Supernanny

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Supernanny
Format Reality TV
Starring Jo Frost
Country of origin Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of episodes 42
Production
Running time 60 minutes (including adverts)
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Original run September 1, 2004 – present
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Supernanny is a British reality television programme that is about aiding parents with misbehaving children.

The show features Jo Frost, a nanny who, in each episode, helps a family with children whose parents are unsuccessful at controlling their behavior or who are "naughty". Using a variety of methods, she helps to show parents ways of disciplining their children and maintaining order in their households. She is noted for emphasising praise and positive encouragement when dealing with children.

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[edit] History

Supernanny was originally broadcast in the UK at the beginning of the Autumn/Winter season on Channel 4 in 2004, starring Jo Frost. Supernanny is one of Channel 4's most popular shows, reaching nearly 5 million viewers in the first season, with consistently high ratings throughout the series. Supernanny US is also shown on Channel 4 (and its sister channel E4) with respectable viewing figures. The premiere episode for the third series attracted 3.1 million viewers with a 14% audience share. These values are half of those from the previous two series.[1] It is narrated by Nick Frost. The theme song is "Be Good Johnny" by Men at Work (though the show's version is a cover). The fourth series of Supernanny began on August 29, 2007 at 8pm with Beyond The Naughty Step following straight afterwards on E4.

[edit] International versions

Supernanny has been broadcast or slightly adapted in other countries.

[edit] United States

Supernanny began in the US in January 2005 on ABC, competing with Nanny 911. It had exactly the same title and exactly the same premise as the UK version, but was narrated by Jeff Bartsch. Jo Frost remains the Supernanny. On February 28, 2008, it was announced that Supernanny has been renewed through the 2008-2009 season by ABC.[2]

[edit] U.S. television ratings

Seasonal rankings (based on average total viewers per episode) of Supernanny on ABC.

Season Season premiere Season finale TV season Ranking Viewers (in millions)
1st January 17, 2005 May 11, 2005 2004-2005 #56 9.0
2nd September 23, 2005 September 18, 2006 2005-2006 #78 7.5
3rd December 4, 2006 August 12, 2007 2006-2007 #72 8.9
4th January 2, 2008 May2008 2007-2008

Subsequently, the US version was shown in Australia to initially successful ratings, but floundered and was eventually put on hiatus.

[edit] Episode list

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Season 1 (January 2005 to May 2005)

  • Jeans Family: David, Barbara, Andra (4, who hits her twin sisters Jessie and Leah), and twins Jessie (3, who copies Andra's bad behavior) and Leah (3, who cries a lot)
  • Bullard Family: Bryce, Jen, Brycie (6), and Ryland (2)
  • Orm Family: Sean, Tammy, Chandler (8), Caden (6) and Declan (age 3)
  • Wischmeyer Family: John, Melora, Jared (9), Alaia (4, who throws tantrums and hits mom Melora), and Ashlyn (4, who throws tantrums at night)
  • Weston Family: Fred, Andrea, Andrew (4, who calls mom Andrea "poo-poo" or "poo-poo head" and abuses baby brother Sean and little girl Anaya), and Sean (11 months old)
  • Bailey Family: Bill, Stacie, Jadyn (6, who has a wrongfully bad attitude and gives mom Stacie the dirty looks), and Billy (2)
  • Gorbea Family: Robert, Evelina, Demetrius (9), Meya (8 and prnounced Mee-uh) and Adam (2)
  • Ririe Family: Scott, Jen, Selia (9), Hallden (7), Blake (3), and Broden (1)
  • Collins Family (U.K. Family) Jason, Karen, Ben (10), Lauren (age 9), Joshua (age 6), Joseph (age 4)
  • Burnett Family: Michael Sr, Joanne, Zachary (8), John (3), Joseph (3), Michael Jr (16 months), and Molly (16 months)
  • Christiansen Family: Chris, Colleen, Corey (7), and Chase (2)
  • Family Updates: Jo Frost returns to the Gorbea house and knows Robert, Eveline, Demetrius, Meya, and Adam. She watches the five new family update from the Jeans family (Barbara and David with three daughters Andra, Jessie, and Leah), the Ririe family (Scott and Jennifer with four kids, Selia, Hallden, Blake, and Broden), the Wischmeyer family (John and Melora with three kids, Jared, Ashlyn, and Alaia), the Orm family (Sean and Tammy with three sons, Chandler, Caden, and Declan), and the Bullard family (Jen and Bryce with two sons, Brycie and Rylan).

