Ben is initially sad to be leaving Cold River until Junior reminds him that everyone there has been horrible to him his whole life including his father, former wife and neighbors Ben tells Junior he is right, they then leave while knocking over the “Now Leaving Cold River” sign, then a montage is shown of them traveling cross-country. Mortville is shown to be a quiet, peaceful community, as well as apparently a way for Ben and Junior to start their lives all over again. However, it has achieved a slightly higher score on Rotten Tomatoes, with the positive reviews praising it as better than the original Problem Child.īen Healy (John Ritter) and his son Junior Healy (Michael Oliver) move from Cold River, Illinois to Mortville, Oregon. This second installment in the Problem Child franchise did not fare as well as its predecessor, Problem Child, only performing about half as well at the U.S. This film was produced by producer Robert Simonds, who also produced the first film in the Problem Child series, Problem Child. In this film, Amy Yasbeck portrays Annie Young, unlike the first film in which she originally portrayed as Flo Healy, wife of Ben Healy (John Ritter). a continuation of the exploits of an adopted orphan boy who deliberately wreaks comedic havoc everywhere he goes. Production Problem Child 2 is the 1991 comedy film sequel to the 1990 sleeper hit Problem Child.