At 1;10 someone says " We are Hillbilly"s an proud to be Hillbilly"s" Excuse me, I Happen to be a "Hillbilly" an believe me these COCKROACHES are not Hillbilly"s. They are lazy SCUMBAGS sucking off the system. When this country was fighting for independence these losers refused to fight and ran for the hills. But now they feel that America owes them money. Well they RAN !!!!! to avoid fighting the British. SO STICK THAT IN YER PIPE AN SMOKE IT !!!!!!! COCKROACHES !! ALL OF EM
@gt150glas I will gladly pay extra on my taxes to feed people who happen to be poor by chance. It's greedy fuckers like you who is wrong with America. It's really sad that tards like you have the audacity to label people when you yourself have demonstrated no authority for anyone to take you seriously. Really? A hillbilly labeling another hillbilly? Get a fucking life and a real education so you can at least argue logically, you dumb fuck.
@aznlalaland If I was greedy I would be on welfare. I am not a "tard. I dont know what "Demonstrated no authority for anyone to take you seriously"Means.If it did make sense it would be: Haven"t demonstrated ANY authority. Why cant a hillbilly label another hillbilly? I hope your venting released your stress. And you don"t take this out on your wife. Spousal abuse was also portrayed in this series. My comments have nothing to do with poverty, Only Morals. Have a nice day, And read a book. LOL.
@aznlalaland Its greedy people like you WHO is wrong with America? This wouldn"t fit in my other post. Yet you brag about your intelligence. Yea< you are intelligent enough to run around preaching to people Ha Ha.
These people have gorgeous pieces of property Get cash from taxpayers. And live a good life. Their houses are quite nice inside. Am I jealous? "Hell Ya" The problem is I have too much pride to sit around and suck off the system (which is exactly what they do). I also have a problem ignoring the Incest,Rape,Spousal Abuse,and other atrocities that are accepted in their lives. TURN UP YOUR VOLUME AND LISTEN !!! Victims of Katrina? Now there is someone to feel bad for . Not these cockroaches
@gt150glas you are a pice of cr*p! Probably a Yankee to. I was raised in a place just like this and my people are the same. We come hardy Scotch-Irish stock, and our accent is the closest thing to Elizabethan English that exists today. We love the land and our people and God. Their not sucking off the system as you say, there's no jobs in this area and it's miles away from a town. How about judging all the crime ridden areas of low rent housing/HUD who get govt asst sell crack
@Jaxferalsite W.T.F are you talking about? Your incoherent rambling makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. My comments have nothing to do with money or lack of it, or even where a person lives or is from. Its about MORALS. Even the people from Appalachia (including those of Scotch-Irish descent) agree.Tthese people are Cockroaches ! The people you mentioned in low rent housing that act like this are cockroaches as well. I am poor. Grew up poor and will Die poor. But I am not a cockroach Get IT ?
very interesting?..a kentuckian from the west flat lands of KY., i didn't know they lived like that..they could buy toothpaste and i am sure there is a dentist there for low income or no income people...anyway may God bless the grandmother and save the rest.
I was born and raised in the hills of New England.Yea Im a yankee hillbilly. and proud of it. The people I live among are much worse off. They would not have $500.00 cash to bail out a family member for robbery and they wouldnt even if they did. We do not collect welfare. Hit women.get pregnant at 12.backtalk our elders ect. And we WORK. Whatever we can find. They have money for cigarettes but not toothpaste WTF. Wanna see people who live off the land in harmony? Check out the hills of N.E.
@gt150glas < You're like a steer a point here a point there and a lot of bull in between.You don't speak for everyone in New England -- and you sure as hell don't speak for all of us !
@gt150glas Suicide Rates by state... Ky is number 49 ...West Virginia is last at number .50... VERMONT IS NUMBER 12 now why are you Yankeebillies killing yourselves ? ROFL
@carnut476 What does this have to do with my statement? OOh you searched for a statistic that favored Ky. and W.V. and thats all you could come up with. I get it. Try looking up some more. Lets say sexual assault on children spousal abuse and other statistics that actually pertain to what I said.
@gt150glas I'll never apologize or excuse spousal abuse or sexual assault no matter what state it's in -- immoral behavior is inexcusable no matter where no matter what -- And yes.. Ky - Wv has way more than their share -- But they're not alone by a long shot !!
@gt150glas I'll never apologize or excuse spousal abuse or sexual assault no matter what state it's in -- immoral behavior is inexcusable no matter where no matter what -- And yes.. Ky - Wv has way more than their share -- But they're not alone by a long shot !!
@gt150glas I don't think you'll beat your spouse or spank your kids, because if you do your ass is going to jail -- and the wife gets the house -- ROFL
@carnut476 Hey all of your comments on my posts relate to an anal cavity Perhaps you should change your name to "ButtNutt 724" It seems more fitting for you. Cheers
@ltuomela Never been good workin at the bank -- never been good at slappin on paint -- never been at makin an engine crank -- BUT I SURE CAN DRANK !! LOL
The most disturbing thing i saw in this video was a TELEVISION SET - Please take that damn thing outside and throw it down a mine shaft before destroys your kids ....
@macroevolve Perhaps if the darn south had picked its own cotton we wouldn't have this black problem we have today -- these folks never had any damn cotton pickers ...
