Formally a Toddlers in Tiaras child star, Alana Thompson and her family now stars in their own show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo on TLC.
Featuring June “Mama,” Mike “Sugar Bear,” and sister Lauryn “Pumpkin” 12, sister Jessica “Chubbs” 15, and sister Anna “Chickadee” 17, the Thompson family gives viewers a look their crazy lives.
Right away, its is obvious that this is no ordinary household. Consisting of excessive sneezing and farting, pig purchases, bingo games and extreme couponing, season one of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo has gained unimaginable amounts of popularity from a wide range of viewers.
The premiere of the season started with with introduction of Alana, otherwise known to fans as “Honey Boo Boo Child.” Her and her redneck family live in the small rural town of McIntyre, Georgia where the most exciting attraction is the gas station down the street, which is often visited by Alana and her sisters. Although the show includes the Thompson family’s involvement in glitz pageants, a form of pageantry in which tanning, fake eyelashes and expensive dresses are expected to be used by each contestant, the focus of this new reality television show is to stray away from their past association with Toddlers in Tiaras and more geared to tell the story of the everyday lives.
With her big blue eyes and chunky gut, “Honey Boo Boo” keeps viewers on the edge of their seats, ready to listen to her witty expressions such as “the dolla makes me holla” and “vajiggle jaggle” which is a nickname given to her mother’s three chins.
But one of the most influential characters of the past season, surprisingly, was not even a human. Glitzy, a posh pig, quickly gained fame after being introduced as Alana’s new pet. Gaining stardom on items such as t-shirts and mugs, Glitzy received a large fan base and was defended when Alana’s father, “Sugar Bear” sent him back after the family grew annoyed with his incessant squealing. A few episodes later though, Glitzy is back for good after “Sugar Bear” surprises Alana after one of her pageants.
