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Roll it.

I just felt like there was no way that they were going to fit all my life in an

hour and 30 minutes.

Scene one, take one.

I'm Alana Thompson.

You may know me as Honey Boo Boo.

That fun kid doing pageants with her mom and her crazy family.

See my story for the first time.

Alana, wake up.

Go away, Mama. It's too early.

Okay, fine.

I'll just call up the pageant folk. Tell them you're pulling out of the

competition.

Today's the pageant? It sure is.

You ready for some Mama and Smoochie time?

Yeah. Me too. Go get ready. Get dressed.

Don't wake up your sister or sugar bear.

Eat up, Smoochie. We need you to be high energy.

Ooh, look here.

Is that my new dress?

It sure is. What you think?

Oh, get those techie fangers all the way away.

Mama, I'm so excited. I've never had a dress this good.

On my coupon and paying off.

Anything for my little mini -me.

You've ever won a crown, Mama?

Maybe if my mama was as good as me, I would have.

Don't worry.

I'll win all the crowns for you.

I know you will, my baby girl.

What's going on?

Mama got me a new pageant dress, Pumpkin.

Nice. You managed to get me that new glove for softball?

Your old one's just fine, Jessica.

Mama, it's falling apart.

Then tape that sucker up.

Now go on, Smooch. Eat up. We're going to be late.

That was me and Mama 13 years ago.

Since that happy moment, a lot has changed.

You think you know my story?

Hell, it's been splashed all over TMZ for years.

I've been the star of three reality TV shows.

You think you know me, but you don't.

For me, it's not about fame, and it's not about the money.

Honestly, my story is simple.

It's about a mom and a daughter and breaking a cycle of emotional abuse.

My mama put men, money, and eventually even drugs in the head of me.

But in the beginning, for a little while, it was all about fun.

Alana, this ain't no cardio workout class.

Blow your ass out and get to practicing your dance.

Mama, chill.

I don't need no more practice.

You just got to remember to show the belly, okay? Show the belly. Please,

You got nothing to worry about.

Watch me roll. I'm rolling.

Okay. You just got to drink your go -go juice because your age group's on next.

What's she got there?

Oh, my all -natural concoction.

Yeah, Mama's special drink.

Oh, my.

Did you see her face?

She thinks you're a bad mama jammer.

We know better, though, don't we, baby?

Yeah.

Mama, when are we going to do glitz pageants? I want all the fancy makeup.

I know, baby, but you know those pageants cost an arm and a leg.

Besides, you naturally beautimous, right?

Now, you remember what you're going to say when they ask you what you want to

when you grow up? I want to be an extreme poop -boner like my mama.

Love it. Mind you, when you say it, you got to stand up straight, speak clearly.

Six -year -olds to the changing area.

Six -year -olds to the changing area.

really close. And for a long time, it was just all mama cared about was

doing a pageant. That's it. I don't care what Jessica's got going on. I don't

care what Sugar Bear's got going on. It's Alana and the pageant.

I did just what Mama told me to do. I strutted and stuck out my booty.

Really, Junebug?

Sticking out her booty?

What? All the girls do it.

And if they all jumped off a bridge?

Does the winner get a crown?

Very funny.

Just saying, I worked a long day at Dang Chalk Mine. I could have come home to a

hot dinner on the table.

When do you ever come home to a hot dinner?

Not asking that much.

Where's Jesse?

He had some game.

Pumpkin, what you cooking?

Skitty. What else do I know how to cook?

Sugar Bear wouldn't let up about his damn empty stomach.

Do I look like Cinderella to you?

Cinderella wouldn't give me so much damn grief.

Yeah. I love Skitty.

Mama, you ever have Skitty?

I didn't know back then.

that these were some of the happiest days that I'd ever spent with Mama and

family. It was still all about us, not just her.

And I remember feeling a lot of hope. Baby, you are going to win for sure. You

blew all those other girls out of the water.

Was that amazing?

You were the most amazing.

Now, come on. We've got to get you dressed for a war. Excuse me. Is that

daughter? It sure is. Ain't she beautiful?

She's adorable.

I've been watching her for a while now.

You two are really something.

You are.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I'm a scout from a show called Toddlers and Tiaras. No.

We love that show, don't we? Well, I think you two would make a great

to the show.

Does it interest you at all?

Does it pay?

It does.

The cycle of pain started before I could even recognize it. It started when my

mom looked at me, and for the first time, she didn't just see me.

She saw her own potential.

Of course, you know, it's a big decision. We're going to have to think

Here's my card.

Call me anytime.

Okay.

I had never seen Mama so happy.

We both felt like we were on cloud nine.

It's the road. It's Smoochie.

I don't know why we got to go to everyone.

Hey, you know pageants are important to this family. To this family or to you.

What the devil going on here?

I'm going to be on TV.

Toddlers and tiaras want Solana.

TV?

I don't know about this.

What do you have against it?

Yeah, don't we all get paid?

I want my beverage.

What do you need money for, pumpkin? You ain't paying no bills.

I don't know I want my personal life all public.

We're not exactly TV ready.

That's why they want us, Suge. They think we have character.

Besides, what do you have to hide?

What about hiding nothing?

Good, because they want to do interviews with all of us. See, now that's what I

don't want.

Come on, Sugar Bear, do it for me.

I don't want nobody getting a big head about this. Don't want nothing to

Well, something's going to change, because we're only doing glitz pageants

now on.

The bigger, fancier pageants had been a dream for me and Mama for a long time.

I was finally getting to do them, and the whole world was along for the ride.

Mama, they're following me everywhere.

That's their job, baby. You're going to get used to it. You think they'd follow

me to the bathroom?

Smoochie, you've got to drink this before you put your flipper in. I done

you once.

Come on, big swig.

Good.

All right.

Are you excited, baby girl?

Let me see what you're going to do out there.

That's my girl. Okay, go.

Go, go, go.

Thank you.

I still like to imagine how proud she was watching me back then.

It just felt so good just to have that support.

I'll be damned, you're about as beautiful as I could imagine.

