First Step/She Drinks a Little -- Afterschool Special -- 1981

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5 жыл бұрын

Her mother's drunkenness turns Cindy's life into a nightmare, a misery almost unbroken until Cindy finds solace in a organization for children of alcoholic parents (Alateen). Explores painfully and tenderly the complex feelings of a teenage girl trying to deal with her mother's alcoholism and the anger and guilt she feels over her mother's condition. The ending offers what life offers all of us, hope without an easy resolution.

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@ladrenajenkins1006 5 жыл бұрын

I myself was an alcoholic for many years I was homeless on drugs and I just didn't care about nothing or no one however one day I decided to get my life together now I am alcohol free drug free I've been sober now 11 years I give all the praise and glory and honor to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

@terridavis6712 5 жыл бұрын

Amen!! Praise the Lord!!

@solowilliams8427 5 жыл бұрын

La Drena Jenkins Amen honey

@skygazer6898 5 жыл бұрын

La Drena Jenkins Well done, cos i am sure it was not easy.

@gloriastone1372 5 жыл бұрын

La Drena Jenkins G-d bless and keep you strong

@LusaïlToDoha 5 жыл бұрын

Your will saved you first then your spirituality. You did it to yourself and YOU decided to get help not God.

@angiebega2444 2 жыл бұрын

I would come home from school do homework and watch an after school special these are the little things that make me wish i was a kid again that and saturday cartoons and soul train😄👍

@Ruth2023Seth Жыл бұрын

@Angie Bega Same here I look forward to those Wednesday when it would come on channel 7 New York station. thing's we're more simple back then, I do miss the 70s and the 80s. 1.27.2023

@johnpabst6101 Жыл бұрын

I would come home from school to get punched by my drunk dad.

@minivegana6516 Жыл бұрын

Yesssssss🙏😭💔

@minivegana6516 Жыл бұрын

@@johnpabst6101Liar.

@rocknroller77 Жыл бұрын

The Sooouuull Train!

@karenstyles2623 Жыл бұрын

My husband was an alcoholic. There were countless beer cans and champagne bottles all over the house. He died of liver cirrohsis in 1997. We were only married seven and a half years. Never really dated after that. I had my daughter Victoria to raise. Today she's a fine young lady.

@WizardOfHumor1989 8 ай бұрын

How old is Victoria? 😢

@karenstyles2623 8 ай бұрын

@@WizardOfHumor1989 she is thirty

@josephgodwin4434 4 ай бұрын

My deepest condolences to you.

@billiedeffenbaugh7450 3 жыл бұрын

This movie really hit home for me. I grew up with an alcoholic father who I ended up having to take care of because he was unable to take care of himself due to his being drunk or going through withdraws all the time. I ended becoming an alcoholic myself. I am in recovery now by the grace of God.

@lauraskitchen5706 3 жыл бұрын

I have the same story as you. But fortunately I didn't drink. I don't know you but I'm proud of you ❤️. Stay strong 💪

@danny-li6io 2 жыл бұрын

Hope you are doing well Billie

@billiedeffenbaugh7450 2 жыл бұрын

@@danny-li6io Thanks!

@billiedeffenbaugh7450 2 жыл бұрын

@@danny-li6io Awe! Thank You! I am doing better then I was.

@danny-li6io 2 жыл бұрын

@@billiedeffenbaugh7450 I’m so happy to hear that. My mother went through the same thing with her father and I have heard many very painful stories. My heart goes out to you. ❤️

@sayitloudblcknproud 3 жыл бұрын

They need to bring these after school specials back...in a major way!

@diablo666541 Жыл бұрын

They need be redone

@sylvialupehernandez9154 Жыл бұрын

Yes they do.

@jeanemlicar Жыл бұрын

True but they won’t. 🇺🇸 wants us to kill ourselves. Ever wonder why there’s a lot of local liquor and Smoke 💨 Shops 🏬 in your hometown???

@Dbusdriver71 Жыл бұрын

That is what You Tube is for. I remember when they were released the first time around.

@annmarie2964 Жыл бұрын

Society has reached a whole new level of dysfunction, so the writers would never run out of material.

@allyforester46n2 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching these after school. I wish they'd bring these types of movies back. Today's youth could really learn something.

@deborahchapman7882 Жыл бұрын

I really don’t think many kids would watch them. Most kids these days don’t watch much tv. Too busy with their gaming boxes and getting into trouble.

@KyleX515 6 күн бұрын

Or... parents and teachers could actually talk to kids and not have to rely on TV to teach them how to live their lives.

@marefreed4140 2 жыл бұрын

This was spot-on. I was a teen with alcoholic parents in the early 80s. This movie got everything exactly right. I wish they'd had Alateen at my school.

@NiecieSavo Жыл бұрын

The house and yard are too clean and tidy for a drunk but I guess other than that it's accurate

@GoldenGirl888. Жыл бұрын

@@NiecieSavoTrue.

@barbarapenfold2370 26 күн бұрын

Our house was cleaned with 4 kids. We knew if it wasnt, my alcoholic father would rage, take it out mostly on my mom, but us too. We did whatever we could to keep the peace. Of course, it really never mattered, there would be a reason to go off no matter what we did.

