Product Details

• Actors: Marjorie Main, Parker Fennelly, Gloria Talbott, John Smith, George Dunn
• Directors: Virgil W. Vogel
• Writers: Herbert H. Margolis, William Raynor
• Producers: Howard Christie
• Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Universal Studios
• VHS Release Date: April 25, 1995
• Run Time: 81 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6303410170
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #152,873 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

"The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm" (1957) brings down the curtain on the likeable series as Ma & Pa (and kids) settle into new digs...and discover a young couple hiding out. And so, it's up to the Kettles to act as chaperones, along with some funny bits of business involving doing chores, a logging competition, and a pesky bear.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The last Kettle film, and a new Pa..., July 1, 2000

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Robert Pratte (charleston, il USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ma & Pa Kettle: The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This is the last of 10 films featuring the Kettle clan, perhaps there should have been 9. The second film without Percy Kilbride, this one introduces Parker Fennelly as the replacement Pa. While he does well in this role, after 8 Kilbride films, casting another actor in his role was a bad idea. Also, the film lacks the touch of Charles Lamont as director, who helped create the truly classic Kettle films. This film is interesting as the final Kettle film, the only one with Pa played by someone other than Percy Kilbride, and Marjorie Main's last film. The story is mildly entertaining, but suffers from simplicity, and a reliance upon the comedic legacy of previous Kettle films.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One classic and one desperate last gasp, September 8, 2000

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Ronald Bingham - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ma & Pa Kettle/Kettles On Old Macdonald's Farm [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Ma & Pa Kettle was one of my favorite movies when I was a kid and Saturday afternoon TV wasn't ALL sport. Just seeing them in their 'ultra-modern' new home brings back great memories. Pa Kettle is great as the man who wants to do nothing married to the hardest working housewife in the world with too many kids to count. As with all of these movie series from the 40's and 50's this starts on a high and gradually slides downhill, losing the stars as it goes on (so nothing has changed there). The first couple of movies can be watched over and over, but I think the last one could probably be filed after one viewing.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars MA KICKS PA TO THE CURB, March 31, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Ma & Pa Kettle: The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm [VHS] (VHS Tape)

EVEN THOUGH PA IS NOT PERCY I FIGURED IT WOULD STILL BE NICE TO SEE THE GOOD OLD FUNNY FAMILY THAT LOVES EACHOTHER UNCONDITIONALLY ANYHOW. IT RUBBED ME WRONG TO SEE OLD MA GIVE PA THE BOOT. IT WASN'T IN THE NORM FOR THE WELL KNOWN AND LOVED MA ND PA MOVIES. I THINK IT HAD FUNNY PARTS IN IT, BUT ITS A GOOD 45 MINUTES INTO THE MOVIE BEFORE IT GETS FUNNY. THIS IS NOT ONE OF THERE BEST ONES IF YOU WANT THE TRUTH.