Tough Girl -- Afterschool Special -- 1981

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tainlor

5 жыл бұрын

Here is an afterschool special "Tough Girl" from 1981.

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@laace7827 4 жыл бұрын

The After School Specials ..were just brilliant for kids. Wish I was back in the 80's..watching these shows again. Retro..love it ....anyone else wanna take a time machine with me

@tracymccormick6522 3 жыл бұрын

I do!!!!

@nepowers4794 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but it would have to be the '70's.

@laace7827 3 жыл бұрын

@@nepowers4794 works 4 me!! Let's goooo

@nicolefreeman6336 3 жыл бұрын

I would

@BrianBetzAcousticGuitar 2 жыл бұрын

Hell yeah, man! I'm down!! I was just thinking the same thing after watching some more specials tonight!

@kellilee7433 Жыл бұрын

Its a shame we dont have shows like this more. After school specials seem to teach a lesson in morals. Theres not much stuff like that these days

@kellilee7433 Жыл бұрын

@@JustForFun-bh7ln I agree

@flight101 Жыл бұрын

Might offend some snowfake.. shame

@debbieschultz9768 Жыл бұрын

There are no morals! 😢

@jcneverquits 11 ай бұрын

Doesn't fit their agenda anymore..

@ThouSwell-zx3fd 10 ай бұрын

Absolutely

@pattih7 Жыл бұрын

I’m 72, and I still enjoy an After School moment, now and then! ✌️. This one is good, and the tough girl want tough compared to now! 🙏💜

@fredlebhart1393 Жыл бұрын

Yeah now a says they’d be selling feet pics on OnlyFans and smoking the meth

@daynal9594 3 жыл бұрын

So glad to find these after school specials 💗 Takes me back to a much better time. Lord I miss the 80s!

@evelynbeveraggi8724 Жыл бұрын

It does,l

@thejay3804 Жыл бұрын

The 80s and the 90s were the times.

@lovelife2day Жыл бұрын

I know......I miss the 80's too.

@Laura-tp8wz Жыл бұрын

Me too!!

@melissahouse3488 Жыл бұрын

We all do!! ❤️ I've never met anyone who prefers the here & now to back then. It's a universal opinion because it was that much better. This has become a world not worth being. The decline has been drastic. I don't recognize this world anymore. It's foreign, alien.

@purplezinnia1139 2 жыл бұрын

My how time passes. Teens entertain themselves differently now. The step-sister was reading in her room instead of being on a computer or a cell phone. Not even on a landline. The "pretty in plaid" ruffle blouse. Hatem them. The country-western look was in as well as Princess Diana's fashion choices. One couldn't find a ruffle-free blouse anywhere except for prep stores. Thanks for posting. Afterschool Specials are like mac n cheese...comfort TV.

@katbrown1449 Жыл бұрын

Thank gid the 90s toned that crap down right

@AlamoOriginal Жыл бұрын

Damn how old this guy?

@NiecieSavo Жыл бұрын

Kids still read books boomer

@tresinforest2904 Жыл бұрын

I don't fit on the same wave length with anyone don't worry about it lol

@FemiNelson-sb1em 10 ай бұрын

Ugh, not Mac n cheese. More like PB&J

@elizabethfranke194 Жыл бұрын

Anyone else bothered by the fact that a minor is beaten by the Mom's boyfriend and the SCHOOL, the DAD, the MOM and the JUDGE don't even give it a thought!

@Violet-qk2vt Жыл бұрын

That's why GenX were the "lost" children, most of us didn't make it, now we're 60 when we're 45..ever notice the high schoolers looked 30?...

@clevelandphil Жыл бұрын

They would've called her out for "getting into fights"

@melissagarza2376 Жыл бұрын

@@Violet-qk2vt We are not lost! We grew up in the best years with the best shows. Life is tough for all generations, period. You have to learn to take the good with the bad. 👊🏼✌🏼

@armenian_nightmare33 Жыл бұрын

@@melissagarza2376 VERY WELL SAID!!👏❤

@kristenwalbright2579 Жыл бұрын

@scottmiller7001🎶 the facts of life..the facts of life 🎶

@bryanvandergriff194 Жыл бұрын

I watched these when I was a kid they actually showed some life lessons

@karenstyles2623 Жыл бұрын

There's a reason why I never wanted anyone else after my husband died. I wanted people to be good to my kid.🙂🙃

@ThouSwell-zx3fd 10 ай бұрын

You're very wise. Too many women are so fearful of being alone that they shack up with the first degenerate that comes along. And then they wonder why their kids get hurt.