My dad comes from a family of 6 brothers and 4 sisters making 11 kids total. His mother and father (My G'ma & G'pa) both came from the depression era. They raised all 11 kids in Little Cincinnati, Indiana (Greene County). My G'pa was a mean man while raising the first 4 or 5 of the 11. Abusing them and G'ma both during a point in time of extreme poverty for the family. He eventually changed his ways after my Aunt Carroll Ann feal ill as a child and almost died. He promised the lord his remainin
Thanks for posting documentary.They were good people, honest, hardworking, and down to earth people.GOD bless them, and hope that the rest of the world can see that it's not how much you have that makes you who you are, but it's roots that brings out your heart and soul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Illuminating. Thank you for posting this series about a pocket of our society of which I am ignorant. Bless all my brothers and sisters in our wonderful melting pot, especially Iree and Bassʻ family who invited us into their lives, even though times were not always conducive to the scrutiny of a camera. Thank you again, and kudos to Rory Kennedy.
This was a beautiful story.Sure they are not rich,but many people with lots more would be envious to see so much love in a family.I was worried with some of the situations shown,but everything turned out Ok for everyone.Stories with such happy endings are hard to find nowadays,and I thank you very much for posting this one.Michelle from Quebec.
Mr Rory Kennedy, please keep making these great documentaries,they are so inspirational,every single detail told alot more than words can say,loved watching that old clothes washer,they was never a boring moment, they always had company someone to talk to,big families like that seem happier in their souls
Grandma's always seem to be the ones that hold families together. I'm not a hillbilly and I don't live in Kentucky. However, when my grandma passed away, our entire family lost contact with each other and we no longer have family get togethers. Grandma was always the one that made sure we all stuck together. Now that she's gone, everything's changed. I miss her more than anything.
I always enjoy visiting this site and takes me back to my youth. I have wrote a new song some might enjoy and sing around the campfires...HILLS OF KENTUCKY_harlan county coal mines.......bout the miners in Appalachian and the fine folks of Harlan Country Kentucky...just click the bluemoongrass link to listen to the new song.
i think that would be an incredible life my family dont talk to each other and we live close, and i also think clint outta get a truckers license and get the f out and see the world.
The back woods bad boy has got life in prison , SHUCKS. Sam now feels safer and she can move back to the little cabin in the woods? Shes getting her circulation back in her marriage tackle region.......SAM IM YOUR MAN,SO STAND BY YOUR MAN ? AND BY YOUR BED FOR INSPECTION....your future husband?
@jacobdwyane Not sure what they do with theirs, but, we sell it to idiot Yankee tourists so they can make pretty stuff out of it to sell to other idiot Yankees.
This reminds me so much of my own childhood in the rural East of the Netherlands.
Although I'm only (?) 53 I was born on a straw matrass and the first light I must have seen was the light of an oil lamp and the first water I was washed in came from a well . Fed with mothers milk, home grown vegetables, home raised pork, milk from our own cows and the occasional rabbit , hare or pheasant my dad poached.
Great documentary. Reminds me so much of my family, but we are very fortunate not to have alchoholism and abuse ruin our lives. This is one aspect of the Southern mountain culture. They play into some of the hillibilly stereotypes on the surface, but the film shows that they are human just like everyone else. I wish they (and lots of others in the Appalachians and Ozarks) would take more pride in their land and be good stewards, that is the best thing our ancestors have passed down to us.
I was raised in privilege just outside of Montreal, got a good education, good job. I know to many the Bowlings seem backwards. I think they're good people; strong morals, family-oriented, honest and selfless. It got me thinking, maybe this is real privilege: a life where no one's out to get you. Sure they sacrifice a lot, but it's traded for beauty, love, peace of mind and freedom. They fail when they leave cause they're not trained bloodsuckers like the rest of us I Wish them the very best.
What's sad is this was filmed before the oxycontin epidemic. A few days on those pills and people's addicted and then they're crazier than a lifetime of moonshine ever did make ye.
Why work your life away for a bunch of shit you don't need? Their children never go hungry, a medical card takes care of their health problems, and for entertainment they work, spend time with their family, or get intoxicated. This is more than what alot of families have in this country.
@39tommyboy Whats wrong with brown beans, fried potatoes and cornbread??? If you add fried pork chops and a mess of greens, it's probably one of the best meals around. Have you never had that before????
it says that it will be taken away..everone has a right to believe what they choose..some folks will onely know the truth..when they leave the planet.
@ltuomela yeah what more do you need in life? seriously, he's got it down. beer+rabbits+dogs+plenty of food+fresh mountain air+no b.s. society in your face =good times!
My mom and day are from Kentucky....dirt poor just like them. Clint was a crying little bitch. He could join the service and leave there any day of the week. Learn to like it or get the hell out....go where the jobs are dumb ass.
Clnt went to Ohio for a month and came back.....what a loser.
the ole boy with beer has a handle on it..he goes i got my beer, food, rabbit to eat,my dogs, i love this life...he has no expectations and this is why he is happy..good for him man..
@ltuomela hell yeah he knows what's up. the simple life is the best life. people lived simply and close to the earth and nature for like 30,000 years until things got complicated. that dude is cool, he knows what's UP. life is a thing to be ENJOYED.
I watched this whole thing, and by the end, I had forgotten about their accents, and their beat up houses, and their worn out clothes. All I saw was a loving family just trying to get by without many opportunities. And that love is real and rare and more valuable than anything else.
i love this family especially mom i would love to visit them, they could really teach me about making due with what you were blessed with and family love. stay strong family.
thanks so much for posting, i love this family especially the mom she's a strong women she really held up the family with love and togetherness. i would love to visit them. thanks again.
I really do wish Bowlins family the best, but theirs struggles are not different or difficult than any impoverished family in the U.S., and better than most people in the world. And unfortunately the same is true of their behavior. My comments are directed at the vacuous comments posted and thumbed up throughout this series. Which is seems to me many who wrote this crap do not understand the the human condition very well...
I really do wish Bowlins family the best, but theirs struggles are not different or difficult than any impoverished family in the U.S., and better than most people in the world. And unfortunately the same is true of their behavior. My comments are directed at the vacuous comments posted and thumbed up throughout this series. Which is seems to me many who wrote this crap do understand the the human condition very well...
