Bébé's Kids (released to VHS and DVD as Robin Harris' Bébé's Kids) is an animated feature produced by the Hudlin Brothers and Hyperion Pictures, directed by Bruce W. Smith, and released on July 31. 1992 by Paramount Pictures. The first ever animated feature to feature an all-Black main cast, the film is based upon comedian Robin Harris' "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. It features the voices of Faizon Love, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Marques Houston, Nell Carter, and Tone-Loc. Tom Everett, Rich Little and Louie Anderson also lend their voices. The movie plays on BET on occasion as of 2006. Image File history File links Bebe's_kids. ... Bruce W. Smith is an African-American character animator, film director, and television producer, best known as the creator of Disneys The Proud Family. ... Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an African American writer and film director. ... Robin Hughes Harris (August 30, 1953 - March 18, 1990) was an African-American comedian and actor, best known for his recurring comic sketch about Bébés Kids. In the sketch, Harris girlfriend would insist that he take her best friend Bébés three ill-behaved children with them... Faizon Love Faizon Love (born Langston Faizon Satisima on June 14, 1968 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) is Cuban American an actor and voice actor. ... Vanessa Bell Calloway (born Vanessa Bell on March 20, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an African-American actress. ... Marques Barrett Houston (born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA) is an R&B singer and actor of African American descent. ... Nell Carter, as Nell Harper on Gimme a Break! Nell Carter (September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and film, stage and television actress. ... Tone Loc (born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966) is an American hip hop artist turned actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. He is also known for his deep, gravelly, almost hoarse voice. ... Tom Everett (born October 21, 1948, Oregon) is an actor. ... Rich Little performing in 2004 Rich Little (born Richard Caruthers Little on November 26, 1938 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian comedian best known for his celebrity impersonations. ... Anderson hosting Family Feud. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Bottom view of VHS cassette with magnetic tape exposed Top view of VHS cassette with front casing removed The Vertical Helical Scan, better known by its abbreviation VHS (and often confused to be Video Home System) is a recording and playing standard for analog video cassette recorders (VCRs), developed by... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Animation refers to the technique in which each frame of a film or movie is produced individually, whether generated as a computer graphic, or by photographing a drawn image, or by repeatedly making small changes to a model (see claymation and stop motion), and then photographing the result. ... Reginald Alan Hudlin (born December 15, 1961) is an African American writer and film director. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... Bruce W. Smith is an African-American character animator, film director, and television producer, best known as the creator of Disneys The Proud Family. ... July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining. ... This is a list of film-related events in 1992. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ... Comedy has a classical meaning (comical theatre) and a popular one (the use of humour with an intent to provoke[[ laughter in general). ... Robin Hughes Harris (August 30, 1953 - March 18, 1990) was an African-American comedian and actor, best known for his recurring comic sketch about Bébés Kids. In the sketch, Harris girlfriend would insist that he take her best friend Bébés three ill-behaved children with them... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Faizon Love Faizon Love (born Langston Faizon Satisima on June 14, 1968 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) is Cuban American an actor and voice actor. ... Vanessa Bell Calloway (born Vanessa Bell on March 20, 1957 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA) is an African-American actress. ... Marques Barrett Houston (born on August 4, 1981 in Los Angeles, CA) is an R&B singer and actor of African American descent. ... Nell Carter, as Nell Harper on Gimme a Break! Nell Carter (September 13, 1948 – January 23, 2003) was an American singer and film, stage and television actress. ... Tone Loc (born Anthony Terrell Smith on March 3, 1966) is an American hip hop artist turned actor, most well-known for his 1989 hit singles Wild Thing and Funky Cold Medina. He is also known for his deep, gravelly, almost hoarse voice. ... Tom Everett (born October 21, 1948, Oregon) is an actor. ... Rich Little performing in 2004 Rich Little (born Richard Caruthers Little on November 26, 1938 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian comedian best known for his celebrity impersonations. ... Anderson hosting Family Feud. ... Black Entertainment Television is an American cable network targeted toward African-American audiences in the United States. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

History

Original stand-up version

In the original act, Robin's prospective girlfriend asks him to take her and her son to Disneyland, but when he agrees, she shows up with four more kids, belonging to her friend Bébé.