@yeahthatsright2614 Жыл бұрын

The clothes..the cars..the home decor..

@FemiNelson-sb1em 10 ай бұрын

The Landlines, the pay phones, cost of living affordable, ⛽️ affordable, food affordable....

@ritaturner9906 Жыл бұрын

Love these old movies. Seeing my old Ford Fairmont. The old cars and how people functioned without internet, cell phones etc.

@metalwitch58 4 жыл бұрын

Love these "Afternoon Specials" Brings me back to the 1980s when I was a teenager

@eaglemaccallister7543 3 жыл бұрын

In the 70's & 80's I thought the world sucked. Now, I'd give anything to go into a time warp and go back to the 80's, or maybe 1976. The 70's and 80's were awesome, compared to the world today

@KristenHammerback-pk5wy 3 жыл бұрын

I wish we were back there! I was a teenager in the 80s as well (born in 1969). I miss those days, so much more innocent and kind.

@psychodelicrock12 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@oliveb. 2 жыл бұрын

@@eaglemaccallister7543 Same

@lunagingeymittens419 Жыл бұрын

@@psychodelicrock12 me as well

@kristysokoloski9089 5 жыл бұрын

I had never seen this before but am glad to see this. Parents need to watch this with their kids.

@SusieSynth 5 жыл бұрын

My daughter is 10 and watches these and after school specials.

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

Girl talk ,,you gotta guide your children

@kachoo2135 4 жыл бұрын

@@SusieSynth I was in my later 20's and early 30's watching these on my telly

@bethrogers5553 Жыл бұрын

The guy playing the father was born in 1918. He was sixty-three years old when this program was aired.

@LighthouseLover1989 Жыл бұрын

Who was he?

@stephanie98948 3 жыл бұрын

Awe I want to cry..I miss these shows sure takes me back to the late 70's and 80's

@juliefisk8066 3 жыл бұрын

There is another channel called TVFanatic that plays the movie of the week. Some even have the original commercials

@alexweiss388 2 жыл бұрын

This is Sonja Harper pre-Sonja Harper. It's like the casting directors of Mama's Family saw this and said "That's our girl".

@MsDisneylandlover Жыл бұрын

I said that 2

@kelseymathias3881 Жыл бұрын

Today she's the wife of a successful veterinarian and they live on a big farm. Nice to imagine.

@joelmorales4607 2 жыл бұрын

Me too...I love them because I was an 80s teen and it's descent tv... not like the CRAP they show on tv or most movies today... that's why I love these after school school specials🎈🎊🎈

@naturalhairchickonabudgett849 4 жыл бұрын

Love these old short stories thank you for the upload! ❤️🍿🎥

@msstern3056 Жыл бұрын

She was the original daughter in “Mamas Family”.

@frauleinmona Жыл бұрын

Yes! Sonja Harper! Mama's granddaughter!

@Reshme77 Жыл бұрын

@@frauleinmonaHer acting here is much better. It's nice that she was able to show off her skills.

@frauleinmona Жыл бұрын

@@Reshme77 I absolutely agree. You didn’t really get to see much versatility in her acting when it came to her role on “Mama’s Family”. But in this part that she played here, she really showed her talents.😊

@ladyrachel13 Жыл бұрын

I watched these all the time when I was a kid.

@latasri494 5 жыл бұрын

A wonderful inspiring story for all the youngsters who are at the crossroads of life. Thanks for the upload

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

X roads ?? It's life lady

@FemiNelson-sb1em 10 ай бұрын

@@paulpallott8302 why the attitude?

@ritaturner9906 Жыл бұрын

Back in 1981 for one kid, $150 was decent. Minimum wage was $3.10. In 1988, I only got $114 in child support for one kid per month through 2003. Whatever is initially set won’t change unless you can afford a lawyer to go back to court.

@NeesyGatlin-tw7ig 11 ай бұрын

It's still $150 per child today

@catherineannelockman3805 3 ай бұрын

250.00 per child in 1985...in Canada...

@MultiHankdog 5 жыл бұрын

What a nice story! Thanks for sharing!

@aileenwagner2576 5 жыл бұрын

I remember seeing this on TV! Thank you for this, good story!

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

Good short story ,,great acting

@tj921able Жыл бұрын

This was a great special. Glad she realized she was where she belonged. Thank you for sharing this. God Bless You & stay safe.

@Anita_Backrub Жыл бұрын

I started high school in 1980. God I wish I could go back.

@small_ed Жыл бұрын

I never understood people who regard childhood as an idyllic time.

