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* TransatlanticEquivalent: [[Creator/Channel4 Channel 4]] aired a British version in 2003.
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** "You must leave the chateau!"

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** "You must leave the chateau!"chateau!" for the first two seasons.

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* GoldDigger: Played with. The whole premise is that the female contestants are competing with each other for the affections of a handsome millionaire, but [[MockMillionaire he's not really rich]]. Will true love prevail? [[spoiler:[[DownerEnding No. He and the other winner broke up afterwards]].]]

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Played with. The whole premise is that the female contestants are competing with each other for the affections of a handsome millionaire, but [[MockMillionaire he's not really rich]]. Will true love prevail? [[spoiler:[[DownerEnding No. He and the other winner broke up afterwards]].]]]]
** In the third season, one of the bachelors is a millionaire and the other is not. Although the women know this, they do not know which one is which, the idea being to try to figure out which ones are really there "for the right reasons" and which are gold-diggers. It is also played with in that one of the challenges early on involves actual panning for gold and the winner, declared the literal "biggest gold digger," wins alone time with one of the guys.
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* "You must leave the chateau!"
* For the third season, those eliminated are told "''For Richer or Poorer'', your time at Lakeshore Manor has ended."

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* ** For the third season, those eliminated are told "''For Richer or Poorer'', your time at Lakeshore Manor has ended."

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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''Series/TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise... at least until 2022. A third season, ''Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer'', has two bachelors serving as dual protagonists. One is the millionaire, the other isn't.

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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''Series/TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise... at least until 2022. A third season, ''Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer'', has two bachelors serving as dual protagonists. One While both are businessmen, one is the a millionaire, the other isn't.isn't. While the audience is told from the start which is which, the ladies are told only that one of them is a millionaire.



* EliminationCatchphrase: "You must leave the chateau!"

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"You must leave the chateau!"chateau!"
* For the third season, those eliminated are told "''For Richer or Poorer'', your time at Lakeshore Manor has ended."



* HoistByTheirOwnPetard: In "Pool Party Paradise" from ''For Richer or Poorer'', [[spoiler:Jennie uses a gold coin to steal away an hour of time from Steven while he's having a conversation with Whitney. However, she ends up coming across as needy and controlling and is eliminated at the end of the episode.]]



* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is what pretty much doomed the show's second season. There are only so many times that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it. It's why ''For Richer or Poorer'' will have a twist where one of the two bachelors ''is'' a millionaire and the other is just an average [[StealthPun joe]].

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* NonGameplayElimination: In the premiere of ''For Richer or Poorer'', one of the women is eliminated almost immediately after Steven, the millionaire, realizes that the two of them follow each other on social media. As the whole idea of the season is that the women are not supposed to know who is the millionaire, there is no way she can stay.
* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is what pretty much doomed the show's second season. There are only so many times that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it. It's why ''For Richer or Poorer'' will have has a twist where one of the two bachelors ''is'' a millionaire and the other is just an average [[StealthPun joe]].
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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''Series/TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise... at least until 2022. A third season, ''Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer'', will have two bachelors serving as dual protagonists. One is the millionaire, the other isn't.

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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''Series/TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise... at least until 2022. A third season, ''Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer'', will have has two bachelors serving as dual protagonists. One is the millionaire, the other isn't.
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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is what pretty much doomed the show's second season. There are only so many times that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it. It's why ''For Richer or Poorer'' will have a twist where one of the two bachelors ''is'' the millionaire and the other is just an average [[StealthPun joe]].

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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is what pretty much doomed the show's second season. There are only so many times that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it. It's why ''For Richer or Poorer'' will have a twist where one of the two bachelors ''is'' the a millionaire and the other is just an average [[StealthPun joe]].
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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is what pretty much doomed the show's second season. There are only so many times that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it. It's why ''For Richer or Poorer'' will have a twist where one of the two bachelors ''is'' the millionaire and the other is just an average joe.

