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Guns, Faith, and That Bandana: We Asked Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson the Questions You’ve Always Wanted To

Feb. 25, 2013 8:30am Jonathon M. Seidl

Picture this: A big-boned Jesus-looking figure with flowing hair, a folded up blue bandana across his forehead, and a long beard reminiscent of a 30-something Santa walks into a gas station. In many parts of the country, that might be when you start eyeballing the exits. But in the town of West Monroe, Louisiana, that just means at least one of the Robertson brothers has pulled up – and it’s about to get good.

An overview of the Robertson clan. From left, matriarch “Miss Kay” and original Duck Commander founder Phil, Korie and Willie, Uncle Si, and Jase and Missy.

The latter reaction is also the one seen wherever there are fans of the A&E hit series “Duck Dynasty” – the show (premiering its third season on Wednesday at 10/9c) that follows the Robertson clan as they camp, shoot, and pray their way through life while trying to run their successful Duck Commander duck call business. And there are definitely plenty of fans.

Take Melbourne, Florida, for example. On Friday, Duck Commander CEO and the show’s main character, Willie Robertson, called this reporter to talk about the show’s success and what it’s like having a family reality show. Seven minutes into the interview, we got an answer.

“Hang on,” he says to me, interrupting himself. “Hey brother. Hey man, appreciate it. Thank you, thank you.”

“Good to see you!” someone yells in the background.

‘Good to see you,” he responds in his slow, Southern drawl that almost tastes like a tall glass of sweet tea.

Then he explains. He’s heading to Melbourne to visit his friend — Washington Nationals first baseman Adam LaRoche – who also happens to be his partner in another show called “Buck Commander” on the Outdoor Channel. LaRoche is there for spring training and Willie is hoping to hit some baseballs with him before heading to the Daytona 500. But an impromptu stop at a gas station means a little delay.

“As we speak, I’m taking a picture right now – right here in Melbourne, Florida,” he explains, talking and posing simultaneously.” [The fans] are really all over.”

And in some ways, that’s a little surprising for Willie.

“I didn’t really know if we would translate into TV, even hunting TV,” he admits. That’s despite the family having made countless videos and DVDs since the 80s.

“You know, we would spit, we would do these things that most people wouldn’t do on TV … . Also, I didn’t even know if a hunting show– I didn’t know if the American public could take a family about hunting, you know, because it might seem a little too taboo.”

The numbers say America not only can “take” it, but America loves it. The show’s season two finale in December was the “most watched series telecast in network history” according to information provided to TheBlaze by A&E. And just as important in this age of social media, it “was also the top trending TV show on Facebook in 2012.”

That might just explain why Willie can’t even stop at a gas station without taking a picture.

How Real is Duck Dynasty’s “Reality” TV?

With the shows addicting qualities (a funny twist on scenarios faced by everyday people, a mother obsessed with cooking finger-licking southern dishes, and even a crazy uncle named Si) comes the obvious question: Is the reality show really “real?”

Yes, says Willie. But he explains how the finished product comes together.

“When you’re doing TV, it has to be shaped to some extent or it would never have a beginning and an end. It’s not just random hidden cameras,” he says, having pulled over to the side of the road after his gas-station photo session.

“So we’ll get put in a situation and then, you know, most everything that happens is what happens in there.”

That doesn’t mean the production company won’t make suggestions about certain scenarios or that every interaction goes off without a hitch.

“Sometimes you get there and somebody just doesn’t know — they just sit there and say nothing. So you gotta, kind of, you know, figure [it] out. You’re trying to tell a story in 22 minutes, so it needs to begin, needs to end.”

“And you also have to let people know the little things that you have to say to let people know what the heck is going on because they don’t know,” he says, a reference to the post-production interviews that are sprinkled throughout each episode. Those interviews – especially those with the sometimes-hard-to-understand Uncle Si – are many times the highlight of the show.

“But it’s real,” he emphasizes. “Somebody says, ‘Oh I don’t know if you guys are just putting it all on.’ Well, you know, I don’t remember going to acting school, so if we’re all great actors, none of us studied how to be actors. We’re all just being ourselves and doing what we’re doing and the situations just come up.”

And while each situation is rich in comedy, sometimes there is Robertson history baked in that might be lost to those unfamiliar with the now-millionaire family’s humble roots – roots that aren’t ignored in the show.

