What movies CAN the Duggars watch?

[lilwriter85]

They should be able to watch Apollo 13. No wait can't do that takes place back in 1970 where women wore short skirts alot.

How about Brian's Song?

Hard to tell with Brian's Song. The Duggars claim to be football fans, but I think they are more fans at the college level. Some of the kids like Josh, John, and the boys might not have a deep knowledge of the NFL. The original Brian's Song and the remake are both family friendly type movies.

[lilwriter85]

When it comes to TV shows, I could see the Duggars watching Family Affair. But I could see them disliking it because the Cissy and Jody wear pants. Bill at times seemed content with dating different women. As for Petticoat Junction and Green Acres. On PJ, the girls wear pants at times and one of them was a tomboy. The widowed mother never remarried. On GA, Lisa doesn't ask for permission from husband Oliver at times.

[lilwriter85]

When it comes to current scripted TV shows, there isn't really anything that the Duggars could watch. They would have issues with the shows that have the most family friendly aspects. The Middle is a pretty clean show, but they wouldn't like it because Frankie works outside the home and the kids have their own interests.

Back in the 90s, the Duggars probably wouldn't have like ABC TGIF lineup shows. The kids on those shows went to school, had friends that they actually picked, some went to college, and some of the moms worked outside the home. Another older show the Duggars wouldn't have liked was Eight is Enough.

[Trynn]

The Buttercream Gang? Is that like, some sort of fundy version of The Apple Dumpling Gang? I liked The Apple Dumpling Gang when I was a kid... can't for the life of me remember the plot of it now, though.

A lot of these movies on the allowed list... they're children's movies. I know the Duggars have a lot of children, but they also have a fair number of adults. With the exception of Sound of Music, LHOTP, and possibly the Waltons, I can't imagine the 4 older girls being content to watch things like Bambi, veggie tales, and kids' shows.

Personally, at the age of 12/13ish I was SO over the whole Adventures in Odyssey(sp) thing. Actually, AiO took me longer to outgrow, but there was this one radio show that was similar... I forget what it was but my dad used to make us listen to it every day on the way to church, and I hated it SO MUCH. The stories were stupid, overly preachy, and... I have no idea why I thought AiO was better, because as an adult I'm thinking the same thing about that, but my point is, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of movies that would interest anyone much over the age of 12-14.

[JenniferJuniper]

I think they are probably allowed to watch many "family" TV shows and Westerns from the 50's. The boy who is always in the Davy Crockett hat probably thinks it makes him look hip. Josh seemed familiar with Andy Griffith when he died so they might even dip into the early 60's, but nothing later than that. Boob and Michelle no doubt believe the swinging 60's is where it all went wrong for the world, not that either of them can personally remember anything before the late 60's.

[lilwriter85]

The Buttercream Gang? Is that like, some sort of fundy version of The Apple Dumpling Gang? I liked The Apple Dumpling Gang when I was a kid... can't for the life of me remember the plot of it now, though.

A lot of these movies on the allowed list... they're children's movies. I know the Duggars have a lot of children, but they also have a fair number of adults. With the exception of Sound of Music, LHOTP, and possibly the Waltons, I can't imagine the 4 older girls being content to watch things like Bambi, veggie tales, and kids' shows.

Personally, at the age of 12/13ish I was SO over the whole Adventures in Odyssey(sp) thing. Actually, AiO took me longer to outgrow, but there was this one radio show that was similar... I forget what it was but my dad used to make us listen to it every day on the way to church, and I hated it SO MUCH. The stories were stupid, overly preachy, and... I have no idea why I thought AiO was better, because as an adult I'm thinking the same thing about that, but my point is, there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of movies that would interest anyone much over the age of 12-14.

The Buttercream Gang is set in a small town in the early 90s. There are a group of 4 boys that known to the town as Buttercreamers. The town had a tradition of having groups of boys set up assist widows and others around the town. The tradition started during World War II in which boys were helping soldiers' wives churn butter and that is how they got their nickname. The movie focused partially on how one of members moved away and became a troublemaker and when he returns to the town he causes problems for his friends. The plot was handled in a very corny way. The movie was made Feature Films for Familes which is largely backed by Mormons. The characters in the movie weren't Mormon. They were presented as being mainstream type Christians. FFFF was smart in a way to set up the plot and the characters to be non-Mormon. As I mentioned before, they made a lot of money selling VHS copies of the movie to Protestant and Catholc churches and public schools.

[merrily]

wow, this thread's become a monster, hasn't it :shock: I wonder if we'll see an FU! internets episode where the kids watch a Disney movie.

