Little Elijah Wood either from North or Radio Flyer. He was a pretty good kid in both and he’s so darned adorable.
Oh, and if I get Elijah from Radio Flyer it would be after his little brother flies away, so then I don’t have to take his sibling … if he ever existed.
Lolita, the Dominique Swain version.
What?
In all seriousness, the little Russian boy in Kolya. Quite possibly the cutest child I’ve ever seen in a movie.
Hands down, difinitely, with no trace of doubt:
Zim! Especially if he comes with Gir! That would rule.
Either that or Meatwad.
Oh hells yeah!
Leopold “Butters” Stoch from South Park. Poor little guy.
I’m young, single, poor, and have no parenting experience. But at least I wouldn’t be actively malevolent.
I’ll have seven Weasleys, please. Okay, so two are all grown up and three are almost there, but it counts, right?
[sup]I always wanted a big family.[/sup]
Damn. I see I’ve already been beaten (several time!) to Boo from Monsters, Inc.
So, I’m considering Jane and Michael from Mary Poppins. They’re not much trouble at all; they just get lost with their kite and want to feed the birds and jump into chalk drawings. 
Or perhaps Susan and Sharon, although Susan’s not too bright at times…
Kat
Jane and Michael are fine, just don’t take them to work with you but who are Sharon and Susan?
William from the X-Files. Unlike the cannon fodder in Wyoming who adopted him, at least I know about the vast conspiracy against him…his sister Emily is dead, though, do I get her pre-dead or as a ghost? Either way, she can help me find some magnite to ward off supersoldiers.
I also wouldn’t mind adopting Adam on Joan of Arcadia. If they’d let me adopt someone that old (I’m only 11 or 12 years older)…can I adopt him as a little brother? Vynce always wanted one, and I wouldn’t mind having two.
Hank and Dean Venture. They’re just such adorable goofballs.
Of course, I’m assuming that Brock Sampson will come along. Mmmm . . . yes . . .
Jack from, Jack.
I’ll take Cole from The Sixth Sense.. He’s well-behaved, and I’m not bothered by the whole ghost thing.
OK… but when her repressed memories of Randall begin to resurface, who’ll have to pay the psychotherapy bills? :dubious:
I assume Kat is talking about Susan and Sharon from The Parent Trap. Just don’t go camping with them. 
Exactly! And since I never go camping. that solves that problem right there. 
I will take Cousin Oliver. Those nauseatingly perfect Brady kids wouldn’t be part of the package, and he wouldn’t be a misfit in the Rilch household.
For a girl, I would take Lisa Simpson.
I’m mad that someone else beat me to Harry Potter. Bet he’d be a real help with getting chores done – especially if Dobby come along! Can I adopt the house elf?
To turn the question around, though – if I could pick a fictional family to be adopted into, it’d be the Weasleys, hands down. They probably can’t afford another kid, but Molly seems like the type that would give me a warm “always-room-for-one-more” smile while she adds more water to the soup.
Corey from Julia. He was the cutest little fart…
Mathilda from Léon (AKA The Professional). After she lost the sibs.
Carrie
Sure, it would be difficult dealing with a teenager from an abusive household. But as soon as I convinced her her “pillows” weren’t “dirty”, and that she could use her powers for something better than offing her classmates * (like for example, assuring the well-being of her new benefactor) everything would be fine.
*Although I might still encourage her to kill John Travolta.
I always had the impression that Carrie’s powers came from her unhappiness. I’ve never read the book but in the film, it is her anger that is her power. If you make her a happy camper, you take away her powers.