REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY: Takin’ A Video Tour… The Early Years… VIDEO

September 1, 2012  6:00 pm

 Real Housewives of New Jersey… thanks to “HousewifeHoe“!!

After many asking about the possibility of Danielle Staub appearing on the Real Housewives of New Jersey Season Four Reunion Show… found it enlightening, and very time consuming, to dive into our lovely “Made Piley” territory!

Let’s take a tour via YouTube videos… of the early years of the Real Housewives of New Jersey!

How things have changed over four seasons…

May 2009… Danielle and BubbaJax

June 1, 2009… Danielle and Tree Joodice

 June 2009… Dina and Caroline Manzo

  June 11, 2009… Caroline Manzo

 April 2010… Dina, Caroline, Jax, Tree…

September 2010… Danielle

October 2011… Dina Manzo on Wendy Show…

April 2012… Caro, MeGo, Jax and KomaKathy talking about THIS season of the RHONJ… “there’s SO much positive and happy this season”… UH, OK…

 

Kathy Griffin… the RHONJ and the RHOC!

 

NOTE:  These are just a few… but they give a good representation of the RHONJ then… and now!  It’s also a reminder of “Made Piley’s” excellent skills at searching, selecting and matching perfectly her videos to the subject at hand!  Go on witcha bad self, MP!!

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The Real Housewives franchises have become a guilty pleasure for me and I've become intrigued by 'normal' people who would agree to put their lives on television for public display and scrutiny. What are their motives to divulge their daily routines for viewing audiences to approve, reprimand, berate, castigate, attack; basically abuse and judge? Oh, just forget about the above nonsense... the majority of these people are just stoo-pid.
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205 Responses to REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW JERSEY: Takin’ A Video Tour… The Early Years… VIDEO

  1. Tum Pluckered says:

    Caroline is such an unfortunate looking woman!

    • gessiewtf says:

      You can’t imagine how the site of her face nauseates me. She and Taylor are tied for me in the stfu and go away department.

    • Jo says:

      Wow her smile is really creepy!She a very odd lady…Attention seeking whore.You would think that how she looks,talks and acts she would hide.Shes bat shit crazy and a big lier.

  2. Paula says:

    Evil has not been kind to Carolyn’s face.

  3. Boy only once did I even feel that I could have liked Caro, and that was at the salon with Dina, from there on in it was all down hill with her. She hasn’t really changed just got more ugly and nasty….Thank you Ms.SH for the walk down memory lane. :-)

    • GuiltyOfWatchingHousewives says:

      I do too. Other than when she crashed a cancer-striken baby’s charity benefit, she was fun to watch.

    • RA: As New Jersey continues to slide into their very dark and hellish abyss, Danielle is looking like a saint these days! Hope Danielle makes an appearance on the RHONJ reunion to straighten things out. Also hope that the season four RHONJ reunion show is MORE than two episodes to get through all of the questions left over from season three AND all the questions from this season. That would only be fair to viewers! BUT… when has Bravo taken into consideration their viewers?! TFC!!! SH

      • Candace says:

        They should have her on, if only to let us see the look that will come over The Beast’s face.

      • I think BRAVO should take into consideration what the viewers think as they have spoken loud and clear about what has happened, and have voiced their opinions. BRAVO cannot survive without ratings. I say bring Danielle and Dina back to the reunion to clear up questions, that is if they would come knowing that the wench madame DonCaro will be present. There are many questions regarding the treatment this year by the mighty 4 towards Teresa. Also the question how they can exploit an Autistic 3 year old on TV. Ok I’m done for awhile….

        • magdella says:

          I would definitely watch if those two showed for the reunion. Or even just Danielle. How I would love that!

          • gessiewtf says:

            Since Andy would sell his mother’s organs for ratings he would have to be stupid not to pay any price to have Danielle on. I hear she can use the money. And in retrospect, she was the only one to see Caroline for who she really was. Do it Andy! Have some guts! You pos.

            • originalcyn1 says:

              For all our griping and moaning we still watch. Last weeks show had 3 million viewers. Isn’t is the old saying do as I say not what I do. Let’s face it other than writing sponsors reduced rating are the only way to get your point across.

              • Goldlion says:

                I know one thing, if they botch this reunion and go easy on everyone – they will get the loss of ratings. Hard!! After they strung along America for an entire season and have censored comments, faked polls and the way Andy acted at last years reunion, not to mention we couldn’t talk about half the burning questions last year because the season was taped consecutively – they owe us a lot. People will just say “f it” after this reunion if they bail and don’t keep up their end.

        • Meatball Mom says:

          If Danielle showed up, a few of the ladies would be seriously squirming in their seats!!!

          • Lena1 says:

            Yes Meatball Mom, I agree! I think they all would be except Kathy, I don’t think Danielle has ever said anything about Kathy, LOL.

            I just want to see them all get called out, you know they ( Caroline, Jacqueline, Melissa Kathy) are going to go hard on Teresa, with Andy loving every damn minute if it. Of course he will gloss over every damn thing they have said and done. But at least with someone like Danielle coming on , she will be like yea will Jacqueline you told me this, and Caroline what about that, and Melissa you did this and that, and Teresa, don’t play innocent you went went along with them going at me( which even though I am a Teresa fan) she did.

