Date My Mom (2004– ) User Reviews

Anger

[emdeewee · 1/10 · 23 January 2007]

Just watched this show for the first time, and a strange sort of anger, a fury, took hold of me. Anger now, is reason enough for a comment on IMDb. 'Date my mom' is a show bought by a Dutch TV-channel, and probably bought by a whole lot of other countries, intended for people of 16 or less to watch. While watching the actors, because that's what they are, say their lines, because that's what they are, all i could think was: where or what or who is the force that gives shows like these the opportunity to be on television? And, assuming it's a human force, alas, is it not ashamed of itself? Not to mention the shows that are far worse.

Regarding this as a fictional item, i can be brief: the actors seem to do their very best at making something of the dialogue they have been given; it's quite obvious, however, that they are not comfortable in their roles.

As for the director and the writer: if you can't make up your mind as to whether you should make fiction or documentary, make nothing at all. If you are afraid of unexpected turns, stay away from either. If you can't write, stay away from either.

The producer has a talent for selling rotten fruit so, even though there are thousands of people with a talent for buying, please, use your talent somewhere else.

Thinking of the generation of children growing up with even the least bit of this sort of television, wondering how they will rule the earth, my mind goes apocalyptic on me, and i don't know whether to laugh or cry. Probably both, and that will be the way that i go under.

Pathetic

[thatsusboltz · 1/10 · 21 August 2007]

When we look back 20 years from now at what society was like and we see plastic, awkward and shallow shows like this, what will we think?.

Okay, here was the premise, "hunky" or "sexy" guys date the Mother first to find out about their daughter (they get a choice of three different ones) and during the date ask meaningful questions like "does she wear panties or a thong" and act their way through the awful date (hey money talks dude)...anyway after the dates (often awkward and badly scripted) the Mother go home to their daughters (who are often dressed skanky and cheap and with tons of make up on, people dress like this when they are just at home?) The daughters ask the Mother's dumb and scripted questions ending with "so do you think we will win"? Then at the end they are at some beach or something and the "hunky" guy stands there, while the 3 Mothers arrive first and then the Daughters arrive in cars, the Mother's very, very cringe worthily talk about how much they enjoyed the date and then when rejected have some smart quip or told they missed out or a loser and of course most of the girls come out looking like cheap hookers with fake tan and tons of make up.

Thank You MTV for this, where would we be without you and your superficial "quality" reality TV shows.

oh and the winning girl and the Mom running down the beach is so pathetic must like the whole premise for the show.

meh

[ThunderKing6 · 3/10 · 26 October 2020]

Next, Parental Control and Room Raiders although cheesy and scripted were better shows.

Date my mom is a miss but mtv revived with Next, PC and RR.

Gosh these shows were so cheesy.

An overly scripted reality dating show...

[sharbaug-1 · 7 January 2005]

"Date My Mom" is another reality TV dating show spin-off comparable to MTV's other efforts like "Room Raiders". The premise is that guys or girls date the mom and learn about their prospective date through the mother before they are able to actually meet the younger counterpart. Then the mothers that are voted off sashay their daughter or son in front of the one that turned them down. This show is sometimes funny, but all too often, it seems too plastic and scripted. I would like the show to flow with the awkwardness of really meeting a prospective date's mother for the first time. All too often, it seems like the people on the show are reading lines or coming up with quirky one-liners that real people don't think of in spur of the moment situations. But such is the nature of the reality TV beast.

An obviously satirical piece

[essencellie · 9/10 · 3 August 2023]

I think what many of these viewers are missing is what's right in front of them: that the show is supposed to be taken satirically. It's just camp, kitsch, and a little silly. Plus, the script is actually quite funny and got a lot of laughs out of me and others, remember to not always take things so seriously and let yourself enjoy it. The first episode was also extremely funny, although with some problematic takes. Just let it be nothing more than a comedy or sketch, and you'll catch yourself tummy laughing a little bit. Also, it's the 2000s, a completely different time with a different audience and demographic, keep that in mind. It's a 9, not a 10, because it still takes a little bit of the cheaper route at points and seems to go a little far on some rather, goofier... jokes. It's fire though.

Terrible and pointless show with little to offer but insulting banality

[bob the moo · 17 February 2007]

On a wet evening recovering from a long day my girlfriend switched on MTV and I found myself basking in the heart warming glow of this show. Having never seen this I tried to keep an open mind and indeed the concept seemed to have a basic potential. You see, the thing here is that one young person spends time with three different mothers (individually) in order to try and get a feel for what their offspring are like. Having only the insight from this to aid them, they must then decide which one of the three children they go on a date with.

OK so realistically this was never going to be the place to come for an interesting look at how offspring pick up characteristics of their parents but I wasn't quite prepared for how poor this junk would be. The "dates" are mostly awkward affairs with set pieces that have clearly been filmed several times until it was "right" (right being a very comparative term in this case). These scenes however feel as natural and convincing as a gritty documentary series when compared to the "interview" scenes which mostly feature "funny" cutting remarks contrasted with the scenes before. They are childish remarks that even a Jerry Springer audience would think lame and they are generally delivered in a very American sitcom fashion. The picking ceremony is cheesy and full of more of the same and never has anything of interest in it.

A terrible and pointless show then with little to offer in the way of entertainment. With its scripted nature and weak "Jerry Springer" putdowns there isn't really much good to say about this thing and if anything it is worrying to think that producers decided that this was good enough for teenagers to pass as their entertainment for the evening. In fact it is only slightly more worrying that some teenagers accept it and like it.

THIS SHOW IS DUMB AF THATS WHY ITS FUNNY

[mmtwinnz · 8/10 · 12 January 2024]

I recently came across a clip of Cody Ko's show on YouTube, and it had me in dying bro omg - it was absolutely hilarious! Intrigued, I decided to check out more episodes, but to my surprise (and amusement), they were just as absurdly scripted as the one on YouTube. While I initially expected a more genuine approach, the exaggerated and artificial dialogues turned out to be the source of its humor.

Despite the scripted nature of the show, if you approach it with the understanding that it's intentionally fake, it becomes even more entertaining. The over-the-top nature of the conversations, although occasionally bordering on cultural insensitivity, can be excused considering the context of the early 2000s. It's a wild ride that guarantees a good laugh, provided you embrace the intentional absurdity.