Yours, Mine and Ours

Forget the remake and rent the original that starred Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball | Gene Edward Veith

The original Yours, Mine and Ours was made in 1968, starring Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball. Back then blended families were not as common as they are in today's divorce-wracked culture. The story of a widow with eight children marrying a widower with 10 hinged on the complications of living in a 20-person family, from large-scale sibling rivalry issues to the high cost of buying groceries.

Today's remake, starring Dennis Quaid and Rene Russo, not content with the inherent drama of ordinary family life, throws in the culture wars.

The dad is a Coast Guard admiral, who pipes his brood to attention, makes charts of the duties of the day, and organizes his kids to keep the household shipshape. The mom is an artsy hippie who believes "homes are for free expression," so that her house is a mess, her kids run wild, and her "nonjudgmental" family meetings come complete with "talking sticks" and "group hugs."

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December 24, 2005, Vol. 20, No. 50

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