19 Kids and Counting

2008 - 2015

Big Family Meets Big Apple

29th September 2008

Episode 1

The Duggars are heading to New York City to be featured on NBC's Today Show as part of Mother's Day. However, Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar have a big secret – Michelle is expecting baby #18, and the Duggars are trying to keep the news a secret until they can surprise the other 17 children on national television.

Duggars Do New York

29th September 2008

Episode 2

The Duggar's visit to New York City continues, as they visit Central Park and Times Square.

Josh Gets Engaged

6th October 2008

Episode 3

This episode features the Duggars rules about dating and courtship and includes a hidden camera view of oldest son Josh popping the big question to his fiancee Anna on her 20th birthday.

Duggar Dating Rules

6th October 2008

Episode 4

Josh brings Anna to Arkansas after the engagement in the last episode. The Duggars explain their beliefs about relationships with the opposite sex, where hand holding is a privilege, chaperones always accompany the couple and (in addition to their opposition to premarital sex) saving your first kiss for your wedding day is a must.

When Big Families Collide

13th October 2008

Episode 5

The Bates clan, a fellow mega-family from Tennessee (Gil, Kelly and their 16 children, with another on the way), decide to pay the Duggars a visit to their new Arkansas home. The episode centers around the logistical challenges of nearly 40 people in one house, as well as the similarities and differences between the two families.

Bates vs. Duggars Smackdown

13th October 2008

Episode 6

The Bates and Duggars compete in paintball and dare each other to jump out of an airplane.

Cheaper by the Duggars

20th October 2008

Episode 7

The Duggars explain their ways of thriftiness -- they do not use credit cards, only debit cards or cash; they purchase clothing from second hand stores, groceries from Aldi, grow their own vegetables, use firewood (from trees on their property) to heat their home and even have a recipe to make their own laundry detergent.

Trading Places, Duggar Style

27th October 2008

Episode 8

Each Duggar has his/her own chores (or jurisdictions, as they call them), which are somewhat gender-specific. However, Jim Bob decides that, on this day, the jurisdictions will switch and the boys will do the cooking, laundry and cleaning, while the girls learn the basics about car repairs.

Big Family Reunion

3rd November 2008

Episode 9

The Duggars take a trip to Ohio for Michelle's family reunion. On the way, the family visits the Creation Museum in Petersburg, Kentucky where animatronic dinosaurs roam the earth with Adam and Eve. Prior to the trip Michelle goes in for an ultrasound, whereby the family learns that baby #18 is a girl.

Duggars Learn to Drive

10th November 2008

Episode 10

Jinger successfully passes her driving test. The Duggars also celebrate Michelle's birthday and discuss their upcoming book.

...And Baby Makes 18!

22nd December 2008

Episode 11

The family prepares for the arrival of the newest Duggar, Jordyn-Grace Makiya who will be delivered by Caesarean.

Once a Bride, Always a Duggar

25th January 2009

Episode 12

Josh and Anna plan for their upcoming wedding.

A Very Duggar Wedding

25th January 2009

Episode 13

She said yes! Following the most unusual proposal ever seen on TV, there's only one way to end this story, with a most unusual wedding! Watch as the oldest of 18 children, Josh Duggar, prepares to tie the knot with his fiancé Anna Keller.

I Left My Duggar in San Francisco

27th January 2009

Episode 14

Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar leave the kids at home for a trip to San Francisco to celebrate 25 years of marriage (not to mention 18 children!) But what exactly will the Duggar children do while mom and dad honor their silver anniversary?

Duggars on Safari

27th January 2009

Episode 15

Think a house with 20 people is a zoo? What about a safari? Watch as Jim Bob and the Duggar children make friends with the animals while volunteering at the Wild Wilderness Safari. Lions, tigers, and...Duggars! Oh my!

A Duggar in the Rough

3rd February 2009

Episode 16

The Duggars don't mind getting dirty in the name of fun and family! Watch as they go to Crater of Diamonds State Park to play in the dirt while digging up diamonds. Will the family strike diamonds or just cubic zirconia?

O Come All Ye Duggars

3rd February 2009

Episode 17

It's Christmas with the Duggars! Watch as the Duggars celebrate one of their favorite holidays. Join them as they decorate and ride on a float in the Christmas parade, Duggar style. Will they take first place in the competition?

Duggars in El Salvador

17th February 2009

Episode 18

The Duggars are on the road again - or should we say in the air! This time the Duggars take a trip to El Salvador for sun, jungle, and service.

Duggars on a Mission

17th February 2009

Episode 19

The Duggars are in El Salvador! In this continuation of their trip, the Duggars visit two orphanages to bring aid and presents. Watch as Jim Bob struggles with the Spanish language in an episode that make you laugh and cry.

Top Cast

Jim Bob Duggar•Michelle Duggar•Jill Dillard

Director

Sean Overbeeke

Writer

Sean Overbeeke

Reality Documentary Drama Family

19 Kids and Counting, rendered graphically as 19 Kids & Counting in its onscreen logo, is an American reality television show on TLC. The show is about the Duggar family, which consists of parents Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar and their 19 children—nine girls and ten boys, all of whose names begin with the letter "J". The series began on September 29, 2008. The twelfth season premiere was September 17, 2013.

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Sean Overbeeke

Producer

Scott Pearson

Music

Deanie Wilcher

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Bill Hayes

Executive Producer

Sean Overbeeke

Writer

Kirk Streb

Supervising Producer

Alon Orstein

Executive Producer

Scott Enlow Image

Scott Enlow

Cinematography

David Imhof

Music

Sean Overbeeke

Director

Josh Bain

Sound Mixer

Aaron Keane

Sound Mixer

Leah Welsh

Post Production Supervisor

Clifton Armstrong

Assistant Editor

Joe Makdisi

Production Assistant

Shannon James

Production Office Assistant

Alice Lutman

Transcriptions

Bob Schermacher

Sound

Jeremy Miller

Production Assistant

Kevin Wild

Editor

Mark Melchiorre

Animation

Frank Sun Image

Frank Sun

Additional Photography

Scott Enlow Image

Scott Enlow

Director of Photography

Jim Goodwin Image

Jim Goodwin

Sound

Jerry Flippen

Jimmy Jib Operator

Ian Krabacher

Online Editor

Maggie Kay

Production Coordinator

Josh Bain

Sound Designer

Carlos Gonzalez

Production Assistant

Sean Overbeeke

Additional Photography

Scott Roy

Online Editor

Ajit Anthony Prem

Production Office Assistant

Aaron Keane

Sound Designer

David Lee Felter

Director

Michael Pitino

Online Editor

Corin Warriner

Production Assistant

Jason Beasley

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DJ Hogan

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Kevin Shattuck

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Ken Prady

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Maggie Key

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Mary Wilcher

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