The Tragedy of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo

The legacy of this show is easily a contender for one of the worst things western society has produced. EASILY
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[@Savantics]

What's the worst show you've ever seen?

[@floralwindow_843]

Idk

[@bongoswongos5942]

Toddlers and tiaras for obvious reasons

[@eltecatoconundrocity]

I only watched good stuff so I have no clue

[@ckp09er]

Cocomellon…

[@awsomelyrandomstuff916]

Where do I start

[@sophroniel]

The sad thing is that kids don't need "go-go juice". They have energy to run and jump and play. But the fact that she needed it shows how poor and nutrition deprived her diet was, and that she was so sluggish and fatigued is terrible for anyone but ESPECIALLY a child. Really sad, as I think we all know now.

[@Mamaluigi13]

That’s actually a really good point. Most “vlogger moms” abuse their kids to no point and it’s fucking disgusting

[@Retrodove101]

What’s better than caffeine is music. If you had kids who always jumps, runs and plays when it’s daytime. Play some clean pop music or children’s music to help them get up and move around. Which is good exercise. Never feed them caffeine! Feed them with music.

[@happyjohn354]

Actually Caffeine is great for many kids with ADHD I remember the caffeine buzz would mellow me out. The reason being many kids with ADHD are not hyper because they are they have to much energy but because they lack chemical stimulation in their brain and thus are running around like a crack head looking for anything entertaining/stimulating that can act as a fix. This is why hyper fixation is a thing you basically gave what is a person going through withdrawal a fix. I was on Ritalin then Adderall until I had the self control required to go without it by the time I started middle school.

[@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464]

@@happyjohn354 in children, caffeine can raise blood pressure and interfere with sleep. It can make children less aware of being tired. It can affect their moods and make anxiety worse. They can even suffer headaches from caffeine withdrawal. Remember we are talking about kids who have barely developed immune systems

[@henriquemelchiorgomes8750]

@@mischiefthedegenerateratto7464 if that was true, brazilian children would be all sick, they drink coffee out of baby bottles

[@01234567891011121338]

Always remember guys, no show is truly "unscripted".

[@Cycloon16]

Fax

[@acemarvel1564]

There’s just no profit in true chaos Only controlled chaos

[@graceskerp]

Also it's a given that people behave differently when they know they're being watched. In short 'reality shows' aren't real.

[@lavalampluva55401]

"Reality" TV shows are far from real. They are scripted and edited to the extreme.

[@dinkledonker801]

Aside from Survivor Man. The network tried to get him to script stuff and he said "so a guy living alone in the jungle scavenging for food isn't exciting enough for you people" Bear Grylls is a complete fake though

[@thepapistyourmotherwarnedy752]

How Alana still has teeth shocks me, there’s actually a condition called Mountain Dew Mouth that a lot of poor kids have sadly here in Appalachia where they’re missing half their teeth from drinking Mountain Dew

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

Mountain dew can dissolve a rat....its that acidic

[@dragondancer1814]

@@Silver_wind_1987_ My younger daughter actually performed a science experiment for her class showing how much damage soda can do to your teeth when she was in elementary school! She used eggshells that were soaked in Coke, Diet Coke, ginger ale, and water to mimic the effects of soda on teeth (I know, eggshells aren’t teeth, but they were a reasonable substitute and easily obtained!), and the results were quite clear! We didn’t think to soak any in Mountain Dew or energy drinks, but it’s easy to see how she could revamp and expand on this for her classmates now-she’s in high school now, and so many of her classmates practically mainline this crap on top of vaping like there’s no tomorrow. Frankly, they need a serious wake-up call!

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

@@dragondancer1814 I like gingerale but that's basically it. I like ice tea...as a treat once in a while. Coke can clean rust off metal....its insane. And that sounds awesome.

[@manifestationsofasort]

I think it's because she still had access to running water. In Appalachia Mountain Dew is cheaper and safer than water and they're forced to rely on it.

[@dragondancer1814]

@@Silver_wind_1987_ Coke is also used to clean crud off of car battery leads too. And yeah, I encouraged that project-in fact, hearing about the car-battery trick and how bad soda is for our health got her wondering what it does to our teeth too. I have to tell her about “Mountain Dew Mouth” for that very reason.

[@maddytriggs8600]

I think it should be illegal to put children on any kind of reality show. They can't properly consent to that invasion of privacy, and growing up is already hard enough as it is.

[@dun0790]

100% always thought that and surprised it's never brought up

[@karaoconnoraliasraidra]

Does anyone know if children on reality shows have financial protection like child actors are supposed to? Child actors are supposed to have their earnings put into a trust that they can access when they turn eighteen; this is to prevent their parents/guardians from taking all their earnings and leaving them with nothing. Sadly it doesn’t always stop their money from being stolen, but it’s meant to provide protection. I wonder if reality show children have that too or if the producers think different rules apply to them.

[@mochicaca123]

True, but only if the child doesn’t agree to do it

[@overgrownkudzu]

@@karaoconnoraliasraidra in most US states, no.

[@goldcanyon340.]

Well said.

[@bannles]

This is indeed a tragedy. No kid should ever have to go through this.

[@kingoffire105]

Tbh the Doorknob seemed kinda fun and stupid, but fun!!

[@Thebigem]

Diabetes is Painful

[@gigachad7901]

Agreed

[@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307]

What if they WANT to?

[@cr4yonc4ke49]

@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 then they still shoudn't have to go through it, they're kids, kids want to do stupid things, even if they knew it'd harm them

[@owl7072]

"There's a lot of closed minded people bashing this show because they don't agree with the lifestyle" The close minded people: _concerned for the well being of the small child_

[@mysterykiddo2167]

They're bashing it all for the mental health of one small poor girl

[@channel45853]

They also called the family white trash and more insults

[@angelakuhn630]

Thou shalt not judge. Pretty sure that's a commandment.

