Digging Up the Duggars

That's a wrap on Season 6. While the middle of the season felt a bit uneventful, we did witness some memorable moments. We saw some of the younger Duggars come into their own in talking heads, watched Lego try and speak Spanish to the Japanese and Chinese people alike, and saw what Michelle could look like with some semi-modern hair. Enjoy our season Superlatives and our look back at some of o...

We have reached the last of leg of this season’s travel episodes with them in Beijing, China.  This gigantic mob always seems to have challenges with subways.  Whether it’s tickets, exchange rate, or saying “Gracias” to people in *checks notes*…China; Jim Bob is gonna Jim Bob.  The family ends the trip experiencing some of the more exotic street food that China has to offer.  In our Dig section, w...

We close out the Duggars’ time in Tokyo with the crew being on a morning show and watching the hardest working PA in the business.  As the crew travels to Kyoto, they do some “ginder” segregated activities with “samurai training” and a traditional clothing and makeup photoshoot.  Inspired by the emails from last week, in our mini dig, Whit explores IBLPs teachings on oral sex.  If bitterness can c...

In our second ever "Just Dig" episode, we dig into the sexual content of the jail emails between Josh and Anna. We explore how it escalated over time, spend way too much time talking about dick and sex emoticons, and say "oral" more times in 2 hours than our entire lives combined. If you're the bib clutching type when it comes to talking about sex, consider yourself warned....

Here we go with the Duggars invading Tokyo, Japan.  If you enjoyed the buffoonery with foreign currency from their last travel episodes, you’ll love this one. Would you care to see another culture’s cuisine make Lego Hair uncomfortable? Just you wait.      We don’t do a full dig, but Whit touches on some of the content in the now-infamous Pest emails that have come out.  If you would like to suppo...

It's a Baby Cannon Birthday Extravaganza! The fam (whichmeans the Duggirls) set Michelle off on a birthday scavenger hunt.  We get a whole spread of Duggar craziness.  Cannon firing a gun.  Eating Arkansas quality fried chicken.  Shopping for some questionable fashion choices. One of the last stops features Miss Cindy helping to give her a hair styling that Michelle…uh…will learn to love. It a...

This episode starts with a Bang!  The gang heads to a fireworks stand to prepare for their 4th of July celebration.  Lego Hair reinforces the fact that he’s a very ineffective parent when we see the 3 year old child that he was supposed to be watching roll up with a hand basket full of fireworks.  Be prepared for the most thorough safety briefing you’ve ever heard.  The crew then goes to a fencing...

Why do we start this episode with the fam putting together (seemingly new) furniture?  Because the Duggars have decided to invite a family that has even more kids over for a meal!  Who even knew those existed? Then we watch the whole mob invade Silver Dollar City.  Jim Bob definitely splits his time between trying to be funny and creating moments.  In our Dig, we explore the IBLP teachings on “con...

It is the first Duggar grandson’s first birthday.  We watch Pest (kinda) and Anna (mostly) put together a huge kid’s birthday party.  This party had everything: a different buffoon on a grill, a huge cake disaster, kids flinging themselves down an inflatable slide…   In our Dig, Whitney explores the IBLP teachings on divorce.  This ain’t no booklet, it’s all contained in a 250-page tome.  While th...

It's safe to say that we are thrilled with the number of felines in this episode. Not to mention the lack of Josh compared to last week.  The brood is silly with cats! They found two kittens, named them, and then found three more.  Even the electrician working on one of their houses found a kitten.  In our Dig, Whit explores the IBLP teachings on Discouragement. This came up due to Joe's r...

When you think of Josh, I don't think anyone thinks he would be a good boss. He confirms that in this episode. Lego and Cannon join Ma Keller, Pest, and Anna for a thrilling "bowling match". In our Dig, Whit explores some problematic patterns and behaviors in the Duggar family. We look back at Grandpa and the situations laid out in Amy's book. It really highlights how abusive behavior and sweeping...

Pecan Waller and that lady he married stop by the TTM for a visit. Then, a friend of theirs that's a Popeyes franchisee brings over the largest order of Popeyes I've ever heard of. We know this crew loves when other people foot the bill for a meal with the Duggars. He also invites the crew to go turkey hunting. In our Dig, Whitney takes us through everything we know about the Joe and Kendr...