@izzydeadyet7336 8 күн бұрын

My dad is and was an alcoholic my whole life, if I had of joined something like alateen in high school, both my parents would’ve killed me by embarrassment! Not that they minded embarrassing me

@scottw9318 5 жыл бұрын

This really helped me come to some unresolved feelings about my dad. I'm 46, and he died 3 years ago. I still needed this movie.

@latoyaspivey4829 11 ай бұрын

Wow we're the same age and my father also die 3yrs ago from alcohol, but I really miss him so much

@ash3227 11 ай бұрын

I hope you found some closure and are doing better now

@christinamartinez8132 10 ай бұрын

I'm so sorry for your loss. ❤🙏

@2up3rm4n1 3 жыл бұрын

The old man used to pass out in the front yard and we'd leave him there. We weren't trying to bring that in. I was in a convenience store once and he came in, stood there at the door, plastered. Didn't even realize I was there. I don't know if the guy behind the counter knew I was his son, but my mother told me he knew about the old guy's drinking problem (and no, I don't call him my father). I made my purchases and casually walked right past him out the door and took off running to join some friends. Ah, now those are memories. And people ask me why I don't drink. Ha! Don't need to.

@CrissyRed Жыл бұрын

I was raised by alcoholics, I’m in my 50s and I still feel traumatized.

@Tmcsinger91 Ай бұрын

Same here

@Frenchman27801 18 күн бұрын

That is a trauma that leaves its scars, that's for sure. I am so sorry that you went through that.

@Bungeestrapphil 17 күн бұрын

I love you

@maryannbuckbee7929 9 күн бұрын

See about the support group….Adult Children of Alcoholics….God be with you and help you along this journey of understanding and healing. You are in the driver’s seat….you can do this with God’s help. You are NOT alone. You are not the reason why your parents drank. Get help, get well, get free and get on with your life..♥️🙏

@elliotglickman4599 Жыл бұрын

These after school specials touched on the topics that are forbidden to be discussed in many schools today.

@jeanemlicar Жыл бұрын

Being Drunk is like having your own personal version of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde.

@emnemnem1889 Жыл бұрын

Hmmm...

@NsertGenericUsername Жыл бұрын

That’s a big house for a drunk single mother

@joyceanthony-huff2914 Жыл бұрын

Yes. Who pays the bills?

@mollieanne Жыл бұрын

@@joyceanthony-huff2914 probably the dad through alimony

@pippishortstocking7913 11 ай бұрын

No kidding. A single UNEMPLOYED drunk.

@retha1875 10 ай бұрын

@pippishortstocking7913 she was divorced. Alimony, child support a d she probably got the house in the divorce which means he paid or pays for it.

@wenmcbrainvansandt3030 11 ай бұрын

I'm from the Hopi reservation northeastern Arizona and I too grew up with an alcoholic step father and just about the whole village, each family had an alcoholic but, its even worse now, there's no jobs out here so everyone get caught up in alcohol and drugs bootlegging and dealing drugs just to make ends meet. I could go on and on. I watched my stepdad and my mom fight each other ever since my sister and I were very little. Then my mom took it all out on us and it was extremely horrible and years later I became an extremely heavy drinker. Lost my leg in a horrific motorcycle accident and almost died three times in the hospital. Later on I wrecked three trucks, and my very first brand-new car in Flagstaff Az. I could've killed myself and my passengers or even a pedestrian. I am extremely fortunate to still be alive. Especially that of my passengers. I have two KZfaq channels where I talk about my new life of sobriety and no more drugs. Plus our music 🎶 I'm a musician artist writer 😎 check it out. I pray those who have overcame their alcoholism and drug abuse, I pray for those who are still out there suffering. MAY THE GREAT SPIRIT BE WITH YOU ALL ALWAYS Sobriety date 1/26/2012

@rdred8693 21 күн бұрын

I hope you are doing well still. I hate alcohol and drugs. Smoking was my "devil"

@stephaniealexander3314 4 жыл бұрын

These are wonderful movies...I used to watch them.... they were called “After School Movies” I would learn a lot. I have worked with addictions and have patients who have these problems... I’m soo glad when people reach their limit ...crash as low as they can get and realize....”It’s upwards from here...let me get help!”

@SashaRed1 3 жыл бұрын

MOM! Actually, in all seriousness, this is the story of my teen years back then '81 and in high school *dreading* anyone in the neighborhood having a chance encounter with my mom. She never became sober before her passing. The best choice I made in my adult years was going no contact. Awful at first, but as time went on - it was the right decision. I spoke to her a few years before her passing and for *my* peace of mind, 'forgave' her. No sense crying over spilled vodka for the rest of my life. Sad but true.

@lauraskitchen5706 3 жыл бұрын

For me it was my dad. Glad you made the right decision for you♥️

@SashaRed1 3 жыл бұрын

@@lauraskitchen5706 Hugs to you for making it through as well!

@user-eo4bw6ij4e 11 күн бұрын

You forgave her???? Sounds like you are of the opinion that your mom had made a conscious decision to drink. Well she didn’t as addiction is an illness that mom had very little to no control over. Treatment is hard to get unless you’re wealthy. So the fact you walked out on her and after many years you decided to forgive her… that is sad and I would hope someone has educated you know. Addiction is an awful lonely existence and I can’t help thinking that walking out on someone would almost destroy most moms , try support and understanding without judgement. Good luck for future problems and please don’t judge people on something they can’t control.

