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My Super Sweet 16 is a MTV reality series depicting the travails of wealthy teenagers planning extravagant parties and balls, including 16th birthday parties, Cotillion balls, and Quinceañeras. It first premiered on January 18, 2005.

The show's theme song is Sweet Sixteen by Hilary Duff.

Show background and reception

The parties are often set in the same towns. Locations that have featured two or more teenagers include San Diego, California (La Jolla, Downtown ); Palm Harbor, Florida; Newport Beach, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Beverly Hills, California; New York, New York; Scottsdale, Arizona; Palm Beach Gardens, Florida; Miami, Florida, and Erie, Pennsylvania.

Critics have denounced the show for celebrating "over-the-top"[1] materialism and teenagers seeking fame and attention[2]. It also maintains a 1.9 out of 10 rating on IMDb.

Faked Reactions and Forced Lines

The Tuesday, September 13th, 2005 issue of The Erie Times News contains an article about the inaccurate portrayal of Jazmin (Season 2, Episode 11) on the show. She stated "MTV producers prompted me to make such declarations as "I'm the hottest girl in school, me and my friends are most popular and are the leaders of the pack" while they were filming."

Jazmin states "I'm not the leader of anybody, I got an attitude with the producers because they were trying to get me to say stuff that was annoying, stupid, and bratty." Also, "they pumped me for comments by threats of canceling the show if I did not comply"

Notable appearances

Many parties on the show have featured celebrities as guests/singers, including Jay, Chloe, Ciara, Diddy, Kanye West, Frankie J., Sugarcult, Bow Wow, Unwritten Law, Rihanna, The Format, D4L, Juelz Santana, Lucas Prata, Three 6 Mafia, Bubba Sparxxx, Keak da Sneak, Bobby Valentino, and Sean Paul (Youngbloodz). In addition,

  • Cee-Lo's daughter Sierra had a helicopter entrance to her party (22 Feb 05, season 1, episode 6); Cee-Lo has a song named after her called "Young Man (Sierra's Song)".
  • L.A. Reid and Pebbles's son Aaron on 12 April 06, season 3, episode 2.
  • Sylvia Robinson's grandson Darnell Robinson (Darnell Robinson's $300,000 15th birthday party) was featured on 17 May 06 episode 22, season 3 episode 7.
  • Eddie Levert granddaughter and Gerald Levert's daughter Carlysia on season 2 finale (episode 15, season 2). (Levert's other daughter Brittany was scheduled to appear on the next season's show before his death. It is unknown if the show will go on as planned.)

Episode guide

Season 1

Car: White Range Rover

Special feature: Ava goes to Paris to buy a dress. Her mother cuts off her credit card after she sneaks off with her cousin to Santa Barbara.

Season 2

Day: August 15, 2005

Theme: Moulin Rouge

Party Cost: $185,000

Car Gift: Audi A4

Performer: None

Special feature: Sophie's fight with friend because she stole an invitation, mother dancing with can-can legs during the party.


Day: August 22, 2005

Theme: Las Vegas

Party Cost: $80,000

Car Gift: None

Performer: Sugarcult (Fee: $40,000)

Special feature: Each triplet tried to outshine the other one. One (The Cocky One) tried performing with a band, other (The Jealous One) performing a tango, and the other one (The Wet Blanket, perhaps the most succesful one) wearing a Vegas-style costume.


Theme: Luau Party

Party Cost: $203,000

Car Gift: Unknown

Performer: Ciara

Special feature: Amanda arriving to a friend's party in a maid costume, heated argument with her dad before Ciara's performance. Amanda selling tickets to her party for profit.


Day: September 5, 2005.

Theme: Celebrities

Party Cost: Unknown

Car Gift: Unknown

Performer: None

Special feature: Featured 100% silver medallion coin invites specially made in Mexico, lounge dancers attempting to "ruin" the party.


Day: September 12, 2005

Theme: Beach Party

Party Cost: Unknown

Car Gift: BMW Convertible Coupe

Performer: None

Special feature: Friend Brittany tried to outshine her, costing her banning from the VIP room, Jazmin failing her driver's license test.


Day: September 17, 2005

Theme: Fashion Party

Party Cost: Unknown

Car Gift: BMW

Performer: None

Special feature: Organizing a huge fashion show during the party. Party celebrated at the local mall.


Day: September 26, 2005

Theme: Cinderella

Party Cost: Unknown

Car Gift: None

Performer: None

Special feature: Mom trying to get attention (buying a "Queen" costume), Cindy performing a Dirty Dancing dance with her "Prince Charming", Chris.


Janelle of Miami, FL

Day: October 3, 2005

Theme: Quinceañera Princess

Party Cost: $125,000

Car Gift: None

Performer: None

Special feature: Conflicts with sister about hairdo, performance by the court featuring waltz, disco and conga.


Day: October 10, 2005.

