Francesca, Baby

Episode aired Oct 6, 1976
45m

IMDb RATING

7.5/10

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Melissa Sue Anderson in Very Good Friends (1977)

Adventure Comedy Drama

Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.Semi-standard ABC Afterschool Special about Francesca James, a teenage daughter dealing with her alcoholic mother through the support group Ala-Teen.

Director
- Larry Elikann
Writers
- Bob Rodgers
- Joan Oppenheimer
Stars

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7.5/10

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Trivia
Stars Melendy Britt and Tara Talboy, each better known as voice actors, make on-camera appearances in this program.

Connections
Referenced in Teenage Superhero (2005)

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10/10

A Brilliant Fim About Denial and Intervention

This is a brilliant film, and Walt Disney should be ashamed of themselves for letting it fall into obscurity.

I first saw it on 16mm around 1980, and even then it was little known. It is a tear jerker, and appropriately so. The point is it gets its message across.

As a resource for teaching about denial and intervention (in this case an alcoholic mother) the movie is very powerful. The scene where the girls prepare a fire escape in case their mother accidentally sets fire to the house (she smokes and drinks in bed), is one of the most powerful I have ever seen.

Although it may appear a bit dated today the message is timeless. This movie should be resurrected and shown in all schools to all children.

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