From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Average Joe (TV series)
Average Joe (TV series)
Average Joe end, she must pick only one to go on an intimate vacation
with.
Genre Reality Television
Directed by Tony Croll
Jason Raff (Season 1)
Seasons
Country of United States Average Joe
origin
The first two Average Joe series were intended to be some-
Language(s) English what of a mockery of traditional set-up shows such as
No. of seasons 4 The Bachelor and Joe Millionaire. The show was marketed to
have an implied moral subtext, namely that beauty was
Production
only skin deep, and that personality could ultimately tri-
Executive Andrew Glassman umph over looks. However the first two seasons ended in
producer(s) Jason Raff a way that seemed to prove the opposite. In Average Joe,
Broadcast
Melana Scantlin chose Jason Peoples, one of the attrac-
tive suitors, over Adam Mesh, the last remaining average
Original NBC Joe.
channel
Original run November 3, 2003 (2003-11-03) – Average Joe: Hawaii
June 28, 2005 (2005-06-28)
The second season, Average Joe: Hawaii, Larissa Meek
chose attractive Gil Hyatt over average joe Brian Worth.
Average Joe is an American reality television show broad-
A few days later, on a "honeymoon" between Hyatt and
cast on the NBC beginning in 2003. There were a total
Meek, Larissa revealed she had once dated Fabio, which
of four seasons, the first two following the original show
caused Gil to leave her in disgust. Meek now owns a web-
premise, and the last two bringing back contestants from
site design and art company registered and situated in
prior seasons.
Fort Lauderdale, which is Hyatt’s hometown. They are
not a couple any longer, according to Meek’s blog. She
Show Premise said "we gave it our best but decided to part ways."
Instead of attempting to make a "dream couple" between
two extremely attractive people, Average Joe tried to get
Average Joe: Adam Returns
16 to 18 ordinary men to win over the heart of a beauty The third season, Average Joe: Adam Returns, featured the
queen. The men were what the producers considered to return of rejected contestant Adam Mesh, this time as
be average in appearance, with many being overweight the object of the affections of 19 female contestants. The
or underweight and nerdy, or awkward in their behavior women in this situation were a mixture of fairly attrac-
and personalities. tive and average, with the busload of "babes" arriving lat-
Prior to the show’s start, the beauty queen was not er sent home immediately by Adam. In the final episode,
aware she was to be dating "average" men. She was in- Adam chose saleswoman Samantha Trenk over school-
stead led to believe her show was going to feature only teacher Rachel Goetz. [1]
handsome suitors. (The second series, taped before the
first one aired, also contained this element, thus avoiding Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back
the problem associated with the second season of Joe Mil- The fourth season entitled Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back
lionaire.) Halfway through the show, several handsome started airing on June 28, 2005. The name references Star
suitors appear and compete against the average Joes. Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. In this season, one rejected
Throughout the show the beauty went on various Joe from each week received a complete makeover and
dates with the men, both in groups and individually (at the opportunity at another chance with the show’s beau-
her choice). When the attractive suitors show up, there ty Anna Chudoba. In the end, Anna chose Average Joe
were also competitions between the rival groups of men. Nathan Griffin over model/bartender Rocky Fain, break-
At the end of every episode the beauty votes to send a ing the ’Joes’ losing streak. A contestant on Average Joe:
certain number (usually four) of the men home. In the Hawaii, Alfred LaPonza ’Fredo’, along with two other men,
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Average Joe (TV series)
sued NBC claiming the network used ideas of theirs on materialized. The title was eventually used for another
the show. Matt Hoffman, who later appeared on Big reality series with a different concept.
Brother 12 (U.S.) was a contestant on Average Joe: The Joes
Strike back, and was eliminated on the first episode of the
season.
See also
• The Bachelor
• Joe Millionaire
Syndication and other spinoffs
GSN had acquired the first two series in 2004, but the net-
work no longer airs the show. Episodes can now be seen
External links
on the Fox Reality Channel. • Average Joe at the Internet Movie Database
A role-reversal version of the show, with a series of • Average Joe: Hawaii at the Internet Movie Database
ordinary women who were to compete for the love of a • Average Joe: Adam Returns at the Internet Movie
very handsome man, to be entitled "Plain Jane", was an- Database
nounced as being in the works, but such a show never • Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back at the Internet Movie
Database
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Categories:
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• 2003 American television series debuts
• 2000s American television series
• 2005 American television series endings
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