@maryannbuckbee7929 9 күн бұрын

Sometimes forgiveness is a gift that you give yourself. You’re not condoning or accepting the hurtful behavior….you are just not going to allow it to become detrimental or destructive to your life and living…. Move onward and forward and don’t look back! God be with you..😊♥️🙏

@maryannbuckbee7929 9 күн бұрын

⁠For both the drinker and the one living with the drinker --Change your mind….Change your life!

@conniebauer4128 4 жыл бұрын

These are some really good acting performances for an Afterschool Special.

@paisleyprincess7996 3 жыл бұрын

They are

@tnt01 3 жыл бұрын

100%

@cathymartin6085 11 ай бұрын

I LOVED these movies! I turned 60 today and as a kid I always watched them! They made you feel like you weren’t the only one in a lot of situations. God where did the time go???

@emeraldpopcorniac7673 11 ай бұрын

Happy belated birthday Cathy 🎉❤

@joycebrackbill-henderly8311 11 ай бұрын

It's fleeting isn't it?

@islaedmonson-brown4230 4 күн бұрын

Happy Belated Birthday 🎉 🥳 🎂 🎊 Love The After School Specials.

@cathymartin6085 3 күн бұрын

@@emeraldpopcorniac7673 aww ty🤗

@cathymartin6085 3 күн бұрын

@@joycebrackbill-henderly8311 it is😢

@skygazer6898 5 жыл бұрын

3 drunks in my family and I have stayed as far away as possible from them throughout my life. I was only 12 when one of my brothers' used to beat the hell out of me when he was in a drunken rage. An excellent film. Thanks so much for uploading

@jvolgelstein6278 4 жыл бұрын

Glad your ok😊😊

@johnmoran1317 4 жыл бұрын

Skygazer-there were 3 alcoholics in my family.. 1 sister was the worst.. Dad was not abusive to me,was my best friend.. It was a shame that he smoked and drank.So,I can relate to you--and the girl in this film

@triciajohansen9295 4 жыл бұрын

I had four alcoholic grandparents and I don't want it to effect me. I have had to cut family members out of my life due to their behaviors and what their families said and did to me. Then they wonder why I have nothing to do with them. DUH!😠

@skygazer6898 4 жыл бұрын

@@triciajohansen9295 lead your life away from them as they will spoil things for you. good luck

@skygazer6898 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnmoran1317 best of luck John as having family members like this can destroy you too.

@teamcougars Жыл бұрын

I really miss these aft school specials they always had a good message and they were good conversation starters with the parents 😢❤

@Mary-kl4tk 10 ай бұрын

These after school specials were ahead of their time. My dad was a weekend drunk...wouldn't come home from work until maybe Sunday morning, or sometimes Sunday evening. I never had friends over, actually I didnt have many friends, could never have sleep overs as a kid, and I never went on sleep overs either, I didnt want to leave my mom alone. No one knew about my dad. I never shared with anyone. And he was a mean drunk too. If he did come home all he did was yell and verbally abuse us. Very traumatizing. Yet when he was sober he was the nicest guy walking the face of the earth. Would give you the shirt off of his back. The friends I had loved him. I thought "if you only knew". Yet I still loved him. Bur I hated the drunk. I stay far away from any guy that drinks excessively. And I dont drink either

@barbarapenfold2370 26 күн бұрын

My dad too, nobody knew. Military family, so we were away from extended family. It was hell. The secrecy from others makes it more sick.

@johnny-r Жыл бұрын

A little triva: this was Amanda Wyss' (Cindy's) first acting role. Bonnie Bartlett (the mother) is 93 years old.

@barbarapenfold2370 26 күн бұрын

Wasnt Bonnie on St Elsewhere?

@johnny-r 24 күн бұрын

@@barbarapenfold2370 Not sure - I never watched it.

@erika8214 14 күн бұрын

@@barbarapenfold2370Yes.

@tracieross9928 11 күн бұрын

@barbarapenfold2370 yes she was Her real life husband was on StElsewhere also. He played the surgeon named Mark, the voice of Kitt on knighrider and Mr. Frenzy on n Boy meets world.

@tracieross9928 11 күн бұрын

@@barbarapenfold2370 I meant Mr. Feeny.

@ga_undrdawg2302 3 жыл бұрын

After School Special. Wish they still produced these.

@almabenavides6395 2 жыл бұрын

Me too!😉

@davidcopperfield-notthemag397 4 жыл бұрын

Phew, I can't watch this. Just like my school days. I NEVER told my mother about school functions. My life was a nightmare due to alcoholism and everything else.

@SashaRed1 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, kinda sucked, missing out on things and yet having the horror in the back of my mind - gosh, I hope to heck she doesn't show up!

@davidcopperfield-notthemag397 3 жыл бұрын

@@SashaRed1 Exactly! We got cheated!

@KristenHammerback-pk5wy 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry, my friend. Been there.

@davidcopperfield-notthemag397 3 жыл бұрын

@@KristenHammerback-pk5wy I am sorry you 'have been there'. You did not deserve that or cause it. My best to you~

@chuckynickolodean8420 3 жыл бұрын

@@SashaRed1 My father was a drunk and beat my mother and me, she is still a drunk at 72, I used to dread going home from School...

