"Honey Boo Boo" or Alana Thompson and her mother June appeared on yesterday's Anderson to discuss the success of their family's show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo".
The reality show "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" has been a ratings winner in recent weeks, capitalizing on redneck stereotypes and the oversized personality of a 6-year-old beauty pageant regular. But some who live nearby are concerned about the way their quiet pocket of central Georgia is being portrayed on the TLC series.
During the interview with Anderson, he was hoping to discuss the backlash that has followed the family's popularity, Honey Boo Boo kept interrupting him which made the interview even more interesting.
Watch the interview below:
The show centers around Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson, her mother June Shannon and their family. The round-cheeked second-grader, who previously appeared on the TLC show "Toddlers & Tiaras," has a penchant for outrageous catchphrases - "A dolla makes me holla!" and "You better redneckognize!" - that have gone viral and raised some eyebrows.
Some residents in their Georgia hometown are either indifferent with all the attention in their residential area, while others are really upset over it.
"[They're]simple, country people...It bothers me a little that people might think that that's what everyone here is like. It's like we all don't have any manners," one said.
"I don't mind it, it's just that it doesn't give a good image for the county since it is a small county, and it's a really family-oriented county, and we are basically, you know, church goers down here, and a lot of the things they do ... we don't agree with it," another said.
"They don't put on. That's everything they do every day. It ain't just put on for the show."
