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My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding

From baptisms and birthdays to wild weddings, gypsies across America are clinging to ancient traditions. The mysterious world behind the Romanichel and Roma communities is revealed.
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  1. S1 E1 - Virgin Gypsy Brides
    April 28, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    There is no sex before marriage if you are a Gypsy teenager. Two teenage girls go through different rites of passage under the watching eyes of their protective mothers: Hope's extravagant 15th birthday party and the wedding of Shyanne.
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  2. S1 E2 - 14 and Looking for Mr. Right
    May 5, 2012
    43min
    TV-PG
    Priscilla, a 14-year-old Gypsy girl, is a fully trained Gypsy wife. Now all she needs is a husband. Priscilla's family spends big money on a Sondra Celli dress in the hopes of finding a suitable Gypsy bachelor.
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  3. S1 E3 - It's a Man's World
    May 12, 2012
    42min
    TV-PG
    A Gypsy man rules the roost. Tommy teaches his non-Gypsy bride her role in Gypsy society. Proud Gypsy dad, Ed, has to earn an extra $10,000 to pay for his 4-year-old daughter's carnival birthday party.
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  4. S1 E4 - Wild Gypsy Mellie
    May 19, 2012
    44min
    TV-PG
    The life of a Romanichal Gypsy housewife is revealed as four women throw a raucous Gypsy family Thanksgiving reunion. Also, a Gypsy divorcee remarries, and one Gypsy girl rebels against the traditions.
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  5. S1 E5 - Murphy's Secret Village
    May 26, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    A teenage bride-to-be struggles to master a secret society's traditions in a bid for its acceptance. We also meet the West Virginia Romanichal clan that is getting ready for a new addition to the family by throwing a baby shower, Gypsy-style.
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  6. S1 E6 - Showdown at the Alter
    June 2, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    In this Gypsy tale of Romeo and Juliet, star-crossed lovers Heath and Alyssa defy both sets of parents to have their dream wedding. The big problem is Heath's Aunt Mellie is prepared to use excessive violence to stop them from becoming man and wife.
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  7. S1 E7 - Kissing Cousins
    June 9, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    Gypsy Annie marries her first cousin with the most-blingtastic winter wonderland ceremony and an outrageous fox fur wedding dress. In Ohio, Ana follows her heart but breaks all the rules in the first gay Gypsy wedding.
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  8. S1 E8 - Blingtastic Baptism
    June 16, 2012
    44min
    TV-14
    JR and Nettie eloped as teenagers and got married against their parents' wishes. Now, 14 years later, JR is making an honest Gypsy housewife of Nettie as he gives her the biggest wedding dress in West Virginia.
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  9. S1 E9 - The Stanley Sisters
    June 30, 2012
    43min
    TV-14
    Gypsy housewife Nettie Stanley battles to keep her family together when her sister Mellie refuses to give up stripping and her 14-year-old daughter, Nukkie, runs off with a 17-year-old Romani boy against her wishes.
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  10. S1 E10 - My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding: The Aftermath
    June 30, 2012
    43min
    TV-14
    This unforgettable family reunion re-introduces the captivating Romanichal Gypsy culture. Host KIIS FM's Ellen K revisits the Stanley clan and the most-memorable moments from My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding Season One.
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