Monday, August 13, 2012

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo - Wednesday, August 8th - First Two Episodes

**I started watching this show this weekend, and I have now set up a season pass on my DVR**
I begin this next blog with some trepidation.  You might think that Here Comes Honey Boo Boo is too trashy and not blog worthy, but in reality my hesitation comes from my fear of not doing this show justice.  Why do I need to narrate what happens, when Alana, (Honey Boo Boo Child) does it so well for me.  This show revolves around Honey Boo Boo and her family.  The series begins by laying the groundwork for the Glitz Pageant to take place at the end of the summer.  Honey Boo Boo has three sisters, who she describes so perfectly.  “Pumpkin the craziest, “Chickadee” the pregnantist, and “Chubbs” her favorite.  “Mama” is the matriarch of the family, and “Sugar Bear” is Mama’s baby daddy. 
I will say I am insanely jealous and perplexed by the amount of paper towels, shampoo, toilet paper and other non-perishable items they have stockpiled.  I wonder if they are trying to audition for Hoarders after this season wraps up.
Surprisingly Honey Boo Boo has yet to win Grand Supreme at any of the pageants in which she has competed. Maybe it’s because Honey Boo Boo’s belly has a mind and mouth of its own.  She makes it talk to the camera, and I am thinking she needs a new talent for upcoming competitions.
The family decides to get in some TLC (see what I did there?) by going to the Redneck games.  The family compared these games to the Olympics, but with all the missing teeth I saw, I would bet that half of the competitors would test positive for meth.  Pumpkin does the family justice by taking home the bronze in bobbing for raw pig’s feet.  The next competition is a team challenge as Chubbs and Honey Boo Boo’s tummy go for the gold in the mud hole belly flop competition.  Mama and the rest of the family were in the splash zone, and even though she didn’t medal, I think she had the best belly flops. USA! USA!
After the heartache of losing the Redneck games (I would consider losing winning, but to each their own) the family heads home for some snacks.  Chubbs broaches the subject of wanting to drop some weight during the summer, so she seeks the sage of advice of Mama.  Mama convinces the girls that if they fart 12-15 times a day, they can lose tons of weight. Hopefully, we can revisit this subject later on in the season.
Honey Boo Boo decides to compete in the All Natural pageant, where the kids aren’t allowed any makeup, spray tans, flappers, etc.  The judges are just looking for great smiles and big personality.  Based on that criteria alone, Honey Boo Boo should take home first!  However, her parents let her get chocolate coffee wasted before the show.  Honey Boo Boo is heartbroken that she didn’t win, and this is kind of heartbreaking to watch.  How can parents subject these kids to judgment at such a young age?  A kid named Conner takes home the crown, thus proving that gender is not an obstacle to be tackled in child pageants.  The Rock Star Diva pageant is to take place in the next few weeks, so hopefully Honey Boo Boo can perfect her walk and eye contact.  In the words of Honey Boo Boo, “Ain’t no one bringing home that crown but me, Honey Boo Boo Child!”
Mama wants to cheer up Honey Boo Boo by buying her a teacup pig, which is something Honey Boo Boo has always wanted. The pig is a boy, but Alana wants to make it gay pig by turning it into a girl. Chubbs says you can’t just turn animals gay, and Honey Boo Boo gave the perfect pageant answer, “You can’t tell that pig what to do!”
Fresh off the Natural Pageant loss, Mama decides to bring in outside help to help address the judges’ comments from the Natural Pageant.  According to Honey Boo Boo’s tummy, “those judges were nuts!”  Miss Hickey the Etiquette Instructor, comes to teach Honey Boo Boo and Pumpkin to become real, refined ladies.  I would say that Miss Hickey had her work cut out for her from the start.  After a failed attempt at showing the girls dining manners, she quickly bolts.  Apparently she views farting and blowing your nose rude at the table.  The only rule during meals at my house was to keep one foot on the floor, so I can’t blame them for not knowing all of the steadfast rules of fine grazing….I mean dining.  Miss Hickey stressed the importance of future lessons, but I doubt she would take that job again. 
The family then makes their weekly trip to the auction house.  I now understand why they have so many non-perishables. Mama wanted to use this time to look for baby items for Chickadee and pageant items for Honey Boo Boo.  Unfortunately, Mama only bought chips and cookies, which Honey Boo Boo was quick to point out that these were bad for their diet.  Who knew the voice of reason would come from the girl who thinks Elvis is one of Santa’s helpers. 
Chickadee had an ultrasound appointment, and apparently Mama thought this would be a good time to have the talk with Honey Boo Boo.  She likens the vagina to a biscuit.  That’s all I am going to say on that subject.  Honey Boo Boo is fascinated with the ultrasound, that she convinces the doctor to search for chicken nuggets she had for lunch.  Sugar Bear will probably be disappointed that their numbers are growing with another girl, but it will be worth a renewed season watching Aunt Honey Boo Boo take care of her new niece. 

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