Ah, but the good old days of Jon and Kate Plus 8 are long gone, as this half hour proved. The kids, needing a male figure in their lives more than ever, were entertained by Chopper-boy Mikey, who brought along his Charlie McCarthy ventriloquist dummy to “talk” to the tykes. A bit later, Jon spoke of “enjoying something on my own, and hanging out with guys and doing guy things.” This man is now virtually begging for a divorce right on camera.
Kate took Mikey to a spa for some hair-washing and a pedicure. Why? Because they had a half hour of television to kill. No other reason than that. It was all perfectly pleasant, affable, and kinda dull. The Chopper guys were good sports. Kate donated her pink bike to the Ronald McDonald House charity, and we were reminded by Jon that, soon after the sextuplets were born, Jon and Kate stayed at a Ronald McDonald House, because they were overwhelmed, not wealthy, and needed some help. But that was back when this series was truly fascinating, and such personal details weren’t the stuff of tabloid scandal, but the kinds of facts that illuminated their simpler lives.
Oh, well. What’s next, to keep the show going on TLC? A very special crossover episode with 18 Kids and Counting, in which the Duggars adopt Jon because his name, like all their other children’s, begins with a “J”?
Did you watch Jon and Kate this week? What did you think?
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One of the worst episodes ever. Barely any screentime of the kids. We don’t care about Jon’s stupid bike and Kate’s bonding with Mikey. TLC needs to learn that with the parent’s relationship in the gutter, all we want to see are the kids. Show the kids!
I agree – they are stretching for content, and using the show for an advertising vehicle. Can’t wait for LA Ink to show up to tat up the family.
Did they atleast make something for the kids? A mini-scooter or something.
And by the way, can you imagine how much street cred these guys lost for agreeing to appear on that show lol
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Nope – can’t watch it any longer.
Come on you guys! If you would all BACK OFF and let Jon and Kate breath, maybe, just maybe, they might be able to stop long enough to remember just how much they have been through and how much they truly mean to each other!These are two people, who have gotten so overwhelmed by the “Star” life, that they have lost what is truly important, THEM! I say, instead of badgering them, Pray for them! I say, get Doctor Dobson to come on the show as a guest! Then, get Jon and Kate to spend a week ALONE, with Dr. Dobson praying and teaching them about the sanctity of marriage!
I thought the best part of this episode was at the spa with Kate and Mikey. He was asked if he wanted a magazine and replied, “Us Weekly.” Hilarious! Kate thought so too.
I used to be a big fan of the show. Not anymore though. I have so many friends who think just like me. I am sure the show will slowly die and everyone will forget it ever happened. We’ll just be left with the aftertaste.
I used to be a big fan of the show. Not anymore though. I have so many friends who think just like me. I am sure the show will slowly die and everyone will forget it ever happened. We’ll just be left with the aftertaste.
This show is getting more and more ridiculous. Like watching a wreck. They keep trying to show that they’re still a family, but really all I’m seeing is Jon going through a mid-life crisis. His man-car, the motorcycle, needing space (and leaving Kate to do the birthday party planning and arrangements as well as the NC vacation while he parties in NY). They need to be left alone to sort out their lives.
I fully second the comments of Tammy Heaberline.
All of that land, and she screams at Jon to get the dogs in their kennel because “that’s where dogs belong”, after the dogs dared to get close to them WHILE THEY WERE OUTSIDE. And then Jon prefers to spend time with the dogs over locking them up and spending time with her. I’m liking him more all of the time. I hope he takes the dogs with him when he goes because she won’t look after them. At least he looked like he was enjoying life again while he was with the other guys.
I actually hoped Jon would take off when he was testing the bike and Kate was practically saying she hoped he would leave.
Yeah, this is another “real” day in the life of a “real” family. What a joke.
We wuz robbed! This episode of Jon & Kate merely re-used brief sections from the far superior 90-minute American Chopper episode that premiered a few days ago and also ran tonight. There were so many more cute moments with the kids on Chopper that should have been used here. The Ronald McDonald throwaway was the only footage that hasn’t already run on Chopper.
I think the next reality show crossover should be J&K+8 meets intervention, where they force these fame whores to come to grips with the fact that their addiction to money, fame and press has ruined their family. Then they could send them to “rehab” (i.e. give them lobotomies or make them work in a shelter so they can see people with REAL problems) and hopefully these 2 losers would then grow up, treat each other and their kids right and get some damn priorities.
this is crazy. never watched the show but with all the publicity going on (which the “B” seems to love) he looks like the biggest loser i have ever seen and she is the biggest (well you know what i think) and the thing everyone forgets is the children. Please someone take them away from them it is all about money.
It’s reached the point where all I can say is…..”it’s gotta end!!!!”