Season 2 (September 2005 to May 2006)

  • Minyon Family: Frank Sr, Danielle, Frank Jr (8), Skyler (4), and Gigi (Danielle's grandmother)
  • Webb Family: Arthur, Cathy, Josef (6, who hits Paige and yells across the house), Paige (5 and has down syndrome), and Madison (2)
  • McMillion Family: Cheryl (without husband Jonathan, who serving in Afghanistan), Ryan (9), Hunter (7), and Garrett (3)
  • Larmer Family: Ed, Judy, John (4), Jessica (2), Justin (2), and Joey (11 months)
  • Keilen Family: Shaun, Tami, Haeley (6), twins Maile and Malia (4), and Leighton (age 1)
  • Cooke Family: Paul, Denise, Meghann (9, who hits her mom Denise and sisters Erin and Gabriella), Gabriella (6), and Erin (4)
  • Facente Family: Trae, twins Kayla and Marlana (4), and Tristin (age 3 and has autism)
  • Amaral Family: Michael, Lorraine, Ryan (9), Logan (4), and Kade (2)
  • Bradbury-Lambert Family: Stuart, Laura, Matthew (5 and Laura's son, who batters and bruises mom Laura and calls her a "bitch"), Teagan-Olivia (2 and Stuart's daughter, and Diesel (5 months old and both Stuart and Laura's son)
  • Tsironis Family: Bob, Elizabeth, Kate (4), Nicholas (3, who has a broken leg), and Teddy (3)
  • Carsley Family: Cheryl (single mom after the divorce), Chantal (7, who hits her mom Cheryl and twin brothers Caleb, Nicholas, Bobby, and Elijah), twins Caleb and Nicolas (5), and twins Bobby and Elijah (4)
  • Schwartz Family: Steve, Cathy, Samantha (6), Amanda (4), Katelyn (3), Emily (1), and aunt Donna
  • Silva Family: Tom, Danielle, Meghan (17), Cheryl (8), Mackensie (6) Riley (2), and Caden (6 months)
  • Young Family: Sherman, Joelle, Dylan (13), Shermie (5), Shelby (age 4)
  • Harmony Family: Jacob, Erin, Jake (11), Ian (5), and Grant (3)
  • Wujcik Family: Tim, Toni, Alec (6), Bryce (4), and Carly (1)
  • Jackson Family: Terry, Lisa, Ethan (5), Isabella (5), and Will (5)
  • Newton Family: Aaron Sr. (divorced ex-husband), Vicki (divorced ex-wife), Aaron Jr. (12), and Kobe (5, who hits and kicks his mom Vicki and cusses)
  • Uva Family: Jeff, Rosemary, Trevor (7), and Travis (3)

Season 3 (December 2006-March 2007)

  • Bowersock Family: Thad, Jenniffer, Maddie (7), Hayden (6), and Lily (4)
  • Weinstein Family: David, Chia, Kenny (7), Christina (6), Julia (5), and Robert (2)
  • Fager Family: Joe, Stacie, Sarah (8 and Joe's daughter), Joseph (7 and Joe's son), Chelsea (6 and Stacie's daughter), Benjamin (4 and Joe and Stacie's son), Zachary (4 and Joe and Stacie's son), and Jacob (2 and Joe and Stacie's son)
  • Swanson Family: Ken, Vania, Alex (9 and Vania's son), Dawson (8 and Vania's son), Myca (5 and Vania's son), Brendon (4 and Ken and Vania's son), and Christian (3 and Ken and Vania's son)
  • Mihalik Family: Donna (without late husband Steve) Blake (12), Cole (8), Aiden (3), and Stephanie (age 1)
  • Smith Family: Will, Michelle, Nate (3), and Ari (1)
  • Haines Family: Shane, Suzanne, Seth (10), and Sean (4)
  • Nitti Family: Lisa and her boyfriend John, Darren (age 10 and Lisa's son), Matthew (8 and Lisa's son, Devin (6 and Lisa's son), and Jared (5 and Lisa's son)
  • Bruno Family: John, Denise, Mariah (15 and has cerebal palsy), Taylor (13), Isabella ("Bella") (6, who hits and kicks mom Denise), and Samantha ("Sam") (4, who whines)
  • McAfee Family: Brian, Ellie (9), Silas (7), Kaia (5), and Anna (3)
  • Goins Family: Jay, Karolee, Khalin (6 and has ADHD, and also hits and kicks his mom Karolee), Kolben (5), and Kadance (2)
  • Williams Family: Jency, Bradley (12), Kelsee (10), Hagan (5), Jency's grandmother, and Jency's grandfather Hal
  • Walker Family: Anthony Sr, Alice, Charles (17 and Anthony Sr and Alice's nephew) Anthony Jr (12), Naleila (6), and Alyssa (1)
  • Cantoni Family: Paul, Nina, Nicholas (6), Gabrielle (3), and Giana (10 months)
  • Amouri Family: Michael, Tamara, Hailey (4), Jianni (2), Julian (2), and Ashton (10 months)

Season 4 (January 2, 2008-?)

