A self-proclaimed momma’s boy, Ryan Seacrest has taken a once shameful moniker and made it primetime worthy by executive producing “Momma’s Boys,” a reality competition show in which three grown men employ their mommas to help them find a mate. Because is there anything hotter than a guy trying to work out his Oedipal impulses on national TV?
Each episode, three young men will get closer to finding their soulmates among a bevy of diverse women, with a little help from their matriarchs. All the crying jags, schemes for attention, and steamy hot tub make-outs you love about reality competitions—now under Momma’s watchful eye!
The buzz: The pool of girls has been stacked to include both ladies that moms stereotypically love (doctors and kindergarten teachers) and ones that moms may have an initial bias toward (Penthouse Pets and ex-felons), but one of the mommas keeps her prejudices old school, declaring early on that she won’t accept a black, Asian, Jewish or Muslim girl for her midwestern Iraqi Catholic son. Yikes.
The verdict: The elimination round is a bit stilted dramatically (not for lack of girls shouting supportively to their fellow contestants as though it’s sorority rush and not a contest for a soulmate), and how much direct influence the mothers will have on their sons isn’t clear, but if you’ve been wishing “The Bachelor” and “Jo & Slade: Date My Ex” would have a baby, congratulations.
Did you know? Seacrest’s mom revealed in a recent interview that as a kid, Ryan wore “Husky” pants because he had a little chunk on him.
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