The After School Specials ..were just brilliant for kids. Wish I was back in the 80's..watching these shows again. Retro..love it ....anyone else wanna take a time machine with me
We all do!! ❤️ I've never met anyone who prefers the here & now to back then. It's a universal opinion because it was that much better. This has become a world not worth being. The decline has been drastic. I don't recognize this world anymore. It's foreign, alien.
My how time passes. Teens entertain themselves differently now. The step-sister was reading in her room instead of being on a computer or a cell phone. Not even on a landline. The "pretty in plaid" ruffle blouse. Hatem them. The country-western look was in as well as Princess Diana's fashion choices. One couldn't find a ruffle-free blouse anywhere except for prep stores. Thanks for posting. Afterschool Specials are like mac n cheese...comfort TV.
Anyone else bothered by the fact that a minor is beaten by the Mom's boyfriend and the SCHOOL, the DAD, the MOM and the JUDGE don't even give it a thought!
@@Violet-qk2vt We are not lost! We grew up in the best years with the best shows. Life is tough for all generations, period. You have to learn to take the good with the bad. 👊🏼✌🏼
In the 70's & 80's I thought the world sucked. Now, I'd give anything to go into a time warp and go back to the 80's, or maybe 1976. The 70's and 80's were awesome, compared to the world today
You're very wise. Too many women are so fearful of being alone that they shack up with the first degenerate that comes along. And then they wonder why their kids get hurt.
@@Reshme77 I absolutely agree. You didn’t really get to see much versatility in her acting when it came to her role on “Mama’s Family”. But in this part that she played here, she really showed her talents.😊
Me too...I love them because I was an 80s teen and it's descent tv... not like the CRAP they show on tv or most movies today... that's why I love these after school school specials🎈🎊🎈
Back in 1981 for one kid, $150 was decent. Minimum wage was $3.10. In 1988, I only got $114 in child support for one kid per month through 2003. Whatever is initially set won’t change unless you can afford a lawyer to go back to court.
Thanks for the upload !! I wish The after school special would do my vice in life .Soap opera addiction !! 🤣🤣 That actress was on Mama's family in 1981-84 !!
@@small_ed I’ve been thinking about it more lately because o my age I guess I wonder what my life would be like if I had taken the other road.I guess it’s normal, right? 😂
This was a great!!! after school special movie. I am really glad renni thought about changing her life and went back to her Dad and her deaf boyfriend. She realize that people really liked the real renni not the tough girl image. Very good movie.
I love these shows and miss the 80s. I love 70s and 90s stuff too. If you have any after school specials from the early and late 80s I'd love to see them.
Gosh, I miss these shows and just the 80s period. They were much better times. No cell phones, no iPads, or social media. Days of cabbage patch kids, charm bracelets, and powdered sugar cigarettes are the days I want back. We no longer have shows like this which teach about stranger danger, drugs, and just morality overall. So sad that those days are LONG gone. I fear so much for my 3 year old's generation 😭
I so pray you remember this n do not give in to Technology to take care of your 3yr old as he or she grows up. Please play board games, read to eachother, lay on the grass & look up at the clouds using your imagination as to clouds look like. Have picnics in your yard n the park, make tents with furniture(safely), teach cooking, go to the library & enjoy what they offer together. Those memories you'll both love & be so much healthier. ❤️
Children need these kind of educational programs so at least they are learning something especially if school or parents aren't teaching anything. Gotta have an outlet somewhere.
Many kids run away from home due to the abuse they receive from other family members. Really sad. Home is supposed to be a safe place. No excuse for abuse, arrogance or being closed minded.
New subscriber, l'm loving these uploads. They remind me of those "afterschool specials" that used to play mondays at 4pm. Many thanks! One of my favorites was called, "Please God, I'm Only 17" Great content with great lessons!
That's crazy to me when she called her friend and said things are getting really bad here and she wants to go to Arizona, I would have done anything to get out of the life I was living and go live with her father's family.
