Pros vs. Joes
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| Pros vs Joes | |
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 Logo from the first two seasons |
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| Format | Sports, Reality, Game Show |
| Created by | Confidential |
| Starring | Petros Papadakis (Seasons 1–3) Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer (Season 4–) |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of episodes | 46 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | MTV2 |
| Original run | March 6, 2006 – Present |
Pros vs. Joes is an American physical reality game show that airs on Spike TV. The show features male amateur contestants (the "Joes") matching themselves against professional athletes (the "Pros"; mostly of retired male and female pro-athletes) in a series of athletic feats related to the expertise sport of the Pro they are facing. For its first three seasons, the show was hosted by Petros Papadakis. Since Season Four, it has been co-hosted by Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer. The first two seasons were filmed at Carson, California's Home Depot Center, which was referenced in aerial shots.
[edit] Professional participants
[edit] Season One
Each of the first nine episodes of Pros vs. Joes consisted of a team of five professional athletes, distinguished by their uniform color on the show. Each team, other than the Red Team, appeared in two episodes. A special, "all-star", six-member Orange Team was put together for the season finale.
[edit] Red Team
[edit] Blue Team
- Muggsy Bogues, NBA
- Jennie Finch, Softball
- Bo Jackson, NFL / MLB
- Dan O'Brien, Olympic Decathlon
- Bill Romanowski, NFL
[edit] Yellow Team
[edit] Green Team
- Morten Andersen, NFL
- Clyde Drexler, NBA
- Gary Hall Jr., Olympic Swimming
- Rebecca Lobo, WNBA
- John Rocker, MLB
[edit] Purple Team
- Brandi Chastain, Soccer / WUSA / WPS
- Darren Daulton, MLB
- Justin Gatlin, Track
- Herschel Walker, NFL / USFL
- Dominique Wilkins, NBA
[edit] Orange "All-Star" Team
- Xavier McDaniel & Clyde Drexler, Basketball
- John Rocker & Darren Daulton, Baseball
- Bill Goldberg & Kevin Greene, Football & Pro Wrestling
[edit] "Created By" Credit challenged in U.S. District Court
Tim Pino vs. Spike TV
On May 11, 2006, a Federal Copyright Infringement Lawsuit (DOCKET 3:06cv02194) was filed in United States District Court in New Jersey claiming Spike TV's Pros vs. Joes was created from writer Tim Pino's copyrighted "Under Pressure" reality television show idea which had been submitted to Viacom representatives in 2004 through the William Morris Agency.
The Law Firm of Norris, McLaughlin & Marcus of Bridgewater, NJ worked as lead council with assistance of The Law Offices of Richard J. Simon of New Brunswick , NJ. Both parties settled the lawsuit in 2007 allowing for the season premiere to air in lieu of a pending court injunction. The terms of the settlement were subject to a non-disclosure agreement.
This lawsuit was the first lawsuit Spike TV settled in regards to the "created by" credit.
[edit] Season Two
Each of the second season episodes of Pros vs. Joes consisted of a team of four professional athletes, distinguished by their uniform color on the show. Unlike the first season, returning teams wore different colored uniforms upon their return. Like the previous season, the teams on the season opener and finale wore red and orange uniforms respectively. The Season Two winner was US Army Veteran SGT Jay McKeown.
[edit] Red Team
[edit] Purple Team
[edit] Green Team
[edit] Teal/Gold Team
[edit] Blue Team / Burgundy Team
- Rob Dibble, MLB
- Andre Rison, NFL
- Robby Ginepri, pro Tennis
- Rik Smits, NBA
[edit] Yellow Team
[edit] Light Blue Team (The New Yorkers)
[edit] Orange Team (Finale)
- Randall Cunningham, NFL
- Tim Hardaway, NBA
- Kevin Willis, NBA
- Bruce Smith, NFL
- Roy Jones Jr., pro Boxing
- Randy Couture, Mixed Martial Arts
[edit] Season Three
For Season Three, the format was changed to a "Last Man Standing" format, akin to the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament with regionals held at the now demolished Orange Bowl Stadium in Miami, Florida, RFK Stadium in Washington, DC, the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where the finals were also held. The format now featured eight "Joes" in the opening round that tests them in a contest that will eliminate two of the Joes from contest. Those six remaining Joes were then ranked from one through six with the top seed taking on number six, number two against number five and number three against number four in a home sport of one of the pros, with the top two seeds choosing from the three pros. The winners advance to overtime, but now includes a bench where the Joes change from one uniform into another. Again the fastest among the three advanced to the finals. Gabriel Canape, a wireless rep from Lebanon, Missouri, was the winner.