            • Love NJ says:

              Andy, pay Danielle Staub $300,000 to do the reunion (3 one hour shows). Your ratings will go through the roof. If Mike Tyson knew about Danielle, just think what your ratings would be. And if a housewife does not show up, consider a contract suit against them.

              • madepiley says:

                YESSSSS! And dont tell em she’s coming either. Just sprang her on ‘em.

              • pjbottoms says:

                LOL Made! I remember Mr. T. Had his own cereal too and on the box it read: This Cereal is not Just Another Pretty Face.

              • madepiley says:

                This has to be my favorite Mr T video

              • pjbottoms says:

                LMAO! His back up singers look like Jac, Caro, and Tre!

              • Aint Pittypat says:

                Only one condition Danielle has to spill all the dirt. She cannot hold back any information.No jumping around or running off stage. The housewives can only punch each other and Danielle is off limits. Danielle is allowed/encouraged to bring supplemental materials as evidence including material witnesses and phone records.
                It’s the only way out of the mire created by Bravo and Mandy.

          • Candace says:

            more like peeing in their seats.

          • Goldlion says:

            I agree! Can anyone restore my faith in reunion housewife reactions and tell me I’m wrong about them already knowing the questions beforehand?? After learning that a couple of years ago (that most of their PR people request to see questions directed at them beforehand to prep them) the reunions are just boring. The only times the housewives are surprised is when they talk to each other and say unexpected things, which is why bringing Danielle would be hilarious!

  4. Love NJ says:

    They looked happy in the beginning.

    I just watched Sunday’s episode (hot tub and DonCaro fight with tre) on Bravo. I think Big Al was afraid his thugs would jump Joe G. and get arrested. That’s why he stayed at the table. Kathy was definitely stirring the pot and DonCaro wanted to fight. Ugly people.

    • GuiltyOfWatchingHousewives says:

      The most comical part of that evening was Lil Critterfur threatening to beat Juicy’s a*s if he ” attacked ” Chuck. Points for having a seriously inflated sense of his own toughness and prowess, I guess. Critterfur obviously got the lion’s share of self esteem in that fambly which is maybe why poor Lapabnd got NONE. Only so much to around. At any rate, I bet Juicy is shaking in his boots!

      • Candace says:

        Do you know how christopher fights?

        He threatens to wipe some of his copious tooth plaque on you. That’s all the fighting skills he brings.

      • GuiltyOfWatchingHousewives says:

        And by the way, why do Chuck’s boyz always think she’s in imminent danger of getting her a*s beat? Remember Melissa’s baby Jesus party with Kim G? Okay, yes, Kim G is a seriously crazy old bat who LIVES to stir sh*t, but I don’t think she was fixing to kick Chuck’s gross butt. Albie and Critterfur sure acted like she was though – puffing their chests up, flaring their nostrils, manhandling her out of the way. If my son EVER treated a woman that way on my behalf, even IF she was crazy and about to beat my butt, I’d have a problem with HIM, more than the woman. Generally, small, 60 yr old women aren’t a physical threat unless they have a knife or gun in theirs hands.

        • Aint Pittypat says:

          Definitely a case of overkill. Kim G totters around on those shaky little matchsticks. She puts herself square in the middle of the drama but the manhandling was wrong.

        • Love NJ says:

          Dear Guilty of Watching Housewives: Chuck’s boys KNOW that DonCaro is a troublemaker. Forget about RHONJ history – they know what she has done in her own family.
          Remember Joe’s and Melissa’s Christmas party – Critterfur was upset about his friendship being destoryed with Johnny, Kim G.’s son. He mentioned he was tired of the family interfering with his friendships.
          DonCaro has dominated and weakened all 3 of her children. They have zero independence

        • adioslunatic says:

          BubbaJax clocked her…I’m pretty sure she isn’t the first one to have been driven to physically attacking that foul excuse for a woman.
          BTW Is anyone else bummed no RHONJ tonight? I hate when I have a day off and there is no new shoe to snark on!

  5. GuiltyOfWatchingHousewives says:

    I loved watching Chuck on Regis and Kelly trying to pretend she was happy about a MAN playing her. Ha.

    • sd says:

      Ha! I noticed that too. That little smile where she crinkles her nose and tilts her head and kicks her feet. She is trying to be a good sport but you know she is boiling on the inside. This clip is probably the clip that launched her lapband surgery.

    • housewife hoe says:

      What’s funny about that clip is that Chucky seemed to be the “star.” Most of the attention was given to her and she sat closest to Regis. My my have the tables turned. Mwhaha ha *maniacal laugh*

  6. GuiltyOfWatchingHousewives says:

    Not buying that NINETEEN men were looking to make Danielle an honest woman. Just sayin’.

    • sd says:

      Only if she was on a prison dating site and the nineteen proposals were ploys to get money for their commissary. Come on! Don’t look at me like that, I watch Lockup too!

    • pjbottoms says:

      I know! I think it’s like one man asked 19 times

  7. Aint Pittypat says:

    “It was a way to document our family. So my grandkids can look back and say wasn’t grandma crazy?” Caroline Manzo.
    Crazy? Yes Don Caro we sadly agree.Be careful what you wish for……..

    • Candace says:

      She achieved her goal. ;)

    • Treasure says:

      Grandkids? The fact that she REALLY thinks someone will want to procreate with those worthless “kids” of hers is laughable. The only way she’ll get grands is if any of them adopt.

