In this Pete Smith Specialty short, a new father experiences the trials and tribulations of fatherhood.
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Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Dave O'Brien
Joe Thunderstruck
Dorothy Morris
Mrs. Joe Thunderstruck
Sarah Edwards
Grandma Vanderscnooze (uncredited)
Fern Emmett
Grandma Thunderstruck (uncredited)
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