🔗 Share this article I'm Known As the ‘Penis and Vagina’ Kid from the Arnold Schwarzenegger Comedy: A Candid Conversation. The action icon is rightfully celebrated as an action movie legend. But, during the peak of his cinematic dominance in the late 20th century, he also headlined several critically acclaimed comedies. A prime example is Kindergarten Cop, which hits its three-and-a-half decade milestone this December. The Role and An Iconic Moment In the hit comedy, Schwarzenegger portrays a undercover cop who poses as a kindergarten teacher to locate a fugitive. During the film's runtime, the investigation plot functions as a loose framework for Schwarzenegger to have charming scenes with children. Arguably the most famous involves a student named Joseph, who spontaneously announces and states the former bodybuilder, “It's boys who have a penis, females have a vagina.” Arnold replies icily, “Thank you for that information.” The young actor was portrayed by former young actor Miko Hughes. In addition to this part encompassed a notable part on Full House playing the antagonist to the child stars and the pivotal role of the child who returns in the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. Hughes remains active today, with a slate of movies on the horizon. Additionally, he frequently attends popular culture events. Not long ago discussed his memories from the set of Kindergarten Cop after all this time. Memories from the Set Q: To begin, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I believe I was four. I was the most junior of all the kids on set. Wow, I have no memory from being four. Do you remember anything from that time? Yeah, somewhat. They're brief images. They're like mental photographs. Do you recall how you were cast in Kindergarten Cop? My family, especially my mother would take me to auditions. Frequently it was an open call. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all just have to wait, go into the room, be in there briefly, deliver a quick line they wanted and that's all. My parents would feed me the lines and then, once I learned to read, that was some of the first material I was reading. Do you have any recollection of meeting Arnold? What was your feeling about him? He was very kind. He was fun. He was pleasant, which I suppose stands to reason. It'd be weird if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom, that likely wouldn't create a good work environment. He was great to work with. “It would be strange if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom.” I knew he was a major movie star because that's what my parents told me, but I had not actually watched his movies. I felt the importance — he was a big deal — but he wasn't scary to me. He was simply playful and I was eager to interact with him when he had time. He was busy, obviously, but he'd occasionally joke around here and there, and we would hang off of his arms. He'd show his strength and we'd be dangling there. He was exceptionally kind. He bought every kid in the classroom a Sony Walkman, which at the time was like an iPhone. This was the must-have gadget, that iconic bright yellow cassette player. I used to rock out to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It wore out in time. I also received a genuine metal whistle. He had the referee's whistle, and the kids all were gifted copies as well. Do you remember your days on set as being enjoyable? You know, it's interesting, that movie became a phenomenon. It was a major production, and it was a wonderful time, and you would think, looking back now, I would want my memories to be of working with Arnold, working with [director] Ivan Reitman, traveling to Oregon, seeing the set, but my memories are of being a really picky eater at lunch. For example, they got everyone pizza, but I wasn't a pizza fan. All I would eat was the toppings only. Then, the original Game Boy was new. That was the big craze, and I was proficient. I was the youngest and some of the bigger kids would bring me their Game Boys to pass certain levels on games because I could do it, and I was really proud of that. So, it's all youthful anecdotes. The Line OK, the penis and vagina line, do you remember anything about it? Did you know what you were saying? At the time, I likely didn't understand what the word taboo meant, but I knew it was provocative and it made adults laugh. I was aware it was kind of something I shouldn't normally say, but I was given an exception in this case because it was funny. “She really wrestled with it.” How it originated, according to family lore, was they hadn't finalized all the dialogue. Certain bits of dialogue were part of the original screenplay, but once they had the entire ensemble assembled, it was more of a collaboration, but they worked on it while filming and, I suppose the filmmakers came to my mom and said, "We're thinking. We want Miko to have this line. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't agree right away. She said, "I need to consider this, let me sleep on it" and took a day or two. It was a tough call for her. She said she was hesitant, but she felt it will probably be one of the unforgettable moments from the movie and history proved her correct.
