Bachelor Happy Hour - Night 1 Rewind: Trista Sutter

Episode Date: June 13, 2024

Today on Bachelor Happy Hour we are taking it all the way back to 2003 to recap the very first episode of The Bachelorette! Joe and Serena are diving into Trista's Night 1 and there is so much to cover! From the moment Trista met the love of her life, to the major changes the show has made over the years, we are getting into it all and more!     Tune in now so you're all caught up for our interview with Trista coming soon! Be sure to subscribe so you never miss an episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Hey, everyone. Welcome back to Bachelor Happy Hour. I'm Joe. And I'm Serena. And today we are going to be recapping the first season ever of The Bachelor at Trista's season, which was only like six episodes. Six episodes, one hour each. So, yeah, just six hours of reality. TV. And correct me

and I stand correct. We're only recapping the first episode. I don't know if I said the whole Caesar or not. We're recapping the first episode of the first season ever of the Bachelorette, which was Trista Sutter. Yeah. I will say like first thing, first thing I notice

is how young Chris Harrison was. Oh my God, I know. He literally looks like he could be a contestant on the show. He looks younger than the entire cast. Yeah, he does. I was like, when he's talking Tristan, I'm like, oh, this actually makes sense. I wonder how old he was.

We should have checked at the time when he was hosting that season. I want to say. He looks like he's like, he looks like he's in his late 20s, early 30s. Yeah, I want to say, I think, I think, and I could be wrong. I feel like I may have looked this up in the past. I think he was like 29 when he hosted the first season ever. Okay. So he's probably in his mid to late 30s.

Yeah, yeah. Well, he could definitely. I mean, he was definitely old. the right age to have been on the cast. 100%. He could have been on the cast. I mean, at that age. So it makes sense.

How do you feel about like, okay, so like Jesse Palmer is obviously older than everyone. Do you think that is, let's say, let's say Jesse quit tomorrow. Do you think that is a must that the host needs to be older? Or do you think like you can mix in somebody who's like 30? Or does it seem weird? Because I feel like, I feel like watching it now, it feels normal for the host to be older. Well, I think at the time when it was just The Bachelor, it made sense to have a guy who was like kind of the same age as The Bachelor hosting the show. But why?

Just like for like relatability and for them to like, you know, bond over it. Get a long vibe. I don't know. But, and I also think, you know, him getting hired at 27. There was so much longevity to the frame. franchise like he was able to host like if they hired a 70 year old right out of the gate like yeah yeah but you know what I'm saying but um I do think that now especially with Bachelor at like it's weird seeing him and all the guys because it's like well you could be one of the cast members

versus when he's hosting Bachelor and it's all the girls I just feel like it's a little bit different I think it doesn't really matter but I think Jesse Palmer's like a good age for you know it's like father jesse it's like uncle jesse i agree i agree he's not that much older than them to be honest uncle and father a little bit of a strong word but you know what i'm saying older brother older brother jessie older brother jessie i like that yeah it's giving brother jessie okay so first thing first thing's first trista i do i actually really i like the way the beginning was because we almost have like this this recap of trista's life I don't do they do that as much anymore they do do it I mean like we saw with Hannah

Browns they had an intro package talking about her and um you know what she did for a living but I feel like the intro packages now are more focused on like what their journey within the franchise has been so it's like you know what happened when they got their heartbroken and where are they now with Trista's it kind of felt like a documentary opening yeah like you have like Chris Harrison, like, narrating, like, Trista Sutter from X, Y, Z, working as a pediatrician. Like, it just... Well, I feel like I know so much about her now. Like, yeah, she was a Miami cheerleader.

She, um, is a pediatrician. Yeah, we got her full resume almost. Yeah. Like her career history, her school history, they really gave you the full package. I actually did like that. They had a clip of her mom talking. So I do feel like we have the packages now for the lead, but I think that they went more into depth than to her.

and her life than maybe they have in the past. I think careers used to be a much bigger deal on this show. A hundred percent. They talked so much about people's careers, whereas now I feel like they focus on people's dating history. Yeah. It's like what was your like history and relationship with love? And how is that going to impact your journey to find your future person?

