June ‘Mama June’ Shannon sold her house without telling any of her family on the newest Mama June: From Not To Hot.
Her sister Jo ‘Doe Doe’ Shannon found the house completely emptied out and sold while trying to confront her sister about her debts.
Meanwhile, June’s daughters Lauryn ‘Pumpkin’ Efird and Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson had trouble adjusting to living in a hotel after their mother warned them someone was chasing them because of her debts.
Upheaval: Jo ‘Doe Doe’ Shannon discovered her sister ‘Mama June’ Shannon sold her house before pleading not guilty in court on Friday’s Mama June: From Not To Hot
The episode opened as Pumpkin, her husband Josh, their daughter Ella and Alana were driving to a hotel after quickly vacating their apartment at the end of the previous episode.
Josh muses that one of their neighbors or someone in town might have tipped off the people looking for them to their address since they’re local celebrities.
From the back seat, Alana complains that ‘mama was always so overprotective’ of her own friends, yet she’s allowed herself to get caught up in her boyfriend Geno’s dealings.
Back at Doe Doe’s home, she tells her daughter Amber that the people searching for Pumpkin and Alana must be connected to Geno.
On the run: The episode opened as Pumpkin, her husband Josh, their daughter Ella and Alana were driving to a hotel after quickly vacating their apartment at the end of the previous episode
Showdown: While Alana checks into the hotel, Doe Doe and Amber go to confront June at her home, where she had been selling her family’s possessions to cover her debts
End of an era: But once they arrive, they find the house has been sold
While Alana and her guardians check into their hotel, Doe Doe and Amber go to confront June at her home, where she had been selling her family’s possessions to cover her debts.
But once they arrive, they find the house has been sold.
The door is suspiciously unlocked, so Doe Doe goes inside and finds the house completely cleaned out and repainted.
She looks disappointed as she tells Amber that she urged June to buy the house for a sense of security, and reveals that she paid for it in cash, so she didn’t have outstanding costs related to the home.
Empty: The door is suspiciously unlocked, so Doe Doe goes inside and finds the house completely cleaned out and repainted
What a waste: She looks disappointed as she tells Amber that she urged June to buy the house for a sense of security, and reveals that she paid for it in cash so she didn’t have future costs
Meanwhile, Josh takes Pumpkin and Ella to a Mexican restaurant for dinner while Alana works on her homework at the hotel.
He reveals to his wife that he has his eye on a house that would give them security and get them away from June’s drama, as well as the people possibly pursuing them.
The only catch is that the house is two hours away, which would require Alana to be pulled out of school after she just started high school.
It would also curtail their interactions with Doe Doe and family friends, and Josh would need to get a new job.
Pumpkin is intrigued, but she cools to the idea once she learns how far away it is, though she agrees to think it over.
Keep going: Meanwhile, Josh takes Pumpkin and Ella to a Mexican restaurant to reveal he’s looking to buy a house away from all the drama, which intrigues her
More upheaval: The only catch is that the house is two hours away, which would require Alana to be pulled out of school after she just started high school, but Pumpkin agrees to consider it
Back at the hotel, Doe Doe arrives while Pumpkin is alone and reveals that her mother sold the house. ‘That was Alana’s dream,’ says a disappointed Pumpkin
Back at the hotel, Doe Doe arrives while Pumpkin is alone and reveals that her mother sold the house.
‘That was Alana’s dream,’ says a disappointed Pumpkin, who adds that even if June should dump Geno and get clean, there won’t be a home for Alana to reunite with her at.
Her aunt also warns that June will be arrested if she fails to show up at her next court date after skipping out on the previous one.
Pumpkin resolves not to tell her her younger sister about the sold house, but she accepts Doe Doe’s offer to host dinner for everyone at her place.
She updates Josh about the sold house later in the evening, which seems to push her over the edge into supporting their move into a house of their own.
Big trouble: Her aunt also warns that June will be arrested if she fails to show up at her next court date after skipping out on the previous one
On board: She updates Josh about the sold house later in the evening, which seems to push her over the edge into supporting their move into a house of their own
Over at Doe Doe’s home, everyone enjoys fried chicken, until Alana mentions that she can’t wait to move back home once everything is resolved with her mother, which elicits awkward looks from her aunt and sister, so Pumpkin sheepishly reveals that June sold the house.
‘She told me that when I got older that would be my house!’ Alana cried out.
Amber also mentioned that ‘Without the house, we don’t know where June is.’
Once Pumpkin’s family returns to the hotel, she and Josh sit down with Alana to tell her that they’ll be moving away, which leaves her even more devastated.
‘Why would pumpkin and Josh do this to me? They know I just made friends. This sucks,’ she says later in the confessional, despite Pumpkin saying the move is just because of her safety.
Cat’s out of the bag: Over at Doe Doe’s home, everyone enjoys dinner until Alana mentions that she can’t wait to move back home, which gets awkward looks from her aunt and sister, so Pumpkin sheepishly reveals that June sold the house
Devastated: ‘She told me that when I got older that would be my house!’ Alana cried out. Amber also mentioned that ‘Without the house, we don’t know where June is’
Bad to worse: Once Pumpkin’s family returns to the hotel, she and Josh sit down with Alana to tell her that they’ll be moving away, which leaves her even more devastated
Back at Doe Doe’s home, she gets a surprise visit from family friend Mike ‘Big Mike’ Mclarty, who walks right in and sits down on her recliner.
He suggests she should skip the court date, because anyone trying to collect debts from June might hurt her.
Doe Doe can’t conceive of how things have gotten so bad for June after she raised her herself.
‘You did a bad f***ing job!’ Big Mike jokes to her.
Friendly visit: Back at Doe Doe’s home, she gets a surprise visit from family friend Mike ‘Big Mike’ Mclarty, who walks right in and sits down on her recliner
Safety first: He suggests she should skip the court date, because anyone trying to collect debts from June might hurt her
Shameful: Later, she arrives at the courthouse to wait for June, who arrives in a black SUV and with her face cover in a black hoodie while Geno swears and insults photographers
Later, she arrives at the courthouse to wait for June, who arrives with Geno in a black SUV and with her face cover in a black hoodie.
Geno swears and shouts insults at the photographers around the entrance as June follows him.
After the hearing, Doe Doe updates the producers outside, revealing that June and Geno need lawyers for their next court date.
The two entered not guilty pleas for the time being, but she hopes that June will go to rehab now in order to make a positive impression on the judge.
Once Geno and June exit the courthouse, Doe Doe tries to get close to her and get her to talk to her, but she just follows Geno and gets into the dented black SUV without saying a word.
No contact: Once Geno and June exit the courthouse, Doe Doe tries to get close to her and get her to talk to her, but she just follows Geno and gets into the dented black SUV without saying a word