Mr. Troop Mom

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Mr. Troop Mom
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Written by Thomas Ian Griffith
Directed by William Dear
Starring George Lopez
Daniela Bobadilla
April Telek
Elizabeth Thai
Jessica McLeod
Pyper de Marsh
Geoff Gustafson
Jane Lynch
Music by David Kitay
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producer Frank Pace
CinematographyRon Stannett
EditorChris Conlee
Running time84 minutes
Production company Warner Premiere
Original release
Network Nickelodeon
ReleaseJune 19, 2009 (2009-06-19)

Mr. Troop Mom is an American 2009 comedy television 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".

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The film aired on Nickelodeon and premiered on June 19, 2009; it was released on DVD and Blu-ray on June 23, 2009. [1] [2] [3]

Plot

Eddie Serrano (George Lopez) is a widower with a teenage daughter Naomi (Daniela Bobadilla). A classic workaholic, Eddie has not been there for most of Naomi's big moments, though not from lack of trying. 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, an all-girls summer camp. His business sort-of way of doing things doesn't qualify the standards for his job as the leader for her daughter's team or even taking care of girls in general, 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.

One day, Eddie catches Naomi's rival reading Naomi's journal to her friends and mocking her father. After recovering the journal, Eddie reads some of it and comes to realize how absent he has been in Naomi's life. To show that he can have fun, he wakes up the Killer Bees at night and they sneak into the pantry to have an ice cream party. However, Eddie accidentally reveals that he read Naomi's journal and she angrily storms off. Calling in some favors from home, Eddie and his friends help Naomi get back at her rival, who reveals that she had only bullied Naomi because she had a father whereas she only has a single mother that raised her to be a winner. They finish their race together and share the victory.

At the end, The Naked Brothers Band perform a concert with their song "If You Can Make It Through The Rain" thanks to a favor from one of Eddie's clients, followed by a fireworks display.

Cast

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]

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