Whereas you see such an emphasis, even the guys talking about like their career and asking Trista about their career. Well, I think it was, I think that time, it was much more, like, it was more important what you did for a living. Like, your partner really was like, the person you dated, like, yeah, it was an attraction thing, don't you think? Yeah, I mean, I still think career is a part of, like, choosing your partner to an extent, but I think it was bigger at that time. I also think it's the first time they're having Bachelorette, but I think, that the concept of like the man being the provider for the family was still being pushed

at that time strongly. I mean like Trista's got an incredibly successful career but you can see the guys like this is what I do like they are almost giving like their sales pitch of themselves and their intro packages and all of them are starting with like I'm very good at what I do. I'm very successful. I make a lot of money like it's this like I am here to be the provider of the family energy, which I just don't think you see as much anymore. And I also think you see a lot of guys coming on, like, still trying to, like, figure their shit out with their careers. Yeah, that's so much more common now.

Now we see, because you get guys in their mid-20s that are still figuring out. Or, like, just left their job to be here. Yeah, and you have the whole other aspect of the show of, like, you could, if, you know, you could become an influencer or whatnot. That's why there's still so many fans out there that watch a show that are, like, get a real job like you're just here for cloud especially i'm sure the fans that i mean i wasn't watching the show when trista was the bachelorette but i can imagine like there's so many fans out there that have watched from like day one and it kind of makes sense why there is that energy of

like get a real job because like these guys are coming on with these like full careers that they have to go back to like there's no alternative career path for them from this show whereas Now I mean like you can go on to other reality shows like you can go on to other reality dating shows if you don't end up with that person. There's like influence or money. But that's it's still like only only a select few end up getting that. Totally. But everyone I feel like thinks they're like the shining star. So like everyone comes on hopeful. For sure. Yeah. I agree. Okay. Going back to you saying like the guys are like almost pitching themselves. I agree like every every like interview that we see. That's what we're getting. except for... Yeah, it's giving like job interview. Except for Bob Guinea and that's why he's

1,000% like... He's a star. He's the star. He's the standout because he's the only one you're like, oh, this guy yeah, this guy's just at a party.

Yeah. He just like, I'm at a house with a bunch of dudes. But he's also being, he's just like talking, being himself. That's what I mean. Yeah.

He's just very organic. He's acting like he's just like in a house with a bunch of dudes having some beers. Like, I don't think I heard him say like one like pitchy line about himself. And you could tell,

All the guys love him. Oh, yeah. He's standing up. He's dancing in front of everyone. He was doing like the Irish jig or whatever he's doing. It's so funny. He has like a shining personality on the show. He would thrive on this season, I think maybe best because of the times.

But he would thrive on any season. Do you know what I mean? It's so crazy. Even if you put him on the show today, like if you plucked him at age, whatever he was, let's see. How old was Bob when he went on the show? For those listening. I would say I would say he was like 27 he's 31 oh he's 31 he's 31 he's a mortgage broker that's so funny to gather the why um for those listening Bob ends up um becoming the

becoming the next bachelor which was a for what like that's all the shit that like the the show gets for like picking their leads or choosing their leads and making a mistake when they pick bob guinea that was a that was a great pick oh yeah 100% that was like I was like I I remember what's crazy is I didn't, you know, at that age, I don't know what year this was, but I remember being very, I remember being young and I might have been, I don't know if I was in high school yet or what, but if I was, it would have been like freshman year. And I remember my mom sitting in the den watching this. And I remember watching Trista's season.

Watching Trista's season. And I remember walking downstairs. I always forget your mom is like a lifelong fan of this. I remember walking downstairs and sitting there and then watching Bob. and going, I like that guy. I'll keep watching the show because of that guy. Yeah. That is so funny.

Because he was funny. And like, he is funny. And when you're, when you're, when you're 13 or 14 years old, when you're a 13, 14 year old boy, you're like, I don't care about like love. No, but seeing like a 30 year old dude. But here's this guy like drinking beers and like laughing about it. You're like, this is hysterical.

Well, Bob got the last rose of the entire rose ceremony. Yeah. And all the guys. guys he like went up to get and all the guys are laughing so like you already know that he's a hit in the house we were with him during an i heart event and he and he was telling us yeah like how like he became really became the bachelor because Oprah had him like said like make this man the bachelor publicly called it out of like I want Bob to do the bachelor he was going on the Oprah show to do segments yeah yeah well he was on the opera show to do segments yeah well he was on the

the show like they literally plucked him off the bachelor said come do segments on Oprah we think you're great Oprah is a huge fan yeah and then Oprah was like make Bob guinea the bachelor and like you're not going to say no to Oprah like that's it yeah and I would say if they didn't if if Oprah doesn't do that then the show probably chooses the runner up especially at that time because I feel like the runner up probably got a ton of love yes which was Charlie who in episode one Trista says like she's the most sexually attracted to him. She lists him

as like one of her top four guys that she's into. He's 28 financial analysts, good looking guy. Like definitely could see him having been The Bachelor. Like they definitely consider Bob I don't know if he's who they would have gone with had it not been for Oprah.

