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ABC Afterschool Specials/Please Don't Hit Me, Mom
From The TV IV
| Please Don't Hit Me, Mom | |
| Season 11, Episode 4 | |
| Airdate | January 19, 1983 |
| Written by | Jeri Taylor, Sydney Julien |
| Directed by | Gwen Arner |
| ← 11x03 A Very Delicate Matter |
11x05 → The Woman Who Willed a Miracle |
| ABC Afterschool Specials — Season Eleven | |
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Please Don't Hit Me, Mom is the fourth episode of the eleventh season of ABC Afterschool Specials, and the seventy-second episode overall.
Starring: Nancy McKeon (Nancy Parks), Patty Duke Astin (Barbara Reynolds), Sean Astin (Brian Reynolds), Lance Guest (Michael Reynolds)
Co-Starring: Deena Freeman (Judy), Terrence Beasor (Parks), Sean De Veritch (Matthew), Leah Kates (Dr. Jessica Gage), Toni Sawyer (Mrs. Parks), Beverly Todd (Louise Hawley), Joseph Whipp (Coach Egan)
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Plot Overview
A teenage babysitter discovers that a young boy she looks after is being physically abused by his mother.
Notes
Trivia
The Show
Behind the Scenes
- Although "Please Don't Hit Me, Mom" was originally produced as an ABC Afterschool Special, the film made its debut in prime-time as an "ABC Theater for Young Americans" presentation on September 20, 1981 and aired as an ABC Afterschool Special on January 19, 1983.
- After the film's initial release, social workers that specialize in child abuse have cited "Please Don't Hit Me, Mom" as a learning tool where cases of child abuse are successfully prosecuted in a court of law once a successful case is established.
- When Sean Astin and Patty Duke were filming a scene in which Sean's character was being abused by his mother, Sean found it hard to cry and would wind up laughing hysterically because it reminded him of the situations that their family had been in. Patty took Sean aside and told him, "Look, I took a chance on you. What do you think you're doing? This is my career, this is my life... these people are counting on me. They're counting on you." After that, Sean promptly burst into tears and Patty signaled for the cameras to keep rolling so they could finish filming the scene.