@birdlynn417 10 ай бұрын

I graduated highschool in 1977, then began family right away. I loved those years and the eighties were truly wonderful all across the nation. 😃

@Anita_Backrub 10 ай бұрын

@@small_ed I’ve been thinking about it more lately because o my age I guess I wonder what my life would be like if I had taken the other road.I guess it’s normal, right? 😂

@Anita_Backrub 10 ай бұрын

@@birdlynn417 It really was a great time.

@FemiNelson-sb1em 10 ай бұрын

@@small_ed it sounds like your childhood was anything but. If so, truly sorry.

@beautifulibra Жыл бұрын

I loved watching these. Someone please take me back to the 80’s and just leave me there

@danadoozer9990 Жыл бұрын

Please take me with you!!😢

@stacydetwiler1475 Жыл бұрын

I feel the same way about the 70's. I.was in the class of 1977.

@kristineholcroft9163 Жыл бұрын

Take me back too

@FemiNelson-sb1em 10 ай бұрын

@@stacydetwiler1475 Class of "76" 😊

@latisaclewis342 10 ай бұрын

Gosh, I miss these shows and just the 80s period. They were much better times. No cell phones, no iPads, or social media. Days of cabbage patch kids, charm bracelets, and powdered sugar cigarettes are the days I want back. We no longer have shows like this which teach about stranger danger, drugs, and just morality overall. So sad that those days are LONG gone. I fear so much for my 3 year old's generation 😭

@FemiNelson-sb1em 10 ай бұрын

I so pray you remember this n do not give in to Technology to take care of your 3yr old as he or she grows up. Please play board games, read to eachother, lay on the grass & look up at the clouds using your imagination as to clouds look like. Have picnics in your yard n the park, make tents with furniture(safely), teach cooking, go to the library & enjoy what they offer together. Those memories you'll both love & be so much healthier. ❤️

@kerrbear1980 Жыл бұрын

I owned the book this was based on...such a trip

@pccates2017 3 жыл бұрын

tainlor Thanks for taking the time to share theses with us. You have me addicted😱! 😀

@skygazer6898 5 жыл бұрын

A great little story. Thanks very much for uploading.

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

Nice

@alantoler8266 Жыл бұрын

These were always great...the good ol days ...almost brings a TEAR

@kenbrisby4825 3 жыл бұрын

i dont know what i learned from this but i enjoyed learning it.

@MrCraigblaze Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the upload !! I wish The after school special would do my vice in life .Soap opera addiction !! 🤣🤣 That actress was on Mama's family in 1981-84 !!

@SaharaColeman 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like this one should’ve been a full length movie, ended too soon and there’s too much left to be said at the end. 😭

@lunagingeymittens419 Жыл бұрын

I actually thought some of it was boring.

@small_ed Жыл бұрын

The pacing was terrible...not one of the better "specials" of the time.

@katyarnold6757 2 жыл бұрын

This was a great!!! after school special movie. I am really glad renni thought about changing her life and went back to her Dad and her deaf boyfriend. She realize that people really liked the real renni not the tough girl image. Very good movie.

@karenstyles2623 Жыл бұрын

Children need these kind of educational programs so at least they are learning something especially if school or parents aren't teaching anything. Gotta have an outlet somewhere.

@socalindi8241 Жыл бұрын

What I like about these Afterschool Specials is seeing things we used to do like using a phone booth lol

@ThouSwell-zx3fd 10 ай бұрын

And driving K cars 😁

@susankracke2770 4 жыл бұрын

I never new the girl from Mama's family was on other movies. I like this show . It shows that you turn your life around if you try. Good for her.

@lLushKitty Жыл бұрын

That's who she is! I spent the entire video trying to figure out why she looks so familiar.

@niceguy5976 11 ай бұрын

@@lLushKitty Yes, she played Sonja Harper on "Mama's Family". The daughter of Vinton Harper, and granddaughter of Mama Thelma Harper.

@adriennedickens9092 11 күн бұрын

Phone booths, therapist that cares, ah the 70s and 80s 😊😊

@lynnjames4401 Жыл бұрын

I miss the 80’s!

@marychristinenewell8780 11 ай бұрын

I’m glad to find these again thanks for posting ❤

@sandramullikin5088 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty good little movie. Tyfs!

@nopcshere6097 4 жыл бұрын

Marlene is played by the same actress who played Carol Marcus in 'Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan' and Eva Dahlberg in 'The Day After'.

@zxyatiywariii8 Жыл бұрын

Yes! I like her, she's a good actress.

@trishbaum6364 Жыл бұрын

A movie called tough girl and no cussing. I miss going a day without hearing cussing

@Tmcsinger91 Ай бұрын

Same here

@lisagroeger1978 Жыл бұрын

They started in the 70’s and ran until and leading into the 90’s.

