| Repo Games | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Presented by | Josh Lewis Tom DeTone |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 40 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | SallyAnn Salsano |
| Production company | 495 Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | Spike |
| Release | April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) – August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21) |
Repo Games is an American game show on Spike. The series debuted on April 26, 2011.
Format
Hosts Josh Lewis and Tom DeTone are actual repo men. They visit actual owners of vehicles in danger of being repossessed and offer them a chance to have the debt fully paid off by playing a trivia game.
The game takes place wherever the vehicle is parked, usually in the owner's driveway. The vehicle is hooked up to a tow truck, and the owner is given a chance to win it back by answering five general-knowledge trivia questions. If the owner can answer three questions correctly, the vehicle is removed from the tow truck and the owner gets it back, with all delinquent payments and any outstanding loan balance paid off by the show. If not, the tow truck drives away with the vehicle. The first series of episodes were filmed in Phoenix, Arizona, Las Vegas, Nevada, and Dallas, Texas. Some 80 vehicle owners took part in the show. The second series of episodes have included South Jersey and Indiana.
Episodes
Season 1: 2011
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wallace and the Green Machine" | April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) |
| 2 | "Darwin Makes a Break For It" | April 26, 2011 (2011-04-26) |
| 3 | "Baby Knows Best" | May 3, 2011 (2011-05-03) |
| 4 | "The Double Repo" | May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10) |
| 5 | "Redneck Rampage" | May 17, 2011 (2011-05-17) |
| 6 | "Bad Boys, Bad Boys" | May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24) |
| 7 | "Who Let the Dogs Out!" | May 31, 2011 (2011-05-31) |
| 8 | "Shots Fired" | July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12) |
| 9 | "Grizzly Man" | July 12, 2011 (2011-07-12) |
| 10 | "Bait and Repo" | July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) |
| 11 | "Pip Squeak Squawkin" | July 19, 2011 (2011-07-19) |
| 12 | "Happy Ending" | July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26) |
| 13 | "Bug Spray Attack" | July 26, 2011 (2011-07-26) |
| 14 | "Heavy Lovin" | August 2, 2011 (2011-08-02) |
| 15 | "Muscle Mayhem" | August 2, 2011 (2011-08-02) |
| 16 | "Officer Friendly Knows Best" | August 9, 2011 (2011-08-09) |
| 17 | "Mr. Sin City" | August 16, 2011 (2011-08-16) |
| 18 | "Mrs. Robinson's Neighborhood" | August 23, 2011 (2011-08-23) |
| 19 | "Booty Blockin'" | August 30, 2011 (2011-08-30) |
| 20 | "Babysitter Badass" | September 6, 2011 (2011-09-06) |
Season 2: 2012
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "No Underwear No Problems" | March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28) |
| 2 | "Gunnin' for Payback" | March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28) |
| 3 | "Johnnie Don't Know" | April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04) |
| 4 | "Soul Brotha Chicken Wing" | April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17) |
| 5 | "Hammertime" | April 17, 2012 (2012-04-17) |
| 6 | "Bong Show" | April 24, 2012 (2012-04-24) |
| 7 | "Country Quitter" | May 1, 2012 (2012-05-01) |
| 8 | "Jaeger and the Wheelbarrow" | May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08) |
| 9 | "Don't Tell Tom the Babysitter's Down" | May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15) |
| 10 | "Feminem Loves to Dance" | May 22, 2012 (2012-05-22) |
| 11 | "Mike Is the King of the Neighborhood" | June 12, 2012 (2012-06-12) |
| 12 | "You'll Never Take Me Alive, Again" | June 19, 2012 (2012-06-19) |
| 13 | "To Pee or Not to Pee" | June 26, 2012 (2012-06-26) |
| 14 | "Even You Can Have a Stripper Wife" | July 10, 2012 (2012-07-10) |
| 15 | "Kenton the Butcher" | July 17, 2012 (2012-07-17) |
| 16 | "Barely Legal Lindsey" | July 24, 2012 (2012-07-24) |
| 17 | "Old Man Nasty" | July 31, 2012 (2012-07-31) |
| 18 | "Cops and Repos" | August 7, 2012 (2012-08-07) |
| 19 | "Obama Lives in Sherwood Forest" | August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21) |
| 20 | "Model Mayhem" | August 21, 2012 (2012-08-21) |
Incidents
During filming for a Las Vegas episode of Repo Games, 40-year-old Carlos Barron shot at the show's film crew because the production van was parked outside of his home. He was later arrested for attempted murder. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years of probation on June 24, 2014.
References
- "Spike TV's New Game Show "Repo Games" Premieres Tuesday, April 26 at 8:00PM ET/PT". Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- CNN.com Article: Win back your car on 'Repo Games'
- TMZ.com Article: Carlos Barron's Mug Shot -- 'Repo Games' Shooter... Be Very Afraid
- "North Las Vegas man gets jail time in 'Repo Games' shooting - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper". 24 June 2014.