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CBS Schoolbreak Special is a TV series that premiered on CBS on January 24, 1984. It has 13 seasons and 65 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 13 Episode 3 "Crosstown", aired on January 23, 1996.

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.

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Episodes

65 episodes · 13 seasons

Season 1

1984 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 42 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. The Alfred G. Graebner Memorial High School of Rules and Regulations

    Finale

    Teenagers from diverse backgrounds experience their freshman year in High School.

  2. E3

    3. All the Kids Do It

    A teenage boy (played by Baio) suffers the consequences of drinking and driving.

  3. E2

    2. Welcome Home, Jellybean

    The story of Geraldine Oxley, a cognitively deficient 12-year-old girl whose parents remove her from the institution where she has been raised in order to give her a normal-as-possible home life.

  4. E1

    1. Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story

    Convicted of murder and set for execution, John Evans tells his story to the prison chaplain.

Season 2

1984 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 41 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Student Court

    Finale

    Teenage girl is caught shoplifting and decides to face a jury of her peers in Student Court, instead of facing her punishment in Juvenile Court.

  2. E5

    5. Ace Hits the Big Time

    On the day he enters Kennedy High in Manhattan wearing a patch over one eye, sixteen-year-old Horace Hobart is urged to join what he believes is the toughest gang at school.

  3. E4

    4. The Day the Senior Class Got Married

    Students are paired off in a make-believe marriage class, so they can learn how money problems can affect a marriage.

  4. E3

    3. The Exchange Student

    Teenager from India comes to the US to live with her American 'sister'.

  5. E2

    2. Contract for Life: The S.A.D.D. Story

    True story of high school hockey coach Bob Anastas. After losing two of his all-star hockey players, he gets the students to prevent more tragedies by forming Students Against Drunk Driving.

  6. E1

    1. Hear Me Cry

    Two high school sophomores make a suicide pact.

Season 3

1985 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 40 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. God, the Universe and Hot Fudge Sundaes

    Finale

    Teenage girl begins to question her religion after her sister is diagnosed with a terminal illness.

  2. E3

    3. Babies Having Babies

    Five pregnant teenage girls meet up at a group counseling session and begin to discuss their situation and feelings amongst each other.

  3. E2

    2. Have You Tried Talking to Patty?

    Wanting to be accepted by others at school, a hearing-impaired teenager attempts to change her image.

  4. E1

    1. The War Between the Classes

    Racial discrimination is examined when a social studies teacher assigns his students to play 'The Color Game', which divides the class into different social classes.

Season 4

1986 · 7 episodes · Last episode: 39 years ago

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  1. E7

    7. An Enemy Among Us

    Finale

    A teenager is stunned to discover that he has contracted the AIDS virus after having a blood transfusion.

  2. E6

    6. Juvi

    After being falsely accused of theft by her stepfather, a teenage girl is arrested and placed in juvenile hall.

  3. E5

    5. What If I'm Gay?

    The popular and macho captain of the high-school soccer team is forced to confront his homosexuality, after his buddies discover a male-pornography magazine in his bedroom.

  4. E4

    4. The Day They Came to Arrest the Book

    Uncomfortable with racist language in "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", a high school student and his parents attempt to get the book removed from the school's library.

  5. E3

    3. My Dissident Mom

    Husband and wife whose conflicting opinions on the use of nuclear weapons threatens to jeopardize not only the husband's impending business deal, but the relationship of the family itself.

  6. E2

    2. Little Miss Perfect

    Upset over having to move to a new neighborhood and leave her boyfriend and friends, a teenage girl develops bulima as a way t deal with her problems.

  7. E1

    1. The Drug Knot

    High school teen is heavily addicted to drugs such as Cocaine and can't seem to stop, until he is faced with a tragedy.

Season 5

1987 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 38 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. Gangs

    Finale

    On leave from the army, a 19-year-old returns home to find his kid brother the leader of a gang. A gang he once led.

  2. E3

    3. Home, Sweet Homeless

    After a series of bad luck, a single mother and her sons become homeless and are forced to live in their car.

  3. E2

    2. Never Say Goodbye

    After her grandmother is pronounced brain-dead following a stroke, a teenage girl must make the painful decision whether to continue life support.

  4. E1

    1. Soldier Boys

    Detective investigates a club where teenage boys play war games, but start taking their fantasies into the real world.

Season 6

1988 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 37 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. A Matter of Conscience

    Finale

    Teenage boy is stunned when his Grandfather's Nazi past comes to light.

  2. E5

    5. 15 and Getting Straight

    Drug-addiction treatment center for teenagers where the counselors are ex-addicts themselves.

  3. E4

    4. My Past is My Own

    Two black teenagers are sent through time to experience how blacks were treated during the civil rights movement.

  4. E3

    3. Words to Live By

    Two teenage boys are suspended from school after distributing an underground newspaper on campus.

  5. E2

    2. Gambler

    17-year-old boy is addicted to gambling, and soon it starts to take over his life.

  6. E1

    1. No Means No

    The issue of teenage date rape is seen through the eyes of a teenage girl and her older brother, and how it affects their relationships with the opposite sex.

Season 7

1989 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 36 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Malcolm Takes a Shot

    Teenage athlete is in denial about his epilepsy, as he tries to achieve super-stardom on the basketball court.

  2. E5

    5. Maggie's Secret

    15-year-old girl comes to grips with the fact both of her parents have a drinking problem.

  3. E4

    4. American Eyes

    Korean boy, who has been adopted by an American family, decides to attend a Korean-American summer camp to learn more about his heritage.

  4. E3

    3. The Girl with the Crazy Brother

    Teenage girl struggles to cope when her brother is diagnosed as suffering from schizophrenia.

