19 Kids and Counting

19 Kids and Counting
19 Kids and Counting
Genre Family reality
Documentary
Created by Figure 8 Films
Composer(s) Scott Pearson, David Imhof
Country of origin United States
No. of seasons 8
No. of episodes 134 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Sean Overbeeke
Running time approx. 23 minutes;
specials approx. 46 minutes.
Broadcast
Original channel TLC
Original run September 29, 2008 – present
Chronology
Preceded by 17 Kids and Counting (2008), 18 Kids and Counting (2009)
External links
The Duggar Family
Production website

19 Kids and Counting (formerly 17 Kids and Counting and 18 Kids and Counting) is an American reality television show that airs on TLC. The show is about the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children—nine girls and ten boys (including two sets of fraternal twins), who all have names beginning with the letter "J". The series began on September 29, 2008.[1]

Contents

Overview

Background

The family lives in Tontitown, Arkansas, and originally appeared in several TLC and Discovery Health one-hour specials, most of which focused on four of Michelle's last five deliveries.[2][3][4][5]

Jim Bob has one older sister, Deanna, who (along with her daughter Amy) occasionally appears on the show. Michelle has six siblings. Jim Bob and Michelle met in the early 1980s when Jim Bob, along with another church member, were sent for a follow-up visit after Michelle had experienced a religious conversion.[6] Jim Bob and Michelle were married on July 21, 1984.

The Duggars elected to delay having children and practiced birth control.[7] It was three years before Josh, their eldest child, was born. They then resumed using birth control; despite precautions, Michelle conceived again but suffered a miscarriage. Believing the miscarriage was due to the contraceptive, the Duggars quit birth control. As they explain, they "decided to allow God to determine the number of children" they would have. Shortly thereafter, Michelle became pregnant again, this time with her first set of twins, Jana and John-David. Thereafter, approximately every year and a half, Michelle gave birth.

The Duggars are conservative Christians, and due to their fundamentalist biblical beliefs, they practice the following: The only television the family watches are wholesome family programming on DVDs, and various historical events. Internet use is restricted. The male family members keep their hair cut short (by cutting their own hair to save money), while the females keep their hair long. The children are home-schooled using a mix of materials, including those of Switched On Schoolhouse, Institute in Basic Life Principles (IBLP), and Accelerated Christian Education (ACE).[8] For college studies, several of the older kids use the CollegePlus! program.[9] The children are discouraged from dating, but rather practice chaperoned courtship, and the couple abstains from physical contact. In addition, the young man seeks permission from the young woman's father to become engaged.

The Duggars raise their children using a buddy system, wherein an older sibling is assigned to a younger sibling and assists in their primary care. According to Michelle, "they help them with their little phonics lessons and games during the day and help them practice their music lessons. They will play with them or help them pick out the color of their outfit that day and just all of those types of things."[10] In 2004, Michelle Duggar won the "Young Mother of the Year Award" in Arkansas, which is sponsored by American Mothers Incorporated.[11]

Jim Bob served in the Arkansas House of Representatives from 1999 to 2002. Currently, he is a real estate agent and investor. The Duggars' income is derived from the rental proceeds of the commercial properties they own.[12][13] They live debt-free,[14][15] which Jim Bob has said is "the fruit of Jim Sammons' Financial Freedom Seminar" he attended years ago (Sammons' Seminar is endorsed by IBLP). The construction of their 7,000 square foot (650 square meter) house was started by the family in 2000 when they bought the land and ordered the frame. Discovery Networks completed it, by finding local Arkansas construction workers to donate their skills and time. The home was completed on January 20, 2006. The painting, decorating, furnishings, appliances, and other finishing touches—such as a stocked pantry—were provided by Discovery Networks and corporate sponsors as part of the one-hour television special[13] entitled 16 Children and Moving In.

During the series

Shortly after the series first aired, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar's book The Duggars: 20 and Counting! was released (December 2, 2008).

