IAmA kid that was on Supernanny about seven years ago. AMA!

Stop being such fucking cunts reddit.

Let the man take his time, what's wrong with you?

Thank you tubs, thank you.

Did you ever want Jo to come and rub those massive tits in your face?

I mean, you were 13 and all...

i fantasized about those tits for years, trust me.

Edit: Wow reddit gold thanks!! its so shiny!

Did producers provoke you in anyway to try to make you look like a brat or could you just do whatever you wanted.

There were situations that they would put me in just to get a rise from my brother and sister. like in one instance i would go in my room to get away from the family to play xbox and shit and my brother would always come in just to fuck shit up. so they would purposely tell me to go to my room so they could handle the situation for the camera.

Sounds reasonable, if you think about it. The producers aren't creating family problems for the cameras, they're recreating conditions that trigger the already existing family problems.

Without a doubt, i do feel kind of responsible and bad for providing the triggers cause it brought my mom to tears at some points.

If you have Hulu Plus... http://www.hulu.com/watch/159483

Awesome you found it! right episode and everything!

For those who do not have Hulu Plus, I grabbed a screenshot of you here. And just in scanning the episode, congrats on surviving those siblings of yours!

god my long hair was a mistake.

Were your parents paid to be on the show?

Were you really as bad as the show portrayed?

Did things change after the Supernanny left?

1. they did receive a small sum of money after the show but they never told me how much nor did i get any of it.
2. my brother and sister we really as bad as the showed portrayed for sure, i wasnt bad.
3. kinda sorta but not anything super extreme.

This guy is a champ answering every question, that's it im turning on res to upvote everything.

I never knew it would take so long to answer everything.

Did your parents really like the Supernanny? Did they change after the show?

We all loved Jo. we actually still keep in contact with her from time to time. just as nice as she seems on tv. and for the most part not as many ass whoopins, just more calm, so i guess they changed?

So how much of that show was scripted..I mean did you actually learn from the super nanny?

Well a lot was scripted, it is a tv show after all, but at the same time they just basically followed us around like we were living our every day lives. I didnt learn anything because i wasnt the "problem" child, basically all my brother and sister.

Is your brother still a shit?

both my brother and sister are still little fuckers even though theyre 12 and 13 now.

Elaborate??

Well they still get in each others faces from time to time. plus the overall mischief and unprovoked hitting and fun making dont help.

Edit: my spelling is atrocious from typing so quickly to answer everyone.

I don't know a lot about bipolar disorder, but wouldn't a psychologist and medical treatment be more effective than a TV nanny?

It was only diagnosed about a year ago. we had no idea when he was little.

What lead to your parents signing up to do the show? Did any of the techniques Jo taught your parents actually improve their parenting?

Basically the loss of control over the household, my parents didnt know what to do so they felt the need for outside help. so for some reason they resorted to national television. some did help, things like the naughty corner were complete fucking bullshit. but timeouts and leaving them alone were better than aggression and yelling.

Sorry everyone i was driving. Ill start answering now!

Alright guys I'm going to watch the football game! I'll answer questions from my phone periodically. Thanks for all the questions!

How does it feel to watch the episode you are in now?

Its really weird. Like really really weird. i was such an awkward kid back then and now looking at it i realize, i havent changed much hahaha

Do you ever wish you behaved differently while in front of the cameras? I don't mean you were misbehaving, I just mean, if you had a do-over, would you choose different behaviour of your own to be immortalised on TV?

hahahaha no not really. i was just being myself i wouldnt change it for TV.

Funniest/ angriest thought you had during the show

At one point the funniest thing i though of was " I should totally walk through from bathroom to my room naked after a shower." Almost did it to.

Reminded me of this.

that was perfect.

I always wondered how disruptive having a camera crew in your house would be to your normal family behavior. How much of your day was filmed? Did it change you or your parents normal reactions to things that would happen on a daily basis just to make it better for the show?

You know after a while you just dont notice the cameras and you continue with how you would usually live your everyday life. our day would be filmed from dusk till dawn. hell they even filmed my parents picking us up from school and swapping cars. overall though nobodies reactions changed even though the cameras were in our face.

Dusk til dawn? You mean the nanny only filmed you while you were sleeping? Creepy...

hahaha you know what i meant damnit.

1) Looking back, were you really that much of a dick or was it overplayed for TV?