[@calebgadison167]

@@angelakuhn630 okay and?

[@DC_let_the_Waynes_be_happy]

@@angelakuhn630 so if you see a kid basically being abused you should let it happen? Ain't religious folk supposed to care about children??

[@GenderlessP]

It gets worse. Mama June lost custody of Alana due to her substance abuse and "taste in men", so now her sister Anna(?) has custody of her. She's also dating a 20 year old, at 16. Poor girl didn't have any good role models in her life. She has her sisters, but they're not much older than her and frankly Alana needs someone she can consider a parent.

[@carolrickroll767]

😔

[@lyrikgraham9581]

she lives with pumpkin (lauryn). i’m not sure anna talks to any of them

[@hello-wl7pk]

honestly i’m glad june doesn’t have custody. she’s an absolutely terrible person who doesn’t care about her kids. i’m glad she has her sister

[@youngmaraschino]

It’s legal for her to date that 20 year old where there live apparently I didn’t know

[@CaptainBloodsail]

@@youngmaraschino some states the age of concent is 16, though majority of the states is 18

[@Hayden_Cat]

Fun fact I went to the same middle school as her and we would get in serious trouble if you called her “honey boo boo”

[@colleen4ever]

Whay was she like in middle school?

[@SymphonyStarxX]

Wait really?

[@chaubui1893]

OH, ME WANNA KNOW MORE, ME, ME!!!!!

[@sstaners1234]

I can imagine her walking down the hallway and someone being like, “here comes Honey Boo Boo!!!”

[@ayyymacaroni]

Was she nice? Did the trauma of having her whole life broadcasted at a young age hurt her?

[@Mopsspoof]

Imagine an alternate universe where TLC had good shows. Damn I got 3k likes for a snooty comment 😭

[@undeadeskimo1531]

Imagine an alternate universe where The Learning Channel means a channel about learning

[@katyungodly]

@@undeadeskimo1531 same for the History Channel

[@craigbutler3282]

I know it’s hard to believe, but TLC USED to have educational programing. This was a long long time ago though. Back before sensational programming took priority. It makes me sad since educational shows can actually be really interesting; you just have to use a good premise.

[@wooblydooblygod3857]

Too difficult

[@ddjsoyenby]

and protected young children.

[@birdloaf2117]

On the topic of how reality tv can ruin a persons life, let's talk about Alana. She's talked about how she's struggled to make friends because everyone who wanted to be her friend just wanted bragging rights. They also come for her because they think she's rich, when that's further from the truth. And because of the drama in the show, and in her real life, she's retired the Honey Boo Boo name. She's said that her and Mama June's relationship has been kind of broken. She really wants it to get better, but she doesn't know how time and effort it will take. Idk what going to happen to Alana in the future, all i hope is that she's ok because she's clearly going through a lot.

[@titusthehuman8922]

How old is she now? 13, 14?

[@JayBird-Depressed-Dreamer]

@@titusthehuman8922 She’s 16.

[@annieapple8974]

I saw on family crisis her own dad doesn’t want her around. That was was horrible to see.

[@Steampunkfox143]

Didn't she move in with another family member when her mother started dating a Pedo and moved him in?

[@Cruddy129]

@@annieapple8974 So its pretty clear the parents are the true monsters in this story, and they shouldnt have the luxury of having a kid There's people that are desperate for kids - and yet these a-holes got more lucky

[@i_will_not_elaborate]

A long time ago, back when reality shows hit it's peak, someone told me that the reason they were so popular is because Americans love watching disaster families or people who are worst-off than they are so they can feel good and not feel guilty over their own faults. At the time, I didn't understand what that meant but after watching this video and seeing the drama around the movie Turning Red, something in my mind clicked. People, or rather adults, are so stressed out and repressed that they don't want to hear criticism on their lives so the media grabs the worst kind of people and put them on the TV so audiences can say to themselves: "At least I'm not like these losers." If they are faced with criticism, they lash out.

[@Gameprojordan]

That's how reality shows have always been. Hells kitchen for example doesn't focus on the culinary aspect, it focuses on Gordon freaking out on people for their mistakes, shows like biggest loser mainly focus on the fat people throwing a tantrum or breaking down into a crying fit when trying to lose weight, nobody is really concerned about the actual progress of them going from fat to thin. People have always liked to laugh at others misery

[@gaycatboy69]

Interviews with cast members on shows like Jersey Shore show that producers purposefully push people to extremes for camera fodder. The Jersey Shore cast members were stuck in a house where no outside communication was allowed, and there was, quite literally, *nothing* to do in the house but drink the copious liquor that was supplied and encouraged. They wouldn't get any contact with the outside world until they were unleashed to public venues, where fans would do cooky shit and further stress them out. Having a team of people film and edit your entire life to make it watchable by millions of people *fucks* with you. It's like you're constantly in fight or flight mode, because you never know when it's all going to spin out of control and ruin your life.

[@lordhellstrande7188]

Continuing this, with game shows that require puzzle solving skills or strength to get to the end, you can be turned away for being too good because it wouldn't be entertaining. People love watching people fail

[@colleen4ever]

@@gaycatboy69 And I was always worried that this is how people think real Jersians act. Spoiler alert...we DON'T!!

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

That’s how reality tv has always been. And tbh it’s not just Americans who watch reality tv for this reason. Humans, regardless of culture love drama. Psychologists did studies on various social media sites and found that humans are naturally drawn to negative content because psychologically it makes us feel a certain way, so we go out of our way to see more negative content even though by doing so me just make ourselves more sad or even enraged. It’s pretty interesting.

[@SuperSara924]

It should also be mentioned that during the height of June’s addiction, Alana’s sister Pumpkin/Lauren had to get emergency custody of her. She’s only five years older than Alana but now has to take on the role of her mother while she already has a young daughter. And even though June is “sober” Pumpkin still has to be the head of the family and have everyone relay on her and she’s admitted it’s a lot for her to handle.

