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| 3 | ''Mr. Nanny'' is a 1993 American family comedy directed by Michael Gottlieb that has former wrestler Sean Armstrong (Wrestling/HulkHogan) becoming a bodyguard/nanny for two children of an inventor being stalked by a rival. |
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| 5 | The movie also stars Creator/ShermanHemsley, Creator/AustinPendleton, Robert Gorman, Creator/MadelineZima, Creator/RaymondOConnor, Mother Love, and David Johansen. |
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| 7 | It was released on October 8, 1993. |
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| 9 | !!Tropes for the film: |
| 10 | * TheCameo: Wrestling/BrutusBeefcake, Wrestling/{{Kamala}}, Wrestling/JimNeidhart, Wrestling/GeorgeSteele, and [[Wrestling/TheWildSamoans Afa Anoaʻi]] all appear during the DreamIntro scene of the movie. |
| 11 | * ContrivedCoincidence: It's awfully convenient that the man trying to steal Alex Mason's chip also happened to be the corrupt wrestling promoter who saw Sean blacklisted from the business. |
| 12 | * DoubleStandardViolenceChildOnAdult: Few gags depend on this. Some of the pranks that the two kids carry on on Sean include [[ThumbtackOnTheChair putting broken glass on his chair for him to sit on]], using a [[HollywoodMagnetism supermagnet]] when he's working out to mess with his 200+ pound barbell before letting it fall down from the ceiling. He dodges it in time, but it could have easily killed him. They also rig a device to electrocute him in the bathroom when he steps out of the shower. Of course, it's played for laughs because of the use of AmusingInjuries. |
| 13 | * TheDreadedPretendTeaParty: Happens when Sean is forced to do this with the daughter. |
| 14 | * EmptySwimmingPoolDive: In the backstory, this is what happened to Tommy Thanatos. While fighting Sean, Thanatos accidentally ran off the roof of a building and landed head-first in the empty pool of the next door hotel. It would have killed him, but his afro cushioned the fall. Nonetheless, he needed to have a metal plate put on afterwards. |
| 15 | * FunnyBackgroundEvent: During a short montage of Sean riding his motorcycle, a man can be seen throwing a dog into the ocean. |
| 16 | * MissingMom: Alex Mason's wife passed away two years before the events of the film. Alex Jr. and Kate (especially Kate) are struggling to adjust. |
| 17 | * PunchPunchPunchUhOh: Sean punches Wolfgang three times and none of them phase him, Wolfgang promptly beats the crap out of Sean. |
| 18 | * ThrowingTheFight: Sean has been blackballed from ProfessionalWrestling for refusing to throw a match. |
| 19 | * UseYourHead: In the climax, Thanatos uses his metal skull-plate to knock Sean around. |
| 20 | * WouldHurtAChild: Both Thanatos and his henchman Wolfgang strike Alex Jr. The latter causes Sean to get a HeroicSecondWind in order to defeat Wolfgang. |
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