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FOX to air 'The Littlest Groom' reality miniseries on February 16 & 23



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By Steve Rogers, 01/28/2004

Just when you thought FOX had sunk about as low as it could go with its new My Big Fat Obnoxious Fiance reality prank show, the network has announced plans to air The Littlest Groom, an Average Joe-like two-part reality miniseries in which a vertically-challenged 4'5" man searches for love among women of similar height... only to later discover he'll also have some average-sized women competing for his heart.



Airing over two nights on February 16 and 23 at 8 PM ET as a lead-in to the final two episodes of FOX's six episode Fiance series, The Littlest Groom, will, according to FOX, answer the question of whether "your height determine whom you find attractive." Dani Behr, who hosted Bravo's Boy Meets Boy gay bachelor series, will host the program.

During the first hour airing on February 16, The Littlest Groom follows Glen, a 23-year-old salesman and little person who is searching for true love. Glen will be introduced to a group of 12 women - all of them little people like himself - to begin his search for that special someone. In one-on-one dates and group activities, Glen will get to know his potential partners and narrow down his choices to those with whom he feels the strongest connection. But after some of the women are eliminated, Glen's decision will suddenly become more complicated when his dating pool is expanded to include women of average height.

During the final hour airing on February 23, Glen will select two women who will compete to win his heart. Ultimately, he will have to make a final decision, choosing the one woman with whom he is truly compatible.

The Littlest Groom is being produced by LMNO, the folks who brought your other previous distasters such as FOX's Boot Camp series. Eric Schotz and Bill Paolantonio serve as executive producers. Tracy Green serves as co-executive producer with Scott Messick directing.

I have to check this one out.

My sister is an achondroplastic dwarf, and at 24, she's barely 4'1". I know its just another variant in the endless parade of reality dating shows, but putting little people on display just bothers me.

Ok, who's watching???

I'll admit to it........

I'm watching....

While i'm sure we could come up with a huge list of negatives, it's giving a lot of exposure to "little people." MTV's True Life brought them into light somewhat, this is much more exposure.

Personally, I think a lot of the girls are really pretty.

Some of them have some damn cute clothes!

Very random question, are there companies that specifically market towards "little people" (sorry if that's not a PC term, I just don't know which to use because there are so many forms and variances), or do many get their clothing made for them?

Kddani, Little Person is the PC term.


I watch it with my mom and sister. We are intersted and will watch next week. I can't believe they brought in those "average" girls.

"average" my butt!

What was not average about them? I didn't see the show.

There seems like something wrong with the whole idea . . . .

It capitalizes on the "freak show" mentality of a circus or carnival. But hey, its a good technique, kind of like making a shbow about disasters and accidents a lot of people feel compelled to watch.

Luckily I am not one of them.

Well the average girls as the show called them are tall thin and very pretty. My mom said the blonde reminded her of Pamela Anderson...

I caught this today by accident. I could not believe how quickly he was eliminating girls, but then realized it was only a two-episode show. Unless the show was taped over the course of more than two weeks, it's way too soon for anybody to be proposing.

Yep. Just like the rest of America, the little people on this show are willing to sell themselves for reality TV. People's desperation for their 15 minutes of fame doesn't have a height requirement. :rolleyes:

Little people/little person is the preffered term for someone of short stature, and average is preffered for non-short people, rather than "normal."

As far as clothes, it varies on how severe your dwarfism is. My sister is a "tall" dwarf and can buy regular clothes at the store, and then just have the arms and legs hemmed to make them fit. Sometimes, she can find clothes that fit right of the rack. I know that the capri style pants that are in fashion right now are a perfect fit on her as full length pants, and shirts with a 3/4 sleeve are perfect long sleeved shirts. Shorter little people, or those with additional complications/disfigurements will have a harder time finding clothing in stores, and will make their own.

i watched it too last night, there are too many spin-offs from the bachelor/bachelorett shows. but it its own twists. fox has most of the stupid, but funny reality shows.

To be honest..I really don't know how I feel about this. My roommate made me watch this and eh...i think its kinda weird..esp cause its only two shows...kinda short IMO

To me, the show is doing a "Average Joe". I do agree that FOX has the most Stupid but Funny reality Shows.

I don't know this guy but I have seen him around. His nickname is Lil G and he used to be a NBA mascot.

I was thinking the same thing. There is something wrong about this show. Un PC.

If midgets want to meet members of the opposite sex they should go to little people conventions in Vegas.

part 2 is on right now....

i only watching briefly...part of it last week, and part of it this week. i knew he was going to pick mika, and i'm glad she did. she was absolutely adorable and actually seemed genuine.

I was rooting for her to be eliminated from the start! Her personality was just too much!

So thats what lil g/cc1gc has been up to lately. I knew he needed something else to do now that the wildlife problem was taken care of.

I watched for the first (and last) time last night. I'm glad he picked Mika- when they went skateboarding, you could tell that they connected. Of all those stupid shows, it is probably my fav match of all.

I'm really glad he picked Mika, too.