Supernanny (2005– )

Creator:

Nick Powell

Stars:

Jo Frost, Jeff Bartsch, Hunter James Mckeever

2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Jo Frost	...	Herself (51 episodes, 2005-2010)
Jeff Bartsch	...	Announcer (45 episodes, 2005-2010)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

children | child's bedroom | young boy | advice | child | 

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Taglines:

She's Saving The World One Family At A Time

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Genres:

Reality-TV

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 January 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

EHBO: Eerste hulp bij opvoeden

Filming Locations:

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Ricochet Television, Ricochet, Shed Media US

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Except for an appointment at a destination in Alaska inaccessible by car, Supernanny (Jo Frost) arrives at all her American appointments in a black London taxicab bearing the license plate: SPRNANNY.

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Quotes

Jo Frost: Night-night.
Son: Go home!
Jo Frost: [bursts into hysterics and turns to camera man] He's just told me to go home!

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Connections

Spoofed in The Jay Leno Show: Episode #1.44 (2009)

User Reviews

Excellent exercise in practical psychology

This show should be required viewing for any parents who have ever felt at a loss with their young children. The nanny, Jo, is a very personable, pleasant young woman. She shows by example what should be done with children and parents. I will admit that her schedules can be a little much, but if they suffice to get the family working together, then I guess the viewers can stand it. The thing I like the most about it is that she teaches the parents to play with their children and enjoy them, instead of just disciplining them. Discipline is necessary, but you don't need as much of it if you are enjoying your children and loving them. A child needs to know where the lines are drawn, so a naughty spot is a handy gadget until they understand for themselves. But discipline, or correction, will never take the place of leading the way, instead of pushing from behind. The reason Jo leaves half way through the show, is to allow the parents to see if they can handle it yet by themselves. This shows up any weak spots in the parents' approach and can be corrected easily in the last 10 minutes of the show. Wouldn't you love to see what this looked like if they actually had to shoot it in 60 minutes? By the way, don't confuse this show with Nanny 911 which has several different nannies, assigned to 'cases'. Those nannies are very standoffish and mostly it consists of telling the parents what they are doing wrong.