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Mary-Ellis Bunim

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Producer

The Resume

    (July 9, 1946-January 29, 2004)
    Co-creator and Executive Producer of 'Real World' and 'Road Rules'
    Executive Producer of 'The Simple Life,' 'As The World Turns,' 'Santa Barbara' and 'Making the Band 2'
    Died at 57 of breast cancer

Why she might be annoying:

    She selected people who would irritate other cast mates on The Real World so it would be good television.
    The shows are intentionally edited to make some cast members look bad.
    Although her show is suppose to reflect reality, she will change time frames, by taking reaction scenes out of sequence. If she wanted a certain reaction to what was going on, she would use a scene of someone getting angry or crying from something entirely different.
    To avoid any legal problems of filming in a rest room, she took some bathroom doors off the hinges, so they can film from outside the room.
    They don't pay the cast members much for the constant filming of their lives.
    She was divorced.
    The one movie she worked on 'The Real Cancun' was a box office flop.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was co-creator of the modern reality show and is referred to as 'the mother of reality television.'
    Reality shows are now a staple of television. She and Jonathan Murray helped revolutionize television.
    The Real World and Road Rules are MTV's staple shows.

Credit: Loving Way


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 35 Votes: 17.14% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 42 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 43 Votes: 55.81% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 4 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 11 Votes: 36.36% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 19 Votes: 63.16% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 18 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 17 Votes: 70.59% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 41 Votes: 63.41% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 50 Votes: 58.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 168 Votes: 78.57% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 90 Votes: 71.11% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 261 Votes: 68.97% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 1437 Votes: 69.59% Annoying
    In 2004, Out of 562 Votes: 44.13% Annoying