[@colleen4ever]

Alana is 16 now, she could probably help.

[@sarahamira5732]

@@colleen4ever she shouldn't have to, she's still a child

[@tiahnarodriguez3809]

@@sarahamira5732 No, even at 16, a child is old enough to handle certain responsibility like helping around the house and getting a job. This is all normal, especially for poor families since having a child who is old enough to work helos relieve some financial burden. Besides, it’s not like Alana will have to work a full-time job or pay rent or anything too extreme like that.

[@aswespeak165]

@@tiahnarodriguez3809 you’re missing the point!! 😭

[@arandootsarandano]

@@tiahnarodriguez3809 SHE SHOULDN’T. Just because terrible situations exist when a child is forced to work to survive, doesn’t mean it’s okay or should be done or recommend by you. Disgusting

[@wannabecartoonist7389]

When the world needed them most,Savannah’s reviews of horrific small child exploiting shows returned

[@sukhvirkang2648]

yes

[@ddjsoyenby]

she's the hero we want and the hero we need.

[@jonaut5705]

The world didn't need this. The universe needed it.

[@jonaut5705]

@Denis The world is usually considered the Earth

[@jonaut5705]

@Denis It depends, for example: "Best _____ in the world" likely doesn't mean best in the universe.

[@WillowJordan1979]

The fat shaming and general hatred for Alana was shocking. People were flat out calling her ugly. How can you look at a sweet little kid and call her ugly? I also think June failed Alana when they appeared on an episode of Doctors, just to discuss Alana's weight. Imagine having your weight broadcast to the whole world like that. She never stood a chance.

[@foreverskrillex]

I think June failed as a mother when she continued seeing men that had mole**** her daughters

[@rayw.6677]

@Jamal Ramadan Well you were probably closer in age when you treated your brother that way. June is an adult. She should know better. We’ve all treated our siblings shitty at a young age, don’t worry.

[@prestonfried5759]

youd be fat too if you were fed redbull and monster like leave her alone

[@WillowJordan1979]

@Jamal Ramadan Kids do that to their siblings, it sucks but it's understandable for a child/teenager. You don't yet get how your actions affect others, and how small remarks can build up to insecurities. But grown ups putting their kids in pageants and national TV shows about obesity are doing lasting and public harm. I also blame the doctors on the show for not understanding what this could do to Alana's self esteem.

[@colleen4ever]

Alana was never ugly. She was cute! Her mother, on the other hand....

[@margotrosendorn6371]

The opposite of this is Steve Irwin minimizing the time his daughter spent around cameras because he knew the effect it had on small children. Her wellbeing mattered more than ratings.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

Bindi has grown up and is a mother. Hooray!

[@metademetra]

And now she has a happy family and is still an avid animal activist. THAT is how you use your fame for good.

[@ethanedwards3357]

I still miss Steve Irwin. Taken from us too soon.

[@SecretMagician]

​@@ethanedwards3357"A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts." - Vision (Avengers: Age of Ultron)

[@xxscribbledragonxx9744]

I looked alana up and she's 16 this year - she's only 3 years younger than me :/ all the articles speak about how she doesn't want to be called her stage name any more but they all do, and she speaks about how she doesnt have friends and is constantly body shamed. its fucked, no kid should had to go through that :(

[@colleen4ever]

Don't know why she's still body shamed. I saw a picture of her now and she;s very pretty!

[@rosemary3029]

This year she would probably be 17(closely the same age as me but probably months apart)

[@matveyxivan7159]

the part where you said that "while the adults were worrying about bills and coupons, honey boo boo was worried about what does or doesnt count as a doorknob for her fart game" is pretty telling of exactly why this show was wrong on so many levels, she was just a kid and didnt understand what was actually going on, her interests back then were probably toys, farts, and cheeseballs. like it's def not fair to have aired her entire existence onto national television...

[@peacefulinvasion684]

Literally shaming the poor girl for being a typical child

[@flamingfox26]

Fun fact: in the Hispanic dub of the series, they are given voices with pretty thick accents which is uncommon since accents are pretty much non-existent in Hispanic dubs

[@Yellow13200]

Like Southerner speaking Spanish?

[@manwhoismissingtwotoenails4811]

@@Yellow13200 whole-ah como estaws.

[@derpythetroll16video8]

why is there a dub of a reality TV show?

[@flamingfox26]

@@Yellow13200 there isn't such thing as a "southern Hispanic accent" it's hard to explain but it's extremely different from normal dubs

[@flamingfox26]

@@derpythetroll16video8 if there's a show in English, there's an 80% chance it's dubbed to Spanish. All TLC shows are dubbed and sound awful, but this one sounds worse

[@niccolomiglio6996]

In italy, on that hellhole Discovery+ is, we have this abominable show which I can translate as "I'll drag you to the nuns" where outgoing and extroverted women are forced to become submissive and reserved by spending months with some nuns.... basically, every incel/neckbeard fantasy coming true. Truly revolting.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

I haven’t watched a Christian (or more specifically Catholic) reality show named like that before, even though it is peeving cringeworthy.

[@niccolomiglio6996]

@@SlapstickGenius23 me neither, the sole thought disgusts me

[@user-je3fd8qf5g]

OH HELL NAW

[@niccolomiglio6996]

@@user-je3fd8qf5g yeah, I'm disgusted myself

[@emmapierelli1748]

Se non mi sbaglio qui in Italia si chiama " ti spedisco in convento"??? Non c'è nulla di male essere una suora ma purtroppo ho visto questo reality ed ho solo una parola su come descriverlo, abominio.