@Michelle-kg9zz 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you SO much for sharing your Amazing video's, I love these good Ole* shows,,

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@SusieSynth 5 жыл бұрын

I love these shows and miss the 80s. I love 70s and 90s stuff too. If you have any after school specials from the early and late 80s I'd love to see them.

@jenniferfree4144 5 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@ernstcanche4267 3 жыл бұрын

Yes I agree with you both

@erindiazmclaughlin 8 ай бұрын

Degrassi Junior High and Degrassi High is a good show from back in the day.

@danadoozer9990 Жыл бұрын

I love Reenie in this, she's been through so much and is just looking for love and support. Her stepsister is quite the bitch though!

@florencemendy4966 5 жыл бұрын

I love those short stories watching from France ✌

@Flinabin 5 жыл бұрын

Moi aussi !!!

@florencemendy4966 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Paul pallott✌

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

Florence is cool for me ,,see you ,,

@andyhunt5150 Жыл бұрын

This really shows you how bad domestic abuse was ignored back then. Joking about it?

@karenstyles2623 Жыл бұрын

Many kids run away from home due to the abuse they receive from other family members. Really sad. Home is supposed to be a safe place. No excuse for abuse, arrogance or being closed minded.

@beandipcartography 4 жыл бұрын

Boy, she's one tough broad, lemmy tell you.

@lucillelaurenzi4510 10 ай бұрын

I agree I would love to go back in the 80s.

@theresa42213 3 жыл бұрын

Ooooh a knife! Shakin' in my boots! l _LOVE_ these corny specials, even if my attitude is a bit ''shmarmy'' xD The 70's RULE!

@small_ed Жыл бұрын

Except these aren't the happy-go-lucky 1970s anymore. This is 1981.

@AnnaBanana-gz4om Жыл бұрын

That's crazy to me when she called her friend and said things are getting really bad here and she wants to go to Arizona, I would have done anything to get out of the life I was living and go live with her father's family.

@debbiemlucero4485 5 жыл бұрын

Juliana i miss you so much.glad to be able to see and hear your voice as it cheers me up. Gosh why you ?

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

Me too

@devlinadams4166 3 жыл бұрын

@@paulpallott8302 : Who's Juliana??

@Mysterycat74 2 жыл бұрын

TWO years in Juvie for doing nothing? She was a passenger for 2 seconds in a stolen car clearly driven by another person that fled the scene. They could have at least made her do something that was actually bad.

@vickythefist7062 Жыл бұрын

That's how strict they were back then .they are far too soft on youngsters these days

@BaronVonUngernSternberg24 Жыл бұрын

Ahh the 80’s

@michaellindahl7969 Жыл бұрын

The 80's 😎

@toffeenut1336 Жыл бұрын

Wow that's the girl that played Sonya on Mama's Family!

@djsi38t 11 ай бұрын

I was kinda hoping she would make up with her half sister gretchen too,but not bad overall.Watching these really brings me back and is really vry comforting for me.I suspect that most who watch these are about my age.I am 54,so I was 13 when this aired,so it was really made for someone like me back then.Teen drama was fun to watch,there was nothing else like it at the time..

@jimmyo1123 Жыл бұрын

Karin argoud was an underrated actress

@JamesJones-zq7pc Жыл бұрын

She kind of remind me of Joe in this movie from Facts of Life

@Scottj2011 3 жыл бұрын

That's Sonya from Mama's family and Bobby from Happy Days

@laurarosales9351 Ай бұрын

Her psychiatrist was in "Field of Dreams". She was the librarian. That voice!!!

@cp-dub2085 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh, the 80s. When high school was only for smartly dressed 30-year olds.

@hlowrylong 19 күн бұрын

😂

@David-wf4ev Жыл бұрын

They some old ass teenagers, their easily late 20's. 😂

@louisadrill7060 2 жыл бұрын

she acted on mamas family as the valley girl.

@kelseymathias3881 Жыл бұрын

Today the doc would make a few entries on her computer and then give Renie a script for Prozac. So many kids today could use a Dr. Bancroft.

@krystalrussell38 5 жыл бұрын

I can relate.

@manichannah 5 жыл бұрын

Isn’t that Sonja from Mama’s Family?

@patrickbarnwell2777 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks I couldn’t figure where I saw her from

@kachoo2135 4 жыл бұрын

It is, and Karin Argoud is a great actress

@adampoe2797 3 жыл бұрын

Yep Sonja

@robertrodriguez787 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I was trying to figure out were I have seen her

@psychodelicrock12 2 жыл бұрын

For decades I had no idea

@kizpaws 5 жыл бұрын

Great upload!

