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Name: Room Raiders
Genre: Reality
Released: 2003-10-06
Cast: Tim-Ryan O'KaneTom OberdickJesse Wolter

2003
4 Seasons
4.2 (599)

Room Raiders is a television series that aired on MTV in 2003. The show is a dating reality series that is not like your everyday dating reality show. It revolved around three different bachelors who were tasked with finding their dream partner by scrutinizing the rooms of three different people. The show was hosted by Tim-Ryan O'Kane, Tom Oberdick, and Jesse Wolter, who were all charming and engaging hosts.

The show was quite a unique concept and brought a fresh twist to the regular dating shows. Instead of just targeting the person, the prospective partner got to scrutinize the living space they occupied. The show featured three bachelors competing for the heart of an eligible single by examining that single person's room with a black light flashlight, and then rating each room from 1 to 10 in the categories of bedroom, bathroom, and "special item." The special item was always something that could prove to be a deal-breaker for the bachelor in question. It is important to note the show aired during a time way before today's heightened privacy boundary limits.

The show was off to a somewhat cringy start, with the bachelors returning to their own rooms while their potential dates were not meant to see them. Footage of the bachelors reacting to the rooms they have examined was captured, and most of the time, their reactions were hilarious. There were instances where the bachelors found some pretty strange or utterly disgusting things, and their faces said it all.

As the series progresses, the potential daters would watch the footage of their rooms being examined and rate the degree to which they liked the bachelors they saw. The catch here is that the person at the center of the show would not meet any of their potential partners until the final winner was selected. For the most part, it was entertaining to watch when the potential mate watches the footage of the bachelor examining their room.

Aside from the show's twisted form of voyeurism, the production value of the show was impressive. The cameras and production crew did an excellent job of capturing each moment and showcasing the bachelors' reactions expertly. Added to this was the humor between the bachelors themselves, and their reactions and conversations with each other added to the enjoyment of the show.

The cringe-worthy moments, mixed with the humorous moments of the show, made it quite entertaining to watch. There were times when the contestants revealed strange fetishes that, if nothing else, garnered a good laugh. Additionally, we got to see the contestants' family dynamics, giving us more insight into who they were as individuals.

Overall, Room Raiders was a captivating, lighthearted, and hilarious show that kept audiences entertained throughout its run. It was refreshing to see a dating reality series take a different approach to finding the perfect partners, and this made it an enjoyable watch. The show brought a unique twist to dating reality shows and stands tall as one of MTV's iconic successes for that era.

If you're into dating reality shows with a twist, Room Raiders is definitely worth checking out. The series will take you on a wacky ride filled with cringy moments, laughter, and with a good chance, you might even learn a thing or two about interior decoration.

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28. Brad

February 7, 2005

Brad looks through the rooms of Marla, Bunny, and Sara Jane. Brad picks thrifty Marla Star over fly in the water Marla and pleasure box Bunny. Maybe he just liked what he saw on Marla's computer.

27. Keri

February 2, 2005

Keri looks through the rooms of Michael, Zeb, and Michael. After finding hair on his bed, she gets rid of molting Michael, and upon seeing Zeb's sex swing, she pushes him away, leaving Michael #2, whose drawings she found delightful, yet knives she found unnerving. In any event, she let him remove her garter and chase her around the room. The start of many a great date.

26. Renita

February 1, 2005

Renita searches the rooms of Darrell, Todd, and Taimar. After an interesting chat with Taimar's mother, where mom did all the talking, and Renita did all the hanging (up on her), she still decided to pick Taimar, even picking up a fruitcake for mom as I way of saying 'I'm sorry I didn't want the 3rd degree'. Poor Todd was left with his puke stained mattress and hip-hop hogwash, while Darrell the director was sent home shoot a movie with two cameras and one character, himself.

25. Andrew

February 9, 2005

Andrew inspects the rooms of Kristen, Melissa, and Lauren. He decides to date naughty nurse kandid Kristen with the edible underwear, making Melissa the Outkast and leaving artsy Lauren with her roommates, who all knew Andrew. Andrew gives Kristen some replacement edible underwear as a gift.

24. Carey

February 3, 2005

Carey goes through the rooms of Bobby, Bo, and Jason. Even after finding Bo's break-up email to an ex-girlfriend, she still decides to breakdance with him. Bobby's chewing tobacco is his downfall, with Carey not only chewing him up, but spitting him out. Jason's reptile causes his denial.

23. Lauren

January 27, 2005

Lauren goes through the rooms of John, Charles, and Austin. After finding deer legs in Austin's room, she shoots him down, and after seeing John's ironing porn, he gets burned. Lauren finally chooses Charles. Did she find the Santa hat endearing or is she going after the roommate in the shower? Either way, ho ho ho.

22. Evan

January 25, 2005

Football player Evan roams through Catherine, Courtney, and Tiffany's rooms finding each girl to be a huge Georgia Bulldog fan. As Evan soon finds, animal lover Catherine also enjoys rabbits, mainly ones with a warming feature. Evan doesn't find out anything about his car insurance, but does get to see Courtney's gecko, which does not have a warming feature. Princess Tiffany is the biggest football fan of all, and Evan liked her book on hand signals, which is always a good sign. By shows end, he casted out Catherine and Courtney, and tackled Tiffany. (Not really, but the shows promo said he had that option).

21. Elliot

February 8, 2005

Elliot goes through Sara, Deanna, and Brett's rooms. Elliot questions animal loving Sara's stolen credit card and dumps on diligent Deanna's for being a little tooooo perfect. He decides to say aloha to well-built Brett and putt in her in place on the golf course.

