<I>ABC Afterschool Special: Me and Dad's New Wife</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1976
name: label: Directed by
content: Larry Elikann, American, 1923 - 2004
label: Subject of
content: Kristy McNichol, American, born 1962
label: Subject of
content: Lance Kerwin, American, born 1960
label: Subject of
content: Betty Beaird, American, born 1935
label: Subject of
content: May Britt, Swedish, born 1934
label: Subject of
content: Leif Garrett, American, born 1961
label: Subject of
content: Alice Playten, American, 1947 - 2011
label: Subject of
content: Ned Wilson, American, 1933 - 1983
label: Subject of
content: Alexa Kenin, American, 1962 - 1985
label: Subject of
content: Susannah Mars
label: Subject of
content: Orlando Ruiz
label: Owned by
content: D.C. Public Library, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Caption
content: This film was a part of the Washington D.C. Public Library's circulating 16mm film collection housed at the Martin Luther King Jr. Central Library. The collection is particularly noted for the wide variety of African American and African diaspora content.
label: Description
content: 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.
label: Description
content: 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.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Comedy
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Television
label: Topic
content: Youth
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: DC Public Library Film Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: ABC Afterschool Specials
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Transferred from the DC Public Library
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.55.10.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: children's films
label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: color films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration: 31 min.
label: Dimensions
content: Physical extent (film): 1100 ft