S06.E09: Bangers and Clash

[CrazyInAlabama]

New, 12/10/2024

The family arrives in London for their first international vacation and learns even more surprising news about their ancestry; Tammy is pushed to her physical limits; a major meltdown puts the rest of the trip in jeopardy.

[Gemma Violet]

It's getting tiresome watching Amy laugh uproariously at her own non-jokes.

I knew the introduction of the Spotted Dick dessert was going to take up five minutes of giggling time.

So Tammy ruined the first family vacation, Amy ruined the second, and now it looks like Amy is going for two out of three. 

Kudos to Tammy and Amanda for seemingly burying the hatchet.  

I loved the shot of the whole family with their heads in their hands as Amy had her meltdown.

So their 9th great grandfather not only came over on the Mayflower but he was the navigator.  Who would have guessed.

Edited December 11 by Gemma Violet

[swankie]

9 minutes ago, Gemma Violet said:

I knew the introduction of the Spotted Dick dessert was going to take up five minutes of giggling time.

The whole Spotted Dick thing has been done to death on every show where so called backward Americans happen to luck out and go to England.  It was funny the first time I heard it.  Now?  Not at all.  It's like expecting us to be shocked every time we run across a guy named Dick.  Just no!!!  NEXT!!!  🙄

[swankie]

2 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

It's getting tiresome watching Amy laugh uproariously at her own non-jokes.

Amy is the most annoying reality TV person who ever reality tv'd!!!  She has the mentality of a 5 year old. (And I don't mean to insult 5 year olds.)  Farting on the plane?!  Farting in public period makes me want to ship her ass to a different planet.  When even Tammy says you're embarrassing then you really need to stop it!!!  

 

 

[swankie]

2 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

So their 9th great grandfather not only came over on the Mayflower but he was the navigator.  Who would have guessed.

And he must be constantly turning cartwheels in his grave seeing what his family has become!  🤣

[Gemma Violet]

Through the years, I've seen TV shows/movies where some high society person will proudly say, "My ancestors came over on the Mayflower."  I sort of just assumed that a Mayflower descendant would be pretty upper crust.  Well, that theory has been blown out of the water. 

[Jaundiced Eye]

So, who exactly is carting Queen Tammy's scooter all around London? The production staff, I suppose. They aren't showing all the loading and unloading from the buses and cabs.

Tammy was "tired" from all that activity exiting the cab and just couldn't walk a few feet. And she nearly died climbing those stairs at the restaurant. After dropping 450 pounds, or whatever it was, how is she STILL unable to move? At all. Is it her excess skin or did she blow out her knees and hips? 

Amy is gross on every level, and Tammy in her talking heads is not cute, ever. Ever. Those two are the worst part of this show.

[Shelbie]

I muted Amy a few times. So sick of her thinking being vulgar is hilarious . Also very tired of the endless bullshit of being related to royalty because even if they were it wouldn’t make any difference to their lives.
Nobody should have gone after Amy when she stormed out of the pub. She had production people with her, she speaks the language, it was day time and nothing would have happened to her. Everyone else should have sat back and enjoyed their lunch.

[65mickey]

I have never watched this show but came across it last week. Horrified that these ignorant bumpkins would be featured showing their crude selves in a foreign country. Every time Amy laughs at her dumb jokes I want to smash the TV.

Bravo sends the housewives abroad for them to get drunk, scream, curse and  fight. This is TLC's answer to Bravo. 

[lilysmom]

11 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

 

 

So their 9th great grandfather not only came over on the Mayflower but he was the navigator.  Who would have guessed.

I think that explains why the Pilgrims ended up in Massachusetts instead of Virginia (which I believe is where they were actually headed!)

[barshi50]

8 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

Through the years, I've seen TV shows/movies where some high society person will proudly say, "My ancestors came over on the Mayflower."  I sort of just assumed that a Mayflower descendant would be pretty upper crust.  Well, that theory has been blown out of the water. 

Actually, people on the Mayflower weren't upper crust; many were escaping poverty and religious persecution, looking for a better way of life.  And a lot of the Mayflower passengers died that first winter in America.

[CrazyInAlabama]

6 hours ago, Jaundiced Eye said:

 

Tammy was "tired" from all that activity exiting the cab and just couldn't walk a few feet. And she nearly died climbing those stairs at the restaurant. After dropping 450 pounds, or whatever it was, how is she STILL unable to move? At all. Is it her excess skin or did she blow out her knees and hips? 

 

Tammy's legs are totally destroyed from her weight.    I suspect a double knee replacement is in her future, and probably hip and ankle surgeries also. 

