Tom welling specifically asked for someone to play his character's bully that was at least taller than him, to make it semi-believable that he was getting bullied (I think he might've even specifically requested Jared, cause he knew him?). Jared said this role was fun because he got to spend just like a day or two on set hanging out with Tom, "bullying" his friend~^.^
Tom Welling also guest starred on the Supernatural prequel series. Pretty the casts of different CW shows that aired around the same time (SPN, Smallville, Arrow, etc) are pretty tight.
Do you guys thank for a prequel or remake of cheaper by the dozen and to bring back all the same characters from this movie it should be a holiday cheaper by the dozen show if everyone is on board on that
So a comparison for you, on average a Division 3 coach makes around $110,000 a year (which is not bad at all), BUT a Division 1 coach makes around $1.2 million a year. Huge difference. 😂
Nah, most of these kids should be more independent by now. The biggest parenting fail isn’t not making time, it’s not teaching them to be mindful of others or how to take care of themselves. Except for the little redheaded boy -- he needs more support.
I think something so impactful about this is that Tom is the complete opposite of weaponized incompetence. He genuinely wants himself and Kate to achieve their individual dreams because they achieved their big family already. And it’s not that he doesn’t ask for help, he truly tries to make do and hire for help. Which is saying a lot. I find it frustrating how the older kids don’t help. I’m not saying they should be forced to parent but helping around the house to straighten up, put dishes away, or even make their own lunches would go a long way. And like Charlie gets the freedom to visit his girlfriend and go to Midland practically whenever he wants. His only requirement is to do good in school and sports (which to me is pretty lenient). I will say, it is important for him to get a diploma. Sure, he doesn’t have to go to college, but Tom’s D1 position allows for all the kids to go college for free, which is an amazing privilege. So I understand Tom’s frustration because this job has great benefits that the kids can’t see in the present. But all on all, I really love the dynamic of Kate and Tom. It’s believe able and their love feels real. And they seem like great parents. I would really suggest watching the second one, I watch it all the time. It’s really great.
In the real story this is based off (A book written by two kids who did grow up in a family of twelve kids) they had VERY strict rules and helped around the house often
Yeah, no even biggish family I know doesn't have the older kids helping with the younger and the kids helping out in general if for no other reason than making there own life easier. You learn really young to help or at least not make to much trouble. One advantage of not making trouble and lots of siblings is your able to get away with alot and at least a few of them would have figured this out.
My family regularly quotes that bully saying “my latte!” to this day hahaha I don’t know why that was like our favorite moment of this movie growing up 😂😂😂
59:29 my sister ran away before ( she’s home safe now) my mom and I were passing out flyers and ran into a couple that looked like they were on a date. The woman was so sweet immediately reaching out to grab a flyer, dude pipes in and said “well I guess we can take one but it’s not like it’s gonna do anything, like you probably aren’t gonna find her.” I swear, that woman made a quick glance at him like, are you for real?!
The fact that he said “I guess we can” what kind of fucking response is that!!!??? And what he says after that I mean what if it was his kid that ran away!!!??? Is he also going to say “I guess we can look for them but we’re probably not gonna find them”. I hope the lady left that guy. Seriously who says that to a parent missing their kid, UNBELIEVABLE!
Tom Welling was about 25 when he filmed Cheaper By the Dozen. He was pretty good at pulling off being a teenager back then 'cause he was a teenage Clark Kent on Smallville at the same time lol. And his main reason for doing the film was because he wanted to work with Steve Martin.
An educator I follow often says, “misbehavior communicates an unmet need,” that could be the tagline of this movie. Too many kids, but not enough parents to give them attention even when the mom was home.
Sure having that amount of people in a family would be really hard to manage well, but its not impossible either if the effort is there and a great support system so that statement is not always true. children can have all the attention in the world and all their needs met and still act out because their kids.. and kids do that. they make poor choices, do what they wanna do even when they know better, they push boundaries to see what they can get away with, its normal child behavior
I remember when my parents wanted to move to a bigger house when I was 12ish, they broached the topic slowly. I made a whole presentation in favour of staying put, and started doing more chores to demonstrate I was happy to stay. Didn’t work and the new house was better suited to teenagers who like space. Moving from where you’ve always been feels like the end of the world though.
I used to be mad at Nora's reaction when I was little but as I started growing up I got it. She was the oldest so everything was about the younger kids and she probably became a "third parent" full time. She needed some space
My brother was a leash child in places with large crowds. He was EXTREMELY hyperactive and it was EXTREMELY necessary. But he liked it, because he knew it meant he didn’t have to pay attention as much to avoid getting lost.
When Steve Martin said I want you to have the best life which mean you get a diploma. That means graduate high school. In the states a diploma is high school and a degree is college
Cheaper by the Dozen was a semi-autobiographical book by Frank and Ernestine Gilbreth about their lives with 10 siblings, there was a movie based off the book with Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy playing the parents (and a good portion was spent on Frank Sr's tactics to make things go more quickly and efficiently in a house with that many kids, including getting tonsilectomies at the same time in the house)
@@taerdrop oh it's been a good while since I've watched Cheaper by the Dozen or Belles on Their Toes (I went through a phase where I was fascinated with big families and their shenanigans...so the list also included Yours, Mine, and Ours with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda) I might try to find 'em and watch 'em again
I love how 40% of the comments are "one of my siblings did a similar thing in my regular -sized family", 40% of the comments are "large families are inherently neglectful, which is the reason for all the conflict. This wouldn't happen if they got rid of 9 of their kids", and the remaining 20% are "why aren't the parents parentifying their older children to raise the younger ones? It's child abuse, but at least the parents wouldn't be so overworked". At least the ones reacting to the movie recognize the normalcy. The conflict is that the parents are temporarily prioritizing their dream careers over their dream family, not that they have too many kids to safely keep in their household.
My biggest problem with this movie was the lack of responsibility on the older children for helping with the family and around the house. My feeling is it was due to the mother being a stay at home mom and doing absolutely everything for them and the comedic affect of the crash by the overworked father who hadn't spent as much time tuning his child rearing chops, but I found it unbelievable.
