Frank the Entertainer in a Basement Affair Season 1, Episode 6: Meet The Rest Of The Marescas

Meet The Marescas

Unable to win New York's heart, Frank the Entertainer welcomes 15 beautiful ladies into his parents' house in hopes of finding the one that will inspire him to move out of the basement for good. One girl quickly rubs Mom the wrong way, and Frank has to decide if he should keep her against his mother's wishes. It's her house, but he's the one looking for love and handing out basement keys to thirteen lucky ladies.

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A Big Decision

With the first elimination behind them, Frank and his thirteen ladies are now one big happy family, living under the Maresca roof. Not wasting any time, Frank invites each girl for a private rendezvous in his basement where they will showcase their "talents". It isn't until later though that one girl proves her real talent; the ability to annoy Mrs. Maresca. In a heated battle between mother and son, Frank finds himself at a major crossroad and must choose between his own family and the possibility of love.

60 min

Haggle For My Love

Frank enlists eleven girls to clear out his family's junk at a neighborhood garage sale, but Mrs. Maresca isn't too happy when she notices some of the girls offering additional services to their customers. While a couple of girls' lackluster efforts to connect with Frank fails to impress, one girl's behavior at home causes Frank to question whether she is right for him at all. Frank has a lot to figure out before he announces who should leave his parent's house at elimination.

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Getting To First Base

Frank is looking to score a home run when it comes to finding a soul mate so he challenges the ten remaining girls to a wet and wild Bikini Softball game. The winners spend a fun filled day playing in the sand with Frank at Coney Island, while the losing team gets interrogated at the dinner table by Frank's family, including a special bonus Maresca family member. One of the girls tries too hard to monopolize Frank's affection. Then in a shocking revelation during elimination -- a betrayal pits Mom against one of the girls.

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Nine Franks Are Better Than One

The remaining nine girls have their hands full when a mob of Frankie Juniors wreak havoc on the Maresca household. The games continue when Frank takes two ladies bowling, while his brother Sal comes over and grills the girls about their lives. When Sal uncovers some dirt on two of the girls, Frank has to decide which one he trusts the most.

60 min

Sucker Punch My Heart

To win a special date with Frank, each of the seven remaining girls has to sing her way into his heart in a classic crooning competition. One girl's shocking attempt to get Frank's attention causes everyone's jaw to drop and leads to unexpected drama in the house. Pointed accusations have Frank questioning whether one girl's really who she claims to be and at the same time he's tries to sort out his feelings for another. At a tense and emotional elimination, Frank must ask one more girl to leave his house.

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Big Dreams Little Italy

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We Need Therapy

Frank invites a therapist to his basement for a little couple's therapy with the five remaining ladies. While one girl has an emotional breakthrough, Frank chooses to go on solo dates with two girls with whom he questions his chemistry. Will Frank choose the girl who wants more, or the one who has everything?

60 min

A Family Affair

With only four girls left, it's about time the Maresca's got to meet their possible future in-laws. In the hopes of learning more about them, Frank invites the girls' parents over for a day of family bonding. But things take a strange turn when all that Frank learns is that these girls have some skeletons in their closets.

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Season Finale

The final three girls are excited to find out Frank wants to take them on a special sailing date, but there's a catch...only two girls can join him at the marina and it's up to the girls to decide which one of them will be staying behind. Claws come out and friendships fall apart when the girls step up and fight for their man in the finale episode. And in the most dramatic elimination of the series, the last two girls standing before Frank must wait anxiously for his biggest decision...which girl will receive the key to this heart and which will he send away heartbroken.

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