‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ recap, episode 6: forklift foot!
UPDATE 9:48 p.m. August 30, 2012: Good news for Honey Boo Boo! Ratings were up 20% over last week, hitting almost 3 million viewers. Among 18-49 year olds, it was the No. 1 cable show of the night.
“Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” is all about bodily functions.
While other shows will edit out moments when the subjects sneeze, throw off phlegm, cough or fart, this TLC show does not. It’s hard to say if the producers are leaving these moments in to show that Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson and her family are “real” or whether they are giving viewers a reason to mock them. Or both.
Otherwise, this was an episode featuring much ado about not much.
- Anna “Chickadee” Shannon, Honey Boo Boo’s 17-year-old sister, went to the hospital due to early contractions. They stabilized her, since she’s still five weeks from her due date for her daughter Kaitlyn.
- While Mama is trying to lose weight, Pumpkin, the 12 year old, is trying to gain weight. And she succeeds in spades! She goes from 164 pounds to 172 pounds in the latest weigh in. Mama does lose a pound but clearly she is not going on “Biggest Loser” any time soon. (She weighs 307.6 pounds!)
- They attend “Splash in the Boro” in Statesboro and Mama shows off her forklift injured toe, which she usually hides with socks. Her toe looks gross but what’s worse, gnats are flying around it. Where did they come from?
- At the pageant, Honey Boo Boo performs a sassy Elvis routine at the rock and roll pageant. She wins a queen award. That’s pretty much all on that front.
Honey Boo Boo is a quote machine as usual. A sampling:
‘”When my belly hurts, it’s usually gas or too many chicken nuggets.”
“I am not ready for Kaitlyn to come out. Going to smell like poo when she poops.”
“I hope I don’t see a bunch of wedgies at the water park. Vajiggle jaggle’s going to be hanging out though.”
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69 comments Add your comment
Rickster
August 30th, 2012
9:32 am
I saw a snippet of this kid on some show… and it disgusts me what her parents are doing to her.
lkjlkj
August 30th, 2012
9:59 am
I hope they have a bulldog attorney negotiating on their behalf. They should be raking it in for this.
lkjlkj
August 30th, 2012
10:02 am
a 12-year old @ 172 lbs?! I’m a 5′9″ 44-year old man and I weigh less than that!
Name (required)
August 30th, 2012
10:37 am
Statesboro!!! that explains it. Nothing but a southern ghetto. this family is a train wreck. Ignorant southern hillbillies. TLC used to be the learning channel now it’s the LOSER channel.
Cammi317
August 30th, 2012
10:45 am
I REFUSE to watch one second of this side show circus…..
Michael
August 30th, 2012
11:19 am
How low can a show get!!! And how can anybody even watch this garbage.
ALyn
August 30th, 2012
11:21 am
Ugh, what an unfortunate looking child.
Heather
August 30th, 2012
11:25 am
“ignorant southern hillbillies”?? Ignorant and hillbilly maybe, but I’m southern and very well educated and these people disgust me! Being southern doesn’t make you ignorant, lack of knowledge or common sense makes you ignorant. These people are trash and getting publicity and fame for it! Sick sick sick!!!!!!
ash
August 30th, 2012
11:31 am
All this scum votes GOP…
shirley
August 30th, 2012
11:31 am
Get a grip folks. This is actually how some people live. At least that little girl is loved and this is not some story of another child abused or worse.
BigTickles
August 30th, 2012
11:43 am
hmmm…sigh…I guess I will go ahead and ask..what is the 12 year old child trying to gain weight? I am also afraid to ask who and what is this “Vajiggle jaggle’s”
Name (required)
August 30th, 2012
11:52 am
@Heather you aren’t that educated b/c if you read my post i said this family is:
1. Southern
2. Ignorant
3. Hillbilly
I am correct on all counts. I wasn’t making a generalization about ALL southerners being ignorant. However, if you look at where Georgia and most southern states rank educationally one could make a case regarding southerners. I have lived all over the country and find the south to be the most umm….”different”. just sayin’
Fan
August 30th, 2012
12:10 pm
Yep, they’re fat and crude (some of it has gotta be staged), but “Honey Boo Boo” is always laughing and happy. Both her and her mom seem a lot happier and grounded than the other pagaent moms and families shown no TLC. Love the kid and mom and the fact that they don’t take themselves too seriously.
johnny fontane
August 30th, 2012
12:32 pm
Mom is grounded alright, anything that big needs wings and a large runway to get in the air.
