The Benjany Family

The Benjany Family is the eleventh episode of Season 4 of the American Supernanny show.

Episode summary
Jo visits the Benjany family in Staten Island, New York where Lisa (32) and Rich (33) have three young children: 5-year-old fraternal twins Zoe & Cameron, and 3-year-old Blake.

Lisa and Rich have their hands full with their home business, Confuzzled Cookies and taking care of the kids. Blake and Cameron fight with each other; although Zoe is usually well-behaved, she becomes a handful when she doesn't get her own way. Blake likes playing with his sister's toys which concerns Rich. The kids also tend to snack out of the pantry and refrigerator all day long.

Rich & Lisa have a hard time balancing their work & home lives and Lisa admits that the kids run the house. Can Jo help the Benjany family get control of their household and teach them how to balance work & caring for the kids?

Submission Reel
Jo has arrived in Staten Island New York, Helping Lisa (34) and Rich (35) Benjany, They have 3 Kids: Fraternal Twins Cameron and Zoe (5) and Blake (3). Blake’s Described to be Very Angry by Lisa, and doesn’t understand no. He also likes Playing with Girls Toys, It’s not that big of a Problem for Lisa as she’s fine with That, But Richie doesn’t like it at all, As he’d prefer him playing with Boys Toys.

Zoe is The Angel, However She’s the hardest challenge when she doesn’t get her way. Lisa and Rich are also running a home based Cookie Business, So Lisa’s always Checking E-Mails and answering Orders, however it’s a Huge Problem controlling The Kids Especially Cameron and Blake, as to her Their Like Two Men in a Bar Fight.

Richie Tends to be a Bit Passive with everything, however Lisa’s Answer to everything is No, and Richie knows some Things have to be Yes. Lisa admits she’s scared about what might happen in The Next 7 Years, And that's why she and Richie Need Jo to come and help them gain control back.

Observation
As Jo arrives, we spot Cameron and Zoe seeing Jo come, Richie answers the Door and lets Jo in. Lisa wondered what she would do first, and was a bit nervous. Since she's working with a Family Buisness, Jo gets to see their Work place. Although it's not anything big, and they actually have to work from their Kitchen, whilst also taking care of the Kids. Jo thinks it's hard for Lisa to run the Buisness alone, however Richie is home most Days to help as much as he can. Blake then hits Cameron, causing him to throw a Tantrum and bite Richie (Which made him Bleed). Blake then spills a Box of Toys and is sent to his Room, Jo notes how Blake is acting more like a Baby than a 3-Year-Old.

In the afternoon, Blake had just dissapeared, Jo and Lisa went to go find him and eventually found him in a Closet, Jo then learns how Richie doesn't like how Blake plays with Girls Toys, to Jo, Richie needs to realise that the Kids are just doing what they want and having Fun. For Snacktime, it soon turned into a Battlefield for Richie, he also points out how the Kids constantly eat. Like Blake, Jo points out how Zoe and Cameron are acting like Toddlers and throwing Tantrums, Richie is soon forced to give into the Kids and give them Mashed Potatoes.

Family members

 * Lisa Benjany, 34
 * Rich Benjany, 35
 * Cameron and Zoe, 5 (born May 15, 2002)
 * Blake, 3 (born August 1, 2004)

Behind The Scenes
This episode was filmed in August 2007.

Trivia

 * This episode has Zoe break the record of the longest tantrum in the US version, marking in at 3 1/2 hours. The longest tantrum ever recorded in Supernanny history is Cameron's in The Smith-Clarke Family lasting 4 1/2 hours, which is an hour longer than Zoe’s. This would be mentioned in The Peterfreund Family when Keith asks Jo about the longest timeout she’s faced
 * In one of Blake’s Tantrums In The Observation Richie says that if he continues he’ll get Soap in The Mouth, This is something Jo is against and has brought speculation that Lisa and Rich’s Discipline Technique was Soap.
 * This is the second episode to have a family with a business. The first one was Amaral Family.
 * In a Submission Reel Scene, Zoe is briefly shown holding The Camera, it’s unknown how she got ahold of it though she could’ve stolen it.
 * This Episode is not liked by Fans, due to Richie not liking Blake playing with Girls Stuff. Some have Argued that Richie just thinks some Toys are meant for a Specific Gender and some are meant for Both. Although the episode is liked by most people