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* As they grow older, the Gilbreth children begin to associate Mother being sick in bed with the mysterious arrival of new babies. The Gilbreth parents have to have TheTalk with their children after Mother goes to bed early one night with a cold, convincing them that a new baby is imminent.
** Mother tells them that she's very happy that they asked that question. Her demeanor says differently.
** Their parents' reactions and Mother's attempt at discussing "the birds and the bees" just leave the children confused. Anne notes that it's bizarre for Mother to avoid a question in that way, and Dad left the room in a hurry "like he knew where something was buried."
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* When the parents talk about moving, the younger kids rig Mike to a rope to spy on them through the laundry chute. When they pull him up, he shouts, "We're gonna move!" The others drop him in shock.
* One of the twins has this to shout on moving day: "I don't wanna move!" Then Nigel and Kyle making a big fuss as Kate is strapping them in.
* "SAVE MY BABY!"
* As Tom tries to police the kids running amok in the house while on the phone with Kate, he ends up hiding in the closet just as she asks to speak to one of the kids.
--> '''Tom''': Oh, well, they're studying, and it's the tri, trigo, trig stuff we aren't all that good at, and they've formed a study group, it's like a little Think Tank thing. \\
''*the blade of an axe breaks through the closet door, Tom turns to look at it for a moment before continuing.*'' \\
I'd just ''hate'' to break that up.
* "You soaked his ''underwear'', in meat. That is so wrong. [[ActuallyPrettyFunny Funny]], but ''wrong''."
* When Tom is looking after the kids on his own and trying to talk with Kate on the phone, something hits him in the head. Then he nearly gets hit by a frisbee thrown inside the house. A dart nearly hits him in the foot. He has to hide in the front closet to avoid being hit with silly string by Nigel and Kyle. Then comes the hilarious bit when the boys embed an axe in the door (mentioned above). Tom's expression doesn't even change.
* The kids all sneaking out to Dylan's birthday party, only to crash it when the pet snake they got him gets loose, forcing Tom and the entire football team to round them up.
** The bounce house exploding, launching Tom towards Dylan in a body slam and sending him to the hospital with a broken arm.
-->'''Dylan''': That was my best birthday ever, coach!
* When Kate is about to come home, the phone rings and Tom goes to answer it. Nigel and Kyle see him and go "GRRRR!" at him. Tom simply tells them to go and get dressed.
* Dylan swinging from the chandelier of the new house, with Tom desperately trying to calm the situation down:
--> '''Tom''': It's okay, Dylan, I swing from chandeliers all the time.
--> '''Dylan''': Cool!
** Also his attempts to make casual chat when ''he'' gets stuck on the chandelier along with him:
--> '''Tom''': So Dylan, know any good restaurants?
** Then the chains holding up the chandelier begin to crumble. Dylan lets go and lands in his mother's arms, just as chandelier breaks and crashes to the floor, taking Tom with it (he's unharmed).
-->'''Tom''': Y'know, for the entire minute and a half we've lived here, I really hated that chandelier.
* The RunningGag with the falling chandelier, twice taking the contractor down with it.

!!Literature/CheaperByTheDozen, the book
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* While the family's out on holiday (a complicated enterprise with twelve kids), one of the younger boys goes missing. Frantic to find him, Dad returns to a restaurant the family visited earlier in the day, unaware that the clientele ''entirely'' changes in the evening. When Dad sticks his head in a booth, a cheeky woman pipes at him, "Hey, Pop! You looking for a naughty little girl?" Without fully comprehending the double entendre, he replies, "No! [[MistakenForGay I'm looking for a naughty little boy!]]"

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* While the family's out on holiday (a complicated enterprise with twelve kids), one of the younger boys goes missing. Frantic to find him, Dad returns to a restaurant the family visited earlier in the day, unaware that the clientele ''entirely'' changes in the evening. When Dad sticks his head in a booth, a cheeky woman pipes at him, "Hey, Pop! "Hello, Pops! You looking for a naughty little girl?" Without fully comprehending the double entendre, he replies, Flustered, Dad sputters, "No! [[MistakenForGay I'm looking for a naughty little boy!]]"
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* While the family's out on holiday (a complicated enterprise with twelve kids), one of the younger boys goes missing. Frantic to find him, Dad returns to a restaurant the family visited earlier in the day, unaware that the clientele ''entirely'' changes in the evening. When Dad sticks his head in a booth, a cheeky woman pipes at him, "Hey, Pop! You looking for a naughty little girl?" Without fully comprehending the double entendre, he replies, "No! [[MistakenForGay I'm looking for a naughty little boy!]]"

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