Abby & Brittany is an American reality show on TLC starring 22-year-old conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel that premiered on August 28, 2012.[1] The show features their graduation from Bethel University in Minnesota, subsequent job search, their travels in Europe and their preparations to move to a new house and begin teaching jobs.[2] It was broadcast on BBC Three in the UK in April and May 2013, as three 60-minute episodes.[3]
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| Genre | Reality |
| Written by | Beth Glover |
| Directed by | Beth Glover |
| Starring | Abby and Brittany Hensel |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Production location | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Editor | Carrie Goldman |
| Running time | 21 minutes per episode |
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| Network | TLC |
| Release | August 28 – October 2, 2012 |
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Episodes
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| 1 | "22nd Birthday Bash" | August 28, 2012 | |
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The girls celebrate their 22nd birthday with some friends. | |||
| 2 | "Spring Break, Here We Come" | August 28, 2012 | |
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The girls go to spring break in Texas for a relaxing vacation, but they must also start thinking about their first job interview. | |||
| 3 | "Road Trip!" | September 4, 2012 | |
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The women go to Chicago with friends before graduation, and they spend the weekend eating pizza, riding Segways and getting a bird's-eye view of the city from a skyscraper. | |||
| 4 | "Graduation" | September 4, 2012 | |
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The women are ready to graduate from college, but first have to complete a student-teaching assignment with a class of fourth-graders. | |||
| 5 | "London" | September 11, 2012 | |
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Abby, Brittany and two friends visit London, where they go sightseeing, enjoy a traditional high tea and try out their British accents. | |||
| 6 | "Italy" | September 18, 2012 | |
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Abby, Brittany and two friends visit Italy, where they tour Venice via gondola and take a trip to Rome to throw coins in the Trevi Fountain. | |||
| 7 | "Big Moves" | September 25, 2012[4] | |
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Abby & Brittany pack up and prepare to move to their new house while enjoying the last days of their summer. Also, their friend visits from England and the girls host a Memorial Day cookout. | |||
| 8 | "The Real World" | October 2, 2012[4] | |
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Abby & Brittany prepare for their first job in the real world. They also must make time to move into and decorate their new house. | |||
References
edit- ^ Nemetz, Dave. "Conjoined twins 'Abby & Brittany' get their own reality show". YahooTV. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Murray, Rheana (9 August 2012). "Abby and Brittany Hensel, conjoined 22-year-old twins, get their own reality TV series". New York Daily News. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Abby and Brittany: Joined for Life". BBC Online. Retrieved April 25, 2013.
- ^ a b TLC TV Listings: Abby & Brittany