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Seasonal Differences (1987)
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"ABC Afterschool Specials" (1972)Original Air Date:
2 December 1987 (Season 16, Episode 4)Plot:
The separation of church and state is examined when a Christmas Nativity scene, being displayed at a high school, sparks debate and protest from the student body. | add synopsisUser Comments:
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(Episode Credited cast) | Megan Follows | ... | Dana Sherman |
| Timothy Owen Waldrip | ... | Mark Davis (as Timothy Owen) |
| Melba Moore | ... | Ms. Varady |
| Uta Hagen | ... | Omi |
| Frank Whaley | ... | Jeff Dillon |
 | Jonathan Tiersten | ... | Jason |
| Meg Myles | ... | Mrs. Davis |
| P.J. Ochlan | ... | Andy |
| Joan Kaye | ... | Mrs. Sherman |
| Pierre Epstein | ... | Mr. Sherman |
| Joe Hamer | ... | Mr. Sennett |
| Tom Kubasik | ... | Steven 'Steve' Sennett |
| Mara Hobel | ... | Vanessa |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sky Berdahl | ... | Bruce Sherman (as Skye Ashley Berdahl) |
| Gabrielle Carteris | ... | Leslie |
| Daniel Jordano | ||
 | Todd Louiso | ||
| Dan Paterson | ||
| Katherine Satterwhite | ||
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Seasonal Differences had a great cast including the wonderful, incomparable Uta Hagen as a Holocaust survivor Omi and family matriarch. Her Jewish American granddaughter played by Canadian actress Megan Follows who is under-rated, is dating a non-Jewish boy. Friction occurs at school when the nativity scene raises highbrows and causes problems among religions. What I remember most about this after-school special was the seriousness and delicate approach that was made to understanding two people from different religions, Judaism and Christianity. The special was special because it taught and displayed religion as a positive rather than negative around the holiday time. When her boyfriend and Omi talk about Christmas presents, he makes a negative remark but Christmas is about miracles in general. We need miracles no matter what faith you are in this day. Seasonal Differences was a great example of teaching students and teens like I was about respecting and tolerating differences and sharing them and celebrating them too.