All You Need to Know About The First Season of The Bachelor

[@BachelorFantake]

A video on Trista will also be out this week! And if you're interested in more behind the scenes tea from the franchise check out Bachelor Nation: Inside the World of America's Favorite Guilty Pleasure by Amy Kaufman :)

[@violetnichols7465]

Did you actually watch the first season?

[@BachelorFantake]

@@violetnichols7465 At the time it aired I was more interested in cartoons haha... but my mom watched it live!

[@daniellelarsen9767]

I love that book!!!

[@liveitupalltheway]

I didn’t want to watch the whole recap and I really appreciate what a good job you did of summing it up! Thanks! 😄

[@mojos7]

That book makes it clear it really still is a giant psychology experiment in sensory deprivation!

[@alexandragatto]

Baby Chris Harrison is haunting

[@dayanara_xox]

👶

[@gaysingaming]

Looks like a lil baby man in a suit

[@Looooading...]

Chris Harrison has completely switched his role over time then. He's now the strange father/uncle that is overly invested in your love life

[@missm2925]

I did not need creepy uncle Chris Harrison in my life But thanks i guess

[@TarasTarot]

😆

[@gigachadyuumi]

he's always been the old creepy uncle

[@nene3857]

I stopped watching that ridiculous millennial show seasons ago. Anything to do with the Bachelor. Only watched this because of Alex.

[@utsav891]

Watching the first season of the bachelor and bachelorette actually made me realise what the actual premise of the show was. You had a stable job or career and were unlucky in love and came in the show to find love. Now the show has become the opposite. You come on the show so that you can have career afterwards. Doesn't seem so genuine now.

[@clalyrics441]

for sure!

[@narcisamendez77]

Exactly

[@angelaraber]

It was a much simpler time... before social media and reality tv was just get started.

[@arianareese3869]

For instagram followers lol

[@xtlm]

life in general was different back then the internet and social media has changed everything and not for the better

[@paulojrneto]

Mykenna from Peter's season was 5 years old and (probably still in pre-school) when season 1 of the Bachelor aired. Let that sink in.

[@mikaelaisraelsson119]

Oh my god.

[@aliciacleeland2257]

I wonder if she was doing the tongue thing then.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was 12 when this show 1st premeired!

[@paulojrneto]

@@aliciacleeland2257 Maybe he rthing with the tongue is a childhood habit.

[@Sacred111]

😂😂😂😂

[@thehoopers7475]

She wasn't much older when HER season aired...

[@swirlyferly]

I’m kinda surprised you didn’t mention how during Shannon’s entire home town date, she literally left Alex with her parents and played with her dog the whole time 😂😂

[@xoxoizzie365]

"Located in Malibu, not California" fantake exposing himself as a Canadian pt 473369

[@BachelorFantake]

🙈🕵

[@ceceilamurcia9578]

I paused the video just to find this comment to prove I’m not crazy, he actually said that! Canadian alert for sure!!

[@xoxoizzie365]

Ceceila Murcia I'm not going to lie I googled where Malibu was to double check 😂

[@lyannastark628]

@@xoxoizzie365 To be fair, there are other Malibu's in the US, but I do love a good Canadian.

[@HSRAVENS]

Also listen for the accent at 9:36

[@Chuckstein88]

Chris Harrison's suit is way too big for him in that initial shot

[@Ckproduction03]

Fitted suits haven’t really become a thing until recently

[@TheNatapillar]

That was the style then. Oversized sport coats and baggy pleated pants

[@aliciacleeland2257]

So was Alex suit.

[@StrawberryNinjaNibbles]

Both of them were. So maybe it was the style of the time?

[@maikesufrau6595]

To be fair, I think Alex looked worse in his

[@alannashea6344]

Chris Harrison started as the little brother and became the Father of the bachelor! 😂

[@letsgobrandon987]

Alanna Shea more like the little lesbian brother lol

[@AbbzJordan]

I could not be on a show like this. Id have so many insecurities after seeing him date several other women.