And I think he said that as well. Yeah. He did. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly and now I'm serious. suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam, maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast, so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other,

but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy? That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age. It's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the Iheart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast. I never envision being with a woman. I'll just be honest. I'm Jamel Hill, host of the Sports and Politics Podcasts, Spolitics. On this week's episode, I'm joined by basketball legend, Candice Parker, who stops by to discuss her candid new book, The Can Do Mindset, in which she shares why she waited two years into marriage to come out. Like when I close my eyes at night, every night, I was like, I need to find my prince charming. Like it was never a princess. Like that never entered into my mind. But, you know, as I learned, sometimes life gives you things wrapped in a package that you didn't expect it. And that was

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I don't think they opened it up. I mean, at the time, and it's Tiffany box. Tiffany's still a massive luxury brand. But I would say at the time that was like a, oh. Well, I remember, did you ever see the movie, Sweet Home Alabama with Reese Witherspoon? Of course. And Patrick Dempsey, the opening scene, not the opening scene, but one of the beginning scenes is when he takes her to the Tiffany store. Yeah.

In New York City. Oh, I forget. Patrick Dempsey plays like the guy that she's engaged to, but then doesn't really love him, right? Yes, yes. And then she goes back home. Yeah. And I remember. just being like this well i was like this isn't like you know it's a good proposal

it's in front of a bunch of strangers at tiffany's but i was just like this is so cool like she walks into this dark store all the lights go on they're in like the tiffany store he's like pick whichever one you want i was like this is the dream i wonder how it would come across today if somebody like for gen season if some guy brings like a really expensive I don't think well. I think people would be like that's like showy of him. Yeah.

I also think it would feel like a weird I can't think of anyone that's done that in the last few years where they've brought some sort of like expensive gift. It's always meant to be like something sentimental or like a little token. Yeah. Because there's no, the only way I guess to look at it is yeah,

you're just trying to flex your money. Yeah. But I mean if I'm the bachelor's like I don't care. Like thank you. I'm not mad about it. I think the other guys would be mad about it though. Oh, so you'd be happy. If someone brought me a fucking Tiffany box with Tiffany jewelry inside?

Yeah. Yeah, of course. I mean, like, it doesn't mean I'm going to get engaged to you. But like, honestly, thanks for the expensive gift. Let me actually thinking about it further, I would be like, this is really cool. But I also might feel a little uncomfortable taking like a really expensive gift from someone that I don't know and don't know if it's going to like work out. out. Do you know what I mean? Like I would be like, I don't want to feel like I have to keep you because you just bought me something really beautiful.

You could say that. And then if he was like, okay, I'm still fine with giving it to you, I have a lot of money. Yeah, I'd be like, great. I'll keep it. Thank you so much. I agree. Take it. Take it. Tied to romance too. I don't know. It's just like beautiful joy from Tiffany is like such a romantic gesture. I wonder how Neil Lane feels about this. He probably wasn't happy about the Tiffany. Was Neil Lane a sponsor right from the get-go? Is he doing the rings at the time? Well, if anyone's bringing any jewelry out to that show, it's Neil Lane.

I don't think we're going to be seeing any other jewelry brands today. But the intro, he was the only guy. So there's one guy that comes to the limo and brings her a Tiffany box with jewelry. Yeah. He's the only guy that brought anything. And all the intros were like five seconds. Like it was like, it was like walk out, meet her, say your name, and then go inside one by one. Amble was also kind of jarring was how close the limo was to where Trista was standing.

Oh, I didn't even know that was like one of the first thing I know. I'm like, wow, the limo is like, they step out of the limo and she's like right there. Yeah, it's like five steps. Yeah. Which I would imagine is more comfortable. Yeah. No gimmicks out of the limo. No gimmicks.

No silly intros, no pickup lines, nothing. It's like, what's your name? it would literally be like copy and paste hi i'm serena i'm so excited to be here you're beautiful you look amazing i can't wait to get to know you more and i'll see you inside boom boom boom every single person this episode it was really giving speed dating that's what it was that's what it was that's what it was only a one hour episode so they didn't really have time to do gimmicks i mean if you think about it now the limo entrances and the intro packages for the girls or the guys depending on the season, take the first hour of the show.

