Sorry…MORE Reality!

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Premiering April 30th on the CW….Farmer Wants a Wife.

NO JOKE.

It's the 19th Century version of The Bachelor!

Ten big city ladies will compete to be a farmer's leading lady.

How will they win him over? By competing in barn-based challenges! Shoveling crap, rounding up animals…seeing city gals get down and dirty is gonna be 'fun'?! But you gotta love how they're going to send the 'loser' home at the end of each episode…the contestant without an egg under her assigned hen is sent packing.

We're another step closer to seeing every variation of anything that has ever been done on TV.

    Posted: Mar 11, 2008 at 4:28 pm / Email this  »

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    1. jess says – reply to this


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      FIRSTT

    2. biq says – reply to this


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      gah, where are the creative mind out there?

      and..first? :P

    3. biq says – reply to this


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      damn, second. :P

    4. ally says – reply to this


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      wha ???? WEIRD

    5. hzse says – reply to this


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      hey perez! i live in holland and this show is actually a rip off of a very successful show here called boer zoekt vrouw..which translates to farmer wants a wife!
      just thought u might want to know! greetings from holland

    6. Aussie Rob says – reply to this


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      What a stupid idea, It was already done in Australia

    7. Jordyn says – reply to this


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      Who cares?

    8. kelsey says – reply to this


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      BITCH!

    9. claudia says – reply to this


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      this has been on french tv first.sucks huh?

    10. Ally says – reply to this


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      I personally think that the show is stupid!

    11. Selma says – reply to this


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      hey , i'm from Austria and this show is here also very successful and in Germany too…. so it's nothing new and it's very funny to watch…I LOVE IT

    12. Kasey says – reply to this


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      Oh my gosh, what is television coming to?

    13. Lil'M says – reply to this


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      well, we already have this show in france, and it's kinda cute. nt worse than big brother anyway!

    14. MF says – reply to this


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      It was done in Sweden too…

    15. southern336 says – reply to this


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      OMG

    16. wout says – reply to this


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      The original program is from the Netherlands - it has been on for 2 seasons, last season its ratings went through the roof (4.5 million in a country of 16 million people). Not my cup of tea, though.

    17. Jaimmy says – reply to this


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      Horrible show. This is a Dutch format and was able to reach a 50% market share, ridiculous!!

    18. joey says – reply to this


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      lmao

    19. inge says – reply to this


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      this show is probably based on the dutch tv show boer zoekt vrouw..

      Its been on for about 3 seasons i think and the most popular show in holland.

    20. samantha says – reply to this


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      this was also done in England, by the name of Dirty Cows I think

    21. Julie says – reply to this


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      omg this is a classic dutch show ("boer zoekt vrouw"), i can't believe it's made it to the states! its a crazy world out there, with some pretty desperate farmers ;)

    22. louis says – reply to this


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      so I worked on this show and its interesting because of one of the contestants Josie. She is nuts

    23. Samanth says – reply to this


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      One season of this show has been done on Australian TV already, with 1 couple (farmer and city gal) engaged.

      Other than that, I dont think its a very exciting reality show.

    24. Stiefepief says – reply to this


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      It originated in the Netherlands. Boer zoekt vrouw! Very succesfull show over here. But i think the 'American version' will be somewhat more glamorous.

    25. paige says – reply to this


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      How will they win him over? I think a better question is, why would anyone WANT to win him over?

    26. Bree says – reply to this


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      this show is in it's second season in Australia by the way. There was another variety of it - though the farmer picked one of the girls they met in the city and took them out to the farm. Usually the drama is that the personalities clash, just because they are isolated and the change in environment makes it entertaining viewing

    27. pernilla says – reply to this


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      In sweden every old bitch watches it, kinda sucks!

    28. . says – reply to this


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      this show first started in The Netherlands, it was a huge hit there. dont think a reproduction could be as good as the real thing

    29. wil says – reply to this


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      Hello, first?

