Supernanny

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Supernanny

Jo Frost in UK/US versions.
Genre Reality TV
Starring Jo Frost
Country of origin Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom
No. of episodes (Unknown)
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Channel 4
Original run September 1, 2004 – Renewed Through The 2007-2008 Season
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TV.com summary

Supernanny is a British reality television program that has been broadcast or slightly adapted in other countries.

The UK and US versions of the show feature Jo Frost, a nanny who, in each episode, helps a family with children who are uncontrollable or excessively naughty. Using a variety of methods, she helps to show parents ways of disciplining their children and maintaining order in their households. She is noted for emphasizing praise and positive encouragement when dealing with children.

On January 26, 2007 It was announced that Supernanny has been renewed through the 2007-2008 season by ABC.


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[edit] UK Series

Supernanny was originally broadcast in the UK at the beginning of the Autumn/Winter season on Channel 4 in 2004. Jo Frost appears as the supernanny. Supernanny is one of Channel 4's most popular shows, reaching nearly 5 million viewers in the first season, and consistently high ratings throughout the series. Supernanny US is also shown on Channel 4 (and its sister channel E4) with respectable viewing figures. The premiere episode for the 2006 series attracted 3.1 million viewers with 14% share. Despite good figures, it halves the figures when compared to previous two series [1]. Supernanny can currently be seen on Mondays at 9 pm. It is narrated by Nick Frost. The theme song is "Be Good Johnny" by Men at Work

[edit] Other Versions

Supernanny began in the US in January 2005 (midseason) on ABC. It had exactly the same title and exactly the same premise as the UK version but was narrated by Jeff Bartsch. Jo Frost remains the Supernanny. Supernanny has done well internationally but exceptionally well in the UK and the U.S. and as a result, ABC has elected to continue with another season of Supernanny in the 2006/07 season, thus making it the third season. Subsequently, the US version was shown in Australia to initially successful ratings, but floundered and was eventually put on hiatus.

In Germany a German version exists with Katharina Saalfrank as Supernanny, on RTL. There is a localized version on M6 in France, a Brazilian version with Argentinean Cris Poli as Supernanny. In Spain they have their own version of SuperNanny on the network Cuatro, with the child psychologist Rocio Ramos imparting discipline with considerable success. In Poland the channel TVN airs a version with Dorota Zawadzka as Supernanny.

The Dutch version is called Eerste Hulp Bij Opvoeden. The name is a play on Eerste Hulp Bij Ongelukken, the Dutch term for first aid. Other similar programmes exist, such as Schatjes, which use a slightly different concept.

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Cathy, the French Supernanny.

[edit] Spoofs

  • The US animated series Drawn Together spoofed the show in a 2005 episode. In the parody, Super Nanny tries to use her powers of discipline to take over the world. She first takes care of superheroes by sending them to the Naughty Stool so they will not intervene, and then uses an army of mind-controlled children to invade the White House until Captain Hero appears. He stops her by stomping on her foot, which makes her curse out loud. For using profanity, he sends her to the Naughty Stool, at which moment the mind-controlled children break free and tear Super Nanny to shreds. [2]
  • The US paper-animated series South Park spoofed the show in a 2006 episode "Tsst", though unlike the Drawn Together episode, the Supernanny parody was not the focus of the show. In the episode, which also features parodies of Nanny 911 and The Dog Whisperer, Super Nanny is one of the nannies called upon to discipline Eric Cartman but his behavior ends up driving her to a mental institution and eating her own excrement yelling "From hell, it's from hell!".[3]
  • The online comic strip series The Little Wolf and the Bad Little Girl spoofed the show in a 2005 comic episode "Jane Hates Nannies". In this episode, after Nanny 911 (which is also parodied) got failed (by Jane Roberts), Super Nanny is one of the nannies called upon to discipline Jane, but her behavior ends up push the Little Naughty Wolf into Super Nanny, and she falls onto the floor.

[edit] External links

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