On television, examples of "average Joes" include Doug Heffernan (King of Queens), Archie Bunker (All in the Family) and Homer Simpson (The Simpsons).
Some of the better known contestants include Adam Mesh, from the Average Joe TV series, Richard Hatch, Survivor winner, Sue Hawk, the Survivor player who gave the infamous "snakes and rats" speech, Ryan Starr and Nikki McKibbin of American Idol fame, Evan Marriott, of Joe Millionaire fame, and Will Kirby, winner of Big Brother season 2.
Joe Cocker | Joe Louis | Joe Henderson | Joe Satriani | Joe Biden | Joe DiMaggio | G.I. Joe | Joe Frazier | Joe Lovano | Fat Joe | Joe Dever | earned run average | Joe Walsh | Joe Manchin | Joe Zawinul | Joe Namath | Joe Lieberman | Joe E. Brown | Joe E. Brown (comedian) | Joe | Joe Paterno | Joe Clark | Joe Bonamassa | Dow Jones Industrial Average | Joe Dante | Joe Montana | Trader Joe's | Joe Sample | Joe Lynn Turner | Joe Louis Arena |
Average Joe's roster also includes Montgomery Gentry, LoCash Cowboys, JB and the Moonshine Band, JJ Lawhorn and Daniel Lee and is responsible for launching the careers of other artists such as Brantley Gilbert and Rachel Farley.
When down to the final two men, Meek chose Gil Hyatt over "average Joe" Brian Worth, only to have Hyatt "reject" her after finding out that she previously had dated male supermodel Fabio.
Momma's Boys is an American reality television series on the NBC network, executive produced by Ryan Seacrest (American Idol) and Andrew Glassman (Average Joe), which centers on a group of mothers who must help choose the perfect woman for their complacent sons.