@SkNDvRR it's true their struggle is still better off than how most of the impoverished world lives. they've got it pretty good, with their share of family dysfunction/abuse/alcoholism, like all american families, could use some therapy. but they seem pretty grounded in reality and what matters. cool chilled out people. :)
this is a great documentary. Shows you that you don't have to be rich to be happy. These people have barely anything but each other and they are happier than 90% of people living in big houses and driving fancy cars.
I think these people are looking for jobs but there is no enough jobs, especially for non-educated people. I don't think they can live without gov. assistence, probably only the grandma who is very good in gardening.
The main thing that these people poor, but they have their place to live, food to eat and a loving family and friends.
This was a real eye opener. My fathers people came from the mountains. I am proud of them.us They persevered under amazing difficulties. This is family no matter what they can always come home.us It's my motto! Thank you for posting this.
Hillbillys and Rednecks is what saves this world. Hillbillys are the coolest people ever. They ain't living a life of missery or anger! Im planing on moving to the us and move to some place on the countryside. I don't fit in over here in Sweden.
The bible says that men shall run to the mountains for what commeth upon the Earth a time that looks so near today on our planet earth. If its such a bad dammm place why would the good book say that...You shoebox cowboys had better wake your azz up.
The bible says that men shall run to the mountains for what commeth upon the Earth a time that looks so near today on our planet earth. If its such a bad dammm place why would the good book say that...You shoebox cowboys had better wake your azz up.
The bible says that men shall run to the mountains for what commeth upon the Earth a time that looks so near today on our planet earth. If its such a bad dammm place why would the good book say that...You shoebox cowboys had better wake your azz up.
@BLUEMOONGRASS cause if ya look at it, the good book aint all that good..its gloom and doom and control..the mountains are sacred and help the children of the earth...that book is all bullshit..man made up and rewrote a 1000 times...all bullshit..im not no atheist or anything like that...im native, and true spirituality cannot be wrote down...why? cause its not man made up..ever see a native bible? nope..and you will never see one..impossible..
@TheNewMusicNetwork Woah we have a modern day free thinker here with all the answers. I am intrigued at your novel idea can you enlighten us as to your finding Enstein sir? Oh you don't have any meat with your potatoes? Well might I suggest this food for thought...The bible is one of the only set of documents complied with enough other text to back up it's validation. So now what Dawkin's dimwit?
@BLUEMOONGRASS The bible says a lot of things, mostly bullshit. A god that murders innocent children and endorses slavery is not a god worth worshipping.
@ReligiousZombie think you got it all wrong my friend and all has a right to their belief...the truth is HUMANS did and still duz all that...have you ever thought of the process that took place to give you life on this planet...amazing isen't it.
We may look at these people as dumb or whatever, but I bet you they know more useful knowledge than most of us. Imagine if society broke down, who would be better off? Us or them? I certainly couldn't make a quilt or grow a huge garden like that or know what chemicals I have to put down to keep the bugs out and so on.
I find these people pathetic. The women have been abused by their drunken men who aren't about to leave mommy to go out into the world and bring home the bacon for their family. Ignorance and lack of exposure to the world are to blame. I do believe in welfare for the truly needy on a short term basis, but this is going way too far.
what show were you watching. Ist line said they were all on the draw---living off the land just because the old woman gardened, killed chickens for dinner and worked her ass off-not anyone else .
they didnt ask for welfare or unenployment they could survive in this world without a bit of help from you or me i think its great,.sure would hate to see you survive if the world stands someday this will be your destiny
They definitely did ask for welfare by not SEEKING work. Noone can live off the land these days when electricity, satellite dishes, automobiles, and Pepsis are the norm as for these people. Tell me how they got these things-definitely not from the soil and not from digging root and moss. Get real.
I think they are a really nice family. They aren't perfect, but overall they seem like good people. I wonder how Iree is doing? She was really the glue that held the family together.
A lot of them try to leave but can't stay out long. I suppose they are ill-equipped to deal with life outside of the hollow...a mix of poor education, lack of modern-day job skills, and culture shock.
Watched this entire documentary & enjoyed it very much..
Some of it was sad, some was funny and much of it was enjoyable... They are what they are and so be it.. they are far better off in many ways than a lot of us.. Did you notice.. THEY NEVER were without FOOD. AND the Family always stood up for each other no matter what.. ..
So in my opinion,, they are happy, healthy mostly and enjoying life to the fullest as they know it.. Best to all of them...
Now .... lets be fair about all this now people ... theyre a simple happy folk .... why they aint got no reality show of their own i just dont know cause they sure would have some fans .... its better than big city soap operas .... and i know for sure id be a watchin them evry day .... some .... yes sir ....
@MrDoublehappy yes it's true, it was t herapeutic to watch, how they all live close to the land, simple life, good values, down-to-earth. living right.(except for the dysfunctional stuff but all families have that) at least they have good values.
@catalunarocks Yes they are teaching us all to be real human beings, bless them and their way of life, for the insightful person these people are shinning gems of joy.
@MrDoublehappy yes it's true they are real human beings . may we all find our own way to be shining gems of joy too and live simply to be happy and true to ourselves.
