Beat the Geeks (2001–2002)

Beat the Geeks is a game show where contestants must match their knowledge against the geeks. The three main geeks of each episode are the TV geek, Movie geek and Music geek. Each episode ... See full summary »

Creators:

Mark Cronin, James Rowley

Stars:

Tiffany Hendra, Marc Edward Heuck, Paul Goebel

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tiffany Hendra	...	Co-Host (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Marc Edward Heuck	...	Movie Geek (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Paul Goebel	...	TV Geek (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Andy Zax	...	Music Geek (10 episodes, 2002)
J. Keith van Straaten	...	Himself - Host (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Blaine Capatch	...	Host (9 episodes, 2002)

Storyline

Beat the Geeks is a game show where contestants must match their knowledge against the geeks. The three main geeks of each episode are the TV geek, Movie geek and Music geek. Each episode as a geek who specializes in a different field such as Star Wars, comic books, KISS, or the Sopranos. The contestants get easier questions than the geeks and must accrue the most points to make it to the final round.

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Plot Keywords:

quiz show | non fiction

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Taglines:

You teased them in school, threw spitballs at them and gave them atomic wedgies. Now it's their turn.

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Genres:

Comedy | Game-Show

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Details

Official Sites:

Comedy Central

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 2001 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Television Network, Mindless Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

On Howard Stern's radio program (July 1, 2002), Mark Cronin guest starred to plug the second season of Beat The Geeks. In honor, Howard Stern played an on-air version of the show. Two contestants played for $10,000 and challenged different geeks. 'Stuttering' John Melendez was the Star Wars Geek, Gary Dell'Abate was the Rock 'n Roll Geek, Artie Lange was the Sports Geek, and Howard Stern was the Superman Geek. Vinnie Favale served as Host.

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Quotes

Blaine: First you have to survive the toss up round, hands over your buzzers, the first one to buzz in with the correct answer will get 10 points and the chance to go up against a geek. Now here's how the follow up works. If you beat the geek you get ten points. If he beats you, you get knocked back 5.

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Connections

Referenced in Tosh.0: Looking for a Girlfriend (2010)

User Reviews

The only reason I still watch Comedy Central!

I love this show! The geeks are pompous enough, but the viewer can understand, after all, these geniuses are there for a reason. I also recently found out that the Movie Geek was, like me, born in Cincinnati, and in my opinion would be the toughest to beat. I wonder though, why was Blaine Capatch chosen to succeed J. Keith? Mr. Van Stratten sounded geeky (no offense, but it's true) and Mr. Capatch does not, although he is rude enough to the losers at the end of each round. Tiffany stands out as the cute one. If I become a Geek, it would be the Presidents geek. I also would probably laugh at the Geek who loses a medal to me or offer a witty comeback to a geek I'd challenge.