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The success of the ''Afterschool Special'' led Creator/{{CBS}} and Creator/{{NBC}} to air their own "afterschool specials." CBS began its own ''Schoolbreak Special'' in 1980 and continued until 1996, while NBC presented its own ''Special Treat'' from 1975 to 1986. In addition to its own ''Afterschool Special'', ABC aired a ''Weekend Special'' from 1977 to 1997, although these were far less heavy-handed and tended to be adaptations of children's stories. That series got its own mascot, Cap'n O.G. Readmore, a cat in a ship captain's outfit that encouraged kids to read.
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The success of the ''Afterschool Special'' led Creator/{{CBS}} and Creator/{{NBC}} to air their own "afterschool specials." CBS began its own ''Schoolbreak Special'' in 1980 and continued until 1996, while NBC presented its own ''Special Treat'' from 1975 to 1986. In addition to its own ''Afterschool Special'', ABC aired a ''Weekend Special'' from 1977 to 1997, although these were far less heavy-handed and tended to be adaptations of children's stories.stories; as the name would imply, it usually aired on the weekends typically at the tail end of the Saturday morning lineup (though sometimes it would be pre-empted for sporting events). That series got its own mascot, Cap'n O.G. Readmore, a cat in a ship captain's outfit that encouraged kids to read.
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* AbusiveParents: A wide variety of stories -- physical, verbal and sometimes sexual
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* AbusiveParents: A wide variety of stories -- physical, verbal and sometimes sexualsexual.
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** ''A Family Again'': After eldest sibling Beth drowns, Lindsey is forced to become a mother/homemaker to younger sister Billie.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Holly as an adult feels incredibly guilty for [[spoiler:letting Beth take the fall for the cheating scandal. Robin and Lynnie confessed on their own terms and were suspended, but Beth really had nothing to do with it and she makes it clear that what Holly did was unforgivable]].
** Geri in ''The Late Great Me'' begins to realize how serious her alcoholism has gotten after it leads to the death of her beloved cat, Sophie. However, it just leads to her drinking more to numb the pain, and it takes a while for Geri to reach her "bottom."
** Geri in ''The Late Great Me'' begins to realize how serious her alcoholism has gotten after it leads to the death of her beloved cat, Sophie. However, it just leads to her drinking more to numb the pain, and it takes a while for Geri to reach her "bottom."
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: MyGodWhatHaveIDone:
** In ''The Cheats'', Holly as an adult feels incredibly guilty for [[spoiler:letting Beth take the fall for the cheating scandal. Robin and Lynnie confessed on their own terms and were suspended, but Beth really had nothing to do with it and she makes it clear that what Holly did was unforgivable]].
** Geri in ''The Late Great Me'' begins to realize how serious her alcoholism has gotten after it leads to [[spoiler: the death of her beloved cat, Sophie. However, it just leads to her drinking more to numb the pain, and it takes a while for Geri to reach her "bottom." "]]
** In ''The Cheats'', Holly as an adult feels incredibly guilty for [[spoiler:letting Beth take the fall for the cheating scandal. Robin and Lynnie confessed on their own terms and were suspended, but Beth really had nothing to do with it and she makes it clear that what Holly did was unforgivable]].
** Geri in ''The Late Great Me'' begins to realize how serious her alcoholism has gotten after it leads to [[spoiler: the death of her beloved cat, Sophie. However, it just leads to her drinking more to numb the pain, and it takes a while for Geri to reach her "bottom.
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Compare and contrast TeenDrama and LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek (a genre that has been characterized as "Afterschool Specials for wine moms"). See also, ''Lifestories: Families in Crisis'', and ''Family Video Diaries'', which both originally aired occasionally on Creator/{{HBO}}.
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Compare and contrast TeenDrama and LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek (a genre that has been characterized as "Afterschool Specials for wine moms"). See also, ''Lifestories: Families in Crisis'', and ''Family Video Diaries'', which both originally aired occasionally on Creator/{{HBO}}.Creator/{{HBO}} (as a sidenote, both HBO and Creator/{{Showtime}} reran old Afterschool Specials under their own banners in the 1980s and early 90s, like the ''HBO Family Playhouse'').
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* CharacterWitness: In ''The Cheats'', Dr. Daniels is harsh on Beth when [[spoiler:confronting her about the test answers found in the library book that she checked out. She also believes Beth when Beth honestly tells her that she got her grade fairly and didn't cheat. Beth reveals in the epilogue that Dr. Daniels fought tooth and nail to get Beth into Cornell after the latter got expelled from high school]].
