20 Crazy Reality Shows More Disgusting Than Honey Boo Boo

Let's be honest - most of us have at least one reality television show that we adore. Whether you're a hopeless romantic who just can't get enough of The Bachelor, a travelling enthusiast who tunes in every week to see where they're headed next on The Amazing Race, or just someone who loves to enjoy a nice glass of wine while watching some Housewives engage in a catfight, reality television can be - ironically - a nice break from reality. Networks are constantly trying to capitalize on the money-making powerhouse that is reality television. After all, people are watching it - they may as well make some dough.

Now, there are a few reality shows that have been around for years and years, such as Survivor and Big Brother. Networks need to spice things up, though, so they often try out new concepts. Sometimes, they're successful. Sometimes, they're so bad that it's painful.

For every phenomenal, addictive reality television show, there's about ten that are offensive, ridiculous, and just plain horrifying. If you thought Honey Boo Boo's heavy make-up and “go go juice” was terrifying, just take a look at these shows. Fair warning - you'll likely find yourself questioning what on earth these networks were thinking. Here are 20 reality television shows that are absolutely insane - and not in a good way.

20 Born in the Wild

With modern medicine available to us, most couples opt to have their baby in the safety of a hospital where things are sterile and they know that, should anything go wrong, there are plenty of doctors and nurses literally steps away ready to help out. Some couples, on the other hand, want a different experience and opt for home births with a trained midwife. Either way, it's a private, intimate event designed to be shared between family and friends. That is, unless you're a cast member on the horrifying new reality show Born in the Wild. The premise basically involves taking couples who want a more “natural” birthing experience and sending them out into the wilderness to have their babies. Reality television's biggest draw is often the suspenseful moments and drama, but no one wants drama involving whether a baby will make it safely into this world or not.

19 Cheaters

The premise of the show Cheaters is pretty much exactly what you'd expect, given the title. A suspicious partner meets with the host and launches an investigation, where they gather evidence, including surveillance footage, etc. Then, part two, the confrontation, where the host meets the suspected cheater and presents him with the evidence. One confrontation led to the host getting stabbed, so that pretty much tells you everything you need to know about this trainwreck of a show. The worst part? While many awful reality shows fizzle out after a single season, or even just a few episodes, this one has been on the air for 14 seasons and it's still going.

18 Boy Meets Boy

On paper, Bravo's Boy Meets Boy seemed like an inclusive, innovative television show. After all, we live in a diverse world - why would dating shows be restricted to heterosexual love? However, things didn't quite turn out the way many fans thought they would. Instead of being a legitimate same-sex dating show, the series made a mockery out of same sex relationships. How? Well, the bachelor James Getzlaff was gay, and he thought he was picking from a pool of 15 guys. What he didn't know was that half the guys were just pretending to be gay, and if they were selected, they'd end up winning some cash. It was mean, offensive, and just awful.

17 Britney and Kevin: Chaotic

Okay, for many women who grew up during a certain time period, Britney is and will forever remain the Queen of Pop. She's funny, she's real, and she puts out phenomenal hits while continuing to nail her choreography. She has, however, had a few rough patches - and her reality show is one of them. The show examined Britney and then husband Kevin Federline and their lives together. It mainly involved shaky home video footage and Britney sharing a little bit too much information. If you doubt how awful it was, consider this - Britney herself has called it one of the worst mistakes in her career.

16 Dating Naked

VH1 has pretty much carved out a reputation for having ridiculous dating shows, but this one takes the cake. Contestants looking for love are taken to a remote island, where they then go on nude dates with different potential mates before deciding if there were any sparks. That's right - they strip down for a series of first dates. If you ever watch this show, you'll find yourself unable to focus on anything besides the fact that they are naked and it's so, so weird. Dear VH1: for most people, first dates are awkward enough when you're just sharing small talk over coffee. Don't make people take their clothes off.

