America's Supernanny (also known as America's Supernanny: Family Lockdown) is an American reality documentary television series broadcast on Lifetime. It is a spin-off on the ABC series Supernanny. The series aired from November 29, 2011, to March 13, 2013.
Production history
On August 9, 2011, Lifetime announced they had green-lit the series for an eight episode first season but the network had yet to decide who was going to lead the series.[1] On October 6, 2011, after numerous casting calls, it was announced that Deborah Tillman was chosen to be "America's Supernanny".[2]
On December 4, 2012, Lifetime announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, which debuted on January 8, 2013, with the new title America's Supernanny: Family Lockdown. Tillman visited the homes of families who requested her help to raise their children, and the families were visited on notice, rather than by surprise.
Mark Suszczynski and Kim Weeks have three children: 9-year-old Neva, 5-year-old Nora, and 4-year-old Tate. With Mark out often, Kim is stuck handling her three misbehaving children. Neva feels left out and has low self-esteem, prompting her to act like a teenager, and wear makeup. Nora is very clingy, not wanting her parents to leave her when they leave the house. Tate is very aggressive and defiant, often spitting, kicking, and screaming at his parents
Amy Paul and Mandy Sheckles have six children: 9-year-old Amanda, 7-year-old Bradley, and 2 1/2-year-old fraternal quadruplets Harper, Kennedy, Kerry, and Tillie. Amy takes parenting more seriously while Mandy treats everything like a joke, this has caused issues with the kids. The quadruplets are constantly doing dangerous things, screaming, running, and making messes. Amanda has become a third parent and Bradley is lost in the mix.
Bruce and Melissa Denton have four children: 9-year-old Dillon, 4-year-old Ayla, 3-year-old Cameron, and 1-year-old Mackenna. With an extraordinarily busy schedule, it is difficult for Bruce and Melissa to keep track of their kids. Dillon is defiant and exhibits violence towards his parents and sisters. The girls are picking up Dillon's behavior. Mackenna is attached to her mother.
Sam and Nicole Carzell have ten children: 14-year-old Desmond, 12-year-old Deshon, 11-year-old Desja, 10-year-old Damir, 9-year-old Nevada, 5-year-old Septimber, 4-year-old fraternal twins Brook-Lyne and Bailey, 3-year-old Ashton, and 1-year-old Morgan. Sam and Nicole use violence and anger on their kids when they misbehave. The eight middle children fight and wrestle with each other constantly do not listen to their parents. Deshon, Desja, and Damir bully Nevada about her skin color and beat her up on a regular basis. Sam and Nicole are fed up and have resorted to beating their children with belts, sticks, manhandling them and shouting at them. Desmond has become a third parent to his younger siblings.
Bill and Traci Gregg have five children: 6-year-old triplets Roman, Xavier, and Giovanni; 4-year-old Armani; and 1-year-old Scarlet. The triplets are defiant, hot-tempered, and run wild Armani feels overlooked so he has started acting out, swearing, being disruptive, and doing dangerous things. Scarlett is picking up on her brothers' behavior. All four boys do not listen at all and cause destruction. Traci and Bill own a bakery. Traci works morning shifts and Bill works night shifts, causing their marriage to become strained.
Andy and Jenny Fitzgerald have four children: 10-year-old Jake, 9-year-old Dawson, 8-year-old Garrett, who was born with Down syndrome, and 3-year-old Carly. Garrett has behavior issues and wander off constantly. Leaving his other three siblings neglected. Carly whines to get her mother's attention. Jake and Dawson feel sad and displeased with the lack of attention they receive. Andy is a pastor and focuses more on his work than on the family.
Duke and Mary Edwards have two sons: 8-year-old Austin, who was born with ADHD, and 7-year-old Brandon. Duke's 12-year-old great niece, Aryel, also lives with the family. Austin is verbally and physically abusive towards his family, mainly directed at his mother. Aryel has a poor attitude and feels insecure about herself so she uses makeup. Mary spoils her Brandon and Austin and does everything for them. Duke is disabled so he cannot discipline Austin.
