''I Do, They Don't'' is a

television movie A television film, alternatively known as a television movie, made-for-TV film/movie, telefilm, telemovie or TV film/movie, is a film with a running time similar to a feature film that is produced and originally distributed by or to a Terrestr ...

starring Josie Bissett and Rob Estes. It premiered on

ABC Family American cable television, cable and satellite television network Freeform (TV channel), Freeform was originally launched as the CBN Satellite Service on April 29, 1977, and has gone through four different owners and six different name changes dur ...

on March 20, 2005. It was directed by

Steven Robman Steven I. "Steve" Robman (born September 27, 1944) is an American television and theatre director/ producer. Biography Steve Robman graduated from Alexander Hamilton High School in Los Angeles, California (1962), University of California, Berke ...

Plot

Young widow Carrie Lewellyn has a successful cookies business and four kids: Moira, Andrew, little Nathan and little Daisy. Widower Jim Barber, a furniture maker, also has four: Sandy, Jeff, Andrew and Lily, plus a dog, Java. On their first weekend trip to Vegas together, they get married in the casino church. When they get back both their kids find out by magazines and TV. To try to merge the families before they move into one house, the families meet for a picnic. They both realize how hard everything will be now. Jim's family has a dog but Carrie's son Andrew is allergic. Jim's house is too small, and if they move into Carrie's they will be outsiders, but if they all move into a new house everyone would be uprooted. Moving day is a challenge as the Barbers move into Carrie's house, with Jim's eldest daughter, Sandy, being cold to Carrie. Andrew B. and Moira surprise everyone when they are found kissing in the back yard. To try to bring them together they have a hooky day. They go bowling, boys vs. girls. The girls win thanks to Carrie distracting Jim. When they do not fight, the kids try to play the parents against each other, which puts their marriage under pressure.

Cast

* Josie Bissett as Carrie Lewellyn * Rob Estes as Jim Barber *

Lyndsy Fonseca Lyndsy Marie Fonseca (born January 7, 1987) is an American actress. She began her career by appearing as Colleen Carlton on the CBS daytime soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'', on which she starred between 2001 and 2005. Thereafter, she h ...

as Sandy Barber, Jim's older daughter * Ephraim Ellis as Jeff Barber, Jim's older son *

Martha MacIsaac Martha MacIsaac (born October 11, 1984) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in several feature films, including ''Superbad (film), Superbad'' (2007), ''The Last House on the Left (2009 film), The Last House on the Left'' (2009), ''Dead Before ...

as Moira Lewellyn, Carrie's older daughter * Fraser McGregor as Andrew Barber, Jim's younger son * Clare Stone as Lily Barber, Jim's younger daughter * Kristopher Clarke as Andrew Lewellyn, Carrie's older son * Jason Spevack as Nathan Lewellyn, Carrie's younger son * Jessie Wright as Daisy Lewellyn, Carrie's younger daughter * Tyler Hynes as Rusty *

Jayne Eastwood Jayne Eastwood (born December 17, 1946), also credited as Jane Easton or Jane Eastwood, is a Canadian actress and comedian. She is best known for her film roles as Anna-Marie Biddlecoff in '' Finders Keepers'' (1984), Judy the Waitress in '' The ...

as Thelma * Junior Williams as Eric Eckart * Rahnuma Panthaky as Ginny Falls * Hal Roberts as Las Vegas Reporter

External links

* 2005 television films 2005 films ABC Family original films Films directed by Steven Robman 2000s English-language films {{US-tv-film-stub