Four of the Robertson women. From left: Korie (Willie’s wife), Jessica (Jep’s wife), Miss Kay (Phil’s wife), and Missy (Jase’s wife). In the back, from left, are Jep, Duck Commander employee Justin Martin, and Uncle Si. (Photo: A&E)

Take one of season three’s premiere episodes, which features the clan’s tradition of camping out before the duck hunting season’s opening day. While Willie’s brother Jase, Uncle Si, and a few other Duck Commander employees try hard to stick to the traditional, outdoor, tent-and-camp-fire method, Willie decides to use the company’s extravagant RV. Hilarity ensues. But for Willie talking about it after-the-fact, it’s also a reminder about where the family has come from and how they haven’t abandoned their humble beginnings.

“I figured, ‘well, y’all can sleep outside if you want, I want the bed and the toilet and all that,’” he says. “My wife always wants to go camping, and I say, ‘Hey, I grew up camping. My whole growing-up was a camp-out, so now that I have enough money, I want to go to a nice hotel.’”

He adds later: “Our house was like a camp-out growing up and I certainly slept outside and all that. … There’s no doubt in real life that’s exactly what I would do. You know, that’s the kind of stuff that I’d do and then Jace, that’s the kind of guy he is. He just wants to go out and sleep on the ground and, you know, that’s just him.”

“I lived that life,” he says. “If you grow up rich, you want to try to go out and try to live like poor people, so it’s funny how that kind of changes in life.”

Guns

It’s no secret that the Robertsons’ livelihood is entwined with the gun industry. Hunting, despite what theories some might come up with, is a gun sport – especially duck hunting. As long as there are guns, there will be duck hunters. And as long as there are duck hunters, there will be the need for a duck call company.

From left: Uncle Si, Jase, Phil, and Duck Commander employee Justin Martin. (Photo: A&E)

So what does Willie think about renewed calls for gun control?

“We’re certainly pro-second amendment and pro-guns,” he says. But it’s not a business-driven stance. “It’s not just our livelihood, but that’s what we like to do, you know: we hunt.”

And in his opinion, guns aren’t the problem — “evil” people are.

“I think it’s the person behind it, and you know, who’s doing these crazy, evil things. I just think it’s evil and I think that certain people are evil, and whether they do it with a gun or a car or airplane or bottle of poison, you know, evil people are gonna do evil things whether they have a weapon or not.”

“Gun owners and non-gun owners, you know, everyone hates that stuff,” he adds. “But, you know, when things happen, I think it’s best to discuss and have a debate and not overreact too soon.”

Given his affinity for firearms, it shouldn’t surprise anyone that he has a favorite one. But what might be surprising is what that gun is.

“I’d say I’m a rifle guy, ‘cause I do a lot of deer hunting,” says the man whose current fame has a lot to do with ducks and thus shotguns.

Which rifle?

“I’d say my 7mm magnum Savage … with an accu-trigger,” he explains. “I actually built mine. I went to the company. I went to the facility and built it myself. … Those Savages, man, I’ll tell you what: They say out of the box they’re the most accurate rifles there are. … Great workers up there, pretty cool deal. I like them as a company, and it performs very well.”

A Savage 7mm magnum.

Ever Wonder About the Story Behind His Stars and Stripes Bandana?

Most stars can hide behind dark sunglasses and a hat. But when you have as distinct a look as the Robertsons, that’s not as easy. Willie’s signature stars and stripes bandana makes him even easier to spot. So what’s the story behind it?

“I always wear a bandana, and it wasn’t to be cool,” he says, chuckling a little. It was to keep my hair [out of my face], because when your hair’s this long– I don’t know how women do it ‘cause it was constantly in my face and all of that, so I would just wear a bandana to keep my hair back.”

Willie sporting his popular stars and stripes bandana. (Photo: A&E)

When it came time to start filming “Duck Dynasty,” the network said it was having a hard time telling all the Robertson brothers apart. So producers brought Willie a slew of bandanas and told him to pick one. Naturally, he went with the U.S.A. theme.

“It’s not the American flag,” he stresses, “it’s a version of it ‘cause if you tie an American flag [to your head], it doesn’t look right and people didn’t like wearing a flag anyway.”

In the name of consistency, the show has him wear it during nearly every episode. Now it’s become an identifying marker, and something he’s likely not to change. He says he’s joked with producers, asking them,“Am I ever gonna get to wear a different bandana?”

Maybe not on the show. But he does try to limit wearing it when the cameras aren’t rolling, like in gas stations across the South.

