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** Hank ends up being this to a degree. See ItsAllAboutMe.

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* MsFanservice: Tina.

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* {{Nice G|uy}}irl: Lorraine and Norah.

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* OutOfFocus: Most of the kids aside from Mark.

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* {{Tomboy}}: Sarah.

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Mike at Dylan's party. Jake tells him to go get the football they got for Dylan so they can play with it. When he does, he knocks some of the presents over, and the Brazilian mud viper they also got for him escapes. The [[OhCrap resulting panic]] causes Tom to realize the kids have gone, and to enlist the players to round them up, as well as, in trying to get Sarah, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Tom ending up breaking Dylan's arm by accident]].

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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom:
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Mike at Dylan's party. Jake tells him to go get the football they got for Dylan so they can play with it. When he does, he knocks some of the presents over, and the Brazilian mud viper they also got for him escapes. The [[OhCrap resulting panic]] causes Tom to realize the kids have gone, and to enlist the players to round them up, as well as, in trying to get Sarah, [[ItMakesSenseInContext Tom ending up breaking Dylan's arm by accident]].



* NauticalKnockout: This happens to Tom.
* PutOnABus: All the supporting cast.

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* TrophyWife: Sarina, Jimmy's new wife of "six wonderful months."
* UglyGuyHotWife: Jimmy Murtaugh and his new trophy wife, Sarina.

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* %%* UglyGuyHotWife: Jimmy Murtaugh and his new trophy wife, Sarina.
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A remake is in the works at Creator/DisneyPlus with Creator/ZachBraff and Creator/GabrielleUnion.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: The Baker kids. Especially Mark. Mark is usually picked on by his siblings, peculiarly Sarah who calls him "FedEx" and claims that he is adopted and that the FedEx guy dropped him off because he doesn't fit in with this family. While Kate narrates all the kids she's given birth to, she mentions Mark.

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* AmbiguouslyRelated: The Baker kids. Especially Mark. Mark is usually picked on by his siblings, peculiarly Sarah who calls him "FedEx" "[=FedEx=]" and claims that he is adopted and that the FedEx [=FedEx=] guy dropped him off because he doesn't fit in with this family. While Kate narrates all the kids she's given birth to, she mentions Mark.



** Lorraine and Sarah too have a moment of this, where Mark says when he's reunited with everyone that he figured everyone hated him like Sarah and Lorraine seem to, only for Lorraine to say, "There are times when I'd want to kill Sarah, but I'd kill ''for'' her all the time."

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** Lorraine and Sarah too also have a moment of this, where Mark says when he's reunited with everyone that he figured everyone hated him like as Sarah and Lorraine seem to, only for Lorraine to say, "There are times when I'd want to kill Sarah, but I'd kill ''for'' her all the time."



* BigBrotherInstinct: The kids have this for each other. When Jake, Jessica, Mike and Kim find out Mark is being bullied at school, they confront the bullies and give them some LaserGuidedKarma. Subverted in this case though, as Jake is the only member of this group who is older than Mark.

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* BigBrotherInstinct: The kids have this for each other. When Jake, Jessica, Mike Mike, and Kim find out Mark is being bullied at school, they confront the bullies and give them some LaserGuidedKarma. Subverted in this case though, as Jake is the only member of this group who is older than Mark.



* ChildHater: Hank. He puts having a family after death and taxes, and outright calls the kids monsters when the two walk in on a fight.

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* ChildHater: Hank. He puts having a family after death and taxes, and outright calls the kids monsters when the two walk in walk-in on a fight.



* FoodAndAnimalAttraction: The kids prank the Nora's boyfriend by dipping his underclothes in meat and setting the family dog on him.

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* FoodAndAnimalAttraction: The kids prank the Nora's boyfriend by dipping his underclothes in meat and setting the family dog on him.



** Mark's drawing of the Midland house that he shows to Tom, along with the caption, "My favourite place in the world". When he runs away, he plans on going there, and Tom realizes this thanks to a MeaningfulEcho.