I can't believe I beat those snooty girls.

I can. You're a breath of fresh air.

Doesn't hurt that we reworked that cowgirl routine of yours. And hey, you

trip, nice work.

No stomach?

Well, I'm hungry.

Sugar Bear, take JC and come get us our restaurant down the road. You mean the

chicken and waffle place?

Yeah, it looks nice.

And I'll get Alana to change and we'll meet you there.

All right, hurry up or I won't eat the whole bucket without y 'all.

They want to interview you tomorrow.

Do you want to practice what you're going to say?

Mama, I have all the words. I don't need practice.

You ready, Alana?

There's nothing to be nervous about.

I don't get nervous.

Okay. Hey, man.

Yo.

What do you like about pageants?

Winning. A dollar makes me holler, honey boo boo child.

We woke up and I was literally just, honey boo boo, a dollar makes me holler,

you better recognize.

Everybody loved me, and I was just having a good time. I was young, naive.

just having a great time.

And I was famous for doing what I loved most, pageant.

The best part was, Mama, she was never happier, and the person she was happiest

with was me.

Well, I thank you.

You won't regret it.

Alana, get over here.

What's up, Mama?

Guess what Mama's little moneymaker just landed for this family. What? What is

it? How'd you like to be the star of your own TV show?

Bulldog King.

I ain't never been more honest. What happened to Toddlers and Chars?

We gave them a season.

We're on to bigger and better.

Now, June, we finna talk about this.

What's there to talk about?

We're all on the show.

They even want me to bring Anna back from my mama's house. Yeah, Anna!

How's he hurting a minute?

All four girls back together?

Ain't she pregnant? Suge, you're missing the point.

We get paid.

Lordy, we get paid.

Don't you want your daughter to go into bigger and better things than we had?

This is her chance.

This is our chance.

Look at you, Smoochie.

You're on TV.

Oh, Alana, you look amazing.

Mama, look at your dancing.

Look at us.

I don't know what people are talking about. The camera doesn't add 10 pounds.

Yeah, more like 50.

What are y 'all going on about?

I think I look mighty fine.

You look great, Mama. We all do.

This is just the beginning for you.

The world is your oyster.

I can just feel it.

dollar makes me have a honey boo boo child.

Here Comes Honey Boo Boo was an overnight hit.

Everything was going great for us.

And young and naive me loved every minute of it.

Mama told me over and over again how important I was to her and I loved being

her little money maker.

It made me feel special.

This was our thing and I finally gave her something no one else could.

Not even Sugar Bear.

But with all the money coming in, things were changing.

And the truth of who Mama really was wasn't far behind.

I don't know why you had to get all gussied up.

What, you don't like me like this?

New clothes, new me?

Just don't go changing too much, Junebug.

We can get you a new set of teeth, too. We got the money now.

I'm so glad everyone up in our business.

They're staring.

Then work it, Smoochie.

Take that tail feather. Make it look good.

See,

now, this is what I don't want.

I think I'll see y 'all later.

Hey, we got that meet and greet on Saturday in Atlanta with some fans.

Do I have to go?

It's Bailey's birthday.

We were getting paid a pretty penny to be there, so... But Bailey's my best...

I'm sure she'll understand, Alana. Mama, it's not fair.

Alana, hush. Oh, my gosh.

Y 'all are from that cute show, aren't you?

Sure is. The day is long.

Oh, I just got to get a picture. What do you say?

Yeah, come on over. Oh, I just met with Honey Boo Boo.

Yeah.

Come on, Alana. Go pose with the lady.

Oh, you are just cuter than a male.

Yeah.

Bye.

Mama, do I get out the coupons?

Bitch, we don't need coupons no more. Not with mama's little money maker.

And you're not going to let me down, right?

No, never.

Good girl. We don't say no to opportunities just because you want to

friend's birthday party.

It was like I lived in two worlds.

Outside of the house, I was famous and everything looked fine on the surface.

But inside, things were far from good.

Where you been?

Work.

Bull, you've been sneaking around, and I want to know with who.

I ain't sneaking around, woman. How many times I got to tell you? I don't know,

baby, until it's true.

It's true, damn it.

What are you doing? You're scaring her.

What the hell are you thinking? What am I thinking?

Screw this show, and screw all y 'all.

Mama, why does Sugar Bear always get so mad?

Because he's a man, Lana.

That's how old men are.

They're good for nothing.

Almost nothing.

But don't worry, baby.

Sugar Bear just has to go let off some steam and then everything will be fine

and dandy, okay? I promise.

None of this was Sugar Bear's dream.

And rather than getting better, the fame was making things worse.

They be doing that a lot lately, huh?

It's all they do, Nick.

I've been working with you all for two years, and I've never seen it this bad.

It's sugar bad.

Nicole, you okay?

Now you done it. Now you really gone and done it. What is the matter with you?

I don't know what you were thinking.

Something like that's going to get us in trouble with the network.

Oh, screw the network.

That's fine and dandy for you to say now. I don't see you turning away them

checks when they come in. All she cares about is the money.

And what do you care about? Them hoes you've been sending pics to?

I'll tell you later. I didn't send no pics.

No? Then why does TMZ got it? I don't know. Maybe it's someone else. It's one

thing to cheat, but you've got to be doing it with men, too?

Screw you, Jimbo.

She got the worst of it. One hell of a concussion.

To this day, I still don't know if Sugarbread knew what he was doing when

made that left turn.

But if he was looking for an end, he got one.

That was the final straw for Mama. She finally kicked him out.

Even though he was my dad, a big part of me was relieved.

That night was a real sign that more dangerous times were ahead of us.

With Sugar Burr gone, we were totally focused on the show and us girls.

Well, some of us. Jessie was off to college, and Anna moved to Alabama with

boyfriend.

We moved to Hampton, Georgia, where Mama brought us a new house with the Here

Comes Honey Boo Boo money.

And it was like Pumpkin grew up overnight.

Are you kidding me? Is this for real?

Yep. Cost a pretty penny, too.

Almost a quarter million dollars.

You got that kind of money? Yeah, because of my little money maker.

