I Know My Kid’s a Star Recap - Episode 7 - Host-ility
On this episode, the mothers’ claws come out…
…and the kids are right there to show just how impressionable they are!
The episode begins with Danny busting in the house at 6 a.m. yelling for everyone to wake up. His cock-a-doodle-doing makes him something like a plucked rooster — featherless but red all over. No one’s happy about this, which is best illustrated in Pam’s general appearance.
And really, having everyone get up and immediately appear on camera may be the least humane move this show has ever pulled.
Danny tells them they have an hour to get prepared to convene on his turf. The endlessly savvy Helene realizes that this must mean…
Her correspondingly savvy daughter realizes that this must mean…
…it’s time to turn on.
It turns out that Helene is correct.
First the parents are interviewed. Danny acts like the spark in this psychological powder keg, asking which mother deserves to be voted off. Shannon pipes up by naming Helene, since she lives with her mother.
“Spoken by a true beauty-pageant queen, there,” counters Helene. Shannon shoots back, “I can’t help that!” as though being a pageant queen is hardwired into her DNA. IT’S NOT A CHOICE! Danny asks which kid will end up in rehab first. Shannon and Gigi both agree that it’s Mary Jo. “On her way!” says Gigi, as though the pressure she puts on Alai isn’t enough to drive a fish to drink. At one point, Gigi tosses in, “Pam’s also been married to a man who dresses like a woman,” much to Shannon’s delight.
Pam basically confirms this in a solo interview, explaining that the marriage was short and she doesn’t really talk about her husbands. I wish she would more often: this only makes her whole situation more fascinating. Although, equally awesome is another thing she says during a solo interview: “Gigi is just an evil bitch.” Heh. That’s a season-wide summary of one person’s character arc if ever there were.
Also fascinating: Shannon doesn’t know what a casting couch is. Being in Hollywood must be like being on another planet. She doesn’t understand these creatures and their strange ways! Soon the parents are dismissed and they get about 15 minutes to prep their kids for their interview.
As the moms look on…
…the kids answer Danny’s questions, and they’re just as cutthroat as their parents.
Between kids shouting over each other, Danny wonders who’s the biggest brat. Mary Jo pipes up and says it’s Alai. She adds that Alai shouldn’t be there because, “she’s not that talented.” These kids are just endlessly adorable. Speaking of, Cheyenne does a hyper impersonation of…her mom? One of the moms?
All of the moms? Rocky? And then she launches into an impromptu sales pitch when Danny asks who should be the next kid star (cutting off McKenzie, btw)…
“Um, I think that I’m really the next child star ’cause I just live to perform. Like, singing, see I’ll just sing right on the spot. (Sings a few lines from Heart’s ‘Alone.’) See I’m always ready to perform. I’m always on! On! On!” I would love to know exactly what she’s on so I can get some for myself.
Alai asks if she can deliver a monologue she and her mom wrote.
It’s this and it’s weird. The whole time she’s saying it, I can only imagine that bug character they had to voice in the voice-over challenge. Suddenly, I’m sooo in the mood for a picnic!
After Alai’s monologue, the interview challenge is over. At home, more casting couch discussion ensues. Helene points out how common it is to some mild protesting by Shannon. Helene sums up the mindset thusly: “They don’t know what the casting couch is, but you know what? They know how to marry men for money and they know how to have men pay for their fake boobs. So you know what? Pah to that!”
Hmmm. I’m still on the fence as to whether or not “Pah to that!” is a worthy successor to Rocky’s, “So bam!” And speaking of Rocky, I so wish that she were around for the casting couch conversation. No matter where she falls on the matter, you know what she’d have to say about it would be uniquely…her. But I suppose you could say that for any issue.
Then we see Gigi and Shannon talking outside about today’s challenge.
Gigi imitates Cheyenne’s singing, amusingly but not accurately. She also tells Alai of her plans for Pam, since she feels that Mary Jo unfairly attacked Alai during the radio interview.
