Cheaper by the Dozen 2 together at Lake Winnetka. Tom's old rival, Jimmy Murtaugh, and his large family (with "only" eight kids) are also there for the summer. He constantly flaunts his wealth and success to Tom, as well as the accomplishments of his children, often suggesting to Tom that his are less successful because of his parenting style. They get into many incidents, several of which are accidental: Mark Baker, along with Kenny Murtaugh, crashes into a tennis court with a golf cart, Sarah Baker is caught shoplifting in a gift shop, and Mark accidentally sets off a backpack of fireworks, causing widespread panic,
Cheaper by the Dozen (1950 film) child after Ernestine, and has few or no lines. Both Frank and Lillian Gilbreth were important figures in real life. The voice-over at the end of the film informs the audience that Lillian went on to become the world's leading efficiency expert and the "TIME" magazine Woman of the Year in 1948. Additionally, in 1984, her image was put on a US postal stamp. Reviews from critics were mostly positive. Bosley Crowther of "The New York Times" wrote that "it all adds up to entertainment of a broad, brash and innocent sort." "Variety" called it "a lot of fun" with