[@worstcaseontario12]

The part about Honey Boo Boo making friends later in life reminded me of a lesson from King of the Hill, a show of great substance and quality by contrast. Bobby got into husky modeling and was going to enter a runway show at the mall. Hank knew better, that kids will especially focus in what is seemingly unusual or embarrassing, and saved Bobby from participating. Actually, this was a recurring theme in the show

[@911jorjy]

"...but one day you'll understand how much love it takes to crush a little boys dreams" absolutely one of my favorite moments from the show xD

[@exploratory-fordora9672]

You know it's something bad when both savantics AND south park both talk about just how bad this show is!

[@kingoffire105]

Hey! Savantics Is actually I very great KZbin thank you very much!!

[@wulf768]

@@kingoffire105 That wasn't the point of the comment? OP was even hinting at how influential Savantics is, nothing there was painting them in a bad light.

[@Jamiroquai_the_third]

@@wulf768 let him admire 👠

[@elisarichter4842]

🤣 loved the South Park episode!

[@kingoffire105]

@@wulf768 Wait yeah I realize! Sorry @Exploratory-Fordora I misunderstood!

[@jeffadams3858]

Bro i dunno why child beauty pageants aren't illegal??? Like they're literally objectifying children !!

[@user-fz6tl4qj8h]

And obviously their made for pedophiles/their main audience are mostly pedophiles

[@bigbawlzlebowski8886]

Because it's hetero people doing it.

[@jhoughjr1]

nothing says beauty like immaturity and clown makeup eh?

[@justafurrywithinternet317]

Well I woudn't take it in that durection tbh. It's child abuse, sure, but nit ped0phillic.

[@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu]

for the delight of perverts

[@MimiRAM0NE]

The whole point of this show was indulging people's brutal classism and desire to ridicule. Really despicable.

[@grayae519]

"TLC said they wanted to put the safety of kids first" That made me actually laugh out loud at how hypocritical the statement was.

[@TheR6R6R]

Your videos are so comfortable to watch. They feel like hanging out with that friend who's very passionate when it comes to criticizing things they don't agree on, and always in good humor.

[@AxxLAfriku]

NO, NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME! why should i waste my time at school? i am super famous on youtube. tell me, dear bal

[@Pyromanicat]

@@AxxLAfriku bot

[@shadowcween7890]

@@Pyromanicat Now let me tell you here: Axxl is not a bot and he writes the comments manually, but I don't know which is worse

[@P_Is_For_Pigeon]

@@shadowcween7890 that's arguably worse

[@2_OP]

@@P_Is_For_Pigeon It honestly is lmao

[@micheal7932]

One of the worst shows I've ever seen was Manswers. It was like Mythbusters overdosed on alcohol and suffered from brain damage afterwards. I remember one episode was about getting free beer and the solution was landfills.

[@ddjsoyenby]

she needs to do it.

[@droc5427]

Kurtis Conner did a video on that. I felt brain damage by proxy, couldn't imagine watching it full force

[@princessnovainacottage3326]

That was literally all Spike TV was, manswers was probably peak Spike TV, I honestly remember actually laughing my ass off at how bad it was, it becomes unfunny when you realise some people actually think like this

[@maximummax7232]

That show was so bad that it was absolutely beautiful. I could watch that one man tell "CAN YOU FART SO HARD YOUR BALLS EXPLODE‽‽" forever

[@luckybat7137]

Please don’t tell me their “solution” was to sift through garbage to get free beer 🤢

[@xSuccubunnyx]

People really see other humans on television or online and don't see them as real full human beings, they look at them and see fictional characters. And then they act and treat those personalities accordingly.

[@bibianaguadalupeislasherre9880]

Here's a sad update: "Chickadee", who was the oldest daughter, died at the age of 29 after battling adrenal cancer and if that wasn't sad enough, she died on her daughter's birthday. Her mother failed her and her sisters too. 😭😭😭 In memory of: Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell (August 28, 1994 - December 9, 2023)

[@dsonn06]

I watched a couple of episodes and the wedding episode. I hate how the mom treated her kids and her ex husband. She chose a child abuser over her family, the same abuser who hurt her oldest daughter.

[@mayapilkey6805]

which is fucked up

[@Marta_OuO]

:(

[@colleen4ever]

That;s why said daughter wants nothing more to do with her.

[@uglybuttons8448]

And now the "mom" has a new show because she just cant fucking keep the cameras out of her kids life.

[@jessicapoop7925]

@@colleen4evershe died on December 9th😢😢

[@finesse1125]

Not sure what's harder to understand: Honey Boo Boo or Netflix without subtitles.

[@idekdude1260]

Lol

[@HydraSpectre1138]

If you have a home theatre/home cinema like a true gentleman or a true lady, you would be easily understand Netflix. My mother watches Netflix on her mono smartphone and she can legibly hear the dialogue, but she still needs subtitles because she mostly watches Korean dramas.

[@ericgolightly8450]

OR HOW PEOPLE LIKE THIS SHOW

[@hanin_gurl]

@@ericgolightly8450 that is probably the hardest thing to understand

[@Angela.Perkins]

@@HydraSpectre1138 Deaf people still benefit from subtitiles.

[@shaunnarichards2716]

I really feel bad for Alana. I can't imagine how bad it feels to see stuff like an entire South Park episode and even movies referencing her making fun of her. She's funny and charming and talented and deserves to get attention and fame but I just wish she hadn't gotten it through the avenues she had to and at such a young age. She went through some horrendous stuff on display for the world to see with almost no privacy a huge chunk of her life. I think she turned out remarkably well despite all those hardships though and if she wants to I think the sky is the limit for her potential in acting or comedy and hopefully going forward it will solely be up to HER to pursue it.

[@mochicaca123]

I feel bad for her too. She’s trying to improve herself and yet people are still putting her down :(

[@TaliyahP]

> Honey boo boo gets cancelled because of Mama June > Mama June gets her own show

[@StrawHatPal]

Jesus I remember the first trailer I’ve seen from this show. It was filled with “southern pride” and armpit farts. It’s so shocking to see how things absolutely spiraled.

