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Line 1: {{short description\|American reality television series}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=March 2022}} {{Infobox television \| image = Here Comes Honey BooBoo title card.png \| image_alt = Line 22: \| camera = \| runtime = 25 minutes \| company = [[~~Endemol#Authentic Entertainment\|~~Authentic Entertainment]] ~~\| distributor =~~ \| network = [[TLC (TV network)\|TLC]] \| first_aired = {{Start date\|2012\|08\|08}} \| last_aired = {{End date\|2017\|04\|21}} \| ~~followed_by~~related = {{Plainlist\| * ''[[Mama June: From Not to Hot]]'' }} }} '''''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo''''' ~~was~~is an American [[reality television]] series that aired on [[TLC (TV network)\|TLC]] featuring the family of [[child beauty pageant]] contestant [[Shannon family#Alana Thompson\|Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson]]. The show premiered on August 8, 2012, and ended on August 14, 2014. Thompson and her family originally rose to fame on TLC's reality series ''[[Toddlers & Tiaras]]''.<ref name=FoxNews>{{cite news \|url=http://www.foxnews.com/leisure/2012/09/28/how-to-cook-like-homie-boo-boo/ \|title=How to Cook like Honey Boo Boo \|publisher=[[Fox News]] \|date=September 28, 2012}}</ref> The show's name comes from a taunt that Alana hurled at another pageant contestant during her debut in ''Toddlers and Tiaras'',<ref name=TLC>{{cite news \|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0InUDCsMhrY \|title=Honey Boo Boo - Toddlers & Tiaras Clip \|publisher=[[TLC (TV network)\|TLC]] \|date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> but a sweeping misinterpretation from the general public resulted in Alana being referred to as "Honey Boo Boo Child" instead. The show revolves around Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson and her family's ~~adventures~~life in the town of [[McIntyre, Georgia]]. The reality series received predominantly [[List of television series considered the worst#Reality television series\|negative reviews]] from television critics during its run. On October 24, 2014, TLC cancelled the series after four seasons when cast member June "Mama June" Shannon was seen with Mark Anthony McDaniel, a man who served 10 years in prison after being convicted of aggravated child molestation in 2004 and who is a registered sex offender. This prompted Shannon to admit to ''[[Entertainment Tonight]]'' that the father of her daughter Lauryn "Pumpkin" Shannon was not McDaniel as previously stated, but Michael Anthony Ford, another convicted sex offender who served time for sexual exploitation of minors after being caught on ''[[To Catch a Predator]]'' in 2005.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/11/13/showbiz/celebrity-news-gossip/mama-june-sex-offender-honey-boo-boo/index.html \|title='Honey Boo Boo's' Mama June admits relationship with another sex offender \|last1=Respers France \|first1=Lisa \|date=November 13, 2014 \|publisher=CNN \|access-date=September 27, 2019}}</ref> A number of episodes had already been taped for a fifth season, but none were released until TLC aired four of them as the two-hour special ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: The Lost Episodes'' on April 21, 2017. ==Cast and premise== Besides Alana, who was six years old when the first season was filmed, the show features her stay-at-home mother June "Mama June" Shannon; her father Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson, a [[chalk mining\|chalk miner]]; and her three sisters: Lauryn "Pumpkin" Shannon, Jessica "Chubbs" Shannon, and Anna "Chickadee" Shannon (~~now~~later Anna Cardwell).<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/honey-boo-boo-premiere-tlc-august-todders-tiaras-tot-series-article-1.1121458 \|title=TV & Movies 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' trailer released: 'Toddlers & Tiaras' star returns with her own TLC series in August \|last1=Goldwert \|first1=Lindsay \|date=July 25, 2012 \|newspaper=Daily News\|location=New York \|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2012/08/08/honey-boo-boo-childs-mom-our-familys-crazy/ \|title=Honey Boo Boo Child's mom: Our family's crazy \|date=August 8, 2012 \|publisher=CNN \|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/18375159/honey-boo-boo-child-to-get-her-own-reality-show \|title='Honey Boo Boo Child' reality show kicks off \|last1=Banks \|first1=Jennifer \|date=October 8, 2012 \|publisher=CBS Atlanta \|access-date=September 4, 2013 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131014124640/http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/18375159/honey-boo-boo-child-to-get-her-own-reality-show \|archive-date=October 14, 2013 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> Anna Shannon gave birth to daughter Kaitlyn Cardwell in the first-season finale.