A Family of Strangers

S09 E01 • Wednesday, Sep 24, 1980 • Sep 24 • 1h

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.

Schoolboy Father

S09 E02 • Wednesday, Oct 15, 1980 • Oct 15 • 1h

High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.

The Gymnast

S09 E03 • Wednesday, Oct 29, 1980 • Oct 29 • 1h

Stoned

S09 E04 • Wednesday, Nov 12, 1980 • Nov 12 • 1h

A Matter of Time

S09 E05 • Wednesday, Feb 11, 1981 • Feb 11 • 1h

Run, Don't Walk

S09 E06 • Wednesday, Mar 4, 1981 • Mar 4 • 1h

My Mother Was Never a Kid

S09 E07 • Monday, Mar 16, 1981 • Mar 16 • 1h

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.