'90s Movie 'Problem Child' To Hit The Small Screen

What's that you hear? The classic '90s film Problem Child is coming to the small screen? NBC has recently handed out a script commitment for a remake of the popular '90s family comedy, which starred John Ritter. 

It seems as though this season the networks are still demanding family comedies. By way of The Hollywood Reporter, most networks are picking up spinoffs from original movies. ABC has a Chevy Chase and Beverly D'Angelo comedy; Sony Pictures Television is shopping a spinoff of the '90s staple Married ... With Children and Netflix is eyeing a follow-up to Full House. 

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This will be NBC's second look around for a Universal feature comedy. They've also pushed up a remake of Tom Hanks', The Money Pit for the 2015/16 pilot season.

It is rumored that the Problem Child show will be a half-hour, single camera comedy that situates around a couple who's adopted son, Junior, is a mastermind prankster.

Oh, we like it already.

The film has had two sequels, Problem Child 2 and Problem Child 3: Junior in Love. The last time Problem Child was seen on any screen big or small was in 1995.

Although it is too early in the game to announce any cast member, we still reminisce about John Ritter, who played Ben Healy, a caring man who desperately wants a child. Michael Oliver played the mischievous Junior who was returned to the orphanages 30 times until he met his new family. Junior builds a bond with Ben who is appropriately the only one nice to him.

Though the sequels to Problem Child revealed low ratings and fared poorly with the critics, NBC is still taking a swing at it. Dave Kehr of the Chicago Tribune states, "How exciting can flatulence jokes still be, once you've seen them on cable?"

We'll keep a close eye on the development of the show, and hopefully flatulence won't be a key point in the series.