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Dad, a jovial optimist, successful inventor and efficiency expert is fond of doing his work at home. I dont own the movie wah, nor the plotline, the book, or any o that stuph. Steve martin, bonnie hunt, hilary duff, piper perabo, alyson stoner, and tom welling reprise their roles as members of the twelvechild baker family. Cheaper by the dozen arvindguptatoys books gallery.
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