    • maybeitsyou says:

      Yeah, but still seems a shame. She totally lost her sense of humor. Of couse that’s if she really had one to begin with. She may have been acting the first season or so & this is her true self. That or she really let the unhappiness take it’s toll.

  8. Candace says:

    The May 2009 vid is pre-lapband for caroline…what a little sausage she is, topped with a face only a mother could love.

  9. Love NJ says:

    Caroline looked so much better with the short short hair. Tre certainly got more fashionable. Dina is gorgeous – she positively glows. Jax seemed a lot happier. You can see that Tre, Dina and Jax were the 3 Musketeers. DonCaro doesn’t fit in with this crew. And she wrecked it.

  10. Serena says:

    Caroline oozes sex appeal…

    • GuiltyOfWatchingHousewives says:

      I assume ( am playing ) you’re being sarcastic. But that’s the thing about Chuck – she has ZERO sex appeal. I actually — GASP — don’t think she’s a bad looking woman at all, but I still can’t imagine any man going near her, even when she was younger. She just has, as Teresa said, an evil, ugly energy that makes you look at her, jump in horror and say ” DAYAM, that’s an ugly woman!” even though TECHNICALLY, she’s not.

      • Candace says:

        She has the same family facial features that Dina has, but her character infuses them with an entirely different affect.

      • serenanyc says:

        It just goes to show you that ugliness comes from the inside. I think Dina is a beautiful woman mainly because she has a gentle spirit about her, much unlike Caro.

    • pjbottoms says:

      Especially in the video with PINK across her behind!

  11. Candace says:

    Caroline oozes the milk of human kindness.

  12. Tum Pluckered says:

    caroline just plain oozes

  13. lol! this is too funny!

  14. Lori says:

    Just highlights the fact that Melissa and Kathy ruined it for Teresa. This was Teresa’s gig she earned her claim to fame but until season 3 she cherished her friendship with the manzo Laurita family.. Have a feeling that jac and tre will reconcile at the reunion,

    • magdella says:

      You’re right, they really did ruin the show. The only reason people are tuning in is to see someone crash and burn permanently. I really do think they’re going to clean house (hope so anyway) after this season. There’s nothing, and I mean nothing, light about it. Adults went after a child, for goodness sake. I can’t think of much lower.

      • behindthegates says:

        Yes, they RUINED it. They pissed all over the whole show. I don’t think the execs at Bravo were thinking about the longterm when they hired them. Not good to have them on there.

        • Tum Pluckered says:

          i agree with you and magdella. i can say without hyperbole, that i will not watch the next season (i can’t even watch this last episode. i even tried to in 10min increments), irrespective of who will or will not be invited back. i don’t know if i should blame the jerk-wads at bravo, or T’s treacherous “family”, or my good sense.

      • gessiewtf says:

        Ah, Andy can get a lot lower. Funny how he needs to stop at every rest stop on his way to the Hamptons on the weekends. I am looking forward to the pictures on tmz one day.

  15. magdella says:

    I have to say Jacqueline looked a lot happier then. Not so much last season or this season. The show has not been good for her.

  16. CJ says:

    Who is playing the part of Jax now? This new actress looks nothing like the original Jax.

    • Tum Pluckered says:

      HA! hilarious CJ :)

      • Jaxass was all smiles at the yankee game as she was looking a Chris’s ass. Doesn’t sound like a mother in pain or with stress over her son and CJ looked just fine. Look at the BLK site….still saying the water is coming from Canadian Springs. These people are coniving thieves…..it’s time for them to leave…..she’s a joke….and people are being taken by her….morons….

        • Lori says:

          Wow so they can,t go,out and enjoy a day with their older son. Juicy joe is facing a trial,and he looks great. Autism is not a death sentence and they have been dealing with this diagnosis for a year. We the public just found out about it. Teresa is pushing her wine everyday….unbelievable.

          • lisa the Irish Dragon says:

            nah lori she should be in sack cloth and ashes moaning and saying WHOA IS ME
            for the rest of her life No more fun and enjoyment for her ever again

          • madepiley says:

            a convict -to-be husband and a supposed autistic toddler are two different things.

            • Lori says:

              Supposed what does that mean? Jacqueline has even named her autistic therapist for her son and his treatment plan.. Who would lie about a child’s diagnosis? Better who other than a Teresa fan would imply such a thing.

              • Candace says:

                Not allowed to talk like that here, Lori.

              • madepiley says:

                Jax lies a lot. And she has already run her Ashlee storyline in the ground.

              • lisa the Irish Dragon says:

                but still why would she lie about this I know people don’t like her but its cruel IMO to even suggest she is lying about autism If this were one of Tres kids you would lynch anyone who accused her of making it up.

              • Tum Pluckered says:

                MP stated in an article for InTouch that she has given up lynching, and i believe everything i read in InTouch….so :)

              • madepiley says:

                lol.

              • lisa the Irish Dragon says:

                did she do a interview or just pose for pictures? ; )

              • madepiley says:

                She is addicted to having issues.Specifically with her kids. She aint above throwing them under the bus at all costs… just for a teary scene or two… and for Chris to tell the camera what a kind hearted. giving soul she is. Her history bears that out. Also doctors can be bought in NJ – Lauren and her tiny momma would tell ya that if they were honest about it.
                Also lets not forget the oh-so-timely announcement of BLK helping a nameless autistic mother’s child…. so much so that Albie was compelled to send them a free case of it to the unnamed mother… the cases that most people waiting in line had to buy to even get in the fast pass line at the health food store for an autograph.
                Its cruel to say it but its even crueler to perpetrate it.