Love The South
August 30th, 2012
12:43 pm
Guess who won’t put their name when they say something about the SOUTH!! If you don’t like it here with us Hillbillies then LEAVE!!! I have lived all over the world and LOVE the South!! The most friendly, loving people are from the south!!! Up north with the Yam Dankies it was horrible and on the west coast it was even worse!!! GO Back to where you came from. At least Alana is loved and her parents probably spend more quality time making memories than most. Quit hating on them!! At least he has a job and in case you didn’t realize it Alana is a very happy, bright child!!!
DIP
August 30th, 2012
12:48 pm
This show is hilarious…Some of the antic might seem off but for them its all about family…The own a home which is clean…they are clean…the know how to have fun with themselves and if you listen there is NOTHING ignorant about them the just have that country accent thats really thick….And ALL yal fart and sneeze in public you just didn’t get caught on film…You don’t like them don’t watch…You must be watching to comment…More money for Honey Boo Boo….A dolla make me holla honey boo boo child…you better redneckonize…ROTFLMAO!!!!
Motocross Survivor
August 30th, 2012
12:54 pm
A hit show apparently…life in these wretched United States 2012. This little redneck talks like a black soul sista from what I’ve seen, which was just out of curiosity to see just how bad it could be. I wasn’t disappointed.
Motocross Survivor
August 30th, 2012
12:56 pm
They wouldn’t be called ignorant if they were black. I guess people would consider it normal for black folk.
Diggger
August 30th, 2012
1:28 pm
Ash:
What would you like the show to be about…….obama voters….
Let me see…..Kidz on the skreets wit no purent
Babydady deads frum gang bangin
Moma wit a difernt man every night fo drugz
We already have that show….it’s called cops or bait car or americas most wanted or first 48..
Real
August 30th, 2012
1:46 pm
Motorcross brought up race – great.
*If* they were black, there would be 357 comments stating that this one show and one cast is a reflection of “black america” – - – check any blogs on the Real Housewives of Atlanta or any of those other garbage shows to get a feel for that. Since she’s white, we don’t use the broad brush to paint the entire race based on one show. Must be nice…
Blast
August 30th, 2012
1:47 pm
Diggger, talk to us about Maury Povich and/or Jerry Springer.
blackandproud
August 30th, 2012
2:04 pm
@MOTOCROSS Survivor-aw it seems your mad because they are not black. You betta red neck a nize lol
blackandproud
August 30th, 2012
2:10 pm
@diggger~shouldnt throw stones @ a glass house. My name is Earl, redneck wedding, mobster wives(I mean husbands) Jersery shore, Rosanne, Paula Dean, teen moms etc…ignorance is ingorance regardless of race.
blackandproud
August 30th, 2012
2:11 pm
mispelled second ignorance~
Name (required)
August 30th, 2012
2:33 pm
@ Love the South………WTF diff does it make if I put my “name” on these posts? Is the name on your drivers license “Love The South”? Guess that’s better than billy bob, bubba or tammy jo!
Hillbillie
August 30th, 2012
2:58 pm
The daughter affirmed that they are NOT hillbillies; because they have most their teeth. ‘nuf said.
June Clever
August 30th, 2012
3:11 pm
The show is a hit just like the idiots on Jersey Shore… etc. It is because a lot are fasinated by how people live..bottom line. It is the top show on TLC and the Little People, Duggers, Conjoined Twins, Strange Addictions, etc.. all are just curious shows of how people live. I love the show and this little girl is indeed a quick witted, actually quite smart 6 yr. old who yes this family has a lotta love and because they live simple and the only way they know..I would rather watch this family than the phoney Bachelorette. They are real and doesn’t matter whether they live in the South, North, East, or West… there are rednecks in every state! Call em’ what you may.. but obviously more people enjoy watching than not. They should be laughing all the way to the bank.. but my guess is the money is not as attractive to them as much as the fun they are having as a family. Get a life you snobs.