I'm only 1 of 5, our mum was SAHM until I was 14, but even before then we all helped, we had weekly and daily jobs. So when I see movies like this with 'lazy' kids I can't relate
I gotta say, This movie, the second one and also Yours Mines & Ours (2005 version) are some of my most fav movies. You should react to Cheaper By The Dozen 2 and also Yours Mines & Ours (2005)
The movie is actually based off of the original movie which was made in the 1950s and it was written by two kids who actually did grow up in a family of 12 kids. In the real life family there were no twins. This movie is a modern retelling of the original. The name comes from the fact that the real dad would always ask if his kids came cheaper by the dozen haha. They say so in the book
Just an aside, the free college alone to Illinois University would probably save the parent's easily 40-50K per kid when it comes to going to college. I know people who would work for HE school's for the simple fact their kids got free tuition when they went to attend. Also, since Tom appears to be the lead coach for a division 1 school, he's probably got close to a multi million dollar contract over the next 3-5 years. Big difference between that and a Division 3 coaching position. Do agree the parent's are struggling to parent while also juggling full-time careers and the kids are suffering for it through most of the movie.
The neighbor you were trying to figure out how you recognized, the husband/father, is Alan Ruck. He was also Ferris’s best friend Cameron in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. 😊
Whoooooa, how did I not recognize him? "Ferris Bueller's" is possibly my favorite movie, and I've always said how it's nuts we haven't seen Alan Ruck do more.
Man me an my family related to this movie so much. We’re 5 kids so not nearly as many, but still quite a few. And we used to hang out with extended family every weekend as well (still hang out with them a lot). So we could definitely relate to the chaos, the fights, the mess… but also the fun times and the unconditional love. I’m very fortunate that our parents did a great job raising us and we have a very loving relationship. Obviously we’re not perfect but even in our worst moments our unconditional love for each other always wins and I’m incredibly grateful for them
I legitimately love the representation of Dylan's disability & how his parents were with him, my mum used to be a bus supervisor for disabled kids (they basically make sure everyones ok & dont hurt themselves or others) & you see so often parents will baby their kid for so long because of their disability & shelter them, most of these kids have regular teenage hormones etc & arent mentally babies(ofc excluding the ones who are) & Dylan is super high functioning but his parents are just so terrified of something happening to him, its really accurate & good imo @52:12 I always thought he meant high school diploma, as in graduating high school, my b 😅 @56:40 he said he doesnt want kids at all & Nora does want kids Another similar movie is Yours, Mine & Ours, god i love that movie, I watched it so much as a kid & nobody talks about it
@@yourneighborhoodxenos I mean its never stated so make sense you didn't notice, idk the exact disability but yeah, its nice to see & he's just a normal kid (with a helicopter mum)
'Fed Ex's' name is Mark, in the breakfast scene when he came with the net to catch the frog from the light fixture, Steve Martin's character said 'Mark no' just before Beans Jumped down into the egg platter.
My great grandfather (my mom’s father’s father) was one of 11 or 12 but that was in the 1910s-1920s. Crazy. They were poor but they had a lot of love, drive, and determination. My great grandfather was a butcher in town. He was such an amazing man as was his incredible wife. She worked in a mill in town. Crazy. But thankful for all their sacrifices so we can have the life we have today. I miss them daily. I could not imagine having that many kids these days. Yikes. This movie is amazing. Good clean family fun that I’m not bored to watch again and again.
39:36 Regis Philbin was the host of the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire and was the cohost of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee which then became Live with Regis and Kelly. He was an actor and comedian, he passed away in 2020.
I had a love for this movie. This, the yours mine and ours remake, the parent trap remake. As an adult I now realize I was latching onto dysfunctional yet happy family stories where they are okay in the end
The Pacifier was another for me. And Bednobs and Broomsticks. I didn't want siblings but I really was drawn to movies where the characters did. Even now I love when we are shown sibling dynamics. Writers dont utilize that enough.
52:10 he was talking about a high school diploma because Charlie is still in high school and he was thinking about leaving home and not finishing high school.
So much of this movie would have been preventable with proper communication and planning. 12 kids and 1 adult is big. What they needed was at least a nanny to be an extra guardian. If you know you cannot rely on the oldest child because they have new responsibilities, a grandparent, aunt or uncle or family friend to help? If not a paid employee. It baffles me the idea they had no support network.
It was absolutely a lack of discipline. Like letting them play 3 on 3 hockey in the house. Playing with darts. Making the dog attack Nora’s boyfriend. Those kids ran wild, they had no discipline and they didn’t respect their dad. He put them on punishment and they completely disregarded it, then ruined the neighbor kid’s birthday party and jeopardized their father’s job. It definitely wasn’t a lack of communication or planning it was the kids being bratty and disrespectful lol
So glad you guys reacted to this one! This movie is my childhood, I watched every weekend as I child cause I owned the dvd. It’s so nostalgic and kinda different to watch again as an adult and be able to see through the perspective of the parents and their struggles to manage everything like you too pointed out! Hope you guys get to check the second one!
For some reason I forgot this movie existed entirely and remembered the second as the one and only so I was very confused when the reaction first started.
I find it interesting Sam wasn’t interested in this film growing up for the same reason Maria was. I watched this movie a lot, but I think the fascination was for what my family isn’t? I have 1 brother. I have cousins, but they are all older and weren’t interested in me. My side wasn’t invited to the big family events at my grandparents (no clue why) so there was always a disconnect. It made me curious about bigger families that actually interact. This film made me glad my family is smaller 😂 curiosity satisfied.
I hear you. I guess it makes sense to me for people from smaller families to be curious about it. I did have a larger overall family that we did visit for the holidays, so maybe that was enough for me - Sam
@@samandmariachannelyeah, sounds like your curiosity was satisfied, naturally. We’re always curious for the experience we don’t have and lose interest after. Makes a lot of sense.
Im an only child, it just looked like a fun movie for me haha (I never wanted siblings cos i saw how my cousins & bestfriend & her sister acted around each other & wanted none of that) Also Tom Welling & Hillary Duff 😍
@@noorbohamad5796 are you a teenager? cos my cousins stopped fighting like that after their teens lol, theyre super close now (even lived together for a few years)
When we watched this as a family i cried when beans died and my brother made fun of me for it and my mom defended me for being empathetic and the actors good acting
19:06 Never had those, but my parents tried these toddler handcuffs that were just velcro because I was a bit of a wanderer. I apparently snapped them off and ran away the first time they were used, and they just decided it wasn’t worth it and to just enforce hand holding a bit more.
