" I worked with someone who helped on the set of American Pickers . I was so disappointed because she said they institutionalize people ( like her ) out to angle for nerveless finds , then exit them in convenient locations to make it seem like the bozo found them themselves . "
Recently, IaskedtheBuzzFeed Communityabout their most shocking or surprising reality TV experiences.
Here are 13 of their top responses:
Disclaimer : These stories have not been affirm . The exploiter are supposedly speaking from their own experiences .
1.“I had a friend go onTattoo Fixers. He was shown the designs before he went on the show, so he knew what he would get. The ‘reveal’ part was filmed a few weeks later after it healed, so he had to fake a surprised look.”
2.“It wasn’t me directly on the show, but the fallout was wild. My father went onRicki Lakein the mid-’90s as a ‘male prostitute and proud of it.’ My stepmom was in the audience, saying she approved, and they did it to pay her medical bills. It still circulates as a meme to this day.”
3.“A friend of my sister was onMy Super Sweet 16from MTV. My sister said she was one of the nicest girls she had ever met (my sister was invited to the party but couldn’t go because it was too far away), and production had to make up scenarios for the girl to be ‘mad’ at during party planning.”
4.“My sister knew someone who was onParental Control, and all of it is fake. The ‘couple’ didn’t know each other prior to casting, and the parents were actors as well.”
5.“My friend was scouted forMy Strange Addictionbecause she makes a living through teaching and working with taxidermy. They wanted to portray her as some sort of ‘deadanimaladdict’ who compulsively messed with the corpses. It was not the case at all.”
6.“I worked with someone who helped on the set of American Pickers. I was so disappointed because she said they send people (like her) out to fish for cool finds then leave them in convenient locations to make it seem like the guys found them themselves.”
7.“A family friend was on some HGTV show looking for a new house — fake as hell. They even made up a storyline that my friend (pregnant at the time) almost lost their baby due to a trip on the stairs (which never happened).”
8.“My high school was the featured school on MTV’sThe Paper. The crew who filmed were absolute assholes and would push you out of frame, despite it not mattering if you were in it.”
9.“Swamp Brotherscalled my neighbor and asked to put a gator in their man-made swimming pond then ‘saved’ the family from it.”
10.“Mystery Dinersthat was on Food Network was completely staged. On the episode I was hired to film, I recognized the wait staff from the auditions.”
11.“I don’t even know if this aired anywhere, but I had an old friend on a show calledKicked Out. Basically, the premise was adult kids still living at home and freeloading. I’d say it was fake, but if you knew this gal, yeah…she was totally taking advantage of her parents and legit didn’t have a job and contribute.”
12.“Wipeoutisfilmedover the course of three days, andWipeout Canadawasfilmedin Argentina.”
13.And finally: “My husband worked forSouth Beach Tow— all fake as hell.”
mark : Some responses have been cut for length / uncloudedness .
