Watch CBS Schoolbreak Special (1984) Online!
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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Episode 1 - The Writing on the Wall
Release Date: 1994-10-11Three 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.
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Episode 2 - My Summer as a Girl
Release Date: 1994-10-25Desperate for a summer job, a teenage boy decides to masquerade as a girl to land a job as a chambermaid.
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Episode 3 - What About Your Friends
Release Date: 1995-01-24"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.
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Episode 4 - Kids Killing Kids
Release Date: 1994-04-26Four 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.
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Episode 5 - Between Mother and Daughter
Release Date: 1995-04-11Teenage girl has trouble dealing with the fact her mother has breast cancer.
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Episode 6 - Stand Up
Release Date: 1995-05-30Teenager wants to be a stand-up comic and go on tour, despite her father's objection.