I've used a kid-leash on my nephew, back in the day, but only for places like an amusement park/faire where it was both very crowded and very busy with lots of distractions for both myself and him. He's 19 now so no harm done as far as I can tell. 😅
I was hella jealous of Tom Welling as a little kid and so for some reason watching him be the put-on woobie for the majority of the movie was cathartic for me lmao - I was such a sadistic child
@@abrahamaytemoI’ve also noticed how some people like bad things happening to specifically pretty people but not people who are average at best:(in the looks department that is):apparently so um uh double standards I guess
I feel like this was kind of ahead of its time in that it showed a guy being bullied who wasn't a stereotypical nerd and would be considered good looking by most people, as if to say bullying can happen to anyone. The fact that its made clear this wasn't physical but mental/emotional makes it even more timely as in the recent years we've seen what that can drive kids to (it also makes Tom's lack of interest in his son's problems come off as even more irresponsible) @@noorbohamad5796
Trust me, do not judge people that have the kids on those leash things until you have a child they are a safety mechanism and extremely helpful for parents who kids are just runners.
My Dad had 11 brothers and 12 sisters. (His Dad was married a few time so some are half siblings). His upbringing was weird and they were a military family so moved around a lot too. The different mums all lived in different countries as well. My Dad was one of the youngest and he was born in 1956.
The part that bothers me are many of these kids are independent and should be making their lunches and helping the parents around the house themselves. I am surprised with so many teens in the house, there is not enough prepared meals ahead of time. It shouldn’t be just be on the parents.
But at the same time, those kids didn’t sign up to be responsible for their younger siblings! If you want to have that many kids make sure you’ll be able to take care of them without relying on your other children
@@ShaeRose98 yes I agree, but I still feel that kids are old enough should start taking care of themselves like preparing their breakfast or lunches or babysitting every now and then. I am not saying they have to be the adults all of the time. I just felt to help the chaos so it should not all be on the parents who can’t do it by themselves. If that makes sense.
"It shouldn't just be on the parents".. ummm YES actually.. it should be. It is on them to take care of the kids... THEY CHOSE TO HAVE. What about absolutely ridiculous thing to say. Older children are not your built in babysitters and caretakers for your other children. If you have children then YOU are the one who is soley responsible for them and nobody else. Get real
@@bailey7792 i get what you are saying. And yes, I do agree that parents need to discipline their kids. But I also believe if you are going to teach the kids independence, they need to go to the school bus, (if it is close by) by themselves or make their own lunches. Or help out with the breakfast when they clearly see that everyone including the parents are struggling with other things. While I don’t believe the older kids should be forced to constantly babysit the younger ones, they should step up from time to time and help out. Again, I am not saying the kids should be adults. But even a mom with an only child may need help from their child from time to time. They can’t di everything by themselves especially if they work for a living. I hope that makes sense.
@@gabrielleduplessis7388 I agree with doing things like making your own lunch or taking the bus, but for me the line is when it becomes you having to pitch in to take care of your siblings. Babysitting occasionally for money is one thing but being expected to help raise your little siblings just bc you were born first isn’t fair
The real-life mother that this story was based on was an "Efficiency Expert" and inventor. She invented things like the step-pedal trash can, wall light switches, electric can openers, L-shaped kitchen layouts,, and adapted stoves for peiple with disabilities. She earned a phD as a woman in 1915 and first female commencement speaker at a University of California. My personal favorite - she was hired as a marketing consultant for the first ever mass-marketed period products. ALL THAT and in the book her kids wrote about the family, she never once mentions any of her mothers accomplishments. Wild!
And for a fun little bonus of sexism, her wedding announcement in the paper said "Although a graduate of the University of California, the bride is nonetheless an extremely attractive woman" which is honestly hilarious tbh
There's a movie from the 60's called My Sister's Kids in my country (Min Søsters Børn), and it's one of my favorite. It's about an uncle (who doesn't have kids) who've written a book on how to raise children. But when he ends up having to take care of his sister's 6 -very imaginative- kids for a week, all the things he's written about raising kids get's tested. It's so much fun. - This movie kinda reminds me of it. 😊
I think I have watched this film like 5 or 6 times, but I have not seen it in probably 15 years. I remembered a lot of the cast in it, but I did forget about Dax Shepard, Alan Ruck, and Wayne Knight having small parts. I believe this is a mostly fun and funny film, but I now feel like they are both good and really sucky parents at the same time. I also find the Mark storyline even more messed up as adult than I did as a teenager. I am completely against parentification so I am not going to say the older kids should care for the younger ones, but at least half of the kids are old enough to do a number of things for themselves. Even when I watched this film as a teenager, I thought many of the kids were allowed to act like brats with little to no repercussions. Hank was a jerk so I fine with them disliking him, but I still think should have faced more punishment than they did for the things they did to him. All parents should first think about the *actual* life any child will have before creating them, but having this many children (or even the originally planned eight) in such a short time period is definitely going to negatively impact the children. I am saying all these things as the oldest of seven children and a purposely childfree person that loves kids.
I moved a lot as a kid but I really enjoyed it and we eventually always came back to the same house. My favourites were living in Germany when I was 16/17 and living in Italy when I was 8. My brother went to university there and I went over to live with him for a year. It was such an amazing experience. Our parents came for a holiday for 2 weeks as well. Now my brother lives in Scotland and I live in Ireland and visit him once a month 😊 the plan is that his kids will stay with me for a month every summer and mine will spend a month with him every summer. I think moving is a. Big deal to a lot of kids but my family just aren’t the stay in one place type 😅
School in the US starts between August and September depending on the state. FL goes to school earlier from august to may allegedly to save on the cost of air conditioning so they avoid the hottest parts of the year when it is around 100°F/ 40°most days but in the north east you would typically go from September to June. Most schools in Florida have outdoor hallways so climate is a big factor
LOL I did it when we went to the beach because when my son was about three and all he wanted to do was run into the ocean. I just wasn't fast enough to keep up with him so a leash was the only option. That vacation was the one and only time I ever felt I needed to do it.
Divisions in sports is based on how large a student body is at a school. Keeps things balanced since you won't have a school with something like 3000 students vs. a school with 1000 students. However if a school does well enough for awhile sports wise and is about at the threshold for a better division then they can ask to be bumped up.
