Yo Momma
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Yo Momma is an American reality television game show created, executive produced and hosted by Wilmer Valderrama, along with Sam Sarpong, Jason Everhart and Los Angeles radio DJ Big Boy on voice-over that airs on MTV.
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Rules of the game
The series is based on "the dozens", an African American oral tradition in which two individuals trade insults, typically directed at an opponent, his/her mother, or another member of his/her family, until one is unable to offer a comeback. In each episode, locals from various neighborhoods in a large city compete to win $1000 (US) in "cash money" by winning several rounds. The first phase is "freestyle", with Sam or Jason selecting two (or sometimes three) finalists from the five or six contestants. They then go mano e mano in another round. Sam or Jason picks the neighborhood winner, and they meet up at the other player's house with Wilmer to make the final round that day "real personal".
In the final round each day, there are three rounds. The first is strictly based on the traditional "Yo Momma" jokes, with the second round based on what the other saw (with Wilmer) at their opposition's residence, and is followed by the final one-joke round, a.k.a. the "knockout". Wilmer, Sam and Jason then pick the best, agreeing by saying "Tu madre" (Spanish for "Yo Momma") and the winner moves onto the "Best of the Week" show.
Season 1 was taped in Los Angeles, and aired in spring 2006. Season 2 is taking place in New York City, and premiered on October 23, 2006. It was announced during the Preview Show on October 13, 2006, that the third season will be filmed in Atlanta, Georgia in January of 2007 and air that summer.
Creative knockouts
In the two seasons, ther have been some knockout jokes that have been classics:
- During the first season in Los Angeles, one trash talker said that when his opposition's mama ate a peanut M&M, she looked pregnant, and then said "By the way, here's your cousins," and threw a bag of the product at his opponent.
- In New York episodes, three have come to mind during the first week, based in Brooklyn. First, one contestant pointed out that his opposition's mom was an imposter, and he had slept with her "and here she is", to which he had a companion dressed in a gorilla suit with a large pink bra come out from the crowd. In another episode, a player said that his challenger's mom was so fat, she needed something to roll on out with, then said "Bring it out here", and a tow truck rolled onto the background. Finally, in the "Best of Brooklyn" episode, Cutless, who won for Coney Island in the previous episode, said to his challenger to stop leaving his mom's underwear at his house, and displayed a gigantic pair of granny panties to the crowd with a censored (via pixelation) "skid mark".
Best Of The Week
As previously stated above, the four daily winners come back for a "Best Of The Week" battle. All four participate in a freestyle round, after which Wilmer and his posse pick the best, and then that one calls out another of the daily winners. These two compete in a round of "Yo Momma", as do the two remaining contestants, but in this round, the contestants are limited to only one or two subjects (cheap and dumb, poor and fat, etc.) To make even more interesting, the four runners-up from that week's daily battles serve as the jury for these two battles, and determine which two advance to the finals. If the jury is tied, Wilmer and his crew break the tie. After two finalists for that week are determened, a special guest joins Wilmer for the weekly final battle.
The weekly final battle consists of three rounds. They are based on speed (each player gets thirty seconds to rank on the other) or play "Joke 'Til You Choke" (see "Best of L. A." for more information), dissing the other player's relation or friend who has come along for the final, and the knockout joke. In the end, the winner gets another $1000 and also wins a game console, tickets to a sporting event or entertainment event (like a a stand up performance of Mike Epps or a DMX concert), and in the Los Angeles season, dinner at either of two restaurants owned by Valderrama — Geisha House and Dolce. The gaming products won by the weekly champion have been a Playstation Portable, Nintendo DS, Xbox 360, and Game Boy Micro in Season One, along with a Motorola Q cell phone, Helio cell phone, a Pioneer hand-held satellite reciever and a Nintendo DS Lite in Season Two.
"Best of the Week" winners
Season 1: Los Angeles
- Week One: Chuck
- Week Two: Lady V (Vakisha)
- Week Three: D. Redd
- Week Four: Harp
Season 2: New York City
- Week One (Brooklyn): Cutless
- Week Two (Manhattan): Johnny Mal
- Week Three (Bronx): Boomshard
- Week Four (Queens): BGB
"Best of the City"
After four weeks of competition, the winners are invited back again to determine an ultimate winner from the city, who would receive an additional $5,000.00
As is the case for the "Best of the Week", the four weekly winners start by bashing their competitors in a free-for-all freestyle, after which the main crew chooses the best and he/she calls another of the contestants. The other two are paired then. The pairs bag freestyle until one is declared the winner by the jury panel, which in LA were the weekly runners-up's mothers.
Then, the top two battle each other in a sgame called "Joke 'til You Choke", in which the contestants throw barbs at each other until one is unable to offer a comeback, thus resembling the classic dozens. Then in a game called "Comebacks", four runners-up who made an impression are brought back to be paired two each with either contestant. The runners-up have a chance to bag on each contestant, who must offer a comeback to the runner-up, not the other contestant. Then, a final knockout joke section is played, and after this, the crew chooses the winner.
Season 1 (Best of LA)
Harp, who quickly gained popularity early on in the series with his low voice and physical antics while doing his yo momma, was voted Best of L.A. after beating Vakisha in the first round and Chuck in the final round. He came to the finals dressed with a blue cape and boxing gloves which read "Yo Momma" when put together; his final knockout joke was: "Floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee. I slept with yo momma, now it burns when I pee!"
Season 2 (Best of New York)
To air in November.
Guest appearances
Season 1: Los Angeles
- Week One: Method Man/Donald Faison (On the first episode, Donald Faison made a guest appearance)
- Week Two: Mike Jones
- Week Three: Chingy
- Week Four: Ne-Yo
- Best of LA: The "Mommas" of the runners-up (who served as the jury in one round)
Season 2: New York City
- Week One (Brooklyn): Jadakiss
- Week Two (Manhattan): E-40
- Week Three (Bronx): Fat Joe
- Week Four (Queens): Chamillionaire
- Best of New York: The Mommas of the weekly runners-up (who will serve as a jury in a round.)
See also
External links
- Yo Momma at the Internet Movie Database
