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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The entire series easily can count as this, but ''Superbabies'' cranks this up to eleven.
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* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Film/DragonballEvolution Justin Chatwin]] in ''Baby Geniuses 2''.

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* RetroactiveRecognition: [[Film/DragonballEvolution Justin Chatwin]] Creator/JustinChatwin in ''Baby Geniuses 2''.
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Audience Alienating Premise isn't just about bad premises, it's when said bad premise causes it to fail. Only the second movie bombed at the box office, meaning this is not an example.


* AudienceAlienatingPremise: The very concept of diaper-clad heroes is one that is very frequently mocked in discussions of the series, and turns many people off of even watching them.
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* UncertainAudience: One has to wonder what audience a film series such as this was meant for. It's simply too juvenile for adults, and far too dull and stupid for most kids, who didn't relate to the "talking" toddlers onscreen because of their unconvincing behaviour. The first film also features a weirdly large amount of DemographicallyInappropriateHumor, such as sexual innuendos and mild swearing, such that [[AvoidTheDreadedGRating it was actually rated PG]] (and this was in a time where the PG rating wasn't as toothless).

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* UncertainAudience: One has to wonder what audience a film series such as this was meant for. It's simply too juvenile for adults, and far too dull and stupid for most kids, who didn't relate to the "talking" toddlers onscreen because of their unconvincing behaviour. The first film also features a weirdly large amount of DemographicallyInappropriateHumor, such as sexual innuendos and mild swearing, such that [[AvoidTheDreadedGRating it was actually rated PG]] (and this was in a time where the PG rating wasn't as toothless).toothless--for comparison, ''WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}}'' was rated G the prior year).
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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Creator/JonVoight in the sequel. One could've easily thought that he would just go HamAndCheese in this kind of film, but he's the only one not delivering his lines in monotone and attempted to make his character actually expressive.
* UncertainAudience: One has to wonder what audience a film series such as this was meant for. It's simply too juvenile for adults, and far too dull and stupid for most kids, who didn't relate to the "talking" toddlers onscreen because of their unconvincing behaviour.

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* TookTheBadFilmSeriously: Creator/JonVoight in the sequel. One could've easily thought that he would just go HamAndCheese in this kind of film, but he's the only one not delivering his lines in monotone and attempted to make his character actually expressive.
expressive. Considering that Voight was an executive producer for the first film and kept playing roles in all the direct-to-video sequels, he seems to have an odd amount of faith in the franchise.
* UncertainAudience: One has to wonder what audience a film series such as this was meant for. It's simply too juvenile for adults, and far too dull and stupid for most kids, who didn't relate to the "talking" toddlers onscreen because of their unconvincing behaviour. The first film also features a weirdly large amount of DemographicallyInappropriateHumor, such as sexual innuendos and mild swearing, such that [[AvoidTheDreadedGRating it was actually rated PG]] (and this was in a time where the PG rating wasn't as toothless).

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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Each film takes the story of diaper-clad heroes and manages to make it more and more unwatchable with every new effort.
* BileFascination: This is the kind of bad movie you ''have'' to see to believe.

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* AudienceAlienatingPremise: Each film takes the story The very concept of diaper-clad heroes is one that is very frequently mocked in discussions of the series, and manages to make it more and more unwatchable with every new effort.
turns many people off of even watching them.
* BileFascination: This is Most people who watch these movies do so ''because'' of the kind of bad movie you ''have'' to see to believe.negative reception they have gotten.



* {{Narm}}: The movies are loaded with this, of the worst degree you can imagine.



* SpiritualAdaptation: The films can be considered the closest thing to a live-action adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', though minus the clever writing, memorable characters, and {{parental bonus}}es.

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* SpiritualAdaptation: The films can be considered the closest thing to a live-action adaptation of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', though minus the clever writing, memorable characters, and {{parental bonus}}es.''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}''.



* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: As bad as the second film is, it at least features a pretty imaginative story and you can see how someone might think it was a good idea. Unfortunately, the third film goes right back to the same level as the first.

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* SurprisinglyImprovedSequel: As bad as the second film is, is considered to be, it at least features a pretty imaginative story and you can see how someone might think it was a good idea. Unfortunately, the third film goes right back to the same level as the first.story.



* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The entire series easily can count is this, but ''Superbabies'' cranks this up to eleven.
* WTHCastingAgency: Respected actors such as Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/KimCattrall, Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/DomDeLuise and Jon Voight all committed to parts in the first two films. As you could imagine, none of their talents were used well.

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* WhatDoYouMeanItWasntMadeOnDrugs: The entire series easily can count is as this, but ''Superbabies'' cranks this up to eleven.
* WTHCastingAgency: Respected actors such as Creator/KathleenTurner, Creator/KimCattrall, Creator/ChristopherLloyd, Creator/DomDeLuise and Jon Voight all committed to parts in the first two films. As you could imagine, none of their talents were used well.

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