“I’m gonna rip into her and her daughter so bad she’ll wish that she was never here. And if Helene wants to get into it, I got some stuff to say to her, too. So…” Pass that dish, mom. We’re having resentment family-style tonight!
Meanwhile, Helene and Pam talk because they have some sort of makeshift alliance or something.
“I just hope the end of this doesn’t get really vicious,” says Helene. Uh, too late. Too late by, like, a whole challenge. To wit, Gigi soon comes in and asks to speak with Pam. Pam wonders if this will yield screaming and explains to Gigi, “I’m not gonna give you your drama moment.” If this were a Secret Santa, her words might hold some weight, because you know that no matter what, Gigi’s gonna take her drama moment. And so she does.
She feels as though Pam set Mary Jo up to throw Alai under the bus. Mary Jo has the wherewithal to initiate her own under-the-bus-throwing, thank you very much! Their shouting escalates to the point of hilarity: Gigi tells Pam, “Take your ass back to Celebration, Fla.!” With a name like Celebration, who wouldn’t want to return? The conversation ends with Pam leaving the room and Gigi vowing to kick her ass. You knkow she wouldn’t do it, but hey, it’s the thought that counts.
Danny comes over with a new challenge: the kids will try out for a hosting gig.
Preparation ensues. Alai throws too many words into her reading. Business as usual.
Then, auditions take place.
McKenzie is up first…
She’s pretty big and over-the-top, but it kinda words given the set-up. Marki likes it. When she’s done, McKenzie says, “I don’t know why, but I remind myself of Dr. Phil.” It’s probably the alopecia.
Alai stops after every line, like she’s reading a telegraph. This is how Gigi advised her to do it, so she owns up to it being her fault. That’s more than I’d ever expect from Gigi. Kudos!
Cheyenne is oddly subdued to the point of erasing her identity, according to Marki. It’s like she’s taking whatever McKenzie is hiding under her lettuce.
Mary Jo is bubbly and natural. She’s so great that Marki doesn’t have a single note for her. Imagine rendering Marki speechless! Imagine!
And then: more smack-talking with Gigi.
“If Pam tries to verbally whatever, I will rip her. I will shred her.” Hold on there, Freddy Krueger. What if Pam tries to verbally juggle poodles. That’d be worth not shredding her just to see it play out, right?
While Gigi’s talking, Pam’s listening.
And then, after Alai catches her, the jig is up.
Gigi’s response to the news?
“Tell Robin to come around from the corner and face Batman.” Funny that she calls herself “Batman” but acts like Catwoman. Reow! But also, how awesome would it be to see Gigi dressed up like Batman during the elimination round?
No such luck, though. Marki’s more critical than usual in the parents-only portion: McKenzie got lost, Cheyenne was too fake (she gave too much and too little, respectively, in this week’s challenges), Alai was too monologuey and Mary Jo was too awesome. Marki asks how things are in the house and she might as well be asking if anyone’s ever danced with the devil in the pale moon light.
Pam explains that Gigi accused her of setting up Mary Jo to go after Alai. That’s a chain of communication that spans generations. Gigi flips out…
The highlight? “Where’s the ponytail you wear? It’s probably up Helene’s butt.” Shoving a ponytail up someone’s butt sounds like a logistical nightmare, to say the least.
Anyway, Gigi’s outburst pretty much proves Danny’s suspicions: Gigi, simply, is not ready for Hollywood and she is sent home.
On the way out, Gigi tells Alai to have more confidence, which is a hard thing to just will, especially when you’re being commanded to do so. HOWEVER, it is impressive that Gigi shows affection to both Mary Jo…
…and her daughter.
I really thought that Gigi was going to come down hard on Alai for being eliminated. The shot above is about the most reassuring one that’s ever run on this blog.
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May 5th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
Alai,
You look beautiful as usual on it and it shows how funny you are. We will talk after the show, but until then, I love you and we’ll talk soon.
