is shocked to test positive for drugs.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsKarlene CrockettRosemary ForsythKate ZentallTeen Lisl Gilbert (Karlene Crockett) finds inner strength when she learns her mother (Rosemary Forsyth) is dying of cancer.
- DirectorRichard C. BennettStarsMelissa Sue AndersonKaty KurtzmanSparky MarcusA 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.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsKristy McNicholLance KerwinMelendy Britt12-year-old girl must deal with her new stepmother being more of a presence in her life than she had expected.
- DirectorArthur Allan SeidelmanStarsSteve AustinBill SorrellsAlice Hirson14-year-old basketball player wants to be a ballet dancer, and is worried about what his friends and family will think.
- DirectorRichard C. BennettStarsKristy McNicholJohnny DoranSparky MarcusThree orphans from very different backgrounds find themselves living with the same foster couple while waiting to be adopted.
- DirectorRobert FuestStarsDanny AielloMaria TucciLauri HendlerA widower with two daughters marries a divorcee with one daughter, creating a blended family. Will they all get along?
- DirectorMartin TahseStarsMalcolm-Jamal WarnerRob StoneNadia DeLeyeTeenager is stunned when his best friend commits suicide, and is left with one unanswered question - Why?
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsJodie FosterNed WilsonDennis McKiernanAn 11-year-old girl encounters opposition when she joins her brother's Little League Baseball team, which happens to be all male.
- 1972–199750m6.9 (52)TV EpisodeDirectorHarry HarrisStarsJodie FosterEduard FranzLeonard StoneA 12-year-old girl invites her grandfather to join her 'secret' club.
- 1972–199746m7.1 (48)TV EpisodeDirectorLarry ElikannStarsSusan LawrenceMeegan KingBarbara TimkoTeenage girl reluctantly takes on an advice column for her school newspaper.
- 1972–199730m6.1 (53)TV EpisodeDirectorRobert MandelStarsMichele GreeneMoosie DrierRobert DoQuiA teenage girl is traumatized after being assaulted by a stranger from whom she hitched a ride.
- DirectorJoan DarlingStarsMary Kay PlaceStephen Keep MillsYeardley SmithAn 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.
- DirectorRoger FlintStarsNora DenneyMichael LeClairGeno SilvaRelates the adventures of a boy and his grandmother as they ride a makeshift raft down a dangerous river to escape from a group of renegades.
- DirectorNeal BaerStarsKerri GreenKay LenzDean ButlerA 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.
- 1977–199530mTV-Y6.6 (28)TV EpisodeDirectorHarvey S. LaidmanStarsPat PetersenJohn WilliamsRonnie ScribnerHarvey Small enters a contest to win a big prize but faces some challenges along the way.
- DirectorTom BlankStarsJune LockhartJon WalmsleyGary SpringerOverweight 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.
- DirectorClaude KervenStarsTrini AlvaradoJoanna MerlinLee CurreriAspiring teen folk singer is torn whether to continue her singing or to accept an educational scholarship.
- DirectorLarry ElikannStarsShane SinutkoChristian BerriganMary Margaret PattsRob helps Soup run for class president.
- DirectorRobert ChenaultStarsShane SinutkoRobert SampsonMadelyn CainPoor James Harrison! Everyone is upset with him - his parents, the next-door neighbor, even the town sheriff - but he didn't do anything wrong! The real culprit is Thomas Kempe, a sorcerer from a prior century who's been unwittingly released from an antique bottle. Young James, after moving into a charming Victorian home with his family, finds that he has an invisible roommate - the ghost of Thomas Kempe. The ghost needs an apprentice, but when James refuses to cooperate, accidents and mysterious events plague the neighborhood. Coincidentally, all the clues point to James as the guilty party! Fortunately, a friend volunteers to help the boy lure the mischief-loving spirit back to his resting place. But even if the two succeed, will anyone believe the explanation?
- 1972–199746m7.7 (100)TV EpisodeDirectorLarry ElikannStarsLance KerwinIke EisenmannJim BackusTired of being short, a sixth-grader buys a magical book that enables him to "Think Big".
- 1977–1995TV-Y5.6 (10)TV EpisodeDirectorClaude KervenStarsKim HauserLily Nell WarrenSally Stark
- DirectorMarc DanielsStarsRobert CarnegieKim HamiltonNyles HarrisA young boy gets a wish from a leprechaun, and wishes for all the money in the world. He then learns about the real-life ramifications of such a wish.
- DirectorArthur LubinStarsLauri HendlerAnnrae WalterhouseKevin King CooperAn ABC Weekend Special, based on the 1935 single-panel comic strip by Marjorie Henderson Buell.
- DirectorMarija Miletic DailStarsCharlie AdlerValri BromfieldNancy CartwrightP.J. escaping a boring family reunion to become famous by contacting alien beings with his friends. However, with the villainous Weasel Brothers looking to cause trouble, P.J. and company have to get creative to battle the wicked bullies.
- 1977–1995TV-Y6.3 (11)TV EpisodeDirectorRick ReinertStarsLucille BlissStan JonesIlene Latter