Trio of Eddie Murphy comedies. In ' The Nutty Professor' (1996), Sherman Klump (Murphy) is a shy, overweight chemistry professor who invents a slimming formula which transforms him into the svelte, fast-talking Buddy Love. He can now date his colleague Carla Purty (Jada Pinkett), but when Buddy starts to take over, Sherman risks being lost forever. Murphy plays Sherman, Buddy & five other roles in the film that revitalised his comedy career. In ' The Nutty Professor 2' (2000), Murphy returns as Professor Sherman Klump (not to mention Ernie Klump, Granny Klump, & Mama & Papa Klump). Having decided to get married, the portly professor asks for the hand of fellow scientist Denise Gaines (Janet Jackson) & is overjoyed when she accepts. But when Klump's fast-talking alter-ego Buddy Love comes back on the scene, the ensuing havoc threatens to ruin all the professor's plans. Finally, in ' Daddy Day Care' (2003), when Charlie Hinton (Murphy) & Phil (Jeff Garlin) are fired for a disastrous advertising campaign, they find themselves looking after their children whilst their partners go back to work. However, as they have had to cut-back, with Charlie taking his son out of an expensive day-care run by Ms Harridan (Anjelica Huston), they decide that since if it's what they do anyway, why not set up their own day-care centre. Despite the usual pitfalls that come with looking after other people's children, the centre becomes a success; but Ms Harridan is looking for revenge as their gain is her loss...