    30. In the dell says – reply to this


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      Should be called and the Farmer takes a wife…

    31. Hyde says – reply to this


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      Who in the HELL would want to be a farmer's wife? That's fucking hard work. Whoever wins it will have done it to be on TV and will go home the second the TV cameras are gone.

    32. yvi says – reply to this


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      first

    33. AJSUCKS says – reply to this


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      I'd do that

    34. Angelique says – reply to this


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      I agree with a previous comment; Dutch idea!

      Over 4 million viewers in a country of 16 million people is a lot.

    35. Tanja says – reply to this


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      Thats nothing new. In germany there is already the 3rd season of it. Its calles "bauer sucht frau" means "farmer serches wife".
      I can tell you thats real bullshit. It is just boring and all the farmer i think look terrible :D .

    36. Candy says – reply to this


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      They should have one where hot city girls fight over a nerdy amish boy. haha

    37. Zizo says – reply to this


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      Is nowt new……done in the UK a couple of years ago

    38. Lola says – reply to this


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      Hi, am from Holland. This is indeed a show from here. The thing is, in Holland it was very tastefully done, not with the object of creating drama, but with the object of letting farmers (in last season also 1 female farmer) find a partner. It was on public tv, not on commercial, and a real honest cute show.
      But I bet it can be made into one ugly commercial show if in the wrong hands….

    39. Sem says – reply to this


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      In the Netherlands it's a HUGE hit! I likes it
      xoxoxSem

    40. Dani Girl says – reply to this


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      WACK ATTACK 2008!

    41. whitney says – reply to this


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      Who the HELL would want to become a fucking farmer's wife? EWWWWWWW

    42. Jesse says – reply to this


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      They did this in the UK a while back. Not sure how successful it was.

    43. josie says – reply to this


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      haha.. that has been going on in Sweden for years.. RIP OFF

    44. Tinneke says – reply to this


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      No offence, but I think this show was first broadcasted in Belgium. Three seasons are already over (and were a huge success) and there might be a new one this year.

    45. bella says – reply to this


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      why on earth would anyone want to compete to be a FARMER'S wife??????

    46. Mr. Jangles says – reply to this


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      Can't wait to see the homely, farmly girls that show up for this cattle call. (Sorry, I just couldn't resist.)

    47. Lela says – reply to this


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      Again, they've stolen a program from The Netherlands, C'mon, get some of your own shows- and is it even relevant in The States. The farmers are a dying breed- Europe it's a different story we have farms all over.. This is just sooo sad.

    48. Aileen says – reply to this


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      He places an egg under the hen that is assigned to the women who get to stay. An EGG!!! HAHA…cracks me up!!!!!!!!!

    49. looop says – reply to this


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      2 seasons of this shit in Finland also.

    50. Davina says – reply to this


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      Over here (the netherlands) it's very popular…who know's what hot farmers there over there with you (lol it wasn't all that over here with the hot farmers…tooo bad) but fun to watch when you have nothing to do @ sunday evening ;-)

    51. Marc Kok says – reply to this


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      Its originally a Dutch show
      and here its a great succes

      i never watched it but it was a true hit

    52. joehoe says – reply to this


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      boer zoekt vrouw haha farmerboy searches farmer chick haha greetings from holland de mazzel

    53. T. says – reply to this


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      Lol something like that is actually already on Dutch televison. Called 'Boer zoekt vrouw'.

    54. dina o says – reply to this


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      I'm so sick of this reality bullshit..

    55. ew says – reply to this


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      Oh cool. More red neck trash americans making fools of themselfs. Can't wait!!!

    56. Aline says – reply to this


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      in The Netherlands it's very popular. And if in the next season there is a cute farmer, i will definitly write a letter.
      by the way: the programme has its 3rd season.

    57. Kit says – reply to this


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      Both Denmark and Sweden have had versions of this show since 2006 as well

    58. Peach says – reply to this


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      It already exists in France

    59. david says – reply to this


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      this was an aussie show its been on sbs and now moved to the more comercial channel nine here in aus…. they tend to get petty hot farmers too…. this is an AUSTRALIAN show

    60. Katrina says – reply to this


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      Um creative huh?
      I would've put the loser to sit on bull shit, then you know it's time for packing.

