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{{quote|''It's animation!'' {{spoiler|''With an attitude!''}}|'''[[Captain Obvious|The actual tagline from the trailer]]'''}}
Based on a comedy sketch made popular by the late stand-up comic Robin Harris, ''Bebe's Kids'' became the first animated movie to feature an all-black cast. It was released in 1992 and was directed by Bruce W. Smith, who would later create ''[[The Proud Family]]'' for Disney in 2001 (as well as work on another animated flick with a black star ''[[The Princess and
The film has an animated Robin Harris take his new girlfriend, Jameeka, and her son, Leon, to an amusement park named Fun World. This would've been all well and good, but when Jameeka is asked by her friend Bebe to watch her kids for today, he's forced to take Bebe's Kids along with them, who are nothing short of obnoxious brats and basically wreak havoc through the whole park. [[Hilarity Ensues]].
Despite bombing at the box office, it has become a cult classic over time. However, it also spawned a [[The Problem
Many of the animators of Bebe's Kids went on to do animation work on ''[[The Proud Family]]''.
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* [[Blatant Lies]]: Robin's says he's good with kids. While he ''is'' good with shy, quiet types like Jameeka's son, Leon, [[Satisfied Street Rat|Satisfied Street Rats]] like the titular Kids quickly drive him to neurosis.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Leon, who doesn't even like Bebe's Kids and is frequently picked on by them. They do bond near the film's end, though.
* [[Can't Get Away
* [[Catch Phrase]]: Robin's "Test tube, baby!"
* [[The Chew Toy]]: Robin himself, given what he's had to put up with throughout the film. Besides Bebe's Kids, he comes across his ex-wife who tries to break up him and Jameeka.
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* [[Hartman Hips]]: Jameeka.
* [[I Need a Freaking Drink]]: The movie opens with Robin at a bar, talking about his problems to the (blind) bartender.
* [[Jerk
* [[Jive Turkey]]
* [[Kangaroo Court]]: The kids find themselves in one with Kahlil on trial. Leon bails him out, though, by rapping about freedom.
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* [[Vocal Dissonance]]: Baby Pee Wee's voice actor is ''Tone Loc''.
* [[Vomit Discretion Shot]]: Leon throws up at the end of the ride montage.
* [[What Happened to
** If you look closely, though, they're part of the passengers that are terrorised by Bebe's Kids when they attack the cruise yacht.
* [[Wrong Side of the Tracks]]: The Modern Ghetto Bebe's Kids live in.
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