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Man O Man

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Man O Man
Also known asMann-o-Mann
GenreGame show
Presented byPeer Augustinski
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
Production
Running time180 minutes approx including commercials
Production companyReg Grundy Productions
Original release
NetworkSat. 1
Release11 January 1992 (1992-01-11) –
8 July 1995 (1995-07-08)

Man O Man (spelled as Mann-o-Mann) is a German game show, which was aired on Sat.1 from 1992 until 1995. It was produced by Reg Grundy and hosted by Peer Augustinski. The show was loosely in the format of a beauty pageant, but with male contestants. An all-female audience voted for the winner via a series of elimination rounds, in which losing contestants would be pushed into a swimming pool.

Format

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The male contestants would compete in a number of rounds where characteristics a woman may seek in a romantic partner - such as general knowledge, romantic aptitude, conversation skills and sense of humour - would be tested.

At the end of each round, members of the entirely female audience each voted for their favourite man using a remote control device and the least popular male would be eliminated from the competition by being pushed into the swimming pool that formed part of the show's set by one of the show's hostesses.

At the beginning of each episode, the ten male contestants would come out on the stage and introduce themselves to the audience, and from these first impressions the audience would eliminate the 3 least popular guys.

The 7 that were left then progressed to the next round, which is a true or false game and saw the guys to see how much they know about women.

The next 2 rounds would have the final 5 doing a fairground hammer bell and then performing various songs for karaoke.

The final 3 surviving guys go through to the final 2 round, which were to answer the girls questions and how much can they cope under pressure.

After this, the audience voted for the winner, with the two runner-up contestants being pushed into the pool simultaneously.

Merchandise

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A board game[1] based on the show was released by Schmidt Spiele in 1994.

International versions

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CountryTitleBroadcasterPresenter(s)PremiereFinale
Image ArgentinaMan O ManCanal 13Horacio Cabak1997
Image AustraliaMan O ManSeven NetworkRob Guest5 February 199425 November 1994
Image DenmarkMand O MandTV3Michael Carøe1994
Image FranceLe Chéri de ces dames (1995)
Chéri Chéries (1998-1999)		TF1Jean Philippe Lustyk
Pascal Brunner		25 August 199515 January 1999
Image GreeceΆνδρες έтoіμoі γіα όλα
Andres etoimoi gia ola		ANT1Andreas Mikroutsikos19982000
Image Indonesia[2] Sang Lelaki Indosiar ? 2004
Image ItalyBeato tra le donneRai 1 (1994-1995; 2003)
Canale 5 (1996-2000)		Paolo Bonolis (1994-1997)
Enrico Papi (1999)
Natalia Estrada (2000)
Massimo Giletti (2003)		7 July 19942003
Image NetherlandsMan O ManVeronicaHans Kraay Jr.1995
Image NorwayMann Oh! mannTV3Ragnar Otnes
Lars Eikanger		29 March 199424 March 1996
Image PolandTrafiony, ZatopionyTVNAndrzej Supron28 August 200025 December 2000
Image PortugalAi os HomensSICJosé Figueiras19961998
Image SpainUno para todasTelecincoGoyo González19 April 199512 September 1996
Image SwedenMan O ManTV3Peter Ahlm1996
Image United KingdomMan O ManITVChris Tarrant4 May 19967 August 1999
Image United StatesMan O ManUPNMichael Burger12 August 1995
Image TurkeyAh Kızlar Vah Erkekler (1995-1996)
Erkek Dediğin (1997)		Kanal DÖzlem Savaş (1995-1996)
Halit Ergenç (1997)		19951997
Image VietnamQuý Ông Đại ChiếnVTV3Lại Văn Sâm (2018)
Thành Trung (2019-2020)		5 May 201825 July 2020

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Mann O Mann (1994)". Board Game Geek. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "Indosiar Mencari Pria Sejati Lewat 'SANG LELAKI' - KapanLagi.com". www.kapanlagi.com. 8 July 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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