Ice Cube as Nicholas "Nick '' Persons, a smooth - talking, child - hating bachelor Nia Long as Suzanne Kingston, a divorced single mother Aleisha Allen as Lindsey Kingston, Suzanne 's bratty, clever, and antagonistic 11 - year - old daughter Philip Daniel Bolden as Kevin Kingston, Suzanne 's asthmatic, immature son and Lindsey 's seven - year - old brother Jay Mohr as Marty, Nick 's best friend M.C. Gainey as Al Buck (known as "Big Al ''), a well - meaning truck driver who stalks Nick throughout the film in an effort to "rescue '' the kids, as he mistakenly believes that Nick has kidnapped them Tracy Morgan as Satchel Paige bobblehead (voice), Nick 's prized possession and confidante, who speaks to him through his conscience David Barclay as Satchel Page bobblehead (puppeteer) C. Ernst Harth as Ernst, a truck driver who tries to help Nick save the kids from Big Al, but fails after Big Al crashes his truck Nichelle Nichols as Miss Mable, Kevin and Lindsey 's babysitter Sean Millington as Frank Kingston, Kevin and Lindsey 's father and Suzanne 's ex-husband, who abandoned his family some time before the events of the film Henry Simmons as Carl, Suzanne 's date who was scared off by Kevin and Lindsay
who plays the bobblehead in are we there yet
Tracy Morgan as Satchel Paige bobblehead (voice) David Barclay as Satchel Page bobblehead (puppeteer)