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** Mark's drawing of the Midland house that he shows to Tom, along with the caption, "My favourite favorite place in the world". When he runs away, he plans on going there, and Tom realizes this thanks to a MeaningfulEcho.



* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As Dylan is taken to the hospital after receiving a broken arm courtesy of Tom accidentally falling on him, Tina (as she tells Tom "You're children are never playing with Dylan again!") can be seen bumping into a door, proceeding to nurse her injured butt as she walks alongside the gurney.

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* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As Dylan is taken to the hospital after receiving a broken arm courtesy of Tom accidentally falling on him, Tina (as she tells Tom "You're "Your children are never playing with Dylan again!") can be seen bumping into a door, proceeding to nurse her injured butt as she walks alongside the gurney.



** Tom too, to a smaller extent. He moves the family to Chicago when it's obvious none of the kids want to go. Why? So he can pursue his dream job, and says they will be a happier and stronger family as a result. None of the kids buy it [[spoiler:and when Tom catches up to Mark after the latter runs away]], Mark tells Tom he didn't keep his promise to the family because they're not happier than they were.

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** Tom too, to a smaller extent. He moves the family to Chicago when it's obvious none of the kids want to go. Why? So he can pursue his dream job, job and says they will be a happier and stronger family as a result. None of the kids buy it [[spoiler:and when Tom catches up to Mark after the latter runs away]], Mark tells Tom he didn't keep his promise to the family because they're not no happier than they were.



** Tina as well. It's pretty clear from the off that she doesn't like the Bakers because of how many kids they have and their parenting methods. She also seems a snob that fusses over Dylan and shows no sympathy to Kate when Mark has run away. Bill on the other hand, is much friendlier and promptly agrees to help with the search party.

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** Tina as well. It's pretty clear from the off that she doesn't like the Bakers because of how many kids they have and their parenting methods. She also seems a snob that fusses over Dylan and shows no sympathy to Kate when Mark has run away. Bill Bill, on the other hand, is much friendlier and promptly agrees to help with the search party.



-->'''Jake''': Without you, we wouldn't be the twelve Bakers any more. We'd be like... eleven.
** Even Tom gets hints of this. He moves the family to Chicago even when none of the kids want to do it, just so he can pursue his dream job and look good in front of Shake (Charlie says later that Shake was a superstar in college, whereas Tom was a loser, while he is CallingTheOldManOut), and becomes something of a workaholic so doesn't see the kids' side when they're either ignored or punished for fighting in school, but of course he still cares very much about the family and Kate and [[spoiler:eventually gives up the coaching job so he can get another job closer to home.]]

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-->'''Jake''': Without you, we wouldn't be the twelve Bakers any more.anymore. We'd be like... eleven.
** Even Tom gets hints of this. He moves the family to Chicago even when none of the kids want to do it, just so he can pursue his dream job and look good in front of Shake (Charlie says later that Shake was a superstar in college, whereas Tom was a loser, while he is CallingTheOldManOut), and becomes something of a workaholic so doesn't see the kids' side when they're either ignored or punished for fighting in school, but of course course, he still cares very much about the family and Kate and [[spoiler:eventually gives up the coaching job so he can get another job closer to home.]]



* KidHasAPoint: When Tom confronts Charlie about [[spoiler:the latter being kicked off the football team and attempting to runaway back to Midland]], Charlie goes into a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech where he tells Tom that while he may claim he took the coaching job for the good of the family, the truth is it was less about that and more about wanting to get some glory at his alma mater after being a benchwarmer during his time there. Later on, Charlie apologizes for what he said, but Tom admits he was right.

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* KidHasAPoint: When Tom confronts Charlie about [[spoiler:the latter being kicked off the football team and attempting to runaway run away back to Midland]], Charlie goes into a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech where he tells Tom that while he may claim he took the coaching job for the good of the family, the truth is it was less about that and more about wanting to get some glory at his alma mater after being a benchwarmer during his time there. Later on, Charlie apologizes for what he said, but Tom admits he was right.



* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Dylan gets a injured by Tom falling on him. It was still his best birthday ever.

