"The Joe Schmo Show" (2003) TV series

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:

Matt Kennedy Gould: [about Hutch using hot oil on Earl's gross feet during the "Battle of the Sexes" game] To add insult to injury, he pulls out the oil. Like,
[slightly gags]
Matt Kennedy Gould: Dude, to really...
[coughs]
Matt Kennedy Gould: Jesus, to really get the juices flowing, that's what you need: hot oil on jungle rot, okay.

Movie Connections:

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

love it

I love this show. Genius idea if you ask me. I've never watched any of the reality shows...I've seen bits and pieces, and to me- that has to be the dumbest stuff on tv ever. This makes fun of all of that stuff, so I enjoyed it a lot. Even if it wasn't making fun of "reality" shows, it would be entertaining. Matt is clearly a really nice guy, and that helps the show a lot. He's so cool in general, you can't help but like the guy and want to see what happens. The actors do a fantastic job, all playing over-the-top stereotypes of reality show contestant personalities. The gay guy, the jerk, the rich snotty girl, the old guy, etc.

In Matt's defense...I'm not sure why some call him dumb. I don't think ANY of us would ever think that we were being set up on a fake show and the rest of the contestants were actors. Why would that thought even come to mind if you were on a show like this? You're just thinking you're on a show with some normal people and some not so normal people...none of our reactions would be- "wait, are all you guys actors?" He surely wouldn't have recognized any of the other actors from previous work, since none of them have had any leading roles in a thing- I looked at all the actors pages on this site, and the hutch has done some work, but not much, and not too many people would recognize him from his past work.

Very nice idea, well played out so far...but you can't help feel bad for good ol' matt who is being duped. Then again, he's on tv, he's going thru this adventure, and I'm sure they paid him in the end- so I guess it's not TOO bad of a deal for him.