Special Treat
American TV anthology series (1975–1986)
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Also known as | NBC Special Treat |
Genre | Anthology |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 9 |
No. of episodes | 60 |
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Running time | 60 minutes |
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Network | NBC |
Release | October 21, 1975 (1975-10-21) – 1986 (1986) |
Special Treat (also known as NBC Special Treat) is an American anthology series of television specials on NBC that were geared toward teenagers, similar to ABC Afterschool Special. It debuted in 1975 and ran through the 1985–86 season.[1]
It was replaced in the fall of 1986 with Main Street, a discussion program for teens hosted by Bryant Gumbel.
Partial list of specials
- Soul and Symphony (Oct 21, 1975)
- Flight from Fuji (Nov 11, 1975)
- The Day After Tomorrow (Dec 09, 1975)
- Just for Fun (Jan 13, 1976)
- Papa and Me (Feb 10, 1976)
- Figuring All the Angles (Mar 09, 1976)
- The Phantom Rebel (Apr 13, 1976)
- Luke Was There (Oct 05, 1976)
- Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid (Nov 09, 1976)
- Little Women (Dec 14, 1976)
- A Little Bit Different (Feb 08, 1977)
- It's a Brand New World (Mar 08, 1977)
- A Piece of Cake (Oct 11, 1977)
- Five Finger Discount (Nov 01, 1977)
- How the Beatles Changed the World (Nov 22, 1977)
- Snowbound (Feb 07, 1978)
- The Tap Dance Kid (Oct 24, 1978)
- Rodeo Red and the Runaway (Nov 28, 1978)
- New York City Too Far from Tampa Blues (Feb 20, 1979)
- Reading, Writing and Reefer (Apr 17, 1979)
- The Rocking Chair Rebellion (Oct 23, 1979)
- I Don't Know Who I Am (Nov 20, 1979)
- The House at 12 Rose Street (Mar 04, 1980)
- Treasure Island (Apr 29, 1980)
- Miss Peach: Career Day at the Kelly School (Oct 21, 1980)
- Sunshine's on the Way (Nov 11, 1980)
- Oliver Twist (Apr 14, 1981)
- Jennifer's Journey (Oct 05, 1981)
- Oh, Boy! Babies! (Oct 05, 1982)
- Hot Hero Sandwich (Nov 02, 1982)
- Kidstown U.S.A. (Sept 23, 1983)
- He Makes Me Feel Like Dancin' (Oct 25, 1983)
- My Father the Circus King (Feb 02, 1984)
- Bobby and Sarah (Mar 06, 1984)
- One More Hurdle (Apr 10 1984)
- Just a Little More Love (Sep 24, 1984)
- The Legend of Hiawatha (Dec 04, 1984)
- Out of Time (Jan 29, 1985)
- Kids Just Kids (Mar 02, 1985)
- The Sixth Street Kids (Apr 09, 1985)
See also
- ABC Afterschool Special
- CBS Schoolbreak Special
References
- ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 364–366. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
External links
- NBC Special Treat at IMDb
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(1974–1984)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Rookie of the Year") (1974)
- The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Harlequinade") (1975)
- The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Danny Kaye's Look-In at the Metropolitan Opera") (1976)
- Special Treat ("Big Henry and the Polka Dot Kid") (1977)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Hewitt's Just Different") (1978)
- Special Treat ("The Tap Dance Kid") (1979)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("The Late Great Me: Story of a Teenage Alcoholic") (1980)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("A Matter of Time") (1981)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Starstruck") (1982)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("The Woman Who Willed a Miracle") (1983)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("The Great Love Experiment") (1984)
(1976–1984)
- Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1976)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("My Mom's Having a Baby") (1977)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Very Good Friends") (1978)
- Razzamatazz (1979)
- The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Why a Conductor") (1980)
- The CBS Festival of Lively Arts for Young People ("Julie Andrews' Invitation to the Dance with Rudolf Nureyev") (1981)
- Kathy (1982)
- No Award (1983)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Dead Wrong: The John Evans Story") (1984)
(1980)
- ABC Weekend Specials ("The Gold Bug") / CBS Library ("Animal Talk" and "Once Upon a Midnight Dreary") / Once Upon a Classic ("Leatherstocking Tales") (1980)
(1985–2003)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("All the Kids Do It") (1985)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("The War Between the Classes") (1986)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Wanted: The Perfect Guy") (1987)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Never Say Goodbye") (1988)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Taking a Stand") (1989)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("A Matter of Conscience") (1990)
- Lost in the Barrens (1991)
- Vincent and Me (1992)
- ABC Afterschool Special ("Shades of a Single Protein") (1993)
- Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("Dead Drunk: The Kevin Tunell Story") (1994)
- Lifestories: Families in Crisis ("A Child Betrayed: The Calvin Mire Story") (1995)
- CBS Schoolbreak Special ("Stand Up") (1996)
- Elmo Saves Christmas (1997)
- In His Father's Shoes (1998)
- The Island on Bird Street (1999)
- Summer's End (2000)
- Run the Wild Fields / A Storm in Summer (2001)
- My Louisiana Sky (2002)
- Bang Bang You're Dead (2003)
(2004–2007)
- The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2004)
- Mighty Times: The Legacy of Rosa Parks (2005)
- Reality Matters ("Teen Sexuality") (2006)
- Saving a Species (The Great Penguin Rescue") (2007)
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