Me and Dad's New Wife is a 1976 ABC Afterschool Special

ABC Afterschool Special

The ABC Afterschool Special is an American television anthology series that aired on ABC from 1972 to 1996, usually in the late afternoon on week days. Most of the episodes were dramatic presentations of situations, often controversial, of interest to children and teenagers. Several episodes were...

, directed by Larry Elikann. The film is based upon a Stella Pevsner

Stella Pevsner

Stella Pevsner is an author of children's books and works of young adult literature published since the late 1960s.Pevsner has published 18 books including And You Give Me a Pain, Elaine; Cute is a Four-Letter Word; How Could You Do It, Diane?; and Sing For Your Father, Su Phan...

 book, A Smart Kid Like You.

Synopsis

Nina is a 12-year-old girl who finds it hard to adjust to her parents' divorce. When her father marries another woman, she immediately dislikes her new stepmother. Her new mother happens to be the math teacher at her school and Nina is determined to drive her away by making up rumours about her at school.

Cast

• Kristy McNichol
  Kristy McNichol
  Christina Ann "Kristy" McNichol is an American actress.McNichol is best known for her roles as Leticia “Buddy” Lawrence on the television drama series Family and as Barbara Weston on the sitcom Empty Nest. She is also the sister of former child actor Jimmy McNichol...
  
   - Nina Beckwith
• Lance Kerwin
  Lance Kerwin
  Lance Kerwin is an American actor, perhaps best remembered for his starring role in the TV series James at 15. Since the mid-1990s, however, Kerwin has not acted, instead focusing on his Christian religious beliefs, having become a pastor...
  
   - Buzz
• Melendy Britt
  Melendy Britt
  Melendy Britt is an American actress active in television and voice acting since the 1970s. Her most notable animated work is for Filmation, voicing characters such as She-Ra, Princess Adora, and the second animated Batgirl...
  
   - Dolores Beckwith
• Betty Beaird - Charlotte Beckwith
• Ned Wilson - George Beckwith
• Alice Playten
  Alice Playten
  Alice Playten was an American actress and singer.-Life and career:Born Alice Plotkin in New York City, Playten began her career in the Broadway musical Gypsy...
  
  
• Alexa Kenin
  Alexa Kenin
  Alexa Kenin was an American actress known for her supporting roles in several films released during the 1980s, including Pretty in Pink, Little Darlings, and Honkytonk Man.-Career:...
  
  
• Leif Garrett
  Leif Garrett
  Leif Garrett is an American singer and actor. He became famous in the late 1970s as a teen idol, but received much publicity in later life for his drug abuse and legal troubles.-Early life:...
  
  
• Jimmy McNichol