You Could Play it Straight on Television

You Could Do That On Television

Mohanad Elshieky & Hannah Wright

2000s, Reality Tv, Comedy, Interviews

4.9 • 664 Ratings

🗓️ 27 October 2023

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Mohanad and Hannah discuss the 2004 dating show “playing it straight,” where 14 men try to win the heart of Jackie. The twist though? Over half of these men are gay and she needs to figure out who! What a normal and definitely not a problematic show at all!! Mohanad and Hannah also reveal their villain of the week.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 everyone. This is Mohanad al-Sheikh. And this is Hannah Wright. And this is you could do that on
0:12.1	television, the podcast where we talk about early 2000s reality TV and all the shows you can't make now.
0:18.7	Yes. And today we are talking about a show that aired for three episodes and then was canceled.
0:25.9	So you might not have heard of it because I had not heard of it.
0:28.9	And I was shocked at its existence and premise.
0:32.7	I know that when we introduce the show, we always say all the shows you can't make today.
0:38.1	And for today's episode specifically, I think I really mean it.
0:42.3	Absolutely.
0:43.4	If someone had pitched this show today, they would be like...
0:47.6	Canceled.
0:48.1	Immediately.
0:48.9	Yeah, literally, jail time immediately.
0:51.3	Yeah.
0:51.7	And I wouldn't be against that.
0:53.4	Exactly.
0:54.4	And just from the name, when you hear playing it straight, it is literally exactly what you think it is.
0:59.0	Yeah.
0:59.2	The show is called Playing It Straight.
1:02.5	And it was on Fox in 2004 for about three weeks before they pulled it.
1:08.9	And the premise of the show is a bachelor-type dating show where it's a girl and she's
1:16.3	trying to find her suitor.
1:18.0	But the twist is that some of the guys are actually gay and she doesn't know which ones.
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