I wonder, so Golden Bachelor was an hour. Yeah. I wonder if that'll eventually change. To two hours? Two hours. I wouldn't be surprised. I kind of like Golden at the one hour because it's still like a full complete season. I like the Bachelorette at a one hour.

I like, I like them all at one hour. I think two hours is too long. Well, the one hour for this intro was, it felt fast though, because I didn't really feel like I got to know any of the guys. But I think the first episode of every season should be two hours. And then from that on one? The full season should be one hour. And then the finale should be two hours.

Okay. Well, I'm sure they'll take that into consideration. They should. They really should because that is the way to do it, in my opinion. I wonder what season they started bringing in more, like, silly, gimmicky entrances. Well, okay, so we do see. So it's 25 guys for Tris this season. and they cut 10.

Yeah. So the season gets cut down to 15. Now we... Which I'm not mad about. No, me neither. But we generally get like 2830 men. Yeah. Or 28 to 30 men.

And it gets cut down to like 23. And it gets cut. Yeah. Usually it's only... I think for my season there was four guys that went home, maybe five that went home night one. And I think we had 30-something guys. So yeah, that's... Yeah.

So there's just more guys that stick around. Yeah. So I think you need some of the gimmicky things to remember people. Well, that's, I think, the biggest part is like the gimmicks and the intro packages and all that is what allows you to get to know these people. And because there's going to be so many of them, you kind of need it. Whereas, like, the first episode, I feel like for this, it's like, it's really more about get to know Trista and a few of the guys. Yeah. And they're right away, they're at, like, Chris Harrison is saying, who are your top?

dudes. And she's like listing off four. She listed off the four guys who I would have been like, yeah, that makes total sense. She listed off Ryan, who she ends up with and is now married to. Charlie, who's her runner up, Russell, who was fourth place. And then this guy, Jamie, who was fifth place. And then Bob snuck in there. Where was Bob? Where did he end up? He's third. Oh, Bob's third. Yeah. So basically she picked her top four ad Bob. top five from the first night she knew right away you know you could see how i mean you said it as we as we watch but you could tell trista is really into ryan right out of the limo the way she's like staring at him you can see a spark oh yeah he came out of the limo and they chatted and he like went to go inside she was like wait what's your name yeah and he's like oh it's ryan and like just the way she was looking him i was like oh my god she loves him already. This is so romantic.

I don't know him very well at all. No, we've met them in person one time. Yeah, met them in person. Yeah, but Bob's such a, Bob is a, is a loud, like he's larger than life. Yeah. So I feel like you talk to Bob for 20 minutes. You really, you really get to know Bob. Yeah. But Ryan seems like a really nice guy. And from what I saw of him, like he really seems like he's still that. Like he is this person that we're seeing. Oh my God. They both are. To be honest. honest. Like I would say Tristan and Ryan having met them now, like they are so similar to how

they were when, you know, she was 29 and he was 28 on this show, which is so crazy. He's still a firefighter. I like watching this episode, I, I enjoyed it. There's, there's, there's just way less nonsense going on. Well, yeah, because it's only an hour. You don't have time for any of the nonsense. I'm sure that. comes into play later in the season but like think about it like six hours of tv versus but the nonsense later on is usually like like some real drama going on like there's like it builds do you mean like the paper airplane drama between like mckenna and natasha yeah like you know just you know silly or just like honestly and like he seems great but like you know we bring on charity's brother

to be the bartender undercover it's like yeah there's always something weird that happens night one but always kind of like sticks out yeah but there was just no time for it. My boyfriend's professor is way too friendly, and now I'm seriously suspicious. Well, wait a minute, Sam. Maybe her boyfriend's just looking for extra credit. Well, Dakota, it's back to school week on the OK Storytime podcast,

so we'll find out soon. This person writes, my boyfriend has been hanging out with his young professor a lot. He doesn't think it's a problem, but I don't trust her. Now, he's insisting we get to know each other, but I just want her gone. Now, hold up. Isn't that against school policy?

