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The Pickup Artist

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The Pickup Artist is a tale of transformation. Mystery is a best-selling author and ultimate pick-up artist who has the secret to wooing women. He'll guide a group of socially awkward men through the rough waters of romance and help them overcome their biggest fear of talking to women.

Aug 6, 20072 seasons18 episodesEndedEN

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Seasons

Season 1

9 episodes

Premiered Aug 6, 2007

Season 2

9 episodes

Premiered Oct 11, 2008

Episodes

1–6 of 9

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Ep 1

Geeks Meet Master

Aug 6, 2007

43m

The men travel to Austin, Texas, and learn the rules of the game. They are sent into a nightclub to demonstrate their current lack of social skills before Mystery and his wingmen show their students how a real pick-up artist does it.

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Ep 2

The Game Begins

Aug 13, 2007

43m

The students get a complete make-over, then are taught tried-and-true cold approach pick-up lines, known as openers, to use on women. Later, the men try out their new looks and lines at a nightclub. The first student is eliminated.

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Ep 3

What Girls Like

Aug 20, 2007

43m

The seven remaining guys compete in a storytelling contest. The winner gets a private lesson with Mystery where they learn a top-secret attraction gambit. Later, Mystery shows how to build attraction using a "higher value" concept.

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Ep 4

The First Kiss

Aug 27, 2007

43m

The six remaining students are treated to a lesson in how to kiss with the help of some attractive female coaches. The students then square off in a kiss challenge where a women decides who kisses best. Later, the guy deemed best kisser gets pointers from Mystery at the club. The contestants' ability to kiss-close will decide which student gets eliminated.

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Ep 5

Coffee Shop: A Female Watering Hole

Sep 3, 2007

43m

Mystery throws the remaining five guys a pool party so they can confront their body issues. Later, the students practice attraction skills at a coffee shop, and a fourth contestant is eliminated.

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Ep 6

A Date With Lingerie

Sep 10, 2007

43m

A lingerie party challenges the remaining four men's abilities to simply listen. A conflict between two of the men threatens to tear apart relationships in the house. Later, the guys head out to try their luck at "instant dates" and then they square off in the toughest elimination yet. For the field test, the men must "bounce" a woman to another venue.

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