DISNEY SUNDAY MOVIE, THE: PARENT TRAP II (TV)
Summary
One in this series of Disney shows for families presented under the umbrella title "The Disney Sunday Movie." Michael Eisner, the chairman of the Walt Disney Company, hosts this program and explains the concept of split-screen technology.
As the narrative opens, eleven-year-old Nikki Ferris, the daughter of divorced parents, is unhappy that her mother, Sharon, has decided to move to New York City from Tampa to take advantage of a job opportunity. Nikki must attend summer classes to help raise her grades so she can go to a prestigious all-girls school in New York. During her first day at summer school, Nikki meets a girl named Mary Grand, who lives with her widowed father, Bill. Mary and Nikki immediately become best friends, but are dismayed when they remember that in a couple of months they will be separated by thousands of miles. The two girls come up with a brilliant plan to have Nikki's mother and Mary's father fall in love and get married so that they will become stepsisters. The only problem is that they find it difficult to get their parents to spend time together. Nikki remembers that her mother and her mother's twin sister, Susan, reunited their divorced parents when they were children. It also occurs to her that her aunt may be just the person to help her and Mary solve their problem. The three decide that Susan will impersonate Sharon and get Bill to fall in love with her. However, unbeknowst to the three schemers, Nikki's mother becomes aware of their plan and decides to teach her sister a lesson by inviting Susan's husband, Brian, to Tampa.
After the program, actress Hayley Mills, who starred in the original "Parent Trap" film, recalls her childhood as a Disney star and comments on Walt Disney's personality and working with split-screen technology. In addition, clips from the following Hayley Mills movies are shown: "Pollyanna" (1960), "The Parent Trap" (1961), "In Search of the Castaways" (1962), "Summer Magic" (1963), "The Moon-Spinners" (1964), and "That Darn Cat" (1965). Finally, writer Stuart Krieger recalls his teenage crush on Mills. Includes commercials, promos, and an ABC Sports Update.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: February 22, 1987 7:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:56:42
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: T:09726
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Twins; Families
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 1986-1988
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - ACT flouride rinse
- TV - Commercials - AT&T phone service
- TV - Commercials - America's Dairy Farmers, National Dairy Board milk products
- TV - Commercials - American Airlines travel services
- TV - Commercials - Budweiser beer
- TV - Commercials - Certs breath mints
- TV - Commercials - Clairol Nice 'n Easy hair coloring
- TV - Commercials - Cover Girl Clean-Lash mascara/Nailslicks nail polish
- TV - Commercials - Dentyne gum
- TV - Commercials - Disneyland theme park
- TV - Commercials - General Motors automobiles/Goodwrench repair service
- TV - Commercials - Gleem toothpaste
- TV - Commercials - Grade Litter Fresh litterbox deodorant
- TV - Commercials - Ivory soap
- TV - Commercials - Kitty Litter Brand cat box filler
- TV - Commercials - Listerine antiseptic
- TV - Commercials - Lubriderm lotion
- TV - Commercials - McDonald's fast food
- TV - Commercials - Midas muffler, shocks, and brake repair shops
- TV - Commercials - Milk beverage
- TV - Commercials - Nestle Toll House cookies/morsels
- TV - Commercials - Oldsmobile automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Philadelphia Brand cream cheese
- TV - Commercials - Pillsbury cinnamon rolls
- TV - Commercials - Pizza Hut pizzas
- TV - Commercials - Post Super Golden Crisp cereal
- TV - Commercials - Ragu Pasta Meals food
- TV - Commercials - State Farm life insurance
- TV - Commercials - Wrigley's Doublemint gum
- TV - Commercials - Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum
- TV - PSA - Don't Do Drugs
- TV - PSA - PLUS (Project Literacy U.S.)
- TV - Promos - "ABC News: World News Tonight"
- TV - Promos - "Amerika"
- TV - Promos - "Disney Goes to the Academy Awards"
- TV - Promos - "Growing Pains"
- TV - Promos - "Head of the Class"
- TV - Promos - "MacGyver"
- TV - Promos - "Perfect Strangers"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: Bedknobs and Broomsticks"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: Bigfoot"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: Bride of Boogedy"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: Double Agent"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: Mary Poppins"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: North Avenue Irregulars"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: The Devil and Max Devlin"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: The Journey of Natty Gann"
- TV - Promos - "The Disney Sunday Night Movie: Young Harry Houdini"
- TV - Promos - "Who's the Boss"
CREDITS
- Alan Landsburg … Executive Producer
- Joan Barnett … Executive Producer
- Edward R. Horwitz … Associate Producer
- Ronald F. Maxwell … Director
- Eric Kastner … Based on characters from the book "Das Doppelte Lottchen" by
- Stuart Krieger … Writer
- Charles Fox … Theme Music by, "Let's Keep What We've Got", Music by
- Hal David … Lyrics by, "Let's Keep What We've Got"
- Marilyn McCoo … Performer, "Let's Keep What We've Got"
- Andrea Robinson … Performer, "Nothin' at All"
- St. James, Phyllis … Performer, "Stand Back"
- Michael Eisner … Host
- Hayley Mills … Cast, Sharon Ferris / Susan Corey
- Tom Skerritt … Cast, Bill Grand
- Carrie Kei Heim … Cast, Nikki Ferris
- Bridgette Andersen … Cast, Mary Grand
- Alex Harvey … Cast, Brian Corey
- Gloria Cromwell … Cast, Florence
- Judith Tannen … Cast, Jessica Dintruff
- Janice Tesh … Cast, Irene
- Duchess Tomasello … Cast, Mrs. Blazey
- Daniel Brun … Cast, Steve
- Antonio Fabrizio … Cast, Bruce
- Ted Science … Cast, Kris
- Leonard Altobell … Cast, Walter Elias
- Dorothy Keller … Cast, Lillian Elias
- Terri Keever … Cast, Crystal
- Margaret Woodall … Cast, Florist