TV Show

Hogan Knows Best

Hogan Knows Best is an American reality documentary television series on VH1. The series debuted on July 10, 2005 and centered on the family life of professional wrestler Hulk Hogan. Often focusing on the Hogans' raising of their children, and on Hulk Hogan's attempts to manage and assist in his children's burgeoning careers. The title of the show is a play on the title of a show from the 1950s, Father Knows Best. After the cancellation of Hogan Knows Best in 2007, a spin-off entitled Brooke Knows Best debuted in 2008, and ran for two seasons.

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4 seasons

42 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

2005

Rating

TV Show

5.2/10

21 votes • HD

Season 1

6 episodes
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Brooke's First Date
Episode 1

Brooke's First Date

Episode 1 • Jul 10, 2005

Brooke wants to go out on a date with a 22 year-old guy, but when Hulk gets wind of it, he really does not want it to happen. After ""discussing"" things with Brooke and Linda, Terry reluctantly allows Brooke to go on the date, but only after meeting the 22-year-old, Adam. Despite allowing Brooke to go on the date, Terry unleashes his inner-Hulk when he places a GPS tracking device on Brooke's truck, so he, and son Nick, can track where the car is at all times.

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Brooke's Big Break
Episode 3

Brooke's Big Break

Episode 3 • Jul 24, 2005

Hulk continues shopping Brooke's music demos, and Brooke has a disastrous meeting with a manager who wishes to change her image completely. Then, Brooke gets the chance of a lifetime: At the Grammys, Hulk meets Larry Rudolph, Britney Spears' former manager. Larry calls Hulk and expresses interest in Brooke's singing career. Brooke and Hulk go to Los Angeles, where they meet with Larry and record a new song about Brooke's relationship with her father. Whether or not Larry will continue working with Brooke is up in the air, but Brooke walks away from their meeting with a reassured sense of confidence and strength.

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Wrestlemania
Episode 4

Wrestlemania

Episode 4 • Jul 31, 2005

When Vince McMahon calls Terry to offer him a spot in the Wrestling Hall of Fame, Terry takes the family to Wrestlemania 21. After accepting his award and the honor to be an inductee, Terry, who had promised his family that he would not get back into the ring, cannot resist the temptation of wrestling again. With the call so strong, Terry transforms himself into Hulk Hogan, regearing with the red and yellow and returning to the ring for one last fight. ""Wrestling is in my blood,"" he says when it's all over. ""But my family is in my heart.""

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Romantic Getaway
Episode 5

Romantic Getaway

Episode 5 • Aug 14, 2005

Linda, tired of only talking about business with her husband, is surprised when Hulk plans a romantic weekend away from home and away from the kids at the Don Cesar Beach Resort. As a last resort for a babysitter, Hulk relies on his friend Brian Knobs, who Nick discovers gives in very easily. Throughout the weekend, Nick uses Knobs' inability to say no to his advantage, by having a party, riding a golf cart around like a lunatic and mooning the country club members, and having his girlfriend sleep over. Hulk's not gonna be too happy when he gets home...

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Hogan Versus City Hall
Episode 6

Hogan Versus City Hall

Episode 6 • Aug 21, 2005

Linda is angry – recently, her neighbors have been filing complaints about her abundance of animals, seven dogs, a cockatoo, and a rooster, saying that all of them are making too much noise. Infuriated that the neighbor goes so far as to report her animals, “members of the family,” Linda confronts the neighbor…and her gardener, who says that Linda and her pets single-handedly destroyed the town. The Hogan family attempts to conceal some of their animals by keeping some of them in their beach house, but they still are forced to report to court. After the ruling, Linda shows her angry side when she curses out the council members...it’s not pretty.

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Hulk's Hobbies
Episode 7

Hulk's Hobbies

Episode 7 • Sep 04, 2005

Now that his wrestling career has simmered down, Hulk's been annoying his family members like crazy. Sick of being overscrutinized, overrushed, and overwatched, Nick, Brooke, and Linda plan some day trips to let Hulk experience different kinds of things. Nick goes out golfing with his dad and another father and son, but the boys ultimatley wind up being kicked off of the green for causing damage to the golf carts. Brooke and Linda try to get Hulk into tennis, but he would rather have a beer. But when Brooke and Linda try something else, Hulk may actually have found a hobby he likes - pilates.

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Season 2

13 episodes
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Brooke Breaks Away
Episode 1

Brooke Breaks Away

Episode 1 • Mar 18, 2006

Brooke gets upset when she is not left alone in the house so she demands Hulk let her stay alone in the beach house and not interfere. Hulk agrees but also starts to spy on her.

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Kids Get a Reality Check
Episode 2

Kids Get a Reality Check

Episode 2 • Mar 25, 2006

After Hulk sees the credit card bills, he makes the kids earn their money by taking away their phones, TV, and internet and making them get jobs at the local diner.

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Family Vacation
Episode 3

Family Vacation

Episode 3 • Apr 02, 2006

The family takes their annual trip to Key West. When Brooke goes out on her own and does not call, and Nick comes home without her, Terry and Linda fear she is in some sort of trouble.

