Bebe's Kids (1992)
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25% of critics liked it
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66% of users liked it
(9,585 ratings)
The first mainstream animated feature film directly aimed at African American audiences, Hyperion Productions' Bebe's Kids is based on a comedy routine by the late Robin Harris. Voiced by Faison Love, Harris endures a "date from hell" when he goes out with the lovely Jamika. His… More The first mainstream animated feature film directly aimed at African American audiences, Hyperion Productions' Bebe's Kids is based on a comedy routine by the late Robin Harris. Voiced by Faison Love, Harris endures a "date from hell" when he goes out with the lovely Jamika. His romantic rendezvous is ruined when he is stuck with Jamika's son-as well as Bebe's kids, three little horrors spawned from three different fathers. The worst of the batch is unhousebroken baby Peewee. The film manages within its 74 minute timeframe to skewer such topics as Hip-Hop music, urban riots and whitebread theme parks. Further proof that this is not a Disney flick was provided by the folks from the Motion Picture Production Code office, who bestowed a PG-13 rating upon the film. Bebe's Kids was released theatrically in tandem with the cartoon short Itsy Bitsy Spider, which was later spun off into a TV series. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Bruce W. Smith, Bruce Smith
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Jul 31, 1992 Wide
- Studio
- Paramount Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Brian Orndorf, BrianOrndorf.com
Rough around the edges and careless with plot, but Bebe's Kids maintains personality throughout, doing justice to the memory of Harris and his most unusual stand-up creation.
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Heather Boerner, Common Sense Media
Simpsons-like cartoon earns its PG-13.
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Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com
Uninspired animation framing an unengaging comedy concept.
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Fred Topel, About.com
Unfunny animated "comedy."
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Cast
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Faizon Love
as Robin Harris
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Vanessa Bell Calloway
as Jamika
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Jonell Green
as LaShawn
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Marques Houston
as Kahlil
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Tone-Loc
as Pee Wee
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Myra J.
as Dorothea
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Nell Carter
as Vivian
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Louie Anderson
as Security Guard
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Barry Diamond
as Motorcycle Cop, Nuclear Father
- Judi M. Durand
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Tom Everett
as 2nd Security Guard
- Greg Finley
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Philip Glasser
as Opie
- John La Fayette
- Tina Lifford
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Rich Little
as Richard Nixon
- Arvie Lowe Jr.
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Kerrigan Maham
as 3rd Security Guard/ Fun World Patrolman
- DeVaughn Walter Nixon
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Pete Renaday
as Announcer/ President Lincoln/ Impericon/...
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Reynaldo Rey
as Lush
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Brad Sanders
as Bartender
- Gary Schwartz
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Susan Silo
as Nuclear Mother, Rodney Rodent, Ticketlad...
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George D. Wallace
as 4th Card Player
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Chino "Fats" Williams
as 2nd Card Player
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Rodney Winfield
as 3rd Card Player
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John Witherspoon
as 1st Card Player
- Michelle Davison
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Wayne Collins Jr.
as Leon
- J.D. Hall
- Doris Hess
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Jack Lynch
as Richie
- Eileen Mack Knight
- Barbara Iley
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Bebe Drake
as Barfly
- Bruce Smith
- Tone Loc
