Yo Momma

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Yo Momma
Image:Yomomma.jpg
Genre Reality TV Game Show
Creator(s) Wilmer Valderrama
Developer(s) MTV
Presenter(s) Wilmer Valderrama
Starring Wilmer Valderrama
Country of origin USA/Australia/UK
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 20
Production
Producer(s) Lisa Lettunich, Wilmer Valderramma
Executive producer(s) Rod Aissa
Location USA
Running time 30 mins
Broadcast
Original channel MTV
Picture format 4:3
Original run 15 October 2006 –
Links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Yo Momma is an American reality television game show created, executive produced and hosted by Wilmer Valderrama, along with Sam Sarpong, Jason Everhart and Los Angeles radio DJ Big Boy on voice-over that airs on MTV.


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[edit] Rules of the game

The first phase is warmups, with Sam or Jason selecting two (or sometimes three) people from the five or six contestants. They then go mano y mano in another round. Sam or Jason picks the neighborhood winner, and they meet up at the other player's house with Wilmer to make the final round that day "real personal".

In the final round each day, there are three rounds. The first is strictly based on the traditional "Yo momma" jokes, with the second round based on what the other saw (with Wilmer) at their opposition's residence, and is followed by the final one-joke round, a.k.a. the "knockout". Wilmer, Sam and Jason then pick the best, agreeing by saying "Tu madre " (Spanish for "your mother") and the winner moves onto the "Best of the Week" show.

Season 1 was taped in Los Angeles, and aired in spring 2006. Season 2 took place in New York City, and premiered on October 23, 2006. It was announced during the Preview Show on October 13, 2006, that the third season will be filmed in Atlanta, Georgia and premieres March 26, 2007. Also Houston, Texas; Dallas, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Detroit, Michigan; Miami, Florida; and St. Louis, Missouri have been likely candidates for the fourth season.

[edit] Best Of The Week

As previously stated above, the four daily winners come back for a "Best Of The Week" battle. All four participate in a freestyle round, after which Wilmer and his posse pick the best, and then that one calls out another of the daily winners. These two compete in a round of "Yo Momma", as do the two remaining contestants, but in this round, the contestants are limited to only one or two subjects (cheap and dumb, poor and fat, etc.) To make it even more interesting, the four runners-up from that week's daily battles serve as the jury for these two battles, and determine which two advance to the finals. If the jury is tied, Wilmer and his crew break the tie. After two finalists for that week are determened, a special guest joins Wilmer for the weekly final battle.

The weekly final battle consists of three rounds. They are based on speed (each player gets thirty seconds to rank on the other) or play "Joke 'Til You Choke" (see "Best of L. A." for more information), dissing the other player's relation or friend who has come along for the final, and the knockout joke. In the end, the winner gets another $1000 and also wins a game console, tickets to a sporting event or entertainment event (like a a stand up performance of Mike Epps or a DMX concert), and in the Los Angeles season, dinner at either of two restaurants owned by Valderrama — Geisha House and Dolce. The gaming products won by the weekly champion have been a PlayStation Portable, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and Game Boy Micro in Season One, along with a Motorola Q cell phone, Helio cell phone, a Pioneer hand-held satellite receiver and a Nintendo DS Lite in Season Two.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] "Best of the Week" winners

[edit] Season 2: New York City

[edit] Season 3: Atlanta

  • In production; to air Summer 2007.

[edit] Season 4: TBA

  • Coming the fall of 2007.

[edit] "Best of the City"

After four weeks of competition, the winners are invited back again to determine an ultimate winner from the city, who would receive an additional $5,000.00

As is the case for the "Best of the Week", the four weekly winners start by bashing their competitors in a free-for-all freestyle, after which the main crew chooses the best and he/she calls another of the contestants. The other two are paired then. The pairs bag freestyle until one is declared the winner by the jury panel, which in LA were the weekly runners-up's mothers.

Then, the top two battle each other in a game called "Joke 'til You Choke", in which the contestants throw barbs at each other until one is unable to offer a comeback, thus resembling the classic dozens. Then in a game called "Comebacks", four runners-up who made an impression are brought back to be paired two each with either contestant. The runners-up have a chance to bag on each contestant, who must offer a comeback to the runner-up, not the other contestant. Then, a final knockout joke section is played, and after this, the crew chooses the winner.

[edit] Season 1 (Best of LA)

Harp, who quickly gained popularity early on in the series with his high-pitched voice and physical antics while doing his jokes, was voted Best of L.A. after beating Vakisha in the first round and Chuck in the final round. He came to the finals dressed with a blue cape and boxing gloves which read "Yo Momma" when put together.

[edit] Season 2 (Best of NY)

Cutless' sting killed Johnny Mal in the call out round, but it wasn't enough compared to BGB's originality. BGB tops Cutless with his harsh knockout joke.

[edit] Guest appearances

[edit] Season 1: Los Angeles

  • Week One: Method Man
  • Week Two: Mike Jones
  • Week Three: Chingy
  • Week Four: Ne-Yo
  • Best of LA: The "Mommas" of the runners-up (who served as the jury in one round)

[edit] Season 2: New York City

[edit] Season 3: Atlanta

In production; to air Summer 2007

[edit] Season 4: TBA

Coming the fall of 2007

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