TLC has offered an unusual view of American Life with shows such as I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant and My Strange Addiction.
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Mark, a twenty-year-old who’s been addicted to inflatable pool toys since he was fourteen, appears on My Strange Addiction. Courtesy of TLC
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A Scene from I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant on TLC. Courtesy of TLC
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Theresa Caputo of Long Island Medium. Courtesy of TLC
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The Roloff family of Little People, Big World. Courtesy of TLC
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A scene from My 600 Pound Life on TLC. Melissa at 673 pounds and counting. Courtesy of TLC
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A scene from Hoarding: Buried Alive. Courtesy of TLC
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Mark, a twenty-year-old who’s been addicted to inflatable pool toys since he was fourteen, appears on My Strange Addiction. Courtesy of TLC
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A Scene from I Didn’t Know I Was Pregnant on TLC. Courtesy of TLC
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Theresa Caputo of Long Island Medium. Courtesy of TLC
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The Roloff family of Little People, Big World. Courtesy of TLC
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A scene from My 600 Pound Life on TLC. Melissa at 673 pounds and counting. Courtesy of TLC
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A scene from Hoarding: Buried Alive. Courtesy of TLC
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Mark, a twenty-year-old who’s been addicted to inflatable pool toys since he was fourteen, appears on My Strange Addiction. Courtesy of TLC
In pictures: TLC shows unusual slice of American Life
Olga Camacho
11 May, 2014
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