That sounds totally inappropriate. Well, according to this person, this is her boyfriend's former professor, and they're the same age. And it's even more likely that they're cheating. He insists there's nothing between them. I mean, do you believe him? Well, he's certainly trying to get this person to believe him because he now wants them both to meet. So, do we find out if this person's boyfriend really cheated with his professor or not? To hear the explosive finale, listen to the OK Storytime podcast on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

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Then Emergency Intercom is the podcast for you. Open your free iHeartRadio app. Search Emergency Intercom and listen now. And I also think this was a time where, like, people were really concerned about how they, like, came across. I think people still are, but I think, like, personality gets in a way rewarded and, like, your authentic personality is really encouraged. Yeah. Whereas, like, these guys, I don't know, there's, like, real copy-paced energy with them. Like, they all look the same. Everyone's wearing the same suit.

Everyone's got similar as, not everyone. But a lot of similar-esque jobs, it feels like they're saying a lot of the same things. Like, I think there was like a perfect guy mold that like everyone's kind of trying to fit into. And I would bet that it was the same with the female contestants on The Bachelor early on. Whereas now I feel like everyone leans more into their own like individuality. And that's why we see more like crazy things happen night one. Well said. I, yeah, I agree.

Thank you. That makes, yeah, definitely 100%. And I would say like, yeah, like, yeah, like, like especially like their jobs and their careers back then if they went on reality TV I would say even going on reality TV was like you're an idiot like you're going to lose your job type of thing don't act don't act like a fool and then if you act like a fool like yeah you're you're you're done but but I think with like social media and like this whole like performance culture online with all the different social media platforms and how big and widespread reality TV has gotten there's become there's a little more leniency now. But then again, there was no social media. So like, that's my point though. Yeah, but people also like after, I would say after the show airs, yeah, but they got so many viewers back then. No, I think like jobs have had to become more lenient with people's behavior in their spare time. It's like what you do in your personal time on your social media, on your TikTok, like can really only impact your job so much because like everyone's doing it.

like everyone has a life outside of work, whereas, like, I think that reputation and, like, corporate culture and expectations were just different back then. Yeah. You know? Yeah. I agree. I think that's why it kind of feels like everyone's on this show, like, giving a sales pitch. Like, they feel like they're a little bit, like, at work and, like, keeping in mind that, like,

their entire office is probably watching this. I wonder if any of them were in the headspace of, like, maybe I'll become an actor or a host. Oh, I'm certain. Some of them were. You think so? Absolutely. See, I'm not really getting that from any other guys. No, but I think there's definitely guys that were like, who knows? Like, I mean, look at Bob. You got plucked by Oprah. Like, I'm sure he inspired a lot of guys to be like, I could be the next Bob. Well, I think, yeah, I would say after Bob. Bob might have been the first. He might have been the first to kind of like lay that groundwork of like. There's more here than just me going on a show and finding a girlfriend. Yeah. Bob is literally a low-key celebrity. Like, he's doing segments on Oprah. I'm sure. And his career now is like, I think impacted by like hit the show.

Well, but also Jesse Palmer too. Like Jesse who who was the bachelor. But I think they were choosing bachelors that were like also at the time like kind of famous. Like Jesse played in the NFL so he had that. I don't know if he was a commentator. No, he wasn't. I don't believe. He was like an ex pro football player or like at the time a pro football player.

Yeah. I think they were more. It wasn't about like celebrity status. It was just about like status. general like you wanted like it was like someone that was like very good looking established career or like pro athlete with money yeah like you weren't coming on the bachelorette without like in between jobs absolutely not like you would have been sent home on me that was like that would have been that would have been for that time the biggest red flag I would say yeah well

I don't even know if they would have gotten casted yeah if it was like you don't have a job whereas like now it's like I left my job to be here aka like I'm job list and that's like pretty common. I know. Especially I think like the pandemic shifted that as well because people were coming on being like I got let go during the pandemic or I was a nurse and now I'm not like working and like just all these things that were very valid. Like it was very valid to not have a job during the pandemic because a lot of people lost their jobs or weren't able to do their jobs. Yeah. So I think that like shifted things as well. Yeah. Well Trista ends up with Ryan. Spoiler. Spoiler. Spoiler. They now have how many kids two or three?

You know what was so crazy was when he was like, I'm not very good, like, at talking. But thank God he had like a beautiful poem to give her. It was like a good lead in. And I think he still does that stuff too. If he said that night one now, I'd be like, this guy's not making it through the show. Like, oh, I would think he still makes it. He's so endearing and like so sweet. Yeah, the guy, Ryan, if he's on, if he's on today, that guy does still does very well.

