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Me & Dad's New Wife (1976)

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How it feels

A young girl struggles to adjust after her father remarries. She must navigate her new family dynamics and her own feelings about the situation.

upbeatearnestintrospectivemildfamily-centeredsweetstraightforwardbittersweet

What happens

"Me & Dad's New Wife" is a 1976 episode of the American television anthology series ABC Afterschool Special, directed by Larry Elikann. The episode is based upon a Stella Pevsner book, A Smart Kid Like You. In this special presentation, 2 songs were played, such as "Metamorphosis" by John Fiddy and "All I Want to Be" by Danny Edwardson & Seamus Sell. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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