<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2012/09/27/here-comes-honey-boo-boo-tv-recap/ \|title='Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Season Finale: TV Recap \|last1=Jaffe \|first1=Aaron \|date=September 27, 2012 \|newspaper=The Wall Street Journal \|access-date=September 4, 2013}}</ref><ref name=season4>{{cite web \|url=http://www.people.com/article/honey-boo-boo-anna-shannon-marries-michael-cardwell \|title=Honey Boo Boo's Sister Anna Shannon Weds \|last=Blumm \|first=K.C. \|work=People \|date=May 3, 2014 \|access-date=May 5, 2014}}</ref> The first season of ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' aired from August 8 to October 26, 2012, and was followed by four specials airing in early 2013. Line 45 ⟶ 46: The series premiere episode attained a 1.6 rating in the 18–49 demographic, attracting 2.2 million viewers.<ref>{{cite news \|title=TLC's 'Honey Boo Boo' Scores Winning Ratings With Series Premiere \|url=http://www.hollywoodReporter.com/live-feed/honey-boo-boo-tlc-ratings-360966 \|work=The Hollywood Reporter \|access-date=August 14, 2012 \|date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> The series was one of TLC's highest-rated shows in its first season.<ref name=MotherNature>{{cite web \|author=Hickman, Matt \|url=http://www.mnn.com/money/personal-finance/stories/honey-boo-boos-guide-to-thrifty-living \|title=Honey Boo Boo's Guide to Thrifty Living \|publisher=[[Mother Nature Network]] \|date=September 27, 2012}}</ref> <!-- Please see comment re: Republican Convention --> The August 29 episode, airing on Wednesday night during the [[2012 Republican National Convention]], attracted almost 3 million viewers and scored a 1.3 rating among 18- to 49-year-olds, the highest rating in that age group for any cable program that night.<ref name="O'Connell">{{cite news \|title='Honey Boo Boo' Ratings Top the Republican National Convention \|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/honey-boo-boo-ratings-republican-national-convention-367022 \|work=The Hollywood Reporter \|last=O'Connell \|first=Michael \|access-date=October 11, 2012 \|date=August 30, 2012}}</ref> [[Fox News Channel\|Fox News]] convention coverage was second in the time period with a 1.2 rating, while [[NBC]] coverage had a 1.1.<ref name=O'Connell/> Critical reaction to the series has been mixed, with some characterizing the show as "offensive", "outrageous" and "exploitative", while others call it "must-see TV".<ref>{{cite web \|last=Venutolo \|first=Anthony \|title='Here Comes Honey Boo Boo:' Revolting, or amusing? Or revoltingly amusing? \|url=http://www.nj.com/entertainment/tv/index.ssf/2012/08/here_comes_honey_boo_boo_tlc_v.html \|work=[[The Star-Ledger]] \|date=August 10, 2012 \|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> ===Criticism=== ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' called the first episode a "horror story posing as a reality television program",<ref>{{cite news \|last=McGee \|first=Ryan \|title=Here Comes Honey Boo Boo \|url=http://www.AVclub.com/articles/here-comes-honey-boo-boo,83569/ \|newspaper=AV Club \|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> with others worrying about potential child exploitation.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Dos Santos \|first=Kristin \|title=Here Comes Honey Boo Boo: Hilarious Guilty Pleasure, or the Worst Thing Ever? \|date=August 9, 2012 \|url=http://www.eOnline.com/news/336664/here-comes-honey-boo-boo-hilarious-guilty-pleasure-or-the-worst-thing-ever \|publisher=E! \|access-date=August 10, 2012}}</ref> [[James Poniewozik]] mostly praised the show, but criticized the producers for "the way that the show seems to assume that those viewers will look at this family and the world."