go on their first date. Taking you behind-the-scenes for an in-depth look at where the trail of romance leads. Appearances in other media The show was parodied on a April 23, 1996 episode of The Dana Carvey Show as part of a segment called Entertainment Headline (parody of Entertainment Tonight) hosted by Heather Morgan & Steve Carell respectively where it leads into a story about how the FBI actually were clued into the Unabomber's whereabouts because he made an appearance on Singled Out. In the clip, Chris Hardwick (Stephen Colbert) and Jenny McCarthy (also played by Heather Morgan) aid Ted Kaczynski/The Unabomber (Dana Carvey) in playing the game where he picks attributes on a board in order to narrow down the playing field. On the second topic, Hardwick mentions "e-mails" which causes Kaczynski to get wide-eyed and starts babbling about his manifesto. The rest of the girls leave on their account. The show was parodied on an October 5, 1996 episode of Saturday Night Live with host Lisa Kudrow where Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) appears as a contestant on the show. A November 1, 1996 episode of Boy Meets World featured Eric Matthews appearing on Singled Out chosen because of his hair. He ended up with a date with a sophomore from Columbia University however, it was later revealed that both Eric and his date lied about being college students to get on the show (only university students were eligible to be contestants, with some exceptions, such as military personnel of the same age). This episode featured Chris Hardwick playing as himself. The show was parodied as "Single Louts" in a 1996 issue of the satire magazine MAD hosted by Diss Hardup (Chris Hardwick) and Jammy McAirhead (Jenny McCarthy). The show was parodied as "Solo-ed Out" in a 1997 issue of the comic "Sabrina: the Teenage Witch" where Marc Antony, after breaking up with Cleopatra, is sent forward to the 20th century by Sabrina and finds himself as the Picker on the show. Sabrina brings Cleopatra on as a contestant and must help convince Marc that they should reunite. Additionally, Jenny McCarthy is parodied as Minnie Garthney. In a scene in the 1997 film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Romy (played by Mira Sorvino) unsuccessfully tries out for the show as the cut off age is 25, and is told to "try VH1." International versions References External links