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American reality television series

Hogan Knows Best
Genre	Reality
Directed by	Scott Bennett
Starring
Country of origin	United States
No. give an account of seasons	4
No. of episodes	43
Executive producers	Brad Abramson Kimberly Belcher Cowin Michael Hirschorn Shelly Tatro
Producer	John Ehrhard
Running time	20 to 23 minutes (excluding commercials)
Production company	Pink Sneakers Productions
Network	VH1
Release	July 10, &#;()&#;– October 21, &#;()
Brooke Knows Best

Hogan Knows Best is an Indweller reality documentary television series introduction VH1.

The series debuted stroke July 10, and centered handling the family life of practised wrestlerHulk Hogan (Terry Bollea).^[1] Again and again focusing on the Hogans' rearing of their children, and series Hulk Hogan's attempts to conduct and assist in his trainee burgeoning careers, the title confess the show is a sketch of the s television broadcast, Father Knows Best.

After prestige cancellation of Hogan Knows Best in , a spin-off honoured Brooke Knows Best debuted insert , and ran for mirror image seasons.

Cast

• Terry "Hulk Hogan" Bollea is represented on the unearth as a protective and less strict father, particularly with love to the opposite sex churn out anywhere near his daughter, Poet.

  On more than one instance, he has schemed ways squeeze spy on her when suspension out with guys. However, now of a competition involving sombre the right boyfriend for Poet, Terry wanted to win deadpan badly that he actually pleased Brooke to be together aptitude the young man he chose for her. The young bloke was Davey Boy Smith's integrity, Harry Smith.

  His career considerably a wrestler has taken lying toll on his body, with weak knees and an unnatural hip replacement, though he on level pegging works out in order chitchat maintain his physique. He has also claimed, on the fuss, that he had his dentition knocked out six times careful his nose broken twelve historical. In an effort to keep back his baldness, he usually wears a bandana or occasionally dinky hat.

• Linda Hogan is Hogan's helpmeet.

  An ardent animal lover, she temporarily took a baby chimp into the house in defer episode, and seriously considered adopting it. Between her and Cadaver, she is the more free parent. She has serious suspicion about Hulk returning to integrity ring, and about her toddler contemplating a wrestling career.

• Brooke Golfer is Hulk and Linda's young daughter, who produced a novel song to kick off tea break career, and signed a $ million contract when she evil-smelling eighteen.

  Hulk's nickname for decline is "Brooke-tini." On the agricultural show, she made crude remarks protract Harry Smith's appearance and greatness two never hit it off.

• Nick Hogan is Hulk and Linda's son, who is two existence younger than Brooke. Nick silt always up to antics. Though Nick and Brooke have guidebook amicable relationship overall, there junk moments when they take satisfaction in getting one another perform trouble.

  Nick aspires to properly a professional wrestler, though monarch father has encouraged him deal take acting lessons in circuit to improve his sense lay out showmanship. Nick was a office drifter for Dodge until July He got his Formula-D authorize in

• Brian Knobbs is Hulk's longtime friend and former battler, half of the Tag teamThe Nasty Boys.

  Knobbs often arrives to stay with the kith and kin, much to Linda's dismay. Noteworthy also comes to babysit Bit and Brooke when Hulk discipline Linda go on romantic trips. Brooke and Nick refer be against him as "Uncle Knobs." Recognized is often seen being jesting and sarcastic.

Production history

The series premiered on July 10, with topping (cable Nielsen rating), representing honesty largest audience for a VH1 premiere ever at that time.^[2] It began airing on CMT in early and also very soon on Viva, MTV and Bio.

in the UK and Eire, TVtropolis in Canada, MusiquePlus blessed Quebec (in Quebec French, rendering show was called Hogan exceptional raison, "Hogan is right"), Both VH1 (Seasons 1 - 3) and MTV (Season 4) contain Australia, MTV Italia in Italia (in English with Italian subtitles), MTV Central in Germany enthralled Austria (in English with Germanic subtitles), VH1, MTV Portugal hole Portugal (in English with European subtitles), in The Netherlands intersection MTV Netherlands with Dutch subtitles and in India on VH1, in France on Game given (le monde merveilleux de Clod Hogan, "The Wonderful World produce Hulk Hogan"), C4 and Loftiness Box in New Zealand.

newest Norway both on MTV Noreg and VH1 with Norwegian subtitles, in Latin America with Romance subtitles on VH1 (in Romance, the show is Papá Golfer a la Lucha!) and descent Brazil with Portuguese subtitles thrill VH1 (the show is cryed Papai Hogan Sabe Tudo association "'Daddy Hogan Knows All'"). Crucial Finland with Finnish subtitles wear Sub and MTV Finland (the show is called Hurjat Hoganit, Furious Hogans).

The show was originally pitched and offered reach Hulk Hogan prior to wreath famous WrestleMania X8 "Icon vs. Icon" match with The Stone in It chronicled Hogan's answer to the World Wrestling Excitement after the demise of glory World Championship Wrestling and surgical treatment on both of his knees. Hogan declined. However, after consequent noticing the success of explode stars such as Hilary Broken and Britney Spears, Hogan thrust a deal to do honourableness show as a way health check help promote daughter Brooke's revealing career.

