The finale of Mama June: Road to Redemption ended on a high note, after a season of watching the Shannon family anxiously await the results of June’s criminal trial.
The 41-year-old reality star, who was charged with possession of crack cocaine back in 2019 and facing the possibility of serving two years in prison, was sentenced to 100 hours of community service.
Additionally, she must remain employed and be under court supervision for a year.
Sweet freedom: The finale of Mama June: Road to Redemption ended on a high note, after a season of watching the Shannon family anxiously await the results of June’s criminal trial
The rest of episode, however, chronicled the days before June went to court as they feared the worst, beginning with Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson looking uneasy as she did her homework.
‘What’s your problem? You’re acting real weird. You’re being all gloomy,’ June’s second oldest daughter Jessica, 24, asked Alana, 15, who immediately got emotional.
The Toddlers and Tiaras alum tearfully replied: ‘No teenager should have to go through this much drama. I’m over here worrying about if my mama’s gonna go to jail or not, diabetes results, and also wondering if Pumpkin’s even gonna have room for me once the baby comes.’
The rest of episode, however, chronicled the days before June went to court as they feared the worst, including Pumpkin (pictured) telling her mom she could not move in with her
Too much to handle: Meanwhile, Alana ‘Honey Boo Boo’ Thompson who looked uneasy as she did her homework, talked to her older sister Jessica about her stress
‘I mean, I’m happy for another little baby to be running around, but I just feel like I’m gonna be a burden more not than none now,’ Alana confessed.
While Alana pointed out Jessica was already sleeping on Pumpkin’s couch, her sibling assured her she already had ‘plans in process’ and was looking for a job.
In response, Alana cheekily suggests Jessica would ‘be making bank’ if she was a stripper.
Noticing that her sister was still being uncharacteristically withdrawn, Jessica asks again: ‘Alana, what’s your problem? You’re just so quiet. We can talk about anything else.’
‘What’s your problem? You’re acting real weird. You’re being all gloomy,’ Mama June’s second oldest daughter Jessica asked Alana, 15, who immediately got emotional
Overwhelmed: Alana tearfully replied: ‘No teenager should have to go through this much drama. I’m over here worrying about if my mama’s gonna go to jail or not, diabetes results, and also wondering if Pumpkin’s even gonna have room for me once the baby comes’
‘I just been thinking about how Sugar Bear brought Jennifer to the party. She always wants to be the center of attention, and she come here, and she want to start with Mama. Like, that’s the first thing she did when she got here,’ Alana tells Jessica.
Additionally, Alana said she was confused that her father ‘always claims’ he wants to see her and have a relationship, but always brings her pot stirring stepmother.
‘I don’t think he really knows who I am,’ she sighed. ‘I just think I’m done with him. ‘Cause if I’m done with it all, there’s no reason for him to be in the picture, and there’s no reason for me to have to stress about it.’
Struggling: Additionally, Alana said she was confused that her father ‘always claims’ he wants to see her and have a relationship, but always brings her pot stirring stepmother
Not happy: Meanwhile, Mama June gets a 15-minute visitation with her boyfriend, Geno, from behind a glass partition, in which she spoke to him through a phone
At odds: Still furious at him for his having her into custody to experience the harsh reality of jail, the mother-of-four is unwilling to talk to him
Meanwhile, Mama June gets a 15-minute visit with her boyfriend, Geno, from behind a glass partition, in which she spoke to him through a phone.
Still furious at him for his having her taken into custody to experience the harsh reality of jail, the mother-of-four is unwilling to talk to him.
‘She’s mad at me, but if it gets her to come around even a little bit and think about the possibilities. If I go to prison and she doesn’t, you know, I mean, then what? She’s blind. She’s been on a walker. She’s got lipidemia. She leans on me for everything,’ he said in a confessional.
