Road Rules: Europe
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Road Rules: Europe was third season of the now cancelled series
, Road Rules
. It took place exclusively on the continent of Europe, the first time the series ever ventured outside the United States. This was also the only cast in Road Rules history in which non-American citizens outnumbered American citizens. It premiered on MTV
on January 6, 1997 and concluded on March 31, 1997.
Cancellation (television)
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, Road Rules
Road Rules
Road Rules was an MTV reality show that debuted on July 19, 1995. The series, which was MTV's second reality show after The Real World followed six strangers between the ages of 18 and 24 after stripping them of their money and putting them on an RV traveling from location to location only guided...
. It took place exclusively on the continent of Europe, the first time the series ever ventured outside the United States. This was also the only cast in Road Rules history in which non-American citizens outnumbered American citizens. It premiered on MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
on January 6, 1997 and concluded on March 31, 1997.
Cast
Name | Age | Hometown/Country | RW/RR Challenges |
---|---|---|---|
Patrice Bouédibéla Patrice Bouédibéla Patrice Bouédibéla is a German television presenter.In the spring 1996 Bouédibéla was discovered in a Berlin nightclub for the television show “MTV Road Rules” and toured with four other participants across Europe... |
21 | Berlin, Germany | None |
Antoine de Bouverie | 21 | Brussels, Belgium | Battle of the Sexes |
Elizabeth "Belou" Den Tex | 19 | Amsterdam, Holland | Battle of the Seasons |
Chris Melling | 20 | Swampscott, MA | Battle of the Seasons |
Michelle Parma | 21 | Dallas, TX | Extreme Challenge |
- Bold indicates the contestant was a finalist on the Challenge, but lost in the Final Race.
Tasks list
# | Episode Name | Mission Name | Completed |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Bonjour Roadies | Running with the Bulls | Completed |
2 | Love Hurts | Fireworks in France | Completed |
3 | On the Edge of Your Fears | Repel Down a Steep Cliff | Completed |
4 | The Contest | Clean the Happy Fox Yacht | Completed |
5 | Water Games | Watersports Competition | Completed |
6 | Knives on the Canal | Make a Gourmet Meal | Completed |
7 | In the Ring | Compete in Boxing Ring | Completed |
8 | Giving a Helping Flipper | Release Baby Seals | Completed |
9 | Strutting Their Stuff | Participate in Fashion Show | Completed |
10 | Out the Window | Easter Egg Hunt in French Chateau | Completed |
11 | Sex Wax on the Beach | Surfing | Completed |
12 | Flying with the Birds | Paragliding | Completed |
13 | Tomatoes on the Mind | Handsome Reward | Completed |
Memorable Moments
- The cast runs with the bulls in their first mission.
- After tensions mount between Antoine and Belou, who constantly vie to lead the group, Belou threatens to stab Antoine with a butter knife during breakfast, while Antoine tries to push Belou into a Venetian canal.
- Belou almost falls out of a castle window during a mission.
Trivia
- Patrice was from Germany. Antoine was from Belgium. Belou was from the Netherlands. Chris and Michelle, were both from the States, with Chris hailing from Massachusetts and Michelle from Texas, making this season the first to have more non-American citizens than American ones.
- Michelle Parma died in a car accident on October 19, 2002 outside of Dallas, Texas.
- Patrice is now a VJ for MTV Germany.
- Antoine lives in New York City, NY.
- Belou is the only castmember to bring a child to a challenge, although another castmember did show up to a challenge pregnant. She did so in the Battle of the Seasons where she was heavily criticized by married couple Chadwick and Holly.