[Gemma Violet]

2 hours ago, barshi50 said:

Actually, people on the Mayflower weren't upper crust; many were escaping poverty and religious persecution, looking for a better way of life.  

But pop culture (at least in my day--I'm old) has usually portrayed their descendants as upper crust for some reason.  I'll have to read more on this topic.

 

[auntjess]

4 hours ago, 65mickey said:

I have never watched this show but came across it last week. Horrified that these ignorant bumpkins would be featured showing their crude selves in a foreign country.

Bless your heart.  You picked a bad one for your first watch, as the regulars knew how this was going to be, and could figure spotted dick would be served.

 

[goofygirl]

15 hours ago, Gemma Violet said:

It's getting tiresome watching Amy laugh uproariously at her own non-jokes.

I knew the introduction of the Spotted Dick dessert was going to take up five minutes of giggling time.

So Tammy ruined the first family vacation, Amy ruined the second, and now it looks like Amy is going for two out of three. 

Kudos to Tammy and Amanda for seemingly burying the hatchet.  

I loved the shot of the whole family with their heads in their hands as Amy had her meltdown.

So their 9th great grandfather not only came over on the Mayflower but he was the navigator.  Who would have guessed.

I can just picture Amy & Tammy at a Mayflower bunch gathering.  Sort of like them joining the DAR!

[Gemma Violet]

I've read up a bit on it.  There are apparently millions of descendants of the Mayflower.  (It's like when I read that there are millions of people descended from European royalty.  We sometimes forget how fast people multiply.)  There's a Mayflower Society, an organization for Mayflower descendants, who, among other things, give out scholarships to descendants. 

eta:

I found this:

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General Society of Mayflower Descendants estimates that there are 35 million living descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims worldwide, and 10 million in the United States. 

Edited December 11 by Gemma Violet

[Gemma Violet]

Regarding the upper crust pop culture references, from what I can find, the legend seems to be manufactured by an early group of descendants (possibly the 19th century descendants).  Because they had no titles, they manufactured this myth of being a sort of prestigious 'old money' type.  It made them more distinctive and the legend grew.

Edited December 11 by Gemma Violet

[auntjess]

15 minutes ago, Gemma Violet said:

Regarding the upper crust pop culture references, from what I can find, the legend seems to be manufactured by the earlier descendants.  Because they had no titles, they manufactured this myth of being 'old money,' and the legend grew.

Weren't a lot of them people who needed to get away from England, for various reasons, or people who were  down on their luck? 

 

[Dibs]

5 hours ago, lilysmom said:

I think that explains why the Pilgrims ended up in Massachusetts instead of Virginia (which I believe is where they were actually headed!)

They actually landed first in Provincetown on Cape Cod, where they stayed about six months before moving on to Plymouth.  Oops!

Did Amanda ALWAYS coddle Amy when she turned on the waterworks while growing up (actually there are no tears; she just screws up her face and rubs her eyes)?  If so, that explains why she still keeps it up to this day when she craves attention.  Ignore her and enjoy your vacation!

Edited December 11 by Dibs

[BAForever]

Amy has no resilience. Any obstacles large or small causes her to break down and cry. She would really benefit from therapy to give her coping skills and strategies. 

I still don't like her- she's rude, foul-mouthed and entitled.

Since no one is mentioning where her boys are, am guessing Michael has them during this boondoggle to England. 

[Dibs]

She DID mention that Micheal was keeping them.  You know all that crying isn't real, right?

[BAForever]

52 minutes ago, Dibs said:

She DID mention that Micheal was keeping them.  You know all that crying isn't real, right?

Thanks @Dibs. I was folding laundry while watching, so I do miss things. Even if the tears aren't always real, I still believe Amy does not cope well with stress.

[auntjess]

1 hour ago, BAForever said:

Since no one is mentioning where her boys are, am guessing Michael has them during this boondoggle to England. 

Doesn't Michael's mother usually have them when Amy doesn't?  Hope she's a loving grandmother, because those boys need someone like that in their little lives.

[Dibs]

I believe Micheal lives with his mother.  I'm sure they both care for them.

[mishap]

The farting and crude humor has over stayed it's welcome, as far as I'm concerned. 

I know it is their personality and  I never minded it at first but I think they think that is why people watch the show.  Their jokes are tired.   

Yeah,  spotted dick ,  ha ha ha,  oh and there's cream. I am just tired of the obvious and overdone attempts at humor. 

Why was Amy so upset at that Mayflower place? I know the steps were hard for Tammy. But Tammy is able to say no and opt out.  We've seen that before. I don't know what kind of laws there for for accommodating the handicapped in England. Some of the old buildings might be exempt from being handicapped accessible?   I do not know. But I think Amy was on the verge of making a scene about it, and that is why they told her to hush. 