[PennySycamore]

Turner Classic Movies is just about to show Cheaper by the Dozen and host Ben Mankiewicz just made a comment about how the move preceded a reality show about a large family by about 50 years. I detected a hint of snark in Ben's comment.

[rosamundi]

Enough said.

I know this is off topic, but will someone please send Michelle Duggar for a bone density test? She is shrinking.

[PennySycamore]

I Love Lucy would be out not only because of Lucy's occasional pants-wearing. She also smoked, drank wine on occasion, and danced. Btw, I'd love to have a pair of hoops like Lucy's where the hoops dangle from a post rather than go through the ears.

Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke was a madam although it was never said explicitly on the show. However, she was known to be the proprietor of the Longbranch Saloon.

Am currently watching Cheaper by the Dozen on TCM. Wonder if the Duggars know that neither Myrna Loy nor Clifton Webb ever had children. Clifton was gay and and never married. Myrna was married 4 times and although she was close to her first husband's kids, she had none of her own.

[Irishy]

They'd love the BBC version of pride and prejudice. And maybe a bit of (edited) downton.

[formergothardite]

Treasures in the Snow. Every good ATI family watches this:

There was also some movie we watched at an ATI get together about Nazi Germany and kids transporting food?(I don't remember what it was) by sledding at night. I don't remember much of the plot, it was boring. I just remember sledding, night, Nazi Germany.

Edited: BIBLES! I think they were stuffing their coats with pages of the Bible.

[SealFan1963]

I watched the original Cheaper by the Dozen this morning. Love that movie, definitely not Duggar friendly with the oldest daughter wanting to show off her knees (the horror!).

I wonder if the kids would get to watch, How it's Made, Mythbusters, Monster and Mega Machines, or Shark Week?

[thoughtful]

I wonder if they ever saw All Mine to Give.

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You'll need a box of tissues.

And you'll get to see Patty McCormack neither being a Bad Seed or reading Elsie Dinsmore! :lol:

[SisiL78]

Was just reading Hanna Rosin's "God's Harvard" and came across a reference to www.movieguide.org which rates movies for the Xian public. http://www.movieguide.org/reviews/movie ... -down.html was just hilarious. Apparently they find the movie acceptable because it is anti-union but watch out for a single parent household and some use of alcohol!!!!!!

[Lillybee]

I Love Lucy would be out not only because of Lucy's occasional pants-wearing. She also smoked, drank wine on occasion, and danced. Btw, I'd love to have a pair of hoops like Lucy's where the hoops dangle from a post rather than go through the ears.

Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke was a madam although it was never said explicitly on the show. However, she was known to be the proprietor of the Longbranch Saloon.

Am currently watching Cheaper by the Dozen on TCM. Wonder if the Duggars know that neither Myrna Loy nor Clifton Webb ever had children. Clifton was gay and and never married. Myrna was married 4 times and although she was close to her first husband's kids, she had none of her own.

And not to mention, Ricky's band had drums .

[PennySycamore]

Treasures in the Snow. Every good ATI family watches this:

There was also some movie we watched at an ATI get together about Nazi Germany and kids transporting food?(I don't remember what it was) by sledding at night. I don't remember much of the plot, it was boring. I just remember sledding, night, Nazi Germany.

Edited: BIBLES! I think they were stuffing their coats with pages of the Bible.

The Mortal Storm, starring Jimmy Stewart and Margaret Sullavan, involves Jimmy and Margaret fleeing the Nazis at night on skis. Margaret's dad was a professor and dissident who ends up imprisoned and Jimmy is a veterinarian who also dissents. Jimmy and Margaret fall in love and need to flee before they are arrested, too. They did not stuff pages of the bible in their clothes so that must not be the film you're thinking of. The Mortal Storm sometimes comes up on TCM's schedule and is worth catching when it does.

[OohLaLa]

They'd love the BBC version of pride and prejudice. And maybe a bit of (edited) downton.

I never get why so many fundies love P&P though, Lizzie is the opposite of the meek, obedient, fundie woman ideal. She does not just daydream about getting married, she's feisty and opinionated, educates herself, mouths off to Darcy, disobeys her parents (well her mother at least), and tells her father off for not being firmer with Lydia. Plus everybody dances, Darcy makes somewhat flirtatious comments about admiring the ladies' figures, which speaking of-- several of the ladies, including Lizzie, are very well-endowed and don't mind showing it off. Also, Lydia behaves very scandalously.

