Jon & Kate Plus 8

The Gosselin family takes a trip to the Pittsburgh Zoo for the day, where they get a special behind the scenes tour of the exhibits. They entire family is amazed that they have the rare opportunity to feed giraffes, pet a penguin, and hug an alligator.

Now that the twins have started first grade, Kate is home alone all day with just the sextuplets. A glimpse of their daily routine makes it clear that there's no such thing as a boring day in the Gosselin house.

While the twins are in school, Jon and Kate prepare for the girls' seventh birthday party which includes a special dinner out and family celebration at home. Watch as they manage the stress of catering to two unique personalities on their shared birthday.

Kate begins looking for a well-qualified nanny to take care of her 3 year old sextuplets and 7-year-old twins. While Jon stays home with all the kids, Kate hopes that after a day of interviewing she will be able to find the perfect nanny.

With winter approaching, Kate struggles to find room in the house for the kids to play. After a well thought out shopping trip and some help from handyman Jon, Kate re-organizes the entire house to give the kids more space to play.

The Gosselin family has had their entire life chronicled by a camera for several years. Get an exclusive look at behind the scenes of the production process and how it has affected their lives.

Jon and Kate receive about 150 emails every day from viewers who need answers. How do you do laundry? Will you ever have more kids? How does Kate do her hair? So Jon and Kate are answering the funniest, oddest, and most entertaining questions.

The Gosselin family gets a new formal picture taken with a photographer who has shot the family since the babies were 6 weeks old. But no matter who the photographer is, it's never easy to get a perfect picture with eight kids who don't want to sit still.

After much trial and error the boys are finally using the potties! Kate takes Collin and Leah for an eye appointment while Aunt Jodi keeps the other 6 kids. It is the first outing without any diapers!

Jon really doesn't care for the way Kate dresses, so he takes her out for some new clothes. While the kids are home with a babysitter, Jon and Kate make an unordinary date out of an ordinary chore.

The volume is turning up for Jon and Kate, as Cara learns how to play the piano and Mady the violin. The twins work in unison and put their parents' ears to the test as they practice for a special concert for the family.

How do Jon and Kate manage Christmas with 8 kids? Well, their holiday season begins with Christmas caroling! After baking cookies together as a family, all 10 Gosselins get dressed up in their holiday outfits and visit special friends who have helped them.

Since both Mady and Cara love helping Kate in the kitchen, Kate signs them up for cooking classes. But Kate chooses the wrong week to let them try out their new skills at home, because most of the family is sick with the flu.

Jon and Kate have hopes and plans to one day move out of their current home into a house that is large enough for them to live in forever.So, in an effort to increase their current home's value, they decided to re-carpet most of the house in just one week

Winter time is not fun when you have 8 kids in a cramped house looking for things to do. In an effort to get everyone out of the house doing something fun, they take all the kids to visit the Crayola Factory, where they learn how Crayons are made.

After treating each of their children to a special day, Jon and Kate decide to take a special day together for themselves. The day starts with teeth whitening for both of them and ends with a romantic dinner for two at a delicious organic restaurant!

Jon and Kate take Leah to "Bounce U", a place where she can tumble and jump and fall down as much as she wants. And Jon takes Joel to "Hands on House", an interactive museum where he gets to spend the day asking Dad all the questions he wants!

Jon and Kate take Hannah for a horseback riding lesson, and Jon takes Aaden to a dairy farm, where he gets to see where milk comes from and even gets to pet a calf!

Jon and Kate take Alexis to a reptile museum where she gets to spend time with and pet real live alligators. Her favorite! Then, Jon takes Collin, who is fascinated by trains to the Strasburg Train Museum.

It's a day of love in the Gosselin house. Kate decorates the house the night before Valentine's Day so that the kids have surprises waiting for them when they first wake up. Then throughout the day, surprises await every family member.

Mady and Cara are organizing a family talent show, which will showcase each Gosselin's individual creativity. Fortunately for Jon and Kate, they've been taking dance lessons and are ready to perform!

Mady and Cara narrate this one and show all the different fun games the family plays together. From "Pre-School" with Mady and Cara as teachers, to "Duck Duck Goose", to "Hide and Seek", the Gosselin House has never been so much fun.

Mady chooses to get her ears pierced, and then have a lunch alone with Mom and Dad. Will Mady get nervous and back out? Or will she rise to the occasion and bravely sit to get her special earrings?

"Exceptionally organized Kate has created a "Ways to Help Mommy" chart that illustrates how each member of the family can help get the many jobs around the house done. Also in this episode, the family uses what they learned from Sara Snow.

Jon used to have a full head of hair, and Kate wishes that he still did! So when an LA hair transplant specialist contacted Jon with an offer to perform this procedure, Jon and Kate jumped at the chance. We travel to LA with them to see the surgery.