The Parent Trap (film series) continuation on the Walt Disney film, "The Parent Trap". "The Parent Trap II" was filmed twenty-five years after the original film. The idea of a second film was announced in 1985. The only actor who returned from the original film, Hayley Mills, continues to portray the twins, Sharon and Susan. "The Parent Trap II" focuses on Sharon's daughter Nikki who tries to set up her mother with her best friend's father, portrayed by Tom Skerritt. "The Parent Trap II" was such a success for the Disney Channel that it spawned another made-for-television sequel, "Parent Trap III", in 1989. Hayley Mills
Parent Trap III would soon be popular for her "Home Improvement" fame. Joy, Leanna, and Monica Creel were cast to play the identical teenage triplet daughters with different personalities: Megan, the private one, Lisa, the outgoing teen rebel, and Jessie, the sweet one. The film debuted on NBC-TV's "The Magical World of Disney" on April 9, 1989. It was previewed on Disney's films released that spring next to Davy Crocket and "The Absent-Minded Professor". Mollie Miller, the film's director, would later direct the last sequel, "". Parent Trap III Parent Trap III is a 1989 American made-for-television comedy film and a sequel to