Mr. Troop Mom

Mr. Troop Mom
The DVD cover for the film.
Directed by	William Dear
Produced by	Producer: Frank Pace Executive Producer: George Lopez Ann Lopez Co-Producer: Lynnette Ramirez
Written by	Thomas Ian Griffith
Starring	George Lopez Daniela Bobadilla April Telek Elizabeth Thai Jessica McLeod Pyper de Marsh Geoff Gustafson Jane Lynch
Music by	David Kitay
Cinematography	Director of Photography: Ron Stannett
Editing by	Chris Conlee
Distributed by	Warner Premiere
Release date(s)	June 23, 2009
Running time	84 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mr. Troop Mom is an American 2009 Comedy Family film directed by William Dear, written by Thomas Ian Griffith and starring George Lopez, Daniela Bobadilla, April Telek, Julia Anderson, Elizabeth Thai, Geoff Gustafson, and Jane Lynch. It tells of Eddie Serrano (Lopez), a widower, and his teenage daughter Naomi. Eddie joins Naomi and her friends on a camping trip, making Eddie the "Team Mom".

The movie aired on Nickelodeon and premiered on June 19, 2009; it was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on June 23, 2009.^[1][2][3] When the film premiered, the network received high ratings.

Plot

Eddie Serrano (Lopez) is a widower with a teenage daughter Naomi (Bobadilla). A classic workaholic, Eddie has not been there for most of Naomi's big moments. Naomi doesn't appreciate it and is always upset because her father embarrasses Naomi in front of her friends. (for example when in the beginning of the film, he shouted out to Naomi, "Have a good day baby, I love you snuggle bear.") Initially, Eddie never expected the original "Team Mom" would go into labor so early.

Subsequently Eddie substitutes her place for being "Team Mom" for the "Killer Bees", which is Naomi's team in the Spring Action Classic at Camp Hulka's Rock. His business sort-of way of doing things doesn't qualify the standards for his job as the leader for her daughter's team, which doesn't please the camp's director Ms. Hulka (Jane Lynch).

Eventually Eddie begins to learn how to lighten up and go with the flow a little bit more that helps him succeed, not only with his daughter, but also the standards he needs to do to be part of the team. At the end, The Naked Brothers Band perform a concert with their song "If You Can Make It Through The Rain".

Cast

• George Lopez as Eddie Serrano, a widower and public defender. He is always there for his daughter, but always embarrasses her in front of her peers.
• Daniela Bobadilla as Naomi Serrano, a thirteen-year-old girl and Eddie's daughter. She is not accepting of what her father has done for her, and therefore, doesn't have a good relationship with her dad, and doesn't notice that he does his very best to get closer with her.
• Jane Lynch as Ms. Hulka
• Julia Anderson as C.C. Turner
• Elizabeth Thai as Catalina
• Geoff Gustafson as Harry
• Jessica McLeod as Paulina
• Pyper de Marsh as Sam
• Laine MacNeil as Kayla
• Jianna Ballard as Skyler
• Mayan Lopez as Yvette

The film features a cameo appearance by the musical duo, Nat & Alex Wolff, who portrayed themselves.

Reception

Though most of the reviews from the critics were mixed, with a critic citing it as "utterly and completely predictable - and charming",^[4] the television movie fared well in the ratings, garnering 4 million total viewers on its first airing, and was the number one original basic cable program that night.^[5][6]

References

1. ^ "Mr. Troop Mom - A Brand New Movie!". Nick@Nite. http://www.nickatnite.com/shows/mr-troop-mom/home.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-05-25. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ "Lopez Goes to Camp for Nick". TVWeek. http://www.tvweek.com/news/2009/05/lopez_goes_to_camp_for_nick.php. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
3. ^ "Warner, Nickelodeon Bring 'Mr. Troop Mom' to Blu-ray". High-Def Digest. http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/show/Disc_Announcements/Direct-to-High-Def_Premieres/Warner/Warner,_Nickelodeon_Bring_Mr._Troop_Mom_to_Blu-ray/2755. Retrieved 2009-05-22. 
4. ^ Hinckley, David (2009-06-19). "'Mr. Troop Mom' utterly and completely predictable - and charming". New York: Daily News. http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/06/19/2009-06-19_mr_troop_mom_utterly_and_completely_predictable__and_charming.html. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
5. ^ "Nickelodeon's Mr. Troop Mom Starring George Lopez Ranks as Basic Cable's Number-One Original TV Program on Friday Night With 4 Million Total Viewers; Tops Cable With Kids, Tweens". Yahoo!. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Nickelodeons-Mr-Troop-Mom-prnews-2606241756.html?x=0&.v=1. Retrieved 2009-06-27. 
6. ^ "NICKELODEON’S MR. TROOP MOM STARRING GEORGE LOPEZ RANKS AS BASIC CABLE’S NUMBER-ONE ORIGINAL TV PROGRAM". NickPress.com. http://biz.viacom.com/sites/nickpress/Nickelodeon/Pages/corporatepdf.aspx?FileName=Troop%20Mom%20Ratings%20Release_Final.pdf&ID=63. Retrieved 2009-06-27. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Official site
• Mr. Troop Mom at the Internet Movie Database