My mom is one of thirteen, having heard stories from her and her siblings, I imagine this is very similar to the chaos they would have experienced without grandma and a lot of help from the big kids. (Mom is number 9)
The whole storyline with Mark, him being consistently called FedEx, and then no one caring that his pet died just makes me cry every time. I think the parents here mostly did a great job, as much as they could anyway, but that's just it--I don't think that realistically, any child of a family this huge can have the proper attention they need. Even the original 8 was going to have similar consequences. I still like this movie a lot though. It's hilariously chaotic, but wholesome too.
I have one older sister and two younger brothers. My mother is the oldest of eight. My deceased father was one of four which included his deceased sister Janice.
A lot of Moms with ASD children have leashes. We’re recommended to get leashes. It’s called Elopement. Just a FYI for 19:15. A lot of neurotypical kids suffer from elopement and it’s scary. Especially when there not verbal or non verbal
This is a remake of "Cheaper by the Dozen" (1950) set in the 1920's, starring Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, and Jeanne Crain. I recommend that you watch this next.
52:21 "they can't all go to college" They can if they want, scholarships and student loans exist, but a high school diploma isn't just used to get into college. Many jobs, even menial ones, require a high school diploma or GED.
Fun fact: even when your children aren't with you, they're still your children. "Children" in the US is often used interchangeably with "offspring", not just to mean "minor". They still have 12 children, even if Nora isn't living with them, and they only need to hire childcare for the younger nine of them.
Hillary Duff's character annoyed me because at her age, I was working 2 part-time jobs and helped out with my handicapped sister, who is 5 years older than me. All that to say at her age, she could've put a little more effort into helping out for those few weeks. It's not like she had to sacrifice her entire life raising her siblings 🙄
Did anyone else notice Leapfrog lovable Lily at 53:00 saying I love you as the toys fell I grew up with tad lily and leap. I think it would’ve been cool to hear a baby tad in background he’s my favorite I have the toys of him and lily that’s how I know that voice is her
I agree that 12 kids is too much for one parent to handle alone. Yet teachers are expected to handle anywhere from 20-30 kids on their own. I know it's not an equal comparison but it's still mind boggling.
They soaked the underwear then rinsed the meat off then threw them in the dryer so the smell is still there because they didn’t fully wash them if that makes sense?
But why should Nora be allowed to have her boyfriend sleep over? I mean do you think about the fact that there are little kids in the house? What if they heard them having sex or walked in on something? 22 year olds are stupid. Idk it seems like a pretty standard rule
My sister was perfectly behaved, my mother had a leash for me because I was the type of child that ran into traffic, literally. I also would go on walks outside at 3 am while 3 years old. Fell off a 2nd story balcony and cracked my skull. Some children are feral! Trust me.
As the youngest of 10 this movies is so relatable! My parents waited till i was 10 ish to go on vacations and my older siblings could watch me and my two siblings right above me because they knew they could never find someone to watch us all My mom also banned this movie for a few years because my older brothers started calling my brother right above me "fed ex" 😂 This movie brings back so much nostalgia and fun memories
Please react to : *Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)* also i recommend you react to : 🔥 *Bowfinger* (1999) _starring _*_Steve Martin_*_ & _*_Eddie Murphy_*
Tom welling specifically asked for someone to play his character's bully that was at least taller than him, to make it semi-believable that he was getting bullied (I think he might've even specifically requested Jared, cause he knew him?). Jared said this role was fun because he got to spend just like a day or two on set hanging out with Tom, "bullying" his friend~^.^
Lol, that’s awesome. Thanks for info 😁 - Sam
It's certainly interesting that he worked with Jared here and later, Jensen on season 4 of Smallville before the two did supernatural
We got cheated out of a Smallville Supernatural crossover
Tom Welling also guest starred on the Supernatural prequel series. Pretty the casts of different CW shows that aired around the same time (SPN, Smallville, Arrow, etc) are pretty tight.
Do you guys thank for a prequel or remake of cheaper by the dozen and to bring back all the same characters from this movie it should be a holiday cheaper by the dozen show if everyone is on board on that
So a comparison for you, on average a Division 3 coach makes around $110,000 a year (which is not bad at all), BUT a Division 1 coach makes around $1.2 million a year. Huge difference. 😂
Nah, most of these kids should be more independent by now. The biggest parenting fail isn’t not making time, it’s not teaching them to be mindful of others or how to take care of themselves.
Except for the little redheaded boy -- he needs more support.
Especially the older ones, if you don't teach them how to care for themselves they'll never be able to.
Fun fact: Behind the scenes, the director revealed that the soaking underwear in the meat prank was actually Steve Martin's idea.
As the youngest of 11 children, some of us were absolutely left behind at our grandma's a few times. We started doing a roll call eventually!
Even as a single kid I got left behind due to miscommunication a couple times. It happens.
Yeah... We were just 3. I got forgotten so much
23:37 "And now we have to take orders from HANK the Model/Actor!?!?!!?
So interesting !
I think something so impactful about this is that Tom is the complete opposite of weaponized incompetence. He genuinely wants himself and Kate to achieve their individual dreams because they achieved their big family already. And it’s not that he doesn’t ask for help, he truly tries to make do and hire for help. Which is saying a lot.
I find it frustrating how the older kids don’t help. I’m not saying they should be forced to parent but helping around the house to straighten up, put dishes away, or even make their own lunches would go a long way. And like Charlie gets the freedom to visit his girlfriend and go to Midland practically whenever he wants. His only requirement is to do good in school and sports (which to me is pretty lenient).
I will say, it is important for him to get a diploma. Sure, he doesn’t have to go to college, but Tom’s D1 position allows for all the kids to go college for free, which is an amazing privilege. So I understand Tom’s frustration because this job has great benefits that the kids can’t see in the present.
But all on all, I really love the dynamic of Kate and Tom. It’s believe able and their love feels real. And they seem like great parents. I would really suggest watching the second one, I watch it all the time. It’s really great.
In the real story this is based off (A book written by two kids who did grow up in a family of twelve kids) they had VERY strict rules and helped around the house often
Yeah, no even biggish family I know doesn't have the older kids helping with the younger and the kids helping out in general if for no other reason than making there own life easier. You learn really young to help or at least not make to much trouble. One advantage of not making trouble and lots of siblings is your able to get away with alot and at least a few of them would have figured this out.
@@krose6451what do you mean?please explain?