One day, Alana, this whole half is going to be yours.

Come on, y 'all. Let's go check this place out.

I'm going to pick a room.

Well, Jessie and Anna might not be here, but save them a room, too.

We got space for everybody.

It was like a dream come true.

We were finally one happy family.

Mama swore no one would ever come between her and us girls.

And it felt good. It felt like she meant it at first.

But soon it became clear we weren't enough.

And neither was the money.

Mama, wait till you hear what happened at school.

Not now, Lana.

But Mama.

I'm busy.

Who you texting?

Yeah, Mama, who you texting?

Ain't none of y 'all's business.

Don't y 'all got homework to do?

important that she can't hear about my date? Man, what else?

Sugar Bear?

They getting back together?

Hell no.

I'd move out first.

Where would you go?

I'd move in with Josh.

Ooh, your boyfriend.

Shut up.

Does Mama have a new boyfriend?

No. You know, she's text happy. Probably met a fan on socials. What do you mean?

You'd be surprised.

Fans reach out to her all the time. Mama loves that attention.

Can you guys quit already?

Seriously, pumpkin.

Get over it.

Why do we even need to be here?

You know, Mama, now that there's money coming in, she wants to look at even

bigger houses.

Who's Mama talking to?

Beat me. He just showed up.

Is he here to look at the house, too?

Yeah.

Y 'all ready? Let's get a move on.

What you doing?

I'm talking to a friend. What's it look like?

Who are you?

I'm Mark.

You must be a loner.

Oh, hey, punk.

Remember me?

Mark was just going.

Come on, y 'all. Let's go check this place out.

I really did believe Mama when she said her and Mark were just friends.

But whatever their meeting was... It changed everything for us.

Damn it.

Mama, let's do something.

What? I ain't doing nothing.

What's wrong, Mama?

Pumpkin! What?

Can you come get your sister? You want me to get out of my hair?

TMZ posted a photo of Mama and Mark at a hotel.

Why were they at a hotel?

I can only guess.

And they found out Mark was in prison.

Prison? What'd he do?

Here, look yourself.

What's molestation?

Look,

Mama knew Mark a long time ago, long before you were born.

I don't really remember him, but Anna said that he touched her.

Touched her?

Yeah, like, in the private.

Why would he do that? Hey!

Y 'all need to shut up. You don't know what you're talking about. Why would

make that up? I am not going to talk about this with you.

Anna's not a liar.

Lana, this ain't none of your business, okay? Now y 'all need to hush and leave

it alone.

Why would you bring him back into our lives after all of that? What were you

thinking, Mama?

Hush, it's the network calling.

How y 'all doing?

No, no, no, no way.

It's a lie.

I just bumped into him.

No, no, no, it's not like that. If you just could hear me out.

Well, screw you too!

What's wrong, Mama? What's wrong?

They just done canceled our show.

After four seasons of gold, this is how they repay me? Because of Mark.

What do you mean they canceled our show?

I just can't with y 'all. I can't. Mama, wait!

What now, pumpkin?

Now we say bye -bye to Honey Boo Boo.

You mean it's just over?

We're never going to see the crew again?

They're like family.

They're not, though, are they?

They were paid to be around us.

You think Mama's mad at me?

It's not your fault.

It's hers.

Who does that?

What about the money? How are we going to live?

I don't know, Lana.

I don't know.

When Here Comes Honey Boo Boo ended, everything changed.

The camera crews packed up and the family we had built over the past four

seasons just disappeared.

I didn't know how to handle that loss or what it even really meant.

As time passed, I got older and I got lonelier.

Mama, where are you going?

To meet some friends.

Mark?

No, turns out he was a garbage person, so we ain't friends no more. Well, can I

come with you? No.

What am I going to do?

I don't know. You got your tablet, don't you?

I mean, I guess.

When will you be back? I don't know, Alana. I'll be back when I'm back. But,

Mama. What? I don't want to stay home alone.

Pumpkin will be home soon.

Besides, you're a big girl now, Alana. You don't need me or nobody else.

I did need her.

I felt lost without our show.

But now I was at Mama's Little Moneymaker, she didn't need me anymore.

It was hard. It was definitely a big change for me, going from my mom being

there 24 -7 to not being there at all.

At the time, I didn't understand that her love was only transactional.

Pumpkin. What?

Where's Mama?

I don't know.

She didn't come home last night.

Well, we got no food in the house, and I'm hungry.

There's my precious girls.

And Josh.

Jane, good to see you. I brought dinner.

Mama, we got no food in the house.

But I've been busy, Alana.

Pumpkins will take me to the store after I nap.

Something's up.

What?

I don't know, but something smells.

Anna, hustle.

We're going to be late.

I can't.

What are you going on about?

My shoes are talking to me, and I got nothing else that fits.

Let me see.

Girls at school are going to make fun of me.

Mama, Lana needs new shoes. I can take her after school.

I ain't got no money.

What? How is that possible?

What about the honey boo boo money?

Money's frozen.

Damn bank.

Why would your money be frozen?

Mama, why would the money be frozen?

Let's go, Lana.

What happened to Mama? Nothing.

I'll take you for shoes after school.

I got some money saved.

Oh,

look.

Here comes Honey Fat Fat.

Those look like some sad shoes.

So much for being famous and rich.

You don't know.

You're nothing but a redneck, are you?

At the time, I couldn't understand why anyone would be jealous of me.

I would come home at times, and I would just sit in the bed and, like, just cry.

Like, what am I supposed to do?

Because, like, I can't change the way I look for them to stop bullying me, and I

can't change the fact that I've been on TV now. So what can I do?

But what hurt most of all is that I couldn't go to my mama for help.

What's wrong?

The kids at school.

Pumpkin, I swear I didn't do anything to them. It was just me.

I know you didn't, but we got a bigger problem.

What? The account's not frozen. She's just got no money in there.

That bitch spent all the Honey Boo Boo money, $10 ,000 an episode, just gone.

On what?

Come on, Pumpkin. I'm old enough and you can tell me now.

