Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Last of the Curlews | 1972-10-04 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Follow the North Star | 1972-11-01 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Santiago's Ark | 1972-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | William: The Life, Works, and Times of William Shakespeare | 1973-01-03 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | The Incredible, Indelible Magical, Physical Mystery Trip | 1973-02-07 | 60 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Alexander | 1973-04-04 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 1 | Rookie of the Year | 1973-10-03 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 2 | My Dad Lives in a Downtown Hotel | 1973-11-28 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 3 | Pssst! Hammerman's After You | 1974-01-16 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 4 | Cyrano | 1974-03-06 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 5 | The Runaways | 1974-03-27 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 6 | The Magical Mystery Trip Through Little Red's Head | 1974-05-15 | 60 min |
| Season 2 | Episode 7 | The Crazy Comedy Concert | 1974-06-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 1 | Sara's Summer of the Swans | 1974-10-02 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 2 | The Bridge of Adam Rush | 1974-10-23 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 3 | Winning and Losing: Diary of a Campaign | 1974-11-06 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 4 | The Toothpaste Millionaire | 1974-11-27 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 5 | The Skating Rink | 1975-02-05 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 6 | Me and My Dad's New Wife | 1976-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 3 | Episode 7 | The Secret Life of T. K. Dearing | 1975-04-27 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 1 | It Must Be Love ('Cause I Feel So Dumb) | 1975-10-08 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 2 | Fawn Story | 1975-10-22 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 3 | The Shaman's Last Raid | 1975-11-19 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 4 | The Amazing Cosmic Awareness of Duffy Moon | 1976-02-04 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 5 | Me & Dad's New Wife | 1976-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 6 | Blind Sunday | 1976-04-21 | 60 min |
| Season 4 | Episode 7 | Dear Lovey Hart: I Am Desperate | 1976-05-19 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 1 | Francesca, Baby | 1976-10-06 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 2 | P.J. and the President's Son | 1976-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 3 | Mighty Moose and the Quarterback Kid | 1976-12-01 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 4 | My Mom's Having a Baby | 1977-02-16 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 5 | The Horrible Honchos | 1977-03-09 | 60 min |
| Season 5 | Episode 6 | Very Good Friends | 1977-04-06 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 1 | Hewitt's Just Different | 1977-10-12 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 2 | The Pinballs | 1977-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 3 | Trouble River | 1977-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 4 | It Isn't Easy Being a Teenage Millionaire | 1978-03-08 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 5 | The Rag-Tag Champs | 1978-03-22 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 6 | Mom and Dad Can't Hear Me | 1978-04-05 | 60 min |
| Season 6 | Episode 7 | It's a Mile from Here to Glory | 1978-05-05 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 1 | One of a Kind | 1978-09-07 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 2 | Thank You, Jackie Robinson | 1978-10-11 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 3 | Gaucho | 1978-10-25 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 4 | Dinky Hocker | 1978-12-12 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 5 | Make-Believe Marriage | 1979-02-14 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 6 | The Terrible Secret | 1979-03-07 | 60 min |
