Average Joe is an American reality television show broadcast on the NBC beginning in 2003. There were a total of four seasons, the first two following the original show premise, and the last two bringing back contestants from prior seasons.
Instead of attempting to make a "dream couple" between two extremely attractive people, Average Joe tried to get 16 to 18 ordinary men to win the heart of a beauty queen. The men were what the producers considered to be average in appearance, with many being overweight or underweight and nerdy, or awkward in their behavior and personalities.
Prior to the show's start, the beauty queen was not aware she was to be dating "average" men. She was instead led to believe her show was going to feature only handsome suitors. (The second series, taped before the first one aired, also contained this element, thus avoiding the problem associated with the second season of Joe Millionaire.) Halfway through the show, several handsome suitors appear and compete against the average Joes.
Throughout the show the beauty went on various dates with the men, both in groups and individually (at her choice). When the attractive suitors show up, there were also competitions between the rival groups of men. At the end of every episode the beauty votes to send a certain number (usually four) of the men home. In the end, she must pick only one to go on an intimate vacation with.
SeasonsEdit
Average JoeEdit
The first two Average Joe series were intended to be somewhat of a mockery of traditional set-up shows such as The Bachelor and Joe Millionaire. The show was marketed to have an implied moral subtext, namely that beauty was only skin deep, and that personality could ultimately triumph over looks. However, the first two seasons ended in a way that seemed to prove the opposite. In Average Joe, Melana Scantlin chose Jason Peoples, one of the attractive suitors, over Adam Mesh, the last remaining Average Joe. Kathy Griffin was the host.
Average Joe: HawaiiEdit
In the second season, Average Joe: Hawaii, Larissa Meek chose attractive Gil Hyatt over Average Joe Brian Worth. A few days later, on a "honeymoon" between Hyatt and Meek, Larissa revealed she had once dated Fabio, which caused Gil to leave her in disgust. Meek now owns a website design and art company registered and situated in Fort Lauderdale, which is Hyatt's hometown. They are not a couple any longer, according to Meek's blog. She said "we gave it our best but decided to part ways."
Average Joe: Adam ReturnsEdit
The third season, Average Joe: Adam Returns, featured the return of rejected contestant Adam Mesh, this time as the object of the affections of 19 female contestants. The women in this situation were a mixture of fairly attractive and average, with the busload of "babes" arriving later sent home immediately by Adam. In the final episode, Adam chose saleswoman Samantha Trenk over schoolteacher Rachel Goetz. [1]
Average Joe: The Joes Strike BackEdit
The fourth season entitled Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back started airing on June 28, 2005. The name references The Empire Strikes Back. In this season, one rejected Joe from each week received a complete makeover and the opportunity at another chance with the show's beauty Anna Chudoba. In the end, Anna chose Average Joe Nathan Griffin over model/bartender Rocky Fain, breaking the "Joes" losing streak. A contestant on Average Joe: Hawaii, Alfred "Fredo" LaPonza, along with two other men, sued NBC claiming the network used ideas of theirs on the show. Matt Hoffman, who later appeared on Big Brother 12 (U.S.), was a contestant on Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back, and was eliminated on the first episode of the season.
Syndication and other spinoffsEdit
GSN had acquired the first two seasons in 2004. Episodes were also aired on the Fox Reality Channel.
A role-reversal version of the show, with a series of ordinary women who were to compete for the love of a very handsome man, to be entitled "Plain Jane", was announced as being in the works, but such a show never materialized. The title was eventually used for another reality series with a different concept.