I was kinda hoping she would make up with her half sister gretchen too,but not bad overall.Watching these really brings me back and is really vry comforting for me.I suspect that most who watch these are about my age.I am 54,so I was 13 when this aired,so it was really made for someone like me back then.Teen drama was fun to watch,there was nothing else like it at the time..
TWO years in Juvie for doing nothing? She was a passenger for 2 seconds in a stolen car clearly driven by another person that fled the scene. They could have at least made her do something that was actually bad.
I know it s a short story. but it would of been a better story if there were more to it.like if her and the guy that she met would of became boyfriend and girlfriend and they both would end up at the same college and become veteran s.and they both got married. and her mom's boyfriend would end up in jail for abusing her. and her mom would go to cansoring and getting help for her self to find out why she stayed with an child abuser. and her and her step sister become friends.
Linda Cox yes. It’s great though how the young man ended up being accepted at college so he was able to follow his dreams. Things were so unfair for people with different abilities in those days x
I would say, I wish shows like this were still on but I know that most kids over 12 are already stuck on social media and don't watch much television. It would have to be in the medium that has their attention.
@@conniebauer4128 the parents had a room, the boys had a room and the girls had a room, plus alice had a room off the kitchen, not to mention greg's room in the attic.
The After School Specials ..were just brilliant for kids. Wish I was back in the 80's..watching these shows again. Retro..love it
....anyone else wanna take a time machine with me
I do!!!!
Yeah, but it would have to be the '70's.
@@nepowers4794 works 4 me!! Let's goooo
I would
Hell yeah, man! I'm down!! I was just thinking the same thing after watching some more specials tonight!
So glad to find these after school specials 💗
Takes me back to a much better time. Lord I miss the 80s!
It does,l
The 80s and the 90s were the times.
I know......I miss the 80's too.
Me too!!
We all do!! ❤️ I've never met anyone who prefers the here & now to back then. It's a universal opinion because it was that much better. This has become a world not worth being. The decline has been drastic. I don't recognize this world anymore. It's foreign, alien.
Its a shame we dont have shows like this more. After school specials seem to teach a lesson in morals. Theres not much stuff like that these days
@@JustForFun-bh7ln I agree
Might offend some snowfake.. shame
There are no morals! 😢
Doesn't fit their agenda anymore..
Absolutely
I’m 72, and I still enjoy an After School moment, now and then! ✌️. This one is good, and the tough girl want tough compared to now! 🙏💜
Yeah now a says they’d be selling feet pics on OnlyFans and smoking the meth
My how time passes. Teens entertain themselves differently now. The step-sister was reading in her room instead of being on a computer or a cell phone. Not even on a landline. The "pretty in plaid" ruffle blouse. Hatem them. The country-western look was in as well as Princess Diana's fashion choices. One couldn't find a ruffle-free blouse anywhere except for prep stores. Thanks for posting. Afterschool Specials are like mac n cheese...comfort TV.
Thank gid the 90s toned that crap down right
Damn how old this guy?
Kids still read books boomer
I don't fit on the same wave length with anyone don't worry about it lol
Ugh, not Mac n cheese. More like PB&J
Anyone else bothered by the fact that a minor is beaten by the Mom's boyfriend and the SCHOOL, the DAD, the MOM and the JUDGE don't even give it a thought!
That's why GenX were the "lost" children, most of us didn't make it, now we're 60 when we're 45..ever notice the high schoolers looked 30?...
They would've called her out for "getting into fights"
@@Violet-qk2vt We are not lost! We grew up in the best years with the best shows. Life is tough for all generations, period. You have to learn to take the good with the bad. 👊🏼✌🏼
@@melissagarza2376 VERY WELL SAID!!👏❤
@scottmiller7001🎶 the facts of life..the facts of life 🎶
The clothes..the cars..the home decor..
The Landlines, the pay phones, cost of living affordable, ⛽️ affordable, food affordable....
I watched these when I was a kid they actually showed some life lessons
Love these "Afternoon Specials" Brings me back to the 1980s when I was a teenager
In the 70's & 80's I thought the world sucked. Now, I'd give anything to go into a time warp and go back to the 80's, or maybe 1976. The 70's and 80's were awesome, compared to the world today
I wish we were back there! I was a teenager in the 80s as well (born in 1969). I miss those days, so much more innocent and kind.
