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* FauxAffablyEvil: Big Joe comes out as jolly and polite, but drop the act when he realize who the kids really are.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Big Joe comes out as jolly jolly, silly and polite, but drop the act when he realize who the kids really are.
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Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner (Herschel Bernardi) has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detective Longnecker (Charles Martin Smith), he is put on the case of the apparent kidnapping of the two children for a $100,000 ransom. This is, of course, just a brilliant scheme by the two children to help their two benefactors out of their debts.
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Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner (Herschel Bernardi) has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detective Longnecker (Charles Martin Smith), (Creator/CharlesMartinSmith), he is put on the case of the apparent kidnapping of the two children for a $100,000 ransom. This is, of course, just a brilliant scheme by the two children to help their two benefactors out of their debts.
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* MobDebt: Safecrackers Duke and Bert owe money to Big Joe, who often blames "The Computer" when he arbitrarily raises the amount of money the duo owes. Hence why the duo goes along with the fake kidnapping.
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* Noodle incident: Apparently there was a rocket, an antique chandelier, and the open door to a wine cellar. Details are sketchy at best.
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* Noodle incident: NoodleIncident: Apparently there was a rocket, an antique chandelier, and the open door to a wine cellar. Details are sketchy at best.
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* KnightOfCerebus: Big Joe is set up to be this...[[spoiler: then gets outsmarted by the kids]].
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* Noodle incident: Apparently there was a rocket, an antique chandelier, and the open door to a wine cellar. Details are sketchy at best.
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* DidntThinkThisThrough: During the ConstructionZoneCalamity scene, Duke and a few bystanders try to use a random cloth as a makeshift safety net in case Bert falls. After telling the group to, "Stretch it tighter!" the cloth- not designed for stretching- simply rips apart.
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* RealityEnsues: During the ConstructionZoneCalamity scene, Duke and a few bystanders try to use a random cloth as a makeshift safety net in case Bert falls. After telling the group to, "Stretch it tighter!" the cloth- not designed for stretching- simply rips apart.
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* LatexPerfection: [[spoiler: Turner tries to disguise himself as the grandfather. [[RealityEnsues An unusually realistic version]], as the mask fails to [[ExpressiveMask show expression]], and Turner complains about how hot and stuffy it is to wear it.]]
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* LatexPerfection: [[spoiler: Turner tries to disguise himself as the grandfather. [[RealityEnsues [[DeconstructedTrope An unusually realistic version]], as the mask fails to [[ExpressiveMask show expression]], and Turner complains about how hot and stuffy it is to wear it.]]
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Big Joe comes out as a jolly and polite, but drop the act when he realize who the kids really are.
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* FauxAffablyEvil: Big Joe comes out as a jolly and polite, but drop the act when he realize who the kids really are.
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Tracy (Kim Richards) and Jay (Brad Savage) are two children who are excitedly looking forward to an Easter vacation with their mother. Unfortunately, their mother is too busy to see her children, and they are instead being sent to their wealthy grandfather J.W. Osborne (Creator/DavidNiven) for the umpteenth time. Tired of the same vacation they get every Easter, Tracy and Jay run away from the airport (with their pet skunk) and end up getting taken in by Duke (Darren [=McGavin=]) and Bert (Creator/DonKnotts), two down-on-their-luck safe crackers with a huge sum of money to pay to their loan shark Big Joe (Vic Tayback).
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Tracy (Kim Richards) and Jay (Brad Savage) are two children who are excitedly looking forward to an Easter vacation with their mother. Unfortunately, their mother is too busy to see her children, and they are instead being sent to their wealthy grandfather J.W. Osborne (Creator/DavidNiven) for the umpteenth time. Tired of the same vacation they get every Easter, Tracy and Jay run away from the airport (with their pet skunk) and end up getting taken in by Duke (Darren [=McGavin=]) (Creator/DarrenMcGavin) and Bert (Creator/DonKnotts), two down-on-their-luck safe crackers with a huge sum of money to pay to their loan shark Big Joe (Vic Tayback).
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* ShipperOnDeck: After having spent several days with Duke [[spoiler:and especially after he saves her life]], Tracy is not too subtle about the idea of getting him together with her mom.
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* CorruptionByAMinor
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* CorruptionByAMinor
CorruptionByAMinor: The fake kidnapping is Tracy's idea, but Duke refuses to go along with it at first due to only being a safecracker, not a kidnapper.
* HeelRealization: Near the end of the film. J. W. Osborne realizes he needs to start treating the kids as grandchildren rather than unwanted babysitting responsibilities. He comes through in the final scene.
* HumiliationConga:Turner's Turner and Longnecker's car.