I especially hope the fundies that love Jane Austen watch Nothanger Abbey sometime. I haven't read that book so not sure how closely the movie follows it, but I was surprised how much sex was in an Austen movie. Shocking!

[patsymae]

"A lot of these movies on the allowed list... they're children's movies. I know the Duggars have a lot of children, but they also have a fair number of adults. With the exception of Sound of Music, LHOTP, and possibly the Waltons, I can't imagine the 4 older girls being content to watch things like Bambi, veggie tales, and kids' shows. "

Alas, except for domestic responsiblities, these "adults" function at a child level--after all, how many young women in their late teens and early 20s are content to share bedrooms with and have the same recreational trips as pre-schoolers? I seriously doubt they have read a book above the young adult level.

Make Room for Daddy is out because the Danny Thomas character was a nightclub performer.

For some odd reason I remember an episode of Father Knows Best in which the mom threw a fit because the family took her for granted, so that's probably out, too.

I was thinking possibly HeeHaw and the Beverly Hillbillies, but there are those defrauding women

Little Women? But then Jo wants to be independent.

Seventh Heaven? Touched by an Angel? Mr. Ed? My Three Sons? Gomer Pyle? Lassie?

I wonder if they are allowed to watch Growing Pains.

[Irishy]

I never get why so many fundies love P&P though, Lizzie is the opposite of the meek, obedient, fundie woman ideal. She does not just daydream about getting married, she's feisty and opinionated, educates herself, mouths off to Darcy, disobeys her parents (well her mother at least), and tells her father off for not being firmer with Lydia. Plus everybody dances, Darcy makes somewhat flirtatious comments about admiring the ladies' figures, which speaking of-- several of the ladies, including Lizzie, are very well-endowed and don't mind showing it off. Also, Lydia behaves very scandalously.

I especially hope the fundies that love Jane Austen watch Nothanger Abbey sometime. I haven't read that book so not sure how closely the movie follows it, but I was surprised how much sex was in an Austen movie. Shocking!

The feminism would be lost on them. But they'd love how Lizzy adores her father and how Lydia was indeed a scandal and not something they were proud of. Maybe they wouldn't like lizzy's rejection of the vicar chap though hmmmm..

[Guest Anonymous]

I have a friend raised fundie who couldn't watch Prince of Egypt because the producers met with leaders of every religion even remotely involved in the story to find middle ground so as to be as respectful as possible to every denomination. It's rumored that this process took almost as long as the actual animation, but the respect for all religions was important. My friend's parents said that bringing in other religions than fundamental Christians made the movie evil.

She eventually married and saw the movie and loves it and has learned how oppressed she really was since the movie is really just like it was in the bible.

[m0drnmoonlight]

I was an assistant teacher for Sunday School for two years and I became very familiar with Veggie Tales. Hell, my friends who went to the Presbyterian Church in town happily watched episodes with their youth group as teenagers!

I'm going to say the Veggie Tales would not be allowed for the Duggars. Sure, they're religious and teach kids lessons with stories from the Bible. But those lessons aren't Duggar-approved: Being thankful instead of being greedy (Michelle would hate that one!), believing in yourself and having confidence, helping those in need who aren't like you, making friends with those who are different. A lot of fundies should really watch Veggie Tales because then they might learn some things!

My favorite one referenced the biblical story of Esther to teach a lesson about courage. A woman who defies her husband in order to help her family - yeah, Jim Bob wouldn't want his girls seeing that! Sadly, I think Veggie Tales would be considered too liberal for the Duggars.

I'd suggest Sesame Street, but we all know conservatives hate Sesame Street for being socialist hippies :P That Life at the Pond thing has talking animals, so would they be ok with Clifford or Little Bear or any other kiddie cartoons?

I have a feeling Because of Winn-Dixie would be ok - we have that at our library and it has one of those "family approved!" seals on it from one of those conservative family groups. When they went to Disneyland, Michelle was able to point out Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, so they might have seen that. There's magic in it, but it comes from the evil queen, so they could explain it away with that.

[roddma]

And not to mention, Ricky's band had drums .

And she lied to her husband. I thought 'The Honeymooners' may be ok but the way Alice talked to Ralph probably wouln't jive well.

[PennySycamore]

They probably could not watch Little Bear -if they knew enough about it! Maurice Sendak illustrated it and he was gay!

[TeaELSee]

Do they actually have a set set of rules? It would be nearly impossible to find a movie that fit with all their beliefs. Maybe they just watch themselves from old DVD series. I imagine Michelle has all her births recorded on a loop that she watches on a regular basis.