@noorbohamad5796 what wasnt clear?
@@krose6451 you didn’t really
answer but sure whatever
My family regularly quotes that bully saying “my latte!” to this day hahaha I don’t know why that was like our favorite moment of this movie growing up 😂😂😂
59:29 my sister ran away before ( she’s home safe now) my mom and I were passing out flyers and ran into a couple that looked like they were on a date. The woman was so sweet immediately reaching out to grab a flyer, dude pipes in and said “well I guess we can take one but it’s not like it’s gonna do anything, like you probably aren’t gonna find her.” I swear, that woman made a quick glance at him like, are you for real?!
she dumped his ass that year, I promise you
also glad your sister is safe!
The fact that he said “I guess we can” what kind of fucking response is that!!!??? And what he says after that I mean what if it was his kid that ran away!!!??? Is he also going to say “I guess we can look for them but we’re probably not gonna find them”. I hope the lady left that guy. Seriously who says that to a parent missing their kid, UNBELIEVABLE!
Tom Welling was about 25 when he filmed Cheaper By the Dozen. He was pretty good at pulling off being a teenager back then 'cause he was a teenage Clark Kent on Smallville at the same time lol. And his main reason for doing the film was because he wanted to work with Steve Martin.
An educator I follow often says, “misbehavior communicates an unmet need,” that could be the tagline of this movie. Too many kids, but not enough parents to give them attention even when the mom was home.
That’s a really good way to put it 👌 - Sam
Sure having that amount of people in a family would be really hard to manage well, but its not impossible either if the effort is there and a great support system so that statement is not always true. children can have all the attention in the world and all their needs met and still act out because their kids.. and kids do that. they make poor choices, do what they wanna do even when they know better, they push boundaries to see what they can get away with, its normal child behavior
@@fmlovelace1618no. There’s 100% neglect happening in any family like this lmao
Lol I love it! I'm a teacher and I have a shirt that says "Behavior is Communication."
As a cat rescuer I say the same lol. If cats are acting bad it’s bc there is a need not being met and once it is met they do change❤
I remember when my parents wanted to move to a bigger house when I was 12ish, they broached the topic slowly. I made a whole presentation in favour of staying put, and started doing more chores to demonstrate I was happy to stay. Didn’t work and the new house was better suited to teenagers who like space. Moving from where you’ve always been feels like the end of the world though.
Glad you ended up having a good experience with that 😊 - Sam
1:00:42 this scene always makes me cry 😭 mark’s actor delivered his line very well
I used to be mad at Nora's reaction when I was little but as I started growing up I got it. She was the oldest so everything was about the younger kids and she probably became a "third parent" full time. She needed some space
She still has 12 kids just cause the one doesn't live with them,
doesn't matter she still has to interact with that daughter
My brother was a leash child in places with large crowds. He was EXTREMELY hyperactive and it was EXTREMELY necessary. But he liked it, because he knew it meant he didn’t have to pay attention as much to avoid getting lost.
When Steve Martin said I want you to have the best life which mean you get a diploma. That means graduate high school. In the states a diploma is high school and a degree is college
I'm honestly so happy that Mark (aka FedEx 😅) got imo the COOLEST bedroom in the new house 😊🩷
Cheaper by the Dozen was a semi-autobiographical book by Frank and Ernestine Gilbreth about their lives with 10 siblings, there was a movie based off the book with Clifton Webb and Myrna Loy playing the parents (and a good portion was spent on Frank Sr's tactics to make things go more quickly and efficiently in a house with that many kids, including getting tonsilectomies at the same time in the house)
Have you watch Bells on there toes?
@@taerdrop oh it's been a good while since I've watched Cheaper by the Dozen or Belles on Their Toes (I went through a phase where I was fascinated with big families and their shenanigans...so the list also included Yours, Mine, and Ours with Lucille Ball and Henry Fonda) I might try to find 'em and watch 'em again
I love how 40% of the comments are "one of my siblings did a similar thing in my regular -sized family", 40% of the comments are "large families are inherently neglectful, which is the reason for all the conflict. This wouldn't happen if they got rid of 9 of their kids", and the remaining 20% are "why aren't the parents parentifying their older children to raise the younger ones? It's child abuse, but at least the parents wouldn't be so overworked". At least the ones reacting to the movie recognize the normalcy. The conflict is that the parents are temporarily prioritizing their dream careers over their dream family, not that they have too many kids to safely keep in their household.
My biggest problem with this movie was the lack of responsibility on the older children for helping with the family and around the house. My feeling is it was due to the mother being a stay at home mom and doing absolutely everything for them and the comedic affect of the crash by the overworked father who hadn't spent as much time tuning his child rearing chops, but I found it unbelievable.
I'm only 1 of 5, our mum was SAHM until I was 14, but even before then we all helped, we had weekly and daily jobs. So when I see movies like this with 'lazy' kids I can't relate
I really liked that they didn't parentify the older children the way so many older children in large families are.
I gotta say, This movie, the second one and also Yours Mines & Ours (2005 version) are some of my most fav movies. You should react to Cheaper By The Dozen 2 and also Yours Mines & Ours (2005)
It's based on a book written by Ernestine Gilbreth Carey(b.1908). The original film adaptation was made in 1950.
The movie is actually based off of the original movie which was made in the 1950s and it was written by two kids who actually did grow up in a family of 12 kids. In the real life family there were no twins. This movie is a modern retelling of the original. The name comes from the fact that the real dad would always ask if his kids came cheaper by the dozen haha. They say so in the book
Just an aside, the free college alone to Illinois University would probably save the parent's easily 40-50K per kid when it comes to going to college. I know people who would work for HE school's for the simple fact their kids got free tuition when they went to attend. Also, since Tom appears to be the lead coach for a division 1 school, he's probably got close to a multi million dollar contract over the next 3-5 years. Big difference between that and a Division 3 coaching position. Do agree the parent's are struggling to parent while also juggling full-time careers and the kids are suffering for it through most of the movie.
The neighbor you were trying to figure out how you recognized, the husband/father, is Alan Ruck. He was also Ferris’s best friend Cameron in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. 😊
Whoooooa, how did I not recognize him? "Ferris Bueller's" is possibly my favorite movie, and I've always said how it's nuts we haven't seen Alan Ruck do more.
