Beauty and the Geek
Encyclopedia : B : BE : BEA : Beauty and the Geek
Beauty and the Geek is a reality television show, first aired by The WB on June 2, 2005. It has been advertised as "the Ultimate Social Experiment" and is produced by Ashton Kutcher and Nick Santora. As of March 2006, there have been two seasons aired. Season one was hosted by Brian McFayden. Season two was hosted by Mike Richards.
On February 7, 2006 a British version of the show debuted on E4. Although there is no host per se, voiceovers are provided by David Mitchell. A Norwegian version will start on Norwegian TV3 in March, 2006. It has been given the name Prinsessen og Professoren ("The Princess and the Professor").
The American version will move to The CW once both The WB and UPN cease operations in September 2006.
Overview
The show matches physically attractive, but intellectually challenged women with geeky-looking, socially inept, "genius" men, and have them try to learn from each other. The women try to learn about academia, such as rocket science or auto mechanics, from the men while the men try to learn social skills from the women. The pairs must room together (i.e. sleep in the same bed) in a large mansion that provides the setting of the show.
The first season begins with seven "beauties" and seven "geeks". The second season begins with eight "beauties" and eight "geeks". The men and women take turns choosing partners by introducing themselves in gender-divided rooms. Once paired off, the teams work together to become proficient in unfamiliar areas of study. Their skills are tested in a series of competitions, usually one for the men and one for the women. The winners of each competition get to choose one team each to go to an elimination round, or both if each partner wins their respective round. In the elimination room, the women then the men answer three questions each about their area of study. The team with the most points (or the winner of the tiebreaker in the event of a tie) remains in the mansion. The other team leaves immediately.
The remaining team wins $250,000, split 50/50, paid out over 5 years. The winner of the first $250,000 prize was Chuck and Caitilin. The winner of the second $250,000 prize was Josh and Cher.
Season 1
Cast
| The Beauties | The Geeks |
|---|---|
| Cheryl "Cocktail Waitress" | Eric "Computer Programmer" |
| Erika[link] "Life-Sized Barbie Model" | Joe "Has Never Been on a Date" |
| Krystal "NBA Dancer" | Brad "MENSA Member" |
| Lauren "Lingerie Model" | Bill "Vice President, 'Dukes of Hazzard' Fan Club" |
| Scarlet "Beer Spokesmodel" | Shawn "Assistant Scoutmaster" |
| Mindi "Sorority Girl" | Richard Rubin "Has Never Kissed A Girl" |
| Caitilin "Aspiring Fashion Expert" | Chuck "Medical Student: Functional Neural Imaging" |
Challenges
| Week | Beauty (Winner) | Geek (Winner) | Sent Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spelling Bee (Mindi) | Dancing Competition (Richard) | Eric & Cheryl |
| 2 | Car Repair (Caitilin) | Massage (Chuck) | Erika & Joe |
| 3 | Rocket Science (Caitilin) | Women's Fashion (Shawn) | Krystal & Brad |
| 4 | Math (Lauren) | Get Girls' Phone Numbers (Chuck) | Lauren & Bill |
| 5 | | Scarlet & Shawn | |
| 6 | | Mindi & Richard | |
| Winners | | ||
Season 2
Cast
| The Beauties | The Geeks | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda "Hairstylist" | Brandon "Assistant Neurobiologist" | Amanda's original partner: Chris Brandon's original partner: Tristin (changed after Week 1) |
| Brittany "Tanning Salon Administrator" | Joe "Speed Chess Champion" | |
| Cher Tenbush "Beer Spokesmodel" | Josh "Museum Critic" | |
| Danielle "Cocktail Waitress" | Karl "Dungeon Master" | |
| Jennipher "Camp Counselor" | Ankur "MIT Graduate" | |
| Sarah "Dental Assistant" | Wes "Tracks Monkeys With Lasers" | |
| Thais "Model" | Tyson "Rubik's Cube Record Holder" | |
| Tristin "Cocktail Waitress/Shot Girl" | Chris "Has Only Kissed One Girl" | Tristin's original partner: Brandon Chris's original partner: Amanda (changed after Week 1) |
Challenges
| Week | Beauty (Winner) | Geek (Winner) | Sent Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quiz (Amanda & Chris) | Non-elimination | |
| 2 | Public Speaking (Cher) | Karaoke (Tyson) | Amanda & Brandon |
| 3 | Assemble a computer and burn a song (Cher) | Interior Design (Joe) | Thais & Tyson |
| 4 | Makeover for the Geeks | Speed dating (Wes) | Tristin & Chris |
| 5 | Strip poker (Brittany) | Party planning (Josh) | Danielle & Karl |
| 6 | Frumpy flirting (Jennipher) | Fashion photography (Joe) | Sarah & Wes |
| 7 | Navigation & Shopping (Cher & Josh) | Jennipher & Ankur | |
| 8 | How their partners think (Cher & Josh) | Joe & Brittany | |
| Winners | Cher & Josh | ||
See also
External links
Contestant websites and profiles
Season 1
Season 2
- [Amanda's MySpace]
- [Ankur's Website]
- [Brittany's MySpace]
- [Cher's MySpace]
- [Cher's Xanga Blog]
- [Chris' Website]
- [Danielle's MySpace]
- [Jennipher's MySpace]
- [Joe's Blog]
- [Joe's MySpace]
- [Joe's band Website]
- [Josh's MySpace]
- [Karl's Blog]
- [Karl's MySpace]
- [Tristin's Website]
- [Tristin's MySpace]
- [Tyson's Blog]
- [Thais' MySpace]
- [Wes' MySpace]
From Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Original article here. Support Wikipedia by contributing or donating.
All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License See Wikipedia Copyrights for details.