In Chapter 17, Captain Underpants slings his underwear at the evil Dr. Diaper in an attempt to defeat him and then covers himself with a barrel. (Note: there is no actual nudity in the book, ...

It’s hard to say the name “Captain Underpants” without smiling, and the big-screen debut of the skivvies-clad superhero (the film’s subtitle is “The First Epic Movie”) maintains that ...

Dav Pilkey has just released his 10th Captain Underpants book. The series, packed with potty humor and goofy illustrations, delights reluctant readers and horrifies many grown-ups. Pilkey says he ...

20th Century Fox’s animated adventure Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie tells the story of a grouchy principal who turns into the underwear-clad, super-powered invention of his two least ...

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is now streaming on Netflix, Dog Man hits theaters everywhere January 31. Tagged: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Dog Man, Regular Feature.

“Captain Underpants” also imparts a universal lesson about the distinction between laughing with someone, rather than at them, and most important, about being able to laugh at yourself.

(CNN) -- Here's what you need to know about Captain Underpants, in brief: He's a pudgy comic superhero in a red cape and white undies, who flies through the pages of a series of children's books ...

Captain Underpants, the star of a series of bestselling children's books by author and illustrator Dav Pilkey. Dav Pilkey/Scholastic His mom and dad, however, encouraged his ...

In adapting Dav Pilkey's children's books for the big screen, Captain Underpants director David Soren (Turbo) and screenwriter Nicholas Stoller (Neighbors) get remarkably steady comic rewards out ...

There are more than six million "Captain Underpants" books in print -- most of them in the grimy hands and under the unmade beds of 6- to 10-year-old boys, who seem especially fond of the books ...

Film Review: ‘Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie’ An animated version of Dav Pilkey's children's novel is aimed at your inner 5-year-old. But it's real 5-year-olds who will dig it.