@kevinbrown9276 Жыл бұрын

I loved Bonnie Bartlett on "Little House On The Prairie" as Grace Snider Edwards 🥰🥰

@DawnKellyMedia 10 ай бұрын

I loved her in Boy Meets World. She's married to William Daniels, one of the most talented actors.

@alittlebitofeverything91 5 ай бұрын

Yes she is and they both also stared in St. Elsewhere they played married couple Mark and Ellen Craig@@DawnKellyMedia

@madonnaflynn8686 12 күн бұрын

The kid playing Mitch was also on Little House on the Prairie. One episode only. He played the youngest brother in the episode "The Bully Boys"

@victoriabean6279 Жыл бұрын

I've ALWAYS ENJOYING watching these ABC's After School 🏫🎒 Specials when I was a kid! 🥃🍷🥃🍻🍺🖤💙❤️

@sylvialupehernandez9154 Жыл бұрын

I wonder if many of you commenting remember 1981, a different mindframe in life, alcoholism was treated so much different than today, now it's more associated with childhood trauma, then, an self inflected addiction.

@emnemnem1889 Жыл бұрын

We need more series like this back

@savagedaughter9904 Жыл бұрын

For me it was my mother with her lambrusco. She passed out while watching my baby daughter and the dog woke her just in time to prevent my daughter from falling out of the second story window.. no contact after that.

@frankmills1149 Жыл бұрын

😢

@cathyl....... Жыл бұрын

I’m sorry but if you knew she was drinking why would you leave your daughter with her? I’m glad she didn’t fall

@taffykins2745 4 жыл бұрын

Wow! That "mom" actress plays progressively tipsy at school really well. She seems so ageless, like she hasn't changed that much over the years. Good for her! 👍😊

@aimlesslost Жыл бұрын

My dad drank at night and had not much spine around my step mom who was a day/24 hour drunk . She'd drink vodka that was poured to the top of a water glass, to make it seem like she was drinking "water" . I guess it "tricked" my dad . He was in denial she had a major problem , and in denial of his own issues. She could be quite angry, physically volatile, and paranoid. I don't miss those times . Even going on a trip with them to Disneyland or watching a movie as a family at home, was a major downer, and really stressful. Anything was stressful aside from getting to read in bed at night. We weren't allowed to be awake if we were put to bed, but that is when we read books.. also in the morning before the parents got up was relatively peaceful, but the fear was always there. You couldn't even have the "wrong" expression on your face, let alone say anything "wrong". Basically being alive in their presence was the "wrong" thing to do 99% of the time.

@frankmills1149 Жыл бұрын

😢

@Rebeccasweet100 Жыл бұрын

Same. My mum was shouting at the actors on television and I switched it off. WRONG!!

@bethliotta3752 9 ай бұрын

What

@petramueller1090 5 жыл бұрын

How often do children get to blame for how much they have to work to raise their children and how munch it cost but always remember that children did not ask to be born

@erinakie3695 4 жыл бұрын

Good point lol

@retroguy9494 Жыл бұрын

I was in high school when this first came out. I remember it.

@tj921able Жыл бұрын

My stepmother was alcoholic & abusive. She never gave up drinking. It was terrible living around her. I pray for those who have to live with people with addictions. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.

@retroguy9494 Жыл бұрын

You said 'was;' is she dead now?

@tj921able Жыл бұрын

@@retroguy9494 Yes

@retroguy9494 Жыл бұрын

@@tj921able I see. Was it the drinking that killed her? I'm just curious is all. My grandfather was an alcoholic. However, my grandmother had the courage to leave him when my mother and her siblings were still children. This was around 1940ish when women simply did not do that and were expected to stay in the marriage and endure the suffering and abuse. I only met him once when I was 2 years old. My mother wouldn't even let me go to his funeral when he died and I was 14 at the time.

@tj921able Жыл бұрын

@@retroguy9494 Basically, yes. She eventually got cancer & I suspect it was from all her drinking vodka heavily over the years. It was stomach cancer. Sorry for the loss of your grandfather to this. I was 25 when she passed away and did attend her funeral.

@socialservicessuck Жыл бұрын

I love watching these after school specials again in my 50s. Been married to a drunk since 1992. Separated since 2009. I don’t call alcoholism a disease. It’s not like cancer which I didn’t have a choice to have!

@claudiakrizay Жыл бұрын

the mother is a great actress.

@shirleyanne6573 11 ай бұрын

The best thing about this movie is that it didn't end like i thought it would - mom stops drinking, everybody embracing. This was a really realistic show and as one who was helped a LOT by Al Anon, i was so happy to see the healing was through Ala Teen. They should put this on the tv today!

@pattimccraw6168 4 жыл бұрын

the lady that plays the mom used to play on little house on the prairie she worked in the post office then latter on married mr edwards.

@lauraskitchen5706 3 жыл бұрын

OMGosh good eye!!

@jenn8459 3 жыл бұрын

I knew that she looked familiar!!

@robertrodriguez787 3 жыл бұрын

And she was Tim mom on Home Improvement

@pattimccraw6168 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertrodriguez787 didnt know that

@Panwere36 2 жыл бұрын

The first step is to stop pretending things are okay when they obviously are not okay.