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Nick Gets The Bug
Episode 4

Nick Gets The Bug

Episode 4 • Apr 06, 2006

Nick wants to follow in his dads footsteps and become a professional wrestler. But Hulk hopes to keep his son from getting in the ring by giving him harsh training and making him take acting classes.

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Hogans Go Hollywood
Episode 5

Hogans Go Hollywood

Episode 5 • Apr 16, 2006

Hulk ventures to Hollywood to play Zeus in the movie <i>Little Hercules</i> and is able to get the rest of the family parts as well. But he gets on edge when he finds a 26-year-old crew member hitting on the 17-year-old Brooke.

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Anniversary Surprise
Episode 6

Anniversary Surprise

Episode 6 • Apr 23, 2006

It is Hulk and Linda's twenty-second wedding anniversary. In celebration Linda wants to learn how to ballroom dance, but Hulk is against it.

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Season 3

12 episodes
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The Big Move
Episode 1

The Big Move

Episode 1 • Oct 22, 2006

To support Brookes music career, the Hogans move to Miami Beach, saying goodbye to there friends and home in Clear Water. But they find that besides adjusting to new surroundings, they find that their new beach house is not as finished as one would hope. they soon find themselves with no where to sleep, a large amount of clothing and animals with no where to go and no room in the garage for the cars, And there's a hail storm.

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Hogans On the High Seas
Episode 2

Hogans On the High Seas

Episode 2 • Oct 29, 2006

To celebrate Hulks 57th birthday, Linda and the kids decide to plan a family vacation aboard a cruise ship but Hulk finds himself unhappy when he is trapped on the ship with numerous fans and no where to run to.

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Brooke Faces the Music
Episode 3

Brooke Faces the Music

Episode 3 • Nov 05, 2006

Brookes' harsh work schedule begins to take its toll on her as she begins to feel as if it is too much for her to handle. When her producer questions her commitment to her craft Hulk tries to her back on track.

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Koshermania
Episode 4

Koshermania

Episode 4 • Nov 12, 2006

After having problems with their neighbors in Clear Water, the Hogans vow that things will be better in Miami. Linda decides to throw a block party barbeque but problems arise when they discover and are confused by the fact that their new neighbors keep kosher. It then falls to Nick and Hulk to find kosher food before the event.

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Brooke's Dating Game
Episode 5

Brooke's Dating Game

Episode 5 • Nov 19, 2006

Even though the thought of Brooke dating anyone puts him on edge, Hulk agrees to a little contest with Linda and Nick to see who can bring home the best date for Brooke.

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Superfan
Episode 6

Superfan

Episode 6 • Jan 07, 2007

The family takes part in a contest to determine Hulks biggest fan. The winner travels to Miami to spend time with Hulk himself but finds things a bit more harsh then expected when Hulk works him to his limit in the gym and in the ring.

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Season 4

11 episodes
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Wedlock Headlock
Episode 1

Wedlock Headlock

Episode 1 • Jul 22, 2007

After noticing more and more arguments taking place in their 23 year marriage, Hulk and Linda decide to go to a marriage counselor in the hopes of working through their issues.

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Brooke's Bodyguard
Episode 2

Brooke's Bodyguard

Episode 2 • Jul 29, 2007

With Brooke spending later nights out at the studio being out on tour for weeks at a time, Hulk and Linda decide to hire a bodyguard to watch over her. After interviewing potentials Hulk decides on someone he sees as tough enough to protect Brooke but not good looking enough to tempt her. Brooke on the other hand sees her new protector as a way of her father spying on her rathe rthen let her be on her own.

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Hulk's Extreme Makeover
Episode 3

Hulk's Extreme Makeover

Episode 3 • Aug 05, 2007

With the family settled in Miami and the renovations to the house almost complete, Linda, Brooke and Nick turn their attention to Hulks Fashion choices. Being in Miami and close to the fashion mecca of the city they hope that Hulk will ditch the fanny pack and parachute pants in the hope in favor of some South Beach styles. But Hulk begins to have second thoughts when the words "Hair Resoration" are mentioned.

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Keeping Up With Nick
Episode 4

Keeping Up With Nick

Episode 4 • Aug 12, 2007

With Nick busy with girls and driving and school, Hulk feels like he is losing touch with his son. So in order to reconnect with him, Hulk decides to get involved in some of the things Nick likes but seems to have trouble when it comes to crossing the generational gap into the realm of rap music and texting.

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Hogan Knows Workouts
Episode 5

Hogan Knows Workouts

Episode 5 • Aug 19, 2007

Linda decides that she needs to get into shape and in Hulks eyes, who better to train the wife than the husband. Unfortunately Linda does not think the same way and Hulk is not very happy when he sees who Linda chooses to take his place.

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Brooke's Older Boyfriend
Episode 6

Brooke's Older Boyfriend

Episode 6 • Aug 26, 2007

Linda and Hulk discover that Brookes been hiding the fact that she has a new boyfriend. And she has a good reason to keep them in the dark as the guy happens to be thirty years old. In a foolish attempt to stop the relationship, Hulk invites one of Brookes old boyfriends from Clear Water to the house and in the process doubled his own problems by adding a new suitor to the mix.

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