For seven seasons, the Brown family has been charming and perplexing audiences around the
world as the Alaskan Bush People.
But while they tell lots of wild and entertaining tales on their reality show, there are plenty
of secrets they'd rather didn't get out.
Here's a look at some stories the Alaskan Bush people don't want you to hear.
That whole government arson thing
In the opening season of Alaskan Bush People, patriarch Billy Brown made the bold claim
that the government had burned down their home.
But did they?
Normally, when you accuse the government of arson, you should be prepared to prove it.
However, the Browns couldn't, and by the second season, Billy had walked back his claims,
saying only "My cabin burned and I wasn't home.
That's all I can say."
Only Smokey the Bear knows the true story.
How now Browntown?
After leaving their original cabin home, the "Wolf Pack" eventually relocated to their
"Browntown" compound on Chichagof Island.
One thing though: Chichagof Island is actually a popular vacation spot, with the town of
Hoonah boasting "the world's largest and highest zip line," as well as "a museum, local arts
and crafts shops, restaurants and a mid-1930's cannery line display."
It's even a port for cruise ships.
On top of that, Radar Online claims that the Browns don't live in Browntown at all.
Turns out the producers fly them to and from Browntown for filming, with the rest of their
time spent at the Icy Strait Lodge.
Phew, life in the Alaskan bush sure sounds rough!
Dating games
According to a woman named Christina O'Malley and her mother Ramona, Christina was duped
into having phone conversation with Gabe Brown, after she was told that she'd be participating
in an Alaskan dating show.
Ramona claimed that soon after Christina signed up for the dating website AlaskaMen.com, she
was contacted by the Alaskan Bush People producers.
They set up a phone call with Gabe and recorded it for what they claimed was a dating show.
"Hello, is this Christine?"
"This is."
"Hey, this is, uh, Gabriel Brown.
Suzie sent me your profile, uh, the matchmaker?"
Instead, the call was heavily edited and aired in a segment of Alaskan Bush People which
even used a still image of Christina, much to her shock.
Yuck.
Leis and Lies
According to Juneau Empire, Ami's estranged 83-year-old mother "Memaw" Branson traveled
to Alaska to reconcile with her daughter, whom she supposedly hadn't seen in 37 years.
Branson told the newspaper, "I don’t like flying, but that’s the only way I could
make it to see my daughter.
I want to hug her neck and see my grandchildren.
I just want to see her before I die."
However, the reunion never happened...because the Browns happened to be in Maui on vacation
at the time.
They learned that it's hard to take a secret vacation to Hawaii when you're reality stars
taking pictures with fans for social media.
Whoops!
Accusations later arose that Memaw was just a pawn in a PR stunt orchestrated by Billy
and Ami to generate more buzz for Alaskan Bush People.
If that's true, that's pretty low.
Forbidden bushman love
Bam Bam Brown reportedly stirred some scandal when he started a romantic relationship with
one of the show's producers.
But according to Radar Online, he was actually caught out on a date with crew member Allison
Kagan in New York City, of all places.
The intrigue deepened when when photos of Bam Bam apparently wearing a wedding ring
surfaced in August of 2016, leading to widespread speculation that he and Kagan had secretly
gotten married.
So far, all Bam Bam has revealed is that he found a "city girl" who he says "stirred something
inside me and made my soul wake up."
Who says romance is dead?
Matt blew up his fridge
Unfortunately for show producers, the cameras weren't rolling on what could have been one
of the most extreme Brown family moments of all time.
Eldest son Matt required nine staples in his head after an incident in which he somehow
blew up his refrigerator, sending the door rocketing into his noggin.
Yep.
TMZ reported that for whatever reason, Matt had "filled a mason jar with gunpowder and
cannon fuse, and stored it in his fridge."
Other than the obvious misuse of dangerous explosive materials, it's unclear exactly
why the improvised device went off, but if we had to guess we'd say that fridge couldn't
take one more moment sharing a household with this nutty family...
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