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Marry My Daughter: Love Reality Style
Aired August 18, 2003 - 14:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Now many of you have heard the reality television show, "Who Wants to Marry My Dad?" Have you seen that one?
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: I hate to admit it. I sort of peeped in on it.
(LAUGHTER)
PHILLIPS: Sort of embarrassing. The stuff draws you.
O'BRIEN: Caught you!
PHILLIPS: I ain't going to lie. You know, what can I tell you? I just had to see what it was like.
Well, a Massachusetts...
O'BRIEN: Research.
PHILLIPS: Beautiful family. Beautiful family.
O'BRIEN: It's research.
PHILLIPS: A Massachusetts woman is now trying to marry off her 22-year-old daughter. Not on television, though, but in her frontyard.
Lynn Joliker (ph) from CNN affiliate WCBB reports the men are lining up.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hi.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hello.
LYNN JOLIKER, WCBB CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): No million dollar prize, no roses for the chosen ons. Just a mom trying to marry off her daughter.
DONNA WOOD, MOTHER: I was hoping she found someone on her own. But, oh, boy that didn't work.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is that your Harley?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, it is.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I'm going to go check it out.
JOLIKER: The single one searching for a soul mate, 22-year-old Kim Devlin (ph) of Southbridge. The contestants, 10 guys hoping to make the right first impression. Everyone from Harley hobbyist to military man.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: might get voted off the island today. I don't know.
JOLIKER: With cameras following their every move.
DOT LESNIEWSKI, NEIGHBOR: With all the reality shows on TV, this isn't really a big surprise.
JOLIKER: Kim's mother, Donna Wood, came up with the contest idea and required possible suitors to show up with pictures, references and letters.
WOOD: Oh, this is so sweet.
JOLIKER: Then face a grilling by committee.
WOOD: You looking for marriage?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
WOOD: You looking to settle down?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. I'm looking to be happy.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Would it be OK with you if I ate breakfast every morning with my dog like I do?
CHRISTOPHER CLANCEY, SOUTHBRIDGE RESIDENT: I haven't found anybody and there's this girl that's good hearted and everything, so I decided to give it a chance.
WILLIAM FASSETT, WORCESTER RESIDENT: I think it's easier to talk to the family than it is to go to a club and meet a girl and have nothing to say.
JOLIKER: The committee will spend the next five weeks narrowing down the pool looking for Mr. Right for the young nanny and single mom.
RICKY RICCI, BRIMFIELD RESIDENT: Basically I hear, basically it's for him. He's a good guy, you know, but I still hope I win because, you know, beating him is always nice.
JOLIKER: Welcome to the dating game, 21st Century style.
In Southbridge, Lynn Joliker, News Center 5. (END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: Is it possible we just hit rock bottom? Is that -- should we get a little news alert out on that? Rock bottom has been struck.
PHILLIPS: A reflection of our society, what have we come to. See, we're sucker, too. We ran the story.
O'BRIEN: We ran the story and here we are right there participating in the whole thing. We are guilty as charged.
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Aired August 18, 2003 - 14:53 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: Now many of you have heard the reality television show, "Who Wants to Marry My Dad?" Have you seen that one?
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: I hate to admit it. I sort of peeped in on it.
(LAUGHTER)
PHILLIPS: Sort of embarrassing. The stuff draws you.
O'BRIEN: Caught you!
PHILLIPS: I ain't going to lie. You know, what can I tell you? I just had to see what it was like.
Well, a Massachusetts...
O'BRIEN: Research.
PHILLIPS: Beautiful family. Beautiful family.
O'BRIEN: It's research.
PHILLIPS: A Massachusetts woman is now trying to marry off her 22-year-old daughter. Not on television, though, but in her frontyard.
Lynn Joliker (ph) from CNN affiliate WCBB reports the men are lining up.
(END VIDEOTAPE)
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hi.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Hello.
LYNN JOLIKER, WCBB CORRESPONDENT (voice-over): No million dollar prize, no roses for the chosen ons. Just a mom trying to marry off her daughter.
DONNA WOOD, MOTHER: I was hoping she found someone on her own. But, oh, boy that didn't work.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Is that your Harley?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes, it is.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Well, I'm going to go check it out.
JOLIKER: The single one searching for a soul mate, 22-year-old Kim Devlin (ph) of Southbridge. The contestants, 10 guys hoping to make the right first impression. Everyone from Harley hobbyist to military man.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: might get voted off the island today. I don't know.
JOLIKER: With cameras following their every move.
DOT LESNIEWSKI, NEIGHBOR: With all the reality shows on TV, this isn't really a big surprise.
JOLIKER: Kim's mother, Donna Wood, came up with the contest idea and required possible suitors to show up with pictures, references and letters.
WOOD: Oh, this is so sweet.
JOLIKER: Then face a grilling by committee.
WOOD: You looking for marriage?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes.
WOOD: You looking to settle down?
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yes. I'm looking to be happy.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Would it be OK with you if I ate breakfast every morning with my dog like I do?
CHRISTOPHER CLANCEY, SOUTHBRIDGE RESIDENT: I haven't found anybody and there's this girl that's good hearted and everything, so I decided to give it a chance.
WILLIAM FASSETT, WORCESTER RESIDENT: I think it's easier to talk to the family than it is to go to a club and meet a girl and have nothing to say.
JOLIKER: The committee will spend the next five weeks narrowing down the pool looking for Mr. Right for the young nanny and single mom.
RICKY RICCI, BRIMFIELD RESIDENT: Basically I hear, basically it's for him. He's a good guy, you know, but I still hope I win because, you know, beating him is always nice.
JOLIKER: Welcome to the dating game, 21st Century style.
In Southbridge, Lynn Joliker, News Center 5. (END VIDEOTAPE)
O'BRIEN: Is it possible we just hit rock bottom? Is that -- should we get a little news alert out on that? Rock bottom has been struck.
PHILLIPS: A reflection of our society, what have we come to. See, we're sucker, too. We ran the story.
O'BRIEN: We ran the story and here we are right there participating in the whole thing. We are guilty as charged.
TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com
