History Film / DaddyDayCare

** Then the ending scene has [[spoiler:Miss Harridan [[LaserGuidedKarma reduced to a traffic guard, is attacked by bees because of a flower Crispin placed on her vest]]]].

* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: The child services Ms. Harridan keeps trying to sick on Charlie and Phil. He holds no ill will against the fathers, and constantly reminds him that he is only doing his job, giving them plenty of time to meet the day care regulations.

* RulesLawyer: The titular establishment is constantly threatened by a lack of adherence to child care regulations... no thanks to Ms. Harridan. However, they do make an effort to resolve these issues.

* RulesLawyer: The titular establishment is constantly threatened by a lack of adherence to child care regulations... no thanks to Ms. Harridan.

''Daddy Day Care'' is a 2003 American comedy film, starring Creator/EddieMurphy. The plot follows Charlie Hinton (Murphy), a busy working father and his wife, Kim (Regina King) has just gone back to work as a lawyer. They enroll their child, Ben, in the Chapman Academy, a very academic pre-school, headed by Mrs. Harridan (Creator/AnjelicaHuston). Soon after, Charlie is laid off. In need of money, he opens up a day care center, "Daddy Day Care" with the help of his best friend Phil Ryerson (Jeff Garlin). At first the local moms are suspicious of men wanting to work with children (mainly because they think they're [[DepravedHomosexual homosexual]], pedophiles, or just plain incompetent).

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''Daddy Day Care'' is a 2003 American comedy film, starring Creator/EddieMurphy. The plot follows Charlie Hinton, a busy working father and his wife, Kim has just gone back to work as a lawyer. They enroll their child, Ben, in the Chapman Academy, a very academic pre-school, headed by Mrs. Harridan. Soon after, Charlie is laid off. In need of money, he opens up a day care center, "Daddy Day Care" with the help of his best friend Phil. At first the local moms are suspicious of men wanting to work with children (mainly because they think they're [[DepravedHomosexual homosexual]], pedophiles, or just plain incompetent).

* LimitedWardrobe: Tony's problem when he joined Daddy Day Care; he believes he's the {{ComicBook/Flash}} and has worn his Halloween costume for weeks. [[Spoiler: When he ditches the costume, Charlie and Phil have no idea who he is at first.]]

* LimitedWardrobe: Tony's problem when he joined Daddy Day Care; he believes he's the {{ComicBook/Flash}} and has worn his Halloween costume for weeks.

* HilariousInHindsight: The man from Child Services is asked to entertain the kids with a puppet show while the dads search for Tony/Flash. The "puppets" being used are action figures of Spock and Uhura and they end up kissing at the end of the improvised puppet show.

* GoshHornet: Phil poking the hornet's nest with a broomstick goes right into TooDumbToLive territory... with [[HilarityEnsues hilarious results]] for the onscreen kids watching safely indoors.

* DoubleStandard: The reason that a few moms are initially reluctant to give the main characters care of their children. When they try to get support from another guy by asking if he thinks men can't do anything a woman can, the man bluntly says no.

* TheTalk One of the kids wants to hear about this; see Change The Uncomfortable Subject above.

* FundraiserCarnival

* HilariousOuttakes

* MusicalisInterruptus Used to bookend a trip to the bathroom and [[GroinAttack a kick to the crotch]].

* TitleDrop

* WhenYouComingHomeDad

Daddy Day Care is a 2003 American comedy film, starring Eddie Murphy. The plot follows Charlie Hinton, a busy working father and his wife, Kim has just gone back to work as a lawyer. They enroll their child, Ben, in the Chapman Academy, a very academic pre-school, headed by Mrs. Harridan. Soon after, Charlie is laid off. In need of money, he opens up a day care center, "Daddy Day Care" with the help of his best friend Phil. At first the local moms are suspicious of men wanting to work with children (mainly because they think they're [[DepravedHomosexual homosexual]], pedophiles, or just plain incompetent).

It has a called ''Film/DaddyDayCamp''.

It has an InNameOnly sequel called ''Film/DaddyDayCamp''.

* DoubleStandard: The reason that a few moms are initially reluctant to give the main characters care of their children. When they try to get support from another guy by asking if he thinks men can't do anything a woma can, the man bluntly says no.

* DoubleStandard: The reason that a few moms are initially reluctant to give the main characters care of their children.

* CuteBruiser: Initially, Crispin when he was enrolled.

* LimitedWardrobe: Tony's problem when he joined Daddy Day Care; he believes he's the Flash and has worn his Halloween costume for weeks.

* RulesLawyer: The titular establishment is constantly threatened by a lack of adherence to child care regulations.

* ToiletHumor: Max's current issue when signed up for Daddy Day Care. He misses. Badly.

It has an InNameOnly sequel called ''DaddyDayCamp''.