| Season 7 | Episode 7 | The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid | 1979-05-09 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 1 | Which Mother is Mine? | 1979-09-26 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 2 | A Movie Star's Daughter | 1979-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 3 | A Special Gift | 1979-10-24 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 4 | The Late Great Me | 1979-11-14 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 5 | The Heartbreak Winner | 1980-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 6 | Where Do Teenagers Come From? | 1980-03-05 | 60 min |
| Season 8 | Episode 7 | What Are Best Friends For? | 1980-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 1 | A Family of Strangers | 1980-09-24 | 60 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 2 | Schoolboy Father | 1980-10-15 | 60 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 3 | The Gymnast | 1980-10-29 | 60 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 4 | Stoned | 1980-11-12 | 60 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 5 | A Matter of Time | 1981-02-11 | 60 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 6 | Run, Don't Walk | 1981-03-04 | 60 min |
| Season 9 | Episode 7 | My Mother Was Never a Kid | 1981-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 1 | She Drinks a Little | 1981-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 2 | Starstruck | 1981-10-14 | 60 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 3 | Tough Girl | 1981-10-28 | 60 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 4 | The Color of Friendship | 1981-11-11 | 60 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 5 | The Unforgivable Secret | 1982-02-10 | 60 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 6 | Daddy, I'm Their Mama Now (The Night Swimmers) | 1982-03-03 | 60 min |
| Season 10 | Episode 7 | Sometimes I Don't Love My Mother | 1982-04-07 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 1 | Amy and the Angel | 1982-09-22 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 2 | Two Loves for Jenny | 1982-10-27 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 3 | A Very Delicate Matter | 1982-11-10 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 4 | Please Don't Hit Me, Mom | 1983-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 5 | The Woman Who Willed a Miracle | 1983-02-09 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 6 | Have You Ever Been Ashamed of Your Parents? | 1983-03-16 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 7 | But It's Not My Fault | 1983-03-23 | 60 min |
| Season 11 | Episode 8 | The Wave | 1983-03-30 | 60 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 1 | It's No Crush, I'm in Love | 1983-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 2 | The Hand-Me-Down Kid | 1983-10-19 | 60 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 3 | The Celebrity and the Arcade Kid | 1983-11-09 | 60 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 4 | Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy | 1983-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 5 | The Great Love Experiment | 1984-02-08 | 60 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 6 | Backwards: The Riddle of Dyslexia | 1984-03-17 | 60 min |
| Season 12 | Episode 7 | The Hero Who Couldn't Read | 1984-04-18 | 60 min |
| Season 13 | Episode 1 | Summer Switch | 1984-09-19 | 60 min |
| Season 13 | Episode 2 | Out of Step | 1984-10-10 | 60 min |
| Season 13 | Episode 3 | The Almost Royal Family | 1984-10-24 | 60 min |
| Season 13 | Episode 4 | Mom's on Strike | 1984-11-14 | 60 min |
| Season 13 | Episode 5 | I Want to Go Home | 1985-02-13 | 60 min |
| Season 13 | Episode 6 | First the Egg | 1985-03-06 | 60 min |
| Season 13 | Episode 7 | One Too Many | 1985-05-21 | 60 min |
| Season 14 | Episode 1 | No Greater Gift | 1985-09-11 | 60 min |
| Season 14 | Episode 2 | Cindy Eller: A Modern Fairy Tale | 1985-10-09 | 60 min |
| Season 14 | Episode 3 | Don't Touch | 1985-11-06 | 60 min |
| Season 14 | Episode 4 | High School Narc | 1985-12-04 | 60 min |
| Season 14 | Episode 5 | Can a Guy Say No? | 1986-02-12 | 60 min |
| Season 14 | Episode 6 | Are You My Mother? | 1986-03-05 | 60 min |
| Season 14 | Episode 7 | Getting Even: A Wimp's Revenge | 1986-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 1 | A Desperate Exit | 1986-09-17 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 2 | Wanted: The Perfect Guy | 1986-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 3 | Teen Father | 1986-10-22 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 4 | The Gift of Amazing Grace | 1986-11-19 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 5 | Supermom's Daughter | 1987-02-18 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 6 | Divorced Kids' Blues | 1987-03-04 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 7 | Class Act: A Teacher's Story | 1987-03-18 | 60 min |