The action icon is rightfully celebrated as an action movie legend. But, during the peak of his cinematic dominance in the late 20th century, he also headlined several critically acclaimed comedies. A prime example is Kindergarten Cop, which hits its three-and-a-half decade milestone this December. The Role and An Iconic Moment In the hit comedy, Schwarzenegger portrays a undercover cop who poses as a kindergarten teacher to locate a fugitive. During the film's runtime, the investigation plot functions as a loose framework for Schwarzenegger to have charming scenes with children. Arguably the most famous involves a student named Joseph, who spontaneously announces and states the former bodybuilder, “It's boys who have a penis, females have a vagina.” Arnold replies icily, “Thank you for that information.” The young actor was portrayed by former young actor Miko Hughes. In addition to this part encompassed a notable part on Full House playing the antagonist to the child stars and the pivotal role of the child who returns in the 1989 adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary. Hughes remains active today, with a slate of movies on the horizon. Additionally, he frequently attends popular culture events. Not long ago discussed his memories from the set of Kindergarten Cop after all this time. Memories from the Set Q: To begin, how old were you when you filmed Kindergarten Cop? Miko Hughes: I believe I was four. I was the most junior of all the kids on set. Wow, I have no memory from being four. Do you remember anything from that time? Yeah, somewhat. They're brief images. They're like mental photographs. Do you recall how you were cast in Kindergarten Cop? My family, especially my mother would take me to auditions. Frequently it was an open call. There'd be a room full of young actors and we'd all just have to wait, go into the room, be in there briefly, deliver a quick line they wanted and that's all. My parents would feed me the lines and then, once I learned to read, that was some of the first material I was reading. Do you have any recollection of meeting Arnold? What was your feeling about him? He was very kind. He was fun. He was pleasant, which I suppose stands to reason. It'd be weird if he was unpleasant to all the kids in the classroom, that likely wouldn't create a good work environment. He was great to work with. “It would be strange if he was a dick to all the kids in the classroom.” I knew he was a major movie star because that's what my parents told me, but I had not actually watched his movies. I felt the importance — he was a big deal — but he wasn't scary to me. He was simply playful and I was eager to interact with him when he had time. He was busy, obviously, but he'd occasionally joke around here and there, and we would hang off of his arms. He'd show his strength and we'd be dangling there. He was exceptionally kind. He bought every kid in the classroom a Sony Walkman, which at the time was like an iPhone. This was the must-have gadget, that iconic bright yellow cassette player. I used to rock out to the Power Rangers soundtrack and the Ninja Turtles soundtrack for ages on that thing. It wore out in time. I also received a genuine metal whistle. He had the referee's whistle, and the kids all were gifted copies as well. Do you remember your days on set as being enjoyable? You know, it's interesting, that movie became a phenomenon. It was a major production, and it was a wonderful time, and you would think, looking back now, I would want my memories to be of working with Arnold, working with [director] Ivan Reitman, traveling to Oregon, seeing the set, but my memories are of being a really picky eater at lunch. For example, they got everyone pizza, but I wasn't a pizza fan. All I would eat was the toppings only. Then, the original Game Boy was new. That was the big craze, and I was proficient. I was the youngest and some of the bigger kids would bring me their Game Boys to pass certain levels on games because I could do it, and I was really proud of that. So, it's all youthful anecdotes. The Line OK, the penis and vagina line, do you remember anything about it? Did you know what you were saying? At the time, I likely didn't understand what the word taboo meant, but I knew it was provocative and it made adults laugh. I was aware it was kind of something I shouldn't normally say, but I was given an exception in this case because it was funny. “She really wrestled with it.” How it originated, according to family lore, was they hadn't finalized all the dialogue. Certain bits of dialogue were part of the original screenplay, but once they had the entire ensemble assembled, it was more of a collaboration, but they worked on it while filming and, I suppose the filmmakers came to my mom and said, "We're thinking. We want Miko to have this line. Are you okay with this?" My mom didn't agree right away. She said, "I need to consider this, let me sleep on it" and took a day or two. It was a tough call for her. She said she was hesitant, but she felt it will probably be one of the unforgettable moments from the movie and history proved her correct.