''Pants-Off Dance-Off'' (''PODO'') is a dance contest that premiered on April 18, 2006 on

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. It features stripteasers as they dance while disrobing.

Format

In each episode, five contestants striptease to a music video, while interviews,

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s and photos reveal stories about each so-called "pancer". For the first two seasons, the audience selected each episode’s winner by texting their vote. The third season used a format where judges selected the weekly winner. Each episode's winner received $200 and the opportunity to compete in a championship at the end of the season. In October 2009 the show was launched in the UK on MTV's new channel

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. The show had a completely new look, transmitted in double bill episodes and was also narrated by comedian

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. There is no cash prize on the UK version and there is no overall winner. A

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version aired in Canada which involved the dancers stripping, often with the use of "mystery object", while an unseen narrator makes jokes.

Hosts

The first season was hosted by

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and Krista Ayne. Former child star

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joined the show as host for Season 2.

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hosted Season 3.

Production

The show's creator is

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External links

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''New York Times'' review, July 16, 2006

'Pants Off Dance Off's strippers are real yelping, whooping, I'm-mad-me irritants'
- Review by

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, ''

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