Date My Ex: Jo & Slade
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| Genre | Dating show |
| Starring | Jo De La Rosa Slade Smiley |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
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| Running time | 42 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Evolution Film & Tape |
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| Original network | Bravo |
| Picture format | 480i (SDTV) |
| Original release | July 21 – September 8, 2008 |
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| Related shows | The Real Housewives of Orange County |
Date My Ex: Jo & Slade is an American dating show on Bravo that debuted on July 21, 2008 and ran for one season. The series answers the question, "can exes be friends?". It is focused on the dating life of Jo De La Rosa, a former cast member on The Real Housewives of Orange County. Jo enlists the help of her ex-fiance Slade Smiley plus her best friends Myia Ingoldsby and Katy Metz.
Three contestants are invited into Slade's house, every week to live with him and compete for Jo's heart. Every day, one of Jo's friends delivers to her house a red and white polka dot box containing a note and a clue hinting at the day's events. Each of the three guys takes Jo out on a unique date, close to his own heart. However, what none of them know is that Slade can watch the dates. After all of the dates, Jo chooses one of the guys to stay in Slade's house and go on a second date with her, while the others are told, "I think we should just be friends", and they have to leave the house immediately.
Episode 1 starts out with the four guys' being brought to the house and introduced to Slade after the news that their brief residence is, in fact, his house. They are shown their small living quarters, 4 twin beds in a cramped room with one bathroom. They have all planned dates and Martin, the real estate salesman, goes first. He takes Jo to a restaurant, which he has shut down just for them. He cooks her a meal in the restaurant's kitchen with minimal help from Jo. They then go dancing in the restaurant. She reveals that she likes a man in an apron but doesn't like that she had hardly talked. Slade agrees with Myia that Jo has hardly put a word in. When Martin gets back he refuses to talk about the date.
Slade wakes Michael up in the morning and Michael says, "It's weird to be woken up by the ex-fiance of the woman you are trying to pursue." He takes Jo out on a boat to teach her to fish. Jo only catches a small fish but seems satisfied. Michael teaches her how to gut a fish, much to her displeasure. They then go out on the bow of the boat and have breakfast. Not unlike Martin, Michael refuses to talk about his date.
David's date starts with his blindfolding Joe with a Louis Vuitton scarf and leading her up to the roof, where awaiting them is a private helicopter and champagne. Jo calls Martin cocky. They enjoy champagne then climb into the helicopter for a ride around Los Angeles. It appears that Slade doesn't like David's date with Jo. It is dark when he returns to the house, but he is open and willing to talk about his date.
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