updated: 03/03/2007
A scam to test the Average Joes: Larissa goes out for the day and in her absence the Joes are questioned by her overweight Mom who later reveals herself to them as Larissa in a fat-suit, prosthetics, contact lenses, new teeth and a wig. This was almost identical to the gag pulled on the Joes by Melana Scantlin in the original Average Joe: apparently, the Joes weren't as dumbas I thought – both series were filmed before the first one was transmitted.
We also saw Larissa’s lifecasting and makeup application and a reveal scene where Larissa tore off the prosthetics in front of the Joes.
Larissa now has her own website, where she has written about ‘The Day I became my Mother’ (part 1 & part 2).
Michael Burnett (Michael Burnett Productions) was responsible for this makeup.