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* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Dylan gets a injured by Tom falling on him. It was still his best birthday ever.



* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The Baker clan has, well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dozen]], seven sons (Charlie, Henry, Jake, Mark, Mike, Nigel and Kyle) and five daughters (Nora, Lorraine, Sarah, Jessica and Kim).

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The Baker clan has, well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dozen]], seven sons (Charlie, Henry, Jake, Mark, Mike, Nigel Nigel, and Kyle) and five daughters (Nora, Lorraine, Sarah, Jessica Jessica, and Kim).



** After the Oprah segment has to be cancelled, Jessica witnesses Tom tell Kate he was going to sleep on the couch, and asks if Tom and Kate will get a divorce. Tom wordlessly picks her up and hugs her. Then comes a big moment of shock when Kate appears and tells them Mark has run away.

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** After the Oprah segment has to be cancelled, canceled, Jessica witnesses Tom tell Kate he was going to sleep on the couch, couch and asks if Tom and Kate will get a divorce. Tom wordlessly picks her up and hugs her. Then comes a big moment of shock when Kate appears and tells them Mark has run away.



** Tina to Kate after Mark has run away, saying that twelve children is too many.

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** Tina to Kate after Mark has run away, saying that twelve children is are too many.



** Tom when he tries to grab Dylan hanging from the chandelier, and ends up hanging from it himself.

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** Tom when he tries to grab Dylan hanging from the chandelier, chandelier and ends up hanging from it himself.



** The camera crew setting up for a taping of the family on the Oprah Winfrey show when the family finally collapses into a full blown fight right in front of them. To add to their disbelief, the segment was to be called "One Big Happy Family".

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** The camera crew setting up for a taping of the family on the Oprah Winfrey show when the family finally collapses into a full blown full-blown fight right in front of them. To add to their disbelief, the segment was to be called "One Big Happy Family".



** Charlie tries to do this by saying he wants to go back to Midland. Tom tells him he is not going to walk out on the family. In the end, Charlie implies he will do this once he graduates, after CallingTheOldManOut. He drives off anyway, but does return at some point, as Tom comes to his room later that night to tell him Mark has run away. Charlie tries to apologize to Tom for his ReasonYouSuckSpeech and admits that he was out of line, but Tom says he was right.

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** Charlie tries to do this by saying he wants to go back to Midland. Tom tells him he is not going to walk out on the family. In the end, Charlie implies he will do this once he graduates, after CallingTheOldManOut. He drives off anyway, anyway but does return at some point, as Tom comes to his room later that night to tell him Mark has run away. Charlie tries to apologize to Tom for his ReasonYouSuckSpeech and admits that he was out of line, but Tom says he was right.



** Sarah dishes out a KickTheDog moment to Mark after Beans dies, causing him to lash out in anger. This causes a massive fight that causes the scheduled Oprah segment to have to be cancelled, and causing an upset Mark to run away from home.
* VomitDiscretionShot: Two in the same scene. Nigel sees red sauce on Mike's athletic cup, and vomits on the floor thinking it's blood. Henry comes in and slips on the vomit, causing him to throw up too.

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** Sarah dishes out a KickTheDog moment to Mark after Beans dies, causing him to lash out in anger. This causes a massive fight that causes the scheduled Oprah segment to have to be cancelled, canceled and causing an upset Mark to run away from home.
* VomitDiscretionShot: Two in the same scene. Nigel sees red sauce on Mike's athletic cup, cup and vomits on the floor thinking that it's blood. Henry comes in and slips on the vomit, causing him to throw up too.
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: The Baker kids. Especially Mark. Mark is usually picked on by his siblings, peculiarly Sarah who calls him "FedEx" and claims that he is adopted and that the FedEx guy dropped him off because he doesn't fit in with this family. While Kate narrates all the kids she's given birth to, she mentions Mark.
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* EmptyNest: Tom is hit with a bit of this at the beginning. Lorraine has graduated high school about to join Charlie and Nora in moving out. Meanwhile, most of younger kids have aged to the point they can be more independent and want to socialize with their peers instead of the family.
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* ParentsAsPeople: Tom and Kate obviously love and do their best to take care of their kids, but having their attention divided between all twelve of them causes the two to make mistakes.

