Bringing Up Bates

Year: 2015

Actors: Gil Bates, Kelly Jo Bates, Zach Bates, Whitney Bates, Erin Paine, Tori Smith, Michael Keilen, ...

Networks: UP TV

Duration: 22 min

Twenty-seven years ago Gil and Kelly Jo Bates tied the knot with no plans to have kids. Fast forward 19 kids later and this tight-knit family, seemingly too good to be true, has a tremendous bond but are far from perfect. As you will see, when you have a house full of 19 children, from ages two to 25, daily chaos is multiplied exponentially, but so are the joyful and poignant moments that life can bring.

Genre: Reality