[@Leonard_Wolf_2056]

If Georgians were smart they'd group up, get their guns and protest the making of the show.

[@boopsdoops]

born n raised in south tx n can confirm, we don't accept honey boo boo as a southerner. yeehaw.

[@xjood805]

As a southerner from georgia I can confirm this show is absolutely abhorrent. These people are the worst of the south. But hey, it’s all people from other places see therefore this is what everyone in the south is like.

[@jhoughjr1]

@@boopsdoops I lived in the lone star state for 2 years as a kid. Was nice.

[@jhoughjr1]

@@xjood805 tbf tweakers are the worst of the south.

[@s7robin105]

Idk if I would call dating not one but TWO predators a mistake. There’s something seriously wrong there. But I guess I can’t really know what’s going on there.

[@eeyuup]

One is a mistake two I would call a pattern

[@BlisaBLisa]

predetors often have a sense for who is easy for them to target, I imagine a woman with issues like substance abuse and who has kids that she might not be taking the best care of and allowing them to be exploited on tv, could attract predetors

[@BlisaBLisa]

not trying to defend her btw I just doubt shes intentionally seeking out these sorts of men. its still fucked up of her to continue seeing one of these guys after knowing what he did, basically choosing the child predator over her kids

[@Akalim]

One is a mistake, two is a coincidence, three is a pattern. I would not be shocked if she would date a third one

[@whatdoyoucallanalligatorin9174]

and getting back with the one who attacked her own kid when he got out of jail. disgusting excuse of a human

[@cuntdork]

Toddlers in Tiaras disgusted me when it came out, and now that I'm older and a mother of three girls, it disgusts me even more. I don't know how those things are legal.

[@jennyanydots2389]

I know it was hard to climax to at first. Imagine what her growler smells like today?

[@skeiththe3rd]

As much as I hated that show, I had a thought. Maybe this show was a blessing in disguise. If the show didn't happen, that man that was seen hanging out with Mama June could have gone unseen and some truly horrible things could have happened to the kids.

[@nerdstop5025]

God, as someone who lived in Georgia for the first 12 years of my life, I HATED this show, I felt that because of how popular it was it painted ALL Georgians in a terrible light. Looking back, that was kinda silly, because of a better understanding of the world, but this show was the bane of my existence for like... 2 years?

[@katyungodly]

I grew up in Alabama, can confirm me and all my friends having shame over being from the deep south

[@SarahAbramova]

I feel ya

[@peel_out_baw]

Same thing with Duck Dynasty. Anytime my family goes on vacation and we tell someone we're from Louisiana, they mention the show and we cringe. What's even worse when we go to say "No we're from south Louisiana" they think of Swamp People. Reality TV has damaged the perception and culture of southern America so much

[@Leonard_Wolf_2056]

I hate how many people think a TV show can accurately represent a community.

[@AbrasiousProductions]

I still despise it as much as I did in 2012

[@puppyhowler]

i remember staying the night at a friends house and they kept gushing about how funny the show was, while everyone else was chilling on the couch laughing at the honey boo boo family's shenanigans, i was cringing at everything they were doing. it was a Christmas special and one of the activities they did was wallowing in mud because they lived in a warmer climate and they didn't get snow... i thought it was nasty and humiliating for poor honey boo boo...

[@ericgolightly8450]

Please move away from that location. No offense, but that place should be separate from everywhere else

[@funnatopia704]

I can see you probably didn’t play outside much. Mud is how kids in hotter states cool off lmao.

[@lulug8822]

I just love how nowadays the mom decided to turn her diet around and is shocked her poor daughter was disinterested in the change of diet that she has always known. I lived a similar lifestyle and I still struggle changing my habits as an adult. I feel for her so much.

[@midwaygamer-ou3my]

I will say the South Park episode that parodied this show is pure genius. And also as someone who consistently drinks energy drinks well not as much I used to but.. still does once in a while. I can definitely agree with what you said. about energy drinks they definitely are death inducing. And people should definitely not drink them.

[@ASentientBlockofSwissCheese]

I am scared to think where we’re heading as humans.

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

Stay strong my dude. It may look dark, but this is an improvement upon the past, if anything. The more we recognize the relevant issues at hand, the more we can work to solve them.

[@corinastroe623]

@@andyroobrick-a-brack9355 Well said!

[@randomtinypotatocried]

I hate to break it to you but this has always been a thing. Hell my neighbors growing up were like this (there even was a place called Oniontown not far from where I lived)

[@andyroobrick-a-brack9355]

@@corinastroe623 The way I personally see it, the world is a pessimistic place only because we provide the conditions for pessimism. That's not something that I'll participate in, you know?

[@corinastroe623]

@@andyroobrick-a-brack9355 Yeah, personally I choose to be ignorant sometimes because thinking about things I can't singlehandedly change stresses me out. Sometimes it's better to focus on the positive and what we can do instead of what we can't.

[@TheNoobYouFukingHATE]

When I first say this show, my first thought was that this was televised child abuse for the gratification and demented curiosity of middle aged women. Now I know that it was even more sinister than I thought

[@Jw87563]

Can't like your comment. It's at 69 likes. 👍

[@BossStar1995]

"I'm 6 and I've already had 3 heart attacks!"

[@karaoconnoraliasraidra]

Years ago I actually saw someone try to excuse the show by claiming, “You can tell that they love each other.” That was not love. Exploiting your children and making them a laughingstock is not love. Buying fancy clothes for strangers to ogle instead of proper food and nutrition is not love. I wonder what that person feels now.

[@zwan6740]

Aw man I hoped that the existence of this show would be forgotten to time.

[@bonk4512]

Reasonable wish

[@AzathothTheTrueGod]

I’m fine being called a “redneck” because it’s a term of endearment in my culture. It can describe “trashy” but also hard-working, fun loving, good at impromptu engineering, caring to a fault, and character. These awful people aren’t the second one.