<ref>{{cite magazine \|last=Poniewozik \|first=James \|title=The Morning After: Honey Boo Boo Don't Care \|url=http://entertainment.time.com/2012/08/09/the-morning-after-honey-boo-boo-dont-care/ \|magazine=Time \|access-date=August 10, 2012 \|date=August 9, 2012}}</ref> A reviewer for ''[[Forbes]]'' criticized TLC as trying to "portray Alana's family as a horde of lice-picking, lard-eating, nose-thumbing hooligans south of the [[Mason–Dixon line]]", stating that "it falls flat, because there's no true dysfunction here, save for the beauty pageant stuff".<ref>{{cite news \|last=Bricklin \|first=Julia \|title=TLC's 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' Isn't All That Bad \|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/juliabricklin/2012/08/12/tlcs-here-comes-honey-boo-boo-isnt-all-that-bad/ \|work=[[Forbes]] \|access-date=August 14, 2012}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' also criticized the attempt to portray the Thompsons as people to "point and snicker at," saying, "none of the women or girls who participate in the show seems to hate themselves for their poverty, their weight, their less-than-urbane lifestyle, or the ways in which they diverge from the socially-acceptable beauty standard."<ref>{{cite news \|last=Carpentier \|first=Megan \|title=Here comes Honey Boo Boo's surprising home-truth \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/aug/13/here-comes-honeybooboo-surprising-hometruth \|access-date=August 14, 2012 \|newspaper=[[The Guardian]] \|location=London \|date=August 13, 2012}}</ref> Line 61 ⟶ 62: ===Praise=== ''[[Out (magazine)\|Out]]'' praised the show for Alana Thompson's attitude toward her gay paternal uncle Lee "Poodle" Thompson; Thompson stated, "Ain't nothing wrong with bein' a little gay." ''Out'' noted the show's "clear message of equality" and said that Alana's acceptance of her gay relative "confounded" the [[stereotype]] of the "redneck" working-class, ~~Southern~~southern white female.<ref>Juzwiak, Rich (December 2012/January 2013). "A Taste of Honey: What America can learn from the seven-year-old reality star Alana Thompson." ''[[Out (magazine)\|Out]]''. pp. 25–26. {{issn\|1062-7928}}.</ref> June Shannon has been praised by [[Mother Nature Network]] for her "keen business sense" with which she feeds her family on $80 a week by clipping copious coupons, playing [[Bingo (U.S.)\|bingo]], exploiting roadkill, and acquiring child-support checks from each of her four children's fathers.<ref name=MotherNature/> Prior to the show's second season, [[Hank Stuever]] of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said the show "feels as real to me as the [[Great Depression]] [[Social realism#WPA\|images]] shot by the [[Works Progress Administration\|WPA]] photographers" and praised the "solid—if unorthodox—family values."<ref>{{cite news \|url=https://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-12/entertainment/40530226_1_alana-thompson-honey-boo-boo-the-newsroom \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130717042834/http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-07-12/entertainment/40530226_1_alana-thompson-honey-boo-boo-the-newsroom \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=July 17, 2013 \|title='The Newsroom' vs. 'Honey Boo Boo': Which one really gives us more to think about? \|last=Stuever \|first=Hank \|~~work~~newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] \|date=July 12, 2013 \|access-date=July 31, 2013}}</ref> ===Parodies=== ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' has been lampooned by the animated TV series ''[[South Park]]'', in its season 16 episode "[[Raising the Bar (South Park)\|Raising the Bar]]",<ref>{{cite episode \|series=[[South Park]] \|season=16 \|number=9 \|network=[[Comedy Central]] \|airdate=October 3, 2012 \|title=Raising the Bar \|url=https://southpark.cc.com/~~full-~~episodes/~~s16e09~~egyait/south-park-raising-the-bar-season-16-ep-9}}</ref> by the animated TV series ''[[Mad (TV series)\|MAD]]'', in a short called "Here Comes Yogi Boo Boo", and in an online spoof uploaded on [[CollegeHumor]] called "Precious Plum."<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://mashable.com/2013/10/14/precious-plum/ \|title=CollegeHumor's 'Honey Boo Boo' Parody Is Preciously Vulgar \|last=Catcher \|first=Jessica \|date=October 15, 2013 \|website=Mashable \|access-date=October 26, 2014}}</ref> [[Christopher Walken]], [[Colin Farrell]] and [[Sam Rockwell]] took time from promoting their new film ''[[Seven Psychopaths]]'' to deliver a dramatic rendition of ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo''.