Supernanny (American TV series)

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Supernanny
Genre Reality
Starring Jo Frost
Opening theme"Be Good Johnny" by Men at Work
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes133 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time42 minutes
Production company Ricochet Television
Original release
Network
ReleaseJanuary 17, 2005 (2005-01-17) –
September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22)
Related
Supernanny (UK version)
America's Supernanny
Jo Frost: Nanny On Tour

Supernanny is an American reality television program that documents parents struggling with various aspects of raising their children (e.g. their children's behavior, mealtime, potty training, etc.).

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Premise

The show, featuring professional nanny Jo Frost, is an adaptation of the British series of the same name (also featuring Jo Frost). Frost devotes each episode to helping a family where the parents are struggling with their child-rearing. Through instruction and observation, she shows the parents alternative ways to discipline their children and regain order in their households. Frost is a proponent of the "naughty chair" theory of discipline and is strictly opposed to physical punishment.

Broadcast

The show aired on ABC from January 17, 2005, to March 18, 2011. [1] Two specials starring Mike Ruggles (also known as Super-Manny) instead of Jo were released on November 14, 2008 and January 29, 2010 respectively. In addition, seven episodes from the original British series were edited and re-released for the American series. A spin-off of the show starring Deborah Tillman was produced between 2011–2013 and was titled America's Supernanny .

On March 27, 2019, it was announced that Supernanny would return for a 20-episode season that premiered on January 1, 2020, on Lifetime with Frost as host again. [2] [3] [4] The first 10 episodes from the season also began airing in the UK on July 20, 2020, on E4. [5] The remaining set of episodes started airing on March 5, 2021. [6]

Format

The show begins with a short introductory clip of highlights from the episode; after the title segment, Frost is featured riding in a London TXII with the vanity plate "SPRNANNY", where she shows a DVD player with the family's submission video. The submission video introduces the parent(s), children, with their ages, and in some cases other important family members, single parents, as well as the parents' occupations (including if one parent stays at home with the children) and the specific issues the family is facing including clips, concluded by a final call for help alongside a reassuring statement from Frost telling the family she's "on her way".

Frost spends the first day in observation mode, taking mental notes to assess the situation and to devise a plan of action. If a situation is especially serious, she will point out the matter for immediate action. After the first day, she holds the parents' meeting (with clips showing the parents initial reaction), where she praises the family for their beautiful children and then mentions the problems noted. (Earlier episodes had the meeting at the end of the first day; later episodes have it the following day.)

Frost then returns with tools designed to assist the parents in child-rearing. For example, if she determines that the children are misbehaving due to a lack of scheduled activity time with the parents, she will bring in a set schedule, customized for the family's needs. She frequently devises "house rules" for the family. Sometimes the rules are predetermined by Frost, and other times she provides a blank paper and has the family devise them. Frequent issues on the show involve discipline (as Frost does not endorse spanking as means, she introduces the family to the "naughty chair/step" timeout) and sleep separation.

After a time, Frost leaves the houses to allow the family to implement her actions on their own. The parents' actions are still being filmed, and upon her return Frost calls another parents' meeting to praise them for doing well and/or show them where they went wrong. She then provides reinforcement as needed.

The ending shows the family saying goodbye to Frost. Earlier episodes feature the family at a later time showing how well her techniques have worked, along with (after the credits, often featuring a blooper segment) a teaser segment for the next week's episode.

Frost usually does not call in outside assistance, however, she has on more than one occasion:

Home media

2 DVD releases of Supernanny were released in Region 1 in the USA on 16 May 2006 and another in 2010. [7]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast airedNetwork
1 12January 17, 2005 (2005-01-17)May 11, 2005 (2005-05-11) ABC
2 19September 23, 2005 (2005-09-23)September 18, 2006 (2006-09-18)
3 15December 4, 2006 (2006-12-04)August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06)
4 20January 2, 2008 (2008-01-02)June 25, 2008 (2008-06-25)
5 22October 3, 2008 (2008-10-03)May 1, 2009 (2009-05-01)
6 14October 23, 2009 (2009-10-23)March 12, 2010 (2010-03-12)
7 15November 5, 2010 (2010-11-05)March 18, 2011 (2011-03-18)
8 18January 1, 2020 (2020-01-01)September 22, 2020 (2020-09-22) Lifetime

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