Throwback WEDNESDAY: Hogan Knows Best

Once upon a time, not so long ago, in a far away land there lived a happy family of four. Terry and Linda, and their two children Brooke and Nick, better known as the Hogan’s of WWE fame, had a little show on Vh1 called “Hogan Knows Best”. If you weren't tuning into this show, I feel bad for you.

The show followed the family and their various antics - Nick’s amateur racing, Linda’s domestic activities, Brooke’s singing, and Hulk’s “career”. It was your run of the mill of famous family show. Ala the Kardashian’s! (Fun Fact: Spell check just suggested that I change Kardashians to guardianship!) Except some of the personalities were better!

The show followed the family on vacations, trips to the grocery store, first dates, and work trips. You know, all the things that I LOVE watching famous people do!

Memorable Episodes:

The Hogans - Brooke, Terry/Hulk, Linda, Nick

Father’s day – The family picks of Terry’s mom at her retirement home, and goes out for a classy lunch at Hooter’s. The mom HATES Linda, and yells at her constantly. It’s quite hysterical! They then go shopping, because Grandma Hogan needs a few new bras! She also bought Terri about 50 cans of peanuts…I’ll let you judge her mental state for yourself.

Amusement Park – The family goes to six flags, but they want to enjoy the day. They don’t want the perks of being famous, or being mobbed at every turn. So, what do they decide to do? Call a make-up artist and get some prosthetics done of course! Wouldn't you? The family heads to the park completely disguised, but quickly realizes that they miss some of the perks of being themselves. So, they shed the masks!

All in all, the Hogan’s were just one big happy family!

Towards the end of the show, the Hogan’s moved to Florida. Here they entertained some Jewish neighbors with a kosher cook-out, and decided TO GET DIVORCED. I was outraged when this took place. Clearly, the show ended because of this development. Linda accused Terry of cheating, Terry accused Linda of lying, Linda started dating a guy who went to school with Brooke, Brooke stopped talking to Linda, Nick went to prison for crashing his car during a race and paralyzing his friend, things were a mess!

Brooke Knows Best aired for 2 seasons on Vh1

Luckily, all was caught by the cameras, because Brooke got a spin-off called “Brooke Knows Best” which followed the lives of Brooke and her two friends as the moved into an apartment on the beach. During the course of this show, Terry got remarried (to a woman who some say looks like Brooke! #Creepy), and Nick was released from prison. The show continued to follow Brooke’s singing aspirations, and her dating and social life. It also explored her tarnished relationship with Linda. This included several angry/dramatic phone calls, and one boat ride past their old house where Linda was living. There were tears!

Recently, Linda has begun appearing in music videos playing the role of a “MILF”. And, Hulk has a pending lawsuit against the maker of a sex tape featuring him that was recently released.

So, things didn’t end well for these guys. But, I can’t say that I wouldn’t still watch this show if it was on today! Can you imagine if some of these things had been captured by the cameras?

I recently found out that the shows were “soft-scripted”. This means that the producers gave the talent plot lines and had them “improvise”. This sort of makes me sad, but also makes me want a show like this myself! #Goals

Brooke's best known track! Fun Fact: I purchased this after hearing it on the show...It's still on my iPod today! #NoShame