Hey there everybody,
Last week I talked about the famous family, The Duggars, with there 18 kids and counting show on TLC and this week, by request of Kayley Erlandson, I will be talking about another TLC show, Little People, Big World.
For those of you whom have never heard of this show, it is based around the lives of the Roloff family. They are a family from Helvetia, Oregon. Oh did i forget to mention that they are a family of dwarfs?! Well, technically only three out of the six members of the family have the syndrom but there story is pretty interesting.
Matt and Amy are the parents. They are both dwarfs! Matt suffers from a type of dwarfism called Diastrophic Displaysia which kept him in the hospital for much of his child hood and has kept him in crutches for almost all of his life. His wife, Amy, has a more common type of dwarfism called achondroplasia. They have four children; Zach (18), Jeremy(18), Molly(15), and Jacob(12). Zach and Jeremy are twins but you would never guess it because Jeremy 6 feet tall and Zach is 4'4". Yes, that's right Zach is the third dwarf in the household. He shares the same kind of dwarfism as his mom.
The show focuses on their daily life and difficulties of trying to be normal in a big sized world. It's an interesting show to watch because it lets you see first hand what "small people" have to deal with in this world on a daily basis that we take for granted. Even going to a grocery store can be a difficult task by just trying to get something off of a top shelf. However, the family is completely normal and loveable.
All of the kids play soccer and Amy, the mom, coaches the youngest son's, Jacob's, soccer team. They deal with all of that and they have a farm. However, this isn't just a regular farm. It's a pumpking patch and amusement center that they run through out Pumpking picking season. Through out the years they have done so much to there farm including remodeling there house and building on to the amusement center. They've also gone as far as to build a trebuchet, which is a wooden machine used to launch pumpkings.
They are on to their fourth season already and you can't help but enjoy watching them. Especially, with the boys starting to date and get there driver's licenses. Seeing them all grow up and watching the farm progress is a really interesting process and i encourage everyone to watch atleast one episode to see what it's like to live like them.
BONUS: If you've ever seen Pirate's of the Caribean you might remember a dwarf pirate that worked for Capt. Jack Sparrow. His name is Martin Klebba and he is a good friend of the family and is featured in a few episodes. :)
Well i hope atleast some of you take the time to watch an episode or have already seen it and have some opinions you'd like to share. For those of you who are afraid of midgets (yes, you can be afraid of midgets! It's an actual phobia called mycroanthrophobia) then i hope that just by reading this you've learned a little and are one step closer to over coming your fear. Keeping fighting the good fight! :)
Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed!
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I have seen this show before, and found it very interesting. I myself stand at 5'3" and find this world a little big for me sometimes. But I can't imagine being even a whole foot short and having kids that were bigger than me! I think that this family is doing pretty well for themselves though, considering the circumstances.
ReplyDeleteI don't find the show that entertaining. I understand why they film the show, but I personally get nothing from it. I have always, and will always accept anyone for who they are but I do not need or desire to know the ins and outs of their everyday lives. To me, that's personal. I do relate the the height issue however. I only stand at 5'4". I give the family props for all they've been through and all they have done however.
ReplyDeleteThis is probably my favorite show on TLC! My friend and I would always reserve Monday nights to do Grade 12 Pre Calc homework and watch this show! A lot of people joke around and say this is my kind of show, considering I stand 5'3", but also because I love it! I love watching it because you get to see how they over come all of the obstacles they face as little people. They are some of the most fascinating people I know because of all the extra work they do, like all of the little people conferences and seminars and such that they do. It is so inspiring!
ReplyDeleteSmall people, big world. Sounds pretty interesting. As soon as i read this blog of yours, the first thing that came up to my mind is the snow white and the seven dwarfs. That was a interesting series too. But i guess it was on TV, long time back when we all were kids.
ReplyDeleteNow here we go with a series, kindof with the same idea placed in a different world.
As most other shows, i have never seen this show too. I am sorry. I am not really into tv shows as much as i am into movies.
But reading your views, i would surely try to watch this show.
Thank you for taking my request, Courtney. It is wonderful how quickly and efficiently you respond to the fans of your blog :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Jacob was 12 already! He's supposed to be little (uh, little as in young, not a dwarf).
I like this show a lot, although I haven't had the chance to watch it for a while. The family is very nice, but they all have flaws, too. They seem like people I would get along with. You did a good job describing this show!