The Drake Family

The Drake Family is the first episode of Season 4 of the American Supernanny show.

Episode summary
In this Season 4 premiere, Jo visits the Drake family in Swainsboro, Georgia where Donna (39) and Billy Joe (42) have three children: almost 5-year-old daughter Josie and 3 and a half year old twins Jared & Justin.

Billy Joe and Donna are very overprotective of their active, lively young kids & rely on Donna's mother Mimi (who lives next door to them) to help care for Josie, Jared & Justin.

Jo goes on vacation with the Drakes to teach them how to keep an eye on their kids and provide boundaries in a calm, empowering way. Can Jo help the Drake family out?

Behind The Scenes
This episode was filmed in June-July 2007. A new theme song replaced Be Good Johnny and it was used for the rest of the series.

Family members

 * Donna, 39
 * Billy Joe, 42
 * Josie, 4 almost 5 (born October 10, 2002)
 * Justin and Jared, 3 1/2 (born November 1, 2003)
 * Mimi, 64 (Betty Elizabeth Coleman (née Hancock) (born March 3, 1942, died June 20, 2013) - died from Alzheimer's disease)

Events Post-Episode

 * Betty Elizabeth Coleman (Mimi) died on June 20, 2013 from Alzheimer's disease.

Trivia

 * The Episode was criticized a bit for Donna and Billy's strange way of brushing the kid’s teeth. Which involves laying them down on a Pillow and scraping their gums to the point where they very clearly scream in pain. Aside from that this episode is relatively enjoyed and liked by fans, with it being considered a good start to season 4, and a good episode in general
 * Justin is the only child who went to timeout in this episode. Amanda from The Schwartz Family and Hagan from The Williams Family were also the only kids to be sent to timeout in their episodes.