A common refrain of stage moms on the TLC reality show Toddlers & Tiaras is that the glitz pageants they put their kids through are a great way to build their confidence, and provide a path to make their make-up slathered toddler a star. Toddlers & Tiaras's Alana "Honey Boo Boo" Thompson has become the series latest breakout figure with her own hit reality show that has spurred heated debates on TV and online, but before there was Honey Boo Boo, there was Eden Wood. Wood is former a pint-sized pageant girl (she retired at age 6) who won numerous titles.several which were featured on Toddlers & Tiaras--and has her own self-named reality spin-off series Eden's World. And now she's taking her next step to stardom with a starring role in a new Little Rascals movie. Check out Eden in action below: Universal's Home Entertainment division is producing a straight-to-dvd movie that will...
- 10/11/2012
- cinemablend.com
Universal has announced plans to once again update The Little Rascals, the series of Hal Roach-produced Our Gang shorts that so lifted the spirits of the nation in the early 20th century with their hilarious, adorable exploitation of child labor. Fittingly, the only confirmed star as yet for this, the first revival of the franchise since Penelope Spheeris' 1994 film, is 7-year-old Eden Wood, who was whelped in the same Toddlers & Tiaras mill that produced Here Comes Honey Boo Boo. Unfortunately, while Wood's own spinoff, Eden's World, similarly succeeded in providing the all-important schadenfreude that comes from watching ...
- 10/11/2012
- avclub.com
While the aggressively discomforting exploits seen within TLC's reality show “Toddlers and Tiaras” only continues to grow in popularity, it may require a moment to remember other children-centered projects that don't immediately elicit a worried reaction. However, thanks surely to the success of 'Tiaras,' one of its most prominent starlets will lead a new "The Little Rascals" remake, just shy of twenty years after Penelope Spheeris' 1994 film. THR reports Eden Wood, Aka The One That Isn't Honey Boo Boo, has signed on to portray the role of Darla in the latest “Little Rascals” film, derived originally from producer Hal Roach's '20s and '30s B&W shorts. Wood, who like Ms. Boo was featured in her own spin-off entitled “Eden's World,” will count the part as her first cinematic foray, letting Dtv director Alex Zamm (“Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2”) attempt to scrounge some magic from...
- 10/11/2012
- by Charlie Schmidlin
- The Playlist
Watch out world, "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo." Alana Thompson, the scene-stealing star of TLC's "Toddlers & Tiaras" who shot to fame after spouting a multitude of catchphrases, showing her belly to the judges and drinking Go-Go Juice, is getting her own reality series.
The six-episode half-hour series is appropriately titled "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" and debuts August 8 on TLC. According to Alana's official Facebook fan page, the new show will premiere with Alana's second "Toddlers & Tiaras" episode.
In a press release, TLC said the new series will feature Alana and her family at home. Here's the official breakdown:
Each episode follows Alana and her family: stay-at-home mom June, chalk-mining dad Sugar Bear, and sisters 12-year-old Lauryn "Pumpkin," 15-year-old Jessica "Chubbs," and 17-year-old pregnant Anna "Chickadee" ... 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' takes us off the pageant stage and into the unapologetically outrageous family life of the Honey Boo Boo clan.
The six-episode half-hour series is appropriately titled "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" and debuts August 8 on TLC. According to Alana's official Facebook fan page, the new show will premiere with Alana's second "Toddlers & Tiaras" episode.
In a press release, TLC said the new series will feature Alana and her family at home. Here's the official breakdown:
Each episode follows Alana and her family: stay-at-home mom June, chalk-mining dad Sugar Bear, and sisters 12-year-old Lauryn "Pumpkin," 15-year-old Jessica "Chubbs," and 17-year-old pregnant Anna "Chickadee" ... 'Here Comes Honey Boo Boo' takes us off the pageant stage and into the unapologetically outrageous family life of the Honey Boo Boo clan.
- 5/31/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
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