History Main / SpeedDating

* In issue #2 of ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' Loki goes speed dating. Well, they're actually there to keep an eye on their [[TheMark mark]], but they do meet Verity, who becomes a recurring character, and [[PlatonicLifePartners possible BFF]], later. From [[LivingLieDetector Verity]]'s point of view it's pretty much TerribleIntervieweesMontage as she "next"els everybody pretty much after one sentence. One man tries to claim that [[MegaCorp Roxxon]] is charity for example.

* In season 2 of ''Anime/AggressiveRetsuko'' Retsuko's mother manipulates her into going speed dating, after her more traditional matchmaking attempts fail. She runs into Gori, who apparently goes to those events for fun, and they both manage to get suckered in by the same guy.

* ''Series/NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': Moze arranges this for Ned after Suzie moves away. Tip for girls: Telling a guy you only shower once a month is not attractive.

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* ''WesternAnimation/BobsBurgers'' had a Valentine's Day episode where Linda set up a speed dating event for singles at the restaurant.

* In an episode of ''Series/{{Charmed}}'', Piper held a speed dating event at P3 and got Paige to go there to boost the beautiful women quota.

* In ''Series/AshesToAshes'', Drake uses speed dating as part of a plan to catch a criminal targeting women through a dating agency. Of course, this was [[TimeTravel 1983]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'': Clover once tried out "hyper-sonic dating," which was identical to speed dating except you get to arrange to date anyone you like at the first event ''for a whole minute'' to get to know them better.

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* The entire story for ''[[http://www.fimfiction.net/story/115214/on-the-application-of-time-and-motion-efficiency-studies-to-initial-relationship-formation On The Application Of Time And Motion Efficiency Studies To Initial Relationship Formation]]'' within the [[FanFic/TriptychContinuum Triptych Continuum]]. After Rarity makes the mistake of telling Twilight that the designer can generally judge whether a date or chance meeting has any chance to lead into something more within three minutes, Twilight sets up an experiment with ''forty-four'' ponies to see if everypony else makes their decisions with the same speed. And Rarity, as the creator of the idea, gets to be part of the group. It doesn't end well for anypony.

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* ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'': A serial rapist played by Dean Cain used speed dating to hunt for victims. [=SVU=] put the pattern together after three victims and sent Olivia undercover. Her last date before the perp was with a guy who collected Pez dispensers.

* ''TotallySpies'': Clover once tried out "hyper-sonic dating," which was identical to speed dating except you get to arrange to date anyone you like at the first event ''for a whole minute'' to get to know them better.

->"You're dating ''on'' meth? Count me in."
-->--Dr. Greg Series/{{House}}, Season 6, '''Private Lives'''

* ''LawAndOrderSVU'': A serial rapist played by Dean Cain used speed dating to hunt for victims. [=SVU=] put the pattern together after three victims and sent Olivia undercover. Her last date before the perp was with a guy who collected Pez dispensers.

* In issue #2 of ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' SelfDemonstrating/{{Loki}} goes speed dating. Well, they're actually there to keep an eye on their [[TheMark mark]], but they do meet Verity, who becomes a recurring character, and [[PlatonicLifePartners possible BFF]], later. From [[LivingLieDetector Verity]]'s point of view it's pretty much TerribleIntervieweesMontage as she "next"els everybody pretty much after one sentence. One man tries to claim that [[MegaCorp Roxxon]] is charity for example.

* In issue #2 of ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' SelfDemonstrating/{{Loki}} goes speed dating. Well, they're actually there to keep an eye on their [[TheMark mark]], but they do meet Verity, who becomes a recurring character, and [[PlatonicLifePartners possible BFF]], later.

* ''{{NCIS}}'': A murder victim recently attended a speed dating event, so the team sends Ziva undercover in case she met her killer there and he shows up for the second night. The catch is that they decide Ziva ought to assume the personality of the victim to try to attract the same man... and the victim was a ''big'' computer nerd.

* ''NedsDeclassifiedSchoolSurvivalGuide'': Moze arranges this for Ned after Suzie moves away. Tip for girls: Telling a guy you only shower once a month is not attractive.
* ''{{Psych}}'', in the episode "He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, He Loves Me, Oops He's Dead"
* ''{{Monk}}'': Monk went to a speed-dating event to get a chance to talk to a suspect, and in the meantime was awkward and uncomfortable with all the other women he had to talk to first.
* In ''AshesToAshes'', Drake uses speed dating as part of a plan to catch a criminal targeting women through a dating agency. Of course, this was [[TimeTravel 1983]].

* In one episode of ''TheVicarOfDibley'', Geraldine tries speed-dating. Her prospective partners turn out to comprise all the regular characters. Including the HappilyMarried Alice and Hugo. ''Together.''
* ''{{iCarly}}'' had the episode iSpeedDate.

* In issue #2 of ''Comicbook/LokiAgentOfAsgard'' SelfDemonstrating/{{Loki}} goes speed dating. Well, he is actually there to keep an eye on his [[TheMark mark]], but he does meet Verity, who becomes a recurring character, and [[PlatonicLifePartners possible BFF]], later.

* In an episode of ''CSIMiami'' a speed dater's death kicked off the plot; in the ColdOpen, Caine quips accordingly: