"The Joe Schmo Show" (2003) TV series

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Creators:

Rhett Reese
Paul Wernick

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

15 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Reality-TV

Tagline:

How will it end? When will he know? They're all actors working from a script, but he thinks it's real.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title | Number In Title

Cast

Ralph Garman	...	'The Smarmy Host' / ... (18 episodes, 2003-2004)
Matt Kennedy Gould	...	Himself / ... (10 episodes, 2003-2004)
Tim Walsh	...	Himself - Joe Schmo (9 episodes, 2004)
Melissa Yvonne Lewis	...	'The Rich Bitch' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
David Hornsby	...	'The Asshole' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
Tim Herzog	...	Austin 'The Bachelor' (9 episodes, 2004)
Angela Dodson	...	'The Virgin' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
Valerie Azlynn	...	Piper 'The Bachelorette' (9 episodes, 2004)
Franklin Dennis Jones	...	'The Veteran' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
Jonathan Torrens	...	Gerald 'The Gotta-be-Gay-Guy' / ... (9 episodes, 2004)
Nikki Davis	...	Gina Price 'The Schemer' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
Natasha Leggero	...	Rita 'The Drunk' (9 episodes, 2004)
Lance Krall	...	'The Gay Guy' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
Kevin Kirkpatrick	...	Bryce 'The Stalker' (9 episodes, 2004)
Brian Keith Etheridge	...	'The Buddy' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
Jessica Makinson	...	Eleanor 'The Weeper' (9 episodes, 2004)
Ingrid Wiese	...	Herself - 'The Schmo Turned Actress' / ... (9 episodes, 2004)
Kristen Wiig	...	'The Quack' / ... (9 episodes, 2003)
Steve Mallory	...	Ernie 'The Heir' (9 episodes, 2004)
Gretchen Palmer	...	Ambrosia 'The Bitch' (9 episodes, 2004)
Jon Huertas	...	T.J. 'The Playah' (9 episodes, 2004)
Jana Speaker	...	Cammy 'The Moron' (9 episodes, 2004)

Also Known As:

Joe Schmo 2 (USA) (second season title)
Lap of Luxury (USA) (fake working title)
The Joe and Jane Schmo Show (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Agoura, California, USA

Company:

Stone Stanley Entertainment

Trivia:

Ace's character, Montecore, is named after the seven-year-old white tiger that attacked Roy Horn in Las Vegas.

Quotes:

[Piper, during a game, has to eat a piece of food out of a sack while blindfolded]
Derek Newcastle: The sack is right in front of your face. Just put your face in that sack and eat away.
Derek Newcastle: [Piper laughs, Derek is more direct] Piper, put your face
[chuckles]
Derek Newcastle: in the sack!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "20 to 1: Hoaxes, Cheats and Liars (#3.1)" (2006)

Ok until... the end

The first episodes of the JOE SCHMO SHOW were fun to watch. But then the series ended with a two hour final that was 75% empty hype, and little more than replaying and repeating of past highlights.

Why was the last two hour episode so empty? Because filling up 120 minutes by replaying old footage is 1000X cheaper than shooting and editing new footage.

The show's final would have been much more interesting if the repeated and replayed portions were removed, and new footage was shot six months later so viewers could see if Matt (Joe Schmo) kept in contact with ANY of the actors, and to see if any of the actors keep in touch with each other. It would also be interesting to see what projects the actors might be working on six months after the JOE SCHMO SHOW stopped shooting at the "Lap of Luxury" mansion.

Six month's later, what happened to Matt and his $100,000 winnings? I hope he did not put the money in the pockets of "a professional investor" as he said he would do during the show. There are tax exempt muni bond funds that are very safe and secure and fee-free. Matt (Joe Schmo) should Do-It-Yourself.