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tragale 4 days ago
Watched the whole documentary , wow! She's a strong woman . Raising 13 kids and living in those circumstances. Great documentary !
tapia2108 5 days ago
At 1;10 someone says " We are Hillbilly"s an proud to be Hillbilly"s" Excuse me, I Happen to be a "Hillbilly" an believe me these COCKROACHES are not Hillbilly"s. They are lazy SCUMBAGS sucking off the system. When this country was fighting for independence these losers refused to fight and ran for the hills. But now they feel that America owes them money. Well they RAN !!!!! to avoid fighting the British. SO STICK THAT IN YER PIPE AN SMOKE IT !!!!!!! COCKROACHES !! ALL OF EM
gt150glas 1 week ago
@gt150glas I will gladly pay extra on my taxes to feed people who happen to be poor by chance. It's greedy fuckers like you who is wrong with America. It's really sad that tards like you have the audacity to label people when you yourself have demonstrated no authority for anyone to take you seriously. Really? A hillbilly labeling another hillbilly? Get a fucking life and a real education so you can at least argue logically, you dumb fuck.
aznlalaland 4 days ago
@aznlalaland If I was greedy I would be on welfare. I am not a "tard. I dont know what "Demonstrated no authority for anyone to take you seriously"Means.If it did make sense it would be: Haven"t demonstrated ANY authority. Why cant a hillbilly label another hillbilly? I hope your venting released your stress. And you don"t take this out on your wife. Spousal abuse was also portrayed in this series. My comments have nothing to do with poverty, Only Morals. Have a nice day, And read a book. LOL.
gt150glas 4 days ago
@aznlalaland Its greedy people like you WHO is wrong with America? This wouldn"t fit in my other post. Yet you brag about your intelligence. Yea< you are intelligent enough to run around preaching to people Ha Ha.
gt150glas 4 days ago
They're not so bad off. Fed, sheltered, and have each other. That's the recipe for a good life.
PhiloAmericana 2 weeks ago
its a shame they didn't show more of the fat hillbilly @ 0:40 he seems to be the koolest of the bunch
AndysGreenhouse 1 month ago
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carnut476 1 month ago
You should be decomposing along with beethoven ASSHOLE ...LOL
carnut476 1 month ago
@carnut476 Another comment mentioning an anal cavity. I do say you have a problem.
gt150glas 1 month ago
@gt150glas How did you like the super bowl ? ha,ha,
carnut476 1 month ago
These people have gorgeous pieces of property Get cash from taxpayers. And live a good life. Their houses are quite nice inside. Am I jealous? "Hell Ya" The problem is I have too much pride to sit around and suck off the system (which is exactly what they do). I also have a problem ignoring the Incest,Rape,Spousal Abuse,and other atrocities that are accepted in their lives. TURN UP YOUR VOLUME AND LISTEN !!! Victims of Katrina? Now there is someone to feel bad for . Not these cockroaches
gt150glas 1 month ago
@gt150glas you are a pice of cr*p! Probably a Yankee to. I was raised in a place just like this and my people are the same. We come hardy Scotch-Irish stock, and our accent is the closest thing to Elizabethan English that exists today. We love the land and our people and God. Their not sucking off the system as you say, there's no jobs in this area and it's miles away from a town. How about judging all the crime ridden areas of low rent housing/HUD who get govt asst sell crack
Jaxferalsite 3 weeks ago
@Jaxferalsite W.T.F are you talking about? Your incoherent rambling makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. My comments have nothing to do with money or lack of it, or even where a person lives or is from. Its about MORALS. Even the people from Appalachia (including those of Scotch-Irish descent) agree.Tthese people are Cockroaches ! The people you mentioned in low rent housing that act like this are cockroaches as well. I am poor. Grew up poor and will Die poor. But I am not a cockroach Get IT ?
gt150glas 3 weeks ago
what an awesome documentary. i thought this family was lovely, the granny is such a strong amazing woman.
Melz1617 1 month ago
@Melz1617 Exactly thank you !
carnut476 3 weeks ago
very interesting?..a kentuckian from the west flat lands of KY., i didn't know they lived like that..they could buy toothpaste and i am sure there is a dentist there for low income or no income people...anyway may God bless the grandmother and save the rest.
larryglass61 1 month ago
Clint should of went to that little whore's house and burned it down to the ground
demarcos69 1 month ago
@demarcos69 No way !
carnut476 1 month ago
Spouse gets the house -- maybe i've had too much to drink ?? Ha, ha....
carnut476 1 month ago
Perhaps you're drive her to Suicide ?
carnut476 1 month ago
I was born and raised in the hills of New England.Yea Im a yankee hillbilly. and proud of it. The people I live among are much worse off. They would not have $500.00 cash to bail out a family member for robbery and they wouldnt even if they did. We do not collect welfare. Hit women.get pregnant at 12.backtalk our elders ect. And we WORK. Whatever we can find. They have money for cigarettes but not toothpaste WTF. Wanna see people who live off the land in harmony? Check out the hills of N.E.
gt150glas 1 month ago
@gt150glas < You're like a steer a point here a point there and a lot of bull in between.You don't speak for everyone in New England -- and you sure as hell don't speak for all of us !
carnut476 1 month ago
@gt150glas Suicide Rates by state... Ky is number 49 ...West Virginia is last at number .50... VERMONT IS NUMBER 12 now why are you Yankeebillies killing yourselves ? ROFL
carnut476 1 month ago
@carnut476 What does this have to do with my statement? OOh you searched for a statistic that favored Ky. and W.V. and thats all you could come up with. I get it. Try looking up some more. Lets say sexual assault on children spousal abuse and other statistics that actually pertain to what I said.
gt150glas 1 month ago
@gt150glas I'll never apologize or excuse spousal abuse or sexual assault no matter what state it's in -- immoral behavior is inexcusable no matter where no matter what -- And yes.. Ky - Wv has way more than their share -- But they're not alone by a long shot !!
carnut476 1 month ago
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@gt150glas I'll never apologize or excuse spousal abuse or sexual assault no matter what state it's in -- immoral behavior is inexcusable no matter where no matter what -- And yes.. Ky - Wv has way more than their share -- But they're not alone by a long shot !!