Also in Speed & Twister
I always forget how star studded this cast was!! I'm so happy that Tom Welling and Jared Padalecki have been friends for so long!
Man me an my family related to this movie so much. We’re 5 kids so not nearly as many, but still quite a few. And we used to hang out with extended family every weekend as well (still hang out with them a lot). So we could definitely relate to the chaos, the fights, the mess… but also the fun times and the unconditional love. I’m very fortunate that our parents did a great job raising us and we have a very loving relationship. Obviously we’re not perfect but even in our worst moments our unconditional love for each other always wins and I’m incredibly grateful for them
I legitimately love the representation of Dylan's disability & how his parents were with him, my mum used to be a bus supervisor for disabled kids (they basically make sure everyones ok & dont hurt themselves or others) & you see so often parents will baby their kid for so long because of their disability & shelter them, most of these kids have regular teenage hormones etc & arent mentally babies(ofc excluding the ones who are) & Dylan is super high functioning but his parents are just so terrified of something happening to him, its really accurate & good imo
@52:12 I always thought he meant high school diploma, as in graduating high school, my b 😅
@56:40 he said he doesnt want kids at all & Nora does want kids
Another similar movie is Yours, Mine & Ours, god i love that movie, I watched it so much as a kid & nobody talks about it
Vouching for Yours Mine & Ours-both versions! Each has a special place in my heart.
I never once put it together that Dylan had autism, interesting
And agreed about Yours Mine and Ours
@@yourneighborhoodxenos I mean its never stated so make sense you didn't notice, idk the exact disability but yeah, its nice to see & he's just a normal kid (with a helicopter mum)
'Fed Ex's' name is Mark, in the breakfast scene when he came with the net to catch the frog from the light fixture, Steve Martin's character said 'Mark no' just before Beans Jumped down into the egg platter.
My great grandfather (my mom’s father’s father) was one of 11 or 12 but that was in the 1910s-1920s. Crazy. They were poor but they had a lot of love, drive, and determination. My great grandfather was a butcher in town. He was such an amazing man as was his incredible wife. She worked in a mill in town. Crazy. But thankful for all their sacrifices so we can have the life we have today. I miss them daily. I could not imagine having that many kids these days. Yikes. This movie is amazing. Good clean family fun that I’m not bored to watch again and again.
39:36 Regis Philbin was the host of the game show Who Wants to be a Millionaire and was the cohost of Live with Regis and Kathie Lee which then became Live with Regis and Kelly. He was an actor and comedian, he passed away in 2020.
I had a love for this movie. This, the yours mine and ours remake, the parent trap remake.
As an adult I now realize I was latching onto dysfunctional yet happy family stories where they are okay in the end
Same. Had the dvds for this and yours, mine, and ours and watched them constantly. Sometimes several times a day.
The Pacifier was another for me. And Bednobs and Broomsticks. I didn't want siblings but I really was drawn to movies where the characters did. Even now I love when we are shown sibling dynamics. Writers dont utilize that enough.
Leashes are very handy for toddlers that especially love to run and get lost. It seems weird but it’s a safety thing for crowded places
52:10 he was talking about a high school diploma because Charlie is still in high school and he was thinking about leaving home and not finishing high school.
So much of this movie would have been preventable with proper communication and planning. 12 kids and 1 adult is big. What they needed was at least a nanny to be an extra guardian. If you know you cannot rely on the oldest child because they have new responsibilities, a grandparent, aunt or uncle or family friend to help? If not a paid employee. It baffles me the idea they had no support network.
It was absolutely a lack of discipline. Like letting them play 3 on 3 hockey in the house. Playing with darts. Making the dog attack Nora’s boyfriend. Those kids ran wild, they had no discipline and they didn’t respect their dad. He put them on punishment and they completely disregarded it, then ruined the neighbor kid’s birthday party and jeopardized their father’s job. It definitely wasn’t a lack of communication or planning it was the kids being bratty and disrespectful lol
He tried to get a nanny remember but every single one of them denied him because he had 12 kids. There was a whole montage about it lol
So glad you guys reacted to this one! This movie is my childhood, I watched every weekend as I child cause I owned the dvd. It’s so nostalgic and kinda different to watch again as an adult and be able to see through the perspective of the parents and their struggles to manage everything like you too pointed out! Hope you guys get to check the second one!
For some reason I forgot this movie existed entirely and remembered the second as the one and only so I was very confused when the reaction first started.
Blended is an interesting take on families. Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore, Bella Thorne.
I find it interesting Sam wasn’t interested in this film growing up for the same reason Maria was. I watched this movie a lot, but I think the fascination was for what my family isn’t? I have 1 brother. I have cousins, but they are all older and weren’t interested in me. My side wasn’t invited to the big family events at my grandparents (no clue why) so there was always a disconnect. It made me curious about bigger families that actually interact. This film made me glad my family is smaller 😂 curiosity satisfied.
I hear you. I guess it makes sense to me for people from smaller families to be curious about it. I did have a larger overall family that we did visit for the holidays, so maybe that was enough for me - Sam
@@samandmariachannelyeah, sounds like your curiosity was satisfied, naturally. We’re always curious for the experience we don’t have and lose interest after. Makes a lot of sense.
Im an only child, it just looked like a fun movie for me haha (I never wanted siblings cos i saw how my cousins & bestfriend & her sister acted around each other & wanted none of that)
Also Tom Welling & Hillary Duff 😍
@@HeiwaToriI was happy at the beginning being a big sister but nowadays? NAH not anymore
@@noorbohamad5796 are you a teenager? cos my cousins stopped fighting like that after their teens lol, theyre super close now (even lived together for a few years)
When we watched this as a family i cried when beans died and my brother made fun of me for it and my mom defended me for being empathetic and the actors good acting
19:06 Never had those, but my parents tried these toddler handcuffs that were just velcro because I was a bit of a wanderer. I apparently snapped them off and ran away the first time they were used, and they just decided it wasn’t worth it and to just enforce hand holding a bit more.
I've used a kid-leash on my nephew, back in the day, but only for places like an amusement park/faire where it was both very crowded and very busy with lots of distractions for both myself and him. He's 19 now so no harm done as far as I can tell. 😅
Also it's Regis philpin he was on "Who wants to be a millionaire". That's who interviewed the Mom.
I LOVE THIS MOVIE! These huge family (member wise), movies are always really fun!
