Scribner next guest-starred on the short-lived NBC sitcom Me and Maxx in the episode entitled "Maxx's Friend". As indicated by the episode's title, Scribner played Terry, a new friend who causes anxiety for Norman (Joe Santos) when he spends the night as a sleepover guest of the series' young female titular character, Maxx (Melissa Michaelsen). Scribner's next role was in the first of The Gambler television films. Premiering on April 8, 1980, Scribner originated the role of Jeremiah Hawkes (later played by Charles Fields and Kris Kamm in subsequent film installments), the long-lost son of a gambler (Kenny Rogers) who seeks out his father after learning of his true identity. On May 23, 1980, Scribner played the starring role in the ABC made-for-television movie The Long Days of Summer. In the allegorical coming-of-age story, Scribner played Daniel Cooper, a Jewish boy who prepares to fight a bully when his family faces anti-semitism in 1938 Bridgeport, Connecticut. On July 20, 1980, Scribner guest-starred on another short-lived ABC comedy When the Whistle Blows. In the episode entitled "Run For The Roses", Scribner played Scott, a young jockey-in-training who befriends a construction worker named Hunk (Tim Rossovich) after Hunk wins a broken-down thoroughbred race horse in a raffle. Scribner's next guest-starring role was on the NBC series CHiPs. In the two-hour episode airing on December 7, 1980, and titled "The Great 5k Star Race and Boulder Wrap Party", Scribner played Dane, a boy who wants Jon (Larry Wilcox) for his "Big Brother" after Jon rescues him from a bicycle accident. Although most online sources indicate that the episode aired as a two-hour episode, the special was subsequently aired as two separate one-hour episodes for syndication. On March 20, 1981, Scribner had a co-starring role in the Disney feature film Amy. Originally intended to air as part of the Wonderful World of Disney television anthology series, the film was instead given a theatrical release. In the film, Scribner portrayed Walter Ray, a blind boy attending a special school for the deaf and blind in the early 1900s when a new teacher, Amy (Jenny Agutter), comes to begin a new life. Scribner's next appearance was a guest-starring role on the ABC family drama Code Red produced by Irwin Allen. In the episode entitled "All That Glitters" (listed by some sources as "The Land of Make Believe") and airing on November 29, 1981, Scribner played Seth,