17.Davids Meth Addiction
16.Six Has A Stealing Problem
15.Helen Hunt Pushes Dope
14.Everything From Degrassi
13.The High Feather Kids Deal With Diabetes
12.7th Heaven Talks About Sex
11.No Hope With Dope
10.Hannah Montanas Banned Diabetes Episode
9.Lizzie McGuire And Eating Disorders
8.Stephanies Smoking Temptation
7.Boy Meets World Takes On Abuse
6.Moesha Gets Drugged
5.Obligatory
4.Carlton Takes Speed
3.Willis Smoking Grass
2.D.J. Has An Eating Disorder
1.The Best TV Drug Moment EVER
I’m sure I forgot a ton so post more. I can’t get enough.
17 Controversial Teenage TV Situations
Sex, drugs, stealing, partying, and eating disorders. What's not to love about teen sitcoms?! In celebration of Saved By The Bell's 20th anniversary, check out this round up of some of the most memorable (and controversial) moments in teenage discovery. If you've never seen the Punky Brewster clip, you will die.
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Different Strokes child molester episode PART 2
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Different Strokes child molesting episode. This one always creeped me out as a kid.
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and yet, through all of this, not a single mention of rayanne graff? wack.
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With exception of DeGrassi and Hanna Montana I think I saw all of those when they aired. There was a contravercial comic book in the early 70's (amazing spiderman one-hundred something) where his friend harry got hooked on pills. The comics code authority denied the code & Stan Lee said he thought it was too important. He ran the issue sans code. It won a bunch awards.
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smart guy child predator episode
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When emily valentine drugs brandon at the club with the egg…they called it euphoria
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Episode of “Family Matters” in which Steve destroys Carl's garage after mistaking Laura's diet pills for vitamins.
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Thank God for Punky Brewster telling it like it is. If this 30 minutes of quality television had never been aired, millions of seven-to-ten-year-old girls would have descended into a life of weed, pills, crack, and probably stealing and prostitution to support their habits. But instead, they stayed clean—because young girls who were likely to become regular drug users were Punky Brewster's primary audience, and the moral of the story was presented so realistically that it really hit home. This message brought to you by the Ronald & Nancy Reagan Foundation for Delusional Denial and Detachment from Reality.
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waiting for the inevetible punk brewster/fear and loathing round up: We had two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers all in an altoid tin.
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The stranger-danger episode of Different Strokes (where Kimberly and Arnold get kidnapped and the dirty old man has definite plans for her). Also the episode of that CBS police show that got banned where there was a teenage sex party and they actually showed a girl who was supposed to be 16 performing for the group with two guys. That thing disappeared immediately after it aired (and I think they got a big fine for showing it).
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What about the pedophile episode from Diff'rent Strokes?
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The “Gimme Drugs” episode of Welcome Back Kotter
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The misplaced laughter on the DJ clip cracked me up. so great. I LOVE THIS OLD S**T! lol. thanks buzz! =)~
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What? No Wesley Crusher scenes? His whole life was an after school special, except it took place in space. Also, this round up is objectively awesome, Matt.
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How can you not list Family Ties??? “Speed Trap” — Alex is addicted to speed, plus when Tom Hanks is the drunk uncle AND the one where Alex goes to therapy? COME ON! GENIUS!
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“I'm so excited, I'm so excited, I'm so… so… scared…”
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Let's not forget the Spring Dance to end all Spring Dances.
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