Love,
McKenzie
May 5th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Lauren,
Don’t quite know what you are referring to but, thanks anyway for the thoughtful apology. And, you are right. God willing, they will all be stars!
May 5th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Hey Love McKenzie,
Glad the gang is still watching the show. Hope ya’ll are enjoying it. Thursday will be here before we know it.
See ya’ll soon!
Shannon & McKenzie
May 5th, 2008 at 6:26 pm
Jennifer,
We would love to hear about your experience. Hopefully, it wasn’t as crazy as ours. Thanks for your hugs and blessings.
Shannon & McKenzie
May 5th, 2008 at 5:46 pm
All 3 of the final girls are beautiful and talented. It could not have been easy dealing with the pressure from the challenges and the living conditions.
Mary Jo- You did an awesome job on the talk show host challenge…Rachel Ray has some serious competition!
Cheyenne- Your Oliver Twist performance was amazing. You have such acting talent!
McKenzie and Shannon- You truly represented the spirit of this show. What a wonderful team you are! My favorite scene in the whole series was Shannon’s priceless advice to “be the best you”
Congrats and Best of Luck to all 3 of you!
May 5th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. missy is a crack head. miissy is a crack head. GUES WHERE IS SPELLED CRACK HEAD WRONG MISSY
May 5th, 2008 at 4:34 pm
Im so glad that Gigi went home it was awful watching her terrorize all the other moms and kids in the house. I feel so sorry for her child. I hope she realizes how much of an @`% she made herself look like on tv. I love pam and mary jo, she is a nautral at acting she just needs time to learn how to work under pressure. I felt so bad for pam when Gigi was attacking her. She really needs to grow up. And Helene needs to get over herself and so does her daughter. She might think that she is the best but shes not she still needs a lot more growing up to do. Shes to fake i feel like she is always trying to be somebody else besides herself and she is the first to judge the other kids. Mckenize is so cute i think that she has the cutest little voice and she would be great on any show. I hope either Mary Jo or McKenize win. GIGI YOU NEED TO CHECK YOUR UPPER LIP AND FIND A RAZOR BECAUSE IT IS AWFULL…….
May 5th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
QUEENB
YOU WIN THE PRIZE!!!!!!!!!YOU FIND THE AT LEAST ONE OF THE WORDS I MISSPELLED FOR THOSE TWO IGNORANT AZZES……..NOW I SEE YOU WANT TO GET INTO THE GAMES AS WELL.
DONT GET MAD AT ME CAUSE THE SHOW IS DUMB. AND NO ONE WATCHES IT.
TUNE IN FIR THE NEXT BLOG,,SEE WHO FINDS THE WORDS,,I MISSPELL.
SEE NOW YOUR NOT SO BORED FROM WATCHING THAT STUPID SHOW.
WRITE BACK NOW YA HEAR.
May 5th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Oh, Missy, you are so full of ignorance. Learn to spell, learn to punctuate, learn to get off your “bumb.” Oh, did you mean DUMB??? I guess I’m the idiot, right? And I don’t see anyone slinging accusations around here except for you, Missy. Move on to another blog and harass people there. Don’t waste any more of your time here with the other “bored people.”
May 5th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
Shannon,
If i came off as saying I didnt mean too, but I believe that reality tv is going too far day by day! I am rooting for you and Makenzie but its pretty clear you guys are going to win! but i think America is judging all of the parent child teams too hard and I wish they would STOP!
GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF THE 10 TEAMS IN THE COMPETITION and if God is willing you will ALL be stars no matter what reality show you are on and whoever is discussing you in blogs!
