About this season
CBS Schoolbreak Special is an American anthology series for teenagers that aired on CBS from April 1980 to January 1996. The series began under the title CBS Afternoon Playhouse, and was changed during the 1984 - 85 season. The concept was very similar to ABC's Afterschool Special.
Episodes (6)
1. The Writing on the Wall
Aired 11 October 1994 • 60 min
Three teens are caught defacing a rabbi's temple. Instead of punishment, the rabbi suggests 25 hours of Holocaust, Judaism, and tolerance education. Which he would teach.
2. My Summer as a Girl
Aired 25 October 1994 • 60 min
Desperate for a summer job, a teenage boy decides to masquerade as a girl to land a job as a chambermaid.
3. What About Your Friends
Aired 24 January 1995 • 60 min
"What About Your Friends" is a one-hour film that takes a unique look at the senior year successes and failures of three high school girlfriends as they prepare for college.
4. Kids Killing Kids
Aired 26 April 1994 • 60 min
Four separate stories are dramatized showing the tragic consequences when teens use guns to solve their problems, and how they can solve the same problem without guns.
5. Between Mother and Daughter
Aired 11 April 1995 • 60 min
Teenage girl has trouble dealing with the fact her mother has breast cancer.
6. Stand Up
Aired 30 May 1995 • 60 min
Teenager wants to be a stand-up comic and go on tour, despite her father's objection.