melissad2 Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Here comes honey boo boo! Anyone see the trailer for this? :svengo: I would post a link but I'm on my phone :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 http://tlc.howstuffworks.com/tv/here-comes-honey-boo-boo/videos/coming-soon.htm :001_huh::001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I love Toddlers and Tiaras and am unashamed--it makes me feel like an awesome parent. But I can NOT watch the episode featuring this family. It is banned in our home, and I do not know that I can articulate exactly why I have to draw the line there. Needless to say, we will not be tuning into their series. Terri Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West Coast Mom Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Please, please tell me that is a spoof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 :blink: There.are.no.words Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 To me it seems a lot like making fun of those less fortunate, but, in this case it is hard to articulate what makes them "less fortunate". It's like they don't have the good sense to be embarrassed or something? :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I have the volume off. I can't say in polite company what I think the show is about from watching the trailer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 To me it seems a lot like making fun of those less fortunate, but, in this case it is hard to articulate what makes them "less fortunate". It's like they don't have the good sense to be embarrassed or something? :001_huh: My second or third thought was "redneck." But that is an insult to rednecks world wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 This kind of crap is why we stopped paying for cable. I am done D-U-N done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 when did TLC go from The Learning Channel to Trashy Low Class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I watched the trailer. At the end, she says "only on TLC." Yes. Quite. Only on TLC would you find such... hmm... I seem to have lost my polite-words-thesaurus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Kate Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Oh my... I am so embarrassed for them. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 when did TLC go from The Learning Channel to Trashy Low Class? We call TLC the TasteLessChannel. Or alternately, The Freak Shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatCyndiGirl Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I watched the trailer. At the end, she says "only on TLC." Yes. Quite. Only on TLC would you find such... hmm... I seem to have lost my polite-words-thesaurus. Yes. It's one of those things that makes me think, "Wow. I hope that foreigners don't see stuff like this and think that THIS is what Americans like!" (But, really,.....apparently a lot of Americans DO like this crap or they wouldn't keep coming up with more and more of it. So ashamed right now. Ugh. Yuck.) :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 This kind of crap is why we stopped paying for cable. I am done D-U-N done! :iagree: We canceled cable about 2 years ago and I have absolutely no regrets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Yes. It's one of those things that makes me think, "Wow. I hope that foreigners don't see stuff like this and think that THIS is what Americans like!" (But, really,.....apparently a lot of Americans DO like this crap or they wouldn't keep coming up with more and more of it. So ashamed right now. Ugh. Yuck.) :glare: Of course they do. It is crap like that which makes foreigners think we are all fat, loud and rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigMamaBird Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Oh. my. Too bad I didn't know "You better Redneck-ognize!" when I lived in the trailer park! That's actually kind of funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 We call TLC the TasteLessChannel. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 To me it seems a lot like making fun of those less fortunate, but, in this case it is hard to articulate what makes them "less fortunate". It's like they don't have the good sense to be embarrassed or something? :001_huh: Uh... Yes. Yes, I think that is, indeed, their primary misfortune. My second or third thought was "redneck." But that is an insult to rednecks world wide. Well, you should have turned on the sound. Then you would know they AIN'T rednecks, cuz they got all their teeth. This kind of crap is why we stopped paying for cable. I am done D-U-N done! Me, too. There is enough appallingly lowbrow carp on regular network tv, why would I want to pay for them to look for more appalling people to show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 We call TLC the TasteLessChannel. Or alternately, The Freak Shows. I remember at one point we used to watch TLC all the time. I liked What Not to Wear, and Trading Spaces. What on earth happened?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momto2Cs Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 when did TLC go from The Learning Channel to Trashy Low Class? :iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyS Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 " (But, really,.....apparently a lot of Americans DO like this crap or they wouldn't keep coming up with more and more of it. So ashamed right now. Ugh. Yuck.) :glare: I don't think it's so much that people "like" it, as that they are fascinated with it. I mean, it's one of those things that people can tell you exists, but you don't quite believe it, until you see it with your own eyes. Kinda like how you look at a car wreck, not because you "like" it, but because you are just amazed. It's like, "For real? You're putting me on, right?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleIzumi Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 :iagree: We canceled cable about 2 years ago and I have absolutely no regrets. :iagree::iagree: Except for the Olympics. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jujsky Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I'm planning on making a sock monkey for my Etsy store called Honey Poo Poo. She's going to be like the Toddlers & Tiaras brat, only she throws poop at you in traditional monkey fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I don't think it's so much that people "like" it, as that they are fascinated with it. I mean, it's one of those things that people can tell you exists, but you don't quite believe it, until you see it with your own eyes. Kinda like how you look at a car wreck, not because you "like" it, but because you are just amazed. It's like, "For real? You're putting me on, right?" :iagree:Which goes along with the OP's title that includes the words "train wreck". We don't have cable anymore, but I've seen clips online. That's all I need to see. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIE! Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I remember at one point we used to watch TLC all the time. I liked What Not to Wear, and Trading Spaces. What on earth happened?!? :iagree: It used to be the channel I loved most. What Not to Wear, In a Fix, Trading Spaces (when they had Paige), Clean Sweep, Faking It, and probably other great shows that I can't remember. We were out of the country and didn't watch any TV for about three years. Imagine my surprise when I was in a hotel channel hopping, and I thought I'd check out what was on TLC. :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Outinthegarden Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I'm a transplant to the south and love it - but this kind of thing only gives crediability to those who think that everyone who lives here is like that! And I won't insult rednecks - they are above that!:D When I first came to the south - here are some questions that I was asked. 1. Do they have cars down there? 2. Do they wear shoes? 3. Does everyone including the ladies chew tobacca? Really!!