Bruce and Chris Skluzacek have four sons: 8-year-old Landon, 5-year-old identical twins Luke and Connor, and 3-year-old Evan. The boys cause complete chaos in their household by hitting, yelling, and swearing.
Melissa Guido has three sons: 13-year-old Gavin and 6-year-old identical twins Mateo and Genaro. Melissa's parents, Michael and Patricia, also live with the family. Melissa is very authoritative towards the boys by yelling and hitting them, but it is not enough as they cause a plethora of misbehaviors. Gavin has anger issues while the twins are violent towards others.
Jay Zurlinden has three children: 11-year-old Gabby, 10-year-old Kylie, and 6-year-old Jayden. Jay's fiancée, Cassie, has a 5-year-old son named Brayden. With Cassie and Jay's marriage being a month away, they're nowhere near happily ever after as they have to deal with the antics of their four children. Brayden and Jayden are violent towards each other and do not respect their parents. Gabby spends a lot of her time on her phone than with her family. Kylie is concerned about the future of her family.
Jane Miller has five children: 10-year-old Breonne, 9-year-old Isaiah, 7-year-old Aaliyah, 5-year-old Arielle, and 3-year-old Isaac. Jane is divorced and has full custody of the children. As a single mother, Jane finds it impossible to take charge of her five children, who yell, swear, and have no respect for her. Isaiah has PTSD due to the divorce which causes him to lose his temper often and be stubborn and difficult to deal with.
Chris Nullet and Jennifer Boccanfuso have five children: 19-year-old Adrianna, 9-year-old Olivia, 7-year-old Andrew, 5-year-old Frankie, and 4-year-old Hope. Adrianna contacted Ms Deborah because her family is at meltdown and she can no longer cope with raising her younger siblings—her brothers Andrew and Frankie yell, swear, defy their parents and fight each other; her sister Hope still sleeps in a crib and uses a pacifier. Chris is hot-headed and loses his patience quickly while he is disciplining the kids; he often says hurtful things, swears, and goes on tirades. Jennifer is tired of arguing with Chris and is on the verge of divorcing him.
Patrick and Aleashia Clarkston have seven children: 16-year-old Deonte, 14-year-old Tyler, 10-year-old Diana, 8-year-old P.J., 6-year-old Destiny, 4-year-old Alayni, and 1-year-old Xavier. Patrick and Aleashia are teachers but at home they whip their children and make them lean against the wall with their hands up but it has not stopped them as the five middle children cause havoc and disobey their parents.
Jernard and Keena Wells have seven children: 17-year-old Carleisha, 11-year-old Jernard Jr., 10-year-old Kameron, 8-year-old Keenan, 6-year-old Jacobe, 5-year-old Jasmine, and 3-year-old Zoe. Jernard Sr is an executive chef has passed down his love of food down to the kids but in a bad way while Keena uses snacks and electronics to distract the children, but it has not worked as the six younger kids roughhouse and yell. Jernard Jr is constantly eating junk food and overeating which has caused him to be overweight.
Alex and Kelly Arnold have five children: 11-year-old Abby, 8-year-old Gabe, 5-year-old twins Ben and Sam, and 4-year-old Luke. Alex and Kelly are negative, lazy and rude leaving the kids to run amok; the boys fight, scream, cause havoc, and disobey their parents. The whole family uses technology heavily.
Sean Speer and Shari Wilson have five children: 16-year-old Kaylie, 13-year-old Kira, 11-year-old Kami-K are from Shari's previous marriage, 11-year-old Karlee is from Sean's previous marriage and 6-year-old Teagen are Sean and Shari's child together. Shari has not given any of her daughters discipline, rules or boundaries which has caused them to become out-of-control Kaylie is spoiled, Kira and Kami-K are reckless, and they terrorize Karlee. Teagan whines to get his way and sleeps with his parents. Whenever Sean tries to discipline Shari's daughters she will give Sean a hard time, to add insult to injury Shari had an affair and it has driven a wedge between the entire family.