[@Varaidzo1]

I'd expect to be going home...1/25 chance to be picked, so I'd just have fun

[@letsgobrandon987]

And that’s why the relationships implode 95% of the time after the show wraps. The show is total garbage. How it hasn’t gotten cancelled in this woke PC era is what I’m amazed at.

[@EllenMarvolo]

Never watched a single episode of the Bachelor, still loving this content.

[@cassie-cm]

I feel like asking “if you had to make a decision right now who would you pick?” Is kind of unfair! I mean... You’re kinda putting him on the spot and he’s not gonna be like “well not you!” You know?

[@mojos7]

I think it's a fair question if you're thinking of having sex with someone.

[@emmirue]

TINFOIL HAT TIME!! Alex is still single and is going to be on Clare’s season which is why he’s “hard to track down...” According to Wikipedia, he’s 50, which would put him at the older range for her pick of men, but not out of question where it would be inappropriate...

[@ellenh8993]

Omg

[@CC12203]

THAT would be the most shocking development EVER!

[@Rbc4000]

Omg although this is highly unlikely, that would be so crazy and I would be down for that surprise!

[@Rbc4000]

Also, it would be an 11 year age difference, but some of the men they casted for her originally were over 11 years younger than her!!

[@emmirue]

Rebekah Butler exactly what made me think of it!!

[@mojos7]

It's not a boston consulting group, it's the Boston Consulting Group, and the job is miserable, but they do allow long breaks between projects. It makes sense to me he would want to do this.

[@neethujojigeorge]

Why does the thumbnail picture remind me of Ryan and Michael from the office lol

[@kamanodomino]

Which one is which?

[@jewelokoror]

@@kamanodominoChris looks more like Micheal and Alex looks like Ryan 😅😅

[@maddiemediina]

I was dying laughing when Chris was like “Alex!! If you’re out there you’re always welcome in our bachelor family” he genuinely sounded so sad

[@CC12203]

My take on it is that Alex has tried for the rest of his life to forget this experience and wants nothing to do with any of it. In fact, I can imagine there being a Cease and Desist order against the franchise because they've bugged him so many times to make an appearance. And he won't ever! LOL

[@melissa-ov6qv]

"amanda will you accept this rose?" "yes i will" "...thanks" i dunno why that made me laugh so much but oh my god

[@Kittiesb4kids]

😂 this comment made me laugh harder than it should've. Quarantine got me missing social interaction.

[@snazzysnekgaming2395]

Me too lmao I was looking for this comment I laughed too hard

[@torzimay]

Alex looks like the lovechild of John Cena and BJ Novak

[@katieaviss543]

Omg I can't unsee this

[@klowe7213]

I remember watching that season. The GIANT suits, the teeny eyebrows. What a trip!

[@loreleis7482]

I’d love to hear Bachelor Fantake’s take on UnReal

[@karendekker8894]

Let's take a moment to consider that Madi and Mykenna from Peter's season were in preschool when this aired... That's all. :)

[@juliannacesarini1854]

serotonin boost everytime i see a notification from you

[@Laurenjoinsyoutube]

Look how young Chris looks haha he pitched onto a gold mine with that show

[@Error403HRD]

"AlexAlexAlexAlexAlexAlex-" "WHAT!?" "Mom loves me more than you."

[@CC12203]

I am one of the people who have watched The Bachelor from day 1. I remember this season well and my sister and I originally tuned in because the promos looked so ridiculous but then we got incredibly hooked. I remember the finale and her and I being on the phone together for the final choice. Netflix or Hulu had Alex and Trista’s seasons available in full back in 2016 so I relived them then. The show has changed but also stayed the same. I really liked the interviews on Monday with several of the past on these seasons. There was so much more to Shannon’s going off on Alex over the Fantasy Suite. Fun to revisit. Thanks for the recap!