@paisleyprincess7996 3 жыл бұрын

My mom was a prescription drug addict my first five years. My older sister missed so much school because she was afraid if she went to school no one would take care of us, and we’d be taken away. Four kids under five. She was our mother those years, and just like this kid The little girls room…we all know what that means

@WizardOfHumor1989 2 жыл бұрын

The private shot/drink room.

@Pgschool37 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for posting this episode. I have been looking for it for a while now.

@karenstyles2623 Жыл бұрын

TV used to be so good back n the day. Our generation needs to pass along good teaching to the younger generation. Keep the good teachings alive through time and many generations of kids.

@keithstebbing436 5 жыл бұрын

Love this. Todays tv movies are utter shinola compared. Why won't they make good movies anymore?

@sandypawz645 4 жыл бұрын

today's movie are mostly about killing, sex and partying , bad example for teenagers!

@keithstebbing436 3 жыл бұрын

True

@barbaraarnold5584 4 жыл бұрын

My twin brother drank himself to death. We were 47 years old at the time.

@conniebauer4128 4 жыл бұрын

That's so sad.

@jessicaparker1688 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so sorry to hear that, my sister has been doing this for years

@mariekatherine5238 3 жыл бұрын

So sorry. # my friend’s husband. They still loved each other but Carrie refused to play 2nd fiddle to booze. They lived four blocks apart. One day the kids were supposed to go to his house after class. Jerry, age 10, found him dead on the floor. His cirrhosis and heart gave out.

@wendyarenz3429 3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry 😢

@laurasutcliffe723 Жыл бұрын

I was one year old in '81 when I this came out, and I remember seeing this when I was around 10, in the early 90s. They aird this after school special for years.

@jackiepyzocha7380 5 жыл бұрын

Cindy had to take on a lot of responsibility.

@waynegram8907 2 жыл бұрын

The mother actor really got into the character very realistic, i would have gave her an award for the performance. I use to hang out at bars in my early 20's and saw how drinkers behave and life their lives. Its a horrible lifestyle and even being around it because you're a victim which its called "Co-Alcoholism" which I had no idea that I was one.

@gailreese4102 Жыл бұрын

Excellent presentation! Very helpful & hopeful!

@nicolesteele4341 4 жыл бұрын

This film helped me recognize codependent signs and nature in people eairly. As a young child I was prepared for Jr High and friends personal challenges by watching this.

@gabrielalopetegui 5 жыл бұрын

Aside from the very important point that there is no crosstalk in these meetings, is a very good film. I hope it helps a lot of people.

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

You had your 5 seconds give somebody else a chance

@Candlewick14 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah that was super weird

@timothyholland8070 11 ай бұрын

My mum loved alotof things even me and my little sister but the bottle just seemed to call her more growing up was just normal but getting older put life in to spectate for us I was born alcoholic and I drank anything I could with alcohol in it ii have begun to turn my life around too a point where I can safely say I have beaten the bottle if anyone is reading this there is always hope with anything focus on your goals hardwood and determination good luck xxxxx

@feliscatus1834 4 жыл бұрын

The teenagers in this movie must be in their mid fifties now if they are still around.

@suzclayton783 4 жыл бұрын

The daughter was the girlfriend in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH

@mercy2084 4 жыл бұрын

True. I also recognized her from "Nightmare on Elm Street."

@ourtravelingzoo3740 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t wanna use sex as a tool Brad

@robertrodriguez787 3 жыл бұрын

Bradley right

@robertrodriguez787 3 жыл бұрын

@@mercy2084 She was also in in that movie Better Off Dead

@andirandolph8830 11 ай бұрын

Crazy watching these old after school specials and recognizing certain young actors. First thing I thought was “hey, it’s the body bag chick from A Nightmare On Elm Street!”

@laurakibben4147 2 ай бұрын

@andirandolph8830 Did you see the one called "Am I gay?" and recognize the curly haired friend? Lol!!!

@TnseWlms 3 жыл бұрын

Amanda Wyss is an actress playing Cindy, who is an actress in the high school play, playing Sally, who wants to be an actress. So many levels of reality.

@psychodelicrock12 2 жыл бұрын

She’s one of my favorite actress who starred in My Mother’s Secret Life, Nightmare on Elm Street, Silverado and Shakma.

@Candlewick14 3 жыл бұрын

Everyone is so thin all the time in these old things

@Tracymmo 3 жыл бұрын

We were thin back then! Things have changed.

@sayitloudblcknproud 3 жыл бұрын

People didn't eat McDonalds three times a day, everyone ate at home, going out was a real treat and portions were MUCH smaller... no such thing as "super sized" and Big Gulps.

@julieerin115 2 жыл бұрын

@@sayitloudblcknproud I remember when I was a kid back in the 80s, going out to McDonalds was a special treat.

@francesfarmer736 2 жыл бұрын

The new alcohol is sugar

@scottrawlins8165 Жыл бұрын

Not to mention gmo, soybean oil....ect

@Rose-xy5pe 3 жыл бұрын

Mitch was a good guy. It's hard to find a decent teenage boy. I only knew two decent guys during my high school years. I wasn't romantic with them mind you, we were just good friends.

@nopcshere6097 5 жыл бұрын

Amanda Wyss (Cindy) was in the original 'Nightmare on Elm Street' (1984). She also starred in 'Firefighter' (1986), as Nancy McKeon's best friend, Marilyn.