carnut476 1 month ago
@gt150glas I don't think you'll beat your spouse or spank your kids, because if you do your ass is going to jail -- and the wife gets the house -- ROFL
carnut476 1 month ago
@gt150glas What brought your shitty Yankee Ass to this web site to begin with you fuckin turd !!!
carnut476 1 month ago
@carnut476 Hey all of your comments on my posts relate to an anal cavity Perhaps you should change your name to "ButtNutt 724" It seems more fitting for you. Cheers
gt150glas 1 month ago
And at sixty four i'm no good at diggin coal anymore !
carnut476 1 month ago
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carnut476 1 month ago
@ltuomela Never been good workin at the bank -- never been good at slappin on paint -- never been at makin an engine crank -- BUT I SURE CAN DRANK !! LOL
carnut476 1 month ago
@carnut476 hehe...
ltuomela 1 month ago
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carnut476 1 month ago
AND NEITHER DID STEVE JOBS ...
carnut476 1 month ago
Michael Jobs... didn't have a U-haul Truck following him to grave yard -- now did he ?
carnut476 1 month ago
The most disturbing thing i saw in this video was a TELEVISION SET - Please take that damn thing outside and throw it down a mine shaft before destroys your kids ....
carnut476 2 months ago
These people are kind , these people are sweeter than suger untill you mess with their kin .
carnut476 2 months ago
I wonder if they ever saw a Black person, besides on TV? lol
macroevolve 2 months ago
@macroevolve Perhaps if the darn south had picked its own cotton we wouldn't have this black problem we have today -- these folks never had any damn cotton pickers ...
carnut476 2 months ago
I have no family. I've watched this whole series and as messed up as they are, I'd kill to have a family like that!
stivaro 2 months ago
@stivaro ummm no family pfffftt what are we???
Militarywife7678 2 months ago
well shoot me in the fucking head.These young and middle age men show no ambition to do or be anything in life that’s what’s really fucking sad.
keithmysterthegreat 2 months ago
My dad comes from a family of 6 brothers and 4 sisters making 11 kids total. His mother and father (My G'ma & G'pa) both came from the depression era. They raised all 11 kids in Little Cincinnati, Indiana (Greene County). My G'pa was a mean man while raising the first 4 or 5 of the 11. Abusing them and G'ma both during a point in time of extreme poverty for the family. He eventually changed his ways after my Aunt Carroll Ann feal ill as a child and almost died. He promised the lord his remainin
twanpoint1 2 months ago
Watched this and couldn't click on my porn tab. Thanks for uploadin
TheLoyalhuman 3 months ago
This made my night! Thanks for posting this doc. 2 thumbs way up.
dmd2874 3 months ago
Thanks for posting documentary.They were good people, honest, hardworking, and down to earth people.GOD bless them, and hope that the rest of the world can see that it's not how much you have that makes you who you are, but it's roots that brings out your heart and soul !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
katie13574 4 months ago
Cold zombielike people from a concrete jungle as far as the eye can see , must find thses people odd...
carnut476 4 months ago
Illuminating. Thank you for posting this series about a pocket of our society of which I am ignorant. Bless all my brothers and sisters in our wonderful melting pot, especially Iree and Bassʻ family who invited us into their lives, even though times were not always conducive to the scrutiny of a camera. Thank you again, and kudos to Rory Kennedy.
Darjeelingla 4 months ago
That was a relief after watching The W. n W. Whites!!
mrekbass 5 months ago
I totally agree with Michelle from Quebec Michelle from Quebec. Nice family and good neighbors, lottsa food and love . There is no more than this.
Moray1949 5 months ago
This was a beautiful story.Sure they are not rich,but many people with lots more would be envious to see so much love in a family.I was worried with some of the situations shown,but everything turned out Ok for everyone.Stories with such happy endings are hard to find nowadays,and I thank you very much for posting this one.Michelle from Quebec.
MichelleDeVille 5 months ago
The people making these docummentaries go back up North and show your own fucking nasty SHIT ???
carnut476 5 months ago
Mr Rory Kennedy, please keep making these great documentaries,they are so inspirational,every single detail told alot more than words can say,loved watching that old clothes washer,they was never a boring moment, they always had company someone to talk to,big families like that seem happier in their souls
isabeltx 6 months ago
If I close my eyes, I would swear that is my grandma "MawMaw" talking. I miss her so much, she was just like Iree. Loved everyone & worked hard.
tonlo92 6 months ago
She makes me miss my grandma!
MsJgreen77 6 months ago
Man ! that food looks great, love to be at there picnic. lol.
kentucky9000 6 months ago
would love to buy one of those quilts. Hope many have the same idea and better their lives in one aspect.
TheWillowlady 6 months ago
Grandma's always seem to be the ones that hold families together. I'm not a hillbilly and I don't live in Kentucky. However, when my grandma passed away, our entire family lost contact with each other and we no longer have family get togethers. Grandma was always the one that made sure we all stuck together. Now that she's gone, everything's changed. I miss her more than anything.
09Chance 6 months ago
that is a sweet old lady i like
CaptainJellico1701d 6 months ago
you did do a good job Mommy.
paulaburnz 7 months ago
I always enjoy visiting this site and takes me back to my youth. I have wrote a new song some might enjoy and sing around the campfires...HILLS OF KENTUCKY_harlan county coal mines.......bout the miners in Appalachian and the fine folks of Harlan Country Kentucky...just click the bluemoongrass link to listen to the new song.