[@janel.8921]

When Willie Nelson was a host on SNL, they had a series of sketches named Great Moments in Redneck History. He

[@AzathothTheTrueGod]

@@janel.8921 You cut of your post accidentally. Nothing past “Great Moments In Redneck History”.

[@janel.8921]

@@AzathothTheTrueGod Sorry, I added He. I can’t remember much of the sketches, only that they were funny. I believe they were based on Great Moments in Black History, which were serious in nature.

[@Retrodove101]

At least the families from Beverly Hillbillies are cute, charming and likable. They’re not crass, grotesque and obnoxious.

[@janel.8921]

@@Retrodove101 Jed and Granny were always willing to give hand to anyone in need or whom they thought was in need.

[@josephweeden928]

i clicked off of the tab for less than twenty seconds, and a young child was speedruning a mountain dew bottle. 10/10, would watch again, good job sav!

[@chillinvillain7800]

Not to mention how I feel like the show contributed to her mom’s dealings with drugs and becoming less involved with her family, and even so far as Honey BooBoo dating an adult as a minor. Their show played up their lives for the drama, and I feel like there’s a possibility that that mentality got stuck with them somehow.

[@Davey03_]

The black guy holding the confederate flag made me giggle because I love irony

[@ddjsoyenby]

"heritage not h@t3" "wow he fell for our lying, so we can use it to hide our true views on em!"

[@kobzelfn9588]

I was waiting for someone to say something about it!

[@nothankyoudontwantalastnam847]

it made me die inside...

[@tiamystic]

Same like WTF LMAOO

[@sageology]

nice pfp

[@czerky1091]

"NOOOO DON'T TURN ME INTO A RANDOM OBJECT" "Wassup fellow cheeseballs" "AAAH"

[@nethertaxi3719]

the only memories i have of this show is some vague fuzzy flashbacks of comedy channels making horrible copies mocking it and i still don't know if they were worse than the show--

[@doglover12345andfr]

TLC's "documentaries" on Jani Schofield and her family are pretty horrific, especially with everything that came out since.

[@witnessme602]

As someone from Georgia, these people DO NOT represent us

[@ddjsoyenby]

poor rural people have it bad enough without these people making us look like backwards idiots!

[@HangryOnPaws]

Don't worry they're caught in the twisted parallel universe of Stereotypeland.

[@labyrinthine444]

yeah y’all are actually really boring (i’m a floridian. i go to georgia constantly)

[@witnessme602]

@@labyrinthine444 If you think we're boring, you've never been to Atlanta, or Athens, or Savannah, or Augusta.

[@labyrinthine444]

@@witnessme602 atlantas cool but the only fun stuff about georgia is all the commercialized shit

[@ItsSierraL]

i want some gogo juice

[@Savantics]

don't die

[@parenthesiss]

No you don’t-

[@Chris_xo]

@@Savantics elixor of dEaTh

[@Eli-Channn]

i want the opposite. call it 5 hour de-energizer.

[@ddjsoyenby]

same with my addictive personality i know i'd love it.

[@spunchbob9200]

not sure if this actually happened but, wasn’t sugar bear arrested for things involving minors? i can’t remember how long ago that was, but i feel like that was definitely something that happened

[@lucidstarx3456]

Who’s sugar bear?

[@huh2183]

@@lucidstarx3456 Sugar Bear was mama Junes boyfriend during the runtime of the honey booboo tv series, he appears in multiple episodes . Hope this can help!:)

[@colleen4ever]

@@huh2183 Isn;t he Alana's father?

[@huh2183]

@@colleen4ever I'm pretty sure Sugar Bear is Alanas father.

[@melissacooper8724]

I forgotten that Sugar Bear got into legal trouble. I did remember the scandal that canceled the show that involved Mama June getting with that other man after Sugar Bear who turned out to be a sex offender.

[@oldaccountuhyeah]

as someone born the same exact day as honey boo boo,i feel ashamed of myself❤

[@EmpressRetard]

I wish an employee of TLC, or any other reality show production company, would come out with the outtakes of all of the kids and/or family members of said reality shows putting their hands up in front of the camera, yelling, "DON'T FUCKING RECORD ME, I'M SICK OF THIS SHIT!". It might just change some people's perception of these "family" shows. Other clips would do the same, like people completely breaking character and acting like someone entirely different when they think they can finally be their authentic selves without the cameras knowingly on them. I don't believe any reality TV show is real, and to be honest, that's probably the only reason I don't watch them. I can't believe any of it is genuine, so what's the point? The scripting isn't writing anything all that entertaining. It's only supposed to be entertaining for the fact that it's _"real",_ which it's not, so who cares? I know a lot of reality shows, likely this one, has genuinely unscripted moments in them, but as you said in the video, they at _least_ know they're being recorded. Most shows are heavily scripted and when they're not, they are trying to appease the expected storyline. I'd watch something where willing participants agree to be recorded 24/7 without any scripting, but fake reality shows just completely ruin themselves, the whole point is now pointless.

[@Ramsey276one]

Feels like something Project Veritas or some similar group should make happen...

[@EmpressRetard]

@@Ramsey276one Haha, I'm not sure that's really up their alley. They do a lot of expose's, but I'm not so sure they'd be too interested in showing the reality TV show fakery, when it's basically just generic garbage television. If it were politically motivated, I could see them doing that though. Although, it would be pretty hilarious if they did

[@sluttymctits4496]

Sadly, reality tv thrives on drama. Anytime someone does have a freakout, all the producers/crew think is "Zoom in! Zoom in! Up the mic! Follow them! Money money money!" And perhaps what's more sad, the common person loves drama, too, so more emotional outbursts = more viewers. But yes, "reality" tv is far from reality. Other than maybe the first season of The Real World, where a bunch of random people were just doing whatever (albeit likely staged by the crew), no show has really been real. People fill predictable character roles, plot lines are created, drama is manufactured either by overzealous producers or editing, and the people happily go along with it for a few moments of supposed fame/infamy.

