Martin Tahse
Production
Known For

Dramatically presented situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were either in animated form or presented as documentaries. Topics included illiteracy, substance abuse and teenage pregnancy.
ABC Afterschool Special

A mentally disturbed woman is further tormented after discovering a girl who closely resembles her recently deceased daughter
The Lookalike

Arthur is asked to pick up a bird for Thanksgiving dinner, so he brings home a 266-pound chicken named Henrietta. The family welcome her with open arms, but the neighbors are not so sure and then Henrietta escapes.
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency

A teenage girl is traumatized after being assaulted by a stranger from whom she hitched a ride.
Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy

In ancient China, an aimless young man falls in love with the Emperor's beautiful daughter, and goes on a journey with his supposedly long-lost uncle in search of riches.
Aladdin

A noted concert pianist in her early forties, totally obsessed with her music, retreats to a small town to be alone and to write a concerto, but there falls for a talented teenage musician and becomes consumed in an affair with him.
Matters of the Heart

Streetwise teenager is sent to live in the suburbs with her father new family.
Tough Girl

High school senior discovers his summer girlfriend has given birth to his child, and decides to fight for custody.
Schoolboy Father

Two 12-year-old girls going through a divorce make a pact never to divorce their friendship.
What Are Friends For?
Teenager is stunned when his best friend commits suicide, and is left with one unanswered question - Why?
A Desperate Exit

On the day he enters Kennedy High in Manhattan wearing a patch over one eye, sixteen-year-old Horace Hobart is urged to join what he believes is the toughest gang at school.
Ace Hits The Big Time

16-year-old girl is in denial about her mother's drinking problem and refuses to join Ala-Teen.
She Drinks a Little

Teenage girl is in total denial about her mother's drinking problem.
Just Tipsy, Honey
ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.
Francesca, Baby
A high school track star is involved in a life-threatening accident and now must learn to depend on others for his day-to-day living.