              • Aint Pittypat says:

                Well said made. can you imagine a parent buying the BLK water and waiting to see any sign of improvement? Living with false hope? I honestly wish the manzos indeed had stumbled upon a cure. They haven’t and they are beyond cruel to even suggest otherwise.

              • ccmmaahh says:

                She is not lying about it but it is interesting that she announces it right before the reunion. Anyone that attacks her now will look bad. She loves to use her children on this show to keep her storyline because she is so boring she has nothing wlse to give. I think her bankruptcy though would be a GREAT storyline. I hopeAndy mentions it on the reunion, but I am sure he won’t now.

              • OCwoman says:

                IA I don’t think she’s lying either. Jaxs has been on an emotionl roller coaster for a lot of reasons and she doesn’t handle stress or hide the stress very well.

              • Tum Pluckered says:

                come on Lori, what does “better who other than a Teresa fan” mean…i honestly don’t follow.

              • Maudtherriault says:

                Lori, I have no idea what you are trying say.

            • Lori says:

              True one is a curse while the other is a blessing from god.

        • I’m replying to myself because I said she was all smiles and didn’t look in pain or stressed and that CJ looked just fine. I said nothing about Nicholas.

          I make mention of the BLK site because it’s up and running and I looked at it for the first time tonight. I made a few comments about that. I made a few remarks about the site, NOT about anything else.

          • Aint Pittypat says:

            Parents are so desperate for a glimmer of hope be it cancer or MS or autism. We would all probably give up our lives for our children to be happy and healthy and whole. A genuine parent feels so helpless when they cannot do anything to remediate their child’s condition. If the Manzos have such wonderful morals they would never make those inflammatory claims in regards to BLK water. I applaud NJ for making autism treatment so readily available but knowing all those parents who are struggling to pay for the therapies a child needs it makes me ill that Chris Laurita would stoop to this. The association is clear and the company is responsible now for all the parents who will throw good money after bad hoping for a miracle. I find it heartbreaking that anyone with a conscience would behave like a two biy snake oil salesman. karma really is going to come a knockin’.

    • gessiewtf says:

      A recently released sex slave from China, I believe.

      • housewife hoe says:

        LOL Gessie, your comment was so far away from the original post that it just seemed so random…I’m assuming you were referring to the woman holding Nicholas in the InTouch article?

  17. Aint Pittypat says:

    Wow CJ. i thought the same thing. Jax eyes have that post plastic surgery Kenny Roger’s turtle eyelid . She looked very soft and pretty originally now she has the plastic Barbie look.

  18. behindthegates says:

    Danielle will DEFINITELY come back for the reunion if asked. It had to already be filmed.

    Andy REALLY needs to consider her comeback.

    Her and J. Keough if Vicki stays.

  19. Dubbalicious says:

    Great work Ms.SH!! Very enjoyable retrospective of the ladies.
    Boy how things have changed. They were so likable then, even Teresa and Danielle had a nice vibe. Fast forward and we have Melissa dominating the conversation while Kathy is ready to take her down to grab the mic.lol. When Regis announced Teresa’s first book, all the ladies were proud, they were happy..not the same happy When Melissa turned their collective interview into a plug for her music. They ruined the show. Kathy and Melissa have ruined the show!!!

    • Aint Pittypat says:

      Teresa predicted that it would be ugly. RHONJ is really difficult to watch. The Wakilies are craptastic wannabe’s who as Kathy said on The View” just wanted a piece of the pie”. Well Wonky eye bake your own damn pie instead of.trying to grab your cousins.MeHo is a prisoner of her own fantasy she can sing about as well as I can spin gold into straw.

      • Isn’d that straw into gold….the Wackies are a bunch of free loaders with nothing to offer. A new car, a beach home look at all that waste of money and for what? Time for that bunch to go also.

      • Love NJ says:

        The Gas Statons were almost broke. Richie (so much smarter than Juicy Joe) was sued by Exxon (don’t mess with a global oil company). Kathy was cuttin’ hair. And they wanted what Cousin Tre earned. Yeah – get on the show, work with DonCaro to knock Tre off. Problem with the plan? Tre has star power – she makes you laugh. Kathy-YAWN.

  20. Aint Pittypat says:

    My objection to Danielle Season 1 was the constant sexual references and (to me) inappropriately confiding in her daughters . After 2 seasons of Joey clambering all over MeHo like a nasty monkey in heat and Richie the Creeper humping anything with a pulse all I can say is Danielle looks like Mother Teresa in a Nun’s habit . Danielle at least owned her stripper past while Jax goes into a coma at the slightest mention of the S word. If RHONJ is going to survive this debacle of a season then the entire cast needs to come clean. I know this is childish but I would pay to see Teresa rip Chuckie and Jax a new one over Gia.

    • behindthegates says:

      Ew Joey and MeGo are DISGUSTING with their little sex capades. “JOEY, STAAAAAWP.” “I GOTTA GET THAT POYZEN OUTTA ME.”
      I can’t think of anything more disgusting. Oh yeah, Rich Wakile.

    • madepiley says:

      me too AND juicy.

