About this season
Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
Episodes (7)
1. A Family of Strangers
Aired 24 September 1980 • 60 min
A widower's two teen-aged daughters resent their father's remarriage to a single mother, especially since the woman's 12-year-old daughter (who is several years younger) will now compete for the parents attention. This special focuses on the parents' attempts to unite the new stepsisters into a loving family.
2. Schoolboy Father
Aired 15 October 1980 • 60 min
High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
3. The Gymnast
Aired 29 October 1980 • 60 min
4. Stoned
Aired 12 November 1980 • 60 min
5. A Matter of Time
Aired 11 February 1981 • 60 min
6. Run, Don't Walk
Aired 4 March 1981 • 60 min
7. My Mother Was Never a Kid
8.0Aired 16 March 1981 • 60 min
My Mother Was Never a Kid is an American television teen fantasy/comedy/drama that aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on March 16, 1981. It was based on the 1977 Francine Pascal novel Hangin' Out With CiCi, which in turn was the first teen novel in the "Victoria Martin" trilogy series. It was also the first of two Pascal teen novels that were adapted into Afterschool Specials for the network, the other being The Hand-Me-Down Kid.