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Bates family
GenreFamily reality
Created byFigure 8 Films
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersBill Hayes
Deanie Wilcher
Kirk Streb
ProducerBill Hayes
Running time23–26 minutes
Original release
NetworkTLC
ReleaseAugust 13 –
September 3, 2012

United Bates of America was an American reality television show on TLC.[1] The show is about the Bates family, a "mega-family" consisting of Gil and Kelly Bates and their 19 children living in Lake City, Tennessee. The show premiered on August 13, 2012; additional episodes aired over the next several weeks.[1]

The family also appeared on several episodes of the TLC reality TV series 19 Kids and Counting, which features their friends, the Duggar family of Arkansas, another family that includes 19 children. A TLC special about the Bates family, The Bates Family: Baby Makes 19, aired on March 13, 2012.[2]

Family

Parents Gil and Kelly Jo Bates both grew up in South Carolina. They met as undergraduate students, attending Anderson College in South Carolina and Carson-Newman College in Tennessee.[3][4] They were married in 1987.[4] As evangelical Christians, early in their marriage they decided that they would not use birth control, instead "let[ting] the Lord decide how many children we would have".[2]

The nineteen Bates children are nine boys and ten girls, all of whom were born. In order from oldest to youngest, they are: [5]

Name Date of birth Notes
1 Zachary Gilvin "Zach" (1988-12-30) December 30, 1988 (age 35)[6] Married to Whitney Perkins[7]
2 Michael Christian "Michaella"[8] (1990-01-23) January 23, 1990 (age 34)[9] Courting with Brandon Keilen [10]
3 Erin Elise Paine (1991-05-02) May 2, 1991 (age 33)[11] Married to Chad Paine[12]
4 William Lawson (1992-07-27) July 27, 1992 (age 32)[13]
5 Kenneth Nathaniel "Nathan" (1993-08-29) August 29, 1993 (age 31)[14]
6 Alyssa Joy (1994-11-09) November 9, 1994 (age 29)[15] Engaged to John Webster [16]
7 Tori Layne (1995-12-20) December 20, 1995 (age 28)[17]
8 Trace Whitfield (1997-02-01) February 1, 1997 (age 27)[18]
9 Carlin Brianne (1998-04-11) April 11, 1998 (age 26)[19]
10 Josie Kellyn (1999-08-04) August 4, 1999 (age 25)[20]
11 Katie Grace (2000-10-05) October 5, 2000 (age 23)[21]
12 Jackson Ezekiel (2002-02-17) February 17, 2002 (age 22)[22]
13 Warden Justice (2003-05-19) May 19, 2003 (age 21)[23]
14 Isaiah Courage (2004-10-16) October 16, 2004 (age 19)[24]
15 Addallee Hope (2006-02-17) February 17, 2006 (age 18)[25]
16 Ellie Bridget (2007-04-28) April 28, 2007 (age 17)[26]
17 Callie-Anna Rose (2009-08-02) August 2, 2009 (age 15)[27]
18 Judson Wyatt (2010-09-15) September 15, 2010 (age 13)[27]
19 Jeb Colton (2012-02-01) February 1, 2012 (age 12)[28]

Gil Bates is engaged in the business of cutting and trimming trees, aided by the couple's older sons.[2][4]

The Bates family house has 4,000 square feet (370 m2) of space,[5] including five bedrooms, eight bathrooms and two kitchens, as well as a schoolroom for the children's homeschooling.[27] To accommodate the family's large volume of laundry, there are five clothes washers and three dryers.[5] In late 2010, the family was reported to be in the process of expanding the house.[27] As of March 2012, when the first TV show about the family was aired, the family did not own a television and did not plan to acquire one. Gil Bates expressed his opposition to the medium, saying "TV can be a big time-waster", but told a reporter that the family would go to a local hotel to watch themselves on TV.[29]

In 2010, the oldest Bates child, Zach Bates, was elected to the Anderson County Commission, becoming the youngest person ever to be elected to that office. His siblings helped in his campaign.[30] In 2012, the family actively supported the candidacy of Rick Santorum for the Republican presidential nomination.[2]

Two of the older Bates children, Zach and Erin were married in late-2013.[31] Zach married Whitney Perkins, whose father, Johnny Owens, is pastor of Beacon Baptist Church,[32] on December 14, 2013. Whitney is adopted and comes from a family of eleven children.[31] Erin married Chad Paine on November 2, 2013.[33] Chad comes from a family of ten children. Many of his siblings are involved in working for the Institute in Basic Life Principles,[34] a conservative Christian organization established by Bill Gothard and located in Illinois. Erin's sisters Alyssa, Tori and Carlin were bridesmaids. Both couples plan on living close to the Bates family home in Tennessee so Erin can continue her studies at Crown College of the Bible and Zach can continue serving a county commissioner.[31]