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* ThisIsUnforgivable: In the epilogue of ''The Cheats'', [[spoiler: Beth consents to talk with Holly for a few minutes, two years after that fateful senior year. But that's all Holly gets for letting Beth get expelled, a few minutes. Holly tries to break the ice, only for her face to fall when Beth said she had to go to a state school for a year and was accepted into Cornell for sophomore year because Dr. Daniels kept calling admissions and vouching for her, explaining the circumstances behind the cheating scandal. Beth also says, in a rather cold but calm voice, that she's never going to forget or forgive that her best friend threw her under the bus to save her own ass while getting away with stealing test answers. She then walks away, and Holly can't bring herself to apologize]].
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* ChildrenRaiseYou: Shows up in specials like ''Francesca, Baby'' (1976) and ''She Drinks a Little'' (aka ''First Step'') (1981). In both, a [[AlcoholicParent parent's alcoholism]] means the eldest daughter serves as woman of the house, cooking, cleaning and so forth.
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* ChildrenRaiseYou: Shows up in specials like ''Francesca, Baby'' (1976) and ''She Drinks a Little'' (aka ''First Step'') (1981). In both, a [[AlcoholicParent parent's alcoholism]] means the eldest daughter serves as woman head of the house, household, cooking, cleaning cleaning, and so forth.caring for her younger siblings.
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* TheShowMustGoWrong: In ''She Drinks a Little'', Cindy, who las the lead role in the school play, ends up embarrassed by her alcoholic mother, Miriam, during the curtain call, when Miriam walks onstage uninvited and drunkenly slurs her pride for her daughter.
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* TroublingUnchildlikeBehavior: One example is in ''The Late Great Me'' (1979), an adaptation of Sandra Scoppetone's 1976 novel. Geri, still only a senior in high school, starts drinking to impress a boyfriend and in very little time is drinking so heavily she's regularly blacking out and making a fool of herself in public while intoxicated.
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* ChildrenRaiseYou: Shows up in specials like ''Francesca, Baby'' (1976) and ''She Drinks a Little'' (aka ''First Step'') (1981). In both, a [[AlcoholicParent parent's alcoholism]] means the eldest daughter serves as woman of the house, cooking, cleaning and so forth.
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* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet for ''The Cheats''; [[spoiler:Beth is expelled, Dr. Daniels is forced to resign her principal position, and Holly becomes a KarmaHoudini initially for getting away with cheating on her test. Then Dr. Daniels gets another administrative position and vouches for Beth at Cornell admissions, so she gets into her dream university. Beth makes it clear, however, that she will never forgive Holly for what she did]].
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* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet for ''The Cheats''; [[spoiler:Beth Cheats'', the tale of a high school cheating scandal, wherein an otherwise outstanding student is expelled, trying to get into a prestigious university: [[spoiler: Beth, the straight A-student, is expelled while the principal, Dr. Daniels Daniels, is forced to resign her principal position, and Holly resign; one of the main instigators, Holly, becomes a KarmaHoudini initially for getting away with cheating on her test. Then Dr. Daniels gets another administrative position and vouches for Beth at Cornell admissions, so she gets into her dream university. Beth makes it clear, however, that she will never forgive Holly for what she did]].
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The 1981 ''Afterschool Special'' ''Film/TheWave1981'', where a high school history teacher's classroom project to illustrate the realities of Nazi Germany and fascism turns ugly. Inspired a novel and a [[Film/DieWelle German feature film]].
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The 1981 ''Afterschool Special'' ''Film/TheWave1981'', where a high school history teacher's classroom project to illustrate the realities of Nazi Germany and fascism turns ugly. Inspired a novel and a [[Film/DieWelle [[Film/TheWave2008 German feature film]].
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The 1983 ''Afterschool Special'' "Film/TheWave", where a high school history teacher's classroom project to illustrate the realities of Nazi Germany and fascism turns ugly. Inspired a novel and a [[Film/DieWelle German feature film]].
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* ANaziByAnyOtherName: The 1983 1981 ''Afterschool Special'' "Film/TheWave", ''Film/TheWave1981'', where a high school history teacher's classroom project to illustrate the realities of Nazi Germany and fascism turns ugly. Inspired a novel and a [[Film/DieWelle German feature film]].
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* MissingMom and DisappearedDad: Several, including one where a non-custodial mother kidnaps her children and brainwashes them into believing their dad had died in a car accident. Another involved a young teen-ager who raised her younger siblings after both parents had died.
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* MissingMom and DisappearedDad: Several, including one where a non-custodial mother kidnaps her children and brainwashes them into believing their dad had died in a car accident. Another involved a young teen-ager teenager who raised her younger siblings after both parents had died.
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Compare and contrast LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek and TeenDrama. See also, ''Lifestories: Families in Crisis'', and ''Family Video Diaries'', which both originally aired occasionally on Creator/{{HBO}}.