Karl Rove
August 30th, 2012
3:37 pm
We know how the parents will be voting in November……..typical Liberals!
Motocross Survivor
August 30th, 2012
4:00 pm
@blackandproud, who’s mad? Not me. Just facts. Suck it up. BTW, since you corrected your spelling, I have to tell you that you don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re.” And that last line you will have to translate for me. Thank you.
Be real
August 30th, 2012
4:17 pm
Just because these folks are different from you doesn’t mean you should blast all these assumptions on them. I went to school in Statesboro, but was born in Chicago. Am I a hillbilly too?
Stop your bashing and get over yourself.
creative
August 30th, 2012
4:25 pm
what the hell is this? accidentally clicked. Is this a real show
creative
August 30th, 2012
4:33 pm
Name (required)…The only difference in South Boston, South Statesboro, East LA, Upstate NY, North Texas, east Alabama, North Florida, Southern Illinois, is the accent. I too travel all over the country and I am also a southerner. I have been to south Boston and its the same culture that is in the N GA mountains, teenage pregnancy, wal mart, and ignorance passed down through the generations. It has nothing to do with being southern. These Honey boo boo people should be executed though.
creative
August 30th, 2012
4:33 pm
executed is a bit strong sorry. How about sent to internment camps for reeducation…
creative
August 30th, 2012
4:36 pm
Love the South…please don’t try to speak up for us southerners you only made it worse. You are defending this show. That makes anything you say sound dumb
ATL
August 30th, 2012
4:54 pm
oh how the tables have turned ! all you white rednecks that took offence to the real house wives of atlanta but now you all are mad because it shows some of youre people redneck way of living.
ATL
August 30th, 2012
5:07 pm
redneck southerners dont like their lives being displayed on tv !!!
White Southerners that hated on the Realhouse Wives of Atlanta
August 30th, 2012
5:13 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8E_zMLCRNg
ATL
August 30th, 2012
5:15 pm
Here Comes Honey Boo Boo
August 30th, 2012
5:21 pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IBYyoYuxdU
arkansasgirl
August 30th, 2012
5:26 pm
@ Name is an idiot.
booboo fan
August 30th, 2012
5:42 pm
If the Kardashians can do tacky things like sit on toilets etc on their reality show- then why can’t Honey Boo Boo and her family? At least Honey Boo Boo has raw talent and charisma…
The ATX
August 30th, 2012
8:05 pm
Haters. Get over yourselves. You want high end entertainment go elsewhere. This is a funny entertaining show – millions watch those tacky Kardashians yet you disrespect this show. Give these people a break- I’m just tickled pink that they are making money off this. Ratings higher than the Republican Convention…you have to take a least some pause with that factoid. I love America.
I find it hillarious how many of you say you won’t watch this show yet you will spend time posting about it…really???
col
August 30th, 2012
8:10 pm
If you pay attention, you can that little girl is VERY bright, has an excellent vocabulary, quite a personality, and is very much loved. If you REALLY pay attention, you can see that the rest of the family also appears to be bright and much more intelligent than TLC wants to portray (otherwise, no show, right?). Also, they are definitely more real and clearly a close family unit. I think that is partly what draws people in – not like the fake Kate Gosselin who thought she was a movie star, for example. I hope this family has excellent representation and is laughing all the way to the bank.
unknown
August 30th, 2012
10:46 pm
I hate black people. They are dirty and poor and just awful. At least Honey Boo Boo’s family is not black!
SLP
August 30th, 2012
11:45 pm
Say what you want…but we have all at least watched the show. That is all TLC cares about…take out the morality.
wolf
August 30th, 2012
11:57 pm
WTF!!!! This show is just another way for a fat ass freak of a mom to feel good about herself.
All it does is make “CHILDREN” look like adult Ho’s. Let children vw children and let them grow up with a sense of self not a sense of if i don’t look good i am bad. This show is WRONG AND SHOULD BE BANNED!!!
