Yeah, there’s a lot of stuff in general that wouldn’t get the green light today. These are the dating shows, in particular, that would get a bad reaction from the audience.
Date My Mom
Well, this one was probably the weirdest I’ve read about. And it’s the first one!
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You go on dates with three moms. At the end of the episode, you date the daughter of whichever mom you liked the best.
The X Effect
This one is kind of gross. A pair of exes who have moved on to new relationships go on a romantic relationship with their ex and then decide whether to stay with their current partner or get back together.
Joe Millionaire
Good lord there were a lot of plot twists to this show. First off, at the end of the show, you find out that the millionaire you’ve been trying to attract this whole time… was never a millionaire.
Joe Millionaire (CONT)
But wait! There’s more!
If you weren’t shallow and decided to stay with “Joe Millionaire” regardless, then you’d be awarded 1 million dollars for your trouble! Yeesh! That’s a lot to follow!
Chains of Love
This creepy show about five people being chained together (1 person with $10,000 and four suitors) featured words like “picker,” “playmates,” “ritual room,” and “lockmaster.” Yeah, we’ll pass on that.
Average Joe
So this one is about a bunch of average looking guys competing for the love of a beauty queen… only to have a bunch of gorgeous guys join in mid-season.
Boy Meets Boy
Poor gay men in 2003. Not only did they not have the right to marry in most places, but they had to deal with a show that featured a man trying to find love Bachelor style… but half the contestants were straight.
Date My Ex: Jo & Slade
I’ve read and reread this concept 1000 times and I still don’t get it. Seriously, it’s a doozy to wrap your head around, people. You try and figure it out.
Date My Ex: Jo & Slade (CONT)
Jo De La Rosa takes three or four guys on dates during a week. The twist is that during that week, her ex, Slade Smiley, would secretly watch the guys and eventually help her choose a suitor.
Exposed
Alright, so get this: two contestants go on a date, then talk about how it went. The twist is that they’re hooked up to a lie detector the whole time.
Do they stay together? Probably not.
Shipmates
Yo-ho, Yo-ho, a pirate’s life for me!
Or at least a pirates life for these dating show contestants, who would go on dates on Carnival Cruise ships. And it got two seasons. How?
A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila
Oh I remember this show… and boy did I have a crush on Tila Tequila. Anyways, it was a Bachelor/Bachelorette style show… except there were male and female contestants. Cause Tila was bi, of course.
Flavor of Love
Hey, I remember this show, too!
Same thing as Shot at Love , but with Flava Flav. I can confidently say I never developed a crush on this 90s rapper.
Next
This one is as complicated as a post-2010 board game. Essentially it’s like Tinder: where a busload of dates would go on a date with a stranger and at any point the stranger could go “Next” to get a new date.
Next (CONT)
But here’s the catch, folks: for every minute the date goes on, the daters get one dollar. And should the stranger ask for a second date, the daters can choose between that and the money.
