Hogan Knows Best
Hogan Knows Best | |
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Documentary | |
Directed by | Scott Bennett |
Starring | |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 43 |
Production | |
Executive producers |
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Producer | John Ehrhard |
Running time | 20 to 23 minutes (excluding commercials) |
Production company | Pink Sneakers Productions |
Original release | |
Network | VH1 |
Release | July 10, 2005 October 21, 2007 | –
Related | |
Brooke Knows Best |
Hogan Knows Best is an American reality documentary television series on
After the
Cast
- Harry Smith. His career as a wrestler has taken its toll on his body, including weak knees and an artificial hip replacement, though he still works out in order to maintain his physique. He has also claimed, on the show, that he had his teeth knocked out six times and his nose broken twelve times. In an effort to conceal his baldness, he usually wears a bandana or occasionally a hat.
- chimpanzeeinto the house in one episode, and seriously considered adopting it. Between her and Hulk, she is the more lenient parent. She has serious reservations about Hulk returning to the ring, and about her son contemplating a wrestling career.
- Brooke Hogan is Hulk and Linda's teenage daughter, who produced a new song to kick off her career, and signed a $1.3 million contract when she turned eighteen. Hulk's nickname for her is "Brooke-tini." On the show, she made crude remarks about Harry Smith's appearance and the two never hit it off.
- Nick Hogan is Hulk and Linda's son, who is two years younger than Brooke. Nick is always up to antics. Although Nick and Brooke have an amicable relationship overall, there are moments when they take pleasure in getting one another in trouble. Nick aspires to be a professional wrestler, though his father has encouraged him to take acting lessons in order to improve his sense of showmanship. Nick was a professional drifter for Dodge until July 2007. He got his Formula-D license in 2006.
- Brian Knobbs is Hulk's longtime friend and former wrestler, half of the Tag team The Nasty Boys. Knobbs often comes to stay with the family, much to Linda's dismay. He also comes to babysit Nick and Brooke when Hulk and Linda go on romantic trips. Brooke and Nick refer to him as "Uncle Knobs." He is often seen being joking and sarcastic.
Production history
The series premiered on July 10, 2005 with a 1.9 (cable
The show was originally pitched and offered to Hulk Hogan prior to his famous
Filming
Hogan explains in his 2009 autobiography My Life Outside the Ring, that paying unionized camera crews to film subjects continuously until something telegenic or dramatic occurs would be prohibitively expensive, and that as a result, shows such as Hogan Knows Best are "soft-scripted", and follow a tightly regimented shooting schedule that allows for typical work-related considerations such as lunch breaks. When filming soft-scripted shows, the subjects are given a scenario by the producers to act out, perhaps an exaggerated version of something likely to be encountered in their real lives, are informed of the outcome, and possible "beats" in between, and instructed to improvise, which Hogan says is a version of what he did as a professional wrestler. According to Hogan, this would result in behavior that members of his family would never exhibit in real life, as when his son Nick tossed water balloons at neighbors from a window, or when his wife would wake up early to apply makeup and do her hair before camera crews arrived to film shots of the couple sleeping.[3]
Cancellation
It was reported that taping for an additional
On August 26, 2007, Nick was involved in a car crash while speeding in his
It was also in 2007 while the Hogan family was shooting Hogan Knows Best that Hulk allegedly cheated on Linda Claridge with a female friend of his daughter's, Christiane Plante. Plante, the one to confess to the affair with Hulk Hogan, worked with Brooke Hogan on her 2006 album. Plante, 21 years younger than Hulk Hogan, claimed: "My relationship with Terry began at a time when Terry and Linda privately knew their marriage was ending. She had left him already, although no official papers had been filed. Terry is a good man, good father and a good friend, and he and I grew close at a time when he was going through a very difficult period. It seemed right then, but I know it was wrong. Having felt the guilt and pain build up, I gave a note to Brooke apologizing for my actions. I will never be able to fully forgive myself for this. I have lost an amazing friend."[7][8][9]
On November 24, 2007, it was announced that Linda filed for divorce from Hulk Hogan after 24 years of marriage. Hogan was uninformed of this until a reporter showed him the paperwork submitted by his wife. Linda had been away from him for three weeks in California when she submitted the paperwork.[10] In court papers, Linda states the marriage is "irretrievably broken." In the court papers, she also addresses custody of their son, Nick, asking for primary physical custody of him, while Hulk would receive "liberal visitation and access to the child."[11] Linda is reportedly seeking half of the couple's $9.5m in assets, including a stake in their Belleair mansion in Florida.[12] In addition, Linda also asks for alimony, child support, and Hulk to pay for Nick's health insurance and take out a life insurance policy to cover child support for Nick if necessary.[13]
After filing for divorce in November 2007, Linda (48 at the time) began dating Charlie Hill (19 at the time) in December 2007. Hill was a student at Brooke and Nick's high school, one grade above Nick and one grade below Brooke.[14][15] In November 2008, Linda revealed to the public that she made the decision to end her marriage after finding out about Hulk Hogan's alleged affair.[16][17]
Due to the accident and legal issues that surrounded Nick and the divorce between Linda and Terry, the show was canceled.[18] After the show's cancellation, a spin-off came out entitled Brooke Knows Best which focuses on Brooke Hogan independent from her parents, living with two roommates. The spin-off was cancelled the following year, after surviving only two seasons.