Me too
@@eaglemaccallister7543 Same
@@psychodelicrock12
me as well
The guy playing the father was born in 1918. He was sixty-three years old when this program was aired.
Who was he?
There's a reason why I never wanted anyone else after my husband died. I wanted people to be good to my kid.🙂🙃
You're very wise. Too many women are so fearful of being alone that they shack up with the first degenerate that comes along. And then they wonder why their kids get hurt.
Love these old movies. Seeing my old Ford Fairmont. The old cars and how people functioned without internet, cell phones etc.
She was the original daughter in “Mamas Family”.
Yes! Sonja Harper! Mama's granddaughter!
@@frauleinmonaHer acting here is much better.
It's nice that she was able to show off her skills.
@@Reshme77 I absolutely agree. You didn’t really get to see much versatility in her acting when it came to her role on “Mama’s Family”. But in this part that she played here, she really showed her talents.😊
Awe I want to cry..I miss these shows sure takes me back to the late 70's and 80's
There is another channel called TVFanatic that plays the movie of the week. Some even have the original commercials
I had never seen this before but am glad to see this. Parents need to watch this with their kids.
My daughter is 10 and watches these and after school specials.
Girl talk ,,you gotta guide your children
@@SusieSynth I was in my later 20's and early 30's watching these on my telly
This is Sonja Harper pre-Sonja Harper. It's like the casting directors of Mama's Family saw this and said "That's our girl".
I said that 2
Love these old short stories thank you for the upload! ❤️🍿🎥
Me too...I love them because I was an 80s teen and it's descent tv... not like the CRAP they show on tv or most movies today... that's why I love these after school
school specials🎈🎊🎈
A wonderful inspiring story for all the youngsters who are at the crossroads of life. Thanks for the upload
X roads ?? It's life lady
@@paulpallott8302 why the attitude?
Today she's the wife of a successful veterinarian and they live on a big farm. Nice to imagine.
tainlor Thanks for taking the time to share theses with us. You have me addicted😱! 😀
Back in 1981 for one kid, $150 was decent. Minimum wage was $3.10. In 1988, I only got $114 in child support for one kid per month through 2003. Whatever is initially set won’t change unless you can afford a lawyer to go back to court.
It's still $150 per child today
250.00 per child in 1985...in Canada...
I loved watching these. Someone please take me back to the 80’s and just leave me there
Please take me with you!!😢
I feel the same way about the 70's. I.was in the class of 1977.
Take me back too
@@stacydetwiler1475 Class of "76" 😊
Thanks for the upload !! I wish The after school special would do my vice in life .Soap opera addiction !! 🤣🤣 That actress was on Mama's family in 1981-84 !!
What a nice story! Thanks for sharing!
I remember seeing this on TV! Thank you for this, good story!
Good short story ,,great acting
I watched these all the time when I was a kid.
This was a great special. Glad she realized she was where she belonged. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.
What I like about these Afterschool Specials is seeing things we used to do like using a phone booth lol
And driving K cars 😁
I started high school in 1980. God I wish I could go back.
I never understood people who regard childhood as an idyllic time.
I graduated highschool in 1977, then began family right away. I loved those years and the eighties were truly wonderful all across the nation. 😃
@@small_ed I’ve been thinking about it more lately because o my age I guess I wonder what my life would be like if I had taken the other road.I guess it’s normal, right? 😂
@@birdlynn417 It really was a great time.
@@small_ed it sounds like your childhood was anything but. If so, truly sorry.
I owned the book this was based on...such a trip
I feel like this one should’ve been a full length movie, ended too soon and there’s too much left to be said at the end. 😭
I actually thought some of it was boring.
The pacing was terrible...not one of the better "specials" of the time.
I never new the girl from Mama's family was on other movies.
I like this show .
It shows that you turn your life around if you try.
Good for her.
That's who she is!
I spent the entire video trying to figure out why she looks so familiar.
@@lushkitty734 Yes, she played Sonja Harper on "Mama's Family". The daughter of Vinton Harper, and granddaughter of Mama Thelma Harper.
