I Love Money season 1 | |
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Created by | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 12[1] |
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Executive producers | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Ben Samek Matt Odgers |
Running time | 60 mins. |
Original release | |
Network | VH1 |
Release | July 6, 2008[1] |
I Love Money is a reality television game show that is currently airing on VH1. The show was created by The Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin.[1] The contestants on this series are from Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love and are competing in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $250,000.[1] Production started in early February 2008, and concluded in March 2008. The show is hosted by Craig J. Jackson.
The show premiered on July 6, 2008 and the casting special aired on July 1.[1]
Contestants
Contestants | Original Show | Ep 1 | Ep 2 | Ep 3 | Ep 4 | Ep 5 |
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12 Pack (David Amerman)[2] | I Love New York | GOLD | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN |
Brandi C. (Brandi Cunningham)[3] | Rock of Love | GREEN | WIN | SAFE | BTM 2 | BTM 3 |
Chance (Kamal Givens)[2] | I Love New York | GREEN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE |
Heather Chadwell[3] | Rock of Love | GOLD | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN |
Hoopz (Nicole Alexander)[4] | Flavor of Love | GOLD | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN |
Megan Hauserman[5] | Rock of Love 2 | GREEN | WIN | BTM 2 | SAFE | SAFE |
Pumkin (Brooke Thompson)[4] | Flavor of Love | GOLD | BTM 3 | WIN | WIN | WIN |
Real (Ahmad Givens)[6] | I Love New York | GREEN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM 2 |
Rodeo (Cindy Steedle)[3] | Rock of Love | GOLD | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN |
The Entertainer (Frank Maresca)[2] | I Love New York 2 | GOLD | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN |
Toastee (Jennifer Toof)[4] | Flavor of Love 2 | GOLD | BTM 2 | WIN | WIN | WIN |
Whiteboy (Joshua Gallander)[6] | I Love New York | GREEN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE |
Destiney Sue Moore[5] | Rock of Love 2 | GREEN | WIN | SAFE | BTM 3 | OUT |
Mr. Boston (Lee Marks)[2] | I Love New York | GREEN | WIN | BTM 3 | OUT | |
Heat (Jason Rosell)[2] | I Love New York | GREEN | WIN | OUT | ||
Nibblz (Dominique Majors)[4] | Flavor of Love 2 | GOLD | OUT | |||
Midget Mac (Torrey Samuels)[6] | I Love New York 2 | OUT |
- The contestant won the competition.
- The contestant was chosen to be on the Gold Team by Hoopz.
- The contestant was chosen to be on the Green Team by Whiteboy.
- The contestant was Paymaster.
- The contestant won the challenge and was safe.
- The contestant was in the bottom 3, but was not eliminated.
- The contestant was eliminated.
- Team captains are noted in bold text.
Extra Notes:
- In Episode 1, the team captains only won the challenge; Midget Mac was not chosen for a team.
Episodes
Episode 1: "A Very 'Short Trip' " (Originally aired July 6, 2008)
The 17 contestants arrive at a beach where they must jump into the choppy water to get to shore. Right away, Midget Mac is targeted for being unable to get off the boat easily but 12 Pack lifted him up and put him on land. The contestants then walk up a beach where they find host Craig Jackson. They are told to run into the mansion and make themselves comfortable. Upon entering the mansion, alliances are start to form. Destiney, Heather, Heat and 12 Pack form an alliance and old friends Whiteboy, Chance, and Real do the same. Mr. Boston find himself without a bed, but later Mr. Boston finds a bed that Megan and Brandi C hid from him. Next Jackson calls them up one by one and asks them what they would do if they won the grand prize money of $250,000. After they answer he signs the check with their name on it for that amount. Jackson then tells the contestants that they must dress in a bikini for their challenge. Once outside, the challenge is revealed that contestants must get the most amount of money from a money machine. Megan and Brandi C are disqualified and Midget Mac and Chance choose not to participate. The top 3 are revealed as Hoopz, Destiney, and Whiteboy. The top 2 are Hoopz and White Boy, making them team captains. Once back inside the house Rodeo attempts to convince Midget Mac to apologize to Hoopz for calling her a hoe and some degrading names that anger both the women and men of the house, but to no avail. Meanwhile, contestants attempt to make deals to remain in the competition. Mr. Boston approaches Whiteboy and says that they should remain allies because they are both Jewish. At the elimination ceremony Hoopz chooses Rodeo, 12 Pack, the Entertainer, Toasteee, Heather, and Pumkin. Whiteboy chooses Chance, Real, Mr. Boston (saying he's doing so "for mental purposes only"), Heat, Destiney, and Megan. Heat is unhappy to be on Whiteboy's team, as he wanted to be on the same team with 12 Pack. The bottom three were Brandi C, Midget Mac, and Nibblz. Nibblz and Brandi C. try to show off their strength by giving a speech and doing push-ups, where Brandi hurts her ankle, while Nibblz does ten perfect ones. Midget Mac refuses to give a speech. Hoopz then picks Nibblz leaving Whiteboy with the final decision of who to choose last. He ends up choosing Brandi. Midget Mac therefore is not chosen by Hoopz or Whiteboy, being the first eliminated.
