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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 ...

Collins/Matlock (Season 2, Episode 3)

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PREMISE In Houston Texas, baseball is everything at team Collins. The family visit the baseball park 5-6 times a week and dad David coaches 10 year old Spencer's team. Mom Shannon schedules the family's life around baseball and 4 year old Tucker always accompanies the family to the baseball park. Winning is everything in team Collins. They even take their baseball obsession of the field. The legs of Spencer's bed are made out of baseball bats, and he has many trophies and model baseballs in his room. The whole family pitch in with the chores. Even though David has a full time job, he helps out because they are a team. The Collins are strict in how they raise their children. Every morning Spencer picks out his own clothes but has to bring them to his mother for approval. There are consequences for your actions and the family stay away from listening to radio stations that isn’t Christian music. In Kalamazoo, Michigan, Angela and Jeff Matlock are anarchists who believe ch...

Burkhalter/Elliott (Season 1, Episode 11)

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PREMISE In Mitchellville Maryland, Shelley Elliott is a highly educated and high powered criminal investigator for D.C.'s inspector general's office. Husband Carl left school at 17 and works evenings as a hotel doorman, a job he doesn't like doing. Shelley emphasizes to her kids, 14 year old Justine and 11 year old Javier that one of the things that hindered Carl is that he didn't have a degree and is determined they succeed at all costs. She makes her kids study hard and wants them get into an Ivy League university. The kids are not allowed to watch television or talk on the phone at school nights. When the kids aren't studying, they do all the household chores. In the deep south of Natchez Mississippi, Sue Burkhalter does all the household chores and grocery shopping, while her daughters do nothing and spend the days out socializing. 21 year old Nancy dropped out of college and 18 year old Laura Beth dropped of high school to homeschool herself, though she doe...

Graf/Medici (Season 4, Episode 11)

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PREMISE Willkommen im gasthaus! Every day is Oktoberfest in the Graf family. Alexandra and Bob own a German-themed restaurant called Alphorn Bistro and Danbury Inn in Danbury, New Hampshire. The inn has 16 bedrooms and 22 bathrooms. The Grafs believe in a strong work ethic. The kids Meagan (15) Bubba (13) Daphne (10) work side by side with their parents, including serving, cooking, washing dishes, and cleaning, and get paid for their work. The work uniforms consist of traditional German dress of dirndls and lederhosen. The inn is the Grafs sole source of income, and when business is bad, the who family feels the pressure. In Long Island, Lisa Medici lives to serve her husband John and kids Nicholas (16) and Giuseppe (12). Lisa does everything, from the chores to the meals, and the kids have 100% freedom to do as they please. Lisa and John spend $10,000 a year to support son Nick's dream of becoming a bodybuilder. Nick was inspired by his father John, who was once a bodybuilder hims...

Baur/Fine (Season 3, Episode 2)

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PREMISE ARRR! 1000 miles from the Caribbean live the pirates of Albany Oregon. Tori (AKA Mad Sally) and John (Ol' Chumbucket) Bauer live their life on the philosophy of pirattitude. "Pirattitude means I live my life on a whim. We behave however we want to behave." Explains Tori. Their house is disorganized and their dog Shiloh is infested with fleas. Their kids Kate (16) Millie (13) and Max (8) have no chores, are allowed to use swear words and are encouraged to be who they want to be. John gave up his cubicle job to write pirate books, and the Baur's formed a local pirate society. However, their job doesn't bring regular paychecks so they can't always guarantee the bills will be paid. In California, Lisa Fine is a professional organizer, who likes to keep her own home clean and organized. Everything in their house has a bin and a label, and everything is done on a schedule. Daughter Ashley (13) has been cheerleading since she was 5 and is a miniature versio...