Let's go. We're confronting her ass.

Mama, we need to talk about the money. Forget about the money.

We about to be rolling in it.

What's going on?

I'll tell you what.

We're getting a new show.

Honey Boo Boo's back?

I know Honey Boo Boo.

This show's all about your sweet loving mama.

It was like whiplash.

Going from being so worried to hearing mama say everything's going to be just

fine.

She just always made like a remark of like, oh yeah, your name's in the title,

your name's in the title. And now that we have a show with her name in the

title, she makes that very known. Doesn't matter whose name's in the

at the end of the day, like we're still on TV.

We're one big family and we're just supposed to be having fun.

But as usual, life took over.

You gonna tell mama?

No.

I may just keep it to myself.

Well, she can't be mad.

She made the same mistakes. Plus, she's gonna find out anyway.

Just now.

All right, girls.

Eat up.

New camera crew's gonna be here any minute.

You know what, Eden? You want some go -go juice?

Hush. Can't I just be excited for something good to happen?

No, surgery's a big deal.

You sure you need it? I think you look fine.

It's not gonna be easy.

I know.

That's what I have you girls for.

And they don't just want to have my glow up on the show. They want y 'all in it,

too. Doing what?

Supporting me, of course.

Mama June and her girls.

Oh, Lordy Pumpkin, what is it?

I see you biting that tongue of yours.

I don't know if it's a good time to tell you, but... Me and Josh, we're

pregnant.

Cracker pumpkin.

Did y 'all learn nothing from me?

Didn't I tell you to use protection? We did.

Well, there's no use crying over a busted condom now, I guess.

You're 17.

What are y 'all going to do?

Josh is going to get a job.

You sure you're ready to be a mama?

Figure it out, I guess.

We want to keep the baby. That's what's most important.

Well, Mama June is going to be there for you.

We're a family.

We're going to handle it together, okay?

Thanks, Mama.

Ooh, that's a bam!

Things like this would happen, and we'd get a little glimpse of good Mama.

She'd do something great, and we'd fall right back into her arms.

The trouble was, it never lasted.

Girl, come on. My new crew is here.

You must be Susie. Sure am.

You ready to go from knock to hot?

I was hopeful that we'd put that rough time behind us.

We had a show again, and we were making money.

There was reason for hope.

What do you think of your mom losing all that weight?

It's going to change her whole life.

I like Mama the way she is. I don't think she needs a change.

But now she'll be healthier and better able to take care of you, right?

Does this mean I've got to lose weight, too?

No. Honey, you're great.

Just as you are.

The glow -up that Mama had as a young girl, it made me feel like you needed to

have surgery to look good.

Even being, like, a chubbier kid, I was like, do I look okay? Like, my mom, she

looks, like, pretty now. Like, am I fine?

And it made me question my self -worth. It made me look in the mirror. I'm like,

am I okay?

What's wrong, Smoochie?

Kids at school picking on me again.

Well, wipe those tears.

Because what if I told you you don't have to go to school no more?

Really? Really.

With this new show, it makes more sense to homeschool you.

You're going to be my new teacher.

Something like that.

And also, I got big news for you.

I got us a new manager.

A manager?

Mm -hmm.

Somebody to book us good jobs and stuff.

Her name is Maya, and she sees big things for our family.

Especially you.

Really? Really.

Like Hollywood, even.

Baby girl, the world is our oyster.

We just gotta stick together, right?

At the time, I couldn't see this was just Jean pulling me closer when she

me.

I gotta get ready for bingo.

My head was spinning with all of Mama's news, but the manager was just the

tip of the iceberg.

Another new person was about to come barreling into our lives.

Pumpkin.

You look familiar.

I should.

I seen you around.

Friend of Dodo's.

Oh, and a friend of my sister's a friend of ours.

Gino.

Not me.

After that night at the bingo hall, Gino honestly just moved right in.

When my mama first started talking to Gino, he was a great guy. I thought Gino

was going to be the guy for her. I thought that they would be together

I thought that he'll be my stepdad one day.

We were a family again, which I actually really needed.

Since Pumpkin was starting her own accidental family.

What do you mean she's going to have my room?

Now that Ella's getting bigger, she's going to need her own space.

She don't fit with Josh and Pumpkin no more. Where am I going to go?

This for me?

Converted all myself. What do you think?

Well, you know, I love you girls and your mom.

Do you?

I know this all happened pretty fast.

Me moving in and all.

Yeah.

You mad?

Just don't hurt my mama.

You have my word.

Thanks for the room.

That's just the thought.

Yeah.

Sounds too good to be true?

Well, it was.

I just couldn't see that back then.

Something huge was about to change my life.

Preach, baby girl.

Ann, this room ain't all we got for you.

It's not?

Mm -mm.

Our manager just booked you a big gig.

You're kidding.

Baby girl, you finna be on Dancing with the Stars!

Shut up!

They're gonna pay you the big bucks!

I really do love performing, y 'all. And I miss it. When Dancing with the Stars

came up, it wasn't just about being on TV.

It was about me getting a chance to stretch, to try something new.

Something that was just for me. I loved every second of it.

At first, they were there every day, every practice.

And then, Gino just stopped coming.

He just wanted to lay around the apartment the show had rented for us,

and him would disappear for hours.

But I didn't mind.

I spent most of my time with Tristan, my dance partner.

How do you like LA?

I think I was born to be here.

You got the bug?

The what?

The bug.

The acting bug.

I get it. Trust me.

But who's going to put me in a movie?

Oh, why wouldn't they?

Well, I don't look right.

But you're you. You're amazing.

What if I could really star in movies?

Well, I'm not saying it won't come without a lot of rejection.

Oh, trust me, rejection?

Something I've definitely used it.

Well, if anybody could make it, you could.

You got that... that thing.

You think?

A few weeks in, I got the boot.

I was devastated but hopeful for my future in the business.

But Mama insisted on going straight back to Georgia, even though my manager said

she could get us more gigs in L .A.

But I soon found out why Mama wanted to get back.

Mama?

What are y 'all looking at?

