Help Wanted: Kids

Feb 2, 1986

1h 40m

★ 6.0

Overview

When the Burkes loose their jobs in New York, they have to move to Arizona, where Tom has an job-offer in the management of a small company for children's clothing. Unfortunately Tom's new boss Sirus Lovelin turns out to be extremely fond of the traditional American family and automatically assumes Amanda to be housewife and mother - but the Burkes don't even have children! To not offend him, they "hire" two kids they met prowling the streets. When they turn out witty, but nasty and impertinent, the Burkes want to rid themselves of them, but are entangled already too deeply in their lie...

Genres

Adventure

TV Movie

Production Companies

Walt Disney Television

Help Wanted: Kids Trailers

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Cast

Lisa Burke

Cindy Williams

Tom Burke

Bill Hudson

Coop

Chad Allen

Mickey

Hillary Wolf

Cyrus

John Dehner

Lee

Joel Brooks

Helen

Miriam Flynn

Bea

Billie Bird

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