The Moore Family

**The Moore Family** is the seventh episode of Season 2 of Nanny 911.

## Episode summary

Darryl and Barbara Moore have 5 kids: twins Ryan and Trevor (10), Spencer (8), Emily (7) and Natalie (5). The kids have no respect for their parents. In addition, both parents don't see eye to eye with discipline. While Barbara cross examines her kids , Darryl doesn't have a clue.

Can Nanny Stella help these parents to lay down the law with their kids?

### Observation

#### Arrival of the Nanny

When Nanny Stella arrives to the Moore house Ryan, Spencer, Emily, and Trevor hide upstairs while Natalie stays downstairs and meets Stella, Stella has to go upstairs and search for the other kids. Barbara and Darrell have to drag the kids out from under their beds, closets and pantries. When Stella explains her plan of action to the kids they run away again. Nanny Stella was offended

#### Observation Continues

Nanny Stella notices how hectic and loud the Moores could be as they yell and scream throughout the house. Since Barbara yells the kids yell and scream.

In the afternoon Barbara is exhausted from handling the kids all morning so for lunch the family goes to a restaurant but on the way there the kids fight in the van and throw things. At the restaurant the kids throw food, spill drinks and cause a ruckus Barbara is embarrassed. When leaving Barbara receives her tip and then goes back in the restaurant to do something. Emily and Spencer use that opportunity to steal the tip when Barbara returns they lie. And when Barbara

Later in the day the children's behavior goes from bad to worse, When Ryan and Trevor were fighting with swords, then Trevor picks up a crowbar to beat Ryan, when Barbara comes to stop the fight by taking Ryan downstairs for a board game. This backfires because Ryan ends up poking Spencer in the back with a sword causing him to cry, when Barbara tries to help Spencer cusses her out and tells her she hates her. Nanny Stella is appalled by the kids behavior

## Parents Sitdown

Nanny Stella first expresses her discontent with the constant yelling. She also observed that the kids use the word ¨Hate¨ constantly, In a talking head Barbara says she doesn't have a problem with the kids saying the word ¨Hate¨. She is concerned that a car accident will happen because the kids run amok and refuse a seatbelt in the car.

Nanny Stella brings up the incident at the restaurant when Spencer and Emily stole the tip, She tells them that it´s stealing. Both parents feel like failures. The kids disrespectful behaviour is a huge issue for Stella

## Teaching

Nanny Stella returns the next day to lay down the law. Because the family is lawyer based, she calls the rules, The Moore Family Laws. She even takes a gavel and declares that family time is a must. She makes the whole family sign off on the rules; similar to a contract.

As soon as Nanny Stella is about to work with the family, Darryl heads for work leaving Barbara to enforce the rules amongst all five of the kids. But there is is an obvious issue. She´s outnumbered.

They breaks rule #1: Pick up after yourself. After the kids went swimming, Spencer and Ryan leave their towels on the stairs and bathroom and when Barbara asks who it belongs to, he lies.

Before Nanny Stella knew it Natalie was breaking rule #2: Speak don't shriek. She yelled and screamed across the house for Barbara´s attention Stella tells her to get up and go get her mother. Natalie deliberately ignores Stella and continues to yell and whine. Nanny Stella is frustrated and even coos the viewers ¨I'm being been punked¨

Emily and Spencer break Rule #3: Respect: When their walking up the steps with a basket of papers and books they purposely spill it. When Barbara gets the kids to clean up, they blame each-other and refuse. When Barbara tries to get the kids to clean up the messes that they make, they refuse and lie on each-other. When Nanny Stella asks Spencer why he is breaking the rules, he responds with ¨Because I don´t care.

Later, things worsen, when the Ryan and Trevor break rule #4: No Fighting. Trevor violently attacks Ryan and tackles her to the floor.

Nanny Stella has had enough and evokes the rules. She goes over them one by one and gives them examples, she lets them know how angry she is. When she asks who left their towel in the bathroom, the kids do not respond. Nanny Stella threatens to turn into ¨commander nanny¨, after hearing this, the kids go around the house and pick up their towels.

Later Barbara is faced with another tantrum. Natalie wants Barbara to pick her

## Family Members

* Darryl Moore
* Barbara
* Ryan and Trevor, 10
* Spencer, 8
* Emily, 7
* Natalie, 5

## Gallery

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