Man O Man
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Man O Man was a game show
created in Germany
. 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. Notably, losing contestants would be pushed into a swimming pool
.
, 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 beautiful 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.
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
created in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. 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. Notably, losing contestants would be pushed into a swimming pool
Swimming pool
A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size 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 aptitudeRomantic love
Romance is the pleasurable feeling of excitement and mystery associated with love.In the context of romantic love relationships, romance usually implies an expression of one's love, or one's deep emotional desires to connect with another person....
, conversation
Conversation
Conversation is a form of interactive, spontaneous communication between two or more people who are following rules of etiquette.Conversation analysis is a branch of sociology which studies the structure and organization of human interaction, with a more specific focus on conversational...
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
Remote control
A remote control is a component of an electronics device, most commonly a television set, used for operating the television device wirelessly from a short line-of-sight distance.The remote control is usually contracted to remote...
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 beautiful 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
Karaoke
is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...
.
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.