  5. E2

    2. Flour Babies

    A group of high school students take part in a parenting class where their assignment is to treat a sack of flour like a new-born baby.

  6. E1

    1. Frog Girl: The Jenifer Graham Story

    A 15-year old school girl refuses to dissect a frog and sues her school district for not allowing her to do an alternative project.

Season 8

1990 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 35 years ago

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  1. E5

    5. Abby, My Love

    Teenage boy tries to help a girl who is being sexually abused at home.

  2. E4

    4. But He Loves Me

    A teenage girl starts dating the most popular boy in school, and everything is wonderful until he starts being violent towards her.

  3. E3

    3. The Emancipation of Lizzie Stern

    After her mother announces her plans to move the family to another state, a 16-year-old girl decides to seek legal emancipation.

  4. E2

    2. Lies of the Heart

    High school senior is involved in a hit and run and is forced to deal with the consequences.

  5. E1

    1. The Fourth Man

    Wanting to seek his father's approval, a high school student starts using steroids to make the track team. But soon these drugs start to take a toll on his body.

Season 9

1991 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 34 years ago

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  1. E5

    5. Different Worlds: A Story of Interracial Love

    Two teens from racially different background begin a relationship after witnessing the murder of a mutual friend.

  2. E4

    4. Please, God, I'm Only 17

    In this story about learning not to take life for granted, Steve, a teenager, loses his best friend in a car accident.

  3. E3

    3. 50 Simple Things Kids Can Do to Save the Earth

    Special featuring 50 things young people can do to save the earth.

  4. E2

    2. Two Teens and a Baby

    Two teenage brothers are stunned when their mother announces that she is pregnant.

  5. E1

    1. Dedicated to the One I Love

    Teenage girl is stunned to discover that her deceased boyfriend was exposed to the AIDS virus.

Season 10

1992 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 33 years ago

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  1. E5

    5. Crosses on the Lawn

    A community begins to take sides when an affirmative action program is introduced.

  2. E4

    4. Big Boys Don't Cry

    A high-school wrestler suspects his uncle is molesting his little brother, which forces painful memories of his own abuse to surface.

  3. E3

    3. Love Off Limits

    Two students cry censorship when the school asks them to edit out portions of their film which are deemed 'inappropriate.'

  4. E2

    2. Words Up!

    Illiterate 25-year-old decides to return to high school by posing as a teenager so he can learn how to read.

  5. E1

    1. Sexual Considerations

    When a high school girl claims she is being sexually harassed by another student, an in-school court is convened to settle the dispute.

Season 11

1993 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 32 years ago

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  1. E4

    4. Same Difference

    Two teens from different cultural backgrounds face opposition from their parents when they begin to date.

  2. E3

    3. Love in the Dark Ages

    A teenager is stunned to discover that her boyfriend has given her an STD.

  3. E2

    2. If I Die Before I Wake

    High school students are left to pick up the pieces when the entire track team is killed in an airplane crash.

  4. E1

    1. Other Mothers

    Teenage boy, who has been raised by a lesbian couple, must contend with the conservative views of his new school.

Season 12

1994 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 31 years ago

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  1. E6

    6. Stand Up

    Teenager wants to be a stand-up comic and go on tour, despite her father's objection.

  2. E5

    5. Between Mother and Daughter

    Teenage girl has trouble dealing with the fact her mother has breast cancer.

  3. E4

    4. Kids Killing Kids

    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.

  4. E3

    3. What About Your Friends

    "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.

  5. E2

    2. My Summer as a Girl

    Desperate for a summer job, a teenage boy decides to masquerade as a girl to land a job as a chambermaid.

  6. E1

    1. The Writing on the Wall

    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.

Season 13

1995 · 3 episodes · Last episode: 30 years ago

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  1. E3

    3. Crosstown

    When her parents split up, a teenage girl must move out of the suburbs and into the big city.

  2. E2

    2. Children Remember the Holocaust

    Keanu Reeves hosts this special where celebrities narrate letters, diaries, and published stories of children who have lived through the Holocaust.

  3. E1

    1. My Indian Summer

    Native American teenager decides to learn more about her culture by spending the summer on the Indian Reservation where her mother was born.

Cast & crew

  • Paul Walker

    Paul Walker

    Dill

  • Tatum O'Neal

    Tatum O'Neal

    Kim

  • Whoopi Goldberg

    Whoopi Goldberg

    Mariah Johnston

  • Rossie Harris

    Rossie Harris

    Jeff Palmer

  • James Earl Jones

    James Earl Jones

    Detective Robb

  • William McNamara

    William McNamara

    Jay Medford

  • Lee Montgomery

    Lee Montgomery

    David Goldman

  • Sheeri Rappaport

    Sheeri Rappaport

    Liz

  • Mark Patton

    Mark Patton

    Chris Jenson

  • Rob Estes

    Rob Estes

    Billy

  • Catherine Richardson

    Interpreter

  • Mary Vreeland

    Patty Miller

  • Megan Gallivan

    Megan Gallivan

    Jenna

  • Pat Petersen

    Pat Petersen

    Steve Hunter

  • Corey Feldman

    Corey Feldman

    Jeff Hoyt

  • Tom Everett Scott

    Tom Everett Scott

    Matt Hansen

CBS Schoolbreak Special FAQ

Will there be new episodes of CBS Schoolbreak Special?

CBS Schoolbreak Special has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on January 23, 1996.

When did the latest episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special come out?

The most recent episode of CBS Schoolbreak Special, Season 13 Episode 3 "Crosstown", aired on January 23, 1996.

How many seasons of CBS Schoolbreak Special are there?

CBS Schoolbreak Special has 13 seasons with 65 episodes in total.

When did CBS Schoolbreak Special first air?

CBS Schoolbreak Special first aired on CBS on January 24, 1984.

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