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The Baker clan has, well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dozen]], seven sons (Charlie, Henry, Jake, Mark, Nigel and Kyle) and five daughters (Nora, Lorraine, Sarah, Jessica and Kim).

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* MassiveNumberedSiblings: The Baker clan has, well, a [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dozen]], seven sons (Charlie, Henry, Jake, Mark, Mike, Nigel and Kyle) and five daughters (Nora, Lorraine, Sarah, Jessica and Kim).



* SurprisePregnancy: In the backstory, Tom and Kate had planned on having eight children, but then Jessica and Kim turned out to be twins. They were fine with settling at nine until they had too much to drink at a party and Mike was born nine months later. Tom finally decided to get a vasectomy, but he ignored the doctor explaining that he needed to wait a few weeks for the procedure to be effective, leading to Nigel and Kyle.



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* KidHasAPoint: When Tom confronts Charlie about [[spoiler:the latter being kicked off the football team and attempting to runaway back to Midland]], Charlie goes into a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech where he tells Tom that while he may claim he took the coaching job for the good of the family, the truth is it was less about that and more about wanting to get some glory at his alma mater after being a benchwarmer during his time there. Later on, Charlie apologizes for what he said, but Tom admits he was right.
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* Posters for the French spy spoof ''Film/DoubleZero'' feature its leads standing back-to-back in ''Franchise/JamesBond''-esque poses...while wearing garish red, sparkly tuxedos. Depending on the version, some posters contain comedic chaos in the backdrop behind them.
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* BackToBackPoster: Used in the posters for the sequel, featuring Creator/SteveMartin and Creator/EugeneLevy standing back-to-back. One poster features the two men holding water guns with their respective broods standing behind them, while another features a close-up of the two men holding photos of their children up to the camera. Martin and Levy are playing fathers of rival families at a competition, and the competitiveness of the two fathers is apparent in these posters.
* Posters for the French spy spoof ''Film/DoubleZero'' feature its leads standing back-to-back in ''Franchise/JamesBond''-esque poses...while wearing garish red, sparkly tuxedos. Depending on the version, some posters contain comedic chaos in the backdrop behind them.
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'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\

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'''Tom''': Your mother and I are doing what we think is best for everyone.\\
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** Hank to Nora, also after Mark has run away. This leads to her breaking up with him.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: A fairly obvious example in which Tom mentions in the first scene how the family could do with change---of which a lot, of course, ends up happening over the course of the film.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: A fairly obvious example in which Tom mentions in the first scene how the family could do with change---of which a lot, of course, ends up happening over the course of the film.film: Shake's offer to Tom leads to the family moving house, Kate's book is going to be published, the family is pushed to the ragged edge by each other, Mark's frog dies, Mark runs away, and [[spoiler:Tom eventually gives up his dream job for the family's sake]].

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tom gets one from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving.
-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tom gets one from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving.
-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''

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* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tom gets one from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving.
-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''
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* ExplodingCloset: Kate tries to get a dress to wear for the family's interview with Oprah, which is located inside an overstuffed closet that was filled in by twins Kyle and Nigel in their way of cleaning up the house.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Averted wit Jessica and Kim, but played straight with Kyle and Nigel.

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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Averted wit with Jessica and Kim, but played straight with Kyle and Nigel.
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* AlwaysIdenticalTwins: Averted wit Jessica and Kim, but played straight with Kyle and Nigel.
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This trope is when they form a bond with the "X" that "changes them forever, usually starting them down the path to adulthood."


* ABoyAndHisX: Beans the frog is Mark's best friend. [[spoiler: The fact that nobody seems to care when he dies is what causes Mark to run away.]]

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* AbortedArc: Charlie’s conflict with the city kids in the first film.

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* AbortedArc: Charlie’s conflict with with being bullied by the city kids in the first film.kids.



