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2 unusual facts about The Parent's Assistant


Jacob Abbott

In them Abbott did for one or two generations of young American readers a service not unlike that performed earlier, in England and America, by the authors of Evenings at Home, The History of Sandford and Merton, and the The Parent's Assistant.

The Parent's Assistant

In later editions more material was added, most notably, The Purple Jar, and a play for children, Old Poz.


Aquarian Illusion

The tank is filled with water and a swimsuit-clad female assistant climbs inside, takes a deep breath, and submerges herself.

Battle of the Barrels

The end of the lady assistant's barrel is placed against the barred opening of the empty barrel for a brief moment.

A female assistant then climbs inside a barrel and wooden bulls-eye targets are affixed to either end of the barrel.

Loyalty to Loyalty

The song "Something Is Not Right with Me" was made available as a low-quality free download on Cold War Kids' website prior to the album's release, and was later used in the movie Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant.

Lusher Charter School

Filming for Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant took place at Lusher's Fortier campus during spring 2008.

Rodney Liber

Previously, Liber worked on two fantasy adventure films, Dragonball Evolution and The Vampire's Assistant.

The Vampire's Assistant

The Vampire's Assistant is the second novel in The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan (Whose real name is Darren O'Shaughnessy).


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