Because he's a genuine person. Like when you meet. him like he's a very good looking too absolutely but my it's so funny because i think you know this but like my dad doesn't isn't a fan of the show like he barely liked watching it when i his daughter was on it and it like stresses him out he hates the heartbreak it makes him so sad when like people get their heartbroken but he's like obsessed with tristan ryan yeah i didn't even know he watched this season but then when we had trist on the podcast a few months back he was like i just love her like she's just so like sweet and fun

and bubbly and then like he loves Ryan I think it's because their personalities and dynamic remind him of my mom and him because like my mom was like outgoing extrovert my dad's like shy and he's just like okay that your dad is I know my dad always says he shy but my dad has like such a personality it is like one of the least shy people I know he always describes himself as shy but I'm like you truly have such a personality he's not shy at all he is though I would say he is shy maybe maybe he just like in like not sales but he's in like commercial real estate

yeah i would say he's a people person he is he's so good with people but that doesn't mean he's not shy true um but anyway i think he just like sees himself and my mom and him in that relationship but he's like obsessed with tristan ryan what's nice about this one too it's it's the first ever season of the bachelorette and they're a success story they're together god eh what a way to kick it off they're like one of the

success story yeah i truly think they have like such a beautiful love too like just watching them interact like warms my heart and they had a televised wedding right it even says what they got paid for yeah they had a televised wedding she opened up about that they got married so they got engaged in february when they filmed the show and then um they got married the like following december um with the runner up did he become the bachelor no i don't think so no no oh no bob became the bachelor what are we talking about yeah so i like Sometimes they go back in time and pull from a past season. No, he didn't become The Bachelor.

But they got married. She said they got paid a million dollars for their televised wedding. I mean. No, it was 100 grand, not a million. I swear. Is it a million? If it's a million, like, holy. No, she said the couple were paid one million for the special,

which was filmed at the Lodge, luxury resort in Rancho Mirage, California, and drew over 26 million viewers December 2003. Wow. Good for them. I mean, that was like, the franchise was thriving. And also, like, they're investing in that couple, you know? First Bachelorette. She's so gorgeous.

She's so lovable. He's awesome. They're obsessed with each other. It's just, like, amazing overall. If the show wants to pay us a million bucks, we will get divorced and remarried. Absolutely. Absolutely. You heard it here first, guys.

We are more than willing to do that. We're more than willing for that to go down. A million bucks. No, for real. Um, after struggling with infertility for nearly two years, the couple welcomed their first son, Maxwell, who was born July 27, 2007, and about two years later, they welcomed their second child, who was a girl. And she was born April 3rd, 2009. And they've been together ever since. And it was very sweet. Like Trista was talking about, like, her daughter being into dance. And Ryan was watching their son play hockey, like, live streaming his hockey game. when you're with them. You can just tell they're like very involved with their kids. Yeah, they're great.

Amazing. I just love them. Yeah. They're like what you want for the show. They're like the poster child for the franchise but also just like the poster child for like a beautiful family. Yeah. Who like there's a lot of love there. Way to go guys.

Way to go guys. The nice thing is we are going to have Trista on next week to break down her night one episode and probably the rest of her season and we'll talk about whatever she's got going on now. I know some weird shit went down with Ryan's Instagram posting. And people are like, what's happening? But they're all good. Yeah, we talked about that in a past episode of Bachelor Happy Hour with Danny about some Bachelor Nation news. So if you don't know what we're referring to, feel free to go listen to that so that you're all up to date for when Trista comes on. And I want to ask her more about some of the differences in the franchise then and now because there was no first impression rows.

There was no group date roses, no two on ones. And at the time, because she was the first lead, we didn't know if she was going to be getting down on one knee and proposing to the guy. Oh, make sure we asked that too. And she didn't. He proposed to her. Yeah.

But I wonder if she went into this season, then you're like, I'm going to be the one to do that. 100%. I think the only person we've seen do that in the franchise was actually Becca Kufrin who proposed to Thomas, but not on the show. We've never seen a bachelorette like on the show get down on one knee. as far as I'm aware.

But yeah, lots of fun questions for Trista. It was really, really cool going back and watching her night one episode because I've never seen that season. Yeah, it was fun. And I kind of want to watch the rest now. Okay. They got to send them to us. You guys got to send us those.

Yeah, like put them on Hulu. I wish they need to put all the seasons on Hulu. Don't get me started. You know what? That's going to, we'll wrap right here. This is a fun episode. Thank you guys so much for tuning in and make sure you check out next week when we We do have Trista on Happy Hour to talk about everything.

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