They should have let her go. She is not a child. 

I thought they had a thread for the 1000 lb Best friend show. I can't find it anymore. But anyway, it reminded me of the time when they went on a glamping trip and the one lady had to run around outside naked, and another was so embarrassed. I thought that was awful behavior and I do not blame the other lady for being upset. There are other people staying there who might not be thrilled to see a 400 something pound naked lady running around.  I guess my point is, that I understand if someone else's behavior can be embarrassing when you are with them. It does reflect on you to a point.  People should be themselves and not be afraid of that but also,  in public places you need to have some consideration for other people. 

[Gemma Violet]

54 minutes ago, mishap said:

I thought they had a thread for the 1000 lb Best friend show. I can't find it anymore.

Here it is:

https://forums.primetimer.com/forum/4936-1000-pound-best-friends/

[Quof]

21 hours ago, Jaundiced Eye said:

So, who exactly is carting Queen Tammy's scooter all around London? The production staff, I suppose. They aren't showing all the loading and unloading from the buses and cabs.

All public buses in London are accessible, with ramps and dedicated spaces where a wheelchair or scooter user parks and sits.  There are countless public bus routes that are great for site seeing.  They chose, for the sake of drama, to take private tour buses, then complain how hard it was to climb the stairs to the top. She could have stayed on the first level and still seen the sites, just like they all did when it started raining.  

 

Edited December 12 by Quof

[CrazyInAlabama]

16 hours ago, BAForever said:

Amy has no resilience. Any obstacles large or small causes her to break down and cry. She would really benefit from therapy to give her coping skills and strategies. 

I still don't like her- she's rude, foul-mouthed and entitled.

Since no one is mentioning where her boys are, am guessing Michael has them during this boondoggle to England. 

Michael lives with his mom, and when he has the boys she takes care of them, I'm assuming Michael works so she babysits.     

 

Amy cries at will, it's anytime she's not getting her way, or wants to be the center of attention. 

Also, next weeks episodes are the season finales for both 1,000 lb Sisters, and 1,000 lb Best Friends.  

Edited December 12 by CrazyInAlabama

[PradaKitty]

When was this filmed? They kept referring to “the Queen”. Queen Elizabeth died 2 years ago!

[mmecorday]

Maybe they're referring to Camilla? 

This was pretty much what I expected. Exaggerated reactions to foreign food, Tammy unable to handle public transport, a family quarrel in public. *YAWN*

[Jaundiced Eye]

1 hour ago, PradaKitty said:

When was this filmed? They kept referring to “the Queen”. Queen Elizabeth died 2 years ago!

Amy is a dullard. Not surprised if she's completely unaware. Tammy asking the travel agent about getting a translator. Yawn. Is she that ignorant or playing for the cameras? Who knows? Who cares? I don't know why I continue to watch this show, but I do. It is becoming harder, though. 

[CrazyInAlabama]

3 hours ago, PradaKitty said:

When was this filmed? They kept referring to “the Queen”. Queen Elizabeth died 2 years ago!

I'm not sure the sisters know the difference in Queens, or anything else.  And the potatoes they were whining about were not prepared the usual way, the recipes I found show potatoes, salt, lots of butter, and not the stuff the sisters were whining about.   Totally a story line. 

Edited December 12 by CrazyInAlabama

[Pi237]

The spotted dick looked delicious.  That’s about all I got.

[swankie]

11 hours ago, PradaKitty said:

When was this filmed? They kept referring to “the Queen”. Queen Elizabeth died 2 years ago!

There was one episode when Amy first talked about wanting to go to England to see the queen in her interview and one of the production team told her the queen was dead.  Of course she just made a joke of it.  Her stupidity never wavers. 

[Jst2Wld]

On 12/12/2024 at 9:54 AM, CrazyInAlabama said:

Amy cries at will, it's anytime she's not getting her way, or wants to be the center of attention. 

Which is pretty much ALL the time. I just have to mute the remote or change channels when Amy is on. 

And her stupid faces and comments she made regarding her bangers and mash meal at that restaurant. Show some respect and appreciation for the servers AND getting a free meal paid for by TLC. It's funny how Amy can eat her own homemade slop and think it's good. I wish she would just get axed from this show. 

Next episode we'll probably have to listen to her describe how her farts smelled after she ate that meal.

[65mickey]

She is disgusting. 

Edited December 15 by 65mickey

[auntjess]

It's surprising how much dumber Amy is than her siblings, even Tammy.  

