Ma and Pa Kettle film series
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The Ma and Pa Kettle film series is a popular mid-20th-century American comedy franchise featuring the bumbling rural couple Ma and Pa Kettle in a series of humorous misadventures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ma and Pa Kettle film series canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American comedy film series
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film series ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters Ma and Pa Kettle ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Ma Kettle – Marjorie Main
NERFINISHED
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Pa Kettle – Percy Kilbride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| endYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Ma Kettle
NERFINISHED
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Pa Kettle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFilm | Ma and Pa Kettle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | black-and-white films ⓘ |
| genre | comedy film ⓘ |
| hasTheme | clash between rural and modern life ⓘ |
| includesFilm |
Ma and Pa Kettle
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Ma and Pa Kettle Back on the Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma and Pa Kettle at Home NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma and Pa Kettle at Waikiki NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma and Pa Kettle at the Fair NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma and Pa Kettle on Vacation NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kettles in the Ozarks NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | American rural humor traditions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadActor |
Marjorie Main
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Percy Kilbride NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Ma Kettle
NERFINISHED
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Pa Kettle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
broad rural stereotypes
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fish-out-of-water situations ⓘ portrayal of a large rural family ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ |
| numberOfFilms | 10 ⓘ |
| originallyAppearedIn | The Egg and I (1947 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| popularIn |
1950s
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late 1940s ⓘ |
| portraysSetting | rural American life ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Universal-International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondFilm | Ma and Pa Kettle Go to Town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spinOffFrom | The Egg and I (1947 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startYear | 1949 ⓘ |
| studioEra | Hollywood Golden Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Marjorie Main