History Woobie / Supernanny

* Antoinette Lewis was an usual case. She is a very good mother, but her husband had recently died of aggressive cancer and she was left alone with funeral arrangements on top of raising a toddler and an infant through this difficult time, all of which leaves her with little time to grieve. The episode ends on a dedication to her husband.

* Denise Cooke. Her eldest daughter Meghann is often rude and disrespectful to her and even physically attacks at a few points, her two other daughters mimic Meghann's behavior and even after Meghann TookALevelInKindness, viewers went on a forum and compared Meghann to Satan, prompting her to come to the latter's defense. She sure endured a lot of crap.

* Madison Colier is a 13-year-old who is clearly TheUnfavorite to her stepfather who babies her stepbrothers. Her stepfather viewed her as the problem child, invaded her privacy for the submission reel, barely acknowledges her, and even when Jo sets up a reward system to encourage her to do chores, he refuses to give her what she rightfully earned. At the end of the episode, he still treats her pretty badly.

* Melissa Baulisch and her parents have their lives ruled by Melissa’s younger siblings. While the parents suffer from hereditary deafness, the children didn’t inherit it, and are able to hear perfectly. This has led to the unfortunate side effect of the youngest children well and truly taking complete advantage of the deaf parents, with Melissa being forced to step in as a surrogate parent because she’s the only one who knows American Sign Language other than the parents. As a result, Melissa suffers horrendously from the strain of looking after her entire family, while her siblings have free rein. It especially hurts when Kip, her stepfather, says in the meeting with Jo that he thinks she doesn't do ''enough'' for the family when she's holding down two jobs, making her own money, and practically raising her sisters...at eighteen years old.

* Melissa Baulisch and her parents have their lives ruled by Melissa’s younger siblings. While the parents suffer from hereditary deafness, the children didn’t inherit it, and are able to hear perfectly. This has led to the unfortunate side effect of the youngest children well and truly taking complete advantage of the deaf parents, with Melissa being forced to step in as a surrogate parent because she’s the only one who knows American Sign Language other than the parents. As a result, Melissa suffers horrendously from the strain of looking after her entire family, while her siblings have free rein.

* Hailey Daniels is TheUnfavourite in a house of six kids, with her mother regarding her as a "problem child" and giving her a mountain of chores to do, while her younger sisters, who are far more badly behaved, are allowed to do whatever they want and when Alexus attacks Hailey and spits on her, her mother ignores it and won't listen to Hailey when she tries to explain what's going on.

* Jared Johnson is a precocious 9-year-old who is bullied by his young twin sisters. He seems terribly depressed that he isn't heard by his mother.

* Kate Tsironis is ignored in favour of her younger twin brothers, who were so premature and sickly when they were born that they weren't expected to survive, so their parents indulge them and never discipline them because they're too busy being happy the boys are there in the first place. She has to retort to faking foot cramps just to get her mother to pay (grudging) attention to her and the poor kid is only four years old.

* Morgan Davis is TheUnfavourite to her stepfather Phil, who calls her horrible names ''in front of her younger siblings'' all while her mother stands by with no means to defend her or even truly comforts Morgan when the arguments bring her to tears. Her mother just stands there and takes it while expecting Morgan to do the same because she's clinging onto an abusive marriage for fear of a divorce.

* Brandon Bixley, who developed a crippling fear of food at a young age due to a particularly bad stomach virus becomes terrified to the point of screaming and being visibly ill at the very sight of food. It doesn’t help that his parents haven’t even bothered to try working through the phobia with him, resorting to yelling orders at him and even attempting to force feed him until he either escapes or gives in.
* Jared Johnson, a precocious 9 year old who is bullied by his young twin sisters. He seems terribly depressed that he isn't heard by his mother.