Theme: Hollywood Diva

Party Cost: Unknown

Car Gift: Mercedes-Benz

Performer: Herself

Special feature: Daughter of Gerald Levert. Performed "That's what's up", limousine arriving very late to pick up her.


Season 3

Day: April 17, 2006

Theme: Pretty in Pink

Party Cost: $200,000

Gift Car: 2 Mitsubishi: Endeavor and Eclipse Convertible

Performer: Frankie J

Special feature: Dyed her poodles pink, rented a celebrity villa, 80's dressed breakdance girls crashing her party.


Day: April 17, 2006

Theme: Hip-Hip Pimp

Party Cost: $250,000

Gift Car: Mercedes-Benz (Mentioned on My Super Sweet 16 Celebration: Season 4 Intro)

Performer: Kanye West, Jermaine Dupri

Special feature: Son of Pebbles and (L.A. Reid. Party held in NY at Jay-Z's Chelsea 40/40 nightclub. Celebrities featured were Sean Combs (Diddy), Jermaine Dupri, Juelz Santana, (Mariah Carey and Nas, last two send messages via taped message). Invitations included an MP3 player with a message from Aaron.


  • 18 Alexa of Miami, FL --- 19 Apr 06.

Special features: Alexa's quince showed a power struggle between her and her mother over centerpieces, a belly dance performance from the birthday girl, and drama with an ex-boyfriend.

Theme: Ancient Rome Toga party

Car: Mercedes

Special feature: Chelsi's ongoing drama with her boyfriend, Matt; her Colosseum cake is knocked to the floor.


  • 20 Meleny of Long Island, NY --- 3 May 06 with DJ Skribble, Vic Latino, and Lucas Prata. Party cost:

Theme: Egyptian royalty

Cost: $300,000+

Car gift: BMW

Special feature: Meleny's 18th birthday. Makes her grand entrance with a snake wrapped around her arm a la Britney Spears's VMA performance.

Car gift: BMW X5

Special feature: Heiress to a French Chateau.

Party cost $300,000; including a $7,000 Rolex for Rihanna and a $110,000 Mercedes.

Party theme: J'adore Nicole

Party cost $200,000 ($25k was Keak da Sneak's fee).


  • 25 Priya & Divya of Beaumont, Texas --- 11 Jul 06. Had a tent that cost $20,000 and elephants.

Party Theme: Indian

Performer: The Format

Special feature: Divya uninvites one of her guests because he hugs her. The party has an elephant that greets the guests, flowers being thrown from a helicopter, and both girls perform a traditional Indian dance.

  • 26 Erica of Atlanta, GA --- 18 Jul 06

Party Theme: A Midsummer Night's Dream

Performer: Bobby Valentino. (Bubba Sparxxx and Sean Paul via taped message).


Season 4

Party Theme: Mardi Gras

Special feature: Cher gets a $96,000 Jaguar convertible.

Party Theme: Venetian Masquerade

Special feature: Amberly's party favor is specially made perfume.

Car gift: BMW

Party Theme: Christmas

Car gift: $125,000 customized Hummer

Performer: Yung Joc

Party theme: 80s old school skateboard sixteen

Car gift: customized BMX bike and $100,000 Range Rover

Performer: herself and Pharrell Williams

Special feature: Darnell and Aaron Reid from Season 3 make guest appearances. Teyana is signed to Pharrell's record label Star Trak.

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  • Nikki Arena of South Florida

Party Theme: Coney Island Beach Club

Car gift: Lexus

Performer: Pitbull

Special feature: Nikki and Priscilla are rivals for the biggest Sweet Sixteen in town. Priscilla's episode is to be shown the week after Nikki's. There is drama when Priscilla accuses Nikki of stealing her party ideas and performer.

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  • Priscilla Castro of South Florida

Parodies in other shows

The entire show was parodied on the South Park episode "Hell on Earth 2006", where Satan threw a massive Halloween party "all about him" and anyone who didn't show up "was a loser." His behavior parodied the spoiled, self-centered attitudes the girls and boys on the show have. When he realizes his folly at the end, the message is that the kids on "My Super Sweet 16" are worse than Satan.

The show was also parodied on Saturday Night Live on the Scarlett Johansson/Death Cab for Cutie episode.

MADtv parodied Super Sweet 16 by throwing a super sweet "30th" for MadTV actor Bobby Lee. Ike Barinholtz, another actor on the show, threw the party for him, but when Bobby's parents refused to fund more than 300 dollars, the party turned out to be a disaster.

It was also frequently lampooned on E!s The Soup

Notes

  1. ^ "Wild 'Sweet 16' parties inspire series", St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 16, 2005
  2. ^ "Teens come of age at parties they're not old enough for", Boston Globe, October 20, 2005
  3. ^ "Sweet 16 and Spoiled Rotten", Ana Marie Cox, Time Magazine, April 24, 2006
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