A great little story. Thanks very much for uploading.
Nice
i dont know what i learned from this but i enjoyed learning it.
This was a great!!! after school special movie. I am really glad renni thought about changing her life and went back to her Dad and her deaf boyfriend. She realize that people really liked the real renni not the tough girl image. Very good movie.
I love these shows and miss the 80s. I love 70s and 90s stuff too. If you have any after school specials from the early and late 80s I'd love to see them.
Me too!
Yes I agree with you both
Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High is a good show from back in the day.
Gosh, I miss these shows and just the 80s period. They were much better times. No cell phones, no iPads, or social media. Days of cabbage patch kids, charm bracelets, and powdered sugar cigarettes are the days I want back. We no longer have shows like this which teach about stranger danger, drugs, and just morality overall. So sad that those days are LONG gone. I fear so much for my 3 year old's generation 😭
I so pray you remember this n do not give in to Technology to take care of your 3yr old as he or she grows up. Please play board games, read to eachother, lay on the grass & look up at the clouds using your imagination as to clouds look like. Have picnics in your yard n the park, make tents with furniture(safely), teach cooking, go to the library & enjoy what they offer together. Those memories you'll both love & be so much healthier. ❤️
I’m glad to find these again thanks for posting ❤
Pretty good little movie. Tyfs!
Marlene is played by the same actress who played Carol Marcus in 'Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan' and Eva Dahlberg in 'The Day After'.
Yes! I like her, she's a good actress.
These were always great...the good ol days ...almost brings a TEAR
Children need these kind of educational programs so at least they are learning something especially if school or parents aren't teaching anything. Gotta have an outlet somewhere.
They started in the 70’s and ran until and leading into the 90’s.
Many kids run away from home due to the abuse they receive from other family members. Really sad. Home is supposed to be a safe place. No excuse for abuse, arrogance or being closed minded.
I love Reenie in this, she's been through so much and is just looking for love and support. Her stepsister is quite the bitch though!
I miss the 80’s!
A movie called tough girl and no cussing. I miss going a day without hearing cussing
Same here
Thank you SO much for sharing your Amazing video's, I love these good Ole* shows,,
Me too
I love those short stories watching from France ✌
Moi aussi !!!
Thank you Paul pallott✌
Florence is cool for me ,,see you ,,
New subscriber, l'm loving these uploads. They remind me of those "afterschool specials" that used to play mondays at 4pm. Many thanks! One of my favorites was called, "Please God, I'm Only 17" Great content with great lessons!
San Dra oh yes. These are great!
I loved those too. There was nothing better than coming home to find an After School Special!
They bring me back
That's because it is one of the After School Specials
Read the title
Phone booths, therapist that cares, ah the 70s and 80s 😊😊
This really shows you how bad domestic abuse was ignored back then. Joking about it?
Her psychiatrist was in "Field of Dreams". She was the librarian. That voice!!!
Juliana i miss you so much.glad to be able to see and hear your voice as it cheers me up. Gosh why you ?
Me too
@@paulpallott8302 : Who's Juliana??
Wow that's the girl that played Sonya on Mama's Family!
That's crazy to me when she called her friend and said things are getting really bad here and she wants to go to Arizona, I would have done anything to get out of the life I was living and go live with her father's family.
I agree I would love to go back in the 80s.
Karin argoud was an underrated actress
She kind of remind me of Joe in this movie from Facts of Life
I was kinda hoping she would make up with her half sister gretchen too,but not bad overall.Watching these really brings me back and is really vry comforting for me.I suspect that most who watch these are about my age.I am 54,so I was 13 when this aired,so it was really made for someone like me back then.Teen drama was fun to watch,there was nothing else like it at the time..
Ooooh a knife! Shakin' in my boots! l _LOVE_ these corny specials, even if my attitude is a bit ''shmarmy'' xD The 70's RULE!
Except these aren't the happy-go-lucky 1970s anymore. This is 1981.
Isn’t that Sonja from Mama’s Family?