    • Lori says:

      Gia was disrespectful that day. Remember she said “ain’t going learn no lesson”. That seems to be the family motto. Teresa even said on camera that forgave Jacqueline. So it seems all was well after field day. Teresa decdides it was ok a tpyear later because her fans reacted that way.

      • madepiley says:

        Gia was NOT disrespectful. The target of her disrespect would have to be worthy of it and Don and Jax certainly are not. These women HATED Tree and had no business doing GIA like that. They deserve a boot in their ass for even trying that. They are a bit too long in the tooth to think crap like that is gonna fly with the kid of the person they despise. Not enough alcohol in NJ to make Jax THAT sloshed to not know better. It took an EFFORT to get built up to that reaction. And those two honannys worked it HARD.Relentless good for nuttin hussies, both of them. And of course GIA aint gonna “learn no lesson” from those two evil battleaxes. Kids are smarter than some jackass adults give them credit for. Gia had Jax AND Don’s number long before Tree even caught onto their horrid hatefulness.

        • ProstitutionWhore says:

          Honestly, it amazes me how some people have never seen a child be emotional. Are kids supposed to act like robots nowadays?????

          • madepiley says:

            You would think that wouldn’t ya. Or question when adults are clearly cheating right in front of them. Given what happened in Napa , and knowing that kids aint stoopid, Gia’s demand for acknowledgment that cheating was going on on field day is more that understandable. In fact its really the sanest dang thing that any of the grown women HWs did all season long.

            • KateH says:

              I agree about Gia. Frankly, my heart aches for Gia, she is a very smart young girl and she is aware of what is going on around her, obviously it is all very upsetting to her. It truly is heart breaking to see the weight of the world on her small shoulders. She must have felt ganged up on during the picnic and only her own parents should have been talking to her when she was upset. But, Teresa is going to have to do some growing up and start dealing with Gia in a more honest and Real way. I worry what Gia must have to deal with at school because of all the shit that her family pulls on TV.

        • CJ says:

          Jax and Chuckie were totally out of line that day with Gia. Why didn’t one of those evil hags get Gia’s mother as she requested? Tre was in the backyard for heaven’s sake, not across country.

        • Tum Pluckered says:

          excellent point MP, perfectly stated!

      • Gia was not disrespectful, she was emotional. Big difference. Caroline attacked Gia because of her hatred for Teresa. Let’s not get it twisted. No child should ever be ran after like that. None of my mother’s friends chased me when I threw a bitch fit in my teen years…but then again, my mom’s friends are normal, good people.

        • sd says:

          Chuck attacking Gia was just a tool to illustrate what a bad Mom Teresa is. That’s it. If she was truely concerned about Gia that would have been different but it was just a way for those two to show the world that Gia’s behaviour was a refelction on Teresa’s parenting and that Gia “acts” just like Teresa and is a “sore loser”. Nut shell, right there.

          • ccmmaahh says:

            Exactly Tre said at the last reunion that Caroline doesn’t give a shit about Gia, and that is so true.

            • madepiley says:

              Oh that’s right. And that was over another time that Don had stuck a knife on Gia with her eye rolls when she was singing her song to her uncle.

      • gessiewtf says:

        Not really, It was the first time she saw what really went on when she watched the episode. She was outside the took the wore whole time. So Caroline and Jax’s word that it was no big deal.

      • Lena1 says:

        OMG Lori!! Please!! How in the world could you say that? Would you even think to say that if it were CJ, that this happened to? Come ON!!

        Teresa was fine that day because they Jacqueline and Caroline sugared coated what happened, and you know it.

        A year later she actually saw what those 2 did to her daughter, she reacted like any mother would she was upset, Jacqueline would have been the same exact way and you know it!

        Please be honest,, that was awful to watch and Caroline and Jacqueline were all kinds of wrong!!

        • Love NJ says:

          Gia was ten years old. Juicy Joe and the other 3 girls went to the Jersey Shore. Joe did not want to spend time with the Laurita / Manzo gang. Well, Tre was under contract and had to go to the vicious party. Gia went only to support her mother (remember, she said that she wanted to be at the Jersey Shore). Gia’s team lost. There was cheating by her Uncle Joe and Melissa stuck her tongue out at Gia (imagine a 30+ year old woman sticking out her tongue at her 10 year old niece). Gia called out the cheating (there was cheating – it was shown on the camera). Yeah, Gia wanted her team to win. At 10 years old, didn’t most of us want to win? She was upset, knew she was upset and went into the house to get herself out of the situation. Then, she had the BITCH ATTACK on her. Jax decided to read a book to her and DonCaro used her ugly tactics on her. Tre calmed her down. Tre knew that Gia only came to the gang party because Tre needed someone to accompany her and Gia gave up her day at the Jersey Shore for her mother.
          Gia was fine at the dinner table and smiled. Jax tried to make up. Jax, to me, was clearly influenced by DonCaro, who holds a Ph.D in BULLYING.

          • housewife hoe says:

            Jax even said on Twitter that she regretted it. Of course Chucky never apologized for her behavior. What else is new?

    • Goldlion says:

      I want to see that too! I want to see her do a monologue a la NeNe Leaks to Sheree when she spoke about Bryson stealing at the last reunion! That entire scene left me thinking “DAMN RIGHT NENE!!!”

      Does anyone have that clip??

