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The Worst Episodes of Supernanny

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S5E5 Newsome Family
6.115 votes
Best episode
S4E4 Du'an Family
8.821 votes
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Season 3
7.9avg
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Supernanny Season 5 Episode 5 - Newsome Family
    6.1/10(15 votes)

    S5:E5

    In today's economy, you can have it all one minute and lose everything the next. This is what has happened to single mom Blythe Newsome. For 12 years she was married and lived with her six children in a huge suburban home. But, for financial reasons, the house went into foreclosure. Blythe tried to keep her marriage together, but eventually she took the kids and filed for divorce. Fast-forward to today-- Blythe hardly recognizes her life. She's moved with her children into a tiny house and has totally lost control of the kids. She's now the breadwinner for a family of seven.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Supernanny Season 3 Episode 1 - Bowersock Family
    6.3/10(17 votes)

    S3:E1

    Supernanny Jo Frost comes to the rescue of a family caught up in a pattern of hitting, aggression and unhappiness. Jo takes Jenniffer, the mom, on an emotional journey to break the cycle of violence that was inflicted on Jenniffer as a child.

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  3. Supernanny Season 7 Episode 9 - Colombo Family
    6.1/10(13 votes)

    S7:E9

    Stay-at-home mom Danielle, 33, is overwhelmed by her misbehaving two boys, Carlo, 4, and J.J., 3, while still trying to do her best with one-year-old Julia. While husband Joe works long hours, Danielle has to deal with J.J., who hits, kicks, slaps and pinches, and with Carlo, who is a picky eater and has a scream that, as his mom says, "takes your breath away." Ironically Danielle was a parenting educator before having children, but she doesn't enforce her own house rules and has lost sight of her personal dreams in the chaos at home.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Supernanny Season 2 Episode 3 - McMillion Family
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    S2:E3

    Cheryl McMillion is struggling to raise her three children on her own, while her husband, Jonathan, a National Guardsman, is serving his tour of duty in Afghanistan. However, while Dad is overseas, there's a battle to keep the peace on the homefront, as the boys -- Ryan, nine, Hunter, seven, and Garrett, three -- act out by fighting and yelling. Mom's had it with the aggression in her family, and turns to Supernanny for help.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Supernanny Season 5 Episode 12 - Costello Family
    6.5/10(15 votes)

    S5:E12

    Amy always dreamed of having 12 kids, but she had no idea how hectic it would be. With husband Dale on the road most of the week as a truck driver, and 10 kids ranging in age from 6 months to 15 years old to take care of at home, Mom is so overwhelmed that she's unloaded half of her parenting responsibilities onto her teenaged kids. The younger children couldn't care less who is disciplining them; whether it's eldest brother Logan, 15, or their own father, the six kids under 12 have no respect for authority, barely do chores and revel in the chaos. Meanwhile, Logan and his teenaged sister, Carley, 14, have little time with their own parents or friends because they're wrapped up corralling their younger siblings. In the midst of this, an unexpected family secret is revealed that affects everyone in the house.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Supernanny Season 2 Episode 9 - Bradbury-Lambert Family
    6.6/10(15 votes)

    S2:E9

    Jo Frost returns to Britain to help kickboxing couple Stuart Lambert and Laura Bradbury with their three children: Matthew, 5, Tegan-Olivia, 2, and baby Diesel, 5 months. Matthew's aggressive outbursts leave Laura battered and bruised; he even gives her a bloody lip when he punches her in the mouth! As the stepfather, Stuart is desperate to discipline the karate kid, but Laura won't allow it; instead, the family is split down the middle with Stuart taking responsibility for his daughter and Mom fighting to control Matthew.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. Supernanny Season 6 Episode 14 - 100th Episode Special
    6.7/10(17 votes)

    S6:E14

    She's crisscrossed America, including Alaska and Hawaii, in her six seasons as the voice of reason for parents worldwide. Now Supernanny Jo Frost revisits some of her most memorable families in celebration of her 100th episode to find out how they're doing today.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Supernanny Season 4 Episode 11 - Banjany Family
    6.6/10(14 votes)