May 5th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
is was monitoring the ratings for another show,,that everyone is watching,,now,,,not for this junk,,and the only reason iam still on this blog is to let you know,,that i will have an anwser for each one of your bumb,,accusations….so keep them coming…as for my age,,,iam old enough to tell that you are a young ignorant fool..AND LIKE I SAID NO ONE BUT YOU AND A FEW OTHER BORED PEOPLE WATCHES I KNOW MY KIDS A STAR,,ANY MORE.
sorry i cant waist any more of my time with you,,kiddo,,so go do your homework,,and learn to respect you elders THE SHOW IS A FLOP…GOOD BYE
May 5th, 2008 at 2:40 pm
I find it interesting that you are monitoring the blog of a show with such “low ratings” that you claim to not even watch anymore. Just to let you know, I think you just showed the whole world who the ignorant one in the bunch is. How old are you anyway? Smarty Pants???? Grow up!
May 5th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
OH BY THE WAY,,SINCE YOU BOTH ARE SO SMART…I MISSPELLED A COUPLE OF WORDS…IN MY BLOG,,SEE IF YOU CAN COMPREHEND IT ENOGH TO FIND THEM.
OK SMARTY PANTS
May 5th, 2008 at 2:32 pm
THE SAME MESSAGE IS FOR “” LOVE MCKENZIE”" NOW BOTH OF YOU CAN “”VENTURE” TO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS…AND I HAVE CHECKED THE RTINGS,,FOR THIS SHOW AS WELL AS OTHERS,,AND THIS “”EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN “” SHOW HAS THE LOWEST RATINGS.
I SPECK FROM FACT,,I CAN ONLY GUESS WHERE YOU SPECK FROM,,IF KIDS DIDNT READ THESES BLOGS,,I WOULD TELL YOU. NOW GO AWAY
May 5th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
Thank you so much Doreen:-)
May 5th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
If you had fully comprehended my blog,,before you opened your big mouth,,you would have noticed that it said no one here watches the show ”anymore”…so yes you ignorant thing..i have watched it.
why do you feel a need to defend it,,your not making any money .
for future reference…learn how to understand what your reading,,before you put your two cents in it…also MIND YOUR DAM BUSINESS
May 5th, 2008 at 2:14 pm
MISSY,
Why are you commenting on a show that you don’t watch???? I agree with nrsnan that you probably have already seen it. Speak for yourself about no one watching.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:58 pm
Missy
yes,, there are a lot of people that watch this show…..as well as I am sure there are quite the number of people interested in seeing who wins….of the very least, the people on the show itself!
As for Danny……recovered is the op word there…and if making money off kids is a crime…they had better lock up Disney in a heartbeat!
Noone twisted anyone’s arms to be on this show….I would venture a guess that most, if not all, are glad that they participated
The real beauty of television…..is that you can choose to watch what you like…if this show is not to your liking…..don’t watch….that is your choice…..but I would venture another guess here…you already watched the show..or why would you be here? Just a thought
May 5th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
DOES ANYONE EVEN WATCH THIS SHOW ANYMORE? ITS SO DUMB HOW THEY JUST COME OUT WITH ANYTHING AND CALL IT A REALITY SHOW.
NO ONE WHERE I LIVE EVEN TALKS ABOUT THIS SHOW, I DONT THINK ANYONE CARES WHO WINS. AND DANNY IS A REHABILITATED ACOHOLIC, TRYING TO MAKE SOME MONEY OFF THESE LITTLE KIDS.
May 5th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
thanks Renee!
May 5th, 2008 at 11:56 am
http://blog.vh1.com/utag/series/i-know-my-kids-a-star/24128/
You can look at all the episode blogs there~
May 5th, 2008 at 11:42 am
does anyone know if you can access previous episode blogs for this show?
thanks
May 5th, 2008 at 10:36 am
Hey, McKenzie and Shannon!
I haven’t had a chance to talk to you since last week’s show, but it was AWESOME! McKenzie, I think you did a great job at the interview. No, you didn’t stand out, but would you want to stand out like Cheyenne or Alai did, especially after it was all edited???? They came off as crazy people when the show aired. Maybe it wasn’t that crazy when it happened, but the editting sure made it seem as though it was. You were polite and respectful and I think Danny and Marki appreciated that. Your “hosting” challenge was great. SOOOOOOO much personality. But, that’s you, a little bundle of personality. We know great things are going to happen for you. The whole Juneau bunch is rooting for you. Cam’s aunt and granny are too.
