With Six You Get Eggroll (1968)

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A young widow with three children and a sheepdog marries a widowed man with a young daughter and a French poodle in this amusing comedy. Abby (Doris Day) is the owner of a lumberyard who falls for Jake (Brian Keith) when her sister Maxine (Pat Carroll) introduce the two at a party. The couple is… More A young widow with three children and a sheepdog marries a widowed man with a young daughter and a French poodle in this amusing comedy. Abby (Doris Day) is the owner of a lumberyard who falls for Jake (Brian Keith) when her sister Maxine (Pat Carroll) introduce the two at a party. The couple is initially reluctant and somewhat embarrassed over the blatant matchmaking attempt but meet later at an all-night store. The two marry and deal with constant canine and sassy sibling rivalries. Jake falls out of the family trailer on vacation, leading Abby to recruit a group of hippies to find her lost husband. Jamie Farr is the far out hippie, Barbara Hershey is Jake's daughter Stacey, comedian George Carlin plays Herbie Fleck, owner of a local hamburger stand, and Alice Ghostley is the harried housekeeper in this engaging romp. The Grass Roots provide some of the music in this feature. ~ Dan Pavlides, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: G, 1 hr. 35 min.
Directed By: Howard Morris
Written By: Gwen Bagni, Paul Dubov, Harvey Bullock, R. S. Allen
Genres: Classics, Comedy

In Theaters: Aug 7, 1968 Wide
On DVD: May 3, 2005

Critic Reviews

, TV Guide's Movie Guide
One of six unsuccessful scripts selected for Day by her ailing husband, producer Melcher, in the last years of his life...
James Sanford, Kalamazoo Gazette
if you can get past that awful title, the G-rated 1968 film turns out to be a cheerful story about the difficulties of mid-life romance...

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AJ V

Is this movie as stupid as the title sounds? Yes, it is. This is one of those movies with a huge family and a lot of predictable stupid jokes that you get before they give them. It has a few good moments, but overall it's really average fare.
Jason O

Always heard a lot about Doris Day but had never seen any of her movies, so I watched this one not long ago. Not a bad movie about two sides of a family blending and then having marital problems along with step-sibling rivalries. I can see where everyone says it was a precursor to The… More
Always heard a lot about Doris Day but had never seen any of her movies, so I watched this one not long ago. Not a bad movie about two sides of a family blending and then having marital problems along with step-sibling rivalries. I can see where everyone says it was a precursor to The Brady Bunch. Parts of the movie are mildly humorous and overall it's entertaining, but nothing notably great. The ending where the family members finally got on the right page seemed forced and unconvincing, however.
jay n

Doris' last film, not one of her best but pleasant enough and not a terrible way to finish up.
Lenny M

A family favorite, can't resist old Doris.