THE BOSS BABY: BACK IN BUSINESS – Season One: Cat’s in the Cradle

Name: THE BOSS BABY: BACK IN BUSINESS – Season One: Cat’s in the Cradle
Item: THE BOSS BABY: BACK IN BUSINESS – Season One: Cat’s in the Cradle
Author: Steph Manthe

Season 1 Episode 2

Family Content: +2 Moderately questionable elements.

Entertainment Quality:

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Language
Violence
Sex
Nudity

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Content:

(BBB, PP, V, N, M):

Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Very strong moral worldview uplifting and extolling the family, plus Boss Baby implies that only people without brains can do government jobs;

Foul Language:

No foul language, but slight rude behavior and a quick mention of groin;

Violence:

Light animated violence, such as characters get into a brief tussle;

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

Upper baby nudity;

Alcohol Use:

No alcohol;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drug use;

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Light immorality includes an inappropriate off-the-cuff comment that “Mommy is a liar,” slight trickery such as characters place blame on a cat for causing physical harm, and brief mention of vengeance and jealousy.

Episodes: Season Overview

Number	Date	Title	Content
1.1	4/6/2018	Scooter Buskie	+2
1.2	4/6/2018	Cat’s in the Cradle	+2
1.3	4/6/2018	Family Fun Night	+2
1.4	4/6/2018	Formula for Menace: A Dekker Moonboots Mystery	+2

More Detail:

“Cat’s in the Cradle” follows the Boss Baby with his team and his older brother Tim, as the Templetons allow a stray kitten into their home as a pet. Boss Baby hopes to get the kitten out of the house. Both characters spend the duration of the episode trying to place blame on the other to win the sole affection of Boss Baby’s parents. The rivalry between the kitten and Boss Baby concludes as they get into a brief physical tussle inside the house. Tim saves Boss Baby. Afterwards, the parents choose to get rid of the kitten, and Boss Baby is victorious.

At the end of “Cat’s in the Cradle,” Tim reminds Boss Baby that family means “someone’s always got your back.” Then, a video message alerts Tim and Boss Baby about a man named Bootsie Calico. Bootsie set up the interaction between the parents and the kitten to make cats a dominant force in the world, and his nefarious plan is just getting started. . .

The quality of “Cat’s in the Cradle” is great due to its careful attention to detail, funny dialogue and situations, and no complicated editing to detract the viewer’s attention. The worldview is moral, uplifting the family institution, with no foul language. MOVIEGUIDE® advises a slight caution for younger children because of brief animated violence. Also, a few words might be too complex for young children to understand.