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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is what pretty much doomed the show's second season. There are only so many times that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it. It's why ''For Richer or Poorer'' will have a twist where one of the two bachelors ''is'' the millionaire and the other is just an average joe.[[StealthPun joe]].
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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''Series/TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise.

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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''Series/TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise.franchise... at least until 2022. A third season, ''Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer'', will have two bachelors serving as dual protagonists. One is the millionaire, the other isn't.



* GoldDigger: Played with. The whole premise is that the female contestants are competing with each other for the affections of a handsome millionaire, but [[MockMillionaire he's not really rich]]. Will true love prevail? [[spoiler:No. He and the other winner broke up afterwards.]]

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* GoldDigger: Played with. The whole premise is that the female contestants are competing with each other for the affections of a handsome millionaire, but [[MockMillionaire he's not really rich]]. Will true love prevail? [[spoiler:No. [[spoiler:[[DownerEnding No. He and the other winner broke up afterwards.afterwards]].]]



* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is pretty much what killed the show. There are only so many times (turns out it's just two, and even then they had to go to Europe the second time) that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it.

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* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is what pretty much what killed doomed the show. show's second season. There are only so many times (turns out it's just two, and even then they had to go to Europe the second time) that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it.it. It's why ''For Richer or Poorer'' will have a twist where one of the two bachelors ''is'' the millionaire and the other is just an average joe.
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'''Joe Millionaire''' (2003) was a short-lived reality show. OK, so you take a bunch of women, an attractive-looking guy (and rich to boot!), and throw them all in a house for a romantic elimination-style RealityShow competition. What's that, you say? It's been done before? Not original?

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'''Joe Millionaire''' (2003) was ''Joe Millionaire'' is a short-lived 2003 reality show. OK, so you take a bunch of women, an attractive-looking guy (and rich to boot!), and throw them all in a house for a romantic elimination-style RealityShow competition. What's that, you say? It's been done before? Not original?

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* MockMillionaire: The entire point of the show.

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* EliminationCatchphrase: "You must leave the chateau!"
* GoldDigger: Played with. The whole premise is that the female contestants are competing with each other for the affections of a handsome millionaire, but [[MockMillionaire he's not really rich]]. Will true love prevail? [[spoiler:No. He and the other winner broke up afterwards.]]
* MockMillionaire: The entire point of the show.show.
* RealityShowGenreBlindness: This is pretty much what killed the show. There are only so many times (turns out it's just two, and even then they had to go to Europe the second time) that you have a guy pretending to be a millionaire and the girls believing it.
* SequelGoesForeign: Season 2 went to Italy and cast female contestants from Europe, because everyone in the US would be Genre Savvy enough after the first one that they couldn't pull the same trick again.
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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise.

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''Joe Millionaire'' had an impact on the reality genre that is not to be overlooked: it was one of the earliest successful programs that could be described as "''TheBachelor'' "''Series/TheBachelor'' with a twist". There was a second season - complete with new MockMillionaire - and this time, the ladies came from all over the world (understandable, as TheReveal from the first season was, thanks to its popularity, common knowledge in the United States). It didn't do nearly as well ratingswise, and that was it for the franchise.



* BreakoutCharacter: The show made a minor star out of professional butler Paul Hogan, who narrated the opening titles, conducted ''Series/MasterpieceTheatre''-inspired "fireside chats" with the viewers in each episode, and whose genial unflappability contrasted nicely with the pettiness and histrionics of the various contestants. The network and even the show itself acknowledged his popularity during its original run, and he was the only cast member to carry over to the second season. By contrast, the nominal "host", Alex [=McLeod=], appeared ''only'' in the elimination sequence (they used necklaces instead of [[TheBachelor roses]]), for a total of ''five minutes'' over the entire six-episode season.

