It was Mary! I remember counting the names of all the kids and realizing that Mary only ever appeared in the train trip story, before she died and before all the kids were born.
And oh, man, yes, the Taylorism-as-light-comedy was so jarring to me as a kid. Plus I hated that scene where they tease the woman from Planned Parenthood, long before I knew anything about Planned Parenthood. She was obviously talking about women who would like to have fewer children but don't have the means, but the Gilbreths parade around in front of her being rich and comfortable and think they've scored a point.
I think the disturbing aspects of Cheaper by the Dozen stuck with me more than its coziness.
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Date: 2017-05-15 12:37 pm (UTC)And oh, man, yes, the Taylorism-as-light-comedy was so jarring to me as a kid. Plus I hated that scene where they tease the woman from Planned Parenthood, long before I knew anything about Planned Parenthood. She was obviously talking about women who would like to have fewer children but don't have the means, but the Gilbreths parade around in front of her being rich and comfortable and think they've scored a point.
I think the disturbing aspects of Cheaper by the Dozen stuck with me more than its coziness.