MTV's The 70s House

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MTV's The 70s House
Genre Reality competition
Created by Aaron Matthew Lee
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
  • Adam Cohen
  • Cara Tapper
  • Joanna Vernetti
Production companySuper Delicious Productions
Original release
Network MTV
ReleaseJuly 5 (2005-07-05) 
September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)
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MTV's The 70s House is an American reality television show created by Aaron Matthew Lee. The show premiered on MTV on July 5 and ended on September 6, 2005. The show featured twelve contestants participating in a 24/7 simulation of the 1970s. [1] They were required to part with all modern technology including cell phones, laptops, and MP3 players, as well as all modern clothing and lingo, only to adopt their cultural equivalents of the 1970s. [2] [3]

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Overview

On each episode contestants were assigned tasks by Oscar, the house's unseen owner who communicated over speakerphone in a parody of Charlie's Angels . Dawn, the show's host, acted as a liaison between the contestants and Oscar and instructed them on how to complete the tasks. After finishing the task Oscar awarded a prize to the contestant (or team) which best completed the task. Two contestants were then chosen, based on that day's performance and how well they otherwise kept their 70s facade. These contestants competed in an elimination challenge at the end of the show and the loser would be eliminated from the show. In the ninth episode, however, three contestants competed in the elimination round and two were eliminated. [4]

Stand-up comedian Natasha Leggero played Dawn, while Bil Dwyer played the elimination challenge host, Bert Van Styles. [4] Guest judges included Erik Estrada, Jimmie Walker and Leif Garrett. [5]

Results

ContestantEpisode
12345678910
AndrewRISKWINWINWINWINWINWINSAFEWINWIN
JoeyWINWINSAFEWINRISKSAFEWINSAFERISKOUT
CoreySAFEWINWINWINWINSAFERISKRISKOUT
SarahWINSAFERISKSAFEWINSAFEWINWINOUT
LyndaSAFESAFEWINRISKSAFERISKSAFEOUT
AshleySAFESAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEOUT
JamiWINSAFEWINSAFEWINOUT
RubenWINWINWINWINOUT
HailleyWINRISKSAFEOUT
PeterWINWINOUT
LeeSAFEOUT
GeoOUT
  The contestant won the 70s House
  The contestant won the challenge
  The contestant was awarded immunity and did not compete in the main challenge
  The contestant did not win the challenge, but was awarded safety
  The contestant faced an elimination challenge and won
  The contestant was eliminated from the competition

Episodes

No.Title [6] Original air date
1"Welcome to the 1970s"July 5, 2005 (2005-07-05)

  • Challenge: A basketball game against a high school team
  • Winners: Dyn-o-mites (Joey, Hailley, Jami, Peter, Ruben, Sarah)
  • Bottom two: Andrew and Geo
  • Eliminated: Geo
2"Disco Duck"July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12)

  • Challenge: A disco dance showdown
  • Winners: the Dudes (Andrew, Corey, Joey, Peter, Ruben)
  • Elimination Round: Climb That Mountain
  • Bottom two: Hailley and Lee
  • Eliminated: Lee
3"Dodge Ball"July 19, 2005 (2005-07-19)

  • Challenge: A game of dodgeball against pro wrestlers
  • Winners: Ruben's team (Ruben, Andrew, Corey, Jami, Lynda)
  • Elimination Round: Liars' Lounge
  • Bottom two: Peter and Sarah
  • Eliminated: Peter
4"Car Wash"July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26)

  • Challenge: An endurance Car Wash
  • Winners: Andrew, Corey, Joey, Ruben
  • Immune: Ashley
  • Elimination Round: Supermarket Shenanigans
  • Bottom two: Hailley and Lynda
  • Eliminated: Hailley
5"Love Boat"August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02)

  • Challenge: Matching eight couples on a cruise
  • Winners: Red Team (Jami, Andrew, Sarah, Corey)
  • Elimination Round: Limbo
  • Bottom two: Joey and Ruben
  • Eliminated: Ruben
6"You're So Vain"August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09)

  • Challenge: Mr. & Miss Red White & Blue beauty pageant
  • Winner: Andrew
  • Safe: Ashley and Sarah
  • Elimination Round: What's Your Sign?
  • Bottom two: Jami and Lynda
  • Eliminated: Jami
7"Roller Boogie"August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16)

  • Winners: Team Jazzercise (Andrew, Joey, Sarah)
  • Elimination Round: Roller Boogie Showdown
  • Bottom two: Ashley and Corey
  • Eliminated: Ashley
8"Five Sticks of Dynamite"August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23)

  • Challenge: Performing an original song
  • Winner: Sarah
  • Elimination Round: What's That Song?
  • Bottom two: Lynda and Corey
  • Eliminated: Lynda
9"Tiger Beat"August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30)

  • Winner: Andrew
  • Elimination Round: Spaghetti Holes eating challenge
  • Bottom three: Corey, Joey, Sarah
  • Eliminated: Corey and Sarah
10"Andrew Wins!"September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06)

  • Challenge: 70s Decathlon
  • Winner: Andrew

Successor

A similar show centered around 1990s culture called 90's House premiered on MTV in 2017. [7] [8]

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