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1* OnceOriginalNowCommon: ''Road Rules'' was one of the first ever competitive reality series that also put emphasis on "extreme" challenges a good decade before ''Series/{{Survivor}}'' aired and would later [[TropeCodifier codify many of the tropes now associated with reality TV]]. ''Road Rules'' tried to catch up by adding more of those commonplace tropes (VotedOffTheIsland, EatThat, etc), but to no avail.
2* RetroactiveRecognition:
3** One of the cast members of the fifth season was Jonathan (then "Jon") Holmes, who would later become notable as a writer and show host for the gaming website Destructoid.
4** David Giuntoli was a cast member of season twelve ("South Pacific") eight years before he played [[Series/{{Grimm}} Nick Burkhardt]].
5** A 1998 season of "Road Rules: All-Stars" had Real World alum visit the Groundlings improv studio in LA. They worked with [[Film/AustinPowers Frau Farbissina]], [[Series/CurbYourEnthusiasm Cheryl David]], and [[Film/AmericanPie Stiffler's Mom]].
6** Kit Hoover briefly appeared as a contestant on season one before becoming famous as co-host of ''Access Hollywood''.
7** Season 10 ("The Quest") had Blair Herter as a cast member, years before he was known as a Creator/{{G4TV}} personality and host.
8* TheScrappy: The first season had Carlos "Los" Jackson, who was hated for his [[HeManWomanHater casual misogyny]] and his EntitledBastard tendencies.
9* SeasonalRot: Seasons one and two were good, but seasons three through five were largely forgettable fare. Seasons six and seven, however, revived the show, with season six (''Road Rules [[LandDownUnder Down Under]]'') being considered the high point of the series. Then they retooled the show to stick it on a boat with season eight and the show became more "Fear Factor"-esque until it was put out of its misery.

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