As it turns out, Bébé's Kids are extremely rambunctious, misbehaved, ill-tempered, and flat-out bad. They terrorize Mickey Mouse, cut off Donald Duck's feet, try to steal Robin's 8-track/radio (while he's listening to it), and make a general menace of themselves. Their reputation is so bad that even the police refuse to mess with them. Mickey Mouse an Academy Award-winning comic animal cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. ... Donald Duck is an animated cartoon and comic-book character from Walt Disney Productions. ... The 8-track cartridge or Stereo 8 is a magnetic tape technology for audio storage, popular from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. ...

In a second act, the Kids kidnap Robin and make him take them to Las Vegas. He tries to get a lion to eat them, but even the lion has heard of them and refuses to even try. For other uses around the city, see Las Vegas metropolitan area and Las Vegas Strip. ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) Distribution of Lions in Africa Synonyms Felis leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae and one of four big cats in the genus Panthera. ...

The name Bébé's Kids (alternately pronounced/spelled Bay-Bay Kids) has come to refer to any group of misbehaved children.

Animated film version

Bébé's Kids was the first animated feature film targeted toward an African-American audience. The film made a few changes to the original story, reducing the number of Bébé's kids from four to three, and moving the location from Disneyland to a generic amusement park named "Fun World", which is totally demolished by the kids' antics. A reel of film, which predates digital cinematography. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Christianity (predominantly Baptist), Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ...

Plot

The plot of the film finds an animated version of Robin Harris (voiced by Love) recounting his disastrous first date with the beautiful Jamika (voiced by Calloway). Tagging along for the date were Jamika's mild-mannered son Leon (voiced by William Collins, Jr.) and her best friend Bébé's three (in the words of Harris) "bad-ass kids": Khalil (voiced by Houston), LeShawn (voiced by Jonell Green), and Pee-Wee (voiced by Tone-Loc). The kids, Harris remarks, are so bad that "even a circus can't train those kids! I thought the devil was through when he made Rosemary's Baby, but ohhhhhhh no! Oh no! Now we got...Bébé's Kids!" The Big Top of Billy Smarts Circus Cambridge 2004. ... The Devil is a title given to the supernatural entity, who, in Christianity, Islam, and other religions, is a powerful, evil entity and the tempter of humankind. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into articles entitled Rosemarys Baby (film) and Rosemarys Baby (novel). ...

The group decides to take a trip to the Disneyland-esque FunWorld, where they find more trouble than fun. Harris attempts more than once to get rid of the kids so that he and Jamika can be alone, but there is no escaping or besting the kids. "We don't die", says Pee-Wee, "we multiply." Also causing trouble are Harris' alimony-demanding ex-wife Dorthea (voiced by Myra J) and her best friend Vivian (voiced by Carter). This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... In many countries alimony, maintenance or spousal support is an obligation established by law that is based on the premise that both spouses have an absolute obligation to support each other during the marriage (or civil union) unless they are legally separated, though in some instances the obligation to support...

Release and reaction

Featuring a hip hop-inspired art style and soundtrack, Bébé's Kids was underpromoted by Paramount and did not do very well until it resurfaced on home video and HBO in 1993. Since then, it has gone on to be a cult classic and was released on DVD on October 5, 2004. Hip hop music is a style of music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... The home video business rents and sells videocassettes and DVDs to the public. ... HBO (Home Box Office) is an American premium cable television network. ... A cult classic is a cultural artifact (e. ... DVD (commonly known as Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (279th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Trivia

• There might be clues that LeShawn has a few feelings for Leon. When Khalil hit's Leon on the head, LeShawn hits Leon on the head and asks her "Why are you always picking on me?" and Khalil said that his sister's crazy about him. There is a scene were Leon plays the weight machine and the other 3 pick on him about being a weenie. Leon says "At least my Mama's here." he makes LeShawn angry. Then, Khalil pushes Leon into LeShawn and they kiss. Pee-Wee and Khalil start to laugh but she comes back with a sledgehammer. When Robin takes the kids home, LeShawn gazes in Leon's eyes and then she slaps him.

• According to Khalil, it reveals the surname of Bebe's kids is Wooten so the real names of Bebe's kids LeShawn Wooten, Khalil Wooten and Pee-Wee Wooten. Leon's surname is unknown.

