Average Joe

Average Joe was a four seasoned reality dating game show in which a group of "Average Joes" try to win over a girl's/guy's heart.

Broadcast

NBC: 2003-2004, 2004-2005

GSN: 2004 (in reruns)

Fox Reality Channel: 2004-2005 (in reruns)

Hosts

Melana Scantlin (Season 1)

Larissa Meek (Season 2)

Adam Mesh (Season 3)

Anna Chudoba (Season 4)

List of series

Average Joe November 3, 2003-December 3, 2003

Average Joe: Hawaii January 5, 2004-March 1, 2004

Average Joe: Adam Returns March 15, 2004-April 5, 2004

Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back June 28, 2005-July 27, 2005

Gameplay

A gorgeous lady/handsome guy is cast as a "bachelorette/bachelor" in order to find her/his dream man/woman. When her/his suitors arrive, s/he finds that they are just the average looking guys/girls and not the handsome/gorgeous hard-bodies/hotties as s/he was hoping; however, as s/he gets to know the average fellas/chicks, a new group of studs/babes are brought in to change the complexity of the game later on.

Different Versions

There were four different versions of the show for each season: Season 1 was just the regular "Average Joe", Season 2 was called "Average Joe: Hawaii", Season 3 was called "Average Joe: Adam Returns", and in Season 4, it was called "Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back".

French Version

A French adaptation of Average Joe under the title La Belle et ses Princes Presque Charmants (Belle and Almost Charming Princes) aired for three seasons on W9 in 2012 and 2013.

Trivia

Average Joe: The Joes Strike Back is a semi-reference to the 1980s film Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

A role-reversal of the series under the title Plain Jane, where it featured a group of ordinary women who were to compete for the love of a very handsome man was planned in the works. However, the series was never materialized and the title alone was used for another reality series with a different concept where it features host Louise Roe transforming ordinary women from head to toe in a fashion makeover style each week.