    S4:E11

    Lisa and Rich Banjany of Staten Island, New York have a home business, Confuzzled Cookies, which has taken off like a rocket. But they have no control over their three kids -- twin five-year-olds Cameron and Zoe, and Blake, three -- which threatens to affect the promising start-up while making daily home life miserable. Blake likes to play dress up with his sister, which concerns Dad greatly. The boys fight like barroom brawlers, and though Zoe is usually well-behaved, when she's not, she's a complete handful -- and she establishes an ignominious "Supernanny" record, taking three and a half hours to stay put for a five-minute timeout. Any attempt at drawing the line between work and home life is "confuzzled" indeed! Lisa admits the kids are running the household when they act out, bite their parents and snack out of the pantry and fridge all day long.

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  9. Supernanny Season 6 Episode 4 - Naskiewicz Family
    6.6/10(13 votes)

    S6:E4

    A Florida family with four children ranging in age from two to twelve is ruled by the crown prince -- Zachary, an impulsive, tantrum-prone four-year-old. Jen, a beleaguered stay-at-home Mom, cowers to his every whim, and doesn't enforce any kind of discipline. Her approach is to gently enfold the children in hugs or eventually give in. Roy, a painting contractor, would rather work on the computer at the end of the long day than help Jen with the kids, but when he does try to impose rules and consequences, his short fuse and yelling intimidate the children and have driven his wife to threaten divorce.

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  10. Supernanny Season 6 Episode 10 - Mann Family
    6.6/10(12 votes)

    S6:E10

    Mark and Melissa Mann have four young children -- Naomi (5), whom they call the "mistress of mayhem," and triplets Norah, Nathanial and Madeleine (3). Since the triplets' birth, Naomi has come to rule the roost with her defiance, screaming and tantrums, and the chaos spreads to the younger ones. The parents' discipline technique involves telling the children to "trust and obey" while paddling them with a wooden spoon, followed by a hug. But this isn't working at all, as the kids constantly push the boundaries, and Dad says he's "downright desperate." He feels incapable of caring for the kids solo on occasion -- a simple outing to the local beach is a disaster, with the children running off into harm's way, and Mom is stung by angry comments directed at her by Naomi. In addition, getting the kids to bed is a nightmare.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Supernanny Season 8 Episode 9 - Jones-Nickolich Family
    6.2/10(7 votes)

    S8:E9

    Heather and Todd thought Hawaii was going to be the ideal location to raise their triplet boys, and they even flew in grandma to help. But trouble struck paradise as the triplets grew into wild screaming toddlers and the parents became polarized. Can Jo break through Todd and Heather's denial and get them on the same page? Or will the kids' unruly behavior spin out into total chaos?

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Supernanny Season 5 Episode 7 - Howat Family (U.K. Family)
    6.6/10(11 votes)

    S5:E7

    Jo travels all the way to the UK on a rescue mission to help a single mom who has lost control of her children... and her own temper. Tara Howat is at her wits' end, overwhelmed by the daunting task of raising three children by herself. When she is at the breaking point, Mom's mood can be explosive. Tara's youngest son, Rhys, is a handful -- kicking his mother and swearing like a sailor. Even middle-child Shannon joins in to gang up on mom.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Supernanny Season 7 Episode 5 - Van Acker Family
    6.7/10(13 votes)

    S7:E5

    A little dictator named Dylan rules the roost in the Van Ackers' Oak View, California, home, and parents Jessica, 34, and Kevin, 35, need to be liberated from his relentless tantrums and disrepect. Now three years old, Dylan refuses to be potty-trained and, worse, he's become anemic from his unbending preference for sugary snacks over vegetables and other nutritious foods. Supernanny Jo Frost embarks on a family revolution to instill parental discipline for the benefit of all, including six-year-old Emma, who can't even have quiet homework time with Mom without the distractions of her little brother's constant crying and complaining.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Supernanny Season 5 Episode 20 - DeMello Family
    6.4/10(8 votes)

