Not Approved

Mixed Company (Broadcast Version)

Joseph Bologna portrays a racially prejudiced basketball coach who is persuaded to adopt three (more!) kids of mixed ethnic backgrounds. Frustrated and angry at first, his feelings soon turn to love.
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Negative Rating
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Dove Review

Kathy (Barbara Harris) and Pete (Joseph Bologna) want more children — well, at least Kathy does. Pete is not so sure, but he wants to make his wife happy.

Pete doesn’t like the idea of adopting an African American child, but his wife convinces him to adopt Freddie. Then they add Quan, from Vietnam, and Joe, who is Native American, to their family. The couple also has three biological children. As they live together, Pete learns that, despite his original feelings toward the children, he does love them.

Unfortunately, due to language that puts this way outside of the Dove guidelines, it cannot be approved.

Dove Rating Details

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Faith

None

0
Integrity

Man spanks boy's bare behind; young boy steals a car and crashes.

2
Sex

Married couple in bed; married couple discusses having another baby; married couple makes love with lights out, but they make noises; doctor tells man he is unable to have any more children because he had mumps.

5
Language

D/D.mn it-4; J/JC/Chr.st sakes-8; GD-29; A-7; H-20; OG/OMG/For God's sake--6; SOB-4, one ending mumbled; racial slurs, such as Oreo, spade, and gook.

3
Violence

Man spanks boy's bare behind; young boy steals a car and crashes.

2
Drugs

Man asks for double scotch; young man tries to light up a joint in people's house.

4
Nudity

Men are in shower room, and bare behinds are visible on a couple of them; men's athletic cups hanging on a line; young boy takes a bath, and then is shown with bare behind; young girl strips out of her clothes and is shown naked from behind.

3
Other

Comments regarding adoptive kids; rudeness to others; comment about joining the KKK; young kids comment about minorities getting all the good jobs.

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