ABC Afterschool Specials The Hand-Me-Down Kid (Season 12, Episode 2)
TV Episode | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

ABC Afterschool Specials

The Hand-Me-Down Kid (Season 12, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 47 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Tired of receiving hand me downs from her sister, an 11-year-old girl borrows her bike. When the bike gets stolen, she tries to find it before her sister finds out.

Director

Robert Mandel

Writers

Judy Engles (writer) | Francine Pascal (novel)

Producer

Elaine Sperber (producer)

Composer

Howard Goodall (score composer)

Cinematographer

Kees Van Oostrum (director of photography)

Editor

Pamela Scott Arnold

Casting Director

Donna Isaacson

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 19, 1983

Release date

Oct 19, 1983 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 90 wins & 158 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
11 cast members

Name	Known for
Tracey Gold Ari Jacobs Ari Jacobs See fewer	Growing Pains (1985)
Cheryl Arutt Liz Jacobs Liz Jacobs See fewer	Access Hollywood (1996)
Elizabeth Ward Jane Richardson Jane Richardson See fewer	Alone in the Dark (1982)
Sara Botsford Mrs. Jacobs Mrs. Jacobs See fewer	Anne of Green Gables (2016)
Terry O'Quinn Mr. Jacobs Mr. Jacobs See fewer	Lost (2004)
Evan Mirand Bucky Bucky See fewer	The Losers (I) (2010)
Tim Rail Joey Joey See fewer	CBS Afternoon Playhouse (1978)
Corey Parker Eddie Eddie See fewer	Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
Martha Plimpton Rhona Rhona See fewer	The Goonies (1985)
Alan North Otto Rhinehart Otto Rhinehart See fewer	See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989)
Ellen Joyce Katzen Gym teacher Gym teacher See fewer	ABC Afterschool Specials (1972)