Boo boo Honey
August 31st, 2012
12:03 am
I thouoght fork lift toe was going to be another term for camel toe.
Why?????
August 31st, 2012
12:03 am
@ Unknown. Dirty, poor and awful??? Dude you just described Honey Boo Boo and her clan. You may want to chose your petty, ignorant insults a bit more wisely. Now be gone…..
Blewtoe
August 31st, 2012
12:09 am
They do seem truly happy and seem to love one another. Its strange, sure, but it is sweet in (or in this case) out the end. Most families are in different rooms watching tv shows about families like this. At least they are together, right?
Saintmarks
August 31st, 2012
12:59 am
I watched for the first time and was actually surprised at many things. How really ordinary they are when you watch the show and get past the freaky toddler and tiara part. Mama has Honey Boo Boo say please and thank you to the dress shop lady. Stop right there and see how many other “cultured” tv kids do this?
Yes, they set her up with a squealing pig in the episode I saw, she brought it into the dress shop for a dress to match HBBs. Probably a set up by the producer, but still good for laughs. The thing that made me realize this little kid is pretty smart was her response to the shop owner’s “no pigs allowed” comment… “You don’t have a sign on the door saying no pigs allowed.” Hilarious. And quite a sharp wit at that.
Over the top for sure. I am sure the cameramen and producers are staging stuff that makes them a little more outlandish and are editing the juiciest bits, but all in all, a good family. Very rough and country, but good people. And has been said before, a lot more appealing than fake Jersey or California wanna be stars.
Appalled!
August 31st, 2012
1:00 am
I just happened to run across these comments and by the time I got to the last one, I was hurt. Hurt because of all the ignorance and race issue that was brought up through out these comments….First of all, there are so many reality shoes and if you don’t like it, don’t watch it..
Appalled!
August 31st, 2012
1:07 am
Motorcross survivor- I would assume that you survived a bad crash…I’m glad you survived but i wished you would take this 2nd chance at life to not be bitter but grateful that you are alive… It is God you should thank for this and God does not like ugly.. and you my friend, have an ugly heart.
Brett
August 31st, 2012
1:33 am
Oh my god, best show on Wednesday nights – hands down. This kid is hilarious.
Shelly Smith
August 31st, 2012
2:11 am
I agree with the other posters that have positive things to say about this family. For all their faults, the family does seem to really care about each other, and Alana seems like a very happy child. The house she lives in is comfortable and is very clean and tidy (unlike those on some other shows, like Little People Big World!) I think Alana is prett hilarious and I get a real kick out of her.
Cindy Lou Who
August 31st, 2012
11:02 am
Seriously, I think June should have her big toe that was hurt in the forklift accident looked at by a doctor.
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Annie
August 31st, 2012
12:19 pm
You know what is hillarious??? People who are commenting on the show and say how they will not waist their time watching it and how trashy they are.. WHY ARE POSTING ABOUT IT?! Lol you get online to say you won’t watch the show?? Now who’s ignorant!? The show makes you laugh. Period! They don’t care what you think. No one else does either. You don’t have to live like them to like the show.
trainwreck watcher
August 31st, 2012
7:04 pm
So, I don’t really watch TLC shows but one day I caught Honey Boo Boo after Four Weddings and could not stop watching. It’s for the same reason I cannot stop watching DNA talk shows. I am amazed that people would go on TV and display themselves in such a way.
My opinion is as follows:
I think beauty pageants are unhealthy for children and I don’t think a child has any business knowing, doing and saying the things that Alana does.
I am not surprised in the least that all of those children have different fathers.
No one can say that they are not ignorant with a straight face after the whole lot of them had to be explained what an abdomen is.
They do seem to be full of love and make the best of their situation.
That toe is nasty.
My opinions are not based on race, culture, or region. They are based purely on what is presented to me on TV.
