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Parental control is a television program produced by MTV. The two directors, Brendon Carter and Bruce Klassen , also created other MTV shows before.

Plot

The current version which aired February 2006 differs from its premiere in March 2005 on MTV's Spring Break 2005. A girl was to interview five boys, and after a set of about five questions for each person or an activity of some sort, the father would eliminate one of the contestants. This would go on until one contestant remained.

In the latest version, the parents, unhappy with their son or daughter's current partner, interview 10-15 males or females and choose two males or females to date their child. Afterwards, their son or daughter goes on a date with the two selections of their parents. He or she has to decide whether to mantain their current relationship, or pick one of their parents' choices.

While each of the two dates are happening, the parents and the old boyfriend/girlfriend are sitting in the same room watching the dates on a TV. This always leads to lots of arguments between the parents and the boyfriend/girlfriend. When both of the dates are finished, the girl/guy must choose who (s)he wants to keep going out with: The candidate the mom chose, the candidate the dad chose, or the old boyfriend/girlfriend whom their parents hate.

A majority of the time, it is the parents trying to find their daughter a new boyfriend, but occasionally, the genders are reversed, such that the parents are trying to find a new girlfriend for their son. The show also shows parents of gay children trying to find new relationships. In one episode the teen son proposed to his girlfriend.

The show however is scripted and does not deal with real situations.

Ratings

Aside from the Spring Break 2005 premiere (which only had one episode), the show premiered in February 2006 as a spring 2006 replacement show without much hype or commercials. The show, much like other MTV dating shows (Next and Date My Mom), started off with few viewers and grew to a fair-rated show.

The first season ended airing new shows randomly around June 2006. The only reason given was to make more room for new seasons of Made, Room Raiders, and Next, and start the new TV series Why Can't I Be You?. It is still a popular show and is commonly aired on nights and overnights for fill-ins.

The second season began in October 2006. In March 2007 a new series was filmed in UK.

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