Daddy Day Care Is Silly and Sweet

In the spirit of National Poetry Month, I'm going to attempt writing some reviews in verse form.  My first effort is of the movie Daddy Day Care, which stars Eddie Murphy, Jeff Garlin and Steve Zahn as a trio of guys who decide to run a day care center.  It's frothy.  It's fun.  It's not as dumb as the previews made it look.  Bonus points for Star Trek references and a hilairously understated Jonathan Katz as a nebbish child services inspector.  And of course, Eddie Murphy is comic gold.

Daddy Day Care

Daddy One and Daddy Two
(Portly Phil and Chuck)
Try to get some kids to chew
Veggie-Os - oh, yuck!
Talk about a failed campaign!
Hotshot colleagues smirk.
Trudging home, they must explain,
"Daddy's out of work."
Moms bring home the bacon now.
Daddies mind the tots.
Gotta make some dough, but how?
Second Daddy plots.
"Taking care of kids is fun,"
Charlie says to Phil.
"Now we're each in charge of one;
More would pay the bills!"
Daddy Day Care rates are cheap.
Kiddos run amok.
Shy inspector takes a peep;
Daddies are in luck.
Add a couple safety gates,
Sign a couple forms;
They can keep their stellar rates
And their toddler swarms.
With more tykes, they need a third
Man to call upon.
Toss in Marvin, super-nerd
(Casual Steve Zahn).
Three dudes entertain the crew,
Listen when they speak.
Tots are happy.  Parents too.
What a winning streak!
Conflicts come but quickly pass.
Potty jokes abound.
Little co-stars sometimes sass.
Plot points are unsound.
Gooey message perseveres.
Goofy antics rule.
Eddie Murphy and his peers
Run a spiffy school.
Silly movie.  Do I care?
Really, not at all.
Show the youngsters if you dare;
They will have a ball.