BLUEMOONGRASS 7 months ago
that family has alot of love thats whats important
mudwolf75 7 months ago
thanks to all, that was interesting and entertaining.
mhdd1234 7 months ago
i think that would be an incredible life my family dont talk to each other and we live close, and i also think clint outta get a truckers license and get the f out and see the world.
acekicksaxe 8 months ago
Sorry ass People, I have no use for them.
kirby10419 8 months ago
@kirby10419 WOW, you're such an inspiration and beacon of hope, that your opinion of them probably causes them to miss 15 minutes of sleep a night.
skyshark1000 7 months ago
The back woods bad boy has got life in prison , SHUCKS. Sam now feels safer and she can move back to the little cabin in the woods? Shes getting her circulation back in her marriage tackle region.......SAM IM YOUR MAN,SO STAND BY YOUR MAN ? AND BY YOUR BED FOR INSPECTION....your future husband?
laggymam 8 months ago
these people fucking love their pepsi
spoozy 8 months ago
Does ANYONE down there own a hat that FITS? Are they all made in 3XL?!!!
arutkow 8 months ago in playlist American Hollow (appalachian documentary)
what do they do with the moss?
jacobdwyane 9 months ago
@jacobdwyane Not sure what they do with theirs, but, we sell it to idiot Yankee tourists so they can make pretty stuff out of it to sell to other idiot Yankees.
skyshark1000 7 months ago
This reminds me so much of my own childhood in the rural East of the Netherlands.
Although I'm only (?) 53 I was born on a straw matrass and the first light I must have seen was the light of an oil lamp and the first water I was washed in came from a well . Fed with mothers milk, home grown vegetables, home raised pork, milk from our own cows and the occasional rabbit , hare or pheasant my dad poached.
All gone for ever now.
helmuthoorn 9 months ago
Wow, this scared me on a lot of levels, mostly because it reminded me so much of m ex fiances family...nice people but a narrow escape:/
ooonurse33 9 months ago
Great documentary. Reminds me so much of my family, but we are very fortunate not to have alchoholism and abuse ruin our lives. This is one aspect of the Southern mountain culture. They play into some of the hillibilly stereotypes on the surface, but the film shows that they are human just like everyone else. I wish they (and lots of others in the Appalachians and Ozarks) would take more pride in their land and be good stewards, that is the best thing our ancestors have passed down to us.
loomofmetals 10 months ago
I'm just going to say; It's too bad Mrs. Iree is taken! I love this woman!!! Loved the film too! Thanks for uploading it.
4micaman 11 months ago
what happens to the moss they gather?
TheGraniteFlaneur 11 months ago
I was raised in privilege just outside of Montreal, got a good education, good job. I know to many the Bowlings seem backwards. I think they're good people; strong morals, family-oriented, honest and selfless. It got me thinking, maybe this is real privilege: a life where no one's out to get you. Sure they sacrifice a lot, but it's traded for beauty, love, peace of mind and freedom. They fail when they leave cause they're not trained bloodsuckers like the rest of us I Wish them the very best.
MorseCoach 11 months ago 3
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carnut476 1 month ago
@MorseCoach < You're so kind - thank you very much !
carnut476 1 month ago
What's sad is this was filmed before the oxycontin epidemic. A few days on those pills and people's addicted and then they're crazier than a lifetime of moonshine ever did make ye.
TheMagmagoblin 11 months ago
Awww...I knew that sweet little boy Clint would come back home. But I was hoping not within 30 days :(
At least he now knows what the big world is like and hopefully he wont be so dissatisfied with his life in the hills.
imacceptingbut 11 months ago
every single person in this family has a bigger house than I do!
asherhawke 1 year ago
Why work your life away for a bunch of shit you don't need? Their children never go hungry, a medical card takes care of their health problems, and for entertainment they work, spend time with their family, or get intoxicated. This is more than what alot of families have in this country.
TraditionalChevy 1 year ago
@TraditionalChevy who pays for the medical care, some people have to work
brettdark 11 months ago
@brettdark
You, Me, and alot of others that actually work. Haha.
TraditionalChevy 10 months ago
@TraditionalChevy you're deluded. There is so much more to it than that. Most of them aren't happy
velvetinetable 9 months ago
@velvetinetable
The other half of my family lives this way. They have more than I do, despite never holding a public job.
TraditionalChevy 8 months ago
ok nice documentary i watch all ten episodes best soap opra i ever did saw ye haw kiss your grandmaw
ghostman3331 1 year ago
this show done went and mad me hungry for some fried taters and corn bread and beans. bye folks its dinner time. lol godbless
39tommyboy 1 year ago
@39tommyboy Whats wrong with brown beans, fried potatoes and cornbread??? If you add fried pork chops and a mess of greens, it's probably one of the best meals around. Have you never had that before????
skyshark1000 7 months ago
it says that it will be taken away..everone has a right to believe what they choose..some folks will onely know the truth..when they leave the planet.
BLUEMOONGRASS 1 year ago
@ltuomela yeah what more do you need in life? seriously, he's got it down. beer+rabbits+dogs+plenty of food+fresh mountain air+no b.s. society in your face =good times!
catalunarocks 1 year ago
Instead of being an independent group of mountain people like their grand parents
they are now wards of the State, sitting around waiting on their food stamps and other handouts.
More Of Gov't luving people to death.
59Gretsch 1 year ago
I think too many people focus on the materialistic things rather than on living. If you look closely at these people, they really do have it all
johnnyfarnham 1 year ago
Iree is a tuff old lady.
416RIZZLE416 1 year ago
My mom and day are from Kentucky....dirt poor just like them. Clint was a crying little bitch. He could join the service and leave there any day of the week. Learn to like it or get the hell out....go where the jobs are dumb ass.