    S5:E20

    It's been called hell on earth, and parents Don and Diane admit they are living with "little devils." With kids who delight in demolishing the house and are prone to fierce rages, Don and Diane don't know how to control the physical and mental torture the kids impose on their own siblings and parents. Don has to psyche himself up to enter his house, while Diane is running out of energy trying to keep up. Her time is so tight due to the kids' misbehaving that cooking dinner or even answering the phone seem to be impossible tasks.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Supernanny Season 2 Episode 8 - Keilen Family
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    S2:E8

    Tami and Shaun Keilen are living the American dream. This former Navy SEAL and his beautiful wife have a successful family business and four gorgeous children. However, this dream becomes a nightmare when the parents return home from work, as four-year-old twin terrors Maile and Malia run roughshod over Shaun and Tami. Well-behaved big sister Haeley (six) and docile baby brother Leighton (one) are lost in the shuffle, as the twins habitually take three entire hours to get dressed, screaming all the while. Tami devotes much of her home time to compulsively housekeeping, and Shaun, who can face any military challenge, can't hold his ground to the demanding twins.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Supernanny Season 5 Episode 18 - Sacco Family
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    S5:E18

    Elyse is a stay-at-home mom and Big Eric is a double shift-working dad who says his third job starts when he gets home. Little Eric, Ashley, Luke and Lily rule in a home with no rules. Add them all together, you get the Sacco Six. Two-hour tantrums at bedtime, fast-food dinners, and entire loads of laundry dumped in the shower for storage. On top of this, Jo discovers condoms in the 13-year-old son's bedroom and prompts Dad to confront him.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Supernanny Season 6 Episode 12 - Johnson Family
    6.7/10(10 votes)

    S6:E12

    Kate and Roy Johnson thought it would be great to create a family business that all of them could enjoy. They spent much of their life savings creating The Coffee Park, a unique coffee shop and play-place for families to come and enjoy coffee while letting their little ones have a great time. Unfortunately, the Johnson children -- Denver, 4, Logan, 3, and Jack, 18 months -- have made it nearly impossible for anyone there to have a good time. The kids run around like they own the place, hit the customers' children, and are constantly disrespectful to the staff. As a result, Mom is left with the kids to do paperwork and bookkeeping from home, which is antithetical to the whole reason they built their "family" business.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Supernanny Season 7 Episode 13 - Froebrich Family
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S7:E13

    The Froebrich parents get no respect. Erich and Beverly have 5 children ranging in age from 1 to 11 years old, and admit they need a Supernanny intervention. The Froebrich children smack, pinch, yell, fight and talk back, and homework is a battleground in which Mom brings her 11-year-old son to tears. Beverly's mom lives with the family since Beverly's dad died, and she considers her daughter a control freak; the stress for everyone has gotten worse since the death. Mom doesn't discipline the kids at all, but Dad will smack the children with a wooden spoon, pull their ears, and put hot sauce on their lips -- but neither parent's approach works.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Supernanny Season 1 Episode 10 - Burnett Family
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    S1:E10

    The Burnetts are in over their heads. With five kids, including Zachary (8) and two sets of twins -- Joseph and John (3) and Michael and Molly (16 months) -- this is a family consumed by chaos. A self-employed, stay-at-home dad, Michael, is struggling to find a balance between work and family. Mom Joanne is a schoolteacher who comes home every afternoon to four needy toddlers who want all of her attention and a household full of chores that Dad has deemed "woman's work."