[@erinkoster8654]

At what point did the show become what it is today? I only started watching with Arie’s season and this is so different.

[@goosebump801]

Erin Koster On Nick Viall’s podcast (with Wells Adams as guest,) Nick talked about the shift in social media presence between Andi’s season and Jojo’s. I haven’t watched consistently enough to pin down the timeline, but that’s one data point at least 🤷‍♀️

[@CC12203]

Erin Koster Do you mean in terms of people going on just for fame? I think it’s probably in the last 5 years that it has been different in that respect. I personally wish they would change the dating format back to how it was originally (with less people and more time for real conversations). They didn’t show it on Trista’s abbreviated recap but she had a date with 3 guys and really got to know them all well. These 15 person dates with challenges are so over the top and seem more for “show” than real connection making.

[@CC12203]

Goosebump 801 The addition of Reality Steve changed a lot too. Back when you had no idea the outcome, it was extra exciting. The show has definitely taken on a “format” in the past few seasons which is predictable (this is the timing for expressing you are falling in love, etc) The reason I enjoyed Listen to your Heart so much was that it was fresh and new and even the contestants didn’t know what to expect next. So that recaptured a lot of what the early Bachelor and Bachelorette seasons were like.

[@erinkoster8654]

Carolyn Coogan yeah, it seemed in the early seasons that the contestants were more normal people who knew this was kind of a weird situation. Now it’s all influencers who are totally ready to dive into the weird world of reality TV. They even look different-less natural these days. Hard to put my finger on exactly what biggest the difference is between now and then but the effect of social media would explain a lot.

[@OHMD11]

I'd love to see an analysis of the eyebrows of bachelor candidates over the years

[@goosebump801]

👀😳👍😄

[@griffruby8756]

Tierra!

[@MalloryNewcomb]

What strikes me is how Trista looks so pretty even with that early 2000s trend of thin eyebrows. Makes her eyes stand out

[@jessicaaisen9251]

'The Rachel' cut and fringe bangs Lol 😅🤣 Cute! But really puts into perspective how long ago this began 🙂

[@111Gtfo]

I was four years old when the bachelor came out 😯

[@fakename5400]

It was a year before I was born

[@oliviaschmucker5550]

It was three years before I was born

[@goosebump801]

Wow - now I just feel super old 🤣

[@aliciacleeland2257]

I was 12.

[@CC12203]

I was 26 in 2002 - now you can all feel really young! ;)

[@teenie36214]

I’ll be interested to see if they can get Brad Womack on a video call when his seasons are shown next. He’s not on social media anymore and hasn’t been for a few years.

[@CC12203]

I'm surprised they're considering that one of the greatest seasons. His first season was shocking. That ending was genuine, but horrible. Then his second season was OK, but didn't end in a lasting relationship. I'm personally more interested in revisiting the success stories. Even though I know how they all end, it ends up feeling more romantic to relive the falling in love parts. I don't "get" how they are choosing these greatest seasons ever.

[@doglover7675]

Trista and Ryan were so sweet. Ryan the adorable, humble fireman. Different personalities but I think they balanced each other well, and apparently still do.

[@raeannmoldenhauer5641]

Honestly, I prefer your videos over the actual shows. Good job,

[@erikarussell7939]

This guy worked for a Boston consulting group but didn't have a fitted suit??

[@SarahLibogomalove]

It was the style then.....rich people suits I guess

[@shannonceleste5557]

Yeah it was definitely just what was in style. 90s NBA superstars made the big suits into a trend. Teeny plucked eyebrows, chunky highlights, non-flattering bangs... 🙈 the style was wild back then lmao

[@kwameasante5888]

@@shannonceleste5557 consultants and NBA players don’t dress the same

[@mmathulosejake]

"Alex! Alex! Alex! Alex!" 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I love you!

