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s on

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that were geared toward teenagers, similar to ''

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''. It debuted in 1975 and ran through the 1985–86

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. It was replaced in the fall of 1986 with ''Main Street'', a discussion program for teens hosted by

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Partial list of specials

* ''Soul and Symphony'' (Oct 21, 1975) * ''Flight from Fuji'' (Nov 11, 1975) * ''

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'' (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) * ''

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'' (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)

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Partial list of specials

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