History YMMV / CheaperByTheDozen2003

** Mark getting [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere fed up with his family and running away]] after [[NoSympathy no one showed any sympathy for his frog's death]] is what the Bakers deserved.

* JerkassWoobie: Charlie. He may be a surly, whiny teenager, but it's hard not to feel bad for him, considering that he's forced to move away from the home he grew up in - and far away from his girlfriend - and because he's bullied by the other kids at his new high school.

* TheWoobie: Mark, who is bullied both at school, and his siblings (especially Sarah), feels neglected and forgotten by the rest of his family, and he loses his beloved pet frog.

* DesignatedVillain: Nora's boyfriend Hank. He isn't fond of children and appears to be quite awkward around them. This of course makes him a bad person, and we're supposed to find it funny when the kids play pranks on him that could seriously hurt him. In the film they trick him into tripping into a pool to make him take off his clothes to dry off, then soak his underwear in hamburger meat and sic their dog on him (which borders on sexual assault), and he claims that in the past they've ''set him on fire''. The parents make a show of disciplining the kids but otherwise don't seem to think too much of this, and even Nora brushes off how they set him on fire. While Hank ''is'' a self-absorbed {{Jerkass}}, he never actually treats the kids badly or does anything to warrant such cruelty from them other than being someone they dislike.

* KarmaHoudini: The guys who bully Charlie - and, for that matter, the two football coaches who give him a hard time as well - never get any comeuppance in the film proper and, if anything, win out when he gets kicked off the team.

%% ZCE * MemeticMutation: “Remember when Clark Kent and Sam Winchester almost got in a fight, but it was broken up by Lizzie [=McGuire?=]”

** Hank may be self-involved, tone deaf and not particularly great boyfriend material, but that doesn't excuse the lengths to which the kids go to make his life miserable whenever he comes anywhere them, and some of the kids' pranks are dangerous enough to fall into [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisproportionateRetribution Disproportionate Retribution]] territory (Hank being awkward around kids and his dating Nora both overall seem like rather poor reasons for the kids to set him on fire).

* HypocriticalHumor: The kids messing with Hank is played for laughs, but when Charlie is on the receiving end of a childish prank from his teammates, it's clearly not intended to be funny. It doesn't help that Charlie can be seen chuckling at Hank as he struggles with the dog, but he doesn't exactly take it well when he's the butt of the joke himself, later on (to be clear, BOTH are wrong - but considering that one of the kids' gags involved setting Hank on fire, stuffing corn into someone's locker sounds pretty tame by comparison).

** Hank may be self-involved, tone deaf and not particularly great boyfriend material, but that doesn't excuse the lengths to which the kids go to make his life miserable whenever he comes anywhere them, and some of the kids' pranks are dangerous enough to fall into [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DisproportionateRetribution Disproportionate Retribution]] territory (Hank being awkward around kids and his dating Nora both seem rather poor reasons for the kids to set him on fire).

** In the sequel, both Tom and Jim are spying on their kids who are out on a date and Tom spots Jim's son doing the yawn-stretch-and-rest-head-on-shoulder trick. Jim doesn't know what it is so Tom demonstrates by doing the trick on him. Many other theater-goers witness this and, thinking they are a gay couple, are shown reacting with disgust. This movie came out in ''2005.''

** Hank may be self-involved, tone deaf and not particularly great boyfriend material, but that doesn't excuse the lengths to which the kids go to make his life miserable whenever he comes anywhere them, and some of the kids' pranks are dangerous enough to fall into [[DisproportionateRetribution]] territory (Hank being awkward around kids and his dating Nora both seem rather poor reasons for the kids to set him on fire).

** Charlie: just your typical teenager facing real issues such as bullies and separation from his girlfriend, or a moody Jerkass who is rude and ungrateful to his father (going as far as to go off about Tom's competitive relationship in high school with his boss, whom Charles is barely ever ''near'') does a poor job dealing with bullied, doesn't care about his siblings, and only apologizes once he knows his father will admit he was right?

* DesignatedVillain: Nora's boyfriend Hank. He isn't fond of children, and appears to be quite awkward around them. This of course makes him a bad person, and we're supposed to find it funny when the kids play pranks on him that could seriously hurt him. In the film they trick him into tripping into a pool to make him take off his clothes to dry off, then soak his underwear in hamburger meat and sic their dog on him (which borders on sexual assault), and he claims that in the past they've ''set him on fire''. The parents make a show of disciplining the kids but otherwise don't seem to think too much of this, and even Nora brushes off how they set him on fire. While Hank ''is'' a self-absorbed {{Jerkass}}, he never actually treats the kids badly or does anything to warrant such cruelty from them other than being someone they dislike.

* JerkassWoobie: Charlie. He may be a surly, whiny teenager, but it's hard not to feel bad for him, considering that he's forced to move away from the home he grew up in- and far away from his girlfriend, and because he's bullied by the other kids at his new high school.

* TheWoobie: Mark, who is bullied both at school, and his siblings (especially Sarah), feels neglected and forgotten by the rest of his family, and he loses his beloved pet frog.

* ValuesResonance: In the beginning of the film, Charlie tells Tom that he was offered a full-time job at his girlfriend's family's auto repair shop and he's seriously considering taking it instead of going to college. While Tom would obviously prefer Charlie go to college and get his degree, he agrees to discuss the pros and cons of each with him later on. Today, with the rising costs of college tuition, the student debt crisis, and increased number of underemployed college graduates in the 2020s, Tom's open-mindedness to the situation comes across as even more reasonable.