On 12/12/2024 at 10:39 PM, Pi237 said:

The spotted dick looked delicious.  That’s about all I got.

The recipe is in the TLC email I posted.
1000-lb Sisters: Spotted Dick Recipe | 1000-lb Sisters | TLC.com

1000-lb Sisters London Trip: Spotted Dick Recipe

As seen on 1000-lb Sisters! Follow this recipe to make your own delicious UK dessert.

Recipe Courtesy of Food Network

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A 1000-lb Sisters dessert to remember! Amy, Tammy, and their family got a kick out of this traditional steamed pudding's name during their trip to London — and they loved the taste even more. Here's how you can whip up spotted dick at home.

INGREDIENTS:

2 tbsp brandy

5 oz currants

1 oz soft butter for greasing

2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

2 tbsp baking powder

1/3 cup superfine sugar

5 oz shredded suet

1/8 cup butter, melted

2 juiced lemons and lemon zest

1 egg

5 fl oz whole milk

5 fl ozl double cream

DIRECTIONS:

Warm the brandy until it is just simmering and throw in the currants. Remove from the heat and allow to infuse for at least 30 mins.

Grease a piece of greaseproof paper or wax paper, measuring about 60cm square with the soft butter.

Whisk the flour, baking powder and caster sugar together in a bowl. Stir in the currants (drain any liquid off and reserve) and suet. Add the melted butter, then stir in the lemon juice and zest and egg.

Stir the reserved juice from the currants, milk and cream together and then add to the mix in the bowl slowly, stirring until you reach a dropping consistency. You may not need to use all of it.

Spoon the mixture into the paper and roll it up into a sausage shape about 6cm in diameter. Be careful not to roll it up too tightly, otherwise the mixture will not be able to rise sufficiently and will be heavy rather than light when cooked.

Tie at the ends with some string and place the pudding in a hot steamer fitted with a lid, over steaming water. Cover and steam for 1¼ hrs until cooked. Check the bottom of the steamer from time to time and make sure you keep it topped up with hot water.

Remove the pudding from the steamer and unwrap.

 

Edited December 15 by auntjess

[Quof]

But the server said he didn't like it because he doesn't like nuts. Cue the testicle jokes.  

[auntjess]

The recipe says it's from the Food Network, so it isn't the one from the place they ate.  

[Quof]

The dish does not traditionally include nuts, so the whole point of the one they were served was the set up for the nuts joke.

Edited December 15 by Quof

[Mollywolly555]

I just watched this episode while wrapping gifts.

There were times I could not understand what the heck Amy or Tammy was saying,  and I had to rewind and read the subtitles. 

The whole family, except the brother and his wife, are beyobd crude and rude... and still chastising each other about their language and behavior. 

Amanda needs to just shut up and ignore Amy and Tammy. She exacerbates a bad situation into worse and then complains about them acting up like when Amy was whiningat the restaurant about Tammy's pain.  Amanda sh have just read the menu ans been quiet. She's  controlling and a manipulator.

[CrazyInAlabama]

They're showing the Supersized edition of this episode on TLC tonight 7 to 8 pm central.  

I'm watching the Supersized edition, and the behavior is even worse when you know what's coming up. Notice Amy ordered Coke for high tea?  It wasn't diet either. 

Regular episode reruns today on TLC 5 to 6 pm central time. 

Edited Thursday at 09:33 PM by CrazyInAlabama

[monagatuna]

This claiming royalty or Mayflower voyages or whatever is so hilarious. I feel most redneck white people can trace their ancestry back to the colonizers. And if their ancestors who came over on the Mayflower were escaping religious persecution, how are they also royalty? Something tells me their genealogy is off.

[CrazyInAlabama]

The royalty stuff was the U.S. genealogist, the British expert claimed the Mayflower navigator. 

By the way, the Mayflower pub has only been named that since the late 1950's, the pub has existed and been in operation for 400 years, but under various names.    So, that was a crock too.    

The sisters' behavior on the jetway and on the plane was revolting.   The black cab in England wasn't hailed, it was hired and arranged.  The lunch with watery mashed potatoes must have been a set up too.  English cuisine is not that different, and mashed potato recipes are fairly similar between U.S. and U.K.    

So much staged on this episode, from the lunch with watery mashed potatoes.  The climbing to the top level on the double decker bus, that was ridiculous. There was no reason to do that.   And the second story of the pub?   Don't all pubs have to be accessible? I bet they do. 

The Amanda breaking the chair was ridiculous, that chair converts to a bed, you could see the supports, and the grooves in the arms.  

Then not recognizing a pigeon?   Bizarre and not possible. 

Edited Thursday at 11:24 PM by CrazyInAlabama