Rico Rodriguez
The world goes backwards on Opposite Day. The kids become adults, and the adults become kids.
Cuco, a mexican parrot, goes on an adventure from Mexico to Hollywood in order to get help from El Americano, a famous superhero from TV, against an evil band of birds trying to take control of his family’s beloved circus.
Seven vignettes explore the difference between fantasy and reality, memory and history, and the joy and agony of the human condition.
Seven-year-old Danny Parker is a good kid who loves his parents. But they have to go out on business dinners all the time, leaving him stuck with a sitter. It’s not so bad when it’s his favorite babysitter, Janelle but he also gets stuck with sitters like Ms. Greene who won’t let him have any fun. Danny just wants to spend more time with his Mom and Dad.
The Pritchett-Dunphy-Tucker clan is a wonderfully large and blended family. They give us an honest and often hilarious look into the sometimes warm, sometimes twisted, embrace of the modern family.