Stoned

This one one of a couple of "ABC After School Specials" that Scott acted in, and it was probably the best. While not an Emmy caliber actor Scott handles his roles very credibly, as this installment of the ABC A.S.S. showed. Drugs were as big a problem with the young then, as they are now, and this show attempted to show how a promising young student (Baio) messed himself, and others around him up. Its unfortunate these afterschool specials (which appeared from 1972-1998)are no longer being produced, as I read somewhere that Okrah Winfrey has swallowed up the rights and no more further installments will come to bear. Too bad, as these specials were well produced, and featured many up-and-coming actors (Baio, Helen Hunt, Charlie Sheen, among them) that went on to make it successfully in Hollywood. Also many veteran actors (Lucielle Ball, Michael York, Dee Wallace Stone; to name a few) pitched in and appeared in several. These shows should be re-run on Nicklodeon, ABC family, or FOX Kids as the messages they deliver are timeless.

Stoned (1980) was one of those heavy handed after school specials that A.B.C. used to show back in the day. I remembered watching this one, Scott Baio and his brother getting high and acting stupid. Then tragedy strikes forcing Scott to straighten up and get his marijuana monkey off of his munchie eating back.

I wasn't surprised to find out that the wannabe cool director John Herzfeld was behind this film. He's heavy handed and preachy. You'll find him producing variations of this film later on in his career. He should have stuck to making films like these. At least this one was highly entertaining. I enjoyed watch Scott Baio getting STONED.

Recommended for a few chuckles. But I wouldn't go out of my way to watch this film.

I have fleeting memories of this movie... I remember the swimming scene and the brother getting cracked on the head with the oar.

I also remember he had this cool little box on the bottom of his skateboard that he used to store his weed. I thought for a pothead that was pretty inventive. I'm surprised a line of skateboard 'trunks' (boots for your Brits) never ensued. I did a lot of skateboarding in those days and grinding or rail sliding was not as popular. The style then was more old school - laid-back carving to which smoking weed is conducive.

I found this movie for sale in only one place, Google the words "STONED DVD 1980 TV movie Scott Baio"