As we reported earlier this week, a spinoff series featuring cast members from all three Teen Mom shows is currently filming in California.
And as you might expect from that description, production has been plagued with problems since day one ... literally.
They should've known that this would be a bad idea.
Last month, it was announced that a Teen Mom spin-off show featuring cast members from all three series (Teen Mom OG, Teen Mom 2, and Teen Mom Young and Pregnant) had been greenlit by MTV execs.
MTV's longest-running reality franchise has been in dire straits for a while now.
Ratings for both Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 have been plummeting for several seasons, and Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant has yet to take off the way the network hoped it would.
Teen Mom OG and Teen Mom 2 have been so successful for so long that it's easy to forget that the venerable MTV franchise has produced some real duds over the years.
And we're not talking about Jenelle Evans and Farrah Abraham!
Call it the revenge of the Carolina Hurricane.
When Jenelle Evans was fired from Teen Mom 2, producers were likely aware of the risk involved.
Shenandoah "Shen" Williams made a splash on Young and Pregnant, and she has continued to speak her mind on social media.
There is more to her than being Bariki's mom or feuding with Ashley. Unfortunately, not all of it is good.
Did you watch the first season of Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant?
If not, you're certainly not alone.
Remember when MTV showed music videos?
Ha! Of course you don't; that was literally forever ago.
The Teen Mom/16 and Pregnant franchise has been a source of constant controversy since day one.
Some critics complained that the show glamorized teen pregnancy for an impressionable audience, while others have argued that the shows are exploitative and take advantage of young women at the most vulnerable points in their lives.
Over the years, many critics have blasted MTV for the creation of the Teen Mom franchise.
These individuals have questioned whether it was a great idea to make celebrities out of young women who were expecting babies, thereby glorifying a development that may be the most challenging one a person can face.
