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He can't lift the seat, Greg. He lacks the strength in the opposable thumbs.

Jack Byrnes

Meet the Parents · 2000

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Meet the Parents. Directed by Jay Roach, TriBeCa Productions/Nancy Tenenbaum Productions, 2000.

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