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The Mihalik Family

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The Mihalik Family is the fifth episode of Season 3 of the American Supernanny show.

Episode summary[]

Nanny Jo Frost helps out single mom Donna Mihalik (43), who has been through so much in the past 4 years. After her 8-year-old son, Cole, won the 2-year battle of leukemia, her husband, Steve, suddenly passed away of terminal illness, leaving Donna to raise Cole and her three other children alone: 11-year-old Blake, 3-year-old Aiden and 1 ½-year-old Stephanie. Now Donna is so depleted, she's lost control over her kids, and finds it hard to discipline.

Now both of the older boys curse at their mother, flip her off, swear and fight constantly and have a complete lack of respect for her and each other because ever since the dad died there is no male figure to discipline them. Cole is angry, foul-mouthed, and nasty towards Donna. Blake is very aggressive runs off to hang out with teenagers. Aiden and baby Stephanie are starting to copy bad behavior from their older brothers.

Recap[]

Observation[]

After watching the Submission Reel, Jo arrives at the Mihalik residence. Cole is on the computer and Blake is sleeping. Cole starts to insult Donna calling her a loser and a mother******. He proceeds to pick up the phone and call someone a s***head. Cole runs into the playroom and destroys Aiden's block tower. Donna says that if Cole's moods control the house. Cole even tells Jo to f**k off and throws a hairbrush at Jo is disgusted.

Blake is still asleep at 2:00pm. Donna begs him to wake up but is met by arguing and shouting by Blake. When Blake finally gets out of bed he finds Cole and beats him up, he then runs out of the house on his bike. When Blake returns, Jo takes him outside to talk about the death of his father, Blake was rather quiet and didn't talk to Jo much but she could tell that he missed his father.

Later, Donna tries to get the kids inside for dinner but they run around and put up a rebellion. Seeing that Donna gets no respect in her home, Jo has a talk with her, Jo relates to her as she has lost her own mother. Donna expresses the stress and sadness she has felt due to the kids' behavior and the death of her husband.

Parent meeting[]

At the Parent Meeting, Jo talks to Donna about the kids behavior and what needs to be done.

Teaching[]

When Jo arrives, the kids are playing outside, Donna tries to get Aiden out of tree. Once all of the kids are inside Jo presents the house rules. As the rules were being presented, Blake and Cole complained and made faces. Right after Cole and Blake take off upstairs telling Jo and Donna to shut there a***s up and declare that the house belongs to them but they'll learn who's really boss.........

Jo and Donna go to confront Blake and Cole about their rude behavior but Cole has locked the door. Cole refuses to open the door, Jo threatens to take the lock off but Cole is fearless. So Donna gets the screwdriver and takes the lock off of Coles door which left him angry.

Later, Jo walks in on Blake and Cole fighting over the computer. Jo hauls Aiden Blake Cole and Donna off into the kitchen table for a solution meeting. Jo makes new rules: Computer is now earned by chores and good behavior and the computer will now be moved to the lounge.

DVD meeting[]

Mihalik-Family

Jo has the Mihaliks plant a tree together in memory of Steve

Jo shows Donna footage of Blake hanging out with his 14-year old friend, Brandon, painting his sneakers and bragging that he can do whatever he wants when he's away from home and his mom has no idea what he's doing.

Blake tries to run out of the house because he doesn't like the rules. As soon as Blake comes in, Cole makes his way out and is therefore sent to the couch for 8 minutes.

Reinforcement[]

Jo tells Donna that her husband Steve has died. To tell these kids that the behavior has done and Jo leaves them for good. They plant a tree in the backyard as a memorial for Steve.

Family Members[]

Person Age Relation to Family
Donna Mihalik 43 (born November 28, 1962) Mother
Blake 11 (born March 12, 1995) Son
Cole 8 (born June 16, 1998)
Aiden 3 (born April 5, 2003)
Stephanie 1 ½ (born February 23, 2005) Daughter
Unnamed Dog Unknown Pet
The child was disciplined via one of Jo Frost's techniques.
The child was supposed to be disciplined via one of Jo Frost's techniques, but was never used on them.

Other People

  • Steven "Steve" John Mihalik, M.D. (born April 10, 1968, died June 20, 2004 at 36) - Donna's husband, a pediatrician, and a soccer coach who died from terminal illness.
  • Brandon (age 14); a friend of Blake.
  • Ryan; a friend of Cole where they went swimming.

Behind The Scenes[]

This episode was filmed in August 2006.

Trivia[]

  • This is the first non-UK family Jo helps, who had lost a family member prior to the episode.
  • This is the first time Jo's mother is mentioned; she sadly died when Jo was 24. However, we wouldn’t learn what had killed her until The Evans Family, where Jo revealed it was breast cancer that caused her passing.
  • This was the only Supernanny episode to take place in Pennsylvania until The Zampogna Family.
  • In 2024, Donna is 62, Blake is 29, Cole is 26, Aiden is 21, and Stephanie is 19.

Events Post-Episode[]

  • The family moved to Maryland.
  • Donna presumably remarried.
  • Stephanie graduated high school in 2023.

Fan Reception[]

The Mihalik Family was one of the most emotional episodes of Supernanny. When Cole was 4 years old, he had leukemia and won the battle. Shortly after, before Stephanie was born, Steven Mihalik passed away from a terminal illness, which was very difficult for the boys to lose their father from a young age. As a result, many fans believed that is why Blake was having an attitude and hanging out with the wrong friends. Many fans despised Cole for giving Donna the finger. However, many critics say that Donna is a strong, brave widow who never gave up despite things going rough. Like The George Family, some fans criticized Cole getting the Naughty Couch because they say the Reflection Room or the Naughty Room would be more appropriate for his age.

Overall, this episode is rated mediocre by fans.

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External Links[]


Season 3
The Bowersock Family • The Weinstein Family • The Fager Family • The Swanson Family • The Mihalik Family • The Smith Family • The Haines Family • The Nitti Family • The Bruno Family • The McAfee Family • The Goins Family • The Williams Family • The Walker Family • The Cantoni Family • The Amouri Family
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