Much like 'keeping up with the Joneses', in which a family competes with neighbors to own the coolest home, car, things, and kids; keeping up with the Botwins is the struggle to afford to do so through crime. The name is derived from the Botwin family in the
Showtime series
Weeds, led by Nancy Botwin, who sells
marijuana in order to provide and protect her family, who follow in her criminal footsteps.
I was wondering how the family down the block could afford three
Lamborghinis and a
Porsche until they got
busted by the
cops for keeping up with the Botwins.
I'm selling
MDMA in order to pay for college loans. Just trying to keep up with the Botwins!