-->'''Mark''': Have you seen my frog, Dad?
-->'''Tom''': Sorry, Charlie. Nigel. Kyle.
-->'''Mark''': It's Mark.
-->'''Tom''': I knew that.

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-->'''Mark''': Have you seen my frog, Dad?
-->'''Tom''':
Dad?\\
'''Tom''':
Sorry, Charlie. Nigel. Kyle.
-->'''Mark''':
Kyle.\\
'''Mark''':
It's Mark.
-->'''Tom''':
Mark.\\
'''Tom''':
I knew that.



* AdoptionDiss: Mark's nickname of "FedEx" is used by his siblings to imply this.

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* AdoptionDiss: Mark's nickname of "FedEx" "[=FedEx=]" is used by his siblings to imply this.



%%* EnfanteTerrible: Again, Sarah.

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%%* * EnfanteTerrible: Again, Sarah.



* ExiledToTheCouch: Implied. Before Mark is revealed by Kate to have run away, Kate tells Tom "Feel free to sleep on the couch". Tom replies "You read my mind", implying he was going to anyway.

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* ExiledToTheCouch: Implied. Before Mark is [[spoiler:it's revealed by Kate to have run away, that Mark ran away from home]], Kate tells Tom "Feel free to sleep on the couch". couch." Tom replies "You read my mind", implying he was going to anyway.



-->'''Tom''': Were you just checking me out?
-->'''Kate''': Maybe I was.
-->'''Tom''': Twelve kids later, and we still got the heat!

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-->'''Tom''': Were you just checking me out?
-->'''Kate''':
out?\\
'''Kate''':
Maybe I was.
-->'''Tom''':
was.\\
'''Tom''':
Twelve kids later, and we still got the heat!



** The unnamed bully (played by Creator/JaredPadalecki) of Charlie when he goes to his new high school.



* KickTheDog: Sarah telling Mark that no one cares about Beans dying, and then calling him Fedex again. [[RageBreakingPoint Mark shouts at her to stop calling him that]], then goes at her, sparking a fight between all twelve kids and their parents.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The bullies who knocked Mark's glasses off and pulled his hat down over his eyes get their comeuppance when Jake, Mike, Jessica and Kim find out and give them a taste of their own medicine, even if it results in them being punished for it.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Dylan gets a injured by a grown man falling on him. It was still his best birthday ever.

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* KickTheDog: Sarah telling Mark that no one cares about Beans dying, and then calling him Fedex [=FedEx=] again. [[RageBreakingPoint Mark shouts at her to stop calling him that]], then goes at her, sparking a fight between all twelve kids and their parents.
* LaserGuidedKarma: The bullies who knocked Mark's glasses off and pulled his hat down over his eyes get their comeuppance when Jake, Mike, Jessica Jessica, and Kim find out and give them a taste of their own medicine, even if it results in them being punished for it.
* MajorInjuryUnderreaction: Dylan gets a injured by a grown man Tom falling on him. It was still his best birthday ever.



-->And yet, it doesn't make them a [[IncrediblyLamePun Baker's dozen]].
** According to Kate's voiceover early on, Tom had seven brothers and sisters growing up, and after Kate's sister died, she wished she had seven brothers and sisters as well.
* MeaningfulEcho: Shortly after moving to Chicago, Mark draws a picture of their old house, which is his[[spoiler: "Favorite place in the world"]] After he runs away, the police tell Tom that they searched train and bus stations. He claims that his son wouldn't take a train or a bus. Nora then says that she always wanted to run away to Chicago, which was her[[spoiler: "Favorite place in the world"]]. [[EurekaMoment This makes him realize exactly where Mark has gone]].

