MY SUPER SWEET 16

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'''My Super Sweet 16''' is an MTV reality series documenting the lives of upper class teenagers celebrating their coming-of-age birthday parties. Parties include the quinceañera (a sweet 15), the sweet 16, and other birthdays including a ''My Super Sweet 21'' special aired during MTV's ''Spring Break''. The show premiered on January 18, 2005.

Contents

Overview

Usage in Pop Culture

See also

External links

References

Overview

:''For a complete list of all sweet 16ers, please see List of My Super Sweet 16 episodes.''
Throughout the seasons, these sweet 16ers understood the prerequisites in order to throw an over-the-top, coming-of-age bash. At the beginning of an episode, title cards are shown inviting the audience to the party: "You're cordially invited... to Rachel's Super Sweet 16." The sweet 16er is then shown doing everyday things such as hanging out with friends or talking to parents while discussing plans for the big event. The rest of the episode presents the young person preparing the event in both excitement and frustration until the big day when everything is thrown together.

Usage in Pop Culture

★ The show was parodied on the January 14, 2006 episode of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live'' hosted by Scarlett Johansson. In the sketch, sweet 16er, Crystal, reflected that of the usual sweet 16er in which she longs for perfection and gets frustrated when things don't go her way. In the end, even when her own father takes drastic measures in order to pay for all the costs, Crystal gets neither her choice car nor choice performer. ^[1]

★ The show was parodied on the September 16, 2006 episode of FOX's ''MADtv'' hosted by Dwayne Johnson. In the sketch, cast member Ike Barinholtz threw a super sweet 30th for fellow cast member Bobby Lee. However, Lee's parents refused to fund no more than $300, and the party turns into a disaster.^[2]

★ The show was parodied on an episode of Comedy Central's ''South Park'' (Hell on Earth 2006) aired October 25, 2006. Satan was intent on throwing an over-the-top Halloween bash. His behavior reflected that of the sweet 16ers preparing for their coming-of-age birthdays. In the end, when Satan realizes his folly, the audience considers the sweet 16ers to be "worse than Satan."^[3]

★ The show was mentioned on an episode of Nickelodeon's ''Drake & Josh'' (Battle of Panthatar) aired April 15, 2007. Both Drake and Josh were intent on crashing a sweet sixteen in their area that is to be featured on the false MTV program "Dude, I'm Sixteen!" ^[4]

★ The show was mentioned on an episode of CW's ''Veronica Mars'' (Un-American Graffiti) aired May 1, 2007. Both Logan and Parker are such fans of the program that Logan even throws Parker a somewhat high-profile sweet sixteen.^[5]

★ The show was parodied on an episode of ''The Brandon T. Jackson Show''. Osama Bin Laden abducted Chris Brown to play at his son's sweet sixteen birthday.

See also

★ List of My Super Sweet 16 episodes

★ ''

★ List of programs broadcast by MTV

External links

★ ''My Super Sweet 16'' at MTV.com

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★ ''My Super Sweet Sixteen: Seasons 1 & 2 on DVD''

References

1. The ''My Super Sweet 16'' sketch of Saturday Night Live aired January 14, 2006 - NBC.com
2. The ''My Super Sweet 16'' sketch of Madtv aired September 16, 2006 - TV.com
3. Comedy Central's ''South Park'' spoofs ''My Super Sweet 16'' aired October 25, 2006 - TV.com
4. Nickelodeon's ''Drake & Josh'' mentions ''My Super Sweet 16'' aired April 15, 2007 - TV.com
5. CW's ''Veronica Mars'' mentions ''My Super Sweet 16'' aired May 1, 2007 - TV.com