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Compare and contrast TeenDrama and LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek and TeenDrama.(a genre that has been characterized as "Afterschool Specials for wine moms"). See also, ''Lifestories: Families in Crisis'', and ''Family Video Diaries'', which both originally aired occasionally on Creator/{{HBO}}.
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* TheRainman: Numerous episodes dealing with mental retardation, with situations ranging from the family adjusting to a newly de-institutionalized mentally-challenged person now living with them ("Welcome Home, Jellybean") or a person seeking social acceptance. Other shows aimed to show how the handicapped (physical and/or mental) were NotSoDifferent from non-handicapped.
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*ShootTheShaggyDogTooYoungToDieLamentation: A 1992 episode was a dramatic adaptation of John J. Berrio's "Seventeen" essay, again focusing on his post-mortem reflections and promising to heed driving safety and traffic laws (as he was supposed taught to but chose instead to ignore) if God would grant him a second chance.
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* BittersweetEnding: More bitter than sweet for ''The Cheats''; [[spoiler:Beth is expelled, Dr. Daniels is forced to resign her principal position, and Holly becomes a KarmaHoudini initially for getting away with cheating on her test. Then Dr. Daniels gets another administrative position and vouches for Beth at Cornell admissions, so she gets into her dream university. Beth makes it clear, however, that she will never forgive Holly for what she did]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: It at first seems that Holly is a KarmaHoudini in that her college admissions aren't affected by the cheating scandal.
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: It at first seems that Holly is a KarmaHoudini in that her college admissions aren't affected by the cheating scandal. Her adult self admits, however, that she is plagued by guilt that [[spoiler:Beth ended up paying the highest price for it, and nothing she can do will fix it]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Holly as an adult feels incredibly guilty for [[spoiler:letting Beth take the fall for the cheating scandal. Robin and Lynnie confessed on their own terms and were suspended, but Beth really had nothing to do with it and she makes it clear that what Holly did was unforgivable]].
* TheScapegoat:
** Beth [[spoiler:is expelled for having known about the cheating scandal but not saying anything about it proactively, while getting caught. The irony is she's the only one who didn't cheat, and Dr. Daniels knows that]].
** Meanwhile Dr. Daniels, being the first black principal at their school, [[spoiler:gets forced out of her position despite the fact that she takes a hardline response towards the cheating scandal]]. She takes it in stride and [[spoiler:finds another administrative position]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: Holly as an adult feels incredibly guilty for [[spoiler:letting Beth take the fall for the cheating scandal. Robin and Lynnie confessed on their own terms and were suspended, but Beth really had nothing to do with it and she makes it clear that what Holly did was unforgivable]].
* TheScapegoat:
** Beth [[spoiler:is expelled for having known about the cheating scandal but not saying anything about it proactively, while getting caught. The irony is she's the only one who didn't cheat, and Dr. Daniels knows that]].
** Meanwhile Dr. Daniels, being the first black principal at their school, [[spoiler:gets forced out of her position despite the fact that she takes a hardline response towards the cheating scandal]]. She takes it in stride and [[spoiler:finds another administrative position]].
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* NoFairCheating: ''The Cheats'' is all about this.
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* HeelFaceDoorSlam: Happens twice to Holly in ''The Cheats''. She goes to Dr. Daniels to wish her goodbye on graduation, only for Dr. Daniels to tell her [[spoiler:she knows that Holly let Beth get expelled to save her own skin, and that Holly only cheated herself. Two years later, Holly goes to catch up with Beth, who tells her that what she did was unforgivable and nothing Holly does can fix that]].
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: On graduation day in ''The Cheats'', Dr. Daniels has a frank talk with Holly before the principal has to leave. She knows that Holly cheated and can't prove it because [[spoiler:Beth refused to give up Holly to save herself. But she tells Holly that whatever happens, Holly cheated herself and will have to live with that]].
* IKnowYouKnowIKnow: On graduation day in ''The Cheats'', Dr. Daniels has a frank talk with Holly before the principal has to leave. She knows that Holly cheated and can't prove it because [[spoiler:Beth refused to give up Holly to save herself. But she tells Holly that whatever happens, Holly cheated herself and will have to live with that]].
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* KarmaHoudiniWarranty: It at first seems that Holly is a KarmaHoudini in that her college admissions aren't affected by the cheating scandal.
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* FollowTheLeader: The ''ABC Afterschool Special'' begat NBC's ''Special Treat'' and the ''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' ... and even ABC's ''Weekend Special''.
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Compare and contrast LifetimeMovieOfTheWeek and TeenDrama. See also, ''Lifestories: Families in Crisis'', and ''Family Video Diaries'', which both originally aired occasionally on Creator/{{HBO}}.