Nancy
August 31st, 2012
7:47 pm
I frickin’ LOVE this show… I think Alana is absolutely precious… and the Mama, June… loves those children… It’s a lot of fun… and you all need to lighten up!!!
largo
August 31st, 2012
8:35 pm
Did you catch the dog licking itself at the beginning of one of the segments? It fit right in with the show! Yikes. LOL
delana
August 31st, 2012
8:49 pm
Honey Boo Boo Rocks! That little girl loves her family and loves her life.
Jason
September 1st, 2012
5:22 am
What the heck are you all saying, this show is awesome! Great job tlc, you know how to reach your audience.
sherry
September 1st, 2012
10:28 pm
Is this a show for real??
Mark, Irvine CA
September 2nd, 2012
1:49 am
Great stuff, and very entertaining.
Way better than the Kardashians, these guys are real and not “fake as hell stagers”.
My daughter really enjoy this show.
Can’t stand the Kardashians. June the mom is the best.
honeybooboofan
September 2nd, 2012
4:40 pm
I’d rather watch this family than that truly disgusting excuse for a mother, Kris Kardashian and her pimped out phony as hell daughters. Not everyone lives the Cali lifestyle, there’s an entire country out there that isn’t west coast/east coast….no, June and family aren’t perfect, but Alana is an awesome kid with big potential. when she’s not playing up for the camera, you can tell that she has a well developed vocabulary and is a sharp kid. She has a lot of challenges ahead but you know what? I think she’ll survive and prosper. I love the show and I watch it every week and it made me laugh out loud that it beat the RNC in ratings! LOLLLLLLLLLLLL
Melissa
September 2nd, 2012
11:41 pm
I wouldn’t compare California to Arkansas. Like night and day. Too many people in Cali exercising and not enough Cheetos. You wouldn’t like it.
April
September 4th, 2012
2:10 am
Absolutely disgusted with TLC. You know, I admitedly have little viewing experience of Toddler’s and Tiaras, but I think June is a decent mother to her kids.. there is a genuine affection there, and Alanna is a sweetheart. She cheers on everybody.. and I don’t get the sense at all that she is not enjoying herself. I doubt that anyone could ever make that child do anything she didn’t want to do anyway. June is overindulgent though.. and feeds her kids far too many snacks. Her house is immaculate though. Shame on TLC for the biased editing.. always catching them with the burps, farts and other body squeaks… how convenient. I am tuning out. I will not be mocking this family, who are trying hard to get by.
Drew M.
September 4th, 2012
2:34 am
I like how the haters are really the ignorant ones here. First of all, they are too stupid to get their facts straight. While I am from Statesboro and make fun of the town as I please, this show is not filmed or based there. Statesboro has a nice waterpark, they visited – somehow that makes Statesboro the “Southern Ghetto” because Alana Thompson visited… heaven forbid she visit the Georgia Aquarium, then we will hear about the real Southern Ghetto. HCHBB is filmed near Dublin, Georgia where the family lives, about 2 hours from Statesboro.
Moving right along, I have not heard any mention on the show of who this family is voting for, so the off comments about “Obama voters” making a better show is just uninformed. Alana has a gay uncle, and if we are going to play stereotypes, I highly doubt he or his sister is going to vote for a gay-bashing prick like Mitt. Gays & their families are politically educated. While the Thompson family may not come across as obsessed with a fake appearance of the Highland Park republican, they seem to portray all the best values of any family by general standards.
I enjoy watching this show. My friends love to watch this show. I like how they show them burp and cough up mucus during the sit-down interviews lol. Its so gross, but hilarious! I love Honey Boo Boo!! She is so confident and positive!! She is so mature for a child her age but still cries over spilled milk – its so adorable! I can learn a lesson from her about what really matters in life.
Surprised
September 5th, 2012
5:04 pm
Very adorable people! At first I was afraid to watch – kind of wanted to shield myself – but was pleasantly surprised to see the warmth and real affection amongst the family members – I love Alana and June! Alana is bright and funny and so affectionate. I was moved to tears when she talked to her sister who’s on bed rest. That kind of love is what makes them so adorable. They are indeed a diamond in the rough. Hope they do not get carried away. Hope June now gets enough money to fix her toe. We have to see past all the awkward moments!