History shows an unhealthy attraction to bad romance on prime-time TV.

A contestant had to choose from four suitors who were chained to them around the clock for days.

Staying faithful to your significant other?

CHAINS OF LOVE Perhaps no dating show in TV history tried to make a stronger love connection than this short-lived series. A contestant had to

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Flavor of Love(VH1, 20062008)

Wild but true:Flavor Flavis a genius.

The rapper single-handedly changed VH1 from a channel of coma-inducing music programming (rememberRock & Roll Jeopardy?)

to the “It” connection for anything and everything trash-tastic.

Conveyor Belt of Love : The bad, the ugly, and the awwww In a perfect world, Conveyor Belt of Love would be the most utterly

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Imagine, people found this one offensive.

TheBachelor-lampooning setup was especially shocking for the romance-seeking beauty at the show’s center.

Guess which pop in got the girl?

Blind Date | BLIND DATE: UNCENSORED When the granddaddy of all reality dating shows took it one step further by releasing the uncensored version on pay-per-view, the LOLs

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Here’s to you, Tequila.

You probably need the titular shot more than we do.

Of course, this man might actually be gay.

Mr. Personality | MR. PERSONALITY It is apt that this Fox dating show forced suitors to wear masks at all times, because Lord knows I still want to

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And America is usually so right about stuff.

That’s what happened on this awesomely disastrous show about a “millionaire” construction worker looking for love.

Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire?

Temptation Island | TEMPTATION ISLAND An island that serves as host to a sexual fiesta was the basic premise of this show, which encouraged couples to venture out

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(Fox, 2000)

Thank this two-hour special for the advent of reality TV nuptials.

No wonder bride Darva Conger annulled the union in less than two weeks.

Flavor of Love 3 | FLAVOR OF LOVE Crazy but true: Flavor Flav is a genius. The pint-sized rapper single-handedly changed VH1 from a channel of coma-inducing music programming (remember

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Boy Meets Boy | BOY MEETS BOY This show was just as confusing as the sexual orientation of each of the contestants: One man attempts to find love among

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AVERAGE JOE Finally, a matchmaking show for guys who don’t come straight from an Abercrombie catalog! The Bachelor -lampooning setup was especially shocking for the

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A Shot at Love With Tila Tequila, Tila Tequila | Forget those icky twins, er, Ikki Twins who spawned their own series after the original, Myspace fame whore, Tila Tequila. This intoxicating show had the

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The Littlest Groom | THE LITTLEST GROOM With a promotional line of ‘‘Good things come in small packages,’’ the show featured Glen Foster, a 4'?5'' salesman, trying to find

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Playing it Straight | PLAYING IT STRAIGHT Who’s gay, who’s straight, who in their right minds knows anymore? In this show, a woman had to pick a man who

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Married by America | A cross between American Idol and The Bachelor , the show had America vote for two people they thought were most compatible. And America is

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More to Love | MORE TO LOVE Is there really more to love with those who have bigger…hearts? Fox’s reality show ran exactly like The Bachelor , but replaced

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This show had good intentions: Bring mommy along to help you pick the right girl. But in a quick and unsettling turn, it seemed like

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Joe Millionaire | You can take a Joe Shmoe out of Shmoe-ville but you can’t take the Shmoe-ville out of the Joe. That’s what happened on this awesomely

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Who Wants to Marry a Multi-Millionaire? | 4. WHO WANTS TO MARRY A MULTI-MILLIONAIRE? (Fox, 2000) Thank this two-hour special for the advent of reality TV nuptials. The importance of thorough background

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