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Ma and Pa Kettle, much like Abbot and Costello, Laurel and Hardy, pump out pretty much the same jokes in this film as all there others, and that's ok.

They are so charming.

I don't think too many of the current generation will stumble across them, which is a shame :)

There is a need for this kind of entertainment in our modern world. You can watch "Ma and Pa" with adults, with your family (kids any age or just by yourself like me. They are gentle, but gentle is so refreshing in a society of kids killing kids, a horrible war, inappropriate prime time television and poverty. We don't even get a hint of where all of those children came from! Give me modern plumbing and I'll gladly become a Kettle. Humor does NOT require offensive language. It is hard to follow conversations in shows where every other word is bleeped. Relax, take your shoes off, and climb in your recliner with a good old-fashioned glass of lemonade, and just breathe easy watching Ma sweeping the chickens off the table at lunch time! Pj

This was the very first Ma and Pa Kettle film and it is probably the second ranked film in the series in terms of laughs (just behind Ma and Pa's trip to Hawaii). This is film definitely has all the elements that made the series great, boisterous Ma, lazy Pa and their wild brood of 15 (or is it 16?). Marjorie Main and Percy Kilbride were perfectly cast in this film and made for a classic pairing that and they would become two of the most enduring characters in all of filmdom. The chemistry between the two made you actually think they were married and it made for a great time and made the whole series great.

Also, I often wonder if Paul Henning actually got his ideas for the "Beverly Hillbillies" from this film and not from the hillbillies he saw on his vacations.

I'm surprised that there hasn't been a remake of this series! When I was growing up I remember watching this show with my parents! They have passed away since! But I think seeing a remake of this would bring back happy memories of my Mom & Dad! It was a really good show about reality of having such a big family & struggling to tend to them! My parents grew up with a large family! So they could relate!! Now with all the passings it's not like that anymore 😢! But making the best of what you could do as a parent! Ma & Pa Kettle did exactly that!! My favorite part where 1 of the kids walks up & starts talking to Ma & she asked Who Are You? 😂 The kid saids I'm your child! Having such a big family trying to remember each child & their Names is so true of forgetting lol!! I think this is a great show for the Modern Day Family! Something to think of when a parents struggles to make ends meet!!

Although, I am slightly biased. I think this movie is fun to put on no matter the occasion. Growing up, my Grand(Ma) owned a collection of Ma and Pa Kettle films. When I would come over to visit she would let me select a movie to watch and she had a selection of genres, anywhere from Psycho - to Ace Ventura Pet Detective. And I would mostly select a Ma And Pa Kettle film. For me being a kid at the time and this movie being way before my time I still found it hilarious, creative and fun! And watching as an adult I still enjoy the intricacies of these movies. The humor is simple but not crude and I promise you will get a chuckle throughout! Please have a gander and share with your little ones so these classics aren't forgotten!