Bachelor Auction

One or more characters participate in a bachelor auction, where dates with single men are sold for charity.

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Seinfeld

Appearances

• The Patty Duke Show: Season 2, episode 20, "The Raffle" (1965). Patty raffles off a date with Richard to support the Church Bazaar.
• Cheers: Season 6, episode 8, "Bidding on the Boys" (1987). Rebecca hosts a bachelor auction at Cheers to raise money for charity, and Sam insists on auctioning himself off, convinced he'll bring in the most money. To everyone's surprise, Lilith, angry at Frasier for asking her to sign a pre-nup, wins a date with Sam for her bid of $2,000.
• Night Court: Season 8, episode 4, "Can't Buy Me Love" (1990). Dan and Bull participate in a charity bachelor auction. Dan appoints Roz as his shill, but she gets distracted after she wins the local weather man, and an elderly woman wins Dan instead.
• Seinfeld: Season 5, episode 8, "The Barber" (1993). Elaine hosts a bachelor auction and convinces Jerry to participate, but he gets a bad haircut and backs out because he's too embarrassed, and he recommends Kramer to take his place.
• Frasier: Season 1, episode 14, "Can't Buy Me Love" (1994). Frasier and Bulldog put themselves up for bid in a charity bachelor auction Martin's friend is organizing. When nobody bids on Bulldog, Martin asks Daphne to shill, but she ends up making the only bid and wins. Meanwhile, a beautiful model wins a date with Frasier, but instead she asks him to babysit her daughter.