Problem Child (1990) / Problem Child 2 (1991) / Problem Child 3 (1995) (UK-import)
Triple bill of family comedy. In 'Problem Child' (1990), seven-year-old Junior (Michael Oliver) is a very, very bad little boy, who torments the nuns at the orphanage where he lives. When he is adopted by Ben Healy (John Ritter) and his wife, Flo (Amy Yasbeck) - who know nothing of his reputation - the nuns wisely keep quiet about his anti-social behaviour. The Healys subsequently discover all as Ben wreaks havoc on camping trips, at birthday parties and during Little League baseball matches. In the sequel, 'Problem Child 2' (1991), Junior the nightmare child meets his match in an equally disruptive schoolmate named Trixie (Ivyann Schwan), daughter of the school nurse. The story involves the two pint-sized psychopaths trying to get their single parents together. In the third instalment, 'Problem Child 3' (1995), Junior joins other kids in various activities, including dancing, away from his usual trouble spots. But when Junior falls in love, he becomes even more of a problem child than he was before...