Museum object · Time-based Media - Moving Images
ABC Afterschool Special: Me and Dad's New Wife
1976
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A children's film with the title "Me and My Dad's New Wife" from the television series ABC Afterschool Specials. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color acetate film with bi-variable area optical sound. The film follows the life of Nina (Kristy McNichol), a girl in junior high whose parents have divorced. Nina's father begins to date Mrs. Nichols, Nina's new math teacher, and Nina and her friends decide to make her life difficult by doing things such as engaging in séance, rebelling in class, etc.
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Catalog reference: 2017.55.10.1a
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