Great news: To Alana’s joy, Pumpkin and her husband Joshua Efird reveal she does not have diabetes, but due to her family history advised her to try and eat healthier
‘You being overweight at your age and not eating like you’re supposed to, and that can’t really happen,’ Pumpkin, who is pregnant with her second child, stressed
Overhauling their diets: The 21-year-old reality star, who has legal guardianship of Pumpkin, noted she no longer wants to eat like how they grew up and aspire to be healthier
To Alana’s joy, Pumpkin and her husband Joshua Efird reveal she does not have diabetes, but due to her family history advised her to try and eat healthier.
‘You being overweight at your age and not eating like you’re supposed to, and that can’t really happen,’ Pumpkin, who is pregnant with her second child, stressed.
The 21-year-old reality star, who has legal guardianship of Pumpkin, noted she no longer wants to eat like how they grew up and aspires to be a healthier family.
Rough time: While in her jail cell, Mama June meets her new roommate, who she asks: ‘Do you know who the f**k I am?’
‘I don’t give a f**k who the f**k you are. And yes, I do know who you are,’ her new cellmate responds, before revealing Sheriff Brunson reached out to her to come in and talk to her
Reality check: Then, she opened up about losing her mind, children and dignity after using ‘cocaine for over 14 years’ and bouncing in and out of jail since 2008
While in her jail cell, Mama June meets her new roommate, who she asks: ‘Do you know who the f**k I am?’
‘I don’t give a f**k who the f**k you are. And yes, I do know who you are,’ her new cellmate responds, before revealing Sheriff Brunson reached out to her to come in and talk to her.
Then, she opened up about losing her mind, children and dignity after using ‘cocaine for over 14 years’ and bouncing in and out of jail since 2008.
Panicked: Before calling off Geno’s jail experience after saying she was ‘scared straight,’ Mama June admitted her fears about life without Geno, who she says is like her ‘seeing eye dog’
Scary: Mama June is then forced to consider what she’ll do if she doesn’t go to jail, but Geno does
‘The kids are worried about it too, dude. Alana and I talked the other day, and she’s worried about you going to jail,’ Geno tells her
Before calling off Geno’s jail experience after saying she was ‘scared straight,’ Mama June admitted her fears about life without Geno, who she says is like her ‘seeing eye dog.’
Mama June is then forced to consider what she’ll do if she doesn’t go to jail, but Geno does.
‘The kids are worried about it too, dude. Alana and I talked the other day, and she’s worried about you going to jail,’ Geno tells her.
In a confessional, she tells cameras: ‘We’ve been together almost every day for five years, and we’ve had each other’s back. So I don’t know what’s gonna happen if he gets sentenced’
Eye-opening: Additionally, Mama June says she would ‘die’ if she was put away for two years
Family: After their conversation, she FaceTimes her daughters Pumpkin, Jessica and Alana about being behind bars and asks them to be at her court date in nine days
In a confessional, she tells cameras: ‘We’ve been together almost every day for five years, and we’ve had each other’s back. So I don’t know what’s gonna happen if he gets sentenced.’
Additionally, Mama June says she would ‘die’ if she was put away for two years.
After their conversation, she FaceTimes her daughters Pumpkin, Jessica and Alana about being behind bars and asks them to be at her court date in nine days.
Emotional: Geno worries how June will survive without him due to her health problems
Tough conversation: One day before Mama June’s court date, she visits her family to talk about what would happen if Geno goes to jail
‘I realized that if Geno does go to prison, I’ll be in Florida by myself. I don’t know nobody there. I don’t have a job. I can’t get around,’ she begins
One day before Mama June’s court date, she visits her family to talk about what would happen if Geno goes to jail.
‘I realized that if Geno does go to prison, I’ll be in Florida by myself. I don’t know nobody there. I don’t have a job. I can’t get around,’ she begins.
Looking confused, Pumpkin asks: ‘What does that have to do with me?’
Oh no: Looking confused, Pumpkin asks: ‘What does that have to do with me?’
‘I just need to come back to Georgia and be, like–be, like, your roommate,’ she says to Pumpkin’s dread
‘Mama, there is no way in hell you’re moving in with me,’ Pumpkin tells her mom, who is hurt by the rejection
‘I just need to come back to Georgia and be, like–be, like, your roommate,’ she says to Pumpkin’s dread.