“If I’m out in public, I try, I really try, not to wear that one ‘cause that’s a dead giveaway.”

Faith, Family, and Flirting

If you want to know what type of people the Robertsons are, just ask about religion.

“Faith is the number one thing in our lives, and so everything revolves around it: our marriages, our families, our business,” Willie says unashamedly.

And each episode is a reminder: the show always ends with the family saying a prayer before a meal. And in an age when one’s Christian faith is increasingly a closet belief, the Robertsons aren’t ducking out (pun intended). The family’s patriarch, Phil, regularly is shown reading his Bible – and scripture even makes an appearance in the season three premiere (but not in the way you might think).

“That’s how we can be so successful, that’s how you can work with your family, that’s how we can stay married, you know, because it’s a higher calling than just that. If you stick with God’s plan, it makes a lot of things a lot easier.”

“To put all the time and everything that it takes to make a show like this and have a bigger platform to get the message out and this particular vehicle of doing it, it’s not a lot, but you know, it’ll help us do the baby steps. … In today’s world of mainstream TV, it’s a pretty positive view to actually show prayer and all that on TV. It used to be that was more common, and now you really stand out in the crowd.”

From left: Uncle Si, Jase, Willie, and Phil. (Photo: A&E)

And the success of the show has shown that there is a large segment of America that appreciates the faith aspect of “Ducky Dynasty’s” brand of reality TV.

“I mean if nobody watches it then who cares?”

Still, that’s not to say that each episode is modern-day “Andy Griffith Show.”

“I mean, dad [Phil] is pretty crude and some of the stuff he says, I’m like ‘holy cow.’ [Still], I heard the same speech when I was 15. He’s just like that, I mean, he just lays it out there the way it is. And I think a lot of guys see that in their dads too: just kind of a little bit different attitude, different generation. And he’s certainly open with it and lays it out there.”

In fact, on Wednesday viewers will see how Phil, after all these years of marriage, is still trying to woo his wife, referred to as “Miss Kay.” That’s where the scripture comes in – and a lot of flirting.

When asked about sexual banter between Phil and Kay – which is regularly featured – makes him feel, Willie takes an approach that might surprise some.

“I’m going to take a different spin and say it actually makes me feel proud,” he explains. “I’m glad that they still do, and that they’re happily married. I’m proud that they are, you know, I’m glad that they’re so open with themselves. Hopefully I will be too at that age.”

For now, Willie and the Robertsons have turned flirting with hit TV into a marriage between great television and hot ratings. And as Phil regularly says on the show, that makes both the family and the audience “Happy, happy, happy.”

For pictures and episodes of “Duck Dynasty” visit the show’s page on A&E.

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Editor’s note: We discussed this story and all the day’s news during our Monday, February 25, live BlazeCast. You can hear author Jon Seidl’s comments on what didn’t make the final piece and what it was like interviewing Willie in the archived version, below (make sure to see how Seidl dressed up in honor of the show):

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Comments (137)

perry1980
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:30am
Great show, Great message.

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- redfish52
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:36am
  Boy for a show that clings to its faith, guns and Bible all things Obama hates its doing pretty good. I wish they would do more as when I can’t find new stuff to watch I watch their re-runs. This is not a slam on the show as my TV viewing rotates between Fox, Travel and Food Channels.
  
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- JGR1027
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:30pm
  Can I please ask a question that is probably on ever ones mind already, do you think those gals would be married to these rich rednecks if they where not rich……………………………………………….?
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:36pm
  “do you think those gals would be married to these rich rednecks if they where not rich”
  
  They married before they got rich. They didn’y get rich until the late 90′s.
  
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- rp454
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:36pm
  Can’t wait for Wednesday! Wife and I both love the show. We have seen all the episodes at least twice.
  
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- Falcon
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:50pm
  “do you think those gals would be married to these rich rednecks if they where not rich”
  
  You should Google some photos of the Robertson boys when they were younger…they are a mighty handsome clan under all those beards. Papa Phil was a star football player when he was in school. Miss Kay was a cheerleader and quite the looker. Phil also has a Master’s Degree in Education with an emphasis on English Literature. There’s much more to the Robertsons than meets the eye. I can’t get enough of them.
  
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- mecanic
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:57pm
  one of the best shows on tv. last man standing is another with tim allen.
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:58pm
  Every girls crazy bout a short fat man
  Happy Happy Happy.
  