  • Drake Family: Billie Jo, Josie (4), Jared (3), Justin (3), and a grandmother
  • Chapman Family: Glenn, Sara, Brittany (16), Moriah (14), Cole (4), Ethan (4), and Quinn (3)
  • Schumacher Family: Brian, Teri, Jessica (14), Alexi (11), and Dylan (7)
  • An-Duan Family: Forrest, Angela, Christopher (9), Isabella (7), Benjamin (6), Lawrence (6), and Charlotte (4)
  • Terrill Family: Scott, Lane (11), and Tate (5)
  • Dostal Family: Bill, Brenda, Zachary (5), and Erin (3)
  • Daniels Family: Steve, Lisa, Josh (13), Halley (12), Alexus (8), Alisen (7), Irelyn (4), and Bryn (2)
  • Wilson-Knutson Family: Dan, Wendy (from The Wilson Sisters), Leo (4, who hits Beau), Beau (3), Jesse (6 weeks old), and Willem (6 weeks old)
  • Tafoya Family: Jimmy, Holly, James (7), Tyler (5), and Ryan (2)
  • Banjany Family: Rich, Lisa, Cameron (5), Zoe (5, who runs wild and hurts mom Lisa), and Blake (3)
  • McKeever Family: Corey, Lucy, Hunter (7), and River (6)
  • Addis Family: Tony, Leslie, Jonah (6), Jonathon (6), Eden (4), Elijah (2), and grandmother Charity
  • Citarella Family: Joe, Debbie, Rebecca (7), Hannah (6), Sarah (3, who ruins Hannah's creation), and Joshua (1)
  • Schrage Family: Kyle, Christy, Ellie (10), Emma (6), Cara (4), and a grandmother
  • Clause Family: Ken, Lorie, Brandon (11), and Caila (8, who hits mom Lorie and wants to bruise her)
  • Martinez Family: Michelle (without husband Sindo Sr, who serves his tour of duty in Afghanistan), Sindo Jr (9), Ashley (7), and Mickey (6)

Season 5

(coming soon)

Season 6

(coming soon)

[edit] Other countries

  • Katharina Saalfrank is the Supernanny in the German version, aired on RTL.
  • Cris Poli is the Supernanny in the Brazilian version, broadcast by SBT.
  • Dorota Zawadzka is the Supernanny in the Polish version, aired on TVN, and a co-host of the talk-show I Ty możesz mieć superdziecko (You too can have a superchild), in which Supernanny analyses episodes from her series, talks to celebrity parents and gives her advice. It is broadcast by TVN Style.
Rocio Ramos in the Spanish series.
Rocio Ramos in the Spanish series.
  • Rocio Ramos is the Supernanny in the Spanish version, broadcast on Cuatro. Another version with teenagers called S.O.S. Adolescentes is also aired on Cuatro. In the Spanish regions of Catalonia and Basque Country, the original version is broadcast by TV3 with Catalan dubbing and by ETB 1 with Basque dubbing respectively.
  • The Dutch version is called Eerste Hulp Bij Opvoeden. The name is a play on Eerste Hulp Bij Ongevallen, the Dutch term for first aid. Other similar programmes exist, such as Schatjes, which use a slightly different concept.
  • The Italian version is called S.O.S. Tata. Aired on La 7.
  • The Israeli Supernanny is Michal Daliot. Aired on Channel 2, the show is also called Supernanny.
  • Greek version is aired by ΣΚΑΪ, with the name Νταντά Πρώτων Βοηθειών (First-aid nanny).
  • The Chinese version of Supernanny, the Chinese supernanny is Wo Yao Yige, in China on CCTV, coming soon.

[edit] In other media

  • The US animated series Drawn Together spoofed the show in a 2005 episode. In the parody, Supernanny tries to use her powers of discipline to take over the world. She first takes care of Captain Hero (the superhero) by sending him to the Naughty Stool so he will not intervene, and then uses an army of mind-controlled children to invade the White House until Captain Hero re-appears. He stops her by stomping on her foot, which makes her curse out loud. For using profanity, he sends her to the Naughty Stool, at which moment the mind-controlled children break free and tear Supernanny to shreds.[3]
  • The US animated series South Park spoofed the show in a 2006 episode "Tsst", though unlike the Drawn Together episode, the Supernanny parody was not the focus of the show. In the episode, which also features parodies of Nanny 911 and The Dog Whisperer, Supernanny is one of the nannies called upon to discipline Eric Cartman but his behavior ends up driving her to a mental institution and eating her own excrement yelling "From hell, it's from hell!".[4]
  • The online comic strip series The Little Wolf and the Bad Little Girl spoofed the show in a 2005 comic episode "Jane Hates Nannies". In this episode, after Nanny 911 (which is also parodied) got failed (by Jane Roberts), Supernanny is one of the nannies called upon to discipline Jane, but her behavior ends up push the Little Naughty Wolf into Supernanny, and she falls onto the floor.
  • The character Miss Foster's outfit from the televition sci-fi show Doctor Who was based on Jo Frost's signature outfit and glasses.

[edit] References

  1. ^ TV ratings: August 29 | Media | MediaGuardian
  2. ^ ABC Announces Early Pick-ups of Alternative Series for 2008-2009 Season. The Futon Critic (2008-02-28).
  3. ^ Drawn Together: Super Nanny Recap - TV.com
  4. ^ Home News Tribune Online[dead link]

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