Jacob Two-Two Meets The Hooded Fang is a 1978 film adaptation of Mordecai Richler's children's novel by the same name.

[3] The main character is Jacob Two-Two, a young boy who has a habit of repeating himself in order to be heard by those around him.

[4] Although the original novel began "as a tale told to his youngest son", it is now considered to be a Canadian classic, and inspired future film and television adaptions.

[2] A 1999 adaptation of the source material and the popular television series Jacob Two-Two, which aired from 2003 to 2006, followed.

This humorous children's story recounts the adventure of a young boy who strives to be heard.

As Toronto Globe and Mail writer James Bradshaw writes, Jacob Two-Two is "two plus two plus two years old, has two brothers and two sisters, and has to say everything twice just to be heard; odd numbers aren't his thing.

[6] Through his resourcefulness, cunning, and the help of a few friends, the young boy attempts to escape the prison and its monstrous warden.

Jacob runs to a park and hides under a pile of fallen leaves, where he eventually falls asleep.

The jury finds Jacob guilty and sentences him to "…two months, two days, two hours, two minutes in the darkest dungeons of prison.

Exciting music begins to play and the adults in the room scream, hide, and faint.

They beg Master Fish and Mistress Fowl for food, but are given only stale bread and moldy apples.

He introduces himself as Mister Fox, the head guard, and takes Jacob to the shower room to give him his new uniform.

After his cold shower, Mister Fox inspects behind Jacob's ears to make sure that he is clean and finds the jewel that Child Power gave him.

The Hooded Fang presents Mister Fox with a "Rotten Child Award" and says that he must go to the city and complete some undercover work.

Jacob is worried because Mister Fox has the tracking device, and if he leaves the prison, then Child Power will not be able to find the children.

They battle Mister Fox in the toy store, but eventually The Intrepid Shapiro and The Fearless O’Toole get the better of him.

Mister Fox teases Child Power, poking fun at Jacob's size and telling them that he could never actually help.

The children in the prison rebel against the guard by destroying the smog machine and blinding the adults with the sun.

[4] The author stated that although they did not enjoy the children's musical numbers or the outdated animatronics, the film's connection to Canadian culture was far superior to that of its 1999 adaption.

Although the reviewer enjoyed the introduction of Child Power, he felt that some of the most interesting aspects found in Richler's book were not conveyed as well as they could have been in the film.

The smog that covers the island demonstrates the 'out of sight, out of mind' opinions that the public often holds about prisoners and the penitentiaries in which they live.

[6] The character of Mr. Fox parallels the common motif of a prison guard who enjoys smashing the sense of achievement of inmates through the use of mind games.

The author summarizes their opinions of the film by stating that "In some ways, the biggest thing that sets it apart from most adult prison movies is the happy ending.

"[6] Mordecai Richler, the author of the original book, spoke about the film in an interview for CBC radio.