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Eighteen-year-old Roy Thomas (Corey Parker) thinks his future is assured when he is accepted at Dartmouth. Unfortunately, he may never be able to go to college: his 16-year-old girlfriend, Maria (Christine Langer), is pregnant. Refusing to put the baby up for adoption, Maria expects Roy to "someday" fulfill his parental duties -- and that day has apparently already arrived. Teen Father covers familiar ABC Afterschool Special ground, but is no less effective because of this.