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| Opening theme | "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" by Pet Shop Boys |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 48 |
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| Running time | 46 minutes |
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| Release | June 1, 2005 – May 13, 2008 |
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Beauty and the Geek is an American reality television series that premiered on The WB on June 1, 2005. It has been advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg and J. D. Roth. The show's title is a parody of Beauty and the Beast. This was the first show produced by the Fox Television Studios sub-division Fox 21.[citation needed]
The show follows groups of "Beauties" (people — almost always women — who rely on their attractiveness and outgoing personalities but typically lack intellect) and "Geeks" (people — almost always men — who rely on their intellect, but typically lack social ability) who must pair up to compete in challenges to avoid elimination. The final pair remaining is declared as being "More than just a Beauty and a Geek" and wins the grand prize of $250,000.
While a competition, the show is also billed as a social experiment, in which each contestant typically learns from his or her teammate. During the competition, the contestants live in a mansion and compete in a series of challenges, with the beauties competing in challenges of intellect, and the geeks competing in challenges involving social ability.
Production
The theme song, "Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money)" by the Pet Shop Boys (originally released in 1985), is used also on the British, Danish and Belgian-Dutch versions. Commercial promos for the show featured a different theme song, "The Geeks Get the Girls" by American Hi-Fi.
Following the second season, the American version moved to The CW, the new network formed when both The WB and UPN ceased operations in September 2006. The two-hour season premiere for the third season aired Wednesday, January 3, 2007 at 8:00 p.m. EST on The CW. The fourth season premiered on September 18, making BATG the first series to premiere for the CW for the 2007-08 television season. Beauty and the Geek was renewed for a fifth season, which premiered on March 12, 2008.
After the fifth season, the show was put on indefinite hiatus in order to stoke renewed interest in the show, and perhaps the addition of innovative twists to the format.[1] In October 2008, casting began for a sixth season,[2] scheduled to air on MTV, with minor celebrities as the beauties.[3] However, a sixth season never materialized.
Season 1
Cast
| Beauties | Geeks |
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| Cheryl Elliott "Cocktail Waitress" |
Eric Chase "Computer Programmer" |
| Erika Rumsey "Life-size Barbie Model" |
Joe Hanson[a] "Never Been on a Date" |
| Krystal Tini "NBA Dancer" |
Brad Dancer "Mensa Member" |
| Lauren Bergfeld "Lingerie Model" |
Bill Lambing "V.P. Dukes of Hazzard Fan Club" |
| Scarlet Garcia "Beer Spokesmodel" |
Shawn Bakken "Asst. Boy Scout Master" |
| Mindi Emanuel "Sorority Girl" |
Richard Rubin[4] "Has Never Kissed a Girl"[b] |
| Caitilin Stoller "Aspiring Fashion Expert" |
Chuck Munyon "Med Student: Functional Neurology" |
- ^ Hanson came out as transgender in 2021, changing her name to Lily Hanson. This section reflects the male identity Hanson presented at the time of the filming and airing.
- ^ After incidents where Richard kissed Krystal (in episode 3), Lauren (in episode 4), and Mindi (in episode 6), Richard's title was changed from "Has Never Kissed a Girl" to "Has Kissed One Girl" to "Has Kissed Two Girls" to "Has Kissed Three Girls".
Challenges and eliminations
| Week | Beauty Challenge (Winner) | Geek Challenge (Winner) | Eliminated | Survived Elimination |
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| 1 | Fifth Grade Knowledge (Mindi) | Dancing Competition (Richard) | Cheryl & Eric | Erika & Joe |
| 2 | Car Repair (Caitilin) | Massage (Chuck) | Erika & Joe | Krystal & Brad |
| 3 | Rocket Science (Caitilin) | Women's Fashion (Shawn) | Krystal & Brad | Mindi & Richard |
| 4 | Math (Lauren) | Get Girls' Phone Numbers (Chuck) | Lauren & Bill | Mindi & Richard |
| 5 | Outdoor Challenge (Caitilin & Chuck) | Scarlet & Shawn | Mindi & Richard | |
| 6 | How much do you know about your partner (Caitilin & Chuck) | Mindi & Richard | Caitilin & Chuck | |
| Winners | Caitilin & Chuck | |||
Episode progress
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| 1 | Caitilin | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WINNER | ||
| Chuck | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Mindi | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | RUNNER-UP | ||
| Richard | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |||
| 3 | Scarlet | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Shawn | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 4 | Lauren | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Bill | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| 5 | Krystal | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||
| Brad | SAFE | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| 6 | Erika | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| Joe | RISK | OUT | |||||||
| 7 | Cheryl | OUT | |||||||
| Eric | OUT | ||||||||
- The contestants won the competition.
- The contestant won the challenge and their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant's partner won the challenge and they were safe from elimination.
- The contestant did not win the challenge, but their pair was safe from elimination.
- The contestant and their partner survived elimination.
- The contestant and their partner was eliminated.
- The contestant or their partner won the challenge and were also eliminated.
Season 2
Cast
| Beauties | Geeks | Notes |
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| Amanda Horan "Hairstylist" |
Brandon Blankenship "Assistant Neurobiologist" |
Amanda's Week 1 partner: Chris Brandon's Week 1 partner: Tristin[a] |
| Brittany Knott "Tanning Salon Administrator" |
Joe Block "Speed Chess Champion" |
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| Cher Tenbush "Beer Spokesmodel" |
Josh Herman "Museum Critic" |
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| Danielle Gonzalez "Cocktail Waitress" |
Karl Hench "Dungeon Master" |
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| Jennipher Johnson "Camp Counselor" |
Ankur Mehta "MIT Graduate" |
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| Sarah Coleman "Dental Assistant" |
Wes Wilson "Tracks Monkeys With Lasers" |
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| Thais Soares "Model" |
Tyson Mao "Rubik's Cube Record Holder" |
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| Tristin Clow "Cocktail Waitress/Shot Girl" |
Chris Saroki "Has Only Kissed One Girl" |
Tristin's Week 1 partner: Brandon
Chris's Week 1 partner: Amanda[a] |
Episode progress
| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||
| 1 | Cher | SAFE | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RISK | WIN | WINNER | ||
| Josh | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | RISK | WIN | WINNER | |||
| 2 | Brittany | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RUNNER-UP | ||
| Joe | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |||
| 3 | Jennipher | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | WIN | OUT | |||
| Ankur | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 4 | Sarah | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Wes | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| 5 | Danielle | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Karl | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Beauty_and_the_Geek_(American_TV_series)||||||||