2) Do you ever speak to your Mom and Dad about it today? Do you resent them for it?

3) What was your reaction at school?

1. Like i said in other comments i was necessarily the dick, it was the younger sibling. surprisingly they made me out to be a fucking saint. just a good kid being affected by bad parenting at home.
2. We never really talk about it now, kinda just got buried over the 7 years ya know. i dont resent them at all, they felt the need for help and i supported them.
3. everyone was pretty cool with it! they all watched it at some point, and naturally i got made fun of from time to time haha

While you were cast in a positive light, your brother and sister donned the role of the fuck-ups. Are they as happy about the show as you are, or are they resentful in any way?

I never really asked them. granted its been a while since they saw it last. i might have to bring it back up and watch it with them again, you know for giggles and seriousness.

wait til your little bro brings a girl over, then bring out the tape.

bada bing bada boom.

i was necessarily the dick

He means "wasn't."

thank you. its been a lot of typing for two hours.

1.) How did this show affect your social life?

2.) When your parent(s) recorded the clips to send to the nanny, how did they manage to film you without you knowing it?

3.) When the show showed how the family was doing after she left, and how her techniques worked, was it honest, or did your family just act extremely behaved for the cameras?

1. well for one the DVD i have of the show got me laid so thats always a funny way it effected my social life in the biggest way.
2. well we knew it was happening but the kids being little made it easy because they didnt understand the whole concept of it. Other times it would be on top of the fridge or whatever.
3. it was a little bit of both to be honest because it didnt last for very long.

IAMthe girl that fucked him after he showed me the DVD of his Supernanny episode....AMA....

Good times, good times.

wait, you got LAID because you were on supernanny? that's a thing people can get laid for?

Sure is! you should try it some time.

how did supernanny act behind the scenes?

The same man, shes really nice and down to earth. really genuine about helping in any way she could.

Do you think your siblings will be embarrassed when they get older and see what kind of shits they were back then?

At age thirteen and twelve they have seen it again and they are pretty embarrassed. i mean i think i remember my little sister mooning the camera at one point when she was throwing books. so yeah they wont go tell their friends about this experience. haha

scumbag reddit, the AMA request gets more upvotes than the actual AMA...

Sad sad day. oh well.

Oh, I didn't know you were still going!

Did Jo ever snap? Even once? Like, even just stub her toe on a lego and shout "Shit!"?

No! but that would have been fucking priceless hearing her proper english accent yell cunt or something along those lines.

How much did you and you parents actually change after the supernanny left?

you could tell that certain things changed after she left for a while, like i would have a sign on my door that would let my siblings know when they could or could not come in and they followed that rule for a while......until they ripped it.

Nice Boardslide Dude.

Oh god......I forgot about that part. ಠ_ಠ

What was the application process like to be on the show? How much were you and your family paid for being on the show? How long did the filming go on for?

Well my mom just wrote to them asking for help and telling them about how bad things were. they wrote back and asked for my mom to film how things were normally done in the house. they sent a camera and everything just for us. we sent that back and next thing we know theres a preliminary film crew to come and "greek" the house for television. and to be honest i have no clue how much they got paid for being on tv, i didnt get any of it so i sure as hell wasnt paid for my services! and i think the filming went on for about a month. if i remember correctly.

What does greek the house mean?

Greeking is a term used in the industry meaning that they had to go around the house and take masking tape over any and all brand name logos.

Did they change your lighting fixtures out to more TV friendly? I am not sure if it was Supernanny or Nanny 911, the lights were always pretty blown out.

yeah they did, as well as putting tint on the windows.

Would it have been for everything including clothes? Like would they have taken a piece of tape over a nike logo on your shirt, or was that blurred.

yep even that. they covered my middle school logo on my shirt with tape

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It seemed longer. Were you a PA in the second season?

Proof?

Working on it. What would you want? i have to go look for the autographed photo of joe frost i have.

Picture of you on the show and a yearbook pic side by side.

next best thing i have a family photo up top and i can post one more resent if you would so wish ma' lord.

Since that episode was aired 7 years ago have you ever been recognized as someone who has been on supernanny by someone you don't know?

By chance i was one time, just because they heard my full name. i was extremely embarrassed and blushed like a little girl when they mentioned it.

