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You Could Do That On Television

You Could Marry an Obnoxious Fiancé on Television

You Could Do That On Television

Mohanad Elshieky & Hannah Wright

2000s, Reality Tv, Comedy, Interviews

4.9664 Ratings

🗓️ 18 August 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

This week Mohanad and Hannah discuss the 2004 show “My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiancé”, where they learn that it’s ok to drag your family into a fake wedding as long as there is a pay check at the end of the aisle.Follow us on Instagram @youcoulddothatontelevisionJoin our patreon for bonus content and discord benefitsHannah's Instagram Mohanad's Instagram Art by heyshermie Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome everyone to You Could Do That on television.

0:10.7

I'm your host, Mohanadil-Shecheche.

0:12.4

And I'm Hannah Wright.

0:14.4

Yeah?

0:15.5

You want to describe the podcast?

0:17.5

No, you go for it.

0:19.3

The podcast where we talk about early 2000s reality TV shows. I have no idea what I'm doing here. And the stuff that you can't make today? I was going to say what the show is that we were talking about. Oh, right. Right. We're not talking about our show. I actually truly was about to say, and you're listening to my Big Fat, Abnoxious Fiance. My Brain is

0:37.8

broken. Yeah. But that's, that is the show that we're talking about today. My Big Fat,

0:42.6

obnoxious Fiancé. That is the show. And what is the show about, it's about, if you can

0:48.8

imagine, it's about a big fat, obnoxious fiancé. Who's not a real fiance?

0:54.6

Yeah.

0:55.2

So this,

0:56.3

this reality show was crazy.

0:57.9

It was on in 2004 on Fox for one season.

1:01.4

And the premise was that a lady has to convince her entire family that she is getting married

1:10.1

to this guy, that she just matched on a fake reality show.

1:14.1

And if they accept it and show up at the wedding and no one objects, then she wins half a million dollars.

1:21.8

Yes.

1:22.8

But what she doesn't know is that the guy who's playing her fake fiance is an actor who's just there

1:29.6

to be as obnoxious and destructive as possible and make it so that no one will want them to get

1:35.1

married. Because the way they presented at first is that he's also trying to convince his family

1:41.2

and win money. So they basically are both playing in this contest to make money. Right. She doesn't know. Yeah, exactly. She doesn't know he's just like part of the show. She thinks he just happens to be super gross and rude and annoying. And he is. Oh my God. Like he did such a great job. He really did. He really did. So fucking insufferable. Yeah. He was hilarious. He deserves an Oscar for this

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