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(CNN) – We might not put our reality stars on a pedestal, but when they fall, some fall hard.

Teresa Giudice of the Real Housewives of New Jersey has always kept fans glued to her unpredictable antics. However, a federal conviction for fraud against Giudice and her husband. Means The Housewives star is serving 15 months in Connecticut federal prison; Meanwhile, the show’s ratings have taken a nosedive.

The matriarch here is Honey Boo Boo who had her show canceled by TLC when reports surfaced that June Shannon was dating a former flame and now convicted of child molester.

TLC may have decided to quit with Honey Boo Boo, but they have yet to cancel 19 Kids and Counting despite accusations that brother Josh Duggar assaulted 5 young girls as a teenager, including his own. sisters.

Danny Bonaduce, ’70s star The Partridge Family, and no stranger to personal struggles with multiple arrests and past issues with sobriety, says he’s very surprised TLC hasn’t unplugged the Duggars yet. .

“But, I think the law is, and always will be, when the sponsors are released on bail. If we talk about the Duggars, the sponsors will always support: pedophilia. Honey Boo Boo, done on the same load, ”Bonaduce said.

And who can forget Duck Dynesty’s Phil Robertson? Seth McFarlane did not appear at this weekend’s Critics Choice Awards. Robertson’s fortune in 2013 was estimated at 15 million. McFlarlane said: “Let’s not forget that I am declared a genius on a network that airs ‘Duck Dynasty’, a show whose cast members believe hurricanes are caused by same-sex marriage.”

Although A&E initially suspended Robertson indefinitely after telling GQ magazine that homosexuality was a sin, the controversial head of the household was put back on the show.

“I have to tell you it’s horrible, horrible lives but it’s good TV. I don’t respect anyone on these shows, but I respect the people who take advantage of them, ”Bonaduce said.

The 1970s were different. There were fewer channels and the sitcom was king. Children all over America worshiped their childhood idols. But our worship met reality when our stars began to fall.

In the early 1970s, America fell in love with Buffy in Family Affair with Brian Keith and Sebastian Cabot. The country was fascinated by the purchase of lunch boxes, dolls and clothing associated with his character. In 1976, 18-year-old Anissa Jones died, an autopsy revealed an accidental overdose.

The idol of all the young girls of the 70s, David Cassidy of the Partridge Family. It wasn’t until many years later that Cassidy became too human, multiple arrests for drunk driving, followed by pleas of no contest, followed by rehab.

Bonaduce said, “They’ve taken root for the guy. They have done wonderful things. They said I’m so disappointed in David Cassidy but God bless him and I hope he changes everything. The differences between these people like the Duggars, no one says God bless them, I love them, I support them, no one supports them.

Former Danny Partridge is currently the host of a morning radio show in Seattle. He has managed to put his problems behind him, but believes the Duggars might not fare as well.