FANatic is an American TV show created by Ed Connolly and executive produced by Deborah Norton and Ed Connolly of Norton Connolly Productions, that was shown on the MTV network in the late 1990s. It featured everyday people being tricked into going somewhere and unexpectedly meeting their idol (musician, actor, etc.).

FANatic
Country of originUnited States
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkMTV
ReleaseJuly 6, 1998 (1998-07-06) –
April 17, 2000 (2000-04-17)

Episode list edit

Source:[1]

Season 1 edit

Episode # Featured celebrities Original airdate
101 Wesley Snipes, Van Halen 7/6/1998
102 Jennifer Love Hewitt, Boyz II Men 7/7/1998
103 Usher, Green Day 7/8/1998
104 Bruce Willis, Backstreet Boys 7/9/1998
105 Mase, Everclear 7/10/1998
106 Matchbox 20, Susan Lucci 7/13/1998
107 Wallflowers, Cindy Crawford 7/14/1998
108 Busta Rhymes, Third Eye Blind 7/15/1998
109 Robert Plant & Jimmy Page, Kobe Bryant 7/16/1998
110 Natalie Imbruglia, Jamie Foxx 7/17/1998
111 Queen Latifah, *NSYNC 7/18/1998
112 Dave Navarro, Tia & Tamera Mowry 7/19/1998
113 Aaliyah, Ben Stiller 7/20/1998
114 Metallica, Derek Jeter 7/21/1998
115 Jerry Springer, Lenny Kravitz 7/24/1998
116 Steven Tyler, Tyson Beckford 7/28/1998
117 Shaquille O'Neal, Ozzy Osbourne 7/29/1998
118 Spice Girls, "Stone Cold" Steve Austin 8/3/1998
119 Drew Carey, Aaliyah 8/4/1998
120 Missy Elliott, Tara Lipinski 8/5/1998
121 Jean-Claude Van Damme, Blues Traveler 8/6/1998
122 Dave Navarro, Carmen Electra 8/10/1998
123 Hanson, David Boreanaz 8/11/1998
124 Hootie & The Blowfish, Melissa Joan Hart 8/11/1998
125 Next, Richard Simmons 8/12/1998
126 Wyclef Jean, Jeff Gordon 8/13/1998
127 Stevie Nicks, Bryan Adams 8/17/1998
128 Ben Folds Five, Oscar De La Hoya, Korn 8/18/1998
129 Savage Garden, David Alan Grier 8/19/1998

Season 2 edit

Episode # Featured celebrities Original airdate
201 Shania Twain, Snoop Dogg 11/9/1998
202 Mariah Carey 11/16/1998
203 Cameron Diaz, Luke Perry 11/23/1998
204 Vince Vaughn, Rob Zombie 11/30/1998
205 Pamela Anderson, A Tribe Called Quest 12/7/1998
206 Whitney Houston, Cast of Dawson's Creek 12/14/1998

Season 3 edit

Episode # Featured celebrities Original airdate
301 The Search for Brandy's #1 Fan (Casting Special) 2/10/1999
302 Brandy, Brendan Fraser 2/17/1999
303 Monica, Sheryl Crow 2/24/1999
304 Celine Dion, TLC 3/3/1999
305 Celebrity Skin Special: Hole 3/10/1999
306 Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck 3/17/1999
307 Garbage, Maxwell 3/24/1999
308 *NSYNC, Janeane Garofalo 4/5/1999
309 Method Man, David Arquette 4/5/1999
310 Marilyn Manson, Five 4/19/1999
311 David Spade, Sugar Ray 4/26/1999
312 Backstreet Boys, Britney Spears 5/12/1999
313 Jennifer Lopez, Ricky Martin 5/19/1999
314 Jackie Chan, Dru Hill 6/30/1999
315 Goo Goo Dolls, Ice Cube 7/7/1999
316 Faith Evans, Tori Amos 7/14/1999
317 Blackstreet, LeAnn Rimes 7/21/1999
318 Toni Braxton, Roy Jones Jr. 7/28/1999
319 Jennie Garth, Limp Bizkit 8/4/1999
320 Mýa, Mary J. Blige 8/11/1999

Season 4 edit

Episode # Featured celebrities Original airdate
401 Claire Danes, Jordan Knight 9/11/1999
402 Puff Daddy, Kid Rock 9/13/1999
403 George Clooney, Enrique Iglesias 10/1/1999
404 98 Degrees, Lil' Kim 10/22/1999
405 Heather Locklear, Eminem 10/15/1999
406 Joey McIntyre, Joseph Barahona, Red Hot Chili Peppers 10/4/1999
407 Courteney Cox Arquette, Foo Fighters 11/3/1999
408 Christina Ricci, Johnny Depp 11/16/1999

Season 5 edit

Episode # Featured celebrities Original airdate
501 Fanatic Live: Blink 182 2/25/2000
502 Madonna, Rupert Everett 3/3/2000
503 Christina Aguilera, Beck 3/10/2000
504 Mandy Moore, LFO 3/17/2000
505 Jessica Simpson, Carson Daly 3/31/2000
506 Cast of Felicity, Tyrese 4/7/2000
507 Sarah Michelle Gellar, Eve 4/17/2000

References edit

  1. ^ Episode numbers, air dates, and guest/subject data acquired from internal documents at MTV that have not been published.