[@melodiedomene5189]

andddd.... after about 30 seconds of googling I tracked him down! hahahaha

[@margaretshaffer6713]

I love your channel! Ever think about doing "deep dives" per bachelor/bachelorette seasons? I only started tuning in on Emily's season, and have been watching ever since. I'd love a "deep dive" on. earlier season which most haven't watched, or don't remember. Thanks, and keep it up!

[@nxssa7272]

Omg I was out the womb when the first season aired

[@lyannastark628]

You're making me want to watch The Office again.

[@js5787]

Good for Shannon! She kept her pants on, and didn't run to Alex and wrap her legs around his... LOL!

[@mooorecowbell4222]

confused??? "...located in Malibu, not California." you got some 'splaining to do on this one.

[@jennatandy6272]

I just realized I’m as old as the series, that’s crazy that it’s been on as long as I’ve lived.

[@xelahooper2176]

Even more crazy, General Hospital has been on as long as I've been alive!

[@goosebump801]

Xela Hooper Now we’re talking! 👍😂

[@Strawlighte]

If anyone wants to hear more about this season/the history of the show, check out the Game of Roses 🌹 podcast

[@annamala3189]

The Eminem clip took me BACK. I had to pause and go jam out for a minute.

[@XxiLLViLLAiNxX]

9:07 His suit is killing me 😂

[@supershifra]

Thank you for this video! I enjoy your content! It really is strange that they said they couldn’t track down Alex, why would they lie?

[@annettearties8538]

Oh my, I saw the first episode. I felt this bachelor was not there for love, and I will leave it at that.

[@violetnichols7465]

Wait! This was out in 2002! I was born in 2006 omg this has been on for so long.

[@EllenMarvolo]

You were born in 2006?!!! How is that even POSSIBLE??? I'm honestly shook that people born after 00 are grown enough to read and write. Amazing! Talent!

[@shekinahmba3991]

@@EllenMarvolo is this sarcastic?

[@clalyrics441]

@@EllenMarvolo Ik sometimes I'll see people on KZbin comment stuff like "I was born in 2009" and Im like HUH?

[@tiffanybp8320]

A lot of us felt old when reading your comments 😫

[@goosebump801]

EllenMarvolo 😂🤣 I lost track after the “You may purchase cigarettes only if you were born before this date in ____” signs displayed the year I graduated from high school 🤦‍♀️

[@jualiet2212]

wow every one was so much better dressed back then!

[@graybunny2257]

Chris Harrison was married for 18 years to his ex wife Gwen Harrison and they divorced in 2012 so does that mean while the batchelor was filmed he was married!?! And also he is currently dating Lauren Zima.

[@Varaidzo1]

Yes he was! I remember him saying that his son was only was it 6 weeks or 6 months old when this started airing

[@goosebump801]

Yes - If you look closely you can catch a glimpse of his wedding ring in some shots (of the show, not this recap; I’m rewatching Trista’s season rn)

[@NathanMellor]

There are supposed to be no cameras in the Fantasy Suite yet they keep showing footage for it. It looks Alex and Amanda had a night vision camera on them all night.

[@bethnielsen1120]

Chris Harrison may be the best host in television history. There, I said it.

[@shannonceleste5557]

Jeff Probst from Survivor and TJ Lavin from the Challenge are two more faves that immediately come to mind

[@shannonceleste5557]

Omg so I just came back across this comment and I have to add more. Mr Rogers, Bob Ross, Steve Irwin, Levar Burton, Sir David Attenborough... I was just think trash reality tv the first time I commented but actually we’ve been blessed with awesome tv hosts over the years tbh

[@Trinitysportscards2024]

@@shannonceleste5557 I love that you came back 7 months later to add more 😂😂😂

[@TheSuperNats]

Shannon is a queen lol I love what she said to Alex

[@griffruby8756]

She (Shannon) is the one bachelorette out of all seasons my wife and I both most respect and admire.

[@nattoluvsyou]

... where do you think Malibu is??? Because it’s definitely in California

[@kkelseym]

There are 2 (or more) cities named Malibu. One’s in Cali.

