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Ridgely/Corrao (Season 2, Episode 23)

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PREMISE In the Wild Wild West of Delaware, the Ridgely family eat, sleep and breathe rodeo. Randy Ridgely is a professional bull rider, and he and Jennifer own a 61-acre ranch which is their sole source of income. Working on the ranch is 24/7 hard labor. They must feed, water and hay horses, ponies, goats, bulls, llamas, and deer and then clean manure. The Ridgelys try to instill a sense of responsibility in their kids Peyton (7) and Rylee (3), who must do chores on the barn including shoveling poop. Jennifer is strict, limiting how much candy the girls eat, setting the bedtime at 8:00 PM and they are prohibited from whining and crying. Randy and Jen are not a smoochy-kissy type couple, and Randy views Jen more like an employee than a wife. In Ohio, Kim Corrao is an over-indulged Italian princess living la dolce vita , or the sweet life. Kim works at a luxury hair salon and spends a lot of time socializing, going out for cocktails with the girls, and flirting with men. Husband Louis be...
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Burroughs/Padovan-Hickman (Season 5, Episode 22)

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PREMISE In King George Virginia, DeLaura Padovan and Steve Hickman live in a rustic off-the grid cabin built by Steve and his friends 20 years ago. Because they don't have electricity the family light oil lamps and wear headlamps to see when it's dark, and store food on the porch in a cooler. Steve is a professional fiddler and hambone artist, and DeLaura calls contra and square dances. They earn about $30,000 a year combined and are not concerned with maximizing their income. The family shop for clothes at thrift stores and daughters Tara (11) and Maren (8) have never had a new outfit. Water is considered a precious commodity. The family don't always flush the toilet and share the same bath water. On their 57 acre wooded spread they grow their own vegetables in a greenhouse and farm chickens that provide eggs and goats that produce milk for yogurt and cheese. There is a system of positive reinforcement. If Tara or Maren do something courteous, they get a stone in a jar. In...
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Allison/Hagerty (Season 2, Episode 1)

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PREMISE In the deep south of Mississippi, Lydia Allison is an etiquette teacher. She teaches etiquette to the little southern ladies by day and her family by night. Etiquette rules include not sitting with your legs open, swallowing your burp, buttering your bread the correct way and not being a goop. "Goops are children who don't want to mind their manners" says Lydia. She, super polite husband Tim and kids Drew (16), Anne Elizabeth (14), and Margaret (11) have formal dinners together every evening. Tim does not want to be known as the parent of juvenile delinquents. Though there’s no chance of Drew becoming a juvenile delinquent since his father locked the 2nd door to his bedroom that leads to the outside. The kids have to do chores and dress appropriately. In the Hagerty household in Massachusetts, manners are the last thing on anyone's mind. Maureen and her 3 kids Daniel (8), Jason (6) and Matt (5) have burping contests. The kids often run around in restaurants an...
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Patrick/Leierwood (Season 1, Episode 17)

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PREMISE In fort Patrick in rural Kentucky, ex-senior air force airman Cheri runs her home to strict military standards. Husband Ryan was a sergeant in the US cavalry, serving in Bosnia. He now works at a local steel mill from 10:AM to 12:AM midnight, leaving little time for his family. Cheri's day starts at 6:AM when she wakes up for her morning march and she keeps a strict military routine of cleaning and chores. Their kids Tyler Carr (8) from a previous marriage, Brennan (5) and Hailey (2), are expected to address adults as ma'am or sir, and have to clean and do chores. The kids toys primarily consist of toy guns and bombs. Cheri is a devoted bible reading Christian. Cheri and Ryan believe the military teaches you respect and discipline. In Minnesota, part time art teacher Mina Leierwood and her husband Greg are liberal anti-war activists who often attend peace vigils. Mina's family protested war all their lives. Her Jewish grandparents fought for peace even during World ...
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Baker/Donahoe (Season 1, Episode 4)

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PREMISE In Dyersburg Tennessee, Christie Baker is a southern belle who enjoys being pampered. Christie spends most of her days in the beauty parlor, while husband Richard, who works 60 hours a week, does all the household chores and regularly makes Christie breakfast in bed. The kids, 17 year old twins Mauri and Margo and 11 year old Mary Jewels spend most of their time shopping for clothes and the twins do cheerleading. Christie indulges her 3 daughters and doesn’t believe they need to work until they graduate. Moo! In Litchfield New York, Audrey and Jeff Donahoe are hardworking 5 th generation dairy farmers in the Atrass Farm. Jeff's family have been using the same land since the 1800s. The couple and the 3 older boys Arnold (17), Tommy (14) and Rick (12) get up 4:30 in the morning to milk cows. Audrey grew up a tomboy and she and Jeff believe in instilling a work ethic in their kids. In addition, Audrey does the chores and takes care of her kids, including the 3 y...
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Meeks/Hoover (Season 3, Episode 15)

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PREMISE Once upon a time in Texas, Tish Meeks was a conservative Christian who has done missionary work and attended a Christian university. Husband Tony was a pastor. Now their religion is Rock n’ Roll. Tony, a hospice administrator who has both his nipples pierced, cashed out his retirement, life savings and stocks to support their passion of playing music and their band 3 kisses. Tish is the lead singer and guitarist. The kids Benji (6) and Hannah (5) are free to do whatever they want. The couple doesn't believe in censoring their kids video games, and the kids sometimes stay up till 3 AM. Tish spends 10-12 hours a day booking gigs. The family often have loud parties with alcohol, and Tish and Tony converted their refrigerator into a Keg. In Missouri, Kristin and Steve Hoover are conservative Pentecostal Christians and god is the center of everything they do. The kids, Emily (7), Grace (5) and Alivia (3) are homeschooled and the bible is on the curriculum. Traditional Christian ...
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