As of July 2026, ABC Afterschool Special Season 9 aired in 1980 with 7 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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ABC Afterschool Special Season 9

1980 7 Episodes Drama ⭐ 7/10

Right now you can watch ABC Afterschool Special Season 9 on streaming — and it holds up to as much attention as you give it. A single, tightly-focused season means there is plenty to get through without ever feeling padded. 15 viewers have already rated it on TMDB — the kind of consensus that does not happen by accident. The ensemble does the kind of work that holds up under scrutiny. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

ABC Afterschool Special Season 9 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. ABC Afterschool Special Season 9 trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. Season 9 of ABC Afterschool Special includes 7 episodes. It aired from September 1980 to March 1981. Episodes include "A Family of Strangers", "Schoolboy Father", "The Gymnast". It was aired in 1980. The performances in ABC Afterschool Special Season 9 do a lot of work in the silences between the dialogue. There is real craft here, even in the moments that do not fully land.

Drama fans who appreciate slow-burn storytelling will feel right at home with ABC Afterschool Special Season 9. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. Short enough to finish in a weekend, substantial enough to feel satisfying. The writing gives every character enough weight that no single performance has to do the heavy lifting. It makes everything else feel thin by comparison.

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🎬 ABC Afterschool Special Season 9 — Episode Guide

E1
A Family of Strangers
1980-09-24
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 lovi...
E2
Schoolboy Father
1980-10-15
High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
E3
The Gymnast
1980-10-29
E4
Stoned
1980-11-12
E5
A Matter of Time
1981-02-11
E6
Run, Don't Walk
1981-03-04
E7
My Mother Was Never a Kid
1981-03-16
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 ...

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