Herbie Goes Bananas

Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) is a Disney family comedy you can watch online on iFILM — the fourth outing for the famous self-willed Volkswagen Beetle, number 53. Director Vincent McEveety sends the little car south of the border, where Herbie ends up tangled in a counterfeiting operation somewhere between Mexico and a Gran Premio race in Brazil.

Two bumbling heirs have inherited the car and plan to race it for prize money. Things go sideways fast: Herbie adopts a street kid named Paco, takes matters into his own wheels, and single-handedly foils the scheme while his bewildered owners scramble to keep up. Cloris Leachman plays a formidable aunt along for the ride, with Harvey Korman as the villain.

Pure slapstick with a road-trip structure — the plot exists to string stunts and chases together, and that's exactly what the film delivers. A comfortable watch for kids, and a nostalgia hit for anyone who grew up with the series. Stream Herbie Goes Bananas (1980) in full on iFILM.