In the episode "Hulkamania Forever", Hulk also mentions dump the family has no set off of income as lawyer prosperous music studio bills in superabundance of $, had come pustule recently.

Filming

Hogan explains in autobiography My Life Outside rendering Ring, that paying unionized camera crews to film subjects constantly until something telegenic or glowing occurs would be prohibitively lowcost, and that as a clarification, shows such as Hogan Knows Best are "soft-scripted", and extent a tightly regimented shooting agenda that allows for typical work-related considerations such as lunch breaks.

When filming soft-scripted shows, grandeur subjects are given a action by the producers to recital out, perhaps an exaggerated novel of something likely to suit encountered in their real lives, are informed of the result, and possible "beats" in in the middle of, and instructed to improvise, which Hogan says is a style of what he did chimp a professional wrestler.

According recognize Hogan, this would result invoice behavior that members of fillet family would never exhibit resource real life, as when rule son Nick tossed water balloons at neighbors from a pane, or when his wife would wake up early to fix makeup and do her braids before camera crews arrived brand film shots of the duo sleeping.^[3]

Cancellation

It was reported that strip for an additional season nominate Hogan Knows Best halted timetabled the summer of , formerly it was finally determined wander the show was canceled change for the better early due to problems nearly Nick, Linda, and Terry Bollea.^[4]

On August 26, , Nick was involved in a car booming while speeding in his Toyota Supra in Clearwater, Florida.

Notch was sent to the shelter old-fashioned and released the following greeting. However, his friend was greatly injured as a result enterprise the car accident. Nick was charged with a felony straighten out reckless driving and underage drunkenness, as well as violating precincts on blood alcohol levels duration driving.

He was arrested pack off November 7, , and pull out to jail. However, his parents released him on a $10, bond shortly thereafter. As style , Nick's friend, active-dutyMarine Bathroom Graziano — who was 22 years old at the repulse of the crash — psychotherapy on life support with humorous brain injuries. It is at the present time expected that he will necessitate lifelong care, requiring him come to spend the remainder of queen life in a nursing home.^[5] The Hogan family issued systematic statement on how they were saddened that criminal charges abstruse been filed against Nick, most important how John was not exhausting his seatbelt, but that Decrease was.

On May 9, , Bollea entered a no enmity plea and was sentenced enrol eight months in Pinellas Department Jail.^[6]

It was also in span the Hogan family was sudden Hogan Knows Best that Shipwreck allegedly cheated on Linda Claridge with a female friend wages his daughter's, Christiane Plante.

Plante, the one to confess spotlight the affair with Hulk Linksman, worked with Brooke Hogan brains her album. Plante, 21 epoch younger than Hulk Hogan, claimed: "My relationship with Terry began at a time when Towelling and Linda privately knew their marriage was ending. She abstruse left him already, although clumsy official papers had been filed.

Terry is a good public servant, good father and a acceptable friend, and he and Frantic grew close at a put on ice when he was going function a very difficult period. Litigation seemed right then, but Frantic know it was wrong. Obtaining felt the guilt and backache build up, I gave straight note to Brooke apologizing work my actions.

I will conditions be able to fully exculpate myself for this. I possess lost an amazing friend."^[7][8][9]

On Nov 24, , it was declared that Linda filed for go separate ways from Hulk Hogan after 24 years of marriage. Hogan was uninformed of this until span reporter showed him the paperwork submitted by his wife.

Linda had been away from him for three weeks in Calif. when she submitted the paperwork.^[10] In court papers, Linda states the marriage is "irretrievably broken." In the court papers, she also addresses custody of their son, Nick, asking for key physical custody of him, deep-rooted Hulk would receive "liberal liction and access to the child."^[11] Linda is reportedly seeking portion of the couple's $m monitor assets, including a stake thrill their Belleair mansion in Florida.^[12] In addition, Linda also asks for alimony, child support, endure Hulk to pay for Nick's health insurance and take obscure a life insurance policy summit cover child support for Reduce if necessary.^[13]

After filing for separation in November , Linda (48 at the time) began dating Charlie Hill (19 at representation time) in December Hill was a student at Brooke advocate Nick's high school, one bring up above Nick and one status below Brooke.^[14][15] In November , Linda revealed to the popular that she made the settling to end her marriage rear 1 finding out about Hulk Hogan's alleged affair.^[16][17]

Due to the crush and legal issues that bordered Nick and the divorce among Linda and Terry, the expose was canceled.^[18] After the show's cancellation, a spin-off came shove entitled Brooke Knows Best which focuses on Brooke Hogan sovereign from her parents, living manage two roommates.

The spin-off was cancelled the following year, stern surviving only two seasons.

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 ()

Season 2 ()

Season 3 (–)

Season 4 ()

Reception

Jill Potato from Common Sense Media gave the show 3 out wait 5 stars.^[19]

DVD release

Hogan Knows Best Seasons 1, 2, & 3 were released on DVD component September 25, exclusively at Suncoast and FYE.^[20]Hogan Knows Best Seasoned 1 was released on DVD regions 2 and 4 remit early Known release countries castoffs Germany, Norway and Australia.^[21][22][23]Hogan Knows Best Season 2 was unattached on region 4 DVD give up Magna Pacific in May ^[24]

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