No show goes lower than Joe Schmo (But None Is More HILARIOUS!!!)

National Post ^ | September 5, 2003 | Scott Feschuk

[NittanyLion]

Hutch is back. Nice...

My favorite scene so far was the host giving out signed headshots of himself to the guests. Hilarious!

[dyed_in_the_wool]

Reading these posts, it sounds like it's so awful it's funny, like some of those real bad horror flicks that came out in the 80's like "Slumber Party Massacre."

This is your show.

[dead]

Dear dead,

Your prediction in Post#41 about Hutch getting a lawyer and getting back on the show was sheer genius! How did you get so smart!?

[luckystarmom]

The funny one was last week when the virgin's boyfriend came to visit. The boyfriend is such a dreeb and he sang the funniest love song. Then he got mad at the virgin for wearing a bikini and being handcuffed to Joe.

Anyway, my hubby and I were busting up laughing.

[billbears]

Oh yes and of course they 'smudged' the screen so no one would see the nude stripper. How kind of them...

Television has all but reached its lowest common denominator. When shall we expect the show dedicated strictly to passing gas and urine jokes?

[dead]

I'm not one to normally object about two beautiful girls kissing, but that whole setup was pretty lame. The dog crap. The dopey network guy.

It was turning out to be the weakest episode of the show, until Kip did that homo-role into the pool. OMG! That was so funny. And the girl's doing cannon balls into the pool didn't exactly suck.

I can't believe they kicked off the funniest guy on the show. But it looks like everyone is coming back next week for some event anyway.

Does anybody know how many episodes are left? I want to see a whole episode of them talking to Schmo out of character after the setup is revealed. I can't wait to see his face when he meets the (relatively) deep-voiced, hetero Kip.

And if I was a producer, I'd pull Schmo aside and let him know that he's got a decent shot at picking up Ashley. Its the least they can doo-doo for the guy.

[jimbo123]

Finale is on 10/28.

[PJ-Comix]

I'm not one to normally object about two beautiful girls kissing, but that whole setup was pretty lame. The dog crap....

Actually the dog crap part was the FUNNIEST thing I ever saw on TV! I was laughing so hard that tears rolled down my face and I fell off the couch. For those of you who didn't see tonight's show (re-run on Sunday), here is what happened:

They had a contest where if all of them ate some exotic food they would all win 42" TV sets. First it was Brian's turn. They bring him a covered plate and when they took the cover off, it was Armadillo tails which he ate while acting disgusted (btw, all the food was fake but looked real). Then Molly was served whale blubber. Then Kip was served sheep eyeballs. Then Hutch got roast wombat stomach. Then Ashley was served monkey testicles. All the while Matt is loudly encouraging them to eat the food quickly and wash it down with water.

Then it comes to Matt's turn. They bring him the covered plate and Ralph the host starts talking about some canine delicacy. Okay, I figured it would be roast leg of French Pooodle or Pit Bull snout. But when they took the cover off the plate it was as Ralph announced---DOG FECES! It was a pile of dog crap! At this point I lost it and totally cracked up. I haven't laughed so hard in years. Of course, Matt didn't eat it and he had to see a TV show "lawyer."

[NittanyLion]

I thought this was the funniest episode so far. And Hutch's glued-together plate put it over the top...

[EllaMinnow]

I thought I would die laughing at Matt's attempts at a cannonball!

[PJ-Comix]

Also Ralph's long goodbye kiss to Molly and he lets her keep the plate. BTW, Kip's cannonballs into the pool were even funnier.

[LurkerNoMore!]

*LOL* Did you hear Matt tell Ashley he saw corn in it?

And I miss Kip already!

[PJ-Comix]

The funniest thing was that I was trying to figure out what exotic food they could serve to Matt that would be grosser than sheep eyeballs, wombat stomachs, or monkey testicles. I never expected they would serve up dog crap! Okay, it was gross but it is still cracking me up!

[dead]

I just thought the dog crap was preposterous.

As Schmo said, "I, for one, can not believe they would ever let me eat dog crap." He knew they could never do that for legal reasons, thanks to those couple of classes he took at law school!

If you can't even fool the schmo, you've moved into the realm of the asinine.

His "I think I see corn." comment was classic however. As was Hutch's glued plate.

[Utilizer]

You must be in a different time zone, mate. They are only showing STNG here at the moment.

[StormEye]

"Television has all but reached its lowest common denominator. When shall we expect the show
dedicated strictly to passing gas and urine jokes?

Check out Howard Stern's show on TV.
It comes close to that at times.

[LurkerNoMore!]

Hmmm. I'm on Central Time, and SPKT here.

[billbears]

No thank you. I wouldn't even listen to Stern on the radio. There was a station down here in central NC that had him on for a few years but fortunately I believe he was taken off the air. Too vulgar. Imagine that

[LurkerNoMore!]

billbears, there is a genuine sweetness to this show you don't understand. I know from these posts it must seem bizarre, but the actions and reactions of this clueless guy to the ridiculous and over-the-top reality TV cliches are not only upbeat and positive, but endearing.

[luckystarmom]

My husband and I thought the funniest thing was when they showed the collector's plates and Hutch's was glued back together. We were dying laughing.