Toddlers & Tiaras

Toddlers & Tiaras
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Genre	Reality
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	103 (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	42 minutes
Production company(s)	Authentic Entertainment
Release
Original network	TLC
Picture format	480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	January 27, 2009 – October 16, 2013
Chronology
Related shows	Eden's World Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Cheer Perfection
External links
Website

Toddlers & Tiaras was an American reality television series that aired on TLC from December 12, 2008 to October 16, 2013. The shows follows the personal lives of families of contestants in a child beauty pageant. Like many shows about children pageants, it generated controversy for dressing the children provocatively. The show led to other reality show spin-offs: Eden's World, Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, and Cheer Perfection.

Episodes

Main article: List of Toddlers & Tiaras episodes

Season		Episodes	Season Premiere	Season Finale
	1	9	January 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)	April 14, 2009 (2009-04-14)
	2	18	July 22, 2009 (2009-07-22)	February 17, 2010 (2010-02-17)
	3	18	June 2, 2010 (2010-06-02)	February 23, 2011 (2011-02-23)
	4	14	June 15, 2011 (2011-06-15)	September 21, 2011 (2011-09-21)
	5	31	December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)
	6	13	June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05)	October 16, 2013 (2013-10-16)

Controversy

The show has generated some negative reactions over the costumes of some of its participants. In an August 2012 custody hearing surrounding a child on the show, a court appointed psychologist said, "Children adorned with pageantry identities are not 'playing' or 'pretending.' Instead, they are trained to closely resemble their adult counterparts." One mother on the show was criticized for padding her daughter's chest to resemble Dolly Parton's and another was criticized for asking her daughter to smoke fake cigarettes on stage.

Spin offs

A spin-off series, Eden's World, began in March 2012 and focused on Eden Wood, her family, and her manager. In the show, Eden Wood helped other girls to compete in pageants. The show ended a few months later.

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, a second spin-off, began on August 8, 2012. The series was a reality show depicting contestant Honey Boo Boo, her parents, and her older sisters going about their lives outside of pageants. The show ended in 2014.

Another spin-off, Cheer Perfection, began on December 21, 2012. The series features several of the children and their families from episodes of Toddlers & Tiaras. This reality series focuses on their cheer club Cheer Time Revolution and the drama with the mothers around the gym.

See also

• Child beauty pageant
• Beauty pageant

External links

• Official website
• Toddlers & Tiaras at IMDb