My Super Sweet 16

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My Super Sweet 16
Opening theme "Sweet Sixteen" sung by Hilary Duff.
Country of origin  United States
No. of episodes 61
Production
Running time 22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MTV
Original run January 18, 2005 – Present
External links
Official website
For the 2007 Movie, see Super Sweet 16: The Movie

My Super Sweet 16 is an MTV reality series documenting the lives of teenagers, usually in the United States, who usually have wealthy parents that throw huge coming of age. Parties include the quinceañera (a sweet 15), the sweet 16, and other birthdays including a My Super Sweet 21 (which was broadcast during MTV's Spring Break party) and My Super Swag 18. The show premiered on January 18, 2005. The opening theme is "Sweet Sixteen" sung by Hilary Duff. The show, while popular, has also received its share of criticism for its portrayal of the girls as rich, spoiled brats. Though the teens are required to perform some acts that are not in their normal behavior, most of their actions are due to their personalities.

A UK version of the program was also produced, and also a Latin version entitled "Quiero mis quinces" or "Super Dulces 16" produced by MTV.

In 2008, MTV launched a spinoff titled Exiled. On the show, a number of parents of participants on My Super Sweet 16 banish their teens to remote countries in order to see if their "sweet - sixteener" will survive the primitive conditions.[1]

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[edit] Celebrity Parties

My Super Sweet Ass has also covered a number of celebrity coming of age parties. Bow Wow, Sean Kingston, Aly and AJ, Chris Brown and Soulja Boy Tell Em have all had their parties featured on the show.[2]

[edit] In pop culture

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  • The show was mentioned on an episode of Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh ("Battle of Panthatar") was broadcast on April 15, 2007. Both Drake and Josh were intent on crashing a sweet sixteen in their area that is to be featured on the fictional MTV program Dude, I'm Sixteen! [3]
  • The show was mentioned on an episode of CW's Veronica Mars ("Un-American Graffiti"), broadcast on May 1, 2007. Both Logan and Parker are such fans of the program that Logan even throws Parker a somewhat high-profile sweet sixteen.[4]
  • Hip-Hop Artist Common made reference to the show as well as Exiled in a line from his single The Game, 'Watching Sweet Sixteen, Bitchin-ass rich kids You don't know it like you gotta go the distance'.
  • In the movie Bratz, a character named Meredith throws a Super Sweet 16 Party, and has MTV film it. [5]
  • The show was parodied on the January 14, 2006 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live hosted by Scarlett Johansson. In the sketch, sweet 16er Crystal, reflected that of the usual sweet 16er in which she longs for perfection and gets frustrated when things don't go her way. In the end, even when her own father takes drastic measures in order to pay for all the costs, Crystal gets neither her choice car nor choice performer. [6]
  • The show was parodied on the September 16, 2006 episode of FOX's MADtv hosted by Dwayne Johnson. In the sketch, cast member Ike Barinholtz threw a super sweet 30th for fellow cast member Bobby Lee. However, Lee's parents refused to fund more than $300, and the party turned into a disaster.[7]
  • The show was parodied on an episode of Comedy Central's South Park ("Hell on Earth 2006") , broadcast on October 25, 2006. Satan was intent on throwing an over-the-top Halloween bash. His behavior reflected that of the sweet 16ers preparing for their coming-of-age birthdays. In the end, when Satan realizes his folly, the audience considers the sweet 16ers to be "worse than Satan."[8] This is a reflection of the creators' disdain for the show, which they claim is just as offensive as South Park except that, where South Park satirizes offensive behavior, My Super Sweet 16 celebrates it. Trey Parker further claimed that "every girl who has ever been on that show is evil."
  • Janet Jackson also parodied the program in early 2008, during MTV's Artist of the week. She was seen wearing a tiara and complaining because she received her car 4 hours too early.
  • The Disney Channel television series Cory in the House has an episode parodying My Super Sweet 16, called "My Party Is Better Than Yours" in an episode where Meena has her own Sweet Sixteen party, and begins acting like a brat.
  • Parodied as "My Super Duper Sweet 16" in the 2008 spoof film Disaster Movie

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Exiled, MTV homepage
  2. ^ List of episodes
  3. ^ Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh mentions My Super Sweet 16, broadcast on April 15, 2007 - TV.com
  4. ^ CW's Veronica Mars mentions My Super Sweet 16, broadcast on May 1, 2007 - TV.com
  5. ^ 'Bratz' Exclusive Clip: Another Super Sweet 16
  6. ^ The My Super Sweet 16 sketch of Saturday Night Live, broadcast on January 14, 2006 - NBC.com
  7. ^ The My Super Sweet 16 sketch of Madtv, broadcast on September 16, 2006 - TV.com
  8. ^ Comedy Central's South Park spoofs My Super Sweet 16, broadcast on October 25, 2006 - TV.com
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