On December 10, 2009, Michelle gave birth via emergency C-section to Josie Brooklyn Duggar, three months prematurely. Michelle was rushed to the hospital for gallstones and it was there that doctors discovered she had pre-eclampsia and performed an emergency delivery. Josie weighed 1 lbs, 6oz at birth. A week after the birth, Michelle reported that Josie was "doing as well as can be expected for a baby at her age. We are taking each hour as it comes." On April 6, 2010, after nearly four months in the hospital, Michelle and Jim Bob were able to take Josie to their rental in Little Rock, while they awaited the okay to take her home to Tontitown.[16][17] However, on April 8, 2010, Josie Duggar was readmitted to the hospital after her vital signs dropped. Fortifiers that had been added to breast milk to help her gain weight appeared to be the cause.[18]

The family was able to take Josie home to Tontitown on June 23, 2010. Michelle Duggar reported that Josie is doing very well, and weighs about 9 pounds. "She has a double chin now," Michelle said. "It is so precious". Josie now weighs 15 lbs. 12 ounces and is healthy.[19]

The family has discussed the possibility of having more children in an exclusive May 2010 interview with Radar Online.[20] Michelle was quoted as saying:

"We would love more! I'm 44, almost 45 this September. I know that my mommy years are probably numbered, and I don't know how many more children God will see fit to give me.
"It is something we've been praying about because we do love children. Each child really is a gift and that doesn't mean just our children. We asked the Lord to give us a love of children the way He loves children. That is something that we've prayed about, and we'll just see what the Lord has in store for our family in the future."

On November 8, 2011, it was announced on The Today Show that Michelle is pregnant with her 20th child, who is due in April 2012.[21]

Duggar Family

Parents

James Robert "Jim Bob" Duggar [born July 18, 1965 (1965-07-18) (age 46)]
Michelle Annette Duggar (née Ruark) [born September 13, 1966 (1966-09-13) (age 45)]

Children

Name Date of Birth Notes
1 Joshua "Josh" James March 3, 1988 (1988-03-03) (age 23) Married to Anna Keller on September 26, 2008
2 Jana Marie January 12, 1990 (1990-01-12) (age 21) Birth via C-section
3 John-David
4 Jill Michelle May 17, 1991 (1991-05-17) (age 20)
5 Jessa Lauren November 4, 1992 (1992-11-04) (age 19)
6 Jinger Nicole December 21, 1993 (1993-12-21) (age 17) pronounced like "Ginger"
7 Joseph Garrett January 20, 1995 (1995-01-20) (age 16)
8 Josiah Matthew August 28, 1996 (1996-08-28) (age 15)
9 Joy-Anna October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28) (age 14)
10 Jedidiah Robert December 30, 1998 (1998-12-30) (age 12)
11 Jeremiah Robert
12 Jason Michael April 21, 2000 (2000-04-21) (age 11)
13 James Andrew July 7, 2001 (2001-07-07) (age 10)
14 Justin Samuel November 15, 2002 (2002-11-15) (age 8)
15 Jackson Levi May 23, 2004 (2004-05-23) (age 7) Birth via C-section; featured in Discovery Health special
16 Johannah Faith October 11, 2005 (2005-10-11) (age 6) Birth featured in a Discovery Health special
17 Jennifer Danielle August 2, 2007 (2007-08-02) (age 4) Birth featured in a Discovery Health special
18 Jordyn-Grace Makiya December 18, 2008(2008-12-18) (&&&&&&&&&&&010562 years 10 months) Birth via C-section
19 Josie Brooklyn December 10, 2009(2009-12-10) (&&&&&&&&&&&&06991 year 10 months)

Josh's family

Name Date of Birth Notes
Anna Duggar (née Keller) June 23, 1988 (1988-06-23) (age 23) From Putnam County, Florida; the fifth of eight children; made her first appearance in season 1, episode 3
Mackynzie Renee' October 8, 2009(2009-10-08) (&&&&&&&&&&&&07622 years 1 month) Named after Josh's cousin and Anna's middle name
Michael James June 15, 2011(2011-06-15) (&&&&&&&&&&&&01484 months 26 days) Named for Anna's father and middle name after Josh's father's first name

Guests appearing

Family members

Name Relationship Notes
Jimmy Lee Duggar Jim Bob’s father February 3, 1936–February 9, 2009 (aged 73)
Mary Duggar Jim Bob’s mother Born May 26, 1941 (1941-05-26) (age 70); known as Grandma Duggar on the show
Deanna Jordyn (née Duggar) Jim Bob’s sister Married to Terry Jordyn; Amy’s mother
Amy Duggar/Jordyn[22] Jim Bob’s niece Born September 30, 1986 (1986-09-30) (age 25); a country singer (she sang "Amazing Grace" in the closing credits of the episode about her grandfather's funeral)
Garrett Floyde Ruark Michelle's father December 7, 1924–June 18, 2010 (aged 85); appeared in one episode (his wife, Ethel, passed away on August 11, 1991)

Non-family

The most often recurring guests (who are not related) are the Bates family from Tennessee. Because they are so similar to the Duggars (having 18 kids of their own), they have become close friends.