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- Farmervillite
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 5:58pm
  @JGR1027 This is a really ignorant comment, Willie’s wife, Korie- it was her family who financed his education at LSU. I asked her Korie’s mother how in the world she could let her 16 year old daughter marry off into Willie’s family. Keep in mind, this was a filthy rich (Korie’s family) family. Her reply was that she prayed about it a lot! She also added that Willie regularly sent “thank you notes” to them while he was at LSU for paying & allowing him to go to school. Korie’s family has more wealth than the Roberson!
  
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urrybr
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:26am
I love the show. Plan Bee was one of my faves.

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YOURSENSEI
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:20am
This is what you must know:

WWE. Just like all the other reality shows. Real Housewives of LA or Pckrwoods on Parade, it’s all the same. More fiction for the ignorant to believe in. Try reading a book, drones.

It is so.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:39am
  LOL WANGO, its just so funny that its you who knows all about those shows you just described.
  
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- GiveUsJustice
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:01am
  I just got through reading a book. It was created by a person. The things that happened in it didn’t happen in real life.
  
  You just made zero sense with your statement other than to show you don’t like watching TV. Reading a book doesn’t grant you access to elevate your status above someone on any level, even intellectually.
  
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- iampraying4u
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:43am
  r u sure sure thats not z z top
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:00pm
  LOL…..”try reading a book” YOURSENSEI/MONICNE/WANGO/PANTY? Fiction of course..like the basis of your existence here.
  You poor wretch..being “forced” to keep creating new names for yourself because the moderators keep blocking you..LOL.
  
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- katzkiner
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:14pm
  Sensi abouts creative as your imitation of Oddball of Kellys’ Heros’. Get a life.
  
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- rp454
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:38pm
  Hey Wango, why don’t you try watching the show. You might learn how to be less of a moron.
  
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- Derek01
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:52pm
  Glad to see you took your book, Dumbsht’s Guide To Being a Douchebag, to heart
  
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- NigelTufnel
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:43pm
  Never heard of those shows nor this one. I’m into making money. I’m in to paying higher taxes. I’m in to making myself better. I’m happy Obama voters have $7,000 saved up on their SNAP cards. They are wise for doing this. I will continue to work hard so you can continue to learn what I did at age 10. It’s good that Duck Dynasty promotes faith. Pardon me for getting it right the first time when I was young.
  
  This is so.
  
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- IntheDirt
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:16pm
  Just finished the 5000 Year Leap. halfway through Atlas Shrugged. Of course still reading the Bilble with the family every night. I love to watch Duck Dynasty, when I can, usually don’t get to watch a lot of TV.
  
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- SUNTZU
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:22pm
  KAT
  Your right
  All them Negative Vibes
  It’s So
  
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seek.the.truth
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:16am
Its a refreshing reality show. Strong work ethic, strong family bonds, strong faith in God and lots of laughter.
That is why people are watching. The networks don’t like making shows with strong family units. This gives a lot of us something to tune in for.

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- MC Wombat
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:29pm
  I’m not sure the work ethic of the guys that make the duck calls is that strong – at least on the show – but it is a very good show with the courage to show that life can be a lot of fun & a family is worthwhile! It also demonstrates that there’s nothing wrong with believing in something more important than whether or not Brad & Jen are making secret phone calls behind Angelina’s back or whether a Kardashian’s baby was conceived during the making of a sex tape! Which would you prefer your 15-year-old child was watching: Duck Dynasty or Jersey Shore?
  
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raisingkidsforthetruth
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:11am
Best show on TV hands down any show that is about Faith, Family and Fun we are in Jack! We watch it as a family and laugh hysterically and remind each other that life is about the simple things :)

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:17am
  This is what you must know:
  
  You forgot Fake.
  
  it is so.
  
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- rp454
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:40pm
  Happy, happy, happy.
  
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- Bocyarkram
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:36pm
  Who cares if its fake. It fun to watch. Just what part of that don’t you get?
  
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FlagWavingPatriot
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:09am
My young son and I started watching Duck Dynasty a while back. We watched a few episodes together and then got my wife watching. We found it entertaining enough.

Then there were two episodes in a row that went into the gutter. One had all kinds of sexual innuendo as Phil and Kay tried out a bed at a furniture store. The very next episode had Phil talking about rough sex with Kay in payment for chores. I grabbed the remote during that second episode and turned off the TV. Haven’t seen a second of the show since (and we won’t).