Much love and good luck,
Ms. Brandi
May 5th, 2008 at 8:18 am
I like the show, but the children are showing more maturity than the parents. Alai has a level head and has learned to stay clam. While her mother on the other hand, is a pure drama queen!! I’m glad she is gone. At the beginning, I was rooting for Cheyenne to win this competition because she seemed good. But now she has gotten to !*)% y and arrogant, winning those challenges has gone to her head. I just hope that none of these children grow up to be our future Lindsey Lohans or Brittney Spears of tomorrow.
May 5th, 2008 at 3:30 am
Hello Shannon, Mckenzie-
Good luck I’m going to miss watching you all on that show when it ends. Your among my favorites. I had the good fortune to have a conversation with red haired Hayleys dad. Very nice felloh he had told me about Hayleys doing theatre back at home were she is from. She apprently going to be Annie in the p ay Annie Warbucks. Anyways I shared my storey of being on tv as a child with him. It was something else. Unless you have that experience guess many don’t uinderstand it. I had taste of it anyway. I would tell if your all interested? Anyways I just think Mckenzie is cutest thing . I wish her all the luck in the world. I think she make the cutest little Annie orphan. it hard knock life. for us. lots of bless ing and hugs to you b oth-jennifer
May 5th, 2008 at 1:20 am
Hey McKenzie I miss you sooooooooooooo much too!!!!!! I am going to ask the producers of the show for your number so that we can keep in touch. Do you have a email?? Well, tell your mother hello for me. You guys are both such great people. Talk to ya later. By the way, my family loves you too. They say that they love your energy, and they think you are so cute. You saw the video of what I am doing now? How did it look, my computer won’t load it.
May 4th, 2008 at 11:52 pm
To all the Moms :
This may be a trivial question but I’m curiuos. The house you all stayed in looked so clean. Was there a cleaning crew there, or were you all responsible for cleaning behind yourselves. I noticed Moms doing dishes and sweeping here and there.
May 4th, 2008 at 9:55 pm
THIS IS TO BILL AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WHO THINKS, THAT GIGI AND ALAI
ARE FINISHED. THEY ARE NOT THEY ARE MEETING WITH AGENTS AS EARLY AS TOMORROW,,AND THEY ARE VERY HAPPY AT HOME.
GIGI,,IS A VERY LOVING MOTHER TO ALAI. YOU ONLY SAW THEM ON THE SHOW,,AND EVERYONE THERE IS UNDER A LOT OF PRESSURE…..LOOK AT THE WAY MARY JO TALKS TO HER MOTHER,,ITS SO DISRESPECTFULL. (little brat)
GIGI,,HAS A BEAUTIFUL HOME,,AND SHE AND HER DAUGHTER HAVE A WONDERFUL RELATIONSHIP. DID YOU THINK THIS SHOW WOULD END THEIR LIVES? PLEASE
LIFE GOES ON,,,THEY ARE JUST FINE.
WONDER IF PAM AND MARY JO,,WILL BE AS HAPPY WHEN THEY HAVE TO LEAVE THE HOUSE,,,BECAUSE THEY ARE NEXT.
May 4th, 2008 at 9:20 pm
hanassah,
If you click on the SHOWS banner at the top of this page then Kid Stars. It’s in the video extras for episode 7.
May 4th, 2008 at 9:13 pm
There is not one person in the world who has been proud of everything they’ve done.
I’m proud of every mother.
I am a big fan of parent/child relationships, especially mother/daughter, because I
didn’t have one; and that’s how I viewed the
show as just that. Noticing the bonds between the mothers and daughters
beat out not having a closeness with your mother ANY day.
tip to mothers:
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Continue with what is at peace with your own heart.
Does anyone have the link to how GiGi and Alai are doing after leaving the show?
If so would you mind posting it. I would love to see it.
Thanks in advance.