The top ten PG comedies released to video in 2006…
#10 ~
Dr. Dolittle 3
Like Father, Like Daughter!
Release Date: 04/25/06
Plot Outline: Lisa Dolittle sends her daughter to ‘Durango’, a Dude Ranch, to find herself. While there, she uses her talent to talk to the animals in order to save Durango from being taken over by a neighboring Ranch.
#9 ~
Hoodwinked PG 05/02/06
Trouble In The Hood
Release Date: 05/02/06
Little Red Riding Hood: A classic story, told with a twist. The movie plays from end to beginning, with the story getting a bit clearer on each telling until viewers finally understand who’s been stealing the recipes for the neighborhood’s goodies.
#8 ~
Over the Hedge
Shell Shocked
Release Date: 10/17/06
A raccoon con-artist fools a mismatched family of forest creatures into helping him repay a debt of food by invading the new suburban sprawl that popped up while they were hibernating Over the winter, a tall hedge has been put up around them, and the animals must sneak over it, into the human world to steal food.
#7 ~
RV
One family. Eight wheels. No brakes.
Release Date: 08/15/06
Bob Munro (played by Robin Williams) rents an RV for a road trip to the Colorado Rockies, with his dysfunctional family. This is a fun road-trip movie, with the expected port-a-potty jokes, and a few surprises along the way.
#6 ~
The Shaggy Dog
Tim Allen Living in a Dog’s Life
Release Date: 08/01/06
In this remake of the classic Disney film, Tim Allen’s character finds himself turning into the shaggy dog. An updated version of a great movie that’s family friendly in the wonderful Disney tradition.
#5 ~
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties
The Ego has landed.
Release Date: 10/10/06
Jon Arbuckle travels to the United Kingdom, bringing his cat, Garfield, along for the trip. A case of mistaken cat identity leaves Garfield ruling over a castle, but his reign is soon jeopardized by the nefarious Lord Dargis, who has designs on the estate.
#4 ~
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Kiss Your Ice Goodbye
Release Date: 11/21/06
Diego, Manny and Sid return in this sequel to the hit ‘Ice Age’. This time around the Ice Age is ending, and the animals must flee from the melting ice they’ve been living on, and go looking for a new, safer habitat.
#3 ~
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
This Christmas, you better watch out!
Release Date: 05/23/06
Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who go on vacation, find themselves in pitted in the neighborhood competition against a rival family with eight children. The kids learn to co-operate, even when their parents sometimes aren’t the best examples.
#2 ~
Yours, Mine and Ours PG
18 kids, one house, no way.
Release Date: 02/28/06
A widowed Coast Guard Admiral (played by Dennis Quaid) and a widow handbag designer fall in love when they meet at a reunion, and decide to get married on the spot. Then they each have to break the news to their children; her 10 and his 8, and convince them to co-exist as one household.. The only thing the kids can agree on is that they want their old lives back.
#1 ~
Nanny McPhee
You’ll Learn To Love Her. Warts And All.
Release Date: 05/09/06
Cedric Brown (played by Colin Firth) loses his wife and is left with their seven children who have run off 17 consecutive nannies. A mysterious voices urges him to hire Nanny McPhee (played by Emma Thompson), who then turns up out of the blue on his doorstep to take the position. The movie is based on the ‘Nurse Matilda’ books written by Christianna Brand.
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