@rocknroller77 5 жыл бұрын

And Lisa in Fast Times at Ridgemont High

@followyourheart1366 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!! I thought she was in both Nightmare and Fast Times!! LOL @@rocknroller77

@robertrodriguez787 3 жыл бұрын

@@rocknroller77 And the Movie Better Off Dead

@Nancie680 Жыл бұрын

Really sad when the kids are the parents

@deedecorte9448 4 жыл бұрын

My dad couldn't wait to get home to dig in to his Milwaukee's best and Boone's Farm. and sometimes Jack Daniels. Rough Rough Childhood. Boy was he a mean drunk. He was always in a bad mood when he came home from work. I don't know how he functioned at GM drinking everyday.

@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 4 жыл бұрын

Dee DeCorte wow.

@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 4 жыл бұрын

Dee DeCorte maybe he had so much to drink it was still in his system. I worked there and was hungover a few times. It’s hard. Lol. Sweating, mood swings, dehydrated. Lol.

@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 4 жыл бұрын

Dee DeCorte sorry u went through that!

@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 4 жыл бұрын

And all the loud noises. Ugh. Lol. But I made it through.

@deedecorte9448 4 жыл бұрын

@@prestoncheapbtheadphoneste3010 Thanks. He was a real BStard. UGH!

@jeannerountree952 Жыл бұрын

I loved watching these after school specials.

@spikeybug1 Жыл бұрын

I remember riding in my step dad's truck while he was drinking and driving back in the mid-80s. Got stopped by a cop, and he just let us go.

@kennethhuang371 Жыл бұрын

If AMY WINEHOUSE SAW THIS SPECIAL BACK IN 1983, MAYBE SHE WOULDN’T HAVE TAKEN ANOTHER DRINK AND DIE FROM POISONING. Kenneth Huang 7/13/23.

@romina6563 Жыл бұрын

I just watched "franscesca baby" which practically same movie from 1976. Was good too 👌

@deeliciousgrapes Жыл бұрын

After school special. Brings back good memories

@jimsullivan2813 3 жыл бұрын

Mommy Drunkest.

@Charbear25 Жыл бұрын

The mom was the snobb country club lady on Golden Girls...Barbara Thorndyke lol

@capricornlove4816 5 жыл бұрын

Love these movies😍😚

@JasonBender-mo6qv 7 күн бұрын

Thank you for the memories the ABC Network would have this on 3:00 in the afternoon to 4 then they would have it on Saturdays 11:00 to noon with Ron Glass from Barney Miller he was the host they were a true stories how about everyday occurrence is it in America in the 1970s if I remember right the years ago I looked it up 1972 to 1995 we used to watch this in English class the special education teacher taped it on his VCR for English class Wisconsin remembers great classic television at its best when times were a little bit easier and we had good actors😊

@pamnamisniak3158 5 жыл бұрын

What a piece of work. She is such a mess.

@julieshaw4142 Жыл бұрын

A very touching film which I understand, thank you .........

@lindaalvarez8855 Жыл бұрын

This movie was hard to watch. Being a recovering alcoholic to watch this mother drink her life away. It's so sad.

@jillhill4635 3 жыл бұрын

Sad wish they had stuff like this tv now days .

@mistressofthedark1476 11 ай бұрын

My Momma was married to an alcoholic, before she married my Daddy, and I remember going through a box of clothes to give to a friend of mine,and I pulled out a huge Vodka bottle. I was so embarrassed, but my friend's parents were alcoholics, so she understood. I was a child, and I would hide bottles, empty them out, going with my Momma at all hours to find him, the fighting, and the lies was forced to tell. I hated my Momma for a long time, because she never left him, even after he broke my foot, because I was trying to get him to stop coming after my Momma, and she was in the floor screaming, and I was just 63 pounds, and a 300 pound man threw me, and broke my foot. As I got older, I was Dr. Death about alcohol, but I would always get into relationships with alcoholics, drug users,or both. One day my Momma was coming down on me about my choice in men, and I told her to stop right there, and to stop being such a hypocrite, because she stayed with an alcoholic, and now she wonders why I did that? It was because I was taught to! She of course cried, and made herself the victim, but I was just a child, and I was the true victim in all of it. I could really sympathize with the Cindy character, because I had to do that, take care of an adult, and I was barely in the third grade. I wish that this had been on when I was going through all that, and that there was a place for me to go to, and talk to someone, but I'm getting help now for it, and for other things too. Alcoholics aren't easy to live with,and they're even harder to love. I understand perfectly.

@thedavesiknow4598 10 ай бұрын

I'm sorry you had to deal with that. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.❤

@mistressofthedark1476 10 ай бұрын

@@thedavesiknow4598 Anytime.

@missy7492 Жыл бұрын

This remind me of my mom....she was an alcoholic and would always deny it and say she would stop but never did🥺

@emnemnem1889 Жыл бұрын

That's sad.