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Christopher Walken, Colin Farrell and Sam Rockwell Recite 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' (Video) \|url=http://www.thewrap.com/tv/column-post/christopher-walken-colin-farrell-and-sam-rockwell-recite-here-comes-honey-boo-boo-video-/ \|website=TheWrap \|access-date=December 26, 2015 \|language=en-US}}</ref> Line 77 ⟶ 78: ===Cancellation=== On October 24, 2014, TLC announced the cancellation of the show after reports surfaced that June Shannon was dating a man convicted of child molestation. Shannon and her older daughter Lauryn denied these reports.<ref name="Marcus">{{cite news \|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/24/mama-june-denies-dating-child-molester_n_6040924.html \|title=Mama June Denies She's Dating A Convicted Child Molester \|author=Stephanie Marcus \|date=October 24, 2014 \|work=HuffPost}}</ref> The man in question, Mark Anthony McDaniel, Sr., was convicted of aggravated child molestation of an 8-year-old in March 2004. McDaniel is listed as a registered [[sex offender]] with the Georgia Sex Offender Registry.<ref name="Marcus"/><ref>[http://state.sor.gbi.ga.gov/Sort_Public/OffenderDetails.aspx Georgia Sex Offender Registry] (search)</ref> Shannon's eldest daughter confirmed that she is the child who was molested by McDaniel 10 years earlier.<ref name="Marcus"/><ref>{{cite news \|url=http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/10/mama-june-anna-shannon-victim-child-molester/ \|title=Anna Shannon Confirms She Was Victim Of Mom's Child Molester Boyfriend \|date=October 24, 2014 \|publisher=Radar Online}}</ref> TLC commented on the future of the series regarding the current situation with the following statement: "We are currently reassessing the reports, but we do not currently have ''Here Comes Honey Boo Boo'' in production".<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/24/here-comes-honey-boo-boo-cancelled-tlc-mama-june-child-molester-dating/ \|title='Honey Boo Boo': TLC Cancels Show After June Dates Child Molester \|date=October 24, 2014 \|work=TMZ}}</ref> An entire season's worth of episodes {{ndash}} which could reportedly fill six months of schedule<ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/tv/comes-honey-boo-boos-cast-paid-full-unaired-episodes-mama-june/ \|title=~~Archived~~Here ~~copy~~Comes Honey Boo Boo's cast to be paid in full for unaired episodes, but NOT Mama June! - Unreality TV \|access-date=December 1, 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170128104003/http://www.unrealitytv.co.uk/tv/comes-honey-boo-boos-cast-paid-full-unaired-episodes-mama-june/ \|archive-date=January 28, 2017 \|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{ndash}} were left unaired, following the cancellation of the show.<ref>{{cite news \|url=http://www.tmz.com/2014/10/24/here-comes-honey-boo-boo-cancelled-tlc-mama-june-child-molester-dating/#comments-fullwrapper \|title=TLC Cancels 'Honey Boo Boo' ... After June Dates Child Molester \|work=TMZ}}</ref> ===Post-cancellation=== Upon hearing of the show's cancellation, [[Vivid Entertainment]] president [[Steven Hirsch]] sent a letter to June Shannon, offering her and her former live-in partner, Mike Thompson, US$1 million to appear in a [[pornographic film]]. Hirsch stated that the studio's [[Big Beautiful Woman\|BBW]] themed productions have become a very popular genre on Vivid.com and VividTV, and he would make the couple's experience "enjoyable" for them both, as well as give them creative input.<ref name=2014Vivid>{{cite web \|last1=Johnson \|first1=Bob \|title=TMZ: Vivid Offers 'Honey Boo Boo' Star $1 Million for Sex Tape \|url=http://www.xbiz.com/news/188954 \|website=XBIZ.com \|date=December 15, 2014 \|publisher=XBIZ \|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref> But June refused, explaining, "I have more respect for myself and my kids and my family. It ain't happening, not even for a zillion dollars." Alana also collaborated with singer/songwriter [[Adam Barta]] in 2015,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/pollo-del-mar/twitter-battle-erupts-aft_b_11903668.html \|title=Twitter Battle Erupts After Gay Singer Adam Barta Claims Honey Boo Boo's Uncle Poodle Hates Him \|last=Mar \|first=Pollo Del \|date=September 12, 2016 \|website=HuffPost \|language=en-US \|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> and along with sister Pumpkin, released a song called "Movin' Up," which was met with mixed reviews. The music video featured June and Sugar Bear, and amassed millions of views online,<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/honey-boo-boo-release-rap-song-music-video-watch-2015110/ \|title=OMG! Honey Boo Boo Raps, Records Music Video! Watch \|date=October 1, 2015 \|website=Us Weekly \|language=en-US \|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> which started a viral craze, the "honey boo boo bop", written by Barta.