Meet the Barkers

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Meet the Barkers
Genre Reality
Directed byAlan Finn
Cameron Glendenning
Starring Travis Barker
Shanna Moakler
Theme music composer Peter Perret, Blink-182
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes16
Production
Executive producersRod Aissa
Lois Clark Curren
Marcus J. Fox
Melanie Graham
Jesse Ignjatovic
ProducerNate Hayden
Running time30 mins.
Original release
Network MTV
ReleaseApril 6, 2005 (2005-04-06) 
February 7, 2006 (2006-02-07)

Meet the Barkers is a reality television series that aired on MTV. [1] The series followed the everyday life of Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and his wife Shanna Moakler, as well as Moakler and Barker's two children, Alabama Luella Barker and Landon Asher Barker. [2] Moakler and Oscar De La Hoya's daughter, Atiana Cecilia De La Hoya, also appeared on the show. [3] Meet the Barkers lasted two seasons, airing 16 episodes. Barker filed for divorce after the series finale, which was finalized in 2008.

Contents

In 2008, MuchMusic (before becoming Much) started airing Meet the Barkers after Barker's involvement with the 2008 South Carolina Learjet 60 crash.[ citation needed ]

Family members

Episode guide

Season 1

Ep #TitleAirdate
1"It's Moving Day for the Barkers!"April 6, 2005
2"Mr. Mom"April 13, 2005
3"The Juicy Black Dress"April 13, 2005
4"Wedding Issues"April 27, 2005
5"Barkers' Bachelor Party"May 4, 2005
6"Travis' Birthday Bash"May 11, 2005
7"Thanksgiving!"May 18, 2005
8"On the Road Again"May 25, 2005
9"Christmas"June 1, 2005
10"Barkers Head to Hawaii"June 8, 2005

Season 2

Ep #TitleAirdate
11"The Barkers are Back!"January 3, 2006
12"Happy Birthday Travis"January 10, 2006
13"Gettin' to Work"January 17, 2006
14"The $10,000 Christmas Tree"January 24, 2006
15"Home Furnishing Disaster"January 31, 2006
16"An Alabama Christmas"February 7, 2006

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