“Cheaper By the Dozen” Sells Their Special Sauce

Disney’s Cheaper By the Dozen follows Zoey and Paul Baker (Gabrielle Union and Zach Braff respectively) as they navigate life with their blended and extended families.

Zoey has two children from a previous relationship, DJ (Andre Robinson) and Deja (Journee Brown). Paul has three kids, two biological – Ella (Kylie Rogers) and Harley (Caylee Blosenski), and a young boy they adopted after his parents died in a fatal crash, Haresh (Aryan Simhadri). The ‘they’ in question are Paul and his ex-wife Kate (Erika Christensen) with whom Paul still maintains a friendship, or at the very least, Kate has a very comfortable friendship with his couch.

Finally, there are Paul and Zoey’s two sets of twins: Luca and Luna (Leo Abelo Perry and Mikal-Michelle Harris) and Bailey and Bronx (Christian Cote and Sebastian Cote).

The Bakers all live together with their two dogs, Bark Obama and Joe Bite ‘em (gave me a good chuckle!), and Kate comes by (and stays by) often to help with the kids while everyone goes to work. Work is “Bakers Breakfast”, a restaurant run by Paul and Zoey with help from the kids. Add in Dom (Timon Kyle Durrett) as Zoey’s ex-husband and Cousin Seth (Luke Prael), Paul’s wayward nephew, and what you have is an overstuffed house full of chaotic love.

Gabrielle Union as Zoey Baker and Zach Braff as Paul Baker in 20th Century Studios’ CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Merrick Morton. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Christian Cote as Bailey, Gabrielle Union as Zoey Baker, and Sebastian Cote as Bronx in 20th Century Studios’ CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. Photo by Merrick Morton. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Journee Brown as Deja, Leo Abelo Perry as Luca, Kylie Rogers as Ella, Gabrielle Union as Zoey Baker, Zach Braff as Paul Baker, Sebastian Cote as Bronx, Andre Robinson as DJ, Aryan Simhadri as Haresh, and Mykal-Michelle Harris as Luna in 20th Century Studios’ CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN. Photo by Merrick Morton. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Zach Braff as Paul Baker, Gabrielle Union as Zoey Baker, Sebastian Cote as Bronx, Leo Abelo Perry as Luca, Mykal-Michelle Harris as Luna, Christian Cote as Bailey, Andre Robinson as DJ, Aryan Simhadri as Haresh, and Caylee Blosenski as Harley in 20th Century Studios’ CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, exclusively on Disney+. Photo by Merrick Morton. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.
Kylie Rogers as Ella, Luke Prael as Seth, Caylee Blosenski as Harley, Sebastian Cote as Bronx, Gabrielle Union as Zoey Baker, Mykal-Michelle Harris as Luna, Christian Cote as Bailey, Aryan Simhadri as Haresh, Andre Robinson as DJ, Journee Brown as Deja, Leo Abelo Perry as Luca, and Zach Braff as Paul Baker on the set of 20th Century Studios’ CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN, exclusively on Disney+. Photo courtesy of 20th Century Studios. © 2022 20th Century Studios. All Rights Reserved.