Kevin October 15th, 2007
I stumbled across this video today made by a couple fans that shows Matt, Zach, and Molly on their visit to Paducah, KY back in August ‘07. Watch as Matt tells the audience that Molly’s favorite show is “Hannah Banana” (mistaken for Hannah Montana), and also reveals that his all-time favorite episode is the camping trip where Zach knocks himself on his keaster shooting the shotgun.
Kevin October 14th, 2007
Last Friday (October 12th), Matt & Amy were guests on the Rachael Ray Show. They discussed topics from how doing the show has actually helped them be better parents, to Matt’s DUI. From Rachael’s website:
Matt and Amy Roloff, stars of the reality show Little People Big World, tell Rachael that sometimes it’s an advantage having cameras around 24-7. “We just previewed an episode the other day,” Matt says, “where [son] Jeremy is on the phone with his girlfriend all the time. I’m thinking, as soon as I get home from this trip I’m going to talk to him about how often he’s on the phone with his girlfriend, because we don’t see it.” Amy agrees. “Mom usually knows a lot, but I’m realizing I don’t know everything!”
Rach wants to know if the show will deal with Matt’s DUI case. “We put everything else out there so we don’t want to hide anything,” he says. “It makes what the show is all about. I think there are still pieces of it that are all being put together, but it’s been a great experience being able to do a show where we can show the good, the bad, the ugly — our successes and our failures.”
It should be interesting to see what Matt has to say about the DUI when they cover it on the show - and you know they will. Like Matt said, the show is about the good, the bad, and the ugly … not to mention a topic like that is bound to bring in the viewers and raise the show ratings.
Kevin September 15th, 2007
Sometimes good people make bad decisions. That’s the angle I’m gonna take with this story recently reported by Access Hollywood and MSNBC.
WASHINGTON COUNTY, Oregon - Matthew Roloff, the well-known farming father on TLC’s “Little People Big World,” was arrested last month on allegations of DUI.
Roloff was driving a white, 2005 Chevrolet van on West Union Road in Washington County, when officers spotted the vehicle, which appeared unable to stay within its own lane. Sheriffs pulled over the vehicle and identified the driver as the 45-year-old Roloff.
Authorities report Roloff allegedly failed the field sobriety test. He was taken to the Washington County jail where he was cited for a DUI. Sherriff’s Department officials confirm Roloff refused to take a breath test.
After being cited, Roloff was later released.
As far as I know, (aside from pleading innocent) Matt has yet to comment about this publicly. If you want to read more about fan reactions, there is an ongoing discussion over on Matt’s official site about it.