20. Amber

January 26, 2005

Amber inspects the rooms of Robby, David, and Daniel. She doesn't like what she sees through Robby's telescope or in his wall (a giant punch hole), and thinks David is a nasty boy, not in the good way, but in the moldy and grimy way. After she releases raging Robby and dumps dirty David, she deems dilettante Daniel her virginal victor and the two celibate by doing some yoga.

19. Robin

January 7, 2005

Robin from "The Real World: San Diego" goes through college fraternity brothers: Tim, Ashish, and Scott's rooms. She decides to go out with Bible bearing holy boy Tim, over hole in the wall Ashish, and hole-in-one golf lover Scott. At the end, Scott says he wasn't upset that he wasn't picked, but that he is considering kicking Tim out of the house.

18. Cameron

January 24, 2005

Cameron goes through the rooms of Michael, Fareed, and Jamon and decides to recycle Michael and free Fareed for a chance to jam on with Jamon. By the episodes_4-18 end, both Cameron and Jamon realize they work together in a bar but have never spoken before. Hmmmm, I guess Jamon didn't realize he was going on an intimi-date.

17. Lewis/The Donnas

January 5, 2005

Lewis ("Lew Dawg") goes through the rooms of Rebecca, Katie, and Jessica, while the girls watch with The Donnas on their tour bus. Lew Dawg likes knife-wielding model Katie's room best, while finding both Rebecca's spider and Jessica's compost bin unappealing. During the final round, Jessica gets heated up and breaks a Lewis' football figurine. Maybe it was to make up for having to watch him play the guitar naked.

16. Jordee/Michael Copon

January 4, 2005

With the help of Michael Copon ("One Tree Hill", the blue "Power Ranger"), Jordee gets help going through four friends rooms in the same apartment. At the end, Jordee picks aspiring actress Allie over dirty Jenna, vibrating Haley, and porn lover Erica. Their date includes a hot tub experience with all the girls, and Jordee of course.

15. Damari/Omarion

January 3, 2005

Damari and Omarion go through Alexis, Megan, and Arika's rooms. Damari picks aspiring producer Megan over big footed Arika and sure shot Alexis. Omarion toasts with all four at the end.

14. Ashley/Ciara

January 6, 2005

Ashley teams up with Ciara to go through the rooms of Harley, Andre, and DJ, in what both girls describe as a haunted house, at least from the outside. After breaking the guys mailbox, Ashley and Ciara go through the rooms, with Ashley picking model Harley over snake saving Andre and bedless, mosquito infested DJ. Ciara leaves before Ashley makes her choice, so we don't get to go through her room to see her goodies.

13. Sara

April 7, 2005

Summary is not available.

12. Justin

January 31, 2005

Frat boy Justin goes through the rooms of Victoria, Terrin, and Abbey, making Victoria victorious, leaving Terrin with the twins, Abbey happy with a frat boy of her own.

11. Elly

January 11, 2005

Elly raids the rooms of Matt, Ryan, and Dustin. After buying unstained underwear for all three, Elly chooses to go out with lustin' Dustin for sushi, leaving soundproof Matt deaf to any beautiful music, and gambling Ryan without a chance to poker.

10. Kristina

January 17, 2005

Smoking Kristina takes a look through the rooms of three guys who live together: Vince, Billy, and Chris. She rejects smoking, bed staining Chris, and father-to-be-book boxer Vince, deciding to go for coffee with handy artist Billy, to find out more about his toilet paper chewing habits. The ending includes an awkward exchange where Billy reveals his distaste for coffee.

9. Christina (Maid)

January 10, 2005

Christina goes through the rooms of Rich*, Ilya, and Sebastian, choosing rah-rah Rich, over fishy but stylish Sebastian, and moldy, yet innocent Ilya. After Christina picks Rich, she makes him dress like a cheerleader and cheer for her. Then she laughs at him. *After she boots his bedmate

8. Desiree

January 18, 2005

Desiree searches the rooms of best friends: Michael, Brian, and Pedro, apparently making her decision early on by complimenting Michael on everything in his room, except for the blow up doll. She debunked Brian for having a childlike room, toys and all, and cut sword-wielding Pedro down to size after finding his closet door cluttered with magazine cut outs of half naked girls. At the end, Brian and Pedro make Desiree and winner Michael "edible underwear" sandwiches.

7. Leslie

April 5, 2005

Summary is not available.

6. Brandon

April 6, 2005

Summary is not available.

5. William

January 19, 2005

William goes through Andrew's, Scott's, and Edmund's rooms, deciding to date scarf and 'arf' loving Scott over cheery, Madonna accessorizing Andrew, and costume party drag queen shoe excuse Edmund. After, the two dog owners out to scarf some Italian food.

4. Amy

January 20, 2005

Amy goes through the rooms of Larry, Kal, and Sam, opting to get all saucy with Sam, in turn ruling out Larry with the 12" TV, and bedding against Kal, who apparently has her old bedroom furniture. In the end, Kal goes down under to take a picture, perhaps returning the favor for Amy and her mountain landscape.

3. Seth

January 13, 2005

Cat hater Seth looks through the rooms of Stacy, Erica, and Leslie, deciding to date cat loving, artist Erica, booting boot girl Leslie and fur fan Stacy. In keeping with the cat theme, Leslie sounds catty as she says she is happy with the choice, because she doesn't feel Seth could handle her.

2. Jason

April 4, 2005

Summary is not available.

1. Monique

January 12, 2005

Monique searches through Shawn, Kombo, James' rooms, eliminating slick Shawn and his waterbed and jump shot James and his perfume, giving sensitive, karing Kombo a sketch book and a lap dance at a local strip club, courtesy of James' porn paraphernalia.

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