I love this, yet another one of my comfort films with an amazing reaction 😂.
Thanks so much! Glad you’re hyped 😁 - Sam
I was hella jealous of Tom Welling as a little kid and so for some reason watching him be the put-on woobie for the majority of the movie was cathartic for me lmao - I was such a sadistic child
Well that is indeed pretty sadistic lol
So apparently bullying is not cool - unless it happens to Tom Welling, then it's fine!
@@abrahamaytemoI’ve also noticed how some people like bad things happening to specifically pretty people but not people who are average at best:(in the looks department that is):apparently so um uh double standards I guess
I feel like this was kind of ahead of its time in that it showed a guy being bullied who wasn't a stereotypical nerd and would be considered good looking by most people, as if to say bullying can happen to anyone. The fact that its made clear this wasn't physical but mental/emotional makes it even more timely as in the recent years we've seen what that can drive kids to (it also makes Tom's lack of interest in his son's problems come off as even more irresponsible) @@noorbohamad5796
Lmao why would you even admit that lol
Trust me, do not judge people that have the kids on those leash things until you have a child they are a safety mechanism and extremely helpful for parents who kids are just runners.
I love this movie and the reactions always interesting I hope you do the second one 😊
Thanks 😊 we probably will 👍 - Sam
My Dad had 11 brothers and 12 sisters. (His Dad was married a few time so some are half siblings). His upbringing was weird and they were a military family so moved around a lot too. The different mums all lived in different countries as well. My Dad was one of the youngest and he was born in 1956.
Thanks a bunch for doing this one. I just spent the past few hours doing the first farmhouse from this in sims4. 😂😅🤦♀️
No worries. Glad the timing worked out so well 😂👍 - Sam
Totally agree with Maria: The movie was on TV a lot.
The part that bothers me are many of these kids are independent and should be making their lunches and helping the parents around the house themselves.
I am surprised with so many teens in the house, there is not enough prepared meals ahead of time.
It shouldn’t be just be on the parents.
But at the same time, those kids didn’t sign up to be responsible for their younger siblings! If you want to have that many kids make sure you’ll be able to take care of them without relying on your other children
@@ShaeRose98 yes I agree, but I still feel that kids are old enough should start taking care of themselves like preparing their breakfast or lunches or babysitting every now and then. I am not saying they have to be the adults all of the time.
I just felt to help the chaos so it should not all be on the parents who can’t do it by themselves. If that makes sense.
"It shouldn't just be on the parents".. ummm YES actually.. it should be. It is on them to take care of the kids... THEY CHOSE TO HAVE. What about absolutely ridiculous thing to say. Older children are not your built in babysitters and caretakers for your other children. If you have children then YOU are the one who is soley responsible for them and nobody else. Get real
@@bailey7792 i get what you are saying. And yes, I do agree that parents need to discipline their kids.
But I also believe if you are going to teach the kids independence, they need to go to the school bus, (if it is close by) by themselves or make their own lunches. Or help out with the breakfast when they clearly see that everyone including the parents are struggling with other things.
While I don’t believe the older kids should be forced to constantly babysit the younger ones, they should step up from time to time and help out.
Again, I am not saying the kids should be adults. But even a mom with an only child may need help from their child from time to time. They can’t di everything by themselves especially if they work for a living.
I hope that makes sense.
@@gabrielleduplessis7388 I agree with doing things like making your own lunch or taking the bus, but for me the line is when it becomes you having to pitch in to take care of your siblings. Babysitting occasionally for money is one thing but being expected to help raise your little siblings just bc you were born first isn’t fair
Wait that’s Connor Roy! I remember loving the sequel as a kid and would highly recommend it.
The real-life mother that this story was based on was an "Efficiency Expert" and inventor. She invented things like the step-pedal trash can, wall light switches, electric can openers, L-shaped kitchen layouts,, and adapted stoves for peiple with disabilities. She earned a phD as a woman in 1915 and first female commencement speaker at a University of California. My personal favorite - she was hired as a marketing consultant for the first ever mass-marketed period products. ALL THAT and in the book her kids wrote about the family, she never once mentions any of her mothers accomplishments. Wild!
And for a fun little bonus of sexism, her wedding announcement in the paper said "Although a graduate of the University of California, the bride is nonetheless an extremely attractive woman" which is honestly hilarious tbh
There's a movie from the 60's called My Sister's Kids in my country (Min Søsters Børn), and it's one of my favorite. It's about an uncle (who doesn't have kids) who've written a book on how to raise children. But when he ends up having to take care of his sister's 6 -very imaginative- kids for a week, all the things he's written about raising kids get's tested. It's so much fun. - This movie kinda reminds me of it. 😊
I think I have watched this film like 5 or 6 times, but I have not seen it in probably 15 years. I remembered a lot of the cast in it, but I did forget about Dax Shepard, Alan Ruck, and Wayne Knight having small parts. I believe this is a mostly fun and funny film, but I now feel like they are both good and really sucky parents at the same time. I also find the Mark storyline even more messed up as adult than I did as a teenager.
I am completely against parentification so I am not going to say the older kids should care for the younger ones, but at least half of the kids are old enough to do a number of things for themselves. Even when I watched this film as a teenager, I thought many of the kids were allowed to act like brats with little to no repercussions. Hank was a jerk so I fine with them disliking him, but I still think should have faced more punishment than they did for the things they did to him. All parents should first think about the *actual* life any child will have before creating them, but having this many children (or even the originally planned eight) in such a short time period is definitely going to negatively impact the children. I am saying all these things as the oldest of seven children and a purposely childfree person that loves kids.
I moved a lot as a kid but I really enjoyed it and we eventually always came back to the same house. My favourites were living in Germany when I was 16/17 and living in Italy when I was 8. My brother went to university there and I went over to live with him for a year. It was such an amazing experience. Our parents came for a holiday for 2 weeks as well. Now my brother lives in Scotland and I live in Ireland and visit him once a month 😊 the plan is that his kids will stay with me for a month every summer and mine will spend a month with him every summer. I think moving is a. Big deal to a lot of kids but my family just aren’t the stay in one place type 😅
the sequel is sooo good too
School in the US starts between August and September depending on the state. FL goes to school earlier from august to may allegedly to save on the cost of air conditioning so they avoid the hottest parts of the year when it is around 100°F/ 40°most days but in the north east you would typically go from September to June. Most schools in Florida have outdoor hallways so climate is a big factor
oh that makes a lot of sense. Thank you for clarifying - Maria
that was one of my favorite childhood movies! I used to watch this movie almost every night with my mom before go to bed lol
This was one of my favorite movies to watch as a kid
I remember liking it as a kid. The movie can be sweet sometimes.