@courtneydavis6355 4 жыл бұрын

She's got the heart of a tough Alley Cat .

@Anaya1791 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine this in 2000s l don't know why did they stop it in 1997 ???

@4brookeevelyn 5 жыл бұрын

New subscriber, l'm loving these uploads. They remind me of those "afterschool specials" that used to play mondays at 4pm. Many thanks! One of my favorites was called, "Please God, I'm Only 17" Great content with great lessons!

@dlakoba4459 5 жыл бұрын

San Dra oh yes. These are great!

@avalondreaming1433 5 жыл бұрын

I loved those too. There was nothing better than coming home to find an After School Special!

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

They bring me back

@retha1875 Жыл бұрын

That's because it is one of the After School Specials

@cherie623 Жыл бұрын

Read the title

@bethcarducci9935 Жыл бұрын

So there are only 2 bedrooms in that large house?

@bonnieyuse5876 Жыл бұрын

I hitch hiked from Spokane, Washington to Eau Claire, Wisconsin when l was 15!

@TMcConnaughhay 6 күн бұрын

Sonya from the first two seasons of Mamas Family!

@atsu6165 Жыл бұрын

I would say, I wish shows like this were still on but I know that most kids over 12 are already stuck on social media and don't watch much television. It would have to be in the medium that has their attention.

@Tmcsinger91 Ай бұрын

Same I agree

@mississippimud7046 5 жыл бұрын

Good one thanks

@lindacox5194 5 жыл бұрын

I know it s a short story. but it would of been a better story if there were more to it.like if her and the guy that she met would of became boyfriend and girlfriend and they both would end up at the same college and become veteran s.and they both got married. and her mom's boyfriend would end up in jail for abusing her. and her mom would go to cansoring and getting help for her self to find out why she stayed with an child abuser. and her and her step sister become friends.

@lindacox5194 5 жыл бұрын

that would have been my story.

@jennawalden8547 5 жыл бұрын

Linda Cox yes. It’s great though how the young man ended up being accepted at college so he was able to follow his dreams. Things were so unfair for people with different abilities in those days x

@StarAnnasDream 5 жыл бұрын

Linda Cox rewrite it

@paulpallott8302 5 жыл бұрын

Linda I'd try and help you update this ..I like your stories ..or you other people

@retrofun1479 3 жыл бұрын

It was driving me nuts who this girl was. It's Sonya from Mama's Family!!

@robertrodriguez787 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah me too . Couldn't figure out were I had seen her

@psychodelicrock12 2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@MsDisneylandlover Жыл бұрын

Yeap

@beautifulibra Жыл бұрын

That’s Sonja from Mama’s Family seasons 1 and 2

@elisabetholiveira1772 3 жыл бұрын

To all my 78 babies

@capacola262743 5 жыл бұрын

that big house only has TWO bedrooms??!!!!

@lisajohnson9662 5 жыл бұрын

Ha you cracking me up lol.

@karekan.chavis4764 5 жыл бұрын

Hahaha!!! Let's just hope it was for dramatic film purposes:)

@conniebauer4128 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, just like the Brady Bunch house.

@capacola262743 4 жыл бұрын

@@conniebauer4128 the parents had a room, the boys had a room and the girls had a room, plus alice had a room off the kitchen, not to mention greg's room in the attic.

@conniebauer4128 4 жыл бұрын

@@capacola262743 I got the feeling that Alice's room was actually the pantry and the attic was...well...the attic.

@rocknation7065 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting this was a very good show from what I was told . Yeah it sure is .

@lisagroeger1978 Жыл бұрын

I loved these shows as well but I was in H.S.

@bryggreen77 Жыл бұрын

For those of you wondering where you’ve heard the psychiatrist’s voice before. She’s the librarian on field of dreams.

@user-ot6eu7hu8d 6 ай бұрын

She was also Steven’s mother on Family Ties

@davidcantey2469 2 жыл бұрын

My favorite after-school special was It's a mile from here to Glory

@flight101 Жыл бұрын

PS I have never seen such beautiful glossy shiney hair ! Wow! How do they get it so mirror shiney

@duaneaponte696 10 ай бұрын

I used to love the Afterschool Specials. Seriously in today’s t.v. landscape how many newscasts do we need?

@user-vu1yo4dk1m 4 ай бұрын

Yes, here is a young girl walking around with a swollen black eye. She is talking to a judge, and other adults and the apparent abuse is never questioned. In reality Social services would have been brought in.