@emnemnem1889 Жыл бұрын

I'm very lucky and glad that my parents both aren't. However, I have 6 people in my family who are alcoholics... As well as a good friend of mine so ik what it feels like

@emnemnem1889 Жыл бұрын

My aunt and uncle wouldn't stop fighting till bleeding while drunk, but my cousin (male) and my friend Lisa are happy drunks, meaning they never fight or injure none. However they both have health issues and still this doesn't stop them idk what to do... My friend recently stopped working bcz of health issues (didn't get actually fired thankfully) but just stopped. Her stomach ulcer, moderate hepatitis and mild pancreatitis made her stop bcz of fatigue. Since then she's been drinking 24/7 waking up heck knows where. Every day I'm worried about her getting hit by a car or dying chocked on her own vomit. Then another (female) cousin of mine who literally is an alcoholic WITH cocaine issues... Ah I know nothing happy at all

@bridgetlarson5443 3 жыл бұрын

I love the doggie!!!!!

@murraywiebe4398 5 жыл бұрын

Poor girl. Definitely a “co-dependent “.

@julieerin115 2 жыл бұрын

She kind of looks like Kate Hudson when her hair's pulled back.

@stormstruck 4 жыл бұрын

These poor kids. 🙁

@airplanefreak27 2 ай бұрын

This was good and still relevant today!

@Dbusdriver71 Жыл бұрын

What people in that time period did was to focus on the symptoms, not the cause. What started this woman drinking in the first place.

@gracehannon6751 5 жыл бұрын

Mr. Edwards, wife from Little 🏠 on The Prairie, sad what drink does to a family, Good movie

@monicacampa1228 4 жыл бұрын

Mango Roxx it wasn’t her that burned to death it was Mr. Garvey’s wife Alice.

@mercy2084 4 жыл бұрын

@Mango Roxx I looked up "Little House on the Prairie" for school once - - in real life, Mary was blind, but she never got married and never had any children. And, yes, in this movie, the mother was played by the actress who was Grace (Mr. Edwards's wife) on "Little House on the Prairie." And, I saw two books on Amazon, written by Melissa Gilbert (Laura) and Alison Arngrim (Nellie) - - both of them were alcoholics.

@melissaheath9220 3 жыл бұрын

My dad was nothing but a druncken looser. Were talking left us when i was 7. Didnt pay child sopport, lived in rooming houses the whole bad works.

@scarletaleksandrak.sierrag1300 2 жыл бұрын

Familia Ingalls

@jenniferwilcox9759 5 жыл бұрын

The make up department did a good job, red nose, red cheeks. She looks rough and dried out. Booze'll do that.

@rachael-777 5 жыл бұрын

I thought so too!

@mercy2084 4 жыл бұрын

True. I saw "When a Man Loves a Woman" - - where Meg Ryan plays an alcoholic with two small children - - and Meg Ryan always looked great - - she was the healthiest looking alcoholic I had ever seen, with perfect makeup and hair and always dressing well - - so, I appreciated that this movie showed the truth.

@mercy2084 4 жыл бұрын

It was never said if the mother got fired from her job - - because it wasn't said, I guess we can assume that she didn't get fired. And, I wondered how the mother was supporting herself and her two children, plus paying for all of that alcohol. This was a good movie, but it was "mild" - - the mother hit the little boy, but he was fine (no black eye or worse). The scene that the mother made at the play could have been a lot worse. Alcoholics are often way more abusive. It was good that that mother from the car pool said that the drunk mother didn't need to drive the car pool anymore. A drunk driver, driving a group of kids to school, could end with a horrible accident. I was glad that this movie didn't have the usual happy ending. At the last scene, the mother was lying on the floor, passed out. She never accepted herself as an alcoholic. She never went to AA. She never went into rehab. It is good to see a story that is more true to life. And, I also appreciated that the daughter didn't have a romance with the guy who helped her to go to Alateen. I appreciated that they were just friends who had a common problem and got close and helped each other, but that they didn't take it any farther. There should be more movies like this - - true to real life.

@crysb5099 3 жыл бұрын

Brandy Bay - geez, next time put spoiler alert for those of us scrolling while watching.

@Tracymmo 3 жыл бұрын

@@crysb5099 Don't read the comments before watching a movie that's been out for 40 years

@crysb5099 3 жыл бұрын

@@Tracymmo - good advice! A lot of people include a warning, but your way is good too! Thanks

@SmidBeach 3 жыл бұрын

We don't know what "will" or would happen, but we can assume that Cindy won't call in sick for her anymore.

@scarletaleksandrak.sierrag1300 2 жыл бұрын

Soy de Perú y no entiendo inglés así que me gustó tu resumen , gracias.

@brettheeley3836 Жыл бұрын

Strangers with Candy totally did an episode based on this!

@MICHAEL_1989 4 жыл бұрын

Lol Dixie Riddle cups @ the teacher parent meeting !!😃Good times!!🤗

@jessicaboisvert3138 11 ай бұрын

I remember watching these too after I had finished all of my homework, some of these had hit me hard too. I miss watching them so glad for KZfaq I am able to watch them all over again.

@Jay-os5nw Жыл бұрын

Bonniei Bartlette was about to start St Elsewhere a year after this. A part that would earn her an Emmy. She is an amazing actress.

@alittlebitofeverything91 5 ай бұрын

Yup she was Ellen Craig married to Mark Craig who was portrayed by her real life husband William Daniels ☺️

@safiya839 4 жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for the kids. Cindy has to be the mom when she should be a kid.

@billmuir6074 Жыл бұрын

It was heartbreaking when the little brother got hit. It illustrated how alcoholism can make you lose control. I saw this movie during the late 80’s when I was 12 and it was painful hearing Brett crying like that.