Episodes
Series overview
Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
1 | 7 | July 10, 2005 | September 4, 2005 | |
2 | 13 | March 19, 2006 | June 25, 2006 | |
3 | 12 | October 22, 2006 | February 25, 2007 | |
4 | 11 | July 22, 2007 | October 21, 2007 |
Season 1 (2005)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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1 | 1 | "Brooke's First Date" | July 10, 2005 |
2 | 2 | "Nick's Girlfriend" | July 17, 2005 |
3 | 3 | "Brooke's Big Break" | July 24, 2005 |
4 | 4 | "Wrestlemania" | July 31, 2005 |
5 | 5 | "Romantic Getaway" | August 14, 2005 |
6 | 6 | "Hogans vs. City Hall" | August 21, 2005 |
7 | 7 | "Hulk's Hobbies" | September 4, 2005 |
Season 2 (2006)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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8 | 1 | "Brooke Breaks Away" | March 19, 2006 |
9 | 2 | "Kids Get a Reality Check" | March 26, 2006 |
10 | 3 | "Family Vacation" | April 2, 2006 |
11 | 4 | "Nick Gets the Bug" | April 9, 2006 |
12 | 5 | "Hogans Go Hollywood" | April 16, 2006 |
13 | 6 | "Anniversary Surprise" | April 23, 2006 |
14 | 7 | "The Hogan Boyfriend Test" | April 30, 2006 |
15 | 8 | "Twilight of a God" | May 7, 2006 |
16 | 9 | "Rent-a-Guru" | May 21, 2006 |
17 | 10 | "Monkey Business" | May 28, 2006 |
18 | 11 | "Nick's Growing Pains" | June 4, 2006 |
19 | 12 | "Brooke Signs a Record Deal" | June 11, 2006 |
20 | 13 | "Brooke's Video Dreams" | June 25, 2006 |
Season 3 (2006–2007)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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21 | 1 | "The Big Move" | October 22, 2006 |
22 | 2 | "Hogans on the High Seas" | October 29, 2006 |
23 | 3 | "Brooke Faces the Music" | November 5, 2006 |
24 | 4 | "Koshermania" | November 12, 2006 |
25 | 5 | "Brooke's Dating Game" | November 19, 2006 |
26 | 6 | "Superfan" | January 7, 2007 |
27 | 7 | "Que Vas Hacer, Hermano" | January 14, 2007 |
28 | 8 | "Brooke Bares All" | January 21, 2007 |
29 | 9 | "Nick in the Driver's Seat" | January 28, 2007 |
30 | 10 | "Knobbs Invades" | February 11, 2007 |
31 | 11 | "Hulkamania Forever" | February 11, 2007 |
32 | 12 | "The Canine Mutiny" | February 25, 2007 |
Season 4 (2007)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
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33 | 1 | "Wedlock Headlock" | July 22, 2007 |
34 | 2 | "Brooke's Bodyguard" | July 29, 2007 |
35 | 3 | "Hulk's Extreme Makeover" | August 5, 2007 |
36 | 4 | "Keeping Up With Nick" | August 12, 2007 |
37 | 5 | "Hogan Knows Workouts" | August 19, 2007 |
38 | 6 | "Brooke's Older Boyfriend" | August 26, 2007 |
39 | 7 | "Hogans Go West" | September 2, 2007 |
40 | 8 | "Birds and the Bees" | September 6, 2007 |
41 | 9 | "Hogans in Disguise" | September 23, 2007 |
42 | 10 | "Brooke Breaks the Bank" | October 14, 2007 |
43 | 11 | "Father of the Year" | October 21, 2007 |
Reception
Jill Murphy from Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out of 5 stars.[19]
DVD release
Hogan Knows Best Seasons 1, 2, & 3 were released on DVD on September 25, 2007 exclusively at
See also
- The Osbournes (2002)
- Gene Simmons Family Jewels (2006)
- Rock of Love with Bret Michaels (2007)
References
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- ^ "Linda Hogan Fine After Fender-Bender". E! Online. December 19, 2008. Retrieved March 27, 2010.
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Linda Hogan has filed for divorce from her wrestler husband Hulk Hogan, according to Pinellas County court records, a newspaper reported Friday.
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External links
- Official website
- Hogan Knows Best at IMDb