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'''''Wanna Come In?''''' is an [[MTV]] [[reality television]] show. It is a modern reality twist on the legendary play [[Cyrano de Bergerac]]. In the show, a two man team that consists of a "stud" and a "geek" compete with another "stud"/geek" duo to try to win cash prizes. The "stud" secretly coaches the "geek" by speaking through a hidden microphone while the "geek" is on a blind date with a beautiful young woman. Each team goes through several challenges in an effort to get the "geek" invited inside the woman's home at the end of the date. If she does not invite her "geek" inside, the team loses.
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'''''Wanna Come In?''''' was an [[MTV]] [[reality television]] show. It was a modern reality twist on [[Edmond Rostand]]'s legendary 1897 play ''[[Cyrano de Bergerac (play)|Cyrano de Bergerac]]''. In the show, a two-man team that consists of a "stud" and a "dud" competed with another "stud"/"dud" duo to try to win cash prizes. The "stud" secretly coached the "dud" by speaking through a hidden microphone while the "dud" was on a blind date with a beautiful young woman. Each team went through several challenges in an effort to get the "geek" invited inside the woman's home at the end of the date. If she did not invite her "dud" inside, the team lost.


''Wanna Come In?'' was on the air for three seasons on MTV. It was a half-hour show that aired daily in the afternoons. The challenges usually had the "geeks" doing zany things that would make it almost impossible for the date to end well. If the "geek" asked to come in at the end of the date or revealed that he were being coached, the "geek/stud" duo was disqualified.
[[Image:Wanna.jpg|left|thumb|CJ Johnson, "Stud" helps out his "Geek" to ask a girl out on a date.]]
"Wanna Come In?" was on the air for three seasons on [[MTV]]. It was a half hour show that aired daily in the afternoons. The challeneges usually had the "geeks" doing zany things that would make it almost impossible for the date to end well. If the "geeks" ask to come in at the end of the date or reveal that he is being coached, the "geek/stud" duo are disqualified.

==Trivia==
* A few stars made their first appearances on the show, such as actor/host, Evan Scott Golden and [[CJ Johnson]].
*Aaron Ginsburg was one of the writers for the show. Ginsburg co-wrote and acted in the independent movie hit, ''[[A Ninja Pays Half My Rent]]'' and video game, ''Call of Duty 2''


==External links==
==External links==
*{{imdb title|id=0398374|name=Wanna Come In? on IMDB)}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0398374|title=Wanna Come In? on IMDB)}}

{{Cyrano de Bergerac}}
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[[Category:MTV television series]]
[[Category:MTV reality television series]]
[[Category:Comedy]]
[[Category:2000s American reality television series]]
[[Category:2004 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:2004 American television series endings]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]

Latest revision as of 21:47, 26 May 2024

Wanna Come In?
GenreReality TV
Written byAaron Ginsburg
Wade McIntyre
Directed byKatherine Brooks
Jen Friesen
ComposerJeff Cardoni
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
Production
Executive producerYann Debonne
ProducerMichelle Brando
Production companyNash Entertainment
Original release
NetworkMTV
Release1 June 2004 (2004-06-01)

Wanna Come In? was an MTV reality television show. It was a modern reality twist on Edmond Rostand's legendary 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. In the show, a two-man team that consists of a "stud" and a "dud" competed with another "stud"/"dud" duo to try to win cash prizes. The "stud" secretly coached the "dud" by speaking through a hidden microphone while the "dud" was on a blind date with a beautiful young woman. Each team went through several challenges in an effort to get the "geek" invited inside the woman's home at the end of the date. If she did not invite her "dud" inside, the team lost.

Wanna Come In? was on the air for three seasons on MTV. It was a half-hour show that aired daily in the afternoons. The challenges usually had the "geeks" doing zany things that would make it almost impossible for the date to end well. If the "geek" asked to come in at the end of the date or revealed that he were being coached, the "geek/stud" duo was disqualified.

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