Leave me alone.

What are you doing?

What were you doing?

I was just trying something, okay? That's all. It's not going to happen

okay?

It was drugs, wasn't it?

Alana, if you tell anybody, if people find out, they could take you away from

forever, put you in foster care, or even make you go back and live with a sugar

bear.

You don't want that, do you?

Baby, let's go.

Where are you going?

Doesn't matter, baby. I'll be back soon.

It hurt. I was like, drug?

There's no way that she could be doing drugs.

That's not my mom.

You even see your mom physically using the drugs? It's like, what am I even

supposed to do? How am I supposed to react?

Like, of course she's not going to listen to me when I'm like, oh, I don't

you should be doing that.

Of course she's not going to listen.

I couldn't understand why.

With all that we had, our family, the shows, it just wasn't enough for her. I

couldn't understand why she would choose that instead of me.

We tried to pretend everything was okay. I mean, we didn't really know what else

to do.

So we just went on with the show.

NRV, we going on a family trip? We are.

My boss lent it to me for the weekend.

Where are we going to go? Where you want to go, Lana?

Tennessee.

The hell is in Tennessee?

Oh, I see that face.

It's about that boy from Dancing with the Stars. He from Tennessee, ain't he?

The one you've been talking to nonstop.

Oh, Tracy.

It's just a nice place for a family vacation.

And if...

I see Tristan there, and that's just an added benefit.

I bet it is.

Well, looks like we're going to Tennessee.

I'm Josh, and that's for you.

Ah, cocoa for you.

Thanks, Shark. Can I pay you back? Nope.

It's on me.

So, how is it being back in your normal life?

Defy normal.

Yeah. What's that like?

Cameras just follow you everywhere?

I mean, only when shooting.

Well, that's gotta be weird.

It...

It's like people think they know me from watching the show.

That's when it's weird.

Weird good or weird bad?

Weird like you never really know who's your friend and who you're trying to get

on the show.

That sucks.

You know that's not why I'm here, right?

It's not?

Can we get this conversation again?

We want to cover it from another angle.

Sure.

how is it being back in your normal life?

Well, I definitely miss L .A.

I'm sure L .A. misses you too.

And so do I.

Despite all the secrets, there were good moments from that time.

They just didn't last long.

Where's Gino at?

Hey. Gino, can we get you back to the bonfire? Screw off. I'm not shooting

tonight. Well, can I ask what you're doing? Ain't none of your business.

Where the hell is Gino?

So, what should we all do with our last day in Tennessee?

Go see some more fights?

Because there's so much to see in Tennessee.

There you are. We were worried about you.

Oh, yeah.

We were on the edge of our seats.

Where have you been, baby? I missed you.

Leave me alone.

It's too damn bright in here. I'm going all red.

What about food?

Screw food.

Wait for me. I'll go with you. Mama, maybe you should stay.

He clearly needs some time.

You don't know.

They're not normally like that.

Don't even worry about it. I'm having a great time.

He wasn't just going after Gino.

She was going to get high, and things were really getting out of control.

It was getting harder and harder to hide it.

That was the last time I saw Tristan.

Pumpkin and Josh were now living on their own with baby Ella, and it was

me, Mama, and Gina at home.

But the good Mama I knew and loved wasn't there anymore.

This Mama was acting in ways I didn't recognize.

He really said that to me?

I don't think I've ever physically been that scared in my life.

I didn't know what was going to happen next. I didn't know when I went to sleep

that night if somebody was going to break in and just kill me.

So terrified?

Good. No one's gonna steal my money.

Get back over here.

Damn.

I thought... My mom was the person that was supposed to protect me from things

like this. And she was the one putting me in that predicament. So I was

confused. I was scared. And I was like, who do I even talk to?

Mama, wake up.

What do you want?

Where's Gino?

I don't know.

What happened last night?

Who were those people?

What? Friends.

I want to go away. I'm sleeping.

But, Mama, Gina said somebody could hurt us.

Don't pay him no mind.

Mama, I'm scared.

Lana, I'm trying to sleep.

Mama, I think you should get up. I mean, come on. It's the middle of the day.

I can make lunch.

For God's sake, child, go away. I'm sleeping. Just leave me alone.

What the hell happened?

There was a party.

Oh my god. Those are my slippers.

What?

Heroin.

Mama doing heroin now?

I don't know. There were some people here last night.

That's it.

Pack your things. You're coming to stay with me and Josh.

What about Mama? What about her?

She's going to be pissed.

Really?

Think about it, Lana. Will she care?

And do you care?

I don't want her to be mad.

Well, I'm mad enough for all of us. Pack your things. I need to get back to

Elle.

Pumpkin was right. I had to leave.

What hurt was that it didn't seem to bother Mama that I wasn't living home

anymore. Things got worse and worse with her and Gino. She stopped showing up to

shoots. She stopped answering her phone and her text.

And that's when the show changed from Mama June from Not So Hot to Mama June

Family Crisis.

It really was a crisis.

I was scared I'd wake up to find out she died.

And as much as I felt betrayed by her, I was desperate to protect her.

Just hold up.

Get ready.

Guys, you can do this. Remember.

Just tell her how you feel.

I felt like I had to save Mama. And I just didn't know how.

We staged an intervention and, of course, it was all on TV.

Oh, hell no. June, don't panic.

Just hear what your girls want to tell you. I don't need no damn intervention.

That's not what your daughters think.

Mama, we just want to talk to you.

It's none of your damn business. All you need to leave me alone.

Please, Mama, just listen to us. I'm not listening to nothing.

Do you not care that I don't live with you anymore?

I can't help your choices.

Come on, do you think I want to be living in my sister's home?

No, Mama, I want to be living with you.

Hear the concern in Alana's words.

This is bullcrap. All this is bullcrap.

Mama. Wait, Mama.

Listen to, uh, Jude.

In that moment, I didn't even recognize her. All she cared about was drugs.

I was a kid.

Looking back now, it was a lot to carry and to try and fix.

Stay away from me!

Please, Mama, look at yourself. Get away!