* SugarWiki/HeartwarmingMoments: A meta example. Most of the cast [[https://youtu.be/O6GH2ETIrZc reunited]] in 2020 to do the "[[Music/SimplePlan I'm Just a Kid]]" challenge on [=TikTok=] for No Kid Hungry, reenacting scenes from the film.
* HilariousInHindsight:
** Given the overlap in demographics between ''Series/{{Smallville}}'' and ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', the scene with Creator/JaredPadalecki and Creator/TomWelling can be quite funny to watch. Plus, given that Ackles was on ''Smallville'' at the time...
** This wouldn't be the last time Creator/LilianaMumy [[WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse would be part of a large family]] [[WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitchTheSeries or even had to deal with one]].
** The fact that ''Loud House'' regulars Liliana Mumy (Leni Loud) and Creator/AlysonStoner (Sam Sharp) are in the films is even funnier since Andre Robinson, Clyde's second voice actor from that same show, shows up in the 2022 film.

* MemeticMutation: “Remember when Clark Kent and Sam Winchester almost got in a fight, but it was broken up by Lizzie McGuire?”

* BaseBreakingCharacter: Are the Baker siblings right to be angry at Tom for uprooting their lives for professional advancement? Or are they spoiled brats who refuse to make the most of the situation and her selfishly hurting their parents?

** Charles: just your typical teenager facing real issues such as bullies and separation from his girlfriend, or a moody Jerkass who is rude and ungrateful to his father (going as far as to go off about Tom's competitive relationship in high school with his boss, whom Charles is barely ever ''near'') does a poor job dealing with bullied, doesn't care about his siblings, and only apologizes once he knows his father will admit he was right?

** If you side with Charles, [[CallingTheOldManOut him telling off Tom for uprooting their lives for his gain]] is good to watch, as is Tom's apology.

** In the sequel, both Tom and Jim are spying on their kids who are out on a date and Tom spots Jim's son doing the yawn-stretch-and-rest-head-on-shoulder trick. Jim doesn't know what it is so Tom demonstrates by doing the trick on him. Many other theater-goers witness this and, thinking they are a gay couple, are shown reacting with disgust. This movie came out in ''2005.''

** Tina is both a snob and an overtly controlling mother. But considering the antics of the Bakers endangered Dylan twice, even the most open-minded parent would be wary of anyone having their child near them. Granted, she does lose audience sympathy below.

** Tina might have understandable reasons for wanting her son near the Bakers, but refusing to help them find Mark goes well into spite.

* InformedWrongness: Tom moved his entire family to Chicago to take his dream job as a leading football coach, and the crux of the film's plot is the difficulty of the kids adjusting to the change and wanting to go home. While it's understandable the kids would be upset having to deal with such a huge change to their lives, Tom has perfectly good reasons for how his decision will benefit all of them -- they move into a much larger house where everyone has their own room, he makes a lot more money so the kids won't need to wear each other's hand-me-downs anymore, they'll be able to save up for a new car, and as an employee of university the kids will all get free tuition if they choose to attend. Tom also mentions he's turned down numerous other jobs over the years because he didn't want to uproot the family, and he's doing it now because it's his dream job he's always wanted. Despite this the kids see him as a traitor who has ruined their lives.

* MoralEventHorizon: Hank refusing to help Nora search for Mark as he is too busy watching his latest commercial which just happens to be on TV. While he may not have been actively malicious towards any of her siblings, his selfishness in that moment understandably leads to the two breaking up.

* JerkassWoobie: Charlie may be a surly, whiny teenager, but it's hard not to feel bad for him, considering that he's forced to move away from the home he grew up in- and far away from his girlfriend, and because he's bullied by the other kids at his new high school.

** In the sequel, both Tom and Jim are spying on their kids who are out on a date and Tom spots Jim's son doing the yawn-stretch-and-rest-head-on-shoulder trick. Jim doesn't know what it is so Tom demonstrates by doing the trick on him. Many other theater-goerd witness this and, thinking they are a gay couple, are shown reacting with disgust. This movie came out in ''2005.''

** In the sequel, both Tom and Jim are spying on their kids who are out on a date and Tom spots Jim's son doing the yawn-stretch-and-rest-head-on s trick. Jim doesnt know what it is so Tom demonstrates bybdoing the trick on him. Many other theaters witness this and, thinking they are a gay couple, are shown reacting with disgust. This movie came out in ''2005.''

%%* TheWoobie: [[RedHeadedStepchild Mark]] is portrayed this way.

* TastesLikeDiabetes: The ending. So sugary sweet that you'll end up getting cavities.

* TearJerker:
** The treatment of Mark, as well as the death of his frog that no one really cares about.
** Kate mentioning growing up without her only sister who passed when she was still young.
** Two moments in one. Immediately after the ExiledToTheCouch moment between Kate and Tom, Jessica appears in her dressing gown and asks Tom if he and Kate are going to divorce, due to the arguing between them ever since Kate arrived home. Tom wordlessly picks her up and hugs her. Then Kate appears and reveals Mark has run away. But that's not the worst part. The worst part is Mark's note, which reads "Big families stink!!!" Shows just how unhappy and overshadowed Mark felt he was.
** Nora's relationship with Hank; Sure, he may have been a {{Jerkass}}, but there is a sad moment where Nora is finally forced to second-guess her relationship with him, when he finally admits he dreads the prospect of having children. On one end, [[JerkassHasAPoint he says this in plain view of the massive brawl going on among Nora's siblings during the filming of the Oprah segment]], but then he says to her "Honey you can't want this, that's why you're with me!" After her borderline obsession with Hank, the look Nora gives him at this remark shows that she's genuinely taken aback by this and already rethinking her relationship with him. The final straw comes when he refuses to help her in finding Mark after he runs away later that night.