@tammyboykin5285 Жыл бұрын

And the poor dog

@wifemotherconservative3432 2 жыл бұрын

UPDATE: I recently had to tell my friend to back off with her drama and crisis. Her repeated disastrous life choices and constant self pity was beginning to affect me mentally. I finally realized it's not up to me to be the sole person she leans on for support and encouragement, nor is it healthy for me. We still talk, I'll always love her, but we don't talk about her life at all anymore, just basic normal stuff. I don't bother asking how she's doing anymore because I already know. I'm thankful she understands. I also ordered a book on co-dependancy. What does one do if their good friend is an alcoholic but also suicidal? She's 40, unable to work. She doesn't do proper hygiene anymore. She hurts herself from blackout drunks. She prefers to drink alone. Her depression is so great that I don't think she even sees the point of getting sober. Her family is awful, all they do is put her down. I wish I could do the right thing and say, "Don't contact me unless it's to take you to rehab." But I'm absolutely terrified she'll commit suicide if she's left to flounder.

@emnemnem1889 Жыл бұрын

Awful. I have a similar friend, Lisa. She's wonderful, holds a job and wears makeup and still maintain hygiene. But she's a high functioning alcoholic with great depression too... She can't see life's beauty without booze anymore and she has mild hepatitis and an ulcer but she still has no desire to quit idk what to do anymore...

@wifemotherconservative3432 Жыл бұрын

@@emnemnem1889 Aww, we're going through the exact same thing. My girlfriend is now vomiting blood so I know it's getting really bad but she refuses to go to the doctor. I think the only thing you and I can do is keep encouraging a sober lifestyle and just love them through it.

@emnemnem1889 Жыл бұрын

@@wifemotherconservative3432 yeah I agree... Update she's not as functional anymore, now she works less bcz of ulcer pain and a lot of nausea and vomiting, but instead she's drunk 24/7 to numb the symptoms... This literally made me cry when I found out. She's afraid about the idea of losing her job but at the same time all she cares about is booze... I'm about to tell you a crazy story that happened yesterday. As she went to her usual bar, everything was fine until, obviously she got sick there. Bcz of that, the owner (btw a very close friend as it is the only bar she's been going to since her 19, she's 32)refused her booze for the first time. But it didn't make her mad! Actually, she told a guy, another friend to talk to her (the owner) and convince her to go outside for a while. During that time she went discreetly behind the bar and took advantage of the 10 minutes she had to get wasted as quickly as possible, by putting the empty bottles at their exact place, hoping she wouldn't notice... Little did she know she would break one accidentally on the floor and while trying to mop it out, touch some glass w her hand... Then noticing that the owner was coming back she quickly ran away, but ofc there were blood drops on the floor as she was bleeding from her hand, which let the owner to her. But then the interesting part happens when her 13 years old niece sees it and is asked by the owner to take her home. As the teenage girl takes her home, she lays her on the bed, turns on TV and heads to the kitchen. You might think now, everything seems so adorable and sweet, what could go wrong? Well, she came back with a cup of tea on a plate telling her that the owner suggested that she doesn't get booze as she is sick. She slapped her for that on the cheek yelling that she "ain't drinking grass" and then pushed her and accidentally by being pushed away, she hit the door handle w her forehead, which caused a little, very little injury but still made it bleed a little. She then apologized and hugged her. Today (so the next morning) she approached her niece who was obviously wearing a plaster (idk what's it in English but yk a medicine sticker) and asked her who did it to her and that if somebody ever dared doing it to her at school he/she would be in trouble but ofc she lied and said that she did it to herself by falling and not being careful. But then I came and asked her to tell me the truth cuz I felt deep down that it was a lie. And she told me. She said that she didn't want to tell her the truth cuz it wouldn't please her and she doesn't even remember anything anyway. She also said that she didn't understand why she left the house so early while she was still asleep instead of staying for breakfast but ofc I knew that it was prolly cuz she was about to or was withdrawing and didn't want her to see her shakes as she is too young... I was quite devastated finding this out ngl. She can literally die if she stops cold turkey and it's been going on like that for over 10 years, approximately 17 years of alcoholism and I just don't know what to do. I guess you're right, there's nothing we can do. I wonder how the owner, her friend feels. She probably feels like an enabler, worse than I feel. But hey she's a bartender, it's her job... And she's an adult who needs to take care of herself on her own, and quiting requires immense willpower, sthg she doesn't have and she knows it. She's an amazing teacher and her students love her but she knows she won't be able to work at some point. She is so young, she has yet to find a nice loving man, have a normal and sober life and build a family...that's just saddening. She's very beautiful too. If she didn't drink she would be even prettier, her face would be thinner and she wouldn't have those always bloodshot, tired eyes. My boyfriend tried to talk to her too, many times, but whenever her drinking is brought up into a conversation she gets defensive (yet she's a very pacifist drunk, not a rageholic at all). Anyway, if you took the time to read it thank you. I wish you all the best and I hope it gets better for them and for us. Sending love and prayers ❤️

@marilynmiller5605 Жыл бұрын

She will die by suicide or by Alcoholism… either way You can’t change that reality… only she can. If you really want to do something- go to Alan-on. That’s who can show you what to do !