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A show with the tagline "trapped inside of every white girl is a strong black woman ready to bust out" was never going to be good...
The main contender had no idea that some of his potential dates weren't gay, and if he chose one that wasn't, he'd lose out on the prize money. The producers said this twist gave the show a chance to explore sociological issues, but to me it just feels like a meaner version of The Bachelor. Despite its controversial popularity, the show was kind of a one-trick pony and only aired for one series in 2003.
It went like this: A single woman lives on a ranch with a bunch of guys, and through a series of cowboy-themed challenges, has to try and couple up with a straight guy to win £100k. Despite its many layers of problematicness, the show had US, UK, Australian, and Dutch editions, and the British version even had a second series in 2012!
There's not really much to this one — the contestants got chased by dogs, and if they got caught, they lose their money. That's the entire premise. It's not controversial, but what's the point? This may sound like I totally made this one up, but this ridiculous show aired as recently as 2018.
It should be noted that there was no prize to be won in this one-off doc from 2016, and most of it revolved around the participants getting into many a sticky situation, mainly involving public nudity. I get what the show was trying to do, but watching a naked person sleep in their empty bathtub is a bit dire.
Spoiler alert: The end of this six (yes, six) part series actually saw some of the dogs successfully flying the planes. So it turns out that dogs might fly, but the question is: Why do we want them to?! I guess it makes for fun lighthearted watching, but 2016 was an ~interesting~ year for TV.
The singleton "put together" their dream partner, then had to eliminate the prospective "clones" until they're left with one to date. For anyone that's wondering, they're not actual clones, just a bunch of people in the exact same outfit (this doesn't make it any less creepy). That being said, people must like this one, because it's even been adapted into a current MTV series.
It went like this: Said couples talk us through the sex thing they've been wanting to try out for a while, they then go into the sex box, do their thing, and then come out and have a post-match discussion. I mean, what better place to be sexperimental than on national TV? This little gem last aired in the UK 2016. What a year.
The contestants had to choose between 25 men, and if they guessed incorrectly, the prize money would go to the random man they chose. The show was (unsurprisingly) canceled after the first episode aired back in 2005, but you'd think someone on the production team would've pointed out how wrong this is.
There were adults on the TV crew, but the kids were pretty much left to it, and there was a lot of drama. There was even one episode where they had to KILL a chicken, which is quite a harsh way to learn about the life cycle, if you ask me. The show was canceled back in 2007 after it was called out for its dodgy ethics, particularly the possible breach of child labour laws, and the fact that some of the kids were injured during filming.
Parents have to answer trivia questions (between contractions) to win prizes like nappies and cleaning services before getting to the jackpot of the college fund. Can you believe this is a real show that's still running?!
I'd be all for a makeover show with great representation, but let me elaborate – the "girlfriends" were giving makeovers to white women, and the tagline of the show was, "Trapped inside of every white girl is a strong black woman ready to bust out." 😬The show aired for one season back in 2014, and it got a lottt of backlash.
The big catch was that if the woman decided to stick with the guy after the big reveal, the pair would be given a million dollars. To be honest, if this aired today, I'd tune in, but it wasn't the most repeatable format, and hasn't been on TV since 2003.
Prince Harry had nothing to do with this 2014 dating show, obviously. What's most ridiculous about it is that the Prince Harry lookalike is actually presented to the contestants as the real deal. It was canceled after four episodes aired, which is the only thing about this show that makes sense.
The show, which last aired in 2009 seemed like fun and games, but there were more than a handful of times where things took a dark turn. The episode where a woman confessed to stealing from her job, cheating on her husband, and still lost out on the prize money remains one of the most shocking things I've ever seen on TV.
Literally every single episode of this show is shocking – full-frontal nudity just isn't something anyone's used to seeing on TV. The show must be doing something right though, because it's still going strong after four years on the air.
The recruitment ad for the show 2004 show promised the guys "the adventure of a lifetime" with a £10,000 prize. But after the "big reveal," the contestants filed a lawsuit for psychological and personal damage. The program was (obviously) met with outrage from viewers, reviewers, and transgender groups.