In his confessional, Pumpkin’s husband quips ‘there is no amount of money that you could pay me to live with June. She’s gonna have to figure out something.’
‘Mama, there is no way in hell you’re moving in with me,’ Pumpkin tells her mom, who is hurt by the rejection.
No way: In his confessional, Pumpkin’s husband quips ‘there is no amount of money that you could pay me to live with June. She’s gonna have to figure out something’
Pumpkin explains: ‘Every time something goes wrong, you always want to dump it off on me. This is my house. I moved out of your house to have my own house with my family’
‘Well, Mama, that sound like a little bit of tough titties to me. I can’t keep just taking care of everything that you throw on my d**n plate,’ Pumpkin insists
Pumpkin explains: ‘Every time something goes wrong, you always want to dump it off on me. This is my house. I moved out of your house to have my own house with my family.’
The next day, the family shows up to court to support June, who is nearly late to her own sentencing.
While waiting for nearly five hours, Alana says this is ‘one of the hardest things’ she has had to do.’
Honest: Pumpkin adds: ‘You’re my mom and stuff, and, I mean, I do love you very dearly, but no. Right now, I’m gotta focus on my family’
Full house: Pumpkin is already raising June’s youngest daughter and is expecting her second child
‘Is Mama gonna come out in handcuffs? Is she gonna just walk out? I mean, we already lost her once to drugs. This time, we might just lose her to prison,’ the teen says in a confessional.
Eventually June comes out and reveals she would not be going to jail, but will have to complete 100 hours of community service.
‘If you change your life around, people see that positively and give you another chance, and this is my other chance. Mama June ain’t going back in the slammer. But look, I’m still getting punished,’ June said in her confessional.
Supportive: The next day, the family shows up to court to support June, who is nearly late to her sentencing
Happy to hear: Eventually June comes out and reveals she would not be going to jail, but will have to complete 100 hours of community service
Unfortunately, Geno’s case was not settled.
‘I’m definitely happy for June, and I want her to be happy that she’s not going to prison. But there’s still a possibility that I will,’ he says during his confessional.
Pumpkin says knowing Geno’s case ‘is still a continuous process’ is ‘kind of aggravating’ and drags her and the whole family back into the stress.
‘If you change your life around, people see that positively and give you another chance, and this is my other chance. Mama June ain’t going back in the slammer. But look, I’m still getting punished,’ June said in her confessional
‘Is Mama gonna come out in handcuffs? Is she gonna just walk out? I mean, we already lost her once to drugs. This time, we might just lose her to prison,’ the teen says in a confessional
To celebrate June’s good news, the family go out to ‘get some fat girl food.’
‘I’m very happy that my case is resolved and this dark cloud is gone,’ June says to the cameras. ‘But I really feel bad for Geno, because his dark cloud is still looming over him.’
While dining with her family, she raises a toast to herself for being free.
Nerve-wracking: Eventually June comes out and reveals she would not be going to jail, but will have to complete 100 hours of community service
‘I’m very happy that my case is resolved and this dark cloud is gone,’ June says to the cameras. ‘But I really feel bad for Geno, because his dark cloud is still looming over him’
‘A lot of couples don’t survive the bulls**t that me and Geno went through. We’re a team and if he goes to jail, life as I know it will change in an instant,’ June says.
She continued: ‘I know that I have put a lot of my problems on my family’s plate, but I don’t know where else to turn.’
‘I mean, for 16 months I’ve worked really hard to get my girls and my family back together. So I’m just gonna step in and see if they can be there for me just this one more time,’ she concludes. ‘Who knows what could happen? And who knows where Mama June will be at?’
‘A lot of couples don’t survive the bulls**t that me and Geno went through. We’re a team and if he goes to jail, life as I know it will change in an instant,’ June says
‘I mean, for 16 months I’ve worked really hard to get my girls and my family back together. So I’m just gonna step in and see if they can be there for me just this one more time,’ she concludes