I will say at least in the US the diploma/GED thing isn't just for college like most basic jobs require it unfortunately
LOL I did it when we went to the beach because when my son was about three and all he wanted to do was run into the ocean. I just wasn't fast enough to keep up with him so a leash was the only option. That vacation was the one and only time I ever felt I needed to do it.
Divisions in sports is based on how large a student body is at a school. Keeps things balanced since you won't have a school with something like 3000 students vs. a school with 1000 students. However if a school does well enough for awhile sports wise and is about at the threshold for a better division then they can ask to be bumped up.
Thanks for the info 😊 - Sam
My mom is one of thirteen, having heard stories from her and her siblings, I imagine this is very similar to the chaos they would have experienced without grandma and a lot of help from the big kids. (Mom is number 9)
The whole storyline with Mark, him being consistently called FedEx, and then no one caring that his pet died just makes me cry every time.
I think the parents here mostly did a great job, as much as they could anyway, but that's just it--I don't think that realistically, any child of a family this huge can have the proper attention they need. Even the original 8 was going to have similar consequences. I still like this movie a lot though. It's hilariously chaotic, but wholesome too.
I will always see Tom Welling as Clark Kent 😍
I have one older sister and two younger brothers. My mother is the oldest of eight. My deceased father was one of four which included his deceased sister Janice.
Tom Welling is actually 26 here
A lot of Moms with ASD children have leashes. We’re recommended to get leashes. It’s called Elopement.
Just a FYI for 19:15. A lot of neurotypical kids suffer from elopement and it’s scary. Especially when there not verbal or non verbal
I was obsessed with this movie as a kid 😭
I get you. Loved watching it back in the day 😊- Maria
This is a remake of "Cheaper by the Dozen" (1950) set in the 1920's, starring Clifton Webb, Myrna Loy, and Jeanne Crain. I recommend that you watch this next.
52:21 "they can't all go to college"
They can if they want, scholarships and student loans exist, but a high school diploma isn't just used to get into college. Many jobs, even menial ones, require a high school diploma or GED.
Is the old slide system within the house an old laundry shoot? Also I want one.
Could be, but then why does it lead outside? - Sam
I really hope you watch the second movie as well. It is just as good if you ask me👍🏼
The second one is even better
58:54 IMAGINE being that lady😅😂
23:36 And N0W we have to take orders from HANK the Model/Actor!??!?!?!?!?!
Love this movie, it's a feel good. You guys have to watch number 2!!
I’m with you on this. We’d like to 😊 - Maria
Fun fact: even when your children aren't with you, they're still your children. "Children" in the US is often used interchangeably with "offspring", not just to mean "minor". They still have 12 children, even if Nora isn't living with them, and they only need to hire childcare for the younger nine of them.
They do still have 12 children, but they’re not hiring a nanny for 12 children, and that is what we were addressing - Maria
Hillary Duff's character annoyed me because at her age, I was working 2 part-time jobs and helped out with my handicapped sister, who is 5 years older than me.
All that to say at her age, she could've put a little more effort into helping out for those few weeks. It's not like she had to sacrifice her entire life raising her siblings 🙄
It’s not real life it’s a movie
15:51 the parents said mark’s name often by now 😂
Similarly good movie based on a book or older movie, "yours, mine and ours".
Did anyone else notice
Leapfrog lovable Lily at 53:00 saying I love you as the toys fell I grew up with tad lily and leap. I think it would’ve been cool to hear a baby tad in background he’s my favorite I have the toys of him and lily that’s how I know that voice is her
Sam's shadow made me think that, this whole time, there was an inflatable Kirby (from Nintendo) behind 'em.
😂 - Sam
I agree that 12 kids is too much for one parent to handle alone. Yet teachers are expected to handle anywhere from 20-30 kids on their own. I know it's not an equal comparison but it's still mind boggling.
They soaked the underwear then rinsed the meat off then threw them in the dryer so the smell is still there because they didn’t fully wash them if that makes sense?
It does. It would still smell and feel weird. Yikes 😬 - Maria
@@samandmariachannel you guys should give the second film a watch!
I love Tom Welling 🤞🏼
Omg I loved this movie as a kid, can't wait to see how they like it
Will you guys be reacting to the second cheaper by the dozen?
We’d like to 😊 - Maria
Oooh yay! I love this movie but honestly the second one my favorite ❤❤
I relate to this movie. A lot!! And I love Cheaper by the Dozen!!!
I feel like most people know Jared Padalecki from Gilmore Girls
This movie was the Loud House before The Loud House. Just with one extra kid.
this is a good time too bring up watching yours & min
i'm subscribing to you now!! 💓 love this movie btw, i find myself watching this and the sequel at one point every year!
Thanks! ✨ I can understand that. I'd watch it almost every time it came on tv back in the day - Maria
But why should Nora be allowed to have her boyfriend sleep over? I mean do you think about the fact that there are little kids in the house? What if they heard them having sex or walked in on something? 22 year olds are stupid. Idk it seems like a pretty standard rule
My sister was perfectly behaved, my mother had a leash for me because I was the type of child that ran into traffic, literally. I also would go on walks outside at 3 am while 3 years old. Fell off a 2nd story balcony and cracked my skull. Some children are feral! Trust me.
Loved loved LOVED Supernatural 😊
Wow what a coincidence i just watched this movie again last weekend after so many years! It’s a childhood classic for me as well 😊
hey! So cool 😄- Maria
As the youngest of 10 this movies is so relatable! My parents waited till i was 10 ish to go on vacations and my older siblings could watch me and my two siblings right above me because they knew they could never find someone to watch us all My mom also banned this movie for a few years because my older brothers started calling my brother right above me "fed ex" 😂
This movie brings back so much nostalgia and fun memories
Please react to : *Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)*
also i recommend you react to :
🔥 *Bowfinger* (1999)
_starring _*_Steve Martin_*_ & _*_Eddie Murphy_*
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 is a possibility, but Bowfinger is so out of our niche, so nope 😄 - Maria