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The George Family is the seventh episode of Season 7 of the American Supernanny show.

Episode summary[]

Jo visits The George Family in San Antonio, Texas, where Joey Lynn (37) and Glenn (39) have five daughters: 20-year-old Samantha, 17-year-old Brooke, 10-year-old Savannah, 6-year-old Hailey and 1 1/2-year-old Haidyn.

Joey Lynn and Glenn became teenage parents when Samantha was born. To their shock, Samantha became a teenage mom herself and is now the mother of a 2-year-old girl named Krissy. Glenn and Joey Lynn feel as if they failed as parents.

Samantha and Brooke can't stand each other, and they openly argue and curse at each other in front of their sisters. When the younger girls act out, Joey Lynn leaves the discipline to Glenn, who just yells and and doesn't follow through.

Can Jo help the Georges control their youngest daughters and help them find a way to discipline them? Can she help mend Samantha and Brooke's relationship?

Transcript[]

Family members[]

Person Age Relation to Family
Glenn George 39 (born August 11, 1970, died January 4, 2022) Father/Grandfather of Krissy
Joey Lynn George 37 (born January 9, 1972) Mother/Grandmother of Krissy
Samantha Marie George 20 (born July 31, 1989) Daughter/Mother of Krissy
Rogelio "Roro" Gonzalez Sr. ??? Samantha's Boyfriend/Father of Krissy
Brooke Lynn Lopez (neé George) 17 (born July 9, 1992) Daughter/Aunt of Krissy
John 19 (born August 10, 1990) Brooke's Boyfriend/Father of Lilly
Savannah George 10 (born November 16, 1999) Daughter/Aunt of Krissy
Hailey George 6 (born September 8, 2003)
Krislyn "Krissy" Gabrielle Gonzalez 2 (born August 9, 2007) Granddaughter/Daughter of Samantha
Haidyn George 1 1/2 (born April 14, 2008) Daughter/Aunt who is younger than Krissy
Lillyana "Lilly" Lopez July 2010 (was not born yet) Granddaughter/Daughter of Brooke/Cousin of Krissy
Rogelio "Roro" Gonzalez Jr. December 2013 (was not born yet) Grandson/Son of Samantha/Brother of Krissy
Layla Lopez October 17, 2017 (was not born yet) Granddaughter/Daughter of Brooke/Cousin of Krissy
Jonathan Miguel Lopez Valentine's Day 2020 (was not born yet) Grandson/Son of Brooke/Cousin of Krissy and Roro
The child was disciplined via one of Jo Frost's techinques.
The child should not have been disciplined by the Naughty Step or the Naughty Bench, but rather by either the Reflection Room and/or the Privilege Removal Board because of their age.

Behind The Scenes[]

This was filmed in December 2009.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first and only episode where one of the kids (Samantha) join in the Parent Meeting.
    • Jo initially planned to include Brittany and Moriah from The Chapman Family in the Parent Meeting because they, rather than their parents, called Jo for help. Jo ultimately decided against it because neither girl had children and because Britanny had a medical emergency.
  • Samantha is both the youngest parent on Supernanny and the oldest child to be an adult. The second-oldest is Melissa from The Baulisch Family.
  • Rogelio "Roro" Gonzalez Sr. (Samantha's boyfriend) recorded this episode.
  • Some people find Savannah's full name (Savannah George) to sound almost like the city Savannah, Georgia.
  • This family also participated in the TLC show Toddlers and Tiaras.

Pop Culture[]

Savannah is seen playing on her hot pink Nintendo DSi.

Fan Reception and Controversy[]

Savannah is too old for time out because she is 10.

Fans generally liked The George Family. While Joey Lynn and Glenn were initially criticized for not giving Samantha proper sex ed and inadvertently perpetuating the cycle of teen parenthood, viewers were able to connect what they saw from this episode, other forms of media, and their own experiences. They have also appreciated both parents' dedication to working with Jo and their support for each other.

However, some people, particularly on this wiki, have criticized Savannah's timeout, and more specifically the technique that was used on her, the Naughty Step; they felt that a child of 10 years old is too old to be disciplined with the technique and that she should have been disciplined with the Reflection Room (Meghann from The Cooke Family and Madison from The Porter Family) and/or the Privilege Removal Board (like Brandon and Caila from The Clause Family). These critics have been particularly vocal about their hatred of Glenn using the technique, as well as his yelling toward his children, and some even castigated Jo herself. Fans outside of this community did not seem to mind or notice; aside from the occasional joke, it appears that Jo's use of the Naughty Step on Savannah did not impact viewers' feelings about The George Family as a whole.

Editing Errors[]

  • In various scenes, Samantha and Brooke's names are mixed up when the girls were reading their letter to each other.
  • Joey Lynn's name on this episode has a dash (Joey-Lynn). On her social media accounts she does not have a dash (Joey Lynn).

Post-Episode[]

  • Brooke was 2 months pregnant while on Supernanny, making her a teenage mom as well. She gave birth to a daughter named Lillyana "Lilly" Lopez in Summer 2010, another daughter named Layla Rose Lopez on October 17, 2017, and a son named Jonathan "Jawknee" Miguel Lopez on Valentine's Day 2020.
  • Samantha gave birth to a son named Rogelio "Roro" Jr. in December 2013.
  • Krissy appeared in a commercial for My Little Pony in 2017. She was seen playing with a Pinkie Pie toy.
  • Glenn died on January 4, 2022 at age 51.

Gallery[]

External Links[]

Season 7
The Atkinson FamilyThe Peterfreund FamilyThe Swift FamilyThe Young FamilyThe Van Acker FamilyThe Fernandez FamilyThe George FamilyThe Miller FamilyThe Colombo FamilyThe Potter FamilyThe Merrill FamilyThe DeMott FamilyThe Froebrich FamilyThe Federico FamilyThe Evans Family
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