* HeelRealization: Near the end of the film. J. W. Osborne realizes he needs to start treating the kids as grandchildren rather than unwanted babysitting responsibilities. He comes through in the final scene.
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* [[LockedInAFreezer Locked In A Safe]]: The children during the climax.
* MamaBear: Carolyn flies all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco when word get to her that [[spoiler: the kids are missing]]. She also [[spoiler: jumps in to Bert and Duke's car as it's driving away]], which is a pretty gutsy move.
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* MamaBear: Carolyn flies all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco when word get to her that [[spoiler: the kids are missing]]. She also [[spoiler: jumps in to Bert and Duke's car as it's driving away]], which is a pretty gutsy move.
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* [[LockedInAFreezer Locked In A Safe]]: The children during the climax.
climax, requiring Duke to crack the safe to get them out.
* MamaBear: Carolyn flies all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco when word get to her that[[spoiler: the [[spoiler:the kids are missing]]. She also [[spoiler: jumps in to Bert and Duke's car as it's driving away]], which is a pretty gutsy move.
*ParentalObliviousnessMassOhCrap: When Jay asks, "Has anyone seen a skunk?" in a crowded area, ''everyone'' begins running away.
* ParentalObliviousness: It takes a massive WhatTheHellHero speech loaded with many a ArmorPiercingQuestion from Duke for Carolyn to realize that not being part of her kids' lives is why they're considered troublemakers.
* MamaBear: Carolyn flies all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco when word get to her that
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* ParentalObliviousness: It takes a massive WhatTheHellHero speech loaded with many a ArmorPiercingQuestion from Duke for Carolyn to realize that not being part of her kids' lives is why they're considered troublemakers.
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* RealityEnsues: During the ConstructionZoneCalamity scene, Duke and a few bystanders try to use a random cloth as a makeshift safety net in case Bert falls. After telling the group to, "Stretch it tighter!" the cloth- not designed for stretching- simply rips apart.
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-->'''Duke:''' What kind of a mother are you? Spread out all over the world! You can't raise your kids long distance, or by teachers, a maid, or a grouchy grandpa!
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-->'''Duke:''' What kind of a mother are you? Spread out all over the world! You can't raise your kids long distance, or by teachers, a maid, or a grouchy grandpa!grandpa!
* WoundedGazelleGambit: How Tracy eventually guilts Duke into taking the kids in for the first night.
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* MamaBear: Karen flies all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco when word get to her that [[spoiler: the kids are missing]]. She also [[spoiler: jumps in to Bert and Duke's car as it's driving away]], which is a pretty gutsy move.
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* MamaBear: Karen Carolyn flies all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco when word get to her that [[spoiler: the kids are missing]]. She also [[spoiler: jumps in to Bert and Duke's car as it's driving away]], which is a pretty gutsy move.
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* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Sergeant Turner. Subverted with Longnecker, thanks to him being annoying.
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* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Sergeant Turner. Subverted with Longnecker, thanks to him being annoying.annoying.
* WhatTheHellHero: Duke absolutely ''unloads'' on Carolyn for being a MissingMom to her kids.
-->'''Duke:''' What kind of a mother are you? Spread out all over the world! You can't raise your kids long distance, or by teachers, a maid, or a grouchy grandpa!
* WhatTheHellHero: Duke absolutely ''unloads'' on Carolyn for being a MissingMom to her kids.
-->'''Duke:''' What kind of a mother are you? Spread out all over the world! You can't raise your kids long distance, or by teachers, a maid, or a grouchy grandpa!
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* KnightOfCerebus: Big Joe is set up to be this...[[spoiler: then gets outsmarted by the kids]].
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* MamaBear: Karen flies all the way from Hong Kong to San Francisco when word get to her that [[spoiler: the kids are missing]]. She also [[spoiler: jumps in to Bert and Duke's car as it's driving away]], which is a pretty gutsy move.
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* SympatheticInspectorAntagonist: Sergeant Turner. Subverted with Longnecker, thanks to him being annoying.
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Tracy and Jay are two children who are excitedly looking forward to an Easter vacation with their mother. Unfortunately, their mother is too busy to see her children, and they are instead being sent to their wealthy grandfather J.W. Osborne for the umpteenth time. Tired of the same vacation they get every Easter, Tracy and Jay run away from the airport (with their pet skunk) and end up getting taken in by Duke and Bert, two down-on-their-luck safe crackers with a huge sum of money to pay to their loan shark Big Joe.
Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detective Longnecker, he is put on the case of the apparent kidnapping of the two children for a $100,000 ransom. This is, of course, just a brilliant scheme by the two children to help their two benefactors out of their debts.
Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detective Longnecker, he is put on the case of the apparent kidnapping of the two children for a $100,000 ransom. This is, of course, just a brilliant scheme by the two children to help their two benefactors out of their debts.
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Tracy (Kim Richards) and Jay (Brad Savage) are two children who are excitedly looking forward to an Easter vacation with their mother. Unfortunately, their mother is too busy to see her children, and they are instead being sent to their wealthy grandfather J.W. Osborne (Creator/DavidNiven) for the umpteenth time. Tired of the same vacation they get every Easter, Tracy and Jay run away from the airport (with their pet skunk) and end up getting taken in by Duke (Darren [=McGavin=]) and Bert, Bert (Creator/DonKnotts), two down-on-their-luck safe crackers with a huge sum of money to pay to their loan shark Big Joe.
Joe (Vic Tayback).
Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner (Herschel Bernardi) has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detectiveLongnecker, Longnecker (Charles Martin Smith), he is put on the case of the apparent kidnapping of the two children for a $100,000 ransom. This is, of course, just a brilliant scheme by the two children to help their two benefactors out of their debts.
Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner (Herschel Bernardi) has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detective
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A 1976 live-action Disney film.
Tracy and Jay are two children who are excitedly looking forward to an Easter vacation with their mother. Unfortunately, their mother is too busy to see her children, and they are instead being sent to their wealthy grandfather J.W. Osborne for the umpteenth time. Tired of the same vacation they get every Easter, Tracy and Jay run away from the airport (with their pet skunk) and end up getting taken in by Duke and Bert, two down-on-their-luck safe crackers with a huge sum of money to pay to their loan shark Big Joe.
Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detective Longnecker, he is put on the case of the apparent kidnapping of the two children for a $100,000 ransom. This is, of course, just a brilliant scheme by the two children to help their two benefactors out of their debts.
However, not only does the grandfather fail to take the ransom seriously, but Big Joe finds out about the ransom, and decides to kidnap the children for real. Meanwhile, the kids' mother comes to Los Angeles to help Turner and Longnecker bring Duke and Bert to justice...
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!!Examples of tropes include:
* ConstructionZoneCalamity: Bert chases Jay who chases Duster into a construction zone.
* CorruptionByAMinor
* HumiliationConga: Turner's and Longnecker's car.
* LatexPerfection: [[spoiler: Turner tries to disguise himself as the grandfather. [[RealityEnsues An unusually realistic version]], as the mask fails to [[ExpressiveMask show expression]], and Turner complains about how hot and stuffy it is to wear it.]]
* [[LockedInAFreezer Locked In A Safe]]: The children during the climax.
* ParentalObliviousness
* PityTheKidnapper: Sums up J. W. Osborne's attitude quite well, much to the frustration of Turner.
* ScoobyDoobyDoors
* SmellySkunk: Duster. He never actually sprays anyone, though, he just scares everyone away.
A 1976 live-action Disney film.
Tracy and Jay are two children who are excitedly looking forward to an Easter vacation with their mother. Unfortunately, their mother is too busy to see her children, and they are instead being sent to their wealthy grandfather J.W. Osborne for the umpteenth time. Tired of the same vacation they get every Easter, Tracy and Jay run away from the airport (with their pet skunk) and end up getting taken in by Duke and Bert, two down-on-their-luck safe crackers with a huge sum of money to pay to their loan shark Big Joe.
Meanwhile, police sergeant Max Turner has spent his career chasing down the infamously unlucky safe crackers, but his search has been fruitless. Partnered with rookie detective Longnecker, he is put on the case of the apparent kidnapping of the two children for a $100,000 ransom. This is, of course, just a brilliant scheme by the two children to help their two benefactors out of their debts.
However, not only does the grandfather fail to take the ransom seriously, but Big Joe finds out about the ransom, and decides to kidnap the children for real. Meanwhile, the kids' mother comes to Los Angeles to help Turner and Longnecker bring Duke and Bert to justice...
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!!Examples of tropes include:
* ConstructionZoneCalamity: Bert chases Jay who chases Duster into a construction zone.
* CorruptionByAMinor
* HumiliationConga: Turner's and Longnecker's car.
* LatexPerfection: [[spoiler: Turner tries to disguise himself as the grandfather. [[RealityEnsues An unusually realistic version]], as the mask fails to [[ExpressiveMask show expression]], and Turner complains about how hot and stuffy it is to wear it.]]
* [[LockedInAFreezer Locked In A Safe]]: The children during the climax.
* ParentalObliviousness
* PityTheKidnapper: Sums up J. W. Osborne's attitude quite well, much to the frustration of Turner.
* ScoobyDoobyDoors
* SmellySkunk: Duster. He never actually sprays anyone, though, he just scares everyone away.