Two bugs. Everyone knows about the drugs. Two bugs. Get that thing out of

face. Mama, we're scared for you. You look terrible. You need help.

June, don't you want your daughters back in your life?

Don't you want to be a part of theirs?

Alana needs you, Mama.

That's not the Mama that would do anything for her girls.

I don't know who the hell that was, but that wasn't my Mama.

Mama did go to rehab, but she only lasted 12 hours.

Before she checked out and Gino come and got her.

I was devastated.

And once again, we were the laughing stock.

Being laughed at for being a redneck with great one -liners was one thing.

But this, the whole world seeing this was something completely different. It

shameful.

Got a problem?

Hey, we're home.

Finally.

What's wrong?

It's Mama.

Do we know where she is? Is she okay?

Kinda.

Mama and Gina got arrested in Alabama.

Alabama?

For possession of crack cocaine, someone called the cops on them. It's all over

the news.

I was so tired of being hurt. I was so tired of holding it all in, and I

was just so angry. I had to take it out somehow.

It's me, Alana.

As y 'all know, there's a lot of stuff going on right now, but I got my stuff,

too.

One second, guys. There's something I gotta do.

Okay, pretending to use drugs was pretty stupid, but looking back on it, I know

exactly why I did it. I wanted Mama to finally see me. I wanted her to care,

I wanted her to just reach out the way we tried with her intervention.

She didn't.

But thankfully, someone else reached for me and held on hard.

What the hell are you doing?

I turned it off. It's too late. I already saw and so did everyone on the

side of that line.

It wasn't that many people. Alana, Mama just got arrested for drugs. You really

think that video of you is not going to go viral? It won't.

Bull, what the hell were you thinking?

I'm sorry. I was just trying to make a joke.

Well, it ain't funny.

I just don't know what to do anymore.

What's happening when Mama can't keep messing up our lives?

Things have got to change around here.

Pumpkin was always the smart one.

She had an idea, and I don't know what would have happened to me without her.

It's okay.

We're going to get through this.

We can't do anything dumb.

I don't want anything to happen to...

You or Ella or Josh.

I know. I'm just so mad at her.

You got every right to be.

We both do.

She screwed up.

Because of it, you had to grow up way too fast.

So what now?

Now, things get back on track.

You need a normal life.

No more homeschooling.

Monday, I'm signing you back up for school.

Really? You still want to be a neonatal nurse?

Well, then we need to get serious about your schooling.

Is it weird that I'm kind of excited to go back to school?

You mean, is it weird that you want to be in a normalcy back in your life? Hell

no.

But you won't be able to tell your friends about it because as of now, you

got no phone.

But... Seriously?

Never mind.

Phone, kid?

Yeah.

Thanks.

You sure I can't walk you in?

I'm sure.

No one else got the big sister walking them in. Because their mama probably

I'll be fine.

Okay, because if anyone messes with you, you tell them screw all the way off or

I'm going to come mess them up.

I will.

Love you.

You too.

It was my first day of school in two years.

I was heading into the lion's den known as high school, still starring in a TV

show that had become all about my broken family.

It was scary.

But it didn't take me long to realize I loved school. I had teachers I loved,

some good friends, and I finally had stability.

school and at home with Pumpkin and Josh, and I was chasing my dream of

a nurse and finding a way to help other people.

But Mama and her addiction were still out there.

Y 'all know what Mama's doing right now?

Dear Lord, what?

Apparently, she's back in Georgia.

I thought she wasn't allowed to leave Alabama.

Not only that, she's selling everything in our house. She's what?

Look. It's here. You have to just follow the link down below.

I guess it's not a question of if she's still using.

Selling all my stuff.

What if she sells my pageant trophies?

Those are like our thing.

Me and Mama.

What will I have left of her?

This is crazy. She's gone too far.

Well, think about it, hon. If she's selling all y 'all's stuff, that means

blown through all her money.

Hell!

Four seasons of Mama June? That's gotta be hundreds of thousands of dollars.

It's not a million.

Screw this.

If Mama is in Georgia, I say we get to the bottom of this.

Where's that damn car again?

Still? Which car?

It's been sitting outside the house the last few days with somebody in it.

Maybe it's one of the neighbors.

Ain't nobody I know.

She really did it.

She sold everything.

If she's here, she's not downstairs.

I'll go check her room.

You stay here.

In that moment, I still couldn't understand how we got to this place.

I mean, what the hell happened?

I was a funny kid who did pageants with her mama.

And now everywhere I look, things were really bad.

Mama, what the hell is going on here?

What's y 'all want?

I thought you couldn't leave Alabama till your court date. Leave me alone.

Truly nothing will make me happier, but first tell me what the hell you're doing

selling all our stuff.

I needed the money.

For more drugs.

I sold the house too. Oh.

Damn you, Mama.

You promised that house to Alana.

Mama, please. Just listen to us. This show is giving me a good rehab.

Mama, I love you and I know you can get better. Please.

Oh, look what the cat dragged in.

Baby, get out of that tub. We gotta go. Wait, where are you going?

Back to Alabama.

Let's go. We gotta get out of here. What's the rush?

He's right.

We gotta go.

There's people looking for us. I'm sorry, what now?

We still owe money. You gotta be careful because if they can't find us, they're

gonna come looking for y 'all.

What?

Your mom is going to get us all killed.

Who does mom owe money to?

I'm guessing it ain't the bank. Oh, you think it's her dealer? We're dealers.

Who the hell knows how many people she owes money to?

Do you know how much drugs the money she's already spent got to buy?

She's single -handedly redefining going on a bender. Well, why are they coming

after us? We got nothing.

They don't know that. They assume you're on TV, you're loaded.

Well, at least she warned us, so she still cares.

Oh, yeah.

Really feeling the love.

Damn it.

What?

That car you saw by our house.

You said it's been there for days. You think it's people she owes money to?

One way or another, their own people know where we live. Well, what are we

do?

Hey, not now!

No, we don't got time for this. We need to reschedule. What's wrong?

