Frank the Entertainer in A Basement Affair Season 1 Episode 1: Meet the Marescas

The latest in a long line of dating show cast-offs, Frank the Entertainer now has his own dating show.  Upgraded from being just “The Entertainer” to “Frank the Entertainer,” the 31-year-old who still lives at home in his parents’ basement has 15 ladies vying for the opportunity to pry Cinderfella from his cellar dweller digs to live with them and pick him up as a boyfriend.

The show kicks off with a voiceover about how “New Yorkers are born independent and ready to take over the world,” which jump-cuts to Franks’ parents yelling at him about leaving his undies in the kitchen. All of Mama Susan’s squawking after “Fraaaaaaaank!!!” seems a bit forced for the camera, particularly when you stop to think about what exactly would a grown man be doing with a pair of drawers in the kitchen.  Using them as a potholder? Twirling them around his finger while debating a second helping of linguini?