The Joe Schmo Show is an American reality television hoax show created by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese. The series premiered in the United States on Spike on September 2, 2003. The show's third season premiered on January 8, 2013. The show's fourth season will premiere on January 21, 2025. [1]
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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1 | 1 | "Episode 1" | September 2, 2003 |
2 | 2 | "Episode 2" | September 2, 2003 |
3 | 3 | "Episode 3" | September 9, 2003 |
4 | 4 | "Episode 4" | September 16, 2003 |
5 | 5 | "Episode 5" | September 23, 2003 |
6 | 6 | "Episode 6" | September 30, 2003 |
7 | 7 | "Episode 7" | October 7, 2003 |
8 | 8 | "Episode 8" | October 14, 2003 |
9 | 9 | "Episode 9" | October 28, 2003 |
10 | 10 | "The Aftermath" | October 28, 2003 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
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11 | 1 | "On with the Schmo" | June 15, 2004 |
12 | 2 | "A Bottle of Red, a Bottle of White" | June 22, 2004 |
13 | 3 | "The Crisis" | June 28, 2004 |
14 | 4 | "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" | July 5, 2004 |
15 | 5 | "Porked and Beans" | July 12, 2004 |
16 | 6 | "Requiem for a Frog" | July 19, 2004 |
17 | 7 | "Cruiser" | July 26, 2004 |
18 | 8 | "T.J. Needs T.P." | August 2, 2004 |
19 | 9 | "Finale" | August 10, 2004 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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20 | 1 | "The Bounty Begins" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | January 8, 2013 | |
28-year old Chase Rogan participates against nine other people in a reality show called The Full Bounty for a chance to become a bounty hunter. However, unbeknownst to him, the entire show is an elaborate hoax and his fellow competitors are really actors. Chase meets bounty hunter and host Jake Montrose (Ralph Garman). Chase soon becomes uncomfortable with actor Lorenzo Lamas (who is playing himself), forms an alliance with Laverinus (Segun Oduolowu) and showcases his determination to win during a stun-gun competition. | ||||||
21 | 2 | "A Date With Lady Justice" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | January 8, 2013 | |
22 | 3 | "Schmo in the Wild" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | January 15, 2013 | |
23 | 4 | "Say Hey to Ray Ray" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | January 22, 2013 | |
24 | 5 | "Bring Your Convict to Work Day" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | January 29, 2013 | |
25 | 6 | "An Actor Among Us!" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | February 5, 2013 | |
26 | 7 | "Is That a Gun in Your Pocket?" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | February 12, 2013 | |
27 | 8 | "Fear No Evil" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | February 19, 2013 | |
28 | 9 | "The Rise of the Lamas" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | February 26, 2013 | |
29 | 10 | "The Reveal" | Tom Stern | Story by : J. Holland Moore Teleplay by : J. Holland Moore & Trevor Dellecave | March 5, 2013 |
No. overall | No. in season | Title [3] | Directed by | Written by | Original release date [3] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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30 | 1 | "Ben from Baltimore" | TBA | TBA | January 21, 2025 | TBD |
31 | 2 | "The Golden Goat" | TBA | TBA | January 28, 2025 | TBD |
32 | 3 | "It's All a Prank on Me" | TBA | TBA | February 4, 2025 | TBD |
33 | 4 | "Think Inside the Box" | TBA | TBA | February 11, 2025 | TBD |
34 | 5 | "The Ascent of Nicodemus" | TBA | TBA | February 18, 2025 | TBD |
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