Clnt went to Ohio for a month and came back.....what a loser.
awm4151 1 year ago
the ole boy with beer has a handle on it..he goes i got my beer, food, rabbit to eat,my dogs, i love this life...he has no expectations and this is why he is happy..good for him man..
ltuomela 1 year ago 3
@ltuomela hell yeah he knows what's up. the simple life is the best life. people lived simply and close to the earth and nature for like 30,000 years until things got complicated. that dude is cool, he knows what's UP. life is a thing to be ENJOYED.
catalunarocks 1 year ago
They're cool people.
frickadele 1 year ago
@frickadele hell yeah they are.
catalunarocks 1 year ago
I watched this whole thing, and by the end, I had forgotten about their accents, and their beat up houses, and their worn out clothes. All I saw was a loving family just trying to get by without many opportunities. And that love is real and rare and more valuable than anything else.
dallasde 1 year ago 10
@dallasde Yes exactly what i saw too -- None of this big i little you crap that's so common in the cities of America ....
carnut476 2 months ago
This was so good. Learned a lot from this docu. Clint had me in tears the most. Otherwise I would love an update
crit1227 1 year ago 3
i love this family especially mom i would love to visit them, they could really teach me about making due with what you were blessed with and family love. stay strong family.
luvs2cover 1 year ago
thanks so much for posting, i love this family especially the mom she's a strong women she really held up the family with love and togetherness. i would love to visit them. thanks again.
luvs2cover 1 year ago
Iree sure is a great person ...these people are all good and honest people!
Hillbillies forever !!!!!!! Great documentary ! Thank you !
grovelhog 1 year ago 8
@grovelhog Iree is the rock of the family, a good women..very good heart, i like her alot...hell i like them all really..
ltuomela 1 year ago
clint reminds me of myself when I was young with a crazy girlfriend that didn't know what she wanted.
turkey9052 1 year ago 2
RORY KENNEDY FTW
grapesoda4me420 1 year ago
this documentary was the beeeest ;(
grapesoda4me420 1 year ago 3
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I really do wish Bowlins family the best, but theirs struggles are not different or difficult than any impoverished family in the U.S., and better than most people in the world. And unfortunately the same is true of their behavior. My comments are directed at the vacuous comments posted and thumbed up throughout this series. Which is seems to me many who wrote this crap do not understand the the human condition very well...
SkNDvRR 1 year ago
I really do wish Bowlins family the best, but theirs struggles are not different or difficult than any impoverished family in the U.S., and better than most people in the world. And unfortunately the same is true of their behavior. My comments are directed at the vacuous comments posted and thumbed up throughout this series. Which is seems to me many who wrote this crap do understand the the human condition very well...
SkNDvRR 1 year ago
@SkNDvRR it's true their struggle is still better off than how most of the impoverished world lives. they've got it pretty good, with their share of family dysfunction/abuse/alcoholism, like all american families, could use some therapy. but they seem pretty grounded in reality and what matters. cool chilled out people. :)
catalunarocks 1 year ago
Thank you for posting...Really enjoyed it !
azzuro79 1 year ago 3
this is a great documentary. Shows you that you don't have to be rich to be happy. These people have barely anything but each other and they are happier than 90% of people living in big houses and driving fancy cars.
chilled901 1 year ago 6
That family have great values I wish them all the best
G21dubya 1 year ago
i like 'em!
topholewhat0 1 year ago
Great documentary!
I think these people are looking for jobs but there is no enough jobs, especially for non-educated people. I don't think they can live without gov. assistence, probably only the grandma who is very good in gardening.
The main thing that these people poor, but they have their place to live, food to eat and a loving family and friends.
They are lucky ones.
keskenyfilm 1 year ago
"we always have food" thanks to gub'mint cheese
jryan1971 1 year ago
This was a real eye opener. My fathers people came from the mountains. I am proud of them.us They persevered under amazing difficulties. This is family no matter what they can always come home.us It's my motto! Thank you for posting this.
carmen5371 1 year ago 2
What is the moss used for that they collect for money?
july7nyc 1 year ago
@july7nyc -- moss like that is used by florists and interior plant designers, garden centers and hobbyists.
AdLaura 1 year ago
Hillbillys and Rednecks is what saves this world. Hillbillys are the coolest people ever. They ain't living a life of missery or anger! Im planing on moving to the us and move to some place on the countryside. I don't fit in over here in Sweden.
Hillbillys, keep up your work!
Thebanjofellah 1 year ago 6
@Thebanjofellah come on over to west virginia anytime brother. your'e always welcome here.
stripes154 1 year ago
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This is why other countries hate us.
RetroPlasm 1 year ago
"I got seven brothers, but I can't spare one of 'em." 'nuff said.
SeekerKC 1 year ago 5
I like that Grandma shes spunky
bofts 1 year ago 25
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The bible says that men shall run to the mountains for what commeth upon the Earth a time that looks so near today on our planet earth. If its such a bad dammm place why would the good book say that...You shoebox cowboys had better wake your azz up.
BLUEMOONGRASS 1 year ago
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The bible says that men shall run to the mountains for what commeth upon the Earth a time that looks so near today on our planet earth. If its such a bad dammm place why would the good book say that...You shoebox cowboys had better wake your azz up.
BLUEMOONGRASS 1 year ago
The bible says that men shall run to the mountains for what commeth upon the Earth a time that looks so near today on our planet earth. If its such a bad dammm place why would the good book say that...You shoebox cowboys had better wake your azz up.
BLUEMOONGRASS 1 year ago 23
@BLUEMOONGRASS cause if ya look at it, the good book aint all that good..its gloom and doom and control..the mountains are sacred and help the children of the earth...that book is all bullshit..man made up and rewrote a 1000 times...all bullshit..im not no atheist or anything like that...im native, and true spirituality cannot be wrote down...why? cause its not man made up..ever see a native bible? nope..and you will never see one..impossible..
ltuomela 1 year ago 2
@ltuomela So true they are taught to love Jews before they're potty trained -- and outside of Yankees nobody hates them more ....
carnut476 2 months ago
@carnut476 the one thing that matters is he says:...i love this life...n thats all that matters man..
ltuomela 1 month ago
@ltuomela Well that sure says a lot -- doesn't it ?
carnut476 1 month ago
@BLUEMOONGRASS the bible is a fraud.
