Foo - Jon & Kate Plus Eight

Who the hell are John & Kate and why are they famous? Maybe I don't watch enough TeeVee.

I'm with you on that. The first I heard of them was the other day when after the news the tv flicked over to some entertainment show and they were yammering about some emotional episode or something like that.

who? I go home and watch The Wife and The Dog. Who is this TeeVee of whom you speak?

do what with the who now?

Haha, glad I am not the only one.

I logged in to Facebook one day recently and my entire feed was filled with status updates and comments from my cousins discussing Jon & Kate and all this crap.

I had no idea what they were talking about so I looked it up. I still have no idea what they are talking about.

I must live under a rock. Or maybe it's because I watch 12 minutes of TV per month...?

John (Jon?) and Kate are the parents of 8 (currently) young children (sextuplets and twins, I think).

Their family is the subject of a documentary tv show, which I think is pretty cool, because it captures and preserves a lot of the moments that the parents would probably miss when taking care of 8 children. When I was home for break a few months ago, I watched a bunch of episodes with my sisters--it's a cute show.

I saw a few weeks ago that John was 'caught' going out to a bar or restaurant with a woman other than his wife when she was out of town. I also saw a headline the other day that one of the parent's siblings thinks the parents are exploiting their children.

I don't know much more than that.

You used to see a lot of big families. You used to see a lot of big families with kids in the middle feeling a bit left out. Sometimes a lot left out.

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.

What a great synopsis. Thank you for the chuckles. :roflmao2:

Although I really shouldn't laugh. It sounds like a sad situation.

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.

I guess I missed all the drama.

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.

Thanks for reinforcing my decision to not watch it!

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.

Well now I wouldn't say that.

I've never watched that show, but that John sure seems to be one miserable S.O.B. during all the confessional pieces throughout the series going all the way back to season one.

We've always called it John and Kate plus Hate.

Those poor petri-dish kids. They're the ones who are going to get screwed in all this.

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.


I wouldn't necessarily say that, either.

We watched a couple of episodes of the first series. We have twins and we were interested about the multiples.

Anyway, it mostly seemed to be about Kate *****ing at Jon for something or other. I couldn't watch it.

STOP ENCOURAGING THESE PEOPLE

Christ, we're going to have a neglected generation of scientifically produced multiple births from parents trying desperately to catch the gravy train.

Eight kids? What is she a clown car?

Who the hell are John & Kate and why are they famous? Maybe I don't watch enough TeeVee.

My girlfriend introduced me to this show, but I have yet to see it (and the interest to find it).

STOP ENCOURAGING THESE PEOPLE

John's misery makes me thankful I don't have Kate for a wife. Or 8 kids.


I'm all about encouraging them.

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.

So basically they are using their kids for financial gain, and being completely immoral in their relationship. And America tunes in to view the damage and learn from it.

Lovely.

So basically they are using their kids for financial gain, and being completely immoral in their relationship. And America tunes in to view the damage and learn from it.


It's just like the Von Trapp Family.

Or the Osmonds.

Or the Jackson 5.

Or the Monkees.

Most of my relatives watch this show regularly and love it. I don't see the attraction. I don't feel the need to watch in part cause that's not a life I would be interested in having. The way I understand it, both the two older children and the group of six are here as a result of fertility treatments. Maybe they worked this out ahead of time, but had I been in Jon's shoes and Kate started talking about fertility treatments, I would have run screaming in the opposite direction. Just my opinion, FWIW.

Who??/ wwwwwwhhhhhhaaaaaa????? I head about them on the radio this morning and all I could think was "wtf"?

Eight kids? What is she a clown car?

pretty bizarre, isn't it?

It's just like the Von Trapp Family.

Or the Osmonds.

Or the Jackson 5.

Or the Monkees.

You got it only I think much worse. Then again, maybe not.

I was never interested in it, and there are a few other similar shows on that I just don't have any interest in watching.

After reading a few of the comments here, now I am almost curious about one thing, I heard in a recent interview (which I also try to avoid, but I was playing Bejeweled and didn't want to reach for the remote) that Kate was asked about how come there was suddenly some marital strife... yet it sounds like Kate was pretty much like my ex-wife the whole time. Of course my marriage lasted over 20 years too, so I am not surprised tjhat a marriage can last with a shrew involved, but I wonder why the interviewer asked in a way that made it sound like marital strife was a surprise?

I think a show glorifying a family basically for having too many kids is simply stupid anyway... Isn't there another one too??? Or at least the Today Show seems to be plugging one... The family with like 20+ kids from newborn to college age, although no sextuplets, since they were all conceived the natural way.

Another one that I see ads for that holds no interest is Little People in a Big World or something like that... Why should I care about some pumpkin farmer and his wife who happen to be short with taller kids? Or at least that's the one ad I remember... The father said something about how hard pumpkin time was and laid down on the seat of the tractor... I don't know what they do when it isn't pumpkin time, nor do I care.