Other notable guests have been:

Duggar appearances on other shows

Availability

DVDs

Title Region 1 Discs
Season 1 2009[23] 2
Season 2 February 23, 2010[24] 3
Season 3 April 27, 2010[25] 3
Season 4 April 5, 2011[26] 4
Season 5 TBD TBD

Online releases

Episodes of the series are available for download from the iTunes Store, Amazon Instant Video, Netflix, and Microsofts Zune Marketplace.

References

  1. ^ Addic7ed.com, “19 Kids and Counting”, [1]
  2. ^ "14 Children and Pregnant Again!". TLC. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. http://www.advancedmedical.tv/shows/dug.htm. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  3. ^ Home & Garden News. "Dream Home for Family of 18 on The Learning Channel.". http://www.prleap.com/pr/29152/. Retrieved March 12, 2006. 
  4. ^ "The Duggars: Countdown to Baby 18", Discovery Health, http://health.discovery.com/convergence/duggars/duggarfamily.html 
  5. ^ "Couple welcomes 17th child — and wants more". MSNBC. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20097968/. Retrieved August 2, 2007. "The Duggars have been featured on several programs on cable television's Discovery Health Network. The next special, the Duggar Family Album, is scheduled to air next month, according to Jim Bob." 
  6. ^ "The Duggars Religion". Wordpress. http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:N96RPw7IWy4J:duggarbabyupdate.com/keyword/the-duggars-religion/+&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a. Retrieved 2 November 2011. 
  7. ^ "About The Duggar Family". Archived from the original on August 11, 2009. http://www.duggarfamily.com/aboutus.html. Retrieved August 8, 2009. 
  8. ^ Home Education Resources | Jim Bob & Michelle Duggar Family
  9. ^ "Duggars College Choice". http://www.collegeplus.org/duggars. 
  10. ^ American MorningCNN October 15, 2005, http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0510/14/ltm.02.html
  11. ^ "(The Duggar family with Governor Huckabee)". MSNBC. Associated Press. May 25, 2004. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5060048/. 
  12. ^ Carrie Rengers (September 9, 2001). "13 Children Add Up To Asset For Challenger". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. http://www.quiverfull.com/articles.php/id20/. Retrieved July 13, 2009. 
  13. ^ a b Arnold Hamilton (December 19, 2005). "For Arkansas family, 18's not a crowd". The Dallas Morning News. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5iQIl6cSO. Retrieved July 13, 2009. "The Duggars are an anomaly, attracting worldwide media attention." 
  14. ^ Prill Boyle. "Eating an Elephant". National Association of Baby Boomer Women. Archived from the original on July 20, 2009. http://www.webcitation.org/5iQIleFhw. Retrieved July 13, 2009. 
  15. ^ Michelle Duggar. "Raising 14 Kids". www.parents.com. http://www.parents.com/parents/printableStory.jsp?catref=prt40&storyid=/templatedata/parents/story/data/5432.xml. Retrieved September 2003. 
  16. ^ "Duggar baby No. 19 arrives early". MSNBC.com. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34379874/ns/today-parenting_and_family/. Retrieved 2009-12-10. 
  17. ^ "Duggar Baby 'Doing As Well As Can Be Expected', Says Mom". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20331675,00.html. Retrieved 2009-12-22. 
  18. ^ Josie Duggar Back in Hospital - Health : People.com
  19. ^ Dennis, Alicia (2010-12-10). "Duggar Family, Michelle Duggar Celebrate Josie's Birthday". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20448847,00.html. Retrieved 2011-11-08. 
  20. ^ EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Michelle & Jim Bob Duggar Say Josie Weighs Nearly 6 Pounds; Would Love More Kids & Consider Adopting
  21. ^ [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20543449,00.html
  22. ^ "Amy Jordyn Bio". http://amyjordyn.com/Amy%20Jordyn%20Bio.html. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
  23. ^ ASIN B001VZ9YP0, 17 Kids and Counting (2 DVD Set)
  24. ^ "Package Art and New Details Delivered for the DVD Set". TVShowsOnDVD.com. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/18-Kids-Counting-Season-2/12999. Retrieved 2009-11-19. 
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  26. ^ "19 Kids and Counting Season 4 DVD". http://store.discovery.com/detail.php?p=289248&v=tlc_dvds-books_new-arrivals. 

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