TheNewMusicNetwork 1 year ago
@TheNewMusicNetwork Woah we have a modern day free thinker here with all the answers. I am intrigued at your novel idea can you enlighten us as to your finding Enstein sir? Oh you don't have any meat with your potatoes? Well might I suggest this food for thought...The bible is one of the only set of documents complied with enough other text to back up it's validation. So now what Dawkin's dimwit?
ominousmaximus 1 year ago
@BLUEMOONGRASS The bible says a lot of things, mostly bullshit. A god that murders innocent children and endorses slavery is not a god worth worshipping.
ReligiousZombie 10 months ago
@ReligiousZombie think you got it all wrong my friend and all has a right to their belief...the truth is HUMANS did and still duz all that...have you ever thought of the process that took place to give you life on this planet...amazing isen't it.
BLUEMOONGRASS 10 months ago
Did everyone overlook the statement "they are all on government assistance"? Not one of them is self-sufficient.
Futarius2050 1 year ago 3
We may look at these people as dumb or whatever, but I bet you they know more useful knowledge than most of us. Imagine if society broke down, who would be better off? Us or them? I certainly couldn't make a quilt or grow a huge garden like that or know what chemicals I have to put down to keep the bugs out and so on.
christo930 1 year ago 4
Actually yeah there are people who live off the land(grow tomatoes, salad, green beans etc) and raise their own livestock and hunt for food.
21Sarabi 2 years ago 7
You are VERY ignorant or simply stupid, probably the later.
bibboy0 2 years ago
I find these people pathetic. The women have been abused by their drunken men who aren't about to leave mommy to go out into the world and bring home the bacon for their family. Ignorance and lack of exposure to the world are to blame. I do believe in welfare for the truly needy on a short term basis, but this is going way too far.
bibboy0 2 years ago
@bibboy0 Who said anything about welfare? They live off the land. They aren't hurting you. Abuse? Where? You're as bad as all the other haters.
owemylife 2 years ago
what show were you watching. Ist line said they were all on the draw---living off the land just because the old woman gardened, killed chickens for dinner and worked her ass off-not anyone else .
bibboy0 2 years ago
they didnt ask for welfare or unenployment they could survive in this world without a bit of help from you or me i think its great,.sure would hate to see you survive if the world stands someday this will be your destiny
funkyymonkee1 2 years ago
They definitely did ask for welfare by not SEEKING work. Noone can live off the land these days when electricity, satellite dishes, automobiles, and Pepsis are the norm as for these people. Tell me how they got these things-definitely not from the soil and not from digging root and moss. Get real.
bibboy0 2 years ago
@bibboy0 must be all that trafficking in Prozac, eh?
NosyMcGee 1 year ago
@bibboy0 nothing like a nice fresh piece of spanked hillbilly pussy
bitcheznhos 1 year ago 3
I think they are a really nice family. They aren't perfect, but overall they seem like good people. I wonder how Iree is doing? She was really the glue that held the family together.
bittersweetjess 2 years ago 3
A lot of them try to leave but can't stay out long. I suppose they are ill-equipped to deal with life outside of the hollow...a mix of poor education, lack of modern-day job skills, and culture shock.
curlytoes79 2 years ago
Watched this entire documentary & enjoyed it very much..
Some of it was sad, some was funny and much of it was enjoyable... They are what they are and so be it.. they are far better off in many ways than a lot of us.. Did you notice.. THEY NEVER were without FOOD. AND the Family always stood up for each other no matter what.. ..
So in my opinion,, they are happy, healthy mostly and enjoying life to the fullest as they know it.. Best to all of them...
1244taylor 2 years ago 6
Born and raised here in the Blue Ridge Mts of N.C. She reminds me so much of my granny Imogene and my pa paw Pual Calvin McClure.
blueridger28 2 years ago
Wonder why Clint came back from Cincinnati? Seems like he could have easily found work up there back then.
Deleanredtiger 2 years ago 2
HE PROLLY MISSED HOME
gotnokush 2 years ago
Beer to drink, rabbits to eat and dogs to hunt with! Doesn't get much better than that! I hope they're all doing ok
Navdan87 2 years ago 5
@Navdan87 hell yeah the good life eh sounds good to me.
catalunarocks 1 year ago
Now .... lets be fair about all this now people ... theyre a simple happy folk .... why they aint got no reality show of their own i just dont know cause they sure would have some fans .... its better than big city soap operas .... and i know for sure id be a watchin them evry day .... some .... yes sir ....
MrDoublehappy 2 years ago 6
@MrDoublehappy yes it's true, it was t herapeutic to watch, how they all live close to the land, simple life, good values, down-to-earth. living right.(except for the dysfunctional stuff but all families have that) at least they have good values.
catalunarocks 1 year ago
@catalunarocks Yes they are teaching us all to be real human beings, bless them and their way of life, for the insightful person these people are shinning gems of joy.
MrDoublehappy 1 year ago
@MrDoublehappy yes it's true they are real human beings . may we all find our own way to be shining gems of joy too and live simply to be happy and true to ourselves.
catalunarocks 1 year ago
true people
WVliberty 2 years ago 3
Wish I would have stayed
boatmaker2004 2 years ago 2
Well, that's a nice pack of stereotypes.
melarry 2 years ago
Iree reminds me of an aged Abigail Breslin
001bgm 2 years ago
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yea thats your common rednecks..
mypenisandballs 2 years ago