# I thought it was an After school special

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**Created:** [March 17, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-it-was-an-after-school-special/961225 "2022-03-17T01:34:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-it-was-an-after-school-special/961225/1 "2022-03-17T01:34:30Z")

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Does anyone remember a after school special with Helen Hunt as a girl who was injured and I think wanted to be a cheerleader? Sort of like she was in an accident and then went to a dance and could hardly walk and the mean kids laughed at her? I googled and found one where she takes drugs and crashes thru the window but the description doesnt really sound like what i am remembering.

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2022, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-it-was-an-after-school-special/961225/2 "2022-03-17T01:41:24Z")

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Here’s Helen Hunt’s IMDB entry, which lists everything she’s done:

> **[Helen Hunt - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000166/)**
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> Helen Hunt. Actress: As Good as It Gets. Helen Hunt began studying acting at the age of eight with her father, respected director and acting coach Gordon Hunt. A year later she made her professional debut and afterwards worked steadily in films,...

It might be “The Miracle of Kathy Miller”?

> **[The Miracle of Kathy Miller (TV Movie 1981) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082753/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_88)**
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> The Miracle of Kathy Miller: Directed by Robert Michael Lewis. With Sharon Gless, Frank Converse, Helen Hunt, Bill Beyers. With the support of her parents (Sharon Gless & Frank Converse), an Arizona adolescent (Helen Hunt) overcomes severe...

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**Author:** ![flaming\_yawn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/cab0a1/32.png) [@flaming\_yawn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flaming_yawn)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2022, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-thought-it-was-an-after-school-special/961225/3 "2022-03-19T23:57:16Z")

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I’m not sure you received my thank you for this! But thank you.