On March 20, 2014, it was announced that Erin had miscarried her baby, which was due October 2014.[35]

Episodes

Season Episodes Season premiere Season finale
1 9 August 13, 2012 September 3, 2012

Season 1

Ep # Title Airdate
Pilot[36]"The Bates Family: And Baby Makes 19"March 13, 2012 (2012-03-13)
Introduction to the Bates family, Gil and Kelly Jo and their 19 children.
1"Love Times 21"August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)
Gil and Kelly Jo welcome Jeb, baby number 19 but due to complications, he is sent to the NICU while the other Bates children set up a welcome home celebration back at home for the new arrival.
2"Papa Bill's Farm"August 13, 2012 (2012-08-13)
Gil and Kelly Jo take the kids in the family bus and travel to see Gil's parents, Bill and Jane's, farm in South Carolina.
3"Practice Makes Perfect"August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)
Gil and Kelly Jo discuss how they manage their 19 children and how they got them to become the well behaved children that they are.
4"19 Kids, 1 Emergency"August 20, 2012 (2012-08-20)
Gil has to rush Kelly Jo to the hospital when they realize that she has more than just the flu and the rest of the kids have to take care of themselves.
5"New Editions"August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)
Gil and Kelly Jo buy chickens, even after have not so successful attempts at keeping chickens before.
6"19 in Training"August 27, 2012 (2012-08-27)
Kelly Jo teaches some of her younger daughters how to cook while Gil, a former state champion, teaches his sons how to wrestle.
7"Bates Plus 12"September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)
The family gets a visit from the Paine family from Illinois, who have 12 members of their own. They take a train ride to go white water rafting.
8"Bates & Duggar Reunion"September 3, 2012 (2012-09-03)
The Bates family goes to a BBQ in Texas with the Duggars.

References

  1. ^ a b "United Bates of America". Discovery Communications, Inc. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d Juju Chang (March 12, 2012), "Bates Family of 21 Talks Growing Clan, New Reality Show", ABC News Blogs, Yahoo.com
  3. ^ "Family ties; Local woman is grandma to TV show kids". Times-News. Burlington, North Carolina. August 12, 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Charmaine Smith-Miles (August 19, 2012). "Honea Path couple, their son featured in new television show, 'United Bates of America'". Anderson Independent Mail. Anderson, South Carolina.
  5. ^ a b c Daisy Dumas and Kristie Law (August 13, 2012). "America's largest family, the Bates, on miracle 19th child who survived after failing to breathe on his own at birth". Daily Mail Online.
  6. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Zachary". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  7. ^ http://zachandwhitney.blogspot.fr/ Zach and Whitney's website, Including wedding photos. Retrieved January 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Kelly Bates explains the origin of Michael's name to a blog reader". 17 June 2013.
  9. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Michaella". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  10. ^ http://blog.thebatesfamily.com/2014/01/02/love-in-the-air/
  11. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Erin". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  12. ^ http://chadloveserin.com/view/9654125448317241/38060222 Chad and Erin's Wedding Website. Retrieved November 5, 2013.
  13. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Lawson". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  14. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Nathan". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  15. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Alyssa". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  16. ^ http://johnandalyssa2014.com/ John and Alyssa's Wedding website Retrieved January 25, 2014
  17. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Tori". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  18. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Trace". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  19. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Carlin". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  20. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Josie". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  21. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Katie". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  22. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Jackson". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  23. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Warden". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  24. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Isaiah". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  25. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Addallee". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  26. ^ "Bates Family Baby Photos - Ellie". ABC news. 22 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  27. ^ a b c d "The family that prays together... gets bigger and bigger: Meet devoutly Christian Mr. and Mrs. Bates and their EIGHTEEN children". The Daily Mail. November 10, 2010.
  28. ^ Alicia Dennis (February 9, 2012), "Gil and Kelly Bates Welcome Baby No. 19", People
  29. ^ Terry Morrow (March 12, 2012). "Bates family of Lake City braces for TLC reality fame". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  30. ^ Bob Fowler (August 12, 2010). "21-year-old youngest person elected to Anderson Commission". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  31. ^ a b c http://blog.thebatesfamily.com/2013/09/24/zach-pops-the-question/
  32. ^ http://www.brbaweb.org/TheChurchs.asp
  33. ^ http://chadloveserin.com/
  34. ^ http://12paines.com/
  35. ^ "In Heaven". Bates Family Blog. Retrieved March 24, 2014.
  36. ^ "United Bates of America". The Futon Critic. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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