# Chrisley Knows

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrisley-knows/690267>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 7, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrisley-knows/690267 "2014-06-07T12:53:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrisley-knows/690267/1 "2014-06-07T12:53:41Z")

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I stumbled into this before I’d had my coffee this morning. I’ve only seen a few minutes of this, but I’m in complete shock. Haas anybody else watched it?

Here’s a taste of the dysfunction: [https://www.youtube.com/results?search\_query=chrisley+knows+best+season+1+episode+1](https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chrisley+knows+best+season+1+episode+1)

1. Is it just me, or does he totally light up the gaydar?

2. If I were his child, I’d tell him to stuff his money where the sun don’t shine and go have a life as an individual.

3. The Mom’s relationship with her youngest son is creepy.

:eek:…:eek:…:eek:

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**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrisley-knows/690267/2 "2014-06-07T14:09:47Z")

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I caught part of an episode of this show at my gym where it was the only alternative to Fox news or ESPN. I thought at first it was a poorly written, badly acted movie.

What kind of person agrees to let a camera crew invade their family? Obviously, this kind… ick.

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**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrisley-knows/690267/3 "2014-06-07T14:11:40Z")

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There was some discussion about the show here:

> **[Chrisley Knows Best and gaydar](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=716830)**
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> Have you seen the trailers for this new reality show? Now, I don’t plan on watching another reality show about some rich family I’ve never heard of. However, am I the only one who’s gaydar started flashing, dinging and spinning as soon as he was on...

Some background on Chrisley:

> **['Chrisley Knows Best': Inside Todd Chrisley's $45 Million Bankruptcy Case](https://people.com/tv/chrisley-knows-best-inside-todd-chrisleys-45-million-bankruptcy-case/?v=desktop)**
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> The outrageous businessman claims he has $55 in a checking account and $100 in cash

[http://starcasm.net/archives/264957](http://starcasm.net/archives/264957)  
I’ve never been able to bring myself to watch the show because it just looks ridiculous, but I’m not really a fan of reality shows.

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2014, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/chrisley-knows/690267/4 "2014-06-11T22:13:52Z")

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I’ve seen a commercial or two for this show, and I decided on the basis of those that this show would be the televised equivalent of herpes, and if I allowed it to get in my eyes and ears, I’d never be truly clean again.