• After Robin leaves an argument with Dorethea, Vivian says "He still loves you."

• It says that LeShawn or Khalil is 5 years old

• In the Straight Jacking song, PeeWee says he's 3 years old but he drinks Similak.

• Leon's song, Freedom is a parody compared to George Michael's We Are

• Khalil is the only one who gives Leon physical assault. When Khalil was in the robot court, he said "Leon, drop dead!" and when Robin and Jamika left Funworld, Leon was headlocked by Khalil.

• The LeShawnxLeon parody is the but of Pee-Wee and Kahill's jokes.

• Leon was said to be a Mama's boy but since the infamous LeonxLeShawn kiss, Khalil said Leon had a little Bebe in himself.

Bundled with all releases of the film (theatrical, TV, home video (VHS and DVD) was an animated short subject, Itsy Bitsy Spider, which later became an animated series for the USA Network. It starred the voice talent of Jim Carrey as the exterminator. Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: Γιώργος-Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου), better known as George Michael (born on June 25, 1963) is an English [1] singer-songwriter and pop star who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo WHAM!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ... Early American actor William Garwood starred in numerous short films, many of which were only 20 minutes in length Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American film industry in the early period of cinema. ... Itsy Bitsy Spider (also known as Incy Wincy or Eency Weency Spider) is a popular nursery rhyme that describes the adventures of a spider as it ascends, descends and reascends the downspout or waterspout of a gutter system (or, alternatively, the spout of a teapot). ... An animated series or cartoon series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... USA Network is a popular American cable TV network with about 89 million household subscribers as of 2005. ... James Eugene Carrey (born January 17, 1962) is a Golden Globe-winning Canadian-American film actor. ...

A video game based upon the movie was released on the Super Nintendo. This game is regarded by many gamers as one of the worst games ever made, mostly for its repetition and difficulty in gameplay and music. Namcos Pac-Man was a hit, and became a cultural phenomenon. ... The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, also known as Super Nintendo, Super NES or SNES, is a 16-bit video game console released by Nintendo in North America, Brazil, Europe, and Australia. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

A soundtrack was also released for the film on August 25, 1992. The tracks contained on it were: August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...

1. Tear It Up (On Our Worst Behavior)by Immature
2. I Got It Bad, Y'All by King Tee
3. I Got The 411 by Urban Prop
4. It Takes Two To Make A Party by Maxi Priest featuring Little Shawn
5. 66 Mello by New Version of Soul
6. Oh No! by Arrested Development
7. Straight Jackin' by Bebe's Kids (The voices of)
8. Freedom Song by Bebe's Kids (The voices of)
9. I Ain't Havin' It by Faizon Love
10. Standing On The Rock Of Love by Aretha Franklin
11. Your Love Keeps Working On Me by Joey Diggs
12. Can't Say Goodbye The O'Jays
13. Deeper by Ronald Isley
14. All My Love by Phil Perry featuring Renee Diggs
15. I Want To Thank You For Your Love by The Emotions

IMx, formerly known as Immature, is an American hip-hop and R&B boy band. ... King Tee, also spelled King T (born Roger McBride in Compton, California), is an American West Coast hip hop pioneer. ... Maxi Priest (born Max Alfred Elliott on June 10, 1960) is a reggae singer and songwriter from England. ... Little Shawn is a New York hip hop artist, who released an album called The Voice In The Mirror in 1992. ... Arrested Development is an American progressive hip hop group, founded by Speech and Headliner as a positive, Afrocentric alternative to the gangsta rap popular in the early 1990s. ... Faizon Love Faizon Love (born Langston Faizon Satisima on June 14, 1968 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) is Cuban American an actor and voice actor. ... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American soul, R&B, and gospel singer, songwriter, and pianist born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... The OJays are a popular Philadelphia soul group, originally consisting of Walter Williams, Bill Isles, Bobby Massey, William Powell and Eddie Levert. ... Ronald (center) with brothers OKelly and Rudolph, ca. ... Phil Perry (born in East St. ... The Emotions were an all-female soul, disco, and R&B singing group that was most successful during the late-1970s and 1980s. ...

External link

• Bébé's Kids at the Internet Movie Database