    61. Shilton says – reply to this


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      I worked at the front desk of a hotel this summer which was where all the girls were staying when filming this series. First of all, they were filming a "farmer" from Chesterfield, MO. While Chesterfield may not be a booming metropolitan city, it is far from a bumblefuck hillbilly town, overflowing with farmland, which is what one might expect from this show. Secondly, I had the privilege of speaking to many of the contestants and let me just say…TRASH. Trash and CRAZY. Many of these women were psycho and slutty and I can't wait to see the show. We are talking flavor of love quality. It should make smutty stupid television which will likely be every reality tv addicts guilty pleasure this spring!

    62. stacey says – reply to this


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      who would want ot be one this?!

    63. stacey says – reply to this


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      Re: stacey
      haha oops, i mean who would want to be on this?!

    64. sisi says – reply to this


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      Nice! I can't wait to see some bitch cry over not having an egg.

      "I thought we were getting along so well. I just knew I'd get an egg tonight. But I lifted my hen's butt. . . and my heart broke! I will never be the same again!"

    65. Ecstasy says – reply to this


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      I live in England and they did this show last year - at least with a wealthy UK farmer. It was called "Dirty Cows".

    66. LOL says – reply to this


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      All these nationalities claiming their country was first:

      It was originally an English TV show, not Dutch. Check Wikipedia. The first series aired in the UK in 2001. The first series in Holland aired in 2004.

    67. TheMP says – reply to this


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      Germany is officially apologizing for bringing you this crap! ;o)

    68. Anki says – reply to this


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      Hey, in Germany it was amazingly succesfull! AND very funny!! Don´t take it serious.

      luv u

    69. Jen says – reply to this


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      Actually this show started in Norway.
      Think they are on the 6th season here.
      There's already been a farmer wants a wife wedding and baby (the farmer in this coupling is a woman).
      Hey what can I say, it's dark cold and miserable most of the year here and we are a very wholesome people who like churning butter on cold winter nights :p
      The fact its probably the most popular show on Norwegian TV shows what a lame bunch of people we are (or perhaps how many farmer enthusiasts there are in Norway).

    70. EU LOVER says – reply to this


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      We had this show ALL over Europe all ready! Just Like Big Brother was something from us dutch people…. Haha, Go be creative America!!

    71. Liniadux says – reply to this


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      hahhah
      this has been airing in Sweden for the last two years..been a great success at home

    72. Pretty_Princess says – reply to this


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      UGH! Are there women out there who want to get married THAT badly?
      These must be the ugly heiffers that couldn't make it on one of the billion bachelor shows.

    73. renee b says – reply to this


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      hehehehe it's true. Our little country called The Netherlands does have that show (3 seasons already i think) and it is hugely popular. Have fun watching it in the US!!

    74. k says – reply to this


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      WHAT!? thats weird

    75. THIS IS NOT A DUTCH SHOW says – reply to this


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      Honestly, those Dutch are so dumb. Just because something is on their TV they think they invented it. Farmer Wants Wife originated in the UK in 2001 already! Belgium, Norway and Holland did it also in 2004 and then the rest of the world pretty much followed suit. But Holland didn't invent this shit! Stop claiming something that isn't yours! Although, I have to say, the show is soo shite it could've well been invented by the Dutch (but it hasn't). A Belgian outsider who saw it on ITV, Ned1 and VTM.

    76. W says – reply to this


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      I saw a show like this on a German channel, like, 3 or 4 years ago!

    77. old news says – reply to this


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      they so had this forever ago in sweden! they also have it in france… and probably some other european countries. the US is far behind.

    78. imke says – reply to this


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      yay- this was such a big thing in germany! some farmers even married the woman they choose!!!