15 House of Carters

Back in the 90s, Nick Carter was the dreamy blonde one in The Backstreet Boys and his little brother Aaron was a rising star himself. Then, fast forward a few years to House of Carters. The show centers on the whole family - Nick, Aaron, Leslie, Angel, and Bobbie Jean, as they share a house and try to plan out what exactly they're going to do with their lives. It was basically Jersey Shore, only everyone was related. Childish fights, constant swearing, the fact that many of the siblings were struggling with addiction problems… I mean, the whole thing was just horrendously cringe-inducing. Thankfully, the network realized their mistake and canceled it after just eight episodes.

14 Kid Nation

Kids get taken to the middle of a New Mexico desert and abandoned, left to fend for themselves. It sounds like the plot of a novel or movie, right? Well, unfortunately, this concept was an actual reality television series that some idiot decided sounded like a fantastic idea back in 2007. The first line that was ever spoken on the show? “There's no adults. I think I'm gonna die out here cause there's nothing.” It was horrifying on so, so many levels. Thankfully, the producers canceled it after one season, likely because they realized that eventually they'd be getting chased for child endangerment, because you can't just dump kids in the middle of the desert and drive away.

13 Next

While dating can be exhausting and discouraging, it's designed to help people find someone they enjoy spending time with, and can potentially see themselves spending their entire lives with. It can be fun, it can be silly, but it's a serious thing. That is, unless you're MTV and you view people as disposable objects. Next ran on MTV for four years, in the late 2000s, and involved a main contestant meeting several potential dates. The catch? The moment that the main contestant decided that his or her date wasn't that great, they just said “Next!” and received a new human. And then, the lucky winner had the choice of going on another date with the contestant, or taking some cash. Ah, sweet love.

12 The Swan

Pretty much every single person has had a day (or multiple days) where they just don't feel confident. Whether it's a few extra pounds gained, or perhaps a larger-than-average nose that they've never quite learned to love, many of us feel self conscious about certain physical traits. So, naturally, Fox decided to craft a reality show centered on exploiting those self doubts with The Swan. On the show, a self-conscious woman underwent an enormous amount of plastic surgery, got all glammed up, and paraded around in front of a national audience. It was, to put it simply, horrifying, and all you wanted to do was give the women a hug.

11 Sex Box

This one is a recent show that debuted last year on We TV. The premise is pretty much explained in the name, as farfetched as it sounds. Basically, a couple steps into a private box - that is, a box you can't see inside of, because it's tough to be private when you're on national television. They then proceed to have sex, before emerging and talking to a panel of sex therapists. It's like someone took the phrase “sex sells” way, way too literally. Thankfully, the exploitative show was canceled soon after its debut.

10 The Briefcase

Money is pretty much the glue that makes reality television go around. Countless shows feature contestants vying for some big jackpot, but this show took things to a new level. The premise is fairly straightforward - a family experiencing some kind of financial hardship was given a briefcase containing just over $100,000 - a life changing amount of money for them. Then, they were told they could keep it or give it to someone struggling as much as they were. However, what they didn't know was that the other family received the same amount of money and were told to make the same decision. Producers likely thought the struggle between doing the right thing and helping your family would make for compelling television, but instead, it was just awful, stressful, and quickly canceled.

9 Are You Hot?

The year was 2003. ABC decided that, if people wanted to watch sexy celebrities on television, that desire must extend to the world of reality television as well. So, contestants came on the show and were judged solely on their physical attractiveness. You heard that right - people, real human beings, were pretty much ranked as if they were aesthetically pleasing objects. The ratings were, thankfully, low, and the show was cancelled after one season. Hopefully the producers learned their lesson - sex sells, but objectifying people on live television is a terrible idea.