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* BreakoutCharacter: The show made a minor star out of professional butler Paul Hogan, who narrated the opening titles, conducted ''Series/MasterpieceTheatre''-inspired "fireside chats" with the viewers in each episode, and whose genial unflappability contrasted nicely with the pettiness and histrionics of the various contestants. The network and even the show itself acknowledged his popularity during its original run, and he was the only cast member to carry over to the second season. By contrast, the nominal "host", Alex [=McLeod=], appeared ''only'' in the elimination sequence (they used necklaces instead of [[TheBachelor roses]]), roses), for a total of ''five minutes'' over the entire six-episode season.

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Joe Millionaire (2003) was a short-lived reality show. OK, so you take a bunch of women, an attractive-looking guy (and rich to boot!), and throw them all in a house for a romantic elimination-style RealityShow competition. What's that, you say? It's been done before? Not original?

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Joe Millionaire '''Joe Millionaire''' (2003) was a short-lived reality show. OK, so you take a bunch of women, an attractive-looking guy (and rich to boot!), and throw them all in a house for a romantic elimination-style RealityShow competition. What's that, you say? It's been done before? Not original?



* MockMillionaire
* TheReveal

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* MockMillionaire
* TheReveal
MockMillionaire: The entire point of the show.
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* ItOnlyWorksOnce: Why the second season featured foreigners.
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* BreakoutCharacter: The show made a minor star out of professional butler Paul Hogan, who narrated the opening titles, conducted ''MasterpieceTheatre''-inspired "fireside chats" with the viewers in each episode, and whose genial unflappability contrasted nicely with the pettiness and histrionics of the various contestants. The network and even the show itself acknowledged his popularity during its original run, and he was the only cast member to carry over to the second season. By contrast, the nominal "host", Alex [=McLeod=], appeared ''only'' in the elimination sequence (they used necklaces instead of [[TheBachelor roses]]), for a total of ''five minutes'' over the entire six-episode season.

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* BreakoutCharacter: The show made a minor star out of professional butler Paul Hogan, who narrated the opening titles, conducted ''MasterpieceTheatre''-inspired ''Series/MasterpieceTheatre''-inspired "fireside chats" with the viewers in each episode, and whose genial unflappability contrasted nicely with the pettiness and histrionics of the various contestants. The network and even the show itself acknowledged his popularity during its original run, and he was the only cast member to carry over to the second season. By contrast, the nominal "host", Alex [=McLeod=], appeared ''only'' in the elimination sequence (they used necklaces instead of [[TheBachelor roses]]), for a total of ''five minutes'' over the entire six-episode season.

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* AlphaBitch: A contestant named Heidi was obviously groomed to be this, but she was eliminated early on. The eventual runner-up, Sarah Kozer, gradually replaced her.



* TheLibby: A contestant named Heidi was obviously groomed to be this, but she was eliminated early on. The eventual runner-up, Sarah Kozer, gradually replaced her.
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* BreakoutCharacter: The show made a minor star out of professional butler Paul Hogan, who narrated the opening titles, conducted ''MasterpieceTheatre''-inspired "fireside chats" with the viewers in each episode, and whose genial unflappability contrasted nicely with the pettiness and histrionics of the various contestants. The network and even the show itself acknowledged his popularity during its original run, and he was the only cast member to carry over to the second season. By contrast, the nominal "host", Alex [=McLeod=], appeared ''only'' in the elimination sequence (they used necklaces instead of [[TheBachelor roses]]), for a total of ''five minutes'' over the entire six-episode season.
* TheLibby: A contestant named Heidi was obviously groomed to be this, but she was eliminated early on. The eventual runner-up, Sarah Kozer, gradually replaced her.
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OK, so you take a bunch of women, an attractive-looking guy (and rich to boot!), and throw them all in a house for a romantic elimination-style RealityShow competition. What's that, you say? It's been done before? Not original?

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Joe Millionaire (2003) was a short-lived reality show. OK, so you take a bunch of women, an attractive-looking guy (and rich to boot!), and throw them all in a house for a romantic elimination-style RealityShow competition. What's that, you say? It's been done before? Not original?

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* TheReveal
* TheUntwist: This is why the second season had a new bachelor.

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* TheReveal
* TheUntwist: This is why the second season had a new bachelor.
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