  21. Aint Pittypat says:

    Gia was not disrespectful. Gia was honest in her reactions and spoke plainly. She quite clearly asked them to get her mother and they did not. If adults want to hate on another that is one thing but to bully a child is never acceptable. Gia showed more grace and good sense than drunkity Jax and spiteful Carowhine. What is sick making is that two adult women verbally abused a child and got away with it. Juicy and Tre are the only ones allowed to discipline their daughters. If it were my child both of the butt ugly sisters would be lucky to have a hair left on their heads. Really rich indeed that these two massive failures lectured Gia. Really? After watching 3 seasons of Aslee talk to her Mom like a dog , or worse, and Don Caro’s Lapband Lauren have a meltdown worthy of a two year old why would they even open their yaps to lecture Gia. They both know zippity-doo-da about being parent.

    • Lori says:

      Gia screaming that she would rather have gone to the shore with her father because it was more fun was aomdiarespectful. Gia is so aware the cameras around her that blogger even deemed her performance Emmy worthy. The following episode you see the same disrespect as she rolled her eyes at her mother while Teresa grilled about what uncle Joey said to her at field day.

      • madepiley says:

        Jax should have been with her son rather than all up in Gia’s grill. And shore with daddy WOULD have been preferable. Gia don’t lie… then again Ashlee didn’t lie either and that’s what got her banished from the house before Ash really had a chance to out her momma for her piss-poor ways. . What kid wants to win a stupid ham anyways? Jax is a cluless dork.

        • ProstitutionWhore says:

          With kids like the Manzos and Ashlee, why are Caroline and Jac trying to teach Gia a “lesson”? People who live in glass houses……..

          • madepiley says:

            Exactly. Don’s “look me in the eye” was horrific.

            • Love NJ says:

              Madepiley: It was really meant to be “look into my evil eyes” but was edited. Jokin’. Those beady blue eyes staring into a 10 year old – YIKES!!!!!
              Say what you want to about Gia Giudice, but she is an excellent dancer. She is disciplined; you can’t do those dance routines without many hours of practice.. She obviously obeyed her dance teachers and learned new routines.
              I reckon she is a pretty good student (and I think Milania’s IQ rocks the charts). She is a little fashionista – looks cute with her manicures and clothes. Compare that little 10 year with 24 or 25 year old Lapband – CAROLINE IS JEALOUS.

        • Lena1 says:

          So agree madepiley!

          Jacqueline should have been with and concentrating on Nicholas this season ,and not Gia, and not Teresa.. Lord knows she could care less about Ashlee, she had her husband kick her out and never even careed if she has ok in Cali, as she never went to see her, smh!
          It’s ridiculous knowing what I know now what she choose to involve herself in and in my opinion it sure was not her childern! It was and still is stupid drama, nasty rumors mean nasty blogs and drunk rotten tweeting

          • duffydan says:

            Its ironic to me that Jax got pure joy out of herself correcting Gia along with Tre’s parenting style but episode after episode, she has proven to be the worlds worst mom with Ashley AND let’s the Manzo’s tear apart her daughter on national television while she stands there and does not say a word. Lest us not forget she said in her TTC that she gets evil when she gets hurt but that doesnt apply to putting her husband’s family in their place. Wonder how much crap she actually got from the fambily for slapping DonCaro early on when Don went after her for “leaving” her baby with Chris?

      • ProstitutionWhore says:

        How about Lauren(a grown woman who should know better) calling Teresa a piece of shit? Was that disrespectful???? Were the Manzo kids making fun of Teresa last season disrespectful????

        • Aint Pittypat says:

          Lauren also said Teresa doesn’t have any morals. The Manzo kids have sniped a t Teresa and Joe all season with a multitude of mean and petty comments. The entire clan looks like a pack of dogs ragging on the same old bone. Is it any wonder Cat face isn’t a roaring success and BLK water is tanking? Dear Manzoids you are the product you are marketing. People associate your product with your actions. No one wants to be associated with ugly. LapBand and the smirk brothers had a weekly platform to market their products and blew it sky high. No product placement. Negative relationships and juvenile behavior .

      • gessiewtf says:

        What is wrong with telling the truth?

    • Meatball Mom says:

      Gia was upset about the cheating, and she took herself away from the situation and was giving herself some time, minding her own business. Caroline and Jacqueline sought her out, cornered her and intimidated and mocked her. There were probably at two cameras there, with the camera people, and caroline and jacqueline there, I feel like Gia was probably pinned in there.

      • Lena1 says:

        I agree.
        It was just awful what those 2 did to that child

      • madepiley says:

        And the fact that the camera people got footage of that leads me to believe that at least SOME of the production staff despises Don and Co. Because they knew as soon as that footage aired no one would see it any different than two grown women victimizing a child.

        • Lena1 says:

          I think so too, madepiley.

          I was surprised that Andy didn’t make a big deal about it on WWHL the night that episode aired.

          • madepiley says:

            He think he is still in make-em -think-I like-em mode. Totally stringing them along. with a smile on his face. In his book, he mentioned that he does have some say in editing and sometimes sends footage back with notes on how it can be tweaked just so. Nothing about that scene put Jax and Don in a good light.

            • Lena1 says:

              I just could not, and still to this day can not beleive that there are people that think what Jacqueline and Caroline did was ok. Seriously!! I mean I get that people hate Teresa, but come on, I can not beleive that any person that has a heart, a child, would think that what those 2 did was anything but terrible!

              Teresa really had no idea how they treated Gia until she saw the actual episode, can you imagine how she felt? No wonder she wrote what she wrote in her in blog that week!

