Just six days after Black Monday (October 19, 1987), on October 25, 1987 (Sunday), "
The Day My Kid Went Punk" premiered on ABC Afterschool Special.
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The story about a teenage boy who decided to turn to be a punk rocker.
Jay Underwood starred as Terry (the boy who turned into punk rocker). It opens in this episode with a spring concert.
Well... let's just flashforward and jump to the final scenes:
Carl Warner (Craig Bierko) and Caroline Warner (Megan Fahey 'as Meghan Fahey')
Tom (Bernie Kopell) and Mrs. Rehnquist (Jay W. MacIntosh)
It ends with a good conversation between Tom (Bernie Kopell) and Mrs. Rehnquist (Jay W. MacIntosh) among with Caroline Warner (Megan Fahey 'as Meghan Fahey') and Carl Warner (Craig Bierko) to Terry (who's now a punk rocker) during breakfast time.
Facts:
- 'The Nelsons' in this advertisement was belongs to Terry.
- In IMDb, it was listed as "Terry's sister", but in fact, the character for Megan Fahey (as Meghan Fahey) should be Caroline Warner.
- Some other characters to be portrayed:
--- Girl in Pool (IMDb listed as Girl): played by Lucy Boryer
--- Amy Rohnquist: Megan Pryor
--- TV Reporter: Danny Martinez (IMDb listed as Dan Martinez)
--- Dr. Johnson: Ronan O'Casey
--- Corral Manager: John O'Neill (IMDb listed as Johnny O'Neill)
- One missing character on IMDb: Mr. Green (played by Michael David)
- Music by John Debney
- In some opening scenes, the Mozart's Eine Kleine Nacht Muzik was performed by the Pasadena Summer Youth Chamber Orchestra.
- The original rock songs from this special was made by Larry and Tom Weir.
- The song "Punk Rockers" was not charted and composed by Mike Hartung, Troy Johnson, Josh Freese and Matt Grindstaff.
- It was produced by Brookfield Productions, Inc.
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