Thanks I couldn’t figure where I saw her from
It is, and Karin Argoud is a great actress
Yep Sonja
Yeah I was trying to figure out were I have seen her
For decades I had no idea
Today the doc would make a few entries on her computer and then give Renie a script for Prozac. So many kids today could use a Dr. Bancroft.
TWO years in Juvie for doing nothing? She was a passenger for 2 seconds in a stolen car clearly driven by another person that fled the scene. They could have at least made her do something that was actually bad.
That's how strict they were back then .they are far too soft on youngsters these days
Boy, she's one tough broad, lemmy tell you.
I hitch hiked from Spokane, Washington to Eau Claire, Wisconsin when l was 15!
Great upload!
That's Sonya from Mama's family and Bobby from Happy Days
I can relate.
So there are only 2 bedrooms in that large house?
Ahh the 80’s
Good one thanks
I know it s a short story. but it would of been a better story if there were more to it.like if her and the guy that she met would of became boyfriend and girlfriend and they both would end up at the same college and become veteran s.and they both got married. and her mom's boyfriend would end up in jail for abusing her. and her mom would go to cansoring and getting help for her self to find out why she stayed with an child abuser. and her and her step sister become friends.
that would have been my story.
Linda Cox yes. It’s great though how the young man ended up being accepted at college so he was able to follow his dreams. Things were so unfair for people with different abilities in those days x
Linda Cox rewrite it
Linda I'd try and help you update this ..I like your stories ..or you other people
I would say, I wish shows like this were still on but I know that most kids over 12 are already stuck on social media and don't watch much television. It would have to be in the medium that has their attention.
Same I agree
On the Nick Knacks series on RUclips, Tough Girl was mentioned on the episode about 16 Cinema series that Nickelodeon aired in the late 1980s.
Imagine this in 2000s l don't know why did they stop it in 1997 ???
That’s Sonja from Mama’s Family seasons 1 and 2
It was driving me nuts who this girl was. It's Sonya from Mama's Family!!
Yeah me too . Couldn't figure out were I had seen her
Me too
Yeap
They some old ass teenagers, their easily late 20's. 😂
Very interesting this was a very good show from what I was told . Yeah it sure is .
She's got the heart of a tough Alley Cat .
PS I have never seen such beautiful glossy shiney hair ! Wow! How do they get it so mirror shiney
that big house only has TWO bedrooms??!!!!
Ha you cracking me up lol.
Hahaha!!! Let's just hope it was for dramatic film purposes:)
Yeah, just like the Brady Bunch house.
@@conniebauer4128 the parents had a room, the boys had a room and the girls had a room, plus alice had a room off the kitchen, not to mention greg's room in the attic.
@@capacola262743 I got the feeling that Alice's room was actually the pantry and the attic was...well...the attic.
Ahh, the 80s. When high school was only for smartly dressed 30-year olds.
😂
she acted on mamas family as the valley girl.
My favorite after-school special was It's a mile from here to Glory
I was a sophomore in high school when this came out. Lol. I remember seeing this one. Time flies.
Sonja from "Mamma's Family"
The 80's 😎
For those of you wondering where you’ve heard the psychiatrist’s voice before. She’s the librarian on field of dreams.
She was also Steven’s mother on Family Ties
I loved these shows as well but I was in H.S.
Laurence Lau, who played Greg Nelson on "All My Children," is in "Tough Girl."
I thought he looked familiar.
I never watched AMC.
Was a fan of Y&R ('83-'96) and ATWT ('83-'94)
To all my 78 babies
I scrolled to the inner video during the intro and landed at 10:13. Thought I was on a different website.
Greg! from All My Children.
Greg Nelson, all my children
I remember her from Mama’s Family.
The switchblade lol
I still read lots, much different from someone my age having a cellphone or IPad literally glued to their side .
literally! lol
literally?!!! lol
Yeah, not "literally". LOL That would have to be some pretty strong glue.😄
This movie shows emotional support from a loving grandmother. Sorry the rest of the family are assholes.
A "grandmother" who was a shrink 😅
"What's so great about Arizona?" About 100 hundred thousands miles away from here"! 😄😆
This Dr is nuts