[@xelahooper2176]

CANADA

[@meredithstephens4007]

Kit from this season was about 2 when this aired... wow

[@johncardono8056]

Chris "little baby Chris Harrison" Harrison

[@Shewas-kathybates]

30 seconds of googling lmao

[@alexandrakopko]

My name is Alex and thus this video was strange to watch. "Hey Alex. Alex. Alex. Alex. Alex."

[@erinkoster8654]

Shannon: physically distancing before it was cool. And by cool, I mean necessary to save your life.

[@carolinew1433]

Young Chris Harrison looks like Zac Efron's nerdy younger brother

[@hannahjaffe6402]

With that mention of survivor... and the Perdium episode that came out today.. Why do I think you guys are the same person?? Lol am I the only one who watches the bachelor and survivor AND youtube analysis of both

[@belllllsss123]

Lol I thought the same exact thing they sound so similar, like one guy doing two different voices.

[@sonny1172]

I thought that too and asked Bachelor Fantake if Perdium was him and he said it wasn’t. Bachelor Fantake is a Survivor fan though.

[@bretrogersweightlifting4008]

That little baby freaking chris Harrison

[@Nia-hy1uy]

Why do people frown upon women from this show for expecting the guy they could marry in a couple days not to have slept with the other women? It’s just common sense to me and we should all demand respect. If you don’t care it’s one thing but when people got mad at Madi it was mind blowing and I completely understand why this girl was taken back finding out the man she loves was intimate with another woman a couple days prior to them leaving together just bizarre

[@lucbordage7291]

Back when this show was decent to watch. This show got worst over the years and the bachelorette shows get better. The spin-offs were a bust exept for BIP, which is the best show of this franchise. It needs a BIP2021 pretty bad (BIP2020 was missing).

[@yume816]

I remember watching the first season and finding Alex Michele a great catch but I wasn't hooked and stop watching for the next few seasons.

[@carolinedehaven6585]

i was less than one. and i have watched every season since. i have a skewed view on love now :p

[@lammmf]

I watched this season when it first aired, I was in college back then, felt like forever

[@CC12203]

I was a few years out of college at the time and remember it so vividly. The promos were enough to make you think - what the heck is that - I better tune in. Hooked! LOL

[@mikak1765]

I was 1 during this first season😭

[@carolineombisa6950]

Keep it up @ Bachelor Fantake

[@nene3857]

Good video. Man, that Amanda sure doesn't look like her former self. And he has to be in his mid 50s.

[@sarenawiebe8690]

The franchise should hire you... I'm serious.

[@maisyrae4967]

Okay but why does Chris Harrison look like Marty (Michael J Fox) from Back to the Future

[@Kimnicpat]

Heard a rumor years ago he picked Amanda for her ta-tas. Wonder how true that was? They didn't seem compatible to me except for the physical attraction.

[@griffruby8756]

This first season came out on DVD and fairly late in the season Alex and Amanda are riding on top of a double decker bus and she had mentioned her breast implants. Alex asks her, "So, tell me about your boobs." And she does. Like that is the most reasonable thing to ask and answer. Like she ought to write a children's book titled "A Story About My Boobs by Amanda Marsh."

[@griffruby8756]

@@DevynDuffyOriginal There was no first impression rose as that detail had not yet been introduced to the franchise, but the first rose could be considered its equivalent for the time, meaning that Sean wasn't the only bachelor to end his season with someone getting a first impression rose.

[@DevynDuffyOriginal]

@@griffruby8756 I had forgotten about that moment! Oh well, at least he was honest.

[@skylarwilloughby4803]

wait why does he kinda look like ryan from the office..

[@StrawberryNinjaNibbles]

Why is everyone commenting on the fit of the suits? Lol yes it’s not great looking but it was a common style @ the time

[@shannonceleste5557]

Bc there are a lotta younger ppl that watch the show now that probably were too young to be aware of early 2000s men’s fashions

[@sarasorensen2650]

Alex's baby brother... complete with dressing up in his big brother's suit.

