Show Plot Cheaper by the Dozen

Author: Christopher Sergel, Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Time Period: Early 20th century

Setting: The Gilbreth family home in Montclair, New Jersey

Summary: A heartwarming, semi-autobiographical comedy that centers on the humorous household chaos and family love of the real-life Gilbreth family, where two pioneering industrial engineers apply strict time-and-motion efficiency methods to their 12 childen.