* Madison Colier, a 13 year old who is clearly TheUnfavorite to her stepfather who babies her stepbrothers. Her stepfather viewed her as the problem child, invaded her privacy for the submission reel, barely acknowledges her, and even when Jo set up a reward system to encourage her to do chores, he refused to give her what she rightfully earned. At the end of the episode, he still treats her pretty crappy.
* Nicky Smith Clarke, between having to deal with a violent and out of control son (Which knowing this show, is saying something), getting into arguments with her husband over how to deal with said son and the death of [[OutlivingOnesOffspring her youngest son]] via cot death, she deserves the utmost sympathy.

* Hayden and Callum Bates. Because of their twin younger sister's misbehavior, they end up being [[ParentalNeglect neglected]] by their mother and are at one point blamed for causing a mess (Which, admittedly they were partly at fault for, but in reality, all of them were to blame), not to mention Erin and Orla are also rather mean to them. It's a miracle they didn't [[TheRunaway run away from home.]]
* Kate Tsironis, who is ignored in favour of her younger twin brothers, who were so premature and sickly when they were born that they weren't expected to survive, so their parents indulge them and never discipline them because they're too busy being happy the boys are there in the first place. She has to retort to faking foot cramps just to get her mother to pay (grudging) attention to her and the poor kid is only four years old.
* Hailey Daniels, who is TheUnfavourite in a house of six kids, with her mother regarding her as a "problem child" and giving her a mountain of chores to do, while her younger sisters, who are far more badly behaved, are allowed to do whatever they want and when Alexus attacks Hailey and spits on her, her mother ignores it and won't listen to Hailey when she tries to explain what's going on.
* Many of the single, divorced or widowed parents tend to be woobies, due to having to raise their kids alone and the kids often driving them up the wall with their bad behavior.
* JerkassWoobie: Maddison Porter was infamous for her tantrums, more fitting a three-year-old than a nine-year-old, but it's shown that she's actually quite a nice girl when she isn't having a meltdown and her mother does ''everything'' for her because she believed she was infertile until she had Maddison and coddled her as a result, to the point where Maddison has no autonomy and the only time she can ever get any control is to throw a fit. Jo even spells it out to the parents that Maddison acts like a baby because she's treated like one and once Maddison is given some independence and allowed to do things herself, she calms down considerably.

* Morgan Davis is TheUnfavourite to her stepfather Phil who calls her horrible names ''in front of her younger siblings'' all while her mother stands by with no means to defend her or even truly comforts Morgan when the arguments bring her to tears. Her mother just stands there and takes it while expecting Morgan to do the same because she's clinging onto an abusive marriage for fear of a divorce.
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* Melissa Baulisch and her parents have their lives ruled by Melissa’s younger siblings. While the parents suffer from hereditary deafness, the children didn’t inherit it, and are able to hear perfectly. This has led to the unfortunate side effect of the youngest children well and truly taking complete advantage of the deaf parents, with Melissa being forced to step in as a surrogate parent because she’s the only one who knows American Sign Language other than the parents. As a result, Melissa suffers horrendously from the strain of looking after her entire family, while her siblings have free reign.

* Emma Van Acker had her parents complaining about how she wants to "be in charge" and the "center of attention" when it's clear that all the attention is going to her younger brother Dylan who screams and cries if he doesn't get his way. When she wanted to talk to Jo and interrupting to get attention, her father called her out and said that her interrupting was inappropriate and rude with the poor girl looking like someone had killed her puppy while her brother gets away with being a brat.

* JerkassWoobie: Maddison Porter was infamous for her tantrums, more fitting a three-year-old than a nine-year-old, but it's shown that she's actually quite a nice girl when she isn't having a meltdown and her mother does ''everything'' for her because she believed she was infertile until she had Maddison and coddled her as a result, to the point where Maddison has no autonomy and the only time she can ever get any control is to throw a fit. Jo even spells it out to the parents that Maddison acts like a baby because she's treated like one and once Maddison is given some independence and allowed to do things herself, she calms down considerably.