Joe Millionaire - Season 1

First aired: 1/6/2003 8 episodes

Episodes

1. Episode 1: The Beginning

Aired: 1/6/2003

The prize up for grabs is Evan Marriott, a man the ladies think is worth $50 million, but in acutality is a $19,000-a-year construction worker.Only the gal who wins over Evan and survives his weekly cuts will learn the truth, but before then producer Jean-Michel Michenaud hints that some ""very interesting tensions"" crop up among the curious competitors. The gold digging begins in this episode, where everyone convenes at the fantasy man's French chateau. In the beginning of the episode, we learn about Evan. Evan is then trained in ways to act wealthy. Then at some point the girls arrive in horse-and-buggy and we learn about the girls. Afterwards, host Alex McLeod introduces them to the game and announces there will be a ball. Then, Evan comes to meet the ladies on a horse. Afterwards, the girls go to pick their dresses for the ball. Then the butler brings the girls in one by one. Evan dances with each girl individually. Then it is time for Evan to pick the 12 he wants to stay by giving

2. Episode 2

Aired: 1/13/2003

In this episode, Evan takes the girls on group dates. Group 1- Date: Vineyard Melissa M., Sarah, Brandy, Dana They had to pick grapes at the vineyard Group 2- Date: Train Ride Katie, Mojo, Amanda, Mandy They had to shovel coal into the train's furnace so they could take a train ride through the French countryside. Group 3- Date: Horseback Riding Heidi, Dayana, Zora, Alison They had to shovel horse dew-dew from the stable and then they went hoseback riding. Then the butler announces that seven of them will be leaving. Then the girls were talking about Heidi. They obviously do not like her. Then the next day host Alex McLeod annouces that the 5 chosen will recieve sapphire necklaces. Then it is time for Evan to pick. Then afterwards everyone packs their bags but the 5 chosen will go with Evan to Paris and the others will go home.

3. Episode 3

Aired: 1/20/2003

In this episode, Evan takes the girls on dates in Paris. On the first date (Evan & Mojo) They went to a restraunt and to the Moulin Rouge for a show. Mojo recieves dresses from Evan. On the second date (Evan & Melissa M.) They went on a date to the Eiffel Tower on a rainy day, had champagne at a restraunt, and had cocktail drinks at a hotel room. Melissa M. recieves a portrait of herself from Evan. On the third date (Evan & Sarah) They went to take tango lessons. Sarah recieves a tango outfit from Evan. On the fourth date (Evan & Zora) They went to a dinner at a bistro and they went on walk where they heard a orchestra. Zora recieves a music box from Evan. On the fifth date (Evan & Alison) They go on a cruise down they Seine River and even though the date was over went to see Norte Dame. Alison recieves nothing from Alison. Then the butler announces they will be going on a cruise down the Seine River where host Alex McLeod tells them that the 4 chosen will recieve emerald nec

4. Episode 4

Aired: 1/27/2003

In this episode, Evan and the remaining girls will enjoy the comfort of the chateau. Evan and Sarah went on a bike ride and to taste wine at the winery and when they went down to the front lawn if was getting hot out there. Evan and Melissa M. cook in the kitchen and had dinner. Evan and Zora go on a walk and go horseback riding and they go to the gazebo to see the nature. Then Evan & Zora decide to go to the hot tub and the other girls decide to join them. Evan and Mojo went fencing at the chateau and Mojo wrote a poem for Evan and showed him pictures of her family. Then host Alex McLeod says that they will recieve ruby necklaces if Evan chooses them to stay. After picking, Mojo (the unchosen one) go to pack and afterwards the three remaining girls had wine.

5. Episode 5

Aired: 2/3/2003

Evan & Melissa M.'s date: ?? Evan & Zora's date: Zora flies to a hotel in ?? and her and Evan go to an island, have dinner, go relax in the pool, and the have breakfast the next morning. At breakfast, Zora tells him about a dream she had that Evan was two different people. Evan & Sarah's date: Evan & Sarah fly to a hotel in Nice. They have dinner at a restraunt, they had wine in the park. Sarah comes to his room after the date to ""look at the moon"". Sarah leaves by herself and Evan is alone for the first time in weeks. Back at the chateau, Paul tells them that someone will be eliminated in the morning. Then while he was sleeping he was thinking back to how he has been lying to those girls and talks to Ray Guillani one of the producers. Back at the chateau, host Alex McLeod announces there will be another good bye and the chosen two will recieve diamond pendants. Then it is time for Evan to choose and Melissa M. was eliminated and so she says her good byes and leave.

6. Episode 6

Aired: 2/10/2003

Viewers are subjected to a series of flashback clips of Evan's past dates with Sarah and Zora while he is alternately shown walkiing with Sarah and Zora. Flashbacks are shown in a white border to distinguish them from the actual original content of the episode, what little there is. Then, at the end of the episode, Evan calls Zora and Sarah in to tell them who he's selected, but the episode cuts away before we learn which lady he selected. Paul Hogan, the butler, to end the show, says that in previous episodes he's refused to comment on rumors of the show having a big twist ending, but now, he is going to reveal it: there is a very big twist coming in the next episode.

7. Episode 7: The Last Episode

Aired: 2/17/2003

The truth is finally exposed and the entire country is waiting to see. With only two women left, Zora and Sarah. But first, we find out the secrets of the women of Joe Millionaire and see what they had to say about Evan and the Chateau. All the women voice their opinions on what they really thought about the experience. And they all had something to say to Evan. Dana, said she fell for the ruse hook line and sinker. She convinced herself that everything was real and really wanted to move along. She was drawn to Evan because he was tall, dark and handsome. She tells us she was voted Homecoming Queen and was very upset that she didn't get to stay. She thinks he missed out because she feels she's the total package. Mary says she's the infamous lady of Joe Millionaire. Through the experience, she learned not to take herself seriously. Her blunder she thinks was the sunglasses. She also felt that Evan would've liked her more had he gotten the chance to see her sense of humor and regale in h

8. Joe Millionaire: The Aftermath

Aired: 2/24/2003

in this special, there will be an interview with Evan and Zora since they last filmed the last episode and the 19 eliminated women speak out about Joe Millionaire