Looking back are you happy that your parents put you on the show or not. Also if you have a kid would you be fine with putting him on a show like this?

im kind of indifferent towards it, yeah it was embarrassing to be on national television but im happy overall with it. but if i had a kid i wouldnt put him on a show like this. just after my experience i wouldnt.

Have you changed at all?

At the time did you take the whole thing seriously or was it just a joke?

Were you even a bad kid at all or were you just supposed to act bad?

1. Not really im the same person basically, i was never a bad kid.
2. i took it as a joke, i actually thought it was fucking hilarious when i saw it for the first time.
3. like i said i wasnt bad and they didnt make any of us act any different.

Did your experience on Supernanny actually have a considerable effect on your life?

In a way yes, it brought us all closer together as a family and taught us how to work together through those kinds of things. it was more relaxed for a long time but like any family we had our ups and downs.

and it got him laid.

Yes that as well.

How much was scripted and if it wasn't did it help

Some things were scripted but otherwise it was pretty fuckin real yo. but otherwise in my opinion the help was quite minimal.

Have your siblings changed for the better, in the long-term?

Well they arent climbing up walls and shit like they were in the show so yes, haha. but i mean we're siblings so we bicker and fight from time to time.

What was it like to have someone come into your house and try to change the way you did things?

It was weird. Jo was nice so i didnt mind, nothing really affected how i went about my business.

Did you think your parents were bad parents that they couldn't discipline your siblings and lost contol? What did they try before calling supernanny?

I didnt think they were bad parents but just the fact they couldnt handle the two of them together at the same time. i mean its a lot to deal with having two kids within a year of each other. and they tried the traditional method, spanks and shit like that. they werent abusive or anything, just a smack on the ass when they were bad. afterwards it was calm talking and passive behavior towards that kinda stuff.

Did your family get any benefits/perks from the show (i.e. did they pay for a family vacation or anything)

I think my parents got a check for being on the show, i never saw a dime of it though.

You should call your mum and ask how much they got, it would be very interesting to know.

Ill be right back with that answer!

what did she say?!

She said she didnt fucking remember.......bullshit.

Well, technically, your parents did pay for food, shelter, clothes, etc. . .presumably with the money they got from the show.

very true. im an ungrateful bastard.

Did the show make you look a lot worse than you really were?

They made me look like a fucking saint.

in your opinion did their behavior really warrant broadcasting your personal life?

In a way yes, things were out of control. They would throw things at my parents and start to get physical so yes i do believe it did. but at the same time i think my parents could have done something different instead of going on national television.

How is your family today? Hope you guys are doing well :)

We're really good actually! things still get bad but its natural with having siblings of course. and thank you so much! :)

Great AMA

Thank you kind person. I tried my hardest.

Do your parents feel more relieved knowing now your brother is bi-polar?

Well they have viable answers to their questions. So it's a big relief.

Who signed your family up for the show? What was everyone's reaction to actually being in the show?

My mom did all on her lonesome. We were all pretty cool with it actually, almost excited really.

How many blunts do you smoke a day?

psshhhshshhhshhs a lot.

Is there anything about the show that negatively impacted your family?

Not in the least bit. Everyone was really cool with it. We didnt get fuckin hate mail or anything along those lines.

Did you get all the bitches at school at the time of this?

I was one dorky looking kid so no.

Did you bang Supernanny?

For sure, on the daily.

I can vouch for this guy.

You can?

were you ever a problem child when you were younger? you said that everything your parents were doing was wrong (referring to how they were raising your younger siblings). Or was it simply that they didn't know how to react to your brothers bipolar disorder?

I over exaggerated to saying they were parenting wrong. but i feel a large part had to do with the bipolar.

Would you be comfortable giving out your last name? Its much easier to find a show by typing in "Suppernanny v. _______" I cant seem to find it [episode] anywhere.. really wanna know if you were a "fucking saint".

Haha there should be some links in the thread here with the video. But it should be under young. i have a different last name for legal reasons but it should be young family season 2 episode 14 i believe.

Holy shit, you look just like my brothers friend...

we also live in srq lol.

hahaha probably know him! who is he?

How many days did the crew film for?

About two weeks. it felt longer which is why i said a month.

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I am now. so yes. yes i will.

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For the most part they focused on the younger siblings and my mother and father so it wasnt centered around me. they more or less had me as an inside view for what the kids did to get my parents worked up, so i told them and they put those situations into action. and of course i did, during the interviews we had i would answer the questions they had.