This short looks at the following questions: How would you act as an expectant father? How many greeting cards are sold in the USA each year? Why do indoor radiators make that pounding noise? Why do mammals yawn?
Social & External
The people behind it
Pete Smith
Narrator (voice)
Dave O'Brien
Expectant Father / Greeting Card Shopper / Hospital Patient / Job Applicant
Don Brodie
Radiator Repairman (uncredited)
Charles King
Sleepy Businessman (uncredited)
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