It takes an entire police force to look for an escaped convict...And a group of ten-year-olds to catch him.
Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then find that Carl is mixed up in a counterfeiting ring that could spell trouble for them too.
Director: Sean McNamara
Cast: Jim Varney, Todd Bosley, Mark Moses, Joey Zimmerman, Kristopher Kachurak, Debby Boone, Richard Kline, Jack McGee


It takes an entire police force to look for an escaped convict...And a group of ten-year-olds to catch him.
Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current event project at school on Monday. The boys then find that Carl is mixed up in a counterfeiting ring that could spell trouble for them too.
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Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) and hold him hostage in their treehouse over the weekend so that Timmy can use Carl as his current ev…
1h 31m
September 24, 1999
Sean McNamara
Jim Varney, Todd Bosley, Mark Moses
Comedy, Family
PG