I can appreciate the show tries to project wholesome messages at times and I especially like the prayers at the end of the show. But I most certainly do not appreciate the filth that found its way into those two episodes (and possibly beyond) and my family has no interest what those two people do in their bedroom. The show is funny and entertaining without that garbage, it adds nothing.

Raising a child today is difficult. It’s hard to limit the rubbish they experience through movies, television, songs, news, games, etc. It’s a real shame families can’t find more quality, family friendly programming.

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- seek.the.truth
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:19am
  Understand your concerns, but I find them amusing. AND they are married.
  
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- whatthecrazy
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 11:19am
  I hope you know that a couple that has been married as long as Phil and Kay and still flirt with each other the way they do is a very good thing for children to see these days.It is sad that a few words could chase you away from this show.We are all desperate for something to watch that takes us back to the day when God and family were important and that is what this family does.I hope you can give it another shot.P.S my feel good part is the Prayer at the end at the dinner table,who gets to see that anymore?
  
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- hgrigos
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:10pm
  I’m sorry that you don’t find the love between Miss Kay and Phil to be endearing. I also am sorry that you don’t find flirting and a healthy sex life with a spouse to be wholesome. In this day and age that is taboo? They don’t flaunt it, they live it, it is a healthy part of life, and should be portrayed that way for our children to learn about healthy sexual relations. That’s what the show is ALL ABOUT, the nature of life, all life. Sex is natural and expressing attraction is natural, hiding it, is not. LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE! :)
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:35pm
  I agree, the episode where Phil is talking about “rough sex” I turned it off. Disappointing, especially for a show that prides itself on wholesome values. Do they know 8-year-old kids are watching?
  
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- GoodStuff
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:38pm
  @HG
  
  “I’m sorry that you don’t find the love between Miss Kay and Phil to be endearing”
  
  I do find their love endearing. I don’t find the use of the phrase “rough sex” very endearing, especially when kids our watching.
  
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- MSGran
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:56pm
  Read your Bible much? Try reading Song of Solomon…whew what a love story!
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:11pm
  ANTITHEISM, You must mean back in the day when the Democrats did things like that all too often. It was the Democrats who turned the fire hoses on black demonstrators back in the ’60s, and it was the FDR minion Democrats who locked away the Japanese people in this country without so much as a hearing. It has always been the Democrats who have violated the civil rights of people in this country, then like good little leftist trolls, you follow the Alinsky rules and blame others for what you do.
  
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- chattin
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:34pm
  Kay and Phil are a long married couple and still enjoy each other in every way. Why do you consider their sex talk filth? Would be a great time to talk to your son about how sex should be part of a Godly marriage.
  
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- triggerkid
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:57pm
  I’m in the same boat as you are with two smaller kids 11 and 7, I have taken to having the remote close at hand when Phil is talking to Kay or when he is giving his grandsons a hard time. The other 99% of the show is fully acceptable to me for my children to watch. I still believe it is the best show on television. It is even cleaner than America’s Funniest Videos which at times disappoints me. Finding quality television is difficult. I don’t mind seeing the flirting and if my kids were teenagers, I wouldn’t mind them seeing it. Just keep that mute button close, that’s my game.
  
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- antitheism
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 3:32pm
  @rjj
  You would have to be kidding yourself if you think that modern day democrats bear any resemblance to the southern white supremacist conservative democrats of yesteryear. With that sort of logic you could accuse modern day republicans of being big government, pro federalists. Also, why do you assume that I am a democrat?
  
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- Zipit
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 6:29pm
  Well, actually ANTI, modern day democrats bear alot of resemblance to the southern white supremacist conservative democrats of yesteryear! They’re just better at hiding it, misrepresenting the agenda, and they posess the ability to fool the majority of the people who time after time return them to office! And yeah, after reading your post I would definitely assume that you are a democrat!
  