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Good Lord. TV stoops to new lows. Shudder. I wouldn't watch that if you paid me a billion dollars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aggieamy Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Sometimes our current society makes me sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Down_the_Rabbit_Hole Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I honestly could not understand a word she said. I felt like I was watching a cute bobble head doll that went berserk. What is TLC thinking? Sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Wait, did I watch the right clip? Did I hear/understand it right? They spend a lot of money on toddler pageants, but buy their snack food at cheap auctions? :confused: And that deserves a tv show?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 :ack2: :ack2: :ack2: The saddest thing is that the idiot families on these reality shows are too dimwitted to realize that they are not on television because they are exciting, wonderful, beautiful people. They don't have a clue that people are laughing at them, and not with them. They are absolutely pathetic. I can't watch any of those shows. I get too irritated with the stupidity and complete and utter lack of common sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 We don't have cable, but I just saw this trailer at my parent's house. The grown ups who are encouraging that obnoxious behavior are what I can't wrap my brain around. How did we get to this place where people just want to get on tv any way they can? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Rat Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I remember at one point we used to watch TLC all the time. I liked What Not to Wear, and Trading Spaces. What on earth happened?!? :iagree: the honey boo boo show makes me want to throw things at my tv. I love when the girl says, "We're not rednecks. We have all our teeth." Oh. That settles it then! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShannonS Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 The saddest thing is that...they are not on television because they are exciting, wonderful, beautiful people...people are laughing at them, and not with them. :iagree: I find this sad rather than irritating. I can not see how anything good will come of this for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 We don't have cable, but I just saw this trailer at my parent's house. The grown ups who are encouraging that obnoxious behavior are what I can't wrap my brain around. How did we get to this place where people just want to get on tv any way they can? I keep wondering the same thing. And along the same lines, how did we get to a place where everyone thinks they are interesting enough to be on TV? I guess other people have a lot more self-esteem than I do, because I can't imagine that anyone would care in the slightest about what I do every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghee Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I keep wondering the same thing. And along the same lines, how did we get to a place where everyone thinks they are interesting enough to be on TV? I guess other people have a lot more self-esteem than I do, because I can't imagine that anyone would care in the slightest about what I do every day. Because people ARE watching them. I think the question might be better posed, "How did we get to a place where people are so bored, lazy, and dumb that they watch this drivel for entertainment?" I'd rather dig a ditch with a spork. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 We don't have cable, but I just saw this trailer at my parent's house. The grown ups who are encouraging that obnoxious behavior are what I can't wrap my brain around. How did we get to this place where people just want to get on tv any way they can? Or that this sort of spectacle is an appropriate way to conduct yourself. I see that a good bit. Sigh. And, yes, aggieamy, it makes me sad for our society, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I keep wondering the same thing. And along the same lines, how did we get to a place where everyone thinks they are interesting enough to be on TV? I guess other people have a lot more self-esteem than I do, because I can't imagine that anyone would care in the slightest about what I do every day. Me, either. But, then, I hope I'm not a train wreck, so I take it as a good sign that TLC isn't beating down my door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I think the question might be better posed, "How did we get to a place where people are so bored, lazy, and dumb that they watch this drivel for entertainment?" I'd rather dig a ditch with a spork. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Me, either. But, then, I hope I'm not a train wreck, so I take it as a good sign that TLC isn't beating down my door. :D :D :D :D Another day, still no TLC. I guess we're doing OK....... :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annie G Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I truly think the family is playing this up for the money. Yeah, they're rednecks, but this is extreme. Her Toddlers and Tiaras episode included an extreme couponing segment- it was obvious she was fishing for her own reality show. And was willing to do anything to get it. And I'm embarrassed that I know this much about trash tv. In my defense, I've never seen Jersey Shore. g Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara in AZ Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Me, either. But, then, I hope I'm not a train wreck, so I take it as a good sign that TLC isn't beating down my door. :lol: This inspirational thought is going to keep me going all week! It looks like there's a lot I'm doing right, after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted August 6, 2012 Author Share Posted August 6, 2012 It is just awful in the worst kind of way! I certainly hope they are playing up for the money and don't behave like this normally! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saille Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 You know who I would have watched? Isabella Gielniak. My dd and I watch Toddlers and Tiaras sometimes to inoculate her against princess culture, and Isabella was a delightful surprise. Posy and I wanted to have that kid over to play. She was hilarious, sweet, goofy, and her mom loved every minute of it. But of course, her family doesn't appear to be a train wreck, so what would be the point of giving her her own show? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkateLeft Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Watching that trailer cost me 30 seconds of my life that I'm never getting back. Thanks, guys. ;) Now I'm off to poke my own eyes out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soror Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I have to say this doesn't surprise me, it is like a trip to Wal-Mart around here or some of the people dh works with and they are proud of it. Some people really do act like that, really, and worse. Those people aren't really in my circle, dh thinks I'm sheltered and I am happy to be in my own bubble. I seen a guy in a store last year telling his ~12yo that the shirt she was trying on wasn't sexy enough. I've seen adults who think it is cute to teach their toddlers to cuss, talk about inappropriate things, act like thugs etc. A lot of times in that culture if you don't approve of the behavior then you are a snob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I don't even know what kind of feelings I have about that but I did laugh when she flew in to the mud :lol: We don't have cable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 A few of the Toddlers and Tiaras kids (and their mums) were on an aussie morning news program some time ago. I just knew who the show was about before I clicked on the link. How can this family not be mortified beyond belief?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justamouse Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 To me it seems a lot like making fun of those less fortunate, but, in this case it is hard to articulate what makes them "less fortunate". It's like they don't have the good sense to be embarrassed or something? :001_huh: :iagree: Oh my... I am so embarrassed for them. :001_huh: I know. I'm so horribly embarrassed for them, and I think the people that started that show-whoever got that idea? Should be fired. That poor kid. :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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