Worst Reality Show Ever: The Complete History of "Who's Your Daddy?"

[@mediamementosofficial]

First, last, and all else in between and related!

[@JOKERLIQUIDWALL_yt]

0th

[@KawikaProductions]

I posted all the episodes of the formerly lost series: kzbin.info/aero/PLHASmGcivMTwpZYVQWmhFoo41S5CNQSJc&si=zyA4qzqrnXDkJX8s

[@racheljackson4428]

I Know you don't do requests but Can you do a history of video on Are you Hot or Not.

[@daelen.cclark]

“I’ll do YOU one better; WHY is your daddy?”

[@honeycomblord9384]

He likes my mom ig

[@robinkholmes7127]

Oh Drax, you honest alien😅

[@Walid-mk4jo]

WHY is your daddy leaving with the milk?!

[@HardPourCorn]

WHERE is your daddy?

[@Walid-mk4jo]

@@HardPourCorn He went to go get the milk

[@sorenthefilmbrony]

"Um, is this an emotional moment, or should we be disturbed?" -The Tick

[@daelen.cclark]

“It was Fox. Doesn’t that explain everything?” It really really does.

[@NebLleb]

Fox... Are you even surprised? Not only was this the time when Tom Rothman was bastardising the X-Men and screwing over other franchises and would-be hits over at their 20th Century studio, but Fox were making a living on outrage-bait and bad ideas. The Swan, The Chamber (which was before the mid 2000s, but did set the tone for what was to follow), This, it was just a shitshow.

[@SnarkyMcCarthy]

Dear Executives, Being provocative for the sake of being provocative is annoying and pathetic.

[@BraydenBunch58]

Dang, That’s terrible. It’s bad when they’re trying to "damage" their reputation, But it’s worse when the network lies to the people.

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Adoptee here. That entire $100k will have to go to therapy costs.

[@frankreads8618]

I think the network's biggest misstep was turning an adoptee finding her biological father into a game show with challenges and eliminations and cash prizes. It's beyond tasteless, and I can't believe so many people signed off on it. Their second biggest misstep was the damn title. Hearing the voice actors in the ads trying to say "Who's Your Daddy?" In such heartfelt tones is extremely cringey. It's insane that they were surprised by the backlash.

[@BradleyBoy]

AKA Gaslighting the game show

[@NebLleb]

Sweet mother of Primus, this is terrible! And I thought us Brits had bad reality TV on lock with Big Brother and Love Island, this show is utterly morally reprehensible.

[@joeybaseball7352]

We have American versions of Big Brother, and Love Island. Most of our popular reality shows here in America come from overseas.

[@NebLleb]

​@@joeybaseball7352Yes, as a proud British person, I apologise on behalf of our nation for introducing you to Love Island.

[@Walid-mk4jo]

Leave it to fox being the only TV network in history for being at this high level of shittyness

[@xpeytxnb]

Reminds me of The Maury Show. Yknow, a show for yelling out "YOU ARE THE FATHER" or "YOU ARE NOT THE FATHER!"

[@Kage197]

Never seen anything about this show before thanks for introducing it. I do remember watching Swan as a young kid and obviously it screws your head up a bit. All those people are already attractive and are just dogged on, and here I am thinking I’m doomed in life because I wasn’t ever going to look anything close to them

[@masterplay148]

The fact that the show is mostly just fake performances shows the lengths companies will go to get the audience’s attention.

[@spookypumkin6387]

That Who’s Your Mommy reveal was honestly one of the funniest moments I’ve seen in your videos.

[@SAVAGE.paradise]

Considering TLC exists - I’m suprised to say I really can’t think of a more damaging way to reconnect a family, and also wtf with the Batchelor vibes … I have to say I LOVE this era of horrific tv, could never happen these days! Wow, one for the archives!

[@Rattrap007]

You might also look at Who Wants to Marry A Millionaire? That is just as bad.

[@racheljackson4428]

What About I Wanna Marry Harry? that show was bad.

[@junequintana3984]

Does anyone remember W.B super star? Where they were trying to find the worst singer.

[@TheDualHero15]

The swan section brought back memories I believed were buried beyond conscious thought.

[@LukasSheshene1]

I’d imagine the Simpsons writers boycotting FOX

[@FromElsewhear]

Wasn't there a reality show where the contestants had to compete for a kidney? That show's far worse.

