Don't Pop It: Love Mountain Edition
A Balloon Dating Show · Houston, TX

Be on the show.
Or be in the room.

Don't Pop It: Love Mountain Edition is taped live in front of a studio audience. One person walks out. A line of singles holds balloons. Anyone who isn't interested pops theirs — out loud, on camera, and they have to say why. You can be one of the singles holding a balloon, or you can be in the seats when it happens.

Contestants holding balloons on the Don't Pop It set with the host

Two ways in. Pick yours.

Both are open right now. Neither one requires the other.

1
Live Audience

Get tickets to a taping

Watch it happen in person. The reactions, the arguments, the moment somebody pops a balloon three feet in front of you — none of it plays the same on a screen.

  • Seats are limited to about 40 per taping
  • You're on the audience side, not on camera as a contestant
  • Bring a friend, bring a date, come alone — all fine
2
Casting

Apply to be on the show

Hold a balloon. Meet somebody, or don't. Either way you're in an episode that goes out to an audience of hundreds of thousands across our platforms.

  • Free to apply — the form takes about a minute
  • Single, 25 or older, in or near the Houston area
  • We'll reach out with taping dates if you're a fit
See it first

What actually happens

A single contestant walks out in front of a line of people holding balloons. If someone isn't feeling it, they pop the balloon — and they say why, out loud, on camera. Whoever is still holding a balloon at the end gets a shot.

It is fast, it is funny, and it is honest in a way most dating shows aren't. That's the whole reason it travels.

Watch a full episode, then decide which side of the balloon you want to be on.

More episodes on YouTube, plus Facebook, Instagram and TikTok — all under @LoveMountainMovie.

Mr. Tendernism
Special Guest Co-Host
Mr. Tendernism
The viral voice of “tendernism”
Next Taping
Saturday, Sept 5
Stafford, TX  ·  Roughly 40 seats in the room
Tickets and casting are both open for this one.
Option 1 — Live Audience

Get your tickets

Grab a seat for the next taping. Tickets are handled by The Ticket Fairy — the button below opens their checkout.

Seats are limited. Checkout is secure and handled by The Ticket Fairy.

Option 2 — Casting

Apply to be on the show

Fill this out and you're in the casting pool. It's free, it's quick, and we'll contact you directly about upcoming taping dates.

Prefer a clean page? Go to dontpopit.love/pop. Form not loading? Open it directly: casting application.