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-->And ** And yet, it doesn't make them a [[IncrediblyLamePun Baker's dozen]].
** According to Kate's voiceover voice-over early on, Tom had seven brothers and sisters growing up, and after Kate's sister died, she wished she had seven brothers and sisters as well.
* MeaningfulEcho: Shortly after moving to Chicago, Mark draws a picture of their old house, which is his[[spoiler: "Favorite place in the world"]] After he runs away, the police tell Tom that they searched train and bus stations. He claims that his son wouldn't take a train or a bus. Nora then says that she always wanted to run away to Chicago, which was her[[spoiler: "Favorite her [[spoiler:"Favorite place in the world"]]. [[EurekaMoment This makes him realize exactly where Mark has gone]].



* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Played with. When Jake, Jessica, Kim and Mike find out Mark is being bullied at school, they give the bullies a dose of LaserGuidedKarma by beating them up. It still gets them punished both by their principal, and then by Tom, who grounds them.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Played with. When Jake, Jessica, Kim Kim, and Mike find out Mark is being bullied at school, they give the bullies a dose of LaserGuidedKarma by beating them up. It still gets them punished both by their principal, and then by Tom, who grounds them.



** Mark's bullies are given a dose of LaserGuidedKarma when Jake, Mike, Jessica and Kim find out what they did to Mark.

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** Mark's bullies are given a dose of LaserGuidedKarma when Jake, Mike, Jessica Jessica, and Kim find out what they did to Mark.



-->'''Mark:''' Mom, Beans is dead.
-->'''Sarah:''' Nobody cares about your stupid frog right now, Fedex, OK?
-->'''Mark:''' Stop calling me that! ''(attacks her)''

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-->'''Mark:''' Mom, Beans is dead. \n-->'''Sarah:''' \\
'''Sarah:'''
Nobody cares about your stupid frog right now, Fedex, OK?
-->'''Mark:'''
[=FedEx=], OK?\\
'''Mark:'''
Stop calling me that! ''(attacks her)''



* RuleOfPool: Invoked by the kids as the first part of the plan to get rid of Hank when he first arrives, resulting him in being tripped with a garden hose and landing in a paddling pool.

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* RuleOfPool: Invoked by the kids as the first part of the plan to get rid of Hank when he first arrives, resulting him in being tripped with a garden hose and landing in a paddling kiddie pool.



** Charlie tries to do this by saying he wants to go back to Midland. Tom tells him he is not going to walk out on the family. In the end, Charlie implies he will do this once he graduates, after CallingTheOldManOut. He drives off anyway, but returns at some point, as Tom comes to his room later to tell him Mark has run away. Charlie tries to apologize to Tom and say he was out of line, but Tom says he was right.

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** Charlie tries to do this by saying he wants to go back to Midland. Tom tells him he is not going to walk out on the family. In the end, Charlie implies he will do this once he graduates, after CallingTheOldManOut. He drives off anyway, but returns does return at some point, as Tom comes to his room later that night to tell him Mark has run away. Charlie tries to apologize to Tom for his ReasonYouSuckSpeech and say admits that he was out of line, but Tom says he was right.



* ShirtlessScene: Tom Welling's character briefly appears shirtless (unsurprisingly, given how often [[Franchise/{{Superman}} his character]] on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' did.)

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* ShirtlessScene: Tom Charlie (Tom Welling's character character) briefly appears shirtless (unsurprisingly, given how often [[Franchise/{{Superman}} his character]] on ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' did.)



* TheUnfavorite: Mark, a.k.a. "FedEx", at least in the eyes of his siblings.

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* TheUnfavorite: Mark, a.k.a. "FedEx", "[=FedEx=]", at least in the eyes of his siblings.

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* AdoptionDiss: Mark's nickname of "Fedex" is used by his siblings to imply this.

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* AdoptionDiss: Mark's nickname of "Fedex" "FedEx" is used by his siblings to imply this.



* CallingTheOldManOut[=/=]ReasonYouSuckSpeech:

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* CallingTheOldManOut[=/=]ReasonYouSuckSpeech: CallingTheOldManOut: During a hectic day in the Baker house:



** Tom later gets another one from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving.
-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''



* NoodleIncident: Before Nora and her fiance Hank visit the Baker family, Kate tells the kids not to burn his pants again.



