# MTV's The 70s House

MTV's The 70s House is an American reality television show created by Aaron Matthew Lee. The show premiered on MTV on July 5 and ended on September 6, 2005. The show featured twelve contestants participating in a 24/7 simulation of the 1970s. They were required to part with all modern technology including cell phones, laptops, and MP3 players, as well as all modern clothing and lingo, only to adopt their cultural equivalents of the 1970s.

## Overview

On each episode contestants were assigned tasks by Oscar, the house's unseen owner who communicated over speakerphone in a parody of Charlie's Angels. Dawn, the show's host, acted as a liaison between the contestants and Oscar and instructed them on how to complete the tasks. After finishing the task Oscar awarded a prize to the contestant (or team) which best completed the task. Two contestants were then chosen, based on that day's performance and how well they otherwise kept their 70s facade. These contestants competed in an elimination challenge at the end of the show and the loser would be eliminated from the show. In the ninth episode, however, three contestants competed in the elimination round and two were eliminated.
Stand-up comedian Natasha Leggero played Dawn, while Bil Dwyer played the elimination challenge host, Bert Van Styles. Guest judges included Erik Estrada, Jimmie Walker and Leif Garrett.

## Results

| Contestant | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode | Episode |
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Andrew | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN |
| Joey | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | OUT |
| Corey | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | RISK | RISK | OUT | |
| Sarah | WIN | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | OUT | |
| Lynda | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | | |
| Ashley | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | | | |
| Jami | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WIN | OUT | | | | |
| Ruben | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | OUT | | | | | |
| Hailley | WIN | RISK | SAFE | OUT | | | | | | |
| Peter | WIN | WIN | OUT | | | | | | | |
| Lee | SAFE | OUT | | | | | | | | |
| Geo | OUT | | | | | | | | | |
    The contestant won the 70s House
    The contestant won the challenge
    The contestant was awarded immunity and did not compete in the main challenge
    The contestant did not win the challenge, but was awarded safety
    The contestant faced an elimination challenge and won
    The contestant was eliminated from the competition

## Episodes

| No. | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | "Welcome to the 1970s" | July 5, 2005 (2005-07-05) |
| Challenge: A basketball game against a high school team Winners: Dyn-o-mites (Joey, Hailley, Jami, Peter, Ruben, Sarah) Elimination Round: Operation Bottom two: Andrew and Geo Eliminated: Geo |||
| 2 | "Disco Duck" | July 12, 2005 (2005-07-12) |
| Challenge: A disco dance showdown Winners: the Dudes (Andrew, Corey, Joey, Peter, Ruben) Elimination Round: Climb That Mountain Bottom two: Hailley and Lee Eliminated: Lee |||
| 3 | "Dodge Ball" | July 19, 2005 (2005-07-19) |
| Challenge: A game of dodgeball against pro wrestlers Winners: Ruben's team (Ruben, Andrew, Corey, Jami, Lynda) Elimination Round: Liars' Lounge Bottom two: Peter and Sarah Eliminated: Peter |||
| 4 | "Car Wash" | July 26, 2005 (2005-07-26) |
| Challenge: An endurance Car Wash Winners: Andrew, Corey, Joey, Ruben Immune: Ashley Elimination Round: Supermarket Shenanigans Bottom two: Hailley and Lynda Eliminated: Hailley |||
| 5 | "Love Boat" | August 2, 2005 (2005-08-02) |
| Challenge: Matching eight couples on a cruise Winners: Red Team (Jami, Andrew, Sarah, Corey) Elimination Round: Limbo Bottom two: Joey and Ruben Eliminated: Ruben |||
| 6 | "You're So Vain" | August 9, 2005 (2005-08-09) |
| Challenge: Mr. & Miss Red White & Blue beauty pageant Winner: Andrew Safe: Ashley and Sarah Elimination Round: What's Your Sign? Bottom two: Jami and Lynda Eliminated: Jami |||
| 7 | "Roller Boogie" | August 16, 2005 (2005-08-16) |
| Challenge: Have unsuspecting strangers joining in on the Hustle or Jazzercise Winners: Team Jazzercise (Andrew, Joey, Sarah) Elimination Round: Roller Boogie Showdown Bottom two: Ashley and Corey Eliminated: Ashley |||
| 8 | "Five Sticks of Dynamite" | August 23, 2005 (2005-08-23) |
| Challenge: Performing an original song Winner: Sarah Elimination Round: What's That Song? Bottom two: Lynda and Corey Eliminated: Lynda |||
| 9 | "Tiger Beat" | August 30, 2005 (2005-08-30) |
| Challenge: Tiger Beat Magazine pin-up Winner: Andrew Elimination Round: Spaghetti Holes eating challenge Bottom three: Corey, Joey, Sarah Eliminated: Corey and Sarah |||
| 10 | "Andrew Wins!" | September 6, 2005 (2005-09-06) |
| Challenge: 70s Decathlon Winner: Andrew |||

## Successor

A similar show centered around 1990s culture called 90's House premiered on MTV in 2017.