Little People, Big World

***Little People, Big World*** is an American reality television series chronicling the lives of the six-member Roloff family near Portland, Oregon. Many of the episodes focus on the parents, Matt and Amy, and one of their children, Zach, who has dwarfism. The series premiered on TLC in March 2006. A spin-off series, *Little People Big World: Wedding Farm*, followed in 2012.

## Premise

The show follows the daily lives of the Roloff family - parents Matt and Amy, and their four children: Zach, Jeremy, Molly, and Jacob. Matt, Amy, and Zach have dwarfism, while Jeremy, Molly, and Jacob are of average height. Zach and Jeremy are fraternal twins; although Jeremy is of average height, his brother Zach is a little person. The family lives on the 36-acre (150,000 m) Roloff Farm, located north of Hillsboro in Helvetia a suburb in Portland, Oregon. Although crops of pumpkins are grown and sold by the family, much of the farm has been converted into a series of playground set pieces for the Roloff children. They were designed by Matt, who spent much of his childhood in the hospital. He has tried to make his children's lives the best possible.

Episodes typically showcase one or more members of the family engaging in everyday activities such as shopping, athletics, and dealing with household finances, with drama arising in the show due to the challenges coming with these activities due to the height of the little people in the family.

## Cast

### Parents

* Matthew
* Amy Roloff

### Children

* Zachary Luke
* Jeremy James
* Molly Jo
* Jacob George

## Episodes

Main article: *List of Little People, Big World episodes*

## Reception

*Little People, Big World* generated adequate ratings for TLC during its first season in the 18-49 demographic. Critical reviews of the series have been generally positive, citing the show's positive portrayal of little people, with some other reviews claiming that the show had a voyeuristic bend to it (albeit a nonsexual one), but allows the viewer to feel good about watching it because it is not outwardly or overtly exploitive.

The season 13 finale in September 2014, in which Jeremy Roloff married his longtime girlfriend Audrey Botti, broke series records with an average of 2.3 million total viewers and was the highest-rated episode in six years among women 25-54 and was number one in cable records in the 10:00 pm timeslot among women 18-49 and women 18-34. The wedding finale capped the season's highest-rated season, which averaged 1.9 million viewers per episode.

Roloff Farms has become a popular tourist destination ever since the show began airing. While the farm and its many attractions have long been available for public, it began receiving more visitors than can be accommodated. During the 2006 season, more than 30,000 people arrived to buy pumpkins and tour the farm, which only had space for a few hundred vehicles, with massive traffic leading to the Washington County deputies to temporarily shut down one Saturday morning. Residents of the area have complained about the gridlock caused by the visitors, as well as about the increased media scrutiny the show has brought.

## Home media

Main article: *Little People, Big World (videography)*