8 The World According To Paris

It seems that reality television producers just can't get enough of Paris Hilton. First, there was The Simple Life, the show that had Hilton and then-BFF Nicole Richie travelling to rural areas and basically gawking at the hard-working people living there. Then came the horrifying Paris Hilton's My New BFF. And then, perhaps worst of all, was The World According to Paris. It was a self-absorbed show revolving solely around Paris Hilton and her daily life. Let's be honest - though the tabloids could make a quick buck by getting embarrassing shots of the blonde socialite back in the day, no one really cared enough to watch what her daily life was like.

7 My Super Sweet 16

This show was a trainwreck that had you hoping you were never this bad when you were a teenager. Look, we get it - turning 16 is a pretty big deal. It definitely merits a party, and if you can afford to throw a lavish bash for your friends (or, more accurately, if your parents can afford to), go for it. However, this show centered on spoiled teens who were given extraordinary parties and expensive gifts… and basically whined the whole way through them. Pretty much every teen cried for some trivial reason, many blamed their parents for messing up tiny details (ignoring the fact that their parents shelled out tens of thousands on the party), and basically just made everyone cringe at how self-absorbed and spoiled these brats were.

6 Bridalplasty

A reality show where brides compete to get the wedding of their dreams doesn't sound awful - after all, weddings can get expensive, and for many brides it would be a great opportunity to get their dream wedding without having to bankrupt themselves. However, this show didn't just have brides competing for their dream wedding - it essentially had them competing for their dream face. That's right - the prize dangling at the end of the competition was as much plastic surgery as the winner wanted. The worst part? The husbands had no idea what their future wives were doing, and they essentially had to greet a new woman at the altar.

5 Rich Kids of Beverly Hills

It can be fun to gawk at the lavish lifestyles that some people lead. After all, who hasn't drooled over a celebrity's insane closet or wished they could spend a few days in a huge celebrity mansion with a breathtaking view? However, there's a key difference between most wealthy individuals and the kids on this reality show - these kids haven't made a cent of their own money. They're essentially just running around Beverly Hills, flaunting their parents' wealth, and quite honestly, being pretty boring. It's fun to scroll through a few insane Instagram posts every now and then documenting the lives of rich offspring, but an entire show devoted to them just falls flat.

4 Kill Reality

It's no surprise that many reality television stars end up desperately trying to earn a spot on more reality shows. After all, fame is an addictive bug. However, this show was astoundingly awful. Former reality show contestants came together to film a horror movie, but the only thing horrifying was how terrible the show was. This incident might shed some light on the state of the show - Johnny Fairplay, the awful Survivor contestant who will seemingly do anything to extend his five minutes of fame, was taken off the show because he defecated on a fellow contestant's bed. Yep.

3 Temptation Island

Most reality shows focus on getting contestants to find love, but Temptation Island took a bit of a different approach. Couples were sent to a tropical island complete with luxurious rooms, pools, and basically everything you'd need for a great vacation, and then separated by gender. They added a few tempters and temptresses into the mix, and basically tried to see if they could get anyone to cheat on their partner. While any decisions that cast members made were ultimately their own mistakes, the entire thing seemed incredibly tasteless.

2 Making Mr. Right

VH1 strikes again with their terrible dating shows. Okay, let's be real - it's tough to find love, everyone knows that, but you have to just keep looking until you find the one. You know what's not an option? Creating your perfect match. Wait… VH1 made a show about that? You bet they did. Making Mr. Right involved three single women pretending to be matchmakers and taking advantage of unsuspecting men. The men thought that these matchmakers would, well, match them with some compatible women - instead, the matchmakers were just trying to mold the bachelors into their perfect man.

1 All My Babies' Mamas

Baby mama drama is no stranger to the world of reality television, but centering an entire show around the concept seems a bit much - that is, unless you're Oxygen, in which case it apparently seems like a brilliant idea. Oxygen created a show about Shawty Lo, his eleven children, and his ten baby mamas. First of all, it was offensive, and many thought that it promoted negative racial stereotypes. Second, the entire thing was entirely dysfunctional - those baby mamas don't want to be competing with one another for his attention. It was just weird, weird, weird.