    79. joey says – reply to this


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      No, Big Brother was dutch. not this. If you know your classics you now Boer zoekt vrouw is a copy of Farmer wants a Wife.
      DUtch television has lost its creativity since we've got Flikken Maastricht.

    80. SHEEP SKIN CONDOMS says – reply to this


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      HOPEFULLY THE FARMER IN THE DELL CAN FIND A WIFE/EWE WITH A SEX DRIVE TO MATCH HIS OWN.

    81. flora says – reply to this


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      Not sure who had it first (i just read a holland post) but we have it in denmarks too, it's on it's second or third season here.
      Soooo, not only is it a bad idea, it's also unoriginal.

    82. Boohoo says – reply to this


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      its nice to see people in the fly-over states getting exposure…

    83. WHO CARES !!!!! says – reply to this


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      you have to be freakin kidding me ….. this is the best they could come up with???

    84. OzzyOzzyOzzy says – reply to this


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      It worked in Australia - a couple are actually getting married! haha

    85. dandanlovesperez says – reply to this


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      yeahh this show was on in Germany.
      It's nothing new.
      They also have 'wife exchange', 'I tarzan you Jane'(like the American Idol for musicals)
      and a bunch of other ridiculous shows.
      xox

    86. Hannah says – reply to this


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      ahh ! that kind of show already is on TV in france for 2 years now.
      when you watch it for the first time ure like 'what the helle is that shitty program ??', but continue watchin it while eating crisps and think 'i dont noe why im watchin it but thats pretty captivating…'

    87. i hate reality tv says – reply to this


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      I HATE REALITY TV!!!!!!!! Enough already!!!!!!!!!!! And all of you idiots who agree to appear on these shows seriously need to get lives. You are pathetic and you make the rest of the world think that America is full of low-intellect, lazy, drama queen, losers. Seriously, it's time for reality tv to die.

    88. sk says – reply to this


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      This show was done in Australia last year…. boring concept!!

    89. siobhann says – reply to this


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      1st the guy is NOT from Chesterfield MO, he's from a tiny farm community of Portage De Souix near the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. Second, he already has a girlfriend of many years. He's only okay looking and the farm isn't really his. There was a write up in the local free paper last summer. It's been almost a year since the end of taping. I guess the network is getting tres desperate!

    90. We should all be reading Russian novels instead. Tolstoi anyone? says – reply to this


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      Re: i hate reality tv – Don't be so hard on yourself. Reality TV was 'officially' invented in Holland who started off with Big Brother (although MTV's The Real Life REALLY came first). But anyhow, you can blame the Dutch for bringing losers, braindeads, prozzies and whatnot to the little screen. You can punch them if you like too. With my blessings.

    91. Sydney says – reply to this


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      Hey! They definetly made a show just like that in the UK. I forget what the name was…But England deff played it first!

    92. blubb says – reply to this


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      they stole that idea from german television!

    93. elz says – reply to this


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      hate to admit it but this rubbish was already done in australia too … oh the shame!!

    94. Jaime says – reply to this


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      Hey P….did you know this is an Aussie show?!?!?! I can't believe the US picked it up as it doesn't even rate well here…..????

    95. teodora says – reply to this


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      hahaha sweden has already had farmer wants a wife for a few years now.
      it's 4 diffrent farmers and like 10 woman who come an dlive on there farm and one woman gets cut every week.

    96. SMARTASS PERES says – reply to this


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      Yup, the USA is usually the last to pick these tv ideas up…

    97. heatherlynn says – reply to this


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      why doesn't he do like all the other farmers and marry his sister? maybe he had a older brother…

    98. Tess B says – reply to this


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      We've already had 2 or 3 seasons of this show in Sweden. All magz wrote about the farmers even when a season was over :(

    99. Anuschka says – reply to this


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      What the EFFF??? Germany had a show before you there over the ocean had it?

    100. dees says – reply to this


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      this show is a Hit in the Netherlands. its allready hit the thirth season, Its called: Boer zoek Vrouw!

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