"Jon & Kate Plus 8" (2007) TV series 2007-????

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

23 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Reality-TV

Plot:

Documentary-style reality show about a Pennsylvania husband, wife and each of their 8 extremely individualistic children.

Plot Keywords:

Sextuplets | Multiple Birth | Large Family | Parenting | Kids And Family

US TV Schedule:

Fri. July 10	10:00 AM	TLC	It's a Book!	#4.26
Fri. July 10	10:30 AM	TLC	All Smiles	#4.30

Cast

Jonathan Gosselin	...	Himself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Kate Gosselin	...	Herself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Aaden Gosselin	...	Himself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Joel Gosselin	...	Himself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Alexis Gosselin	...	Herself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Hannah Gosselin	...	Herself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Leah Gosselin	...	Herself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Collin Gosselin	...	Himself (63 episodes, 2007-2009)
Cara Gosselin	...	Herself (59 episodes, 2007-2009)
Madelyn Gosselin	...	Herself (59 episodes, 2007-2009)

Also Known As:

"Jon & Kate Plus Ei8ht" (USA) (alternative spelling)
"Jon & Kate Plus Eight" (USA) (alternative spelling)

Runtime:

USA:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Advanced Medical Productions Inc.

Trivia:

The twins were born on October 8 2000. Cara is the older twin by six minutes.

Quotes:

Kate Gosselin: Jon and I both knew that we always wanted to have kids.
Jonathan Gosselin: But we never imagined we'd have this many.
Kate Gosselin: We were unable to get pregnant on our own so we turned to fertility treatments.
Jonathan Gosselin: And we were thrilled when we had our twin girls Cara and Mady. Cara is a sweetie and everyone's friend.
Kate Gosselin: Mady is our free spirited child. Then when we decided to have just one more we got a little more than we bargained for. We got six more.
Jonathan Gosselin: We call Aaden our professor.
Kate Gosselin: Collin is stubborn yet kind and Joel is sneaky and cuddly.
Jonathan Gosselin: Alexis..... She's just wild.
Kate Gosselin: Hannah is the leader and mommy's helper.
Jonathan Gosselin: Leah's our tiny controller. I work full-time as an I.T. Analyst.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: (#1.14)" (2009)

One of the few interesting reality shows out there

'Jon and Kate Plus 8' has the honour of probably being one of the few decent, interesting reality shows on the box, and this is taking into consideration the sheer number of reality tat that is being churned out by television companies these days. The show centres around Jon and Kate Gosselin, who are parents to an incredible eight children (six-year-old twin girls Cara and Maddy, and three-year-old sextuplets Aiden, Collin, Joel, Alexis, Hannah and Leah).

'Jon and Kate Plus 8' works because it offers a bird's eye view of everyday life with this huge family, warts and all. As for the kids, especially the twins, they are cute and endearing in their antics. That said, as the show progressed, it has become apparent that there is a tyrannical, controlling side to Kate, which can make it quite hard to watch her at times, especially when she expects the kids to act like little pristine robots instead of spontaneous children who are going to make noise and get messy. It will be interesting to see how this family fares over the years, as the children grow up and no doubt become less tolerant of being filmed twenty-four/seven (I feel the twins are already at this point and perhaps it's time to wind down on filming for the sake of allowing them normal school lives).

Overall, this is a fairly good show that not only offers a slice of what life is like for the Gosselins' but also is an insight in American family life.