[@leifmeadows3782]

They're probably under some really strict non disclosure contracts. I'm sure they'd have stories for us, if they could. But frankly.... I'd rather the kids have what little privacy they have left.

[@sberky98]

i hope so

[@queenicedcoffee4217]

TLC has all the toxic shows lol

[@ddjsoyenby]

yea.

[@melvint-p9500]

Bad and naughty television programs get put in the tiny loser chamber.

[@concernednoiseo1909]

It used to be called The learning channel, I'm not even kidding

[@funnelvortex7722]

It's funny how many of the same problems with these reality shows can be applied to family vlog channels, you can almost 1:1 compare the two formats to one another.

[@AidenRKrone]

My mom used to watch _Toddlers & Tiaras_ until I pointed out how objectifying, exploitative, controversial, and just plain stupid it was. She stopped watching it. To this day she still can't believe that she actually watched and enjoyed it.

[@sadvec6328]

I feel that Savantics has a cryogenic chamber on her house, and once she uploads a video she goes and sleeps in there until the next video is done, and that's why the uploading schedule is so funky

[@Ramsey276one]

You need to detox after exposure to TOXICS

[@MysticHarlot]

After this video I went to check up on her via socials and found out she is with a man in his 20s at 16, it does not get any better guys.

[@persephone9307]

Alana is??

[@MysticHarlot]

@@persephone9307 yep, just a grown ass man. She’s not mature at the best of times it seems so she definitely shouldn’t be with someone of that age even if it IS legal.

[@johntaranto29]

He's not in his 20's He's 20. That's not that uncommon at all. Its under a 4 year age difference. TLC and her mother was the true predators. Go get a life. It's getting to the point an 18 year old dude dares to wink at a 17 year old from class people are ready to string em' up in the middle of town square.

[@Kiefsti]

@@johntaranto29 4 years may not be a big difference from 24-28; but at 16 she's only just getting her driver's, at 20 he's graduating college. 4 years can be a LARGE gap during formative years.

[@johntaranto29]

@@Kiefsti yeah but I'm specifically talking about 16 to 20. That's pretty much the cutoff, and girls should hold off on dating till 18 anyway. But I'd be willing to say an 18 year old and a 20 year old BF wouldn't be much different in maturity, and it would probably be a 50/50 shot whether it's the 18 y/o or the 20 y/o who's more responsible.

[@jaythiele4731]

Subscribed. Great research and analysis, not to mention the great script / articulation of the aforementioned analysis

[@guywilliams6569]

The tragedy is the fact that so many people actually watch this train wreck.. you can't blame the executives for giving you what you want...

[@Turtletoots3]

Dear lord. Here you gotta show ID to buy energy drinks. It's really not something kids need, jesus.

[@FiveFoxesInATrenchcoat]

I wish that was the case in Canada. My middle and high school classmates would often buy packs of energy drinks at lunch, multiple times a week… surprised they’re all still alive.

[@ddjsoyenby]

ikr.

[@Leonard_Wolf_2056]

I miss the time back when kids would actually listen to their parents and do as they say.

[@Sevren_]

@@Leonard_Wolf_2056 when was that ever the case?

[@user-je3fd8qf5g]

@@Leonard_Wolf_2056 that never happened lmao

[@SavoryFilth]

I remember seeing commercials for this show when I was 11, and it infuriated me to no end every time. The personality of everyone and how loud they are, but now as an adult it is sad seeing how the kids had to grow up in this situation.

[@maikomarx]

Kid nation definitely is up there in the “worst shows on TV”

[@r3stl3ss]

seeing those snippets of toddlers in tiaras makes my face twitch uncontrollably with anger and disgust

[@sp0rkenste1n46]

It's funny how the one person thought the show was "unscripted" even though the names of the writers are clearly shown in the credits.

[@baddidea4820]

Honey boo boo is what you get when somebody chucks one of them bear shaped plastic honey bottles at you head

[@nolanturek3295]

South park defenitely had this portraited in the best way with how the "bar" had to be raised. Its really saying something when south park had to go there...

[@Cure_Hana]

My only real experience with the show is from that one South Park episode, “Raising the Bar;” and while the skits were hilarious, this video really does make me realize that it’s easy to forget how much negative influence stems from the parent, and how much stems from the executives behind the camera.

[@agentcaboose9670]

dude i used to watch this with my mom i’m so glad you’re covering it! also lego star wars is pog

[@jerrymitchbitch9039]

Hey just found your channel! Really like it! Can't wait to see more!

[@lounielouna7556]

This used to be my comfort show when I was 12, their family was so close knit and I think I took comfort in that lmaoo

[@yeehawww8533]

people seeing the confederate flag multiple times: this is a good show to watch :]

[@ddjsoyenby]

"you just hayt eet cuz ur es jau dubyah the flaygs about heritayg!" "what heritage" "uh.....um........THAT DON'T MATTER!"

[@enviousennui]

I remember having this show having a strange grip on me when I watched it when I was younger. I didn't know how to feel about it yet I kept watching it on youtube for some reason. Same with a lot of tlc content, unfortunately.

[@rayw.6677]

It’s like a train wreck. You know you shouldn’t watch, but you just can’t look away.

[@jacejackson1993]

This family was the super stereotype of the fat family you’d see holding up the Walmart line with 200 bottles of Mt. Dew

[@LilyStar-wp7gp]

Rest in peace to her sis who died sadly you will be missed💗💖💕💔🕊🕊🕊🕊

[@michaelfissel1357]

Hard to believe that TLC was originally created by NASA and made programming that actually taught you educational shit.

[@KrodaStagg]

The channel has basically turned into a carnival ringmaster saying, Roll up, Roll up, everyone come look at the freaks!"