<ref>{{Cite ~~web~~news \|url=https://people.com/celebrity/honey-boo-boo-releases-a-music-video-for-her-new-song/ \|title=Honey Boo Boo the Recording Artist? Alana Thompson Releases New Song 'Movin' Up' – Yes, Really! \|website=People \|language=en \|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> June "Mama June" Shannon and Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson returned to reality television in 2015 as participants of ''[[Marriage Boot Camp#Season 6 - Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 4\|Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars 4]].'' While the couple were there to work on their marriage, Sugar Bear ultimately revealed his infidelities to June. In 2017 June launched her own reality series on We TV called ''[[Mama June: From Not to Hot]]'', produced and co-starring her manager, [[Gina Rodriguez (pornographic actress)\|Gina Rodriguez]], as well as Alana, Sugar Bear, and Lauryn.<ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/mama-june-manager-gina-128623/ \|title=Mama June Fires Her Manager Gina Rodriguez Just Weeks Before Her Revenge Body Reveal \|date=March 25, 2017 \|website=Life & Style \|language=en-US \|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/a9177214/mama-june-skin-removal-surgery-clip-goodbye-to-daughters/ \|title=Mama June Gets Emotional Saying Goodbye to Her Daughters Before Her Skin Removal Surgery \|last=Mei \|first=Gina \|date=March 24, 2017 \|website=Cosmopolitan \|language=en-US \|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=https://nypost.com/2017/04/03/meet-the-woman-who-whipped-mama-june-into-shape/ \|title=Meet the woman who whipped Mama June into shape \|last=Charles \|first=Marissa \|date=April 3, 2017 \|website=New York Post \|language=en \|access-date=January 16, 2019}}</ref> In 2018, Alana competed in the lone season of [[American Broadcasting Company\|ABC]]'s [[Dancing with the Stars: Juniors\|Dancing With the Stars: Juniors]].<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Lustig \|first=Hanna \|date=2018-10-09 \|title=This Viral Child Star Is Now Living Her Best Life on "Dancing With the Stars: Juniors" \|url=https://www.teenvogue.com/story/honey-boo-boo-alana-thompson-dancing-with-the-stars-juniors \|access-date=2024-03-25 \|website=Teen Vogue \|language=en-US}}</ref> She and her partner, Tristan Ianiero, were eliminated in week four. In 2021, Alana and Mama June competed on the [[The Masked Singer (American season 6)\|sixth season]] of ''[[The Masked Singer (American TV series)\|The Masked Singer]]'' as the "Beach Ball". On December 9, 2023, Anna died of [[adrenocortical carcinoma]] at age 29. The cancer was found in her lung, liver, and kidney before her death.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2023/12/anna-chickadee-cardwell-dead-here-comes-honey-boo-boo-co-star-was-29-obituary-1235661015/ Anna “Chickadee” Cardwell Dies: ‘Here Comes Honey Boo Boo’ Co-Star Was 29]</ref> ==Episodes== Line 655 ⟶ 660: ==Spin-offs== {{Main\|Mama June: From Not to Hot}} On February 24, 2017, June "Mama June" Shannon returned to television for a nine-episode [[We TV (U.S. TV channel)\|WE tv]] reality show, ''Mama June: From Not to Hot''. The show documented her weight loss transformation from {{convert\|460\|to\|160\|lb}}.<ref>{{cite web \|last=Seemayer \|first=Zach \|title=Mama June's Amazing Weight Loss Transformation: A Complete Timeline From 460 Pounds to 160! \|date=April 6, 2017 \|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/214622_mama_june_amazing_weight_loss_transformation_a_timeline/ \|publisher=[[Entertainment Tonight]] \|access-date=April 6, 2017}}</ref> ==References== Line 668 ⟶ 673: [[Category:2012 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2014 American television series endings]] [[Category:American English-language television shows]] [[Category:Television series by Authentic Entertainment]] [[Category:Television shows set in Georgia (U.S. state)]]