Man O Man

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Man O Man
Also known asMann-o-Mann
Genre Game show
Presented by Peer Augustinski
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
Production
Running time180 minutes approx including commercials
Release
Original network Sat. 1
Original release11 January 1992 (1992-01-11) 
8 July 1995 (1995-07-08)

Man O Man (spelled as Mann-o-Mann) was a game show created in Germany, originally airing on Sat.1 from 1992 until 1995 produced by Reg Grundy and hosted by Peer Augustinski. The show was loosely in the format of a beauty pageant but with male contestants. An all-female audience voted for the winner via a series of elimination rounds. Losing contestants would be pushed into a swimming pool.

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Format

The male contestants would compete in a number of rounds where characteristics a woman may seek in a romantic partner - such as general knowledge, romantic aptitude, conversation skills and sense of humour - would be tested.

At the end of each round, members of the entirely female audience each voted for their favourite man using a remote control device and the least popular male would be eliminated from the competition by being pushed into the swimming pool that formed part of the show's set by one of the show's hostesses.

At the beginning of each episode, the ten male contestants would come out on the stage and introduce themselves to the audience, and from these first impressions the audience would eliminate the 3 least popular guys.

The 7 that were left then progressed to the next round, which is a true or false game and saw the guys to see how much they know about women.

The next 2 rounds would have the final 5 doing a fairground hammer bell and then performing various songs for karaoke.

The final 3 surviving guys go through to the final 2 round, which were to answer the girls questions and how much can they cope under pressure.

After this, the audience voted for the winner, with the two runner-up contestants being pushed into the pool simultaneously.

Merchandise

A board game [1] based on the show was released by Schmidt Spiele in 1994.

International versions

CountryTitleBroadcasterPresenter(s)PremiereFinale
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Man O Man Canal 13 Horacio Cabak 19971997
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Man O Man Seven Network Rob Guest 5 February 199425 November 1994
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Mand O Mand TV3 Michael Carøe19941994
Flag of France.svg  France Le Chéri de ces dames (1995)
Chéri Chéries (1998-1999)
TF1 Jean Philippe Lustyk
Pascal Brunner
25 August 199515 January 1999
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece άvτρες έтoіμoі γіα όλα
Andres etoimoi gia ola
ANT1 Andreas Mikroutsikos19982000
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia [2] Sang Lelaki Indosiar  ?20042004
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Beato tra le donne Rai 1 (1994-1995; 2003)
Canale 5 (1996-2000)
Paolo Bonolis (1994-1997)
Enrico Papi (1999)
Natalia Estrada (2000)
Massimo Giletti (2003)
19942003
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Man O Man Veronica Hans Kraay Jr. 19951995
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Mann Oh! mann TV3 Ragnar Otnes
Lars Eikanger
29 March 199424 March 1996
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland Trafiony, Zatopiony TVN Andrzej Supron 28 August 200025 December 2000
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal Ai os Homens SIC José Figueiras19961998
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Uno para todas Telecinco Goyo González 19 April 199512 September 1996
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Man O Man TV3 Peter Ahlm19961996
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom Man O Man ITV Chris Tarrant 4 May 19967 August 1999
Flag of the United States.svg  United States Man O Man UPN Michael Burger 12 August 199512 August 1995
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey Ah Kızlar Vah Erkekler (1995-1996)
Erkek Dediğin (1997)
Kanal D Özlem Savaş (1995-1996)
Halit Ergenç (1997)
19951997
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam Quý Ông Đại Chiến VTV3 Lại Văn Sâm (2018)
Thành Trung (2019-2020)
5 May 201825 July 2020

Notes

  1. "Mann O Mann (1994)". Board Game Geek. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. "Indosiar Mencari Pria Sejati Lewat 'SANG LELAKI' - KapanLagi.com". www.kapanlagi.com. Retrieved 18 September 2018.

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