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tom gets one from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving.
-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''



* TheUnfavorite: Mark, a.k.a. "Fedex", at least in the eyes of his siblings.

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* TheUnfavorite: Mark, a.k.a. "Fedex", "FedEx", at least in the eyes of his siblings.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Tom gets this from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving. See ReasonYouSuckSpeech for more details.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Tom CallingTheOldManOut[=/=]ReasonYouSuckSpeech:
-->'''Lorraine''': You just used your own son as a vomit mop!
**Tom later
gets this another one from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving. See ReasonYouSuckSpeech leaving.
-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out
for more details.#1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''



* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Lorraine delivers one to her dad towards the middle of the film.
-->'''Lorraine''': You just used your own son as a vomit mop!
** Charlie also gives one to him (towards the end of the film).
-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''
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* CallingTheOldManOut: Tom gets this from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving.

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* CallingTheOldManOut: Tom gets this from Charlie [[spoiler:after Charlie is kicked off the football team due to being bullied.]] At the end of it, Charlie tells Tom that once he graduates, he's leaving. See ReasonYouSuckSpeech for more details.
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** Tina as well. It's pretty clear from the off that she doesn't like the Bakers because of how many kids they have and their parenting methods. She also seems a snob that fusses over Dylan and shows no sympathy to Kate when Mark has run away.

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** Tina as well. It's pretty clear from the off that she doesn't like the Bakers because of how many kids they have and their parenting methods. She also seems a snob that fusses over Dylan and shows no sympathy to Kate when Mark has run away. Bill on the other hand, is much friendlier and promptly agrees to help with the search party.
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** When a helium tank gets knocked onto the bounce house, Tom feels it overinflated beneath his feet and he realizes it's gonna blow, just as the bounce house explodes, sending Tom and everyone else flying. Then Dylan gets one when he sees Tom is about to land on him.

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** When a helium tank gets knocked onto the bounce house, Tom feels it overinflated overinflate beneath his feet and he realizes it's gonna blow, just as the bounce house explodes, sending Tom and everyone else flying. Then Dylan gets one when he sees Tom is about to land on him.

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** Tom when the bounce house overinflates and then explodes, sending him and everyone else flying. Then Dylan gets one when he sees Tom is about to land on him.

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** When a helium tank gets knocked onto the bounce house, Tom when feels it overinflated beneath his feet and he realizes it's gonna blow, just as the bounce house overinflates and then explodes, sending him Tom and everyone else flying. Then Dylan gets one when he sees Tom is about to land on him.

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-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''


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-->'''Charlie''': I don't fit in this town, Dad. I'm going back to Midland!\\
'''Tom''': You are not dropping out of school, and you are not walking out on this family!\\
'''Charlie''': What family? Ever since we moved here, everybody's been looking out for #1--especially you and Mom.\\
'''Tom''': Your mother and I what we think is best for everyone.\\
'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
'''Tom''': You're staying!\\
'''Charlie''': Are you gonna make me?\\
'''Tom''': Charlie, I love you. I want you to have the best life you can have. And that means you're getting a diploma.\\
'''Charlie''': When I graduate, I'm gone.\\
''(He storms out, leaving Tom hurt)''
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** Charles also gives one to him (towards the end of the film).

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** Charles Charlie also gives one to him (towards the end of the film).
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* AbortedArc: Charles's conflict with the city kids in the first film.

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* AbortedArc: Charles's Charlie’s conflict with the city kids in the first film.
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'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for hte door, but Tom stops him'')\\

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'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for hte the door, but Tom stops him'')\\
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'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took it because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for hte door, but Tom stops him'')\\

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'''Charlie''': Whoa, whoa, whoa. You did ''not'' take this coaching job for us! You took it this because you were a loser in college while Shake was out there being a superstar! If you want your shot at glory, Dad, if you wanna have it all, you do what you gotta do. But quit feeding us this line about being a "happier and stronger family". This move was about ''you''! And y'know what? I don't have to sit here and pay the price for your life choices. I'm leaving! (''he heads for hte door, but Tom stops him'')\\

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