{"id":811199,"date":"2026-08-12T14:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/811199\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T14:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T14:04:08","slug":"quiz-can-you-name-the-90s-comedy-from-the-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/811199\/","title":{"rendered":"Quiz: Can You Name the \u201990s Comedy From the Parents?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some parents from \u201890s comedies will immediately stand out. They may have had prominent roles in their teenagers\u2019 lives, or they may have just been so wacky that they became fan-favorites. Then there are other parents who aren\u2019t as memorable. Just how well can you name the movies <\/a>from the \u201890s just from the names of the parents?<\/p>\n

&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;George and Nina Banks&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Mary Poppins\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Matilda\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Father of the Bride\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Birdcage\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;Noah and Mrs. Levenstein&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018American Pie\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Mrs. Doubtfire\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Addams Family\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Home Alone\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;Fletcher and Audrey Reede&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Truman Show\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Mrs. Doubtfire\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Princess Diaries\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Liar Liar\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;Peter and Moira Banning&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Happy Gilmore\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Hook\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Wayne\u2019s World\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Clueless\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;Nick Parker and Elizabeth James&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Princess Diaries\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Mrs. Doubtfire\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Parent Trap\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Liar Liar\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;Howard and Liz Langston&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Jingle All the Way\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Happy Gilmore\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u201810 Things I Hate About You\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Friday\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;Mel Horowitz&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u201810 Things I Hate About You\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Tommy Boy\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Clueless\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Truman Show\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;section data-block=&amp;amp;#34;SingleChoice&amp;amp;#34;&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;h3&amp;amp;gt;Armand Goldman and Katherine Archer&amp;amp;lt;\/h3&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Matilda\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Pretty Woman\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018Home Alone\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;li&amp;amp;gt;\u2018The Birdcage\u2019&amp;amp;lt;\/li&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/ul&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;\/section&amp;amp;gt;<\/p>\n

Did you score 8\/8? This wasn\u2019t an easy one, and you need to remember the movies to be able to get the names of some of them. So, if you succeeded, then we\u2019re impressed, and you deserve all the bragging rights. Share this with your friends to see how well they remember the movies, and arrange a movie night to catch the ones any of you missed.<\/p>\n

Take More \u201890s Quizzes:The Signature Parents Style From the \u201890s<\/p>\n

As you look back at comedies from the 1990s, do you notice that all the parents seem to have the same style? Sure, this says a lot about the fashion at the time, but it\u2019s also a clear indication that they were the parents, and that they had a particular role in the show or movie.<\/p>\n

Moms tended to wear high-waisted jeans\u2014although, as they come back into fashion, it\u2019s easy to see why because they\u2019re so comfortable\u2014and a tucked-in blouse or oversized sweatshirt. There was a slow move from the style of the \u201880s<\/a> into the \u201890s<\/a>, and we could see it in the moms\u2019 styles. Of course, white sneakers or black loafers tended to be the preferred shoe of choice.<\/p>\n

As for the dads, it was all about khakis with a brown leather belt. Sometimes, they would opt for jeans instead, depending on the type of job they had. The shirts were always tucked in, and you\u2019d see them wearing polo shirts more than dress shirts. Loafers and running shoes were popular, and why not? They were comfy!<\/p>\n

Then it came to the parenting approaches. There tended to be specific styles, depending on the nature of the children. Some would have an unstructured way of parenting, making sure children stayed outside instead of in the home all day, creating a bridge between the parenting styles of the past and those of today.<\/p>\n

Then there were others who were strict but in a compassionate way. This was the decade when we saw the move into gentle parenting. They didn\u2019t let their children get into trouble, but they were understanding and listened to the feelings of the children. Now you just have to decide who your favorite \u201890s comedy parent was.<\/p>\n

For those who love to test their TV and movie knowledge, Mental Floss has you covered. We publish daily quizzes on our quiz page<\/a>, so you can look forward to trivia around movies, music, geography, and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Some parents from \u201890s comedies will immediately stand out. They may have had prominent roles in their teenagers\u2019…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":811200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52],"tags":[88,206],"class_list":["post-811199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-movies","tag-entertainment","tag-movies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=811199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/811199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/811200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=811199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=811199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=811199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}