International adaptationsEdit
A local version of Average Joe has been made in France based on the original US format. Licensing of the format is handled by NBCUniversal.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Average Joe TV series news newspapers books scholar JSTOR March 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Average Joe is an American reality television show broadcast on the NBC beginning in 2003 There were a total of four seasons the first two following the original show premise and the last two bringing back contestants from prior seasons Average JoeGenreReality TelevisionDirected byTony Croll Jason Raff Season 1 Country of originUnited StatesOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons4ProductionExecutive producersAndrew Glassman Jason RaffProduction companiesKrasnow ProductionsNBC StudiosReleaseOriginal networkNBCOriginal releaseNovember 3 2003 2003 11 03 June 28 2005 2005 06 28 Contents 1 Premise 2 Seasons 2 1 Average Joe 2 2 Average Joe Hawaii 2 3 Average Joe Adam Returns 2 4 Average Joe The Joes Strike Back 3 Syndication and other spinoffs 4 International adaptations 5 External linksPremise EditInstead of attempting to make a dream couple between two extremely attractive people Average Joe tried to get 16 to 18 ordinary men to win the heart of a beauty queen The men were what the producers considered to be average in appearance with many being overweight or underweight and nerdy or awkward in their behavior and personalities Prior to the show s start the beauty queen was not aware she was to be dating average men She was instead led to believe her show was going to feature only handsome suitors The second series taped before the first one aired also contained this element thus avoiding the problem associated with the second season of Joe Millionaire Halfway through the show several handsome suitors appear and compete against the average Joes Throughout the show the beauty went on various dates with the men both in groups and individually at her choice When the attractive suitors show up there were also competitions between the rival groups of men At the end of every episode the beauty votes to send a certain number usually four of the men home In the end she must pick only one to go on an intimate vacation with Seasons EditAverage Joe Edit The first two Average Joe series were intended to be somewhat of a mockery of traditional set up shows such as The Bachelor and Joe Millionaire The show was marketed to have an implied moral subtext namely that beauty was only skin deep and that personality could ultimately triumph over looks However the first two seasons ended in a way that seemed to prove the opposite In Average Joe Melana Scantlin chose Jason Peoples one of the attractive suitors over Adam Mesh the last remaining Average Joe Kathy Griffin was the host Average Joe Hawaii Edit In the second season Average Joe Hawaii Larissa Meek chose attractive Gil Hyatt over Average Joe Brian Worth A few days later on a honeymoon between Hyatt and Meek Larissa revealed she had once dated Fabio which caused Gil to leave her in disgust Meek now owns a website design and art company registered and situated in Fort Lauderdale which is Hyatt s hometown They are not a couple any longer according to Meek s blog She said we gave it our best but decided to part ways Average Joe Adam Returns Edit The third season Average Joe Adam Returns featured the return of rejected contestant Adam Mesh this time as the object of the affections of 19 female contestants The women in this situation were a mixture of fairly attractive and average with the busload of babes arriving later sent home immediately by Adam In the final episode Adam chose saleswoman Samantha Trenk over schoolteacher Rachel Goetz 1 Average Joe The Joes Strike Back Edit The fourth season entitled Average Joe The Joes Strike Back started airing on June 28 2005 The name references The Empire Strikes Back In this season one rejected Joe from each week received a complete makeover and the opportunity at another chance with the show s beauty Anna Chudoba In the end Anna chose Average Joe Nathan Griffin over model bartender Rocky Fain breaking the Joes losing streak A contestant on Average Joe Hawaii Alfred Fredo LaPonza along with two other men sued NBC claiming the network used ideas of theirs on the show Matt Hoffman who later appeared on Big Brother 12 U S was a contestant on Average Joe The Joes Strike Back and was eliminated on the first episode of the season Syndication and other spinoffs EditGSN had acquired the first two seasons in 2004 Episodes were also aired on the Fox Reality Channel A role reversal version of the show with a series of ordinary women who were to compete for the love of a very handsome man to be entitled Plain Jane was announced as being in the works but such a show never materialized The title was eventually used for another reality series with a different concept International adaptations EditA local version of Average Joe has been made in France based on the original US format Licensing of the format is handled by NBCUniversal Country Name Channel No of episodes First aired nbsp France La Belle et ses Princes Presque Charmants W9 Season 1 8 Season 2 7Season 3 8 3 April 2012 15 May 2012 16 April 2013 30 May 201325 November 2013 External links EditAverage Joe at IMDb Average Joe Hawaii at IMDb Average Joe Adam Returns at IMDb Average Joe The Joes Strike Back at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Average Joe TV series amp oldid 1173609653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