***We are aware of Joe's arrest for sexual abuse of a minor We weren't able to get into it in this week's episode, but we will discussing it in depth next week.*** We start this episode with a heavy dose of irony, with Lego telling Cannon she better leave the house so she's not late. Even she seems more annoyed than normal at his antics. Cannon is taking some of the kids and Grandm...

One of the real Moms in this family is finally getting some time away. We watch as CinderJana takes a 10 day break from the fam to be a leader at the "Journey to the Heart" retreat. Meanwhile, while the family takes a bike ride, Soundman Jim proves that he is the engine that makes this show go. In our Dig, Whit breaks down the aforementioned, Journey to the Heart program. We take a look at the gen...

Lego Hair plans a family excursion to a property that Grandma Duggar owns. He takes them on a hike through some very rough terrain. The footwear that this family chose was...ill-advised at best. At least in the last scene the kids decide to give Grandma a spa day. In a previous episode recap there was an in-frame shot of Tim Tebow's first book, "Through My Eyes". We dig into the Tebo...

There are some big developments this week. Do you crave sopping wet chicken in a lukewarm-at-best "Flour Tortilla Shell"? The Chicken Kassuhdeeyuz recipe has been found! While the family was hosting some dinner guests, Whit and I discover and dig into a previously unknown ingredient in Tater Tot Casserole. In our Dig, we continue with the second part of James Dobson's book, "The...

We start the episode with the family doing a Mother's Day event. You know that even with Lego on the mic, The Stache was the real draw. Plus,the family gets their picture "made"...slowly but slowly. In our Dig, we explore James Dobson's book "The Strong-Willed Child: Birth Through Adolescence". Our disgust for this vacuous trash bag and the book he wrote cannot be under...

Ever wondered how Cannon would fare, having to actually watch multiple little ones and 2 dogs on top of it? Not well. They are pet-sitting 2 puppies and we proceed to watch the kids stuff these poor dogs with lots of cheese, more cheese, and then, cheesy eggs. Poor things. In a follow up to last week's Dig, we explore the IBLP version of finishing school, EXCEL. They have to train all these li...

In this week's episode we get a grand explanation of the J Crew and their snacking habits. Nothing out of the ordinary, except for Hannie trying to break into that delicious...(checks notes)um, garlic in the fridge door? In our Dig, we explore an IBLP Seminar for teen girls and young women called "Designed for God's Glory". Spoiler Alert: it's just another way to make them fe...

The first half of the recap felt like a clip show for some reason. It was like the editors had some B Roll laying around and figured they would pad out the run time. Put on your gloves and masks because 8 of the brood have strep throat. We wouldn't touch anything in that house, ew. In our Dig, Whit lays out the maze-like SOP in order to make an appeal to your authority. As is the case with mos...

The King of Beats is back, baby! We watch Lego and Cannon doing a speaking event in DC which sets the stage for them to meet with Kirk Cameron again. The Dug-girls get to take the rest of the fam to Tulsa with no parental supervision; which to be honest, is pretty par for the course. In our Dig, we explore a more recent King of Beats event, when he and his son pissed a whole bunch of fellow Christ...

Just Dig. Da-Da-Doo-Doot! Due to our first episode back being a double length David Waller love-fest, we decided to do a just-dig episode. We get into the nitty gritty of why it felt like every Duggar was fawning over ole Pecan Waller. If you would like to support the work that we do, head on over to www.buymeacoffee.com/diggingupthedug where you can buy us a coffee, if you would just like to supp...

We're back and Digging into 2026! We are starting off the year with a double length episode, "Duggars Down the Aisle." Those clever folks at TLC got us though, it's the wedding of Priscilla and David Waller. It's so unfortunate that the first episode of the year has so much Pest in it. He turns the smug up to 11. Since he is married already, he feels as though he has some sort of wisdom/judgement...

In this week's double length episode, we get to see the fam voting on what names they think the new baby should have. Jessa picked a name with a little spice,Jim Bob thinks they need another Jim Bob, and Jana is trying to get her Arby's product placement in there. Once they go to their ultrasound, sadly, the tech cannot find a heartbeat. Back when the show was airing, this was the last epi...

The Boys wildin' out today! We see them go to Fort Rock for a Father Son campout. We watch them play laser tag out in the woods, and Lego shows his absolute disregard for his son in the heat of "battle". We get a completely obvious product placement at a fast food establishment, shout out to their next level mozzarella sticks, though. We end with Cannon, keeping soooooo sweet. Inspired by Thanksgi...