[@FanofChowder]

It was actually revealed at the end of that show that it was all a ruse and was a way to increase awareness of low organ donation rates in that particular country, there's a great video by Joey Engelman that goes into more detail into about the show and how it came to be.

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

False pretence vitiates consent. They did NOT consent to what ultimately occurred.

[@joeybaseball7352]

Keeping up with the Kardashians is a much worse reality show.

[@CJBStudios]

I think I’ve actually heard of this show a few times before, but I’ve never watched it.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

There was already a good version of this premise: Unsolved Mysteries. Among all the other topics they did was "Lost Loves", where they would try to reunite families that had been split up and other similar things.

[@jessica23claire]

Somehow Who’s Your Daddy makes Staying Alive the more dignified project for Finola Hughes (the host).

[@Busch22Fan]

There was another show Fox tried back around early 2003, called "Mr. Personality". It was basically "The Bachelorette", but the guys all wore masks, and at the end, the woman HAD to date whoever she found had the best personality, no matter their looks. But at least that concept wasn't morally reprehensible like this show's was, that show's was just stupid and lazy. I remember seeing promos during their part of the NASCAR season back then, and just wondering who in their right mind would green-light that garbage.

[@kuhlorymd369]

I don’t think most reality tv needed to exist. It’s cruel to the people who consume it, they need something more enriching to live fulfilling lives.

[@girlvioss9548]

I was actually friends with Scott Hallock’s daughter in middle school. Never knew he was a part of making this monstrosity lmao

[@amesstarline5482]

Seems a FOP episode was named after this episode/special/failed pilot. Kind of feels like a weird remnant of the 2000s.

[@PascallionXIII]

I've heard of this show and seen clips. Twas interesting.

[@Toshineko]

Why even call them ''reality'' shows? Why can't they just call them ''fictionality'' or something more accurate?

[@Andrewgtv05]

Well they are some episodes that were canceled midway through airing the first episode

[@mathieuleader8601]

this show is very sensationalist

[@roberttreacy8271]

I never knew this show existed until I saw this video.

[@esholpamtais3655]

Crazy... I heard there was a 'who's your mommy ?' version broadcasted too. Where to find it ?

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

Rob Corduroy was never funny. Well, not while a camera was filming.

[@Wonkadidtdoit]

your personality seems like the little uptight brother who had adopted siblings all around them and you had to keep up the manners and just grew into an adult

[@clearcasket1555]

I think this could have worked if there were equal men and equal women for the show, neither knowing who their parent/child, and they're trying to figure who they're related to. If they guess who they're related to right out the gate, the duo get ten grand, if not they lose a bit of money for the next choice. It would make more sense for everyone to be there, not for monetary ick reasons, the money would be more of a bonus for the parent and child to use to reconnect.

[@Wendydeez76]

I love being a deadbeat

[@whatifschrodingersboxwasacofin]

1:43 but why Vermont??

[@andrewgrove1691]

There is even weirder

[@BreezyFoSheezy69]

Where can I find all the episodes of The Winner?

[@Prettycure-db2bc]

How’s your daddy that title is a sus

[@supersubpls64]

do Aldi's Keven the carrot

[@entityontheinternet]

The Channel doesn´t take Requests outside of Patreon

[@supersubpls64]

@@entityontheinternet MONNEY HUNGRY

[@entityontheinternet]

@@supersubpls64 No it´s because they get alot of Requests and each Year in December they make an Exception

[@BraydenBunch58]

@@supersubpls64I didn’t even know that existed, And because of you i’m now in a rabbit hole…

[@supersubpls64]

@@BraydenBunch58 sorry

[@fakegeek5462]

Who is your daddy and what does he do?

[@Wonkadidtdoit]

I hate how conserrvative you are, but we basically had the same childhood.

[@AAAnonimAAA1st]

Can someone explain to me what's wrong about this show? I've watched the whole video and don't get the outrage.

[@leaderofnoone9087]

When a child is given up for adoption. And then finally gets to meet the biological parents, for the first time years later. It can be very emotional and very intense moment for everyone involved. So to turn it into a bachelor rip-off. With names like who's your daddy, and who's your mummy. Just feels wrong and gross and mean spirited. And that's why everybody hated this.