TLC wants more. More multiple births to exploit share with the their viewers - who apparently have a unquenchable thirst for families who aren’t just blessed with one baby but two, three, four or more. With Jon and Kate Plus Eight bringing in the big numbers, the producers at TLC have opted to troll the Internet for new families who are willing to risk their anonymity, children’s privacy and their marriages. And where do you go to look for a Cocker Spaniel puppy, a used futon, an ‘escort’ or a family about to have multiples? Craigslist of course.
TLC put up a post there which read :
Are you expecting multiples and want to share this extraordinary event with TLC??? TLC is now looking for NY, NJ, and CT families who are expecting twins, triplets, or more! We would capture the birth of the babies and witness their amazing first breath, first cry, and all the emotions that go along with such an incredible occasion. Then, TLC will be there as you leave the hospital and adjust to your first few days at home as a family. If interested, please reply to Joanna with the following information:
1) Due date
2) Delivery hospital
3) Doctor
4) If possible, please also include a recent photo
Thanks and TLC looks forward to hearing from you!
Yes, this isn’t really a casting call for an entire series but who knows, you too can destroy your marriage and any semblance of privacy if you give a really good labor. The ad has since been taken down, so for those of you who were ready to exploit your unborn children for fun and profit, well you may have lost your chance. But if you just happened to have been switched at birth…well you still can get your mug on TLC! This ad states : “If you were switched at birth, if your child was switched at birth…or if you even KNOW anyone who has been switched at birth, let us know!”
Would you ever let cameras into your home, birthing room, or around your kids? Oh, and were you switched at birth?!?
