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	Collin is very outspoken. He is bossy at times and can be very stubborn. Collin loves trains. He can sometimes end up borthering his sisters though.		Collin is very outspoken. He is bossy at times and can be very stubborn. Collin loves trains. He can sometimes end up borthering his sisters though.

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	Joel is very much like his dad Jon. He loves to be by Jon. His advantage is his whine when he gets in trouble. But is very sweet and kind. He shares a room with his 2 brothers, Aaden and Collin. On his special day he went to a Hands On Museum.		Joel is very much like his dad Jon. He loves to be by Jon. His advantage is his whine when he gets in trouble. But is very sweet and kind. He shares a room with his 2 brothers, Aaden and Collin. On his special day he went to a Hands On Museum.

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2007 TV series or program

Jon & Kate Plus 8
Created by	Figure 8 Films
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	(])
Production
Producer	Jennifer Stocks
Running time	approx. 23 minutes; specials approximately 46 minutes
Original release
Network	Discovery Health Channel (2007) TLC (2008-present)
Release	April 16, 2007–present

Jon & Kate Plus 8 is a reality television show produced in the United States by Figure 8 Films about the Gosselin family, consisting of parents Jon and Kate and their eight children—a set of fraternal twin girls and a set of sextuplets (three girls and three boys, all fraternal). The show follows the family through their daily lives, focusing on the challenges of raising multiple children. The show originally aired on Discovery Health, but has aired on TLC since season 3. It is consistently one of the highest rated shows on TLC. The family originally appeared in a one-hour special titled Surviving Sextuplets and Twins.

Family history

Kate Irene Gosselin is one of five children. She has three sisters and a brother. Jonathan Gosselin is the middle child of three boys. The couple met on October 5, 1997 at a picnic. They were married on June 12, 1999.

The Gosselins' desire to start a family was met with infertility. Kate underwent medical testing and was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome. The couple turned to fertility treatments and immediately began intrauterine insemination. By February 2000, Kate was pregnant with twins. On October 8, 2000, Cara Nicole and Madelyn "Mady" Kate Gosselin were born, six minutes apart.

They began thinking of having another child and, according to Kate, a biracial infant of a teenage girl became available to adopt while Kate was an obstetrics nurse. They decided not to adopt the baby, but instead returned to fertility treatment. By October, Kate was again pregnant. Five weeks later (after being hospitalized for over-stimulated ovaries), at the initial ultrasound, the doctor announced that there were six sacs with seven yolks (embryos). According to Kate, this was very emotional news for them. The doctor suggested selective reduction, but the couple was strongly against doing so.

The sextuplets were born on May 10, 2004 at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pennsylvania. All six children were delivered within a span of three minutes with more than fifty doctors, nurses, and other specialists involved. Since the sextuplets were born in Hershey, they were called "Hershey Kisses" by the nurses and doctors who delivered them. In late 2008, the family moved from their Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania home to a larger residence in Wernersville, Pennsylvania in order to accommodate their large family.

Children

Twins - born October 8, 2000:

Cara Nicole (C-Buddy)
Madelyn "Mady" Kate

Sextuplets - born May 10, 2004 in birth order:

Alexis Faith (Lexi, Sassy, Lex, Wild Woman)
Hannah Joy (Hannie, Minnie, HG)
Aaden Jonathan (The professor)
Collin Thomas (C-buddy, The engineer)
Leah Hope (Little Leah)
Joel Kevin

Puppies-

Unknown
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Descriptions-

Cara Nicole Gosselin

Cara Gosselin was the first born of the 8. She is the fraternal twin of Madelyn Gosselin. Cara is into sports and is very nurturing to her siblings. Cara and her brother Collin call each other their "C-buddies". She used to play piano, but then quit over time. Cara also has very long fingernails.

Madelyn "Mady" Kate Gosselin

Mady is the "free spirited child". She is not always the nicest to her little brothers and sisters, but she really does love them. She is the fraternal twin on Cara Gosselin. Mady has her ears pierced and takes lessons on the violin.

Alexis Faith Gosselin

Alexis is the oldest of the sextuplets. She can get very loud and wild and is sometimes called "Sassy". Alexis shares a bed room with her sister Leah. She still needs to work on her speech, but most people just think the way she talks is cute.

Hannah Joy Gosselin

Hannah is a very mothering child. She always likes to be in charge. She enjoys folding laundry and has the attitude of a teenager. She always likes to sleep late and loves peace and quiet. That is why she is the only one of the eight children to have their own bedroom.

Aaden Jonothan Gosselin

Aaden is sometimes called the professor. Aaden is the only Gosselin to wear eye-glasses. Aaden loves animals and shares a room with his 2 other brothers, Collin and Joel. Aaden went to a cow farm for his special day.

Collin Thomas Gosselin Collin is very outspoken. He is bossy at times and can be very stubborn. Collin loves trains. He can sometimes end up borthering his sisters though.

Joel Kevin Gosselin

Joel is very much like his dad Jon. He loves to be by Jon. His advantage is his whine when he gets in trouble. But is very sweet and kind. He shares a room with his 2 brothers, Aaden and Collin. On his special day he went to a Hands On Museum.

Production

Discovery Health started filming the show in the form of two hour-long specials, then TLC continued filming for a weekly series around Jan 1, 2007.

Between the specials and the series, permanent light fixtures were installed in the Gosselins' home to facilitate filming and prevent the children from tripping over the wires and cables of temporary lighting. Jon & Kate Plus 8 is filmed three days a week with one day set aside for the interview sessions where Jon, Kate, and occasionally the children, discuss the events which take place in each episode. In the house that the family lived in before their move in late 2008, the "interview corner" was located in the basement and was transformed from the playroom when needed. It is painted green, unlike the rest of the playroom. In their new house, the interview set was reproduced and constructed in an unfinished area of the basement.

Jon and Kate also work closely with producers to decide what themes will be presented in each episode. Jon and Kate have remarked that over the years the production crew has become part of the family.

Multimedia

Kate Gosselin has written two books, one called Multiple Blessings which was released November 1, 2008; it entered the list of New York Times best-sellers a week after its release. Kate Gosselin and Beth Carson co-authored the book, however it credits Jon as a co-author as well. The other, Eight Little Faces, is planned for a future release sometime in April of 2009.

Seasons 1 and 2 were released on DVD on July 16, 2008, distributed online only by Discovery. It was released to mass market on September 9, 2008 (October 21, 2008 in Canada), to be distributed by Genius. After this, TLC started selling Season 1 and Season 2 on separate DVDs.

Season 3 was released in November 2008 by TLC and was available to the mass market on February 3, 2009.

Season 4 will be on DVD, in stores, May 12, 2009 and will include bonus features.

The Gosselins are managed by Media Motion International in Los Angeles.

Episodes

Main article: List of Jon & Kate Plus 8 episodes

References

Gosselin, Kate (July 3, 2008). "Naptime Musings From Jon & Kate Plus 8". Orato. Retrieved on July 3, 2008.
Mosteller, Rachel. "Celebrity Dish: Jon and Kate Gosselin". ParentDish. Retrieved June 17, 2008.
^ "Our Story". Sixgosselins.com. Retrieved June 14, 2008.
Woo, Michelle (May 2008). "JUST THE 10 OF US". KoreAm Journal. Retrieved August 7, 2008.
Multiple Blessings: Surviving To Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets book listing. Christianbooks.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2008.
" Season 4 DVDs Due to Hit Stores in Mid-May". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
Media Motion International client listing. mediamotionintl.com. Retrieved on July 3, 2008.

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