The WORST episodes of Supernanny (US)

#1 - The Swanson Family

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/8/2008

With five boisterous boys in a small house, Ken and Vania have reached the end of their rope - and possibly the end of their marriage. Vania has filed divorce papers and Jo Frost is the family’s last hope for reconciliation - if this doesn’t work, Vania will move forward with the divorce.

#2 - The Addis Family

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/2/2008

Since Grandpa died, the Addis family has fallen apart. Dad definitely isn’t in charge and mom is coming under attack from their four children. Enter Supernanny, with a surprise the family will never forget!

#3 - The McKeever Family

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/19/2008

The McKeevers seem to have it all: a big house, nice cars and two gorgeous sons… who have trash talk and home demolition down to a fine art. Can Jo help the McKeevers get control of their boys?

#4 - The Banjany Family

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/12/2008

Lisa and Rich Banjany run a successful business but although they’re their own bosses when it comes to work, their kids – twins Cameron and Zoe, 5, and Blake, 3 – have definitely staged a hostile takeover when it comes to family life. Can Jo help?

#5 - The Prescott Family

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/5/2008

Kadi Prescott just can’t get close to her seven kids: she loses her temper with son Daniel, 7, who has ADHD; and relies on daughter Marli, 8, to be ‘mini-mom’. Can Jo help her fight her past and heal the emotional rift in her family?

#6 - The Tafoya Family

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/2008

Holly and Jimmy Tafoya can’t quite figure out why cursing, spanking and washing their kids’ mouths out with soap aren’t working as discipline tactics. And when Supernanny steps in, Holly shows her the door!

#7 - The Wilson-Knutson Family

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/2008

Pop star and stay-at-home mom Wendy Wilson is a pushover as far as her toddler sons are concerned – but dad Dan, a former rock singer, longs for clear-cut rules. With newborn twins wearing them out, Wendy and Dan have clued into the fact that their current parenting style just doesn’t work…

#8 - The Amouri Family

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/12/2007

Jo helps a mother with four young children and a husband who's always out late with friends.

#9 - The Cantoni Family

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 5/28/2007

Jo tries to help an overwhelmed mother and a father who gives in to the bossiness of their three children.

#10 - The Walker Family

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/12/2007

Anthony and Alice Walker have their hands full. They have three children – Anthony Jr, 12, Naleila, 6, and Alyssa, 17 months, plus Marcus, a nephew who lives with them full-time – and run a daycare business in their home. Mom’s outsized personality and attitude has rubbed off on the kids, and they’re doing whatever they want. Unsure of how to regain control, she resorts to chasing them around the house trying to mete out discipline. Anthony Jr is a master of backchat, and Naleila and Alyssa spend their nights snuggled up with Mom and Dad. Alice wants help to set boundaries… and Dad’s just looking for a good night’s sleep! Will Jo succeed in turning the Walkers around?

#11 - The Goins Family

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/26/2007

Karolee and Jay Goins have a beautiful young family with a not-so-pretty problem… Mom, pregnant with number four, is completely exhausted by her brood’s out-of-control behavior. Khalin, 7, has attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Kolben, 5, is overly aggressive and little Kadance, 2, is learning all of her big brothers’ worst tricks. To make matters even more difficult for Karolee, dad Jay acts like a kid himself most of the time. Can Supernanny help Karolee turn things around – and get Dad more involved in parenting?

#12 - The McAfee Family

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/19/2007

Newly-divorced Dad of four Brian McAfee has shut himself off from his kids and friends while he mourns his broken marriage. The house is a disaster and discipline is non-existent. Worse of all, Brian has totally lost touch with what makes his kids tick… he’s uncomfortable doing ‘girly’ things with his daughters and is baffled by his son’s struggle with schoolwork. For his sake and his kids’ future, Jo must shake him out of his grief and get him out of the house and back in the world again...

#13 - The Bruno Family

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/12/2007

John and Denise Bruno have their hands full with their four girls. Dad’s got issues with teens Mariah and Taylor, while Mom’s fed up with the two youngest, Bella and Sam. Matters are complicated by Mariah’s cerebral palsy. With tension at an all-time high, Supernanny must play a dual role: peacemaker and family relationship counselor…

#14 - The Haines Family

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 1/29/2007

Tiny tyrant Sean is the alpha male in the Haines family – and mom Suzanne, dad Shane and big brother Seth, 10, are wilting under his aggression. Crying, hitting, spitting, punching, kicking and biting are Sean’s preferred methods of communication and when Seth fights back it just makes things worse. Suzanne and Shane cope by opting out of parenthood and letting the boys get on with it – and boredom breeds mischief! Can Supernanny help them re-connect with their kids and take back the power?

#15 - The Smith Family

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/22/2007

Marine biologists Will and Michelle Smith are clueless when it comes to raising their two sons, Nate, 3, and Ari, 18 months. The couple’s energy translates into endless fun for the boys – but discipline is non-existent and without a settled bedtime routine both children are keeping their parents up till late at night. Will and Michelle are worn out – can Supernanny help them find a solution or will they remain at the mercy of their boisterous boys?

#16 - The Mihalik Family

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/15/2007

Donna Mihalik is a single mom who’s been through multiple ordeals over the last four years. Her son survived a two-year, all-consuming battle with leukemia. But soon afterwards, Donna’s husband Steve suddenly died. Left alone to bring up their four children, Donna was so depleted she lost control of the kids.

#17 - 100th Episode Special

Season 6 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/19/2010

#18 - The Fager Family

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 12/18/2006

In Supernanny's first-ever vacation episode, Jo Frost surprises the Fager family with a beachside holiday in Florida. Stacie and Joe Fager are the proud parents of a blended family in Iowa, but with six children, they both feel overwhelmed and exhausted. Joe is a truck driver and full-time student, and he’s gone most of the week. Stacie, a stay-at-home mom, has a hard time controlling the children, so she hardly ever leaves home with the kids in tow, and family vacations are a rarity.

#19 - The Weinstein Family

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 12/11/2006

The Weinsteins need help. Dad David is a trucker, sometimes away from home as many as 10 days in a row, and stay-at-home mom Chia can’t control the children. When she tries to correct them, her kids respond by hitting and kicking her, cursing and other aggressive behavior.

#20 - The Bowerstock Family

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 12/4/2006

In the explosive third season premiere of Supernanny, Jo takes on the Bowerstock family, dealing with the high levels of aggression and stress in this household. Mom and dad need all the help they can get to tame their three wild kids, who literally laugh in mom's face when she tries to discipline them.

#21 - The James Family

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/12/2008

NBA guard Mike James faces off against a foe more formidable than his opponents on the court… Supernanny has a bone to pick with him!

#22 - The Manley Family

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2008

John and Sarah Manley have been separated for over six months – but their indecision over trying again or getting a divorce is confusing their kids. Max, 7, and Claire, 4, can’t figure out what’s going on… and their reaction is anger, backchat, fighting and tantrums. Can Jo to help them navigate this heartbreaking transition?

#23 - The Winter Family

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2008

The Winter family is living in a perpetual storm: the four youngest are out of control and dad can’t accept that 17-year-old Kristin is growing up and needs more freedom. Can Supernanny bridge the gap between father and daughter and bring some sunshine to the Winters?

#24 - The Baulisch Family

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2008

Dorothy and Kip Baulisch of Papillion, Nebraska, are deaf parents raising four hearing children – and it’s not going well. Eldest daughter, Melissa, 18, has ended up the full-time interpreter for her parents and younger siblings – but they’re out of control. Can Jo Frost close the communication gap and bring the Baulisch family back together?

#25 - The Dostal Family

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/6/2008

The lines of communication between Brenda and Bill Dostal have shut down. When it comes to discipline, they’re not even in the same book much less on the same page. And it means their kids feel free to do whatever they want…