[@michaelfissel1357]

@@KrodaStagg couldn't have said it better myself.

[@skylordthe1st]

This paints my people in a bad light. We are both to blame the media and us. It is fun watching you making fun of them though.

[@Username0467]

My people?

[@mayoroftoontown]

@@Username0467 southern folk

[@Leonard_Wolf_2056]

1. If Georgians were smart they'd group up, get their guns and protest the making of that show, because nobody should ever see that. 2. Any one who firmly believes a tv show can accurately represent a community is quite naive. It can represent some people, But not all. Due to society being made by individuals.

[@skylordthe1st]

@@Leonard_Wolf_2056 true

[@koy5902]

Idk too many of you are bigoted religious nuts.

[@spicynoodle7419]

Here in Europe you need to be an adult to buy energy drinks. I'm 22 and last year a cashier asked for my ID lol

[@collectingducks]

my sibling told me about a show they watched an episode of a long time ago. about these kids on nickelodeon (i think) that were shoved into a deserted town and forced to live on their own. one kid ended up drinking bleach because an adult put bleach in a pop bottle, they weren’t give almost any food, and a bunch of other things happened

[@darkangel2347]

TLC was in its earliest days known at "The Learning Channel" and was truly educational. Even endorsed by NASA. But due to network decay and rapid media consolidation (ie Disney buying Fox, etc) TLC died a painful death. Way back in 1995 TLC (with Discovery and History) was used by Republicans as a potential excuse to defund PBS. But in 2022 PBS looks like a masterpiece compared to TLC, Discovery and History channels now.

[@consciousiota2161]

PBS is NOT better. It pushes an agenda in its science/news/history shows.

[@Retrodove101]

Yep! PBS was very mature and sophisticated compare to TLC. Which PBS focuses more on creative, educational and clever shows. They’re some sophisticated and mature shows.

[@NapaCat]

@@Retrodove101 Heck, most PBS children's shows are more mature, sophisticated, and watchable than TLC/Discovery/History!

[@consciousiota2161]

@Gi Gi Not really. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5LIgahmYsuNatE

[@LaverniusTucker2410]

3:16 excuse me is that a child dressed in a festival top and mini-skirt? What in hell? How is this legal?

[@justafurrywithinternet317]

I mean, there aren't really any laws as to what children are allowed to wear. While I agree that this is beyond weird if laws agains underage people wearing certain things were established there would be outrage.

[@manifestationsofasort]

That's pagentry for ya.

[@LaverniusTucker2410]

@@justafurrywithinternet317 yep, your username makes sense now. let there be outrage, there's no excuse for this.

[@justafurrywithinternet317]

@@LaverniusTucker2410 Please elaborate.

[@justafurrywithinternet317]

@@LaverniusTucker2410 How is my username relevant?

[@justinsinger2505]

I can’t tell if I got this in my reccomended because I watch analytical videos about celebrity tragedies or the lego star wars gameplay going on in the background because i’ve been watching vods of the game here

[@RedJester68]

Her mom recently moved into my town and she came into the restaurant I work at one night during one of my shifts. It felt surreal.

[@JuMiKu]

These people thought reality TV is unscripted??? How naïve are these people?

[@JustAKnight]

Not to Hot was a guilty pleasure for my mom and I. It was kind of like a morbid curiosity for us and we couldn't believe how much June's show and life twisted and how horribly she treated her family, especially Alana.

[@peacefulinvasion684]

I honestly feel like it should be illegal to have kids in reality shows. Besides the fact that they cannot consent, it invites adult drama when they should focus on enjoying their childhood.

[@someone-338]

As somebody from the south this shows existence is both disgusting and humiliating for us southerners btw we act nothing like this

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

My mom & I used to love this show. I was a kid (this is important) but now we find this show absolutely stupid.

[@boomerangmonkey8263]

Well, I'm glad you at least have good hygiene. 😏

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

@@boomerangmonkey8263 well, I mean we live in the South. But we didn't act utterly ridiculous

[@erinthedemonhog2090]

@@boomerangmonkey8263 I actually saw I guess a spin off of this show. It was the same but different. It just as stupid as the original

[@boomerangmonkey8263]

@@erinthedemonhog2090 Sounds about right.

[@henryburke2158]

The only reason the world didn't just straight up explode in 2012 is because the evil of honey boo boo was balanced out the holiness of port of morrow.

[@dracodracarys2339]

i love how it plays over clips of lego star wars. it's oddly calming

[@Samuel-ku1qb]

I find myself rewinding a lot of this video because I get too focused on the Lego Star Wars game that was literally my entire gaming childhood both on Xbox and Wii.

[@thatdinonerd720]

Remember when The Learning Channel was actually about learning stuff and the Magic School Bus? Yeah.................. Now it's stuff like this as well as teen pregnancy shows, kiddy pageants, and unstable relationships as well as broken marriages The fact that an educational channel had subjected itself to showcasing absolute filth just says quite a lot these days, also, no child should've gone through what this one did, and this whole thing in its entirety is both a tragedy and a monument of how far networks will go to get RaTiNgS, even if it means literal exploitation Also, on a side note, the reality television genre was a mistake

[@CharlesCoderre-yv1cu]

I rember when the history channel had hisrory on it

[@Kiefsti]

Yep, used to get off the bus and watch both. History Channel even had a documentary I referenced in a school paper. Now?...I think we're suffering from 'old'

[@HarlanDaleAbsher]

The fact that this was ever a thing completely justifies my transition into the Joker

[@spacecore_2068]

Why so serious?

[@ngarcia103]

2:10 - I absolutely loved the way you ended off that description of Toddlers and Tiaras.

[@gp-1542]

Hi Speaking as someone who has drank a “go go juice” because of work *please do not drink such combination of drink,let alone their child, unless you want to piss the equivalent of barbed wire and fire*