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Supernanny Season 2 Episode 16 - Wujcik Family
    7.0/10(15 votes)

    S2:E16

    Tim Wujcik and his wife, Toni, seem to have it all -- he's a great provider, Toni's the hard-working stay-at-home mom, and they have three beautiful children. But they need what money can't buy -- mutual respect among all family members and a tranquil home life. Instead, the older boys -- Alec, 6 and Bryce, 4 -- are wantonly destructive with their many toys, and aggressively defy Mom's efforts at discipline. Baby Carly, 1, is learning all the wrong lessons from her older siblings, and Toni swings between being too timid with her kids and too harsh when she's had enough. Tim admits that he's the fourth child in the family -- undercutting Toni's efforts at discipline and instigating trouble with the kids. His preferred method of discipline is to "reason" with the children with lots of talking, but it isn't working. Dad needs to grow up fast and Jo Frost is on the scene to help.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Supernanny Season 6 Episode 13 - McKinney Family
    7.0/10(14 votes)

    S6:E13

    Ashley McKinney can't balance being a single mother of two, a student, and a full time employee at a local bank. Her biggest wish is to have quiet time in order to get her school work done and become an accountant. Yet her two children make it impossible for her to do homework or maintain any semblance of order in the home. The kids have no sense of structure and keep Mom up into the early hours of the morning. Kaiden swears at his sister and mother, breaks furniture and toys, and constantly steals food from the refrigerator. His older sister, Kayla, defies Mom too. Ashley feels as if the kids are running the household and wants to reclaim power before it's too late.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Supernanny Season 6 Episode 9 - Hallenbeck Family
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    S6:E9

    Patricia and Greg are grandparents who should be enjoying their golden years. Instead, 25-year-old daughter Kristin Hallenbeck still lives at home, and has two terrors -- Jordon (6) and Jaydon (4), whom she expects her mother to raise while she surfs the net, watches TV and texts friends. Kristin doesn't get along with her own parents and the lack of respect has carried into the next generation. The boys completely act out and, like their mother, have no respect for Patricia and Greg. They walk all over their grandparents who are exhausted by their constant fighting, backtalk and misbehavior. Kristen openly criticizes and undermines her mother over things like what her kids eat and whether or not the children need to follow their grandparents' wishes.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Supernanny Season 5 Episode 17 - Goldberg Family
    7.0/10(12 votes)

    S5:E17

    It may be sunny in Tucson, Arizona, but there's stormy weather at the Goldberg house. Parents Adam and Shelby have their hands full with their three young children. Although the kids act tough, in other ways they refuse to grow up. Jacob, 6, still sucks his thumb and will not let go of his "blankie," while little sister Jayden, 3, clings to her binkie and throws temper tantrums at the mere suggestion she give it up. Jacob has violent outbursts and, together with his twin, Joshua, plots attacks against their sister and mother. Neither parent knows how to control the kids or give them consequences for their actions, and Dad finds it hard to control his temper.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Supernanny Season 7 Episode 7 - George Family
    7.1/10(16 votes)

    S7:E7

    Stay-at-home mom Joey-Lynn and her husband, Glenn, have five spirited daughters and a granddaughter all living under the same roof, and the exhausted couple have abdicated discipline. Their oldest, Samantha, 20, had a child as a teenager -- their granddaughter Krissy, now age 2. Joey-Lynn and Glenn had Samantha when they were teenagers themselves, and feel as if they have failed as parents since Samantha had a promising future that has been changed by her young motherhood. Samantha and her next-oldest sister, Brooke, 17, despise each other and curse at each other in front of the younger siblings -- Savannah, 10, Hailey, 6, and Haidyn, 1+1/2 -- who in turn act out with boundary-pushing and aggressive behavior. Mom defers all discipline to Dad, who simply yells and doesn't follow through.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Supernanny Season 7 Episode 14 - Federico Family
    7.0/10(11 votes)

    S7:E14

    Sylvia and Michael Federico have three boys, ages 2, 3 and 5. Mom openly admits she wants to be the fun mom rather than a disciplinarian. Both parents bribe the kids with junk food to get them to behave or to otherwise appease them. Mom brings a loaded backpack with sugary snacks when she takes the boys out in public to use for bribes if they misbehave or complain. The kids sneak snacks all day long, and the parents baby the children, especially Dominic, the 5-year-old. They brush his teeth for him, pick out his clothes and let him use the stroller at will, instead of his 2-year-old brother.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Newsome Family" is the worst rated episode of Supernanny. It scored 6.1/10 from 15 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on October 31, 2008. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Bowersock Family".

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