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- Snafu777
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:46pm
  @Zipit He might not be a Democrat. He might be a progressive libertarian or communist or even an anarchist… Not someone to listen to in any situation.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 7:08am
  ANTITHEISM, Yep, have heard that tired old story just about all of my life. Blame it all on the South, nothing like that ever happened anywhere else in this nation, has it? Follow that practice that Michelle promoted as 0bama entered office. We must rewrite our history. After many decades of being out of the lives of Americans, the KKK sprang back to life as an Indiana organization in the ’20s. Federal Court forced bussing of students began in Boston, spreading across a number of Northern states then Kansas long before it was begun in the South. Much of the South’s schools were already integrated because of a higher percentage of blacks in the population. Why was there a Watts Riot in California, then again in 1992, followed yet again in 2012 Anaheim? Because blacks and Hispanics were mistreated via racism, in a premier predominately Democrat state. Try and tell me that Boston is a hotbed of Republican activity. I could go on, but would run out of room here soon. You share just as much blame when it comes to racism, its just more popular for the likes of you to blame only the South. Oh yeah, when I was stationed at Ft Drum in Upstate, NY, the Army reconstituted the 10th Mountain Div. Naturally, with an influx of personnel over the next number of months many had to drive through the state of New Jersey. We used to have to drive down to various police stations to pick up recently arrested soldiers. They were all black. Another Republican hotbed?
  
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- hgrigos
  Posted on February 26, 2013 at 8:36pm
  A healthy sexual relationship between a loving married couple IS wholesome.
  
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RAGEAGAINSTTHEMACHINE
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:02am
HEY, Jack! This is hands down THE best show on TV!! LOVE the blessing at dinner each episode, Good, God-fearing, self reliant individuals. ❤ Phil & Ms Kay ❤

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Proverbs17-12NLT
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:00am
I love the episode with Jace and the Home Owners Assoc. Mocking just how ridiculous democrat ideas have come. Keep up the good work DD.

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GrayPanther
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:59am
I must say I too don’t watch reality shows, however, I have channel surfed into this show and found myself watching it through. Maybe I too am a believer in this family as strange as they may “appear”.

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RIGS
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:55am
GREAT SHOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Uncle Si makes me laugh an laugh. GOD BLESS them all………………..

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:21am
  This is what you must know:
  
  Two them are gay.
  
  It is so.
  
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- rp454
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:42pm
  Wango? Really? How old are you? Twelve?
  
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- mecanic
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:54pm
  damn wanger, you are truly an idiot.
  
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nonofmybiznez
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:46am
Duck Dynasty is in Satan’s playground now. They need to be careful not to get used to the taste of success and let it go to their head. That is the real struggle. I hope they can stay true to themselves and don’t let Hollywood and its trappings change them. Love the show, its addicting. Who knew the american dream could be had by creating duck calls.

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- stumpy68
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:59am
  this family has been producing shows for years
  and havent changed this one is i bit more popular
  but hopefully they remain the way they allways have been
  
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- ThePirateRagnar
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:16am
  If Phil RObertson changes who and how he is, I will eat my Duck Commander Hat!
  
  -The Priate Ragnar
  
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Smokepole
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:41am
Hey! We’re hooked on this family and the show.
We don’t have to scramble for the remote (EVER) when they are on.
God bless them… Jack!

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Spartazoo
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:33am
Great show that my whole family enjoys watching. Keep it coming!

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- IndianaJan
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:08am
  Amen!
  
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I Aint PC
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:23am
We just started watching this show. It is one we can watch and let our kids watch. If more shows had moral and decent content like this show, there would not be any need for new “gun control” laws.

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- TMOverbeck
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:48pm
  And if more people like the Robertsons could become rich and successful, we’d have more lenient rules regarding **** in dress codes across the nation. Anyone who equates **** length to respectability (as in the shorter, the better) should watch this show.
  
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Sil in CNY
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:22am
Finally broke donw and watched this show after hearing so much about it…..LOVE IT. These guys are a great American success story…not to mention very entertaining!

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MALICIOUSDISORDER
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:22am
Hey Si, Welcome home..
RVN- 70/71

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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:22am
  This is what you must know:
  
  You call and talk to the hosts at QVC, don’t you.
  
  It is so.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:38am
  Ms WANGO, You have always tried to do your put on act to appear to be such an elitist, now I am impressed that you even know about QVC?!
  That in itself might just say something about your purchases, but now that I really think about it, I’ll bet QVC just does not carry your kind of lost boy toys.
  
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rosegrower
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:19am
I don’t watch “reality” shows, but when I saw several episodes of this one I was hooked. I remember all of those very dull classroom sessions of college business administration courses in which we had to read about how a company dealt with internal problems. Duck Dynasty is a much more humorous recitation, and it still accomplishes the same thing. Yes, a superficial viewing by a leftist could be used for anti-gun, anti-Christian propagandizing but anyone who actually engages his or her brain (not something that leftists are known to do) can learn something from these people.

