Pros vs Joes
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Pros vs. Joes | |
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Logo from the first two seasons. |
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Format | Sports, Reality, Game Show |
Created by | Confidential |
Starring | Petros Papadakis |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 29 |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Spike TV |
Original run | March 6, 2006 – Present |
External links | |
IMDb profile |
Pros vs. Joes is an American physical reality game show. The show features male amateur contestants (the "Joes") matching themselves against professional athletes (the "Pros"; comprised mostly of retired male and female pro-athletes) in a series of athletic feats related to the expertise sport of the Pro they are facing. The show is hosted by Petros Papadakis, and airs on Spike TV. The first two seasons were filmed at Carson, California's Home Depot Center, which was referenced in aerial shots.
[edit] Tim Pino vs. Spike TV
On May 11, 2006, a Federal Copyright Infringement Lawsuit was filed in United States District Court in New Jersey claiming Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes was created from writer Tim Pino's copyrighted "Under Pressure" reality television show idea. To this date the it's the only federal lawsuit filed in regards to the "created by" credit for the Pros vs Joes show and litigation is still ongoing in the matter.
[edit] Pros participating in Pros vs Joes
[edit] Season One
Each of the first nine episodes of Pros vs Joes consisted of a team of five professional athletes, distinguished by their uniform color on the show. Each team, other than the Red Team, appeared in two episodes. A special, "all-star", six-member Orange Team was put together for the season finale.
[edit] Red Team
- Bill Goldberg, NFL / WCW / WWE
- Matt Williams, MLB
- Dennis Rodman, NBA / WCW
- Jim McMahon, NFL
- Jerry Rice, NFL
[edit] Blue Team
- Muggsy Bogues, NBA
- Jennie Finch, Softball
- Bo Jackson, USFL / NFL / MLB
- Dan O'Brien, Olympic Decathlon
- Bill Romanowski, NFL
[edit] Yellow Team
- Kevin Greene, NFL / WCW
- Alexi Lalas, MLS
- Misty May, Volleyball
- Xavier McDaniel, NBA
- Dave Stewart, MLB
[edit] Green Team
- Morten Andersen, NFL
- Clyde Drexler, NBA
- Gary Hall Jr., Olympic Swimming
- Rebecca Lobo, WNBA
- John Rocker, MLB
[edit] Purple Team
- Brandi Chastain, Soccer / WUSA
- Darren Daulton, MLB
- Justin Gatlin, Track
- Herschel Walker, NFL / USFL
- Dominique Wilkins, NBA
[edit] Orange "All-Star" Team
- Xavier McDaniel & Clyde Drexler, Basketball
- John Rocker & Darren Daulton, Baseball
- Bill Goldberg & Kevin Greene, Football & Pro Wrestling
[edit] Season Two
Each of the second season episodes of Pros vs Joes consisted of a team of four professional athletes, distinguished by their uniform color on the show. Unlike the first season, returning teams wore different coloured uniforms upon their return. Like the previous season, the teams on the season opener and finale wore red and orange uniforms respectively.
[edit] Red Team
[edit] Purple Team
[edit] Green Team
[edit] Teal/Gold Team
[edit] Blue Team / Burgundy Team
- Rob Dibble, MLB
- Andre Rison, NFL
- Robby Ginepri, pro Tennis
- Rik Smits, NBA
[edit] Yellow Team
[edit] Light Blue Team (The New Yorkers)
[edit] Orange Team (Finale)
- Randall Cunningham, NFL
- Tim Hardaway, NBA
- Kevin Willis, NBA
- Bruce Smith, NFL
- Roy Jones Jr., pro Boxing
- Randy Couture, UFC
[edit] Season Three
For Season Three, the format was changed to a "Last Man Standing" format, akin to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with regionals held at the now closed Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida, RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where the finals were also held. The format now featured eight "Joes" in the opening round that tests them in a contest that will eliminate two of the Joes from contest. Those six remaining Joes were then ranked from one through six with the top seed taking on number six, number two against number five and number three against number four in a home sport of one of the pros, with the top two seeds choosing from the three pros. The winners advance to overtime, but now includes a bench where the Joes change from one uniform into another. Again the fastest among the three advanced to the finals.
As in past seasons, the pros are designated by the color of their uniforms.
[edit] Green Team (South Regional I)
- Jimmy Smith, football
- Kurt Angle, wrestling (Olympic & pro)
- Kendall Gill, basketball
[edit] Purple Team (Northeast Regional I)
- Ricky Williams, football
- Arturo Gatti, boxing
- Charles Oakley, basketball
[edit] Light Blue Team (Central Regional I)
- Kenny Anderson, basketball
- Joe Carter, baseball
- Raghib Ismail, football
[edit] Red Team (Northeast Regional II)
- Jessie Armstead, football
- Derrick Coleman, basketball
- Marty McSorley, ice hockey
[edit] Dark Green Team (West Regional I)
- Warren Moon, football
- Nick Van Exel, basketball
- Al Leiter, baseball
[edit] Royal Blue Team (South Regional II)
- Christian Okoye, football
- Paul Coffey, ice hockey
- Dan Majerle, basketball
[edit] Yellow Team (West Regional II)
- John Randle, football
- John Franco, baseball
- Mitch Richmond, basketball
[edit] Vegas Gold Team (Central Regional II)
- Brady Anderson, baseball
- Sean Elliott, basketball
- Jeff George, football
[edit] Purple Team (Semi-Final)
- Rod Woodson, football
- Antonio Davis, basketball
- Pernell Whitaker, boxing
[edit] Maroon Team (Finals)
- Jamal Anderson, football
- Allan Houston, basketball
- Bob Sapp, MMA/ football