Jon & Kate Plus Ei8ht, Seasons 1 + 2

Cute little series! Family friendly to watch!

Perfect condition

I am so thrilled that Jon and Kate Plus 8 are now available on dvd! Jon and Kate Gosselin have the most beautiful twins and sextuplets I have ever seen, and this family has enough love to fill up the entire state of Pennsylvania. Watching Jon and Kate raise a family of 8 children (six 3 year olds and twin 7 year olds) takes an enormous amount of energy, patience, time, intelligence, kindness, cleanliness, understanding and of course all topped with an endless supply of love! The children all have their own personalities, as Jon and Kate unbelievably find the time to nurture their individual identities.America has always loved family shows since the 1950's, like real life family Ozzie and Harriet, and the Gosselins are no exception. America loves the Gosselins, as they so generously allow us to view parts of their lives each week. The difference between Jon and Kate plus 8 and all the other great family shows through the decades, is Jon and Kate Plus 8 is not scripted, the Gosselin family is real. There is no script, they are totally human with human flaws as all of us have. This only makes the show all the more loved by America, because the real love shows through, it is not fake or scripted. You can see these precious children are thriving each week, with such GENUINE love! I am just so happy that Jon and Kate have so generously allowed America to let us take a peek into their lives of these beautiful twin girls and their sextuplets of 3 girls and 3 boys. It's a rare treat to see twins and sextuplets up close and especially these incredibly endearing children!There are a few people who have made very judgemental criticisms of the Gosselin family. For those of you, who have the nerve to criticize people you don't personally know, I have some very old, very wise advice for you. Let he/she who is without sin, cast the first stone. For all of you stone throwers, this may come as a shock to you, but you are not sinless, nor will you ever be perfect, so keep your stones to yourself.

I love this show. Enjoying watching all the kids grow-up and have field trips and outings.

If you don't know the show, Jon & Kate had fertility problems and after treatment, produced twin girls. They wanted one more but had sextuplets! This makes for a wild life, which the cameras record. These DVDs don't have any extras, really, just the episodes, but it's a bargain price-wise. If you like the show, you will like this.As for the show, I consider Kate a control freak. Having 8 kids gives her an excuse to be bossy. She is actually OK with the kids, but in these episodes, she talks to Jon like he works for her, and she doesn't think too highly of his abilities. This is a problem because she wants everything to be perfect, and when it's not she takes it out on him. I'm sure all of us had had cringe moments when married couples are critical of each other in public. Imagine that with cameras rolling!In these episodes he actually seems to roll with it, but if you follow the tabloids, you know that the strain of 8 kids and cameras intruding has pretty much wrecked their marriage, which is sad for all concerned.These episodes record happier times. I hope the kids watch them when they're all grown up.

I discovered this show while trapped in a Motel 6 in Iowa City prior to the worst Graduate School interview I've had in my entire life.TLC was running a marathon (which they often did and do, and I'm thrilled with the habit) and I tuned in because there wasn't really anything else on... and I was charmed. So very, very charmed.I don't like reality shows. That's not a hardline rule, but I'm deeply pressed to think of a single 'reality show' that I'll watch more than an episode or ten minutes of. I sat through four hours of this show, straight out the door, and look forward to new episodes. Why? Because of this show's sweetness. Moreover, of how it isn't glammed up or white-washed or scripted. It's, basically, a bunch of home videos of eight wonderful children and the two parents that are doing their best to make it work.Honestly, the kids are adorable and funny and loud and just plain kids. They have melt downs and get dirty and silly and have moments that make me want to cry with the aching sweetness. This is their childhood laid out for people to watch and enjoy, but it's also so, so honest. None of the kids (or the parents) are perfect. They each deal with stressful situations the best they can, but at the end of the day - like the opening says - there's love and care and I think there are a lot of families who could learn a lesson from that.

We got this because we recently visited Lancaster PA. This collection includes trips to Dutch Wonderland and Chocolate World. I only took photos on our trip and no home movies, so I sometimes watch those episodes with my preschoolers to remember our trip. Lots of other fun shows, too. As a mom, I'm inspired by Kate G's organization and creativity, but also can't help but learn from the disrespect she showed her husband. In some ways, I'm impressed she even got everyone dressed and fed every day. I've never been the mother of 8 young children, so I can't say I'd do it any better if I were in her shoes.

Jon & Kate Plus Ei8ht, Seasons 1 - 2 . This is a wonderfully, enjoyable DVD about everyday life about a real-life family with twins and sextuplets. The kids are adorably cute and Kate (the mom) is so organized, she makes handling eight kids seem like a "cake walk." Her husband, Jon, is a fun "side-kick", and a great hands-on dad. Not only will you watch everyday life at the Gosselin home, you also get to travel with them to interesting and fun places (Disney World, Oprah, pumpkin patch, Gymboree, etc.). These places may not be on this DVD, but these are some of the places the Gosselins have visited and filmed for their TV program on TLC.

kids are cute buy Kate is mostly into herself as the years get pretty dominating by her

Hours of Fun Entertainment. Haven't even got through all yet, but a good buy! Look forward to the rest.Thank you :-)