At least the Osbornes and Gene Simmons interested me enough that I watched them a couple of times each (at least partial shows).

I knew that Kate lady was bad news the moment I saw her terrible hair style.

synopsis:

1. couple has twins
2. couple has fertility treatment
3. couple spawns a litter of six
4. family achieves some notoriety
5. wife perhaps a control freak
6. husband perhaps doesn't get[want] any[more]
7. notoriety turns into business for couple[wife] and fodder for tabloids
8. Amerikan couch voyeurs are happy to watch

Speaking as the father of twins, I can't conceive (har har) of trying to continue after the first set.

You got it only I think much worse. Then again, maybe not.

Much worse than the Von Trapps? Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

Another one that I see ads for that holds no interest is Little People in a Big World or something like that... Why should I care about some pumpkin farmer and his wife who happen to be short with taller kids? Or at least that's the one ad I remember... The father said something about how hard pumpkin time was and laid down on the seat of the tractor... I don't know what they do when it isn't pumpkin time, nor do I care.

Little People, Big World is interesting in that the dad on the show bought the huge farm so he could build all kinds of kick ass projects for his kids (wild west town, pirate ship, etc) that he couldn't do when he was growing up.

He's always starting massive outsized projects and is full of crazy ideas. Building a trebuchet (that damn near kills his best friend and youngest kid) was typical of what happens.

The pumpkin thing was another lark of his that completely got out of hand. It was really interesting to watch how crazy it got.

Plus, if you want to feel like your house is clean, just watch their house. For as awesome as their house is and how many times they try to declutter/organize, they are a bunch of friggin' slobs.

Yeah, I watch that show.

They're breeders!

You must worship the almighty child!

:rolleyes:

Stupid looking hair cut.

http://blog.zap2it.com/.a/6a00d83451b92469e201156f91e1ad970c-800wi

Stupid looking hair cut.

It looks like she lost a fight with a gas-powered line trimmer.

sad part, she probably thinks the haircut is hot!

That's probably a $500 hair-do, donated to them like many things they have and do. My wife is into tuning in the freak-reality shows, I find the practice degrading to even hear from the next room.

I frickin' hate reality tv shows. The only exceptions are Dancing With the Stars and So You Think you Can Dance, and that's only because dancing is cool.

She should get a new hairstyle and save her marriage.

John is a guy that really didnt want a family but did what most people do and got married anyways, he got his wife pregnant had two kids, thats when he noticed that she was a bit of a *****, then he started figuring that he may possibly be able to use her *****yness to his advantage in the future, so he stuck around, then they went and had 6 kids (artificially I'm guessing) then, when the 6 were born, he found out that Kate was truly the mother of *****y, nagging women and was slowly *****ed and nagged to the point of no return, he then used that as an excuse to try to "exit, stage right" (which makes him a POS) but the unwholly demonic woman that is Kate talked him into staying so that they can keep making the millions of bones that they are making by exploiting there children. (which makes him an even bigger POS) Then they get back on the show and act as if they are loving and caring parents and partners and want to make things work when in all reality they truely hate each other and can't wait to make enough money to go each their own way. Thats "john and Kate plus Eight" in a nut shell.

The only reason they're famous is that they have a crap load of kids, but arent living in a trailer.....springer got all the good rednecks....

Stupid looking hair cut.

http://blog.zap2it.com/.a/6a00d83451b92469e201156f91e1ad970c-800wi

The peacock called, he want his doo back.....

They are the devil.

http://www.momlogic.com/hate_john_kate.jpg

Stupid looking hair cut.

http://blog.zap2it.com/.a/6a00d83451b92469e201156f91e1ad970c-800wiIt's like Home-Improvement-era Zachary Taylor Thomas (or whatever his name was) and Friends-era Jennifer Aniston had a head-on collision.

I actually saw an E True Hollywood story on them today while I was channel surfing. Her haircut looks even worse from the back.

she should have rabbit ears, not devil horns.

And the saga continues ....


TV's Jon and Kate Gosselin separate, say they plan to divorce

Does anyone care?

:trainwreck::banned:

It's on TLC. I don't watch it, but I do watch enough TV to get the gist.

This short ugly dude has a hot wife who emasculates him on national TV for no reason. They're only on TV because their infertility treatments lead to 8 kids (twins, then six in the next batch).

She has used their show to launch a "career", and travels to support books she has written.

He used the opportunity of her being gone to bang a hot young teacher. She was evidently having horizontal fun with a security guard on road trips.

And the whole reason they got on TV was their wholesome family image dealing with 8 kids.

Best summary I've seen... :D

Sad for the kids, though. I'm sure it was all well-intentioned, but it seems pretty clear that the family's celebrity is what ended up driving mom and dad apart, and it'll suck for the kids to be going through that in the mass media.

They're breeders!

You must worship the almighty child!

:rolleyes:

Um... what? So many things to be indignant about already and you have to make something up?

To quote the great Pete Townsend "Why should I care?"