Just little old Junebug's got a dealer who's coming after us for all the money

she owe. We think there's already someone watching the house. We can't

anymore. Car.

It's back.

All right.

Pack up your stuff. I'll handle everything else. We need a hotel for the

until things quieten down.

We're on the move. Let's go, people.

Oh, Lotto, we gotta pass.

Can't believe her. Why would she do this to us?

Mama's drug habit put us all in real danger. We had to go into hiding for a

while, but after a few months passing with no word from her, things slowly got

back to normal.

I learned later that she and Gino had ran out of money and had to live in

car.

She told me that when she was using a gas station bathroom, she'd seen a cross

on the wall, and she said it was her literal come -to -Jesus moment.

All I know is that with the help of production, she and Gino finally checked

into rehab in Florida.

I was relieved.

I'm glad something finally moved her to get help.

And living with Pumpkin and Josh was finally giving me roots for the first

in a long time. I finally felt happy.

Lana, Aisha's here.

I'm coming.

Remember, be on by 10.

I will. I'm only going to see a movie.

I don't care if you're going to church. Be on by 10.

Fine. You know, you were so much cooler when you were just my sister.

Trust, girl. I feel the same.

Love you.

Love you, bitch.

Who's that?

Some friends.

Why don't you tell them we're meeting more people?

I don't want to freak you out.

What's going on?

It's that one.

In the middle.

Drailing. He into you. What?

Girl, you should have told me. This reaction right here is exactly why I

Girl, you need to have a little fun.

Come on.

Come on. You're going to love him. He's super chill.

Everyone assumes that, like, Honey Boo Boo has this big personality and, like,

she's not shy at all. But I'm here to tell you that I, Alana Thompson, am.

I'm actually, like, really, really, really, really, really shy. Shy about

everything that matters anyway.

And so is Jalen.

Aisha.

So, do you have people over a lot?

Well, my sister's cool about it.

So, sometimes.

Yeah, not really.

I used to convince me.

And now I know why.

So she can make out with Trey.

I think she's also trying to set us up.

Really? Why'd she do that?

Because I asked her to.

Can I kiss you?

Things were finally going well for me. I had a life. I had friends. I had a

boyfriend. All this while Mama was out of the picture.

Things were stable for once.

Being normal, even by reality TV standards, felt pretty amazing.

But once again, it didn't last too long.

Soon, Mama got out of rehab. She was sober and finally done with the Chino.

And for the first time in my life, I didn't know what I wanted from her or

I even needed.

Come on, give your mom a hug.

Why should we?

I'm clean. Things are going to be different.

Like what?

Well, I'm moving back to Georgia.

And we could be a family again.

Family?

What family? You ruined us. I made a mistake.

Okay, a big one.

But I'm truly sorry. The last thing I ever wanted to do was to hurt you girls.

So, no more drugs?

I swear.

Can't you just try to trust me again?

I didn't know if I could really trust her, but stupidly, I had hope. I hoped

could put everything behind us and get our relationship back.

Back on track.

I mean, she was doing the show again, which they rebranded as Mama June Road

Redemption. She even got us booked on the Masked Singer.

I thought, finally, just some time with me and Mama.

I figured out long down the road that that was just way too much to ask for

Mama.

There you are.

Where's Mama?

Alabama.

Why?

A man.

Let me guess.

She met him on social.

I don't know. She was on the phone the whole time we were in L .A.

doing the math thing.

I'm sorry, Lana.

I shouldn't really have expected more.

What are you going to do now?

I know what I don't want to do.

What's that?

I just don't want to need her.

But no matter what I tried with Mama, it seemed like she was never willing to

really fight for me.

She didn't want me.

When Pumpkin tried to get custody of me, all Mama cared about was if she would

have to pay child support or not.

We even had to get a lawyer.

Mom, are you mad?

Mama, talk to me.

Y 'all made your bed? Not lying it.

Mama, I'm sorry.

Pumpkin, what happened?

June thought if she gave up all her right, she wouldn't have to pay child

support.

So she only cared about the money.

She don't want me no more. Did she even ask about trying to take me back? Screw

her. I got the child support I need. Me and Josh are going to take care of you

now.

We're going to be okay.

It was always the same thing.

I wanted mama. She was there. I was happy.

Then she just abandoned me. For a man, drugs, whatever it might have been.

It was an endless cycle.

I desperately wanted the mama from my childhood.

I had to find something to focus on.

Something positive.

And Pumpkin knew exactly what that was.

What are these?

School's with nursing programs.

Applications are due in a few weeks.

I don't know.

Alana, you can't keep moping around the house forever.

What if I don't get in?

Well, there's only one way to find out.

Come on, Alana.

Do something for yourself.

Your grades are good.

You're a good person.

You deserve to have your dreams.

I'm interested in nursing because I love helping people. I love being an extra

helping hand.

I can't wait to be a nurse and I'm able to help everybody and I'm able to leave

a big impact on the family.

Done.

Really?

Yep. That was my last one. I can't believe I'm going to be with a college

Come on, I've not even got in yet.

Hey, you will.

Promise me wherever I go, you'll go.

Where you go, I go.

Really?

Really.

I can't believe I've seen all my mama's past relationships.

I found a good one.

Sure did.

Hey!

Where y 'all at? Where is everybody?

Hello? What the hell is she doing here?

Hey, hey, hey! Hey, bitches.

Aren't y 'all glad to see my face?

Mama, what are you doing here?

You've been giving us a silent treatment for weeks.

Well, that's over now. I got big news.

Guess who's getting hitched.

You've got to be kidding me.

Nope. Finally ripping off that band -aid, getting myself married.

To who? Another toothless wonder?

Hey, listen up.

I want y 'all to be my bridesmaids.

Seriously, Mama?

What'd you think?

I thought maybe there was some light at the end of the tunnel.

Maybe the Mama I used to love as a child would come back.

So we put the past aside for Mama.

You all told me a year ago that we'd be doing this.

I would have said you were on something.

Come on, Pumpkin. Mama's been trying really hard to be more present. Sure she

has.

Y 'all have to admit we look hot.

Mama,

don't we look good?

