Product Details

• Producers: MTV Networks
• Format: NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 4
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: MTV Networks
• DVD Release Date: May 6, 2010
• Run Time: 462 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0038YX74Q
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,523 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In 16 and Pregnant, they were moms-to-be. Now, follow Farrah, Maci, Amber, and Catelynn as they face the challenges of their first year of motherhood.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Glamorize Teen Pregnancy? October 24, 2011

By Sabrina

Does Teen Mom really confront the issues of being a teen mother or does it glamorize teen pregnancy? There is a lot of controversy surrounding this series, many critics have said that young girls are intentionally becoming pregnant to get a spot on the show. The message being sent from the executives at MTV is definitely mixed. The intentions were to show the struggles and the trials that a teen mom faces when raising a child, but their paychecks definitely tell us a different story. The salaries of the cast members haven't officially been released by MTV but according to a press release from Life & Style Magazine, the girls earn anywhere between $60,000 - $65,000 each per season and with up to two season a year the cast members aren't exactly struggling.

In addition to their wages, the cast members are getting so much attention by the media that at least one of the moms appears on the cover of the weekly gossip magazine and is viewed by every teenage girl in the checkout line at the grocery store. As a teenage girl who is obsessed by celebrities and the idea of fame, why wouldn't you see this show as an "in" into the world of paparazzi's and magazine covers?

Of course all reality shows create a desperation to become a cast member. Shows like Daisy of Love and I Love New York has cast members fighting for the love of a stranger, while Bad Girls Club and The Real World promote binge drinking and partying. But the difference between those shows and Teen Mom is the contestants are adults, and their decisions to be a cast member do not effect their lives, and the lives of a child forever. Teen pregnancy is a major issue and it ties into many other problems, such as health risks to the mother and child, poverty and broken families.

Raising a child is a very serious thing; it is not something that should not be taken lightly. With false idols and unlikely dreams of being famous, our nations teenagers are in for a big surprise when they realize that becoming pregnant isn't going to get them what they want. Instead it's going to give bills piling up, hungry babies and a lack of education. So, is Teen Mom really encouraging young girls to get pregnant or are the critics just trying to find an excuse for the sky rocketing numbers of teen pregnancy around the country?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Daughter watches these shows…so trashy. May 10, 2013

By mc

Format:Amazon Instant Video

Why put this trash on tv? We are teaching our youth to love high drama and low class. So wish I could make these shows unavailable to my teenage daughter.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A cautionary tale for today's teens August 24, 2012

By Sandra Matsunaga

Many claim this show glamorizes teen pregnancy, but perhaps the people who say that haven't actually watched the show. Or perhaps their lives are so miserable that Teen Mom actually does look like a step up. If you ask me, however, raising a child by yourself (as is the case for most of these teen moms), struggling to finish high school let alone attempt college, becoming addicted to drugs (like Farrah apparently did according to her new auto-biography) or clinically depressed and suicidal (in the case of Amber) doesn't sound "glamorous" at all to me! This show makes me feel happy that I didn't end up like these girls. You couldn't pay me enough to want to live their lives, and if they do get paid 60k a year, it's not enough to make up for all the suffering they'll have to endure thanks to their decision to have unprotected sex at a young age. Fighting with some "baby daddy" (as in the case of Maci) all the time looks like a nightmare. Or losing custody of your own child and rarely being able to even see her (like Amber) doesn't sound like anything I'd want to aspire to either. Clearly the people who think this show "glamorizes teen pregnancy" and "encourages impressionable teens" don't have very high standards for their own lives to begin with, or none of this would look even slightly appealing.

And the statistics don't lie either. Teen pregnancy in the U.S. is the lowest its been in years and that number has consistently declined since this show started airing. If Teen Mom was making so many teens rush to follow in the footsteps of the cast, then the national numbers would be going up to reflect that.

All-in-all, this is a great reality show to watch if you like reality programming. The cast is interesting and the conflicts are frequent, after all, raising a baby when you're still just in high school is no picnic and I believe that is accurately demonstrated on this show despite what others claim. I'd recommend this for anyone who likes watching reality T.V., watching shows about babies or or for teens who are ready for a cautionary tale about what NOT to do.