Reality television remains a pervasive form of television programming within our culture. The new mantra is go big or go home, be weird or be invisible.Here Comes Honey Boo BooandDuck Dynasty, for example,are arguably two of the most compelling reality television programs currently airing because of their uniqueness and ability to transcend traditional boundaries in this genre.Reality Television: Oddities of Culture seeks to explore not the mundane reality programs, but rather those programs that illustrate the odd, unique or peculiar aspects of our society. This anthology will explore such programs across the categories of culture, gender, and celebrity.

Alison F. Sladeis an independent scholar whose research interests include reality television, social media, and fan culture.Amber J. Narrois associate professor of communication at Southeastern Louisiana University.Burton P. Buchananis assistant professor of mass communication at Auburn University at Montgomery.

Introduction: Reality Television in Popular CultureAlison F. Slade1. Portrayals of Masculinity in The Discovery Channels Deadliest CatchBurton P. Buchanan2. I Was Born This Way: The Performance and Production of Southern Masculinity in A&EsDuck DynastyLeandra H. Hernandez3. You Better Redneckognize!: Deploying the Discourses of Realness, Social Defiance, and Happiness to DefendHere Comes Honey Boo Boo on FacebookAndre Cavalcante4. Are you ready for your 15 minutes of shame?Louisiana Lockdown and Narrative in Prison Reality TelevisionElizabeth Barfoot Christian5. Bravos The Real Housewives: Living the (Capitalist) American Dream?Nicole B. Cox6. Frugal Reality TV During the Great Recession: A Qualitative Content Analysis of TLCsExtreme CouponingRebecca M. Curnalia7. Bigger, Fatter, Gypsier: Gender Spectacles and Cultural Frontlines inMy Big Fat American Gypsy WeddingGordon Alley-Young8. Odd or Ordinary: Social Comparisons Between Real and Reality TV FamiliesPamela L. Morris and Charissa K. Niedzwiecki9. The Lolita Spectacle& the Aberrant Mother: Exploring the Production and Performance of Manufactured Femininity inToddlers& TiarasLeandra H. Hernandez10. Manifest Masculinity: Frontier, Fraternity and Family in Discovery ChannelsGold RushWilliam C. Trapani and Laura L. Winn11. Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew: A Wicked Brew of Fame, Addiction, and Cultural NarcissismChristopher Mapp12. Born Survivors and their Trickster Cousins:Masculine Primitive Ideals and Manly (Re)Creation on Reality TelevisionMatthew P. Ferrari13.Catfished:Exploring Viewer Perceptions of Online RelationshipsLeslie Rasmussen14. I See Swamp People:Swamp People, Southern Horrors and Reality TelevisionJulie HaynesConclusionAmber J. NarroAbout the Contributors