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FiscalBill
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:14am
Its a great show.

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Bubbakittysmom
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:14am
I believe in people’s right to hunt. I hate to see shows with birds being killed, don’t know why birds in particular, but I do. I love Duck Dynasty. ???

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sandrunner
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:02am
silly

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FeliciaJewel
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:58am
I’m not much for reality TV. I saw this show and I do enjoy it. The propaganda in some of the TV reality is about all I can take “throw up in mouth” … hidden bull in every episode… I hope that this show never loses it’s ability to just be real. I don’t like the fake drama, arguing, and fights that the producers seem to enjoy on some of these shows. If it walks like a duck, talks like a duck, it must be a duck.. stay true to yourselves and do not give into the producers crap. The moment reality TV shows start to turn fake is when I turn off the TV. Love the South, the hospitality of folks is genuine, and I enjoy the tight nit family with great values. North East shows suck!!! Fights, glamor, crude behavior… not for me.

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jungle J
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:57am
Can no one see ow this is used by progressives to their benefit and our detriment?

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- Fubared
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:21am
  Nope. Capitalism at its finest and no one gets shot. Good eats too. F em. They use sesame screet and the weather channel to progress an agenda. F em again. Hey.
  
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HOOT_OWL
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:57am
The first time I watched this show I kind of thought it was goofy , until I watched the ending with Phil saying a modest prayer over the family dinner. That really hit home with me and I have been a fan ever since. I love this family and this show .Happy, Happy Happy ….God bless them .

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SquidVetOhio
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:38am
Phil Robertson for President!!!!!

Si Robertson for SECDEF.

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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:45am
  There ya go!
  
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- rp454
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:44pm
  I’ll second that.
  
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RJJinGadsden
Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:37am
As long as they keep ******* off the liberals, I’m all for this show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyu4Tpoq8hc

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- Fubared
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:52am
  Hey, well said. Hey.
  
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- S-O-B-E-R
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 9:54am
  YeeeeHaaaaw! Thank you, RJJ.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:11am
  S-O-B-E-R, You’re welcome. I was a kid, but I still remember those ads. As slick as the Mountain Dew ads try to come off regarding X Games style sports, they got their start going after the L’il Abner comic strip fans.
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:50am
  FUBARED, Look up above and you will see that my point here is a prediction that WANG CHUNG is proving to be so true.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 12:34pm
  RJ- I am pretty well done with WangDang. He/it/she has ceased to be mildly amusing, and just gums up the works. Like endidiot or meat eeyors on roids and hash. Not funny at all after a while. Zero to offer on any topic and as irrelevant as lil keatie. Very fixated on gay scouting for some reason, and that used to be known as a tell. Pretty sad all around when it/she/he purported to be a hero of fallujah2. Sick really.
  
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- catty
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 1:35pm
  How does this show piss off liberals?
  
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- RJJinGadsden
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 2:06pm
  CATSH/T, I really don’t know other than they sit down to meal at the end of each episode and say a blessing before digging in. But, every time that The Blaze does an article on Duck Dynasty you and other liberals just shoot out of the woodwork. Perhaps we would be better off if you explained it.
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 4:22pm
  Catbox because they are self made, have values, and are family centered. That has to hurt your lib core. Piss off.
  
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- YOURSENSEI
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 8:10pm
  Mr or Ms FUBARED,
  
  This is what you must know:
  
  A wise tactical retreat. I recommend you take your own advice before you suffer any more mortifying beatdowns from my merciless intent. I warn you, however, that disengagement is not for the weak of mind or spirit. It’s possible you will continue to be sought out by the bored and pointless whose fulfillment is based on your attention. They crave your reply, desperate to be validated as a measure of variety to their own memory riddled existence. Of course, that won’t be coming from me. In fact, I’ll make it easy on you. You are officially off my list. You’ll have to make do with the gang of vanquished and their groupie obsession with my identity.
  
  Are you ready? 10, 9, 8 . . . here it comes . . . 7, 6, 5 . . . maybe I’ll see you in Fallujah . . . 4, 3, 2 . . . or in that mythical boat of trannies somewhere between Dover and Calais . . . 1.
  
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- Gnostyk
  Posted on February 25, 2013 at 10:49pm
  @YOURSENSELESS. Were you born an *****, or did you need to take classes to reach your current level of uselessness?
  
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