| Season 15 | Episode 8 | Read Between the Lines | 1987-06-03 | 60 min |
| Season 16 | Episode 1 | Just a Regular Kid: An A.I.D.S. Story | 1987-09-09 | 60 min |
| Season 16 | Episode 2 | The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit: The Brad Silverman Story | 1987-09-23 | 60 min |
| Season 16 | Episode 3 | The Day My Kid Went Punk | 1987-10-23 | 60 min |
| Season 16 | Episode 4 | Seasonal Differences | 1987-12-02 | 60 min |
| Season 16 | Episode 5 | The Terrible Things My Mother Told Me | 1988-01-20 | 60 min |
| Season 16 | Episode 6 | Daddy Can't Read | 1988-03-16 | 60 min |
| Season 17 | Episode 1 | Date Rape | 1988-09-15 | 60 min |
| Season 17 | Episode 2 | A Family Again | 1988-10-15 | 60 min |
| Season 17 | Episode 3 | Tattle: When to Tell on a Friend | 1988-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 17 | Episode 4 | Taking a Stand | 1989-01-19 | 60 min |
| Season 17 | Episode 5 | Just Tipsy, Honey | 1989-03-16 | 60 min |
| Season 17 | Episode 6 | The Cheats | 1989-03-30 | 60 min |
| Season 17 | Episode 7 | Torn Between Two Fathers | 1989-04-20 | 60 min |
| Season 18 | Episode 1 | My Dad Can't Be Crazy, Can He? | 1989-09-14 | 60 min |
| Season 18 | Episode 2 | Private Affairs | 1989-10-26 | 60 min |
| Season 18 | Episode 3 | A Town's Revenge | 1989-11-30 | 60 min |
| Season 18 | Episode 4 | All That Glitters | 1990-01-25 | 60 min |
| Season 18 | Episode 5 | Over the Limit | 1990-02-22 | 60 min |
| Season 18 | Episode 6 | The Perfect Date | 1990-04-19 | 60 min |
| Season 19 | Episode 1 | A Question About Sex | 1990-09-13 | 60 min |
| Season 19 | Episode 2 | Testing Dirty | 1990-10-18 | 60 min |
| Season 19 | Episode 3 | Stood Up | 1990-12-06 | 60 min |
| Season 19 | Episode 4 | The Less Than Perfect Daughter | 1991-01-24 | 60 min |
| Season 19 | Episode 5 | It's Only Rock & Roll | 1991-03-21 | 60 min |
| Season 20 | Episode 1 | In the Shadow of Love: A Teen AIDS Story | 1991-09-18 | 60 min |
| Season 20 | Episode 2 | Summer Stories: The Mall (1) | 1992-03-19 | 60 min |
| Season 20 | Episode 3 | Summer Stories: The Mall (2) | 1992-04-02 | 60 min |
| Season 20 | Episode 4 | Summer Stories: The Mall (3) | 1992-04-16 | 60 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 1 | Surviving a Break-up | 1992-10-01 | 60 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 2 | Shades of a Single Protein | 1993-01-28 | 60 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 3 | Learning Not to Hurt | 1993-03-18 | 60 min |
| Season 21 | Episode 4 | Girlfriend | 1993-04-15 | 60 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 1 | Love Hurts | 1993-09-16 | 60 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 2 | Montana Crossroads | 1993-12-09 | 60 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 3 | I Hate the Way I Look | 1994-03-21 | 60 min |
| Season 22 | Episode 4 | Jacqi's Dilemma | 1994-05-02 | 60 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 1 | Boys Will Be Boys | 1994-09-15 | 60 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 2 | The Magical Makeover | 1994-12-08 | 60 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 3 | Bonnie Raitt Has Something to Talk About | 1995-03-16 | 60 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 4 | Notes for My Daughter | 1995-04-06 | 60 min |
| Season 23 | Episode 5 | Long Road Home | 1995-05-25 | 60 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 1 | Fast Forward | 1995-09-21 | 60 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 2 | Positive: A Journey Into A.I.D.S. | 1995-12-07 | 60 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 3 | Just Chill | 1996-01-24 | 60 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 4 | Educating Mom | 1996-03-14 | 60 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 5 | Daddy's Girl | 1996-04-18 | 60 min |
| Season 24 | Episode 6 | Through Thick & Thin | 1996-06-11 | 60 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 1 | Too Soon for Jeff | 1996-09-12 | 60 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 2 | Me and My Hormones | 1996-10-24 | 60 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 3 | Teenage Confidential | 1996-12-05 | 60 min |
| Season 25 | Episode 4 | Miracle at Trapper Creek | 1997-01-23 | 60 min |