Y 'all look beautimate.

Jumbo, you need to get ready.

Hey, are y 'all ready to have a new stepdaddy?

to congratulate and toast the most gorgeous newly married couple.

But hang on, hang on. I also want to give a special shout out to my

girls. Don't they look beautimous?

And while this day is about the love I have for Justin, it is also about my

girls who I love so much.

And I always will.

And they have been there for me during my most trying moment.

Yeah!

I

got

an email from Regis University.

Open it. You got this.

What if it didn't get in?

What if you did?

What are we celebrating over here besides this glorious occasion?

Lana got into college.

Oh, my God. I got to tell Josh. He's going to be so proud.

Hey, Josh.

Hey,

what y 'all buzzing about?

I'm going to go to college, mama.

Oh, Lana. You sure about that?

Mama, you know, Alana's always wanted to be a neonatal nurse.

It's my dream.

Congratulations. Just don't be coming to me for help.

What do you mean?

If you do this, you're doing it alone.

I ain't helping you with nothing.

Just like that, he stomped on my dreams.

It was like all those years I supported her dreams didn't count for nothing.

I thought I was slowly getting back to the mama that's supportive and that's

proud of me, but...

That just showed me that I wasn't and that we're still in the same spot that

we've been in for years.

But why was I surprised?

Mama, I got a scholarship.

$21 ,000 a year.

Go, girl.

Good. Then you don't need nothing.

But it's only a partial scholarship and I'm going to need help with the rest.

I got nothing for you like I done said. Seriously?

Nothing?

What about your money from the show since you've been clean?

Y 'all need to stand on your own two feet. I'm helping you by not helping

Fine. Keep your money. What about her money? From here comes Honey Boo Boo.

about it?

Just forget it.

That damn bitch. I can't believe her.

What are we going to do?

You're going to go to college.

How? How am I going to pay $26 ,000 more a year?

Mama set up a Coogan account for you when you were on Dancing with the Stars.

What's a Coogan account? It's to protect child actors' money from parents.

She said she put in 80%. I really thought 22 ,000.

How much is in it?

33 ,000 I said.

I thought you said that Mama put 80 % in. That's what I thought.

23 ,000 if that's what I put in for the Masked Singer because I was your

guardian then. But Mama was your guardian for Dancing with the Stars.

So that means she only put $10 ,000 into the account.

I know I made more than that. You made a lot more than that.

It was like a rug was pulled from beneath me.

After spending my whole childhood working, I had no money.

Mama took no accountability, and Mama just wanted to lie about everything. I

so angry, and I was so sad.

Finally, something in me broke.

Mama, how could you?

You stole from me. Raising kids costs money. The house, the car, the clothes,

the trips. Who do you think paid for all that? I did that for y 'all. I paid for

all that.

It's a parent's job to pay for things like that. Why? They were her bills.

You didn't spend that money on bills.

Be honest. You used Alana's money for your damn drug addiction.

Pumpkin, you don't know that.

Now hang on, Jimbo.

What's real here? The truth is what I said. I didn't... do nothing wrong. Y

can't be blaming me for it. June, you don't spend her money.

Her money.

You need to own that.

You didn't even put the money in her Coogan account.

You never intended for Alana to have that money. You struck it up cheating

own daughter. I put in the 20%. I paid the minimum into the Coogan account. The

minimum. Mama, Alana works for that money.

That's it. I'm done. No, I'm not done with her yet. No, but I am.

I'm done with Mama June. I'm done with her lack of accountability.

And I'm done with her damn excuses.

I'm done with a woman who only wants to play Mama when it's good for her.

I'm not a pawn in your little game anymore.

What are you going on about?

I did everything for you.

Remember Mama's whole little moneymaker thing? Do you know how much pressure

that was to put on a six -year -old? And I did it with a smile on my face

because I loved you. And I was so desperate for you to let me. Oh, please.

That's a load of trash, Alana. Shut up. I'm not done talking. You go, girl.

You were never a real parent. If anything, I had to act like the parent.

Do you know how hard that is? How stressful that is? Now you finally got a

chance to do something for me and not take something from me for once, and you

won't. So you know what, Mama?

I'm done with you. From now on, I don't want nothing from you. I don't expect

anything from you. I'm done with you.

I hope you're happy now, Mama.

This was the first time I ever saw Mama with complete clarity.

And it hurt.

It really hurt.

But I had been hurt before. And I was just so done. Like, so over it. I wasn't

going to chase her anymore.

I would finally put myself first. It was honestly like a weight was lifted off

my shoulders.

Because I... I had always been the person that was like, no, she's going to

better. She's going to do better. And then she just kept letting me down. But

felt like I was finally free and I can actually use my voice.

This time I was so over it and done. I didn't care if it made things worse. I

didn't care if she never talked to me ever again.

I graduated high school without Mama's help.

You crying?

No, shut up. I'm not crying.

Tearing up.

Why?

So damn proud of you.

You did something none of the rest of us could do.

That's not true, Jess. You went to college.

Yeah, but you're actually getting out of here.

You know, you got goals and ambitions, and you're actually making good on them.

You know, I really could not have done it without you.

You say that, but you're so much stronger than you give yourself credit

Better catch it.

Stop and give me a hug.

I'm going to miss your ass.

Come on, you two.

You know what's going to happen?

Pumpkin's going to cry, then Alana's going to cry, and then I'm going to cry.

And nobody wants to see that.

Besides, we have cake.

Cake? Oh, yeah.

Thankfully, Pumpkin had saved my

Mama June money since the day she had gotten custody.

I'm scared to do this.

Got this.

And I was able to finally get out of Georgia without Mama.

I made it to college without mama. I broke the cycle.

I did it. I did it, not Honey Boo Boo. I did it, Alana Thompson.

Honey Boo Boo was a child who didn't know any better.

I'm Alana Thompson, a woman standing on her own two feet.

After everything that happened, I forgave Mama, so we could just move on.

I will always love her, but I'll never expect anything from her or

want anything from her ever again.

And honestly, for the first time, I feel free.