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Season 1 – Beauty and the Geek

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Intelligent men and beautiful women try to become well rounded couples.

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Willa Paskin Variety 09/04/2019
The results are silly and entertaining, if not one bit edifying. Go to Full Review
Melanie McFarland Seattle Post-Intelligencer 03/01/2019
In the "setting young women back a few decades" competition, though, "Beauty and the Geek" wins hands down for promoting bone structure and idiocy over thought-provoking entertainment. Go to Full Review
People Staff People Magazine 09/04/2019
This new entry from Punk'd producing partners Ashton Kutcher and Jason Goldberg has Average Joe overtones, but it offers some fresh amusement before the gag starts wearing thin. Go to Full Review
Beth Gottfried PopMatters 09/04/2019
The good news: Beauty and the Geek is not as shamelessly explicit as most reality TV. The bad news: it's as contrived as you imagine it will be. Go to Full Review
Jill Murphy Common Sense Media 09/04/2019
3/5
[I]t's refreshing to see these young people getting past their differences and sharing their strengths with each other. Go to Full Review
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jun 1, 2005 The contestants move in, pair up and begin to study for their first challenges, a spelling bee and a dance contest. Details Episode 2 Aired Jun 8, 2005 The teams prepare for the latest two challenges, which involve car repairs for the women and back massages for the men. Details Episode 3 Aired Jun 15, 2005 Rocket Science; Fashion The women learn how to build a rocket, and the men buy outfits for the women; one contestant goes to great lengths to form an alliance. Details Episode 4 Aired Jun 22, 2005 Math / Phone Numbers The women must give the men makeovers, and the men must get phone numbers from complete strangers. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 29, 2005 Night in the Wild The women and men work together for the first time to complete a variety of outdoor challenges. Details Episode 6 Aired Jul 6, 2005 Face-Off Finale The two remaining teams spend a day learning more about each other and studying materials from past challenges in preparation for the final challenge. Details Episode 7 Aired Jul 13, 2005 The Aftermath The Beauties and Geeks reminisce about their time in the houses; the guys share their changed attitudes toward dating, while the women reveal their new outlook on beauty. Details
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Season Info

Director
Brian Smith
Executive Producer
Ashton Kutcher, Jason Goldberg, Nick Santora, Todd Nelson, J.D. Roth
Screenwriter
Trace Slobotkin, Rob Cohen
Network
The WB
Rating
TV-PG (L)
Genre
Reality, Romance
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jun 1, 2005