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If you thought one or two siblings was enough to deal with, imagine having 16! Meet the Duggars, a family with 17 children and one more on the way. With 17 people to feed, clothe and school, family logistics takes on a whole new meaning in this household. 17 KIDS AND COUNTING , airs every Thursday at 0930 hrs (9:30 am SIN/HK) beginning 26 February. Encores on Thursday at 1730 hrs (5:30 pm SIN/HK), and 2130 hrs (9:30 pm SIN/HK) and Sunday at 0600 hrs (6:00 am SIN/HK) , 1030 hrs (10:30 am SIN/HK), 1800 hrs (6:00 pm SIN/HK) and 2230 hrs (10:30 pm SIN/HK).
Being large enough to form your own football team, with substitutes, makes for a household full of noise, laughter and tears. The patriarch and matriarch of this large - and still growing - group are former high school sweethearts, Jim Bob and Michelle. With values rooted in their strong personal faith, Jim Bob and Michelle firmly believe that every child is a gift to be cherished. After more than 20 years of marriage, the couple has received 17 gifts - ten boys, seven girls - with number 18 on the way.
With two sets of twins among the 17 children, Michelle has been pregnant for nearly 12 years of her life. Among the Duggar family traditions is that each child's name begins with a "J" - Joshua, Jana, John-David, Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jeremiah, Jedidiah, Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah and baby Jennifer.
The Duggars are a true pop culture phenomenon. With their regular appearances on national talk shows, their countless press clippings and their enormous online following, this 19-member family from Arkansas has all of America talking.
Find out about family life, Duggar style, in these episodes of 17 KIDS AND COUNTING:
Episode 1: Big Family Meet Big Apple
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have a big secret: they are pregnant with their 18th baby! What better way to surprise the other 17 children in their family than to do it on national television? Watch as Michelle Duggar and her enormous family travel to the Big Apple to appear on The Today Show.
Episode 2: Duggars Do New York
Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are pregnant with their 18th baby! In this continuation of Michelle's Mother's Day extravaganza, the Duggars travel to New York City to visit Times Square and appear on the Today Show, then return to Little Rock, Arkansas where Michelle is made honorary Duck Master at the Peabody hotel.
Episode 3: Josh Gets Engaged
Some people think waiting until your wedding day for your first kiss with your fiancé is old fashioned. The Duggars disagree. In this episode, we learn about dating and courtship Duggar style, including a hidden camera view of Josh popping the big question.
Episode 4: Duggar Dating Rules
Josh and his fiancé Anna travel back from Florida to the Duggar home in Arkansas where Josh's mega-sized family greets them. In this episode we delve deeper into Duggar courtship rituals where handholding is a privilege, saving your first kiss for you wedding day is a must, and chaperones are always tagging along.
Episode 5: When Big Families Collide
What's crazier that a family with 17, soon to be 18 kids? How about a family with 16, soon to be 17 kids coming to visit! Meet the Bates family from Tennessee who have decided to visit the Duggars in Arkansas. Hosting another mega-family proves to be a challenge for Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar, but as usual around the Duggar home, there's always a plan.
Episode 6: Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown
Big families like competition; and by big families, we mean BIG families. The Bates family has 16, soon to be 17 children. They traveled all the way from Nashville to visit their friends the Duggars. What do you get when you combine two mega-families, each with a pregnant mom? A total of 33 children and a competitive spirit (not to mention chaos)! Watch what happens as the Duggars compete with the Bates in paintball and dare each other to jump out of an airplane.
Episode 7: Cheaper By The Duggars
When you have 17, soon to be 18, children to care for, thrifty spending is a top priority. Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar are masters at pinching pennies. Watch how the Duggars save money when buying clothing and food, heating their home and even growing their own vegetables. You'll have a new understanding of the word thrifty after watching this episode!
Episode 8: Trading Places, Duggar Style
In the Duggar home, the boys are assigned the dirty jobs including taking out the trash, working on cars, and tending to the landscaping. The girls do the cooking, the cleaning, and the rest of the household chores. Each member of this mega-family has their own chores, or jurisdictions, as the Duggars call them. But what if the genders were to switch? In this episode, find out what happens when the boys and girls switch jurisdictions for a day.
Episode 9:
With 17 children and one more on the way, driving tests are an annual event at the Duggar house. In this episode, the 6th in line, Jinger, takes her first driving test. The Duggars also celebrate Michelle's birthday and answer some email questions from viewers.
Episode 10: Big Family Reunion
The Duggars are taking a trip to Ohio for Michelle's family reunion. In addition to the several food and gas stops along the way, they visit a creationism museum where animatronic dinosaurs roam the earth with Adam and Eve. When the Duggars finally arrive in Ohio we'll see that Michelle is a bit of a conservative black sheep in her family, and we'll get her relatives' thoughts on Michelle's decision to have so many kids!
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