[@gtmashok]

At 0:08, he looks like a young John Travolta 😃

[@love_story2847]

This is amazing

[@mmmm-co4dc]

Malibu not California???

[@razzdazzjazz92]

Makes me so sad that almost none of these girls would be casted today because they’re “too plain

[@user-bc7mb6cl7n]

It's crazy that these women would be considered too old looking and not Instagram baddie enough to be casted today.. love the Axolotl btw!

[@MalloryNewcomb]

Is that actually a qualification? I think that telegenic beauty wasn’t really a concept and these women probably just dressed and did their makeup like they would for a normal date. These dates I can’t help but think the ladies very carefully plan their looks knowing they will be on TV. I think it would be hard to tell some of them apart however and in the early 2000s it seemed like young ladies frequently looked like 5 or 10 years older than they were. 😂 Anyway, I think Kim was very striking as was Trista

[@macdaddy5880]

Okay wait I live lie 20 minutes from Washington DC and one of my friends looks so much like him........ and now I’m....... lost? Confused? Curious!?

[@charliepaige196]

I’m sorry but Shannon was the MOST ANNOYING PERSON. “I don’t like to share” on a show about sharing someone.........

[@EricaMeow12]

Why does Alex’s voice sound just like Jed’s..........

[@Dreamlillie_95]

2002: I was 7 years old

[@audiomomento]

the most republican reality show ever and i’m not even american i just know it (i love it)

[@marykateniedziejko7595]

Omg if he was on survivorrrr

[@SupportIRANplease]

Where i can find this Episode with all season? I have seen that time and i wanna see again So tell me please, if you know

[@centigradz]

this guy was the only guy who looked normal. now it is pretty much male models with perfect features. the women looked normal and didn't look like models and wore 25 dollar dresses.

[@ellaenchanted8407]

So Shannon was the original Madi?

[@CC12203]

I wish they had showed more of what really went down. From my memory, after they got to the chalet and the cameras were off them, but you could hear them still, she ripped him a new one. I'm glad she has a happy life now.

[@varunraheja_]

Is the audio off sync or is just for me?

[@kcat3276]

Goat screaming 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sired693]

BABY Chris Harrison

[@GreatBooker]

If they couldn’t afford tailored suits how tf did they get a private plane

[@tigrezangel]

This first bachelor looks really lame. I guess as a "pilot" season is ok.

[@katieaviss543]

It was a big deal at the time. I was only 8 when it aired but I remember it pretty clearly lol

[@ilovegoodsax]

You had to be there. It was actually pretty good, not the shitshow the franchise has now become.

[@tigrezangel]

@@ilovegoodsax Agree. I Know that things have a different value when there's enjoyed fresh that's many years ago. But I'm not saying the show was lame, just the guy, that he looks lame 🤣😜. He probably was the coolest - he was chosen as the bachelor... I'm just saying what he seems to me many, many years later. But you're totally right.

[@ilovegoodsax]

@@tigrezangel They certainly couldn't chosen a better-looking Bachelor lol. But as was mentioned, the show was going for that boy-next-door look.

[@Julie-7605]

32!

[@bretrogersweightlifting4008]

That freaking forehead

[@vsrap71]

so they could afford a private plane and mansion for the cast but they couldn't afford the right sized suits??

[@catalina9844]

It was who wants to marry a millionaire, not a multimillionaire.

[@letsgobrandon987]

Why does Chris Harrison look like a skinny lesbian in that thumbnail? Lol.

[@birdofparadize]

This looks like 1982 not 2002

[@mcole6121]

Such a deeply problematic show

[@MrBlue3rd]

Who wants to Marry A Multimillionaire was awful and so was Darva Conger's Playboy spread.

[@kevindurant4537]

what do you mean?