As in past seasons, the pros are designated by the color of their uniforms.
[edit] Green Team (South Regional I)
- Jimmy Smith, football
- Kurt Angle, Olympic and Pro Wrestling (WWE, TNA)
- Kendall Gill, basketball
sudden death: wrestling battle royal
joes: Eddie Dubose, Brent Allen
Jason Vogel Matt Hill
Dallas Robinson Steve Huff
WINNER: Jason Vogel
[edit] Purple Team (Northeast Regional I)
- Ricky Williams, football
- Arturo Gatti, boxing
- Charles Oakley, basketball
sudden death: punt
joes: Mike Hall, Robert Foster
Mark Rohling Donnie Frazier
Fameet Hammett Kevin Witt
WINNER: Donnie Frazier
[edit] Light Blue Team (Central Regional I)
- Kenny Anderson, basketball
- Joe Carter, baseball
- Raghib Ismail, football
Sudden Death: rebounding
Joes: Jay Williams Micheal Martin
Chris Rich Tony Railing
Derek Schafer Will Hunter
WINNER: Derek Schafer
[edit] Red Team (Northeast Regional II)
- Jessie Armstead, football
- Derrick Coleman, basketball
- Marty McSorley, ice hockey
Sudden Death: onside kicks
Joes: Mike Kotsch Pablo Healing
Rahul Soni Jermaine Reid
Joe Goodwin John Grkovic
WINNER: Joe Goodwin
[edit] Dark Green Team (West Regional I)
- Warren Moon, football
- Nick Van Exel, basketball
- Al Leiter, baseball
Sudden Death: TD Returns
Joes: Terrius Moseby Dave Hubert
Dan Falkner Jerry Lehman
Carvel Gardner David Ortiz Jr
WINNER: David Ortiz Jr
[edit] Royal Blue Team (South Regional II)
- Christian Okoye, football
- Paul Coffey, ice hockey
- Dan Majerle, basketball
Sudden Death: scoop and score
Joes: Clayton Monte Greg Macaluso
Brian Peters Mark Kilibarda
Art Miller Devon Tilly
WINNER: Clayton Monte
[edit] Yellow Team (West Regional II)
- John Randle, football
- John Franco, baseball
- Mitch Richmond, basketball
Sudden Death: intercept the ball
Joes: Dion Santo Clarence Chaney
Adam Wasserman Justin Simonsen
Micheal Stange Trent Madsen
WINNER: Trent Madsen
[edit] Gold Team (Central Regional II)
- Brady Anderson, baseball
- Sean Elliott, basketball
- Jeff George, football
Sudden Death: strip the dummy
Joes: Red Simmons Gabriel Canape
Cory Driggs Cakvin Lafiton
Tim Fritz Kirby Sykes
WINNER: Gabriel Canape
[edit] Purple Team (Semi-Final)
- Rod Woodson, football
- Antonio Davis, basketball
- Pernell Whitaker, boxing
[edit] Maroon Team (Finals)
- Jamal Anderson, football
- Allan Houston, basketball
- Bob Sapp, MMA/ football
[edit] Season Four: Pros vs. Joes: All Stars
For the fourth season, which premiered April 27, 2009 at 11 pm ET/PT, the new hosts are FOX Sports NFL Sunday regulars Michael Strahan and Jay Glazer, and is titled "Pros vs. Joes All Stars". In addition, the format changed to a 3-on-3 competition between teams made up of three pros and three joes in three separate skill events and an end game between the teams. If the Joes beat the Pros, they get $10,000.
