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]
MTV's The 70s House | |
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Genre | Reality competition |
Created by | Aaron Matthew Lee |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 10 |
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Production company | Super Delicious Productions |
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Network | MTV |
Release | July 5 September 6, 2005 | –
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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]
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Andrew | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN |
Joey | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | OUT |
Corey | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | OUT | |
Sarah | WIN | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |
Lynda | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||
Ashley | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
Jami | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | OUT | ||||
Ruben | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||
Hailley | WIN | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
Peter | WIN | WIN | OUT | |||||||
Lee | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
Geo | OUT |
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1 | "Welcome to the 1970s" | July 5, 2005 | |
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2 | "Disco Duck" | July 12, 2005 | |
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3 | "Dodge Ball" | July 19, 2005 | |
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4 | "Car Wash" | July 26, 2005 | |
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5 | "Love Boat" | August 2, 2005 | |
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6 | "You're So Vain" | August 9, 2005 | |
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7 | "Roller Boogie" | August 16, 2005 | |
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8 | "Five Sticks of Dynamite" | August 23, 2005 | |
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9 | "Tiger Beat" | August 30, 2005 | |
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10 | "Andrew Wins!" | September 6, 2005 | |
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A similar show centered around 1990s culture called 90's House premiered on MTV in 2017.[7][8]