              • madepiley says:

                Its sick but sadly there are people that do think nothing of torturing a child in effort to try to make the momma look like she hasn’t done a good job and THEY could do sooooo much better… They have no idea how transparent that tactic is.

              • sd says:

                There are a few people who I work with that love to talk Housewives with me when I go into the store. They all love to gossip about it with me because I always have the inside scoop (thanks Ms. SH). There is one lady who I really like and normally we get along great and agree on most everything. When Crooks was in the hen house last season on RHOOC we had a ball. When it comes to NJ, we couldn’t be farther apart. She is a BIG Chuck fan and she buys all her b.s. hook, line and big fat red headed sinker. She is also a tea party republican and she really likes the fact that Don Caro is so far right. I always act polite when she goes off on this fact because it is my strict rule to never discuss religion or polatics in public. When the Gia thing came up I had to listen to what a little brat Gia was and how she couldn’t belive how Teresa just hugged Gia afterwards because Gia deserved a punishment. I wanted to keep my mouth shut but I was sooo irritated for her not seeing that was wrong. At the end of her tirade I just said “Well, all that aside if anyone ever does that to one of my kids they are going to have to pick themselves up off the floor and then if I need to discipline my child I’ll do it in private as I see fit.” We still gossip about the shows but we never talk about Gia anymore!

              • tlcory says:

                Sd, Unfortunately people should not condone certain behavior because they are of the same political party another person is in, I am a republican but can not tolerate Carolyn and her sidekicks nor do I like what her and Jax did to Gia. I get along with everyone regardless of their political views as long as they have morals and values, apparently The Manzos are lacking these qualities and hope people do not think this is acceptable to most republicans. Sorry you had to experience that behavior from this lady just because of her political views it should have nothing to do with it.

              • sd says:

                Very good point! The very reason I try to keep things like that to myself. It was just sort of shocking to see someone gloss over something like that for that because of an affiliaton.

              • tlcory says:

                Absolutely and I see why you would want to address it, it just doesn’t make sense does it? But anyone who sticks up for Caroline doesn’t have a lick of sense anyhow so maybe we should just forgive the less fortunate!!!! Lol

              • adioslunatic says:

                @tlcory Well said.

            • Love NJ says:

              Yeah, DonCaro thinks she owns RHONJ. And probably gets a little bit too high and mighty with the Bravo staff. DonCaro can be pushed out also. And if the Lauritas go down for their bankruptcy fraud, well they may not be marketable. The bankruptcy fraud involves 3 of DonCaro’s brothers. And Fat Albert was fired by the NJ Governor for his job fraud. So who the hell does Caroline Manzo think she is?

          • Goldlion says:

            Ditto. If it doesn’t come up at the reunion (and not just him asking about it and accepting their bullshit answer blaming Gia) I’ll be super mad.

            • tlcory says:

              I have a feeling we are just going to see a repeat from the last reunion…Teresa bashing! Pansy Andy is not going to call out Caro or any of her sidekicks on anything. I rewatched the last reunion show today ( a rerun on Bravo) and was just dumbfounded on how Caroline sat there and blamed Tre for her and Dina’s problems….well, Let me tell YOU something Caroline…no one can destroy a sisters bond except the two sisters involved, apparently there are other underlying issues! Also, does ANYONE know why they all keep saying Teresa is a liar? What is she lying about? Seriously I do not know if I missed something or not so please fill me in if there is, thank you!

              • Goldlion says:

                The only reason I have hope that it will be different is because Andy felt the backlash after last year. He even posted about it on Facebook. So many people posted and wrote in about how the reunion was hard to watch because they all bullied T and he was not a bias middle man, he joined in and then went very obviously easy on every other housewife. It wasn’t a proud moment for Bravo, their agenda became crystal clear, and they apologized for it even.

    • maybeitsyou says:

      Yeah, funny hu? They think Tre doesn’t know how to raise kids but look at the trouble Ashlee & Jax have had & look at how Chuckie’s kids turned out … You know what they say about glass houses?

  22. Trekker says:

    Ms. SH – thanks for the walk down memory lane. I used to like this show because they they have kids, for the most part were running their own homes and sometimes the husbands/kids/friends were cranky, just like the lives most of us live. Plus, they were happier in the beginning and, although there was some bit*hy, they weren’t cruel. I recall watching the last reunion shows and thinking how sad this all has become and I don’t just mean RHONJ, I mean all of the HW shows. I watch a whole lot less now and expect I won’t be watching at all next year.

  23. Aint Pittypat says:

    You have to be one sick pup to go after a child. Bravo made a huge mistake allowing that business to even go down much less filmed. Don Caro was practically frothing at the mouth and Jax with her passive aggressive mission to “learn ” Gia a lesson. The plan was to bait Teresa into losing it and kicking them into next year. Tre didn’t play. Seems like the past @ seasons were all about baiting Teresa. I sincerely hope Teresa has learned her lesson about active aggression. Although I wouldn’t mind if psycho Tre came back to wipe the floor with the Gang of $ at the reunion.

    • Candace says:

      I hated the condescending voice j. used while following gia and forcing her to listen to the book.

      Her intent was clear. She was out to shame Gia.

      if it was my child and mt situation, I would have been pissed.

      • Aint Pittypat says:

        It was condescending and rude. Very uncomfortable to watch as well. You are right Candace. I would have been enraged.

