A feral child, four directors, and the most chaotic family road trip in Nickelodeon history.
Donnie goes missing and the rest of the Thornberry family have various adventures (broken bones, getting lost in a cave, and a forest fire) while looking for him. It has been screened as a TV movie and as four episodes in season 4 of the TV series.
Writing
Surprisingly ambitious origin story for a comic relief character
Director
Dean Criswell
Lacey Chabert
Eliza Thornberry (voice)
Jodi Carlisle
Marianne Thornberry (voice)
Tim Curry
Nigel Thornberry (voice)
Flea
Donald 'Donnie' Michael Thornberry (voice)
Danielle Harris
Debbie Thornberry (voice)
Tom Kane
Darwin (voice)
Betty White
Grandma Sophie (voice)
Arthur Burghardt
Rhino / Monkey (voice)
Cara DeLizia
Baru / Monkey (voice)
Moira Quirk
Rehabilitation Worker / Monkey (voice)
Dwight Schultz
Badouk / Monkey / Poacher (voice)
Alfre Woodard
Medicine Woman (voice)
Dee Bradley Baker
Parrots (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Flea recorded his Donnie lines in one manic session, improvising most of the gibberish.
This aired during Nickelodeon's experimental 'Nick Flicks' era, when TV movies were tested as theatrical prospects.
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