        • Lena1 says:

          So agree!
          Caroline and Jacqueline were awful to Gia. You could tell when Teresa watched it and saw exactly what they did, she was furious as any mother would have been! When she blogged about it saying it was not ok, she was 100% right!

          • Love NJ says:

            And Jax was such a failure with Ashlee. Ashlee had a very unstable childhood with Jax moving around. You know why Ashlee was so disrepectful to Jax? She knew all the dirt – the boyfriends, the strip club, the pregnancy to land Chris L. and the phony money coming into the Laurita house from Chris’ shady business deals. When you are in your late teens and early 20s, you are sensitive as you transition to adulthood. And Ashlee knew the garbage and could not respect Jax.
            Chris Laurita was upset with Joe Guidice because he mentioned Chris’ shady business deals. Well, Joe G. did not make it up – the court documents state the fraud. Chris is a crook.

    • gessiewtf says:

      That is another thing that doesn’t make sense. Why does Jacqueline have these lecture your kid books so readily available? We all know that it would not be a good approach to Nicholas’ situation. And C.J. is a bit old for them.

  24. Candace says:

    So many typos. ;(

  25. sd says:

    Whose idea was it to give the Mic to those dummies they just keep yanking it away from each other until Jax grabs it and holds it up to each speakers mouth. I also think Chuck needs to give Kathy the number to the family Lapband surgeon by now they have had eonugh that Kathy might get a discount. Those pants Kathy has on are so ugly and unflattering she needs a stylist pronto!

  26. Sparklie222 says:

    I read on Twitter that Lapband is now taking hCG shots to help her lose weight on top of the surgery. What a lazy ass.

    Also, Koma Kathy’s Eddie Haskell-like dd Victoria is selling herself as a “star” of the Ho show and you can now book her for appearances.

    Just sharing. . .

    Yes, I put my time waiting in the Dr.’s office to good use. ;-)

    • madepiley says:

      Pay for a Victoria appearance? Man those people are eat up with it. Is she serious?
      Mr and Mrs Wokeellee,

      Love,
      Made

    • Love NJ says:

      Those shots can be dangerous. Lapband may be jeopardizing her long term health.

    • magdella says:

      “Also, Koma Kathy’s Eddie Haskell-like dd Victoria is selling herself as a “star” of the Ho show and you can now book her for appearances.”

      That is…insane. That family is TRULY delusional if they think anybody would pay for their company. Sorry, don’t remember who said it here, but they truly are “gas station relatives.”

      I want to laugh, but can’t, because the whole idea is so very strange. I’d book Danielle’s thug sidekick before I booked a Wakele.

    • tlcory says:

      I honestly feel bad for Lapland in regards to the permanent sour look she already has instilled on her face, she is far too young to have the look of having to carry such heavy burdens in life.

  27. Aint Pittypat says:

    The HCG only works if you stick to a 500 calorie diet for 6 weeks then you transition to more calories. Lapband is very young to begin the yo-yo dieting. I have friends who did the HCG and gained it all back plus more. What if the person receiving the shots has an undetected breast cancer that is hormone driven?

    • madepiley says:

      I wonder if its the same doctor that put Jax on a baby aspirin and progesterone regimen before she conceived Nicholas?

      • Aint Pittypat says:

        Probably. We have breast cancer in my family and it is hormone driven. I have lost 5 aunties and my mother to it. I cannot believe this family is so cray cray.

        • dianna says:

          i also lost my mother to hormone driven breast cancer. It breaks my heart eveyday that her doctor gave her those damn hormones. She asked questions but was given the wrong advice.

  28. pjbottoms says:

    I loved watching the video rewind! As time went on, the housewives took themselves way too seriously IMO. Danielle in the beginning seemed to take over the interviews. Caroline reminded me of a glo-worm. I don’t want to comment about the kids, but I do think that BRAVO should Really think about letting Jac back on for next season.

    • sd says:

      It’s funny but you are right about Danielle. She seemed made for those interviews. She was actually the most articulate of the bunch back then. All Don Caro did back then was crinkle up her ugly litte face with that fakey smile and tilt her head.

      • maybeitsyou says:

        True , if you’re like me you may have thought Caro was a lot brighter than she seems to be now. I took her for a smart cookie in the first season or so. But then again I thought she had her own mind. Now all you see is her wrapped up in Tre’s life. Sometimes it just seems pitiful but others times , when she’s got those wheels spinning & she’s going in circles trying to prove that Tre is the problem (No really!!) , she’s actually funny to watch. Can’t believe an adult can get so caught up in it. You can tell somethings off about her own life i/m/o or she wouldn’t be looking so hard for someone to blame/hate on. & she’ll be the last one to catch on . I can see how she could be too much in large doses for some.

  29. MostlySilentHWFan says:

    I’m actually a bit sad after seeing those videos. It really was fun back then with the silliness and actual friendships. I have to confess that I’m one of those folks who goes to my DVR and only watches in pieces because it is just WAY TOO MUCH to watch the whole hour at once. They have all done a huge disservice to themselves and the franchise – as has Andy. I also find it hard to beleive Caroline said she was “always tiny” and couldn’t relate to Lauren’s struggles – she really was a bit bigger then Lauren back in the day! You don’t see Brianna (RHOC) with these self-image issues and she was tiny when the show started and grew a bit more full figured over the years. Love thyself ladies!!!!!

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