Challenge Winners: Hoopz (1st), Whiteboy (2nd)
Eliminated: Midget Mac
Episode 2: "Only The Weak Survive" (Originally aired July 13, 2008)
The cell phones the teams received by Craig at the previous elimination ceremony rang with the message that they must choose different captains. Chance insists on being the captain for the Green team, while the Gold team unanimously selects Rodeo. Destiney witnesses the Green team poorly strategizing, and asks if she can step up as captain, and then they make her the captain. The challenge was a reference to the event on Flavor of Love 2, when H-Town and Saaphyri involved themselves in a fist fight over a bed. The bed was to be suspended over water, and when someone steps over a certain line, one half of the bed drops. The object was to use giant sticks to knock the opponent off the bed. The team that received the most points out of five rounds would be crowned the winning team. Whiteboy and 12 Pack battle, which results in a point for the Green team. The Entertainer and Heat are up next, where The Entertainer knocks Heat's stick out of his hands which results in a disqualification. The Gold team therefore ties with the Green team. Real and Hoopz battle next, and Hoopz ends up victorious although Real lies and says it was because he didn't want to harm a girl. Rodeo and Chance were next to compete, and Rodeo got her head stuck in the wires, literally choking her, and instead of continuing to beat her, Chance freed Rodeo and the Green team was a point away from winning. The next two were chosen as Mr. Boston and Nibblz. Mr. Boston won the match, giving the Green team the win. The Gold team selected Pumkin, Nibblz, and Toastee as the bottom three for the round because of their apparent weakness. Destiney, as the captain of the winning team, was in charge of the elimination.Before meeting with Destiney, Pumkin and Toastee formed an alliance in hope of eliminating Nibblz. To give them time together, the four sat and watched a Mexican dance ensemble perform. While dancing along, Toastee pretended to trip and hurt her ankle severely, even asking for medical attention. Pumkin needed to step up, so she made up the story that she had an eating disorder and began to cry. Destiney, believing Pumkin was weak, left the bottom two as Nibblz and Toastee. Ironically, this was the same bottom two during Flavor of Love 2, when Toastee left due to Nibblz ratting out her porn career. Destiney decided because of Toastee's supposed ankle injury, Nibblz was the biggest threat and had her check voided.
Winner: Green Team
Pay Master: Destiney
Loser: Gold Team
Bottom 3: Pumkin, Toastee, Nibblz
Eliminated: Nibblz
Episode 3: "Heat's a Crowd" (Originally aired July 20, 2008)
Craig sent the contestants a message informing them to choose new captains, and hinting at the idea that the challenge would involve using their mouths. Because Mr. Boston scored the winning point for the Green Team at the previous challenge, he was chosen as captain while the Gold Team went with The Entertainer. The teams also had to pair up their members. Expecting the challenge to consist of gross foods they would have to eat, the Green Team paired up weak people with strong people so that every pair would earn a point. However, they were surprised to find the challenge was a reference to the event in which New York and Flavor Flav shared a long, steamy kiss at dinner. Chance, being paired with Mr. Boston, immediately said he wouldn't compete in the challenge. Heather led the strategy of teasing Chance, saying a picture of the kiss would pop up on TMZ, and Chance fell for it leading to the Green Team's disqualification. Other members of the Green Team scolded Chance for refusing to lock lips with Mr. Boston for just one second, but his brother Real supported the decision. Heat was angry that Chance didn't kiss Mr. Boston so he threw a towel at Chance. Chance " threatened to kick Heat's ass"..Heat and Chance got into a heated argument and Destiney defended him. Chance and Destiney then argued and when Heat failed to take up for his "girlfriend" when she was defending him in the beginning she ended things with Heat and moved on to The Entertainer. Meanwhile, Heather and 12 Pack's relationship took a turn when Megan egged on 12 Pack into flirting with her. Heather lost all trust with 12 Pack. At the vault, the Green Team was split and didn't make a decision for the bottom three in the time limit. Therefore, as captain of the Gold Team, The Entertainer was granted the ability to choose the bottom three himself. He chose Megan, Heat, and Mr. Boston, infuriating his team because of the lack of stronger players. The four were given a chance to talk before eliminations at lunch on the beach, where Mr. Boston pretended to vomit in hopes of looking weak. The Entertainer lashed out at Megan for starting trouble between 12 Pack and Heather, and she got teary-eyed. The Entertainer was certain on sending Megan home for personal reasons, but also contemplated sending Heat out for threatening his potential romance with Destiney. At the elimination ceremony, Mr. Boston and Heat both said Megan should leave and Megan joked she wanted Mr. Boston to stay, because she felt an attraction to him. Mr. Boston received his check first, and The Entertainer called Heat to get his check, only to tell him he was being eliminated. Megan was safe, and Heat had his check voided.
Winner: Gold Team
Pay Master: Entertainer
Loser: Green Team
Bottom 3: Mr. Boston, Megan, Heat
Eliminated: Heat
Episode 4: "Bamboozlin' Gone Bad" (Originally aired July 27, 2008)
At the start of the episode, 12 Pack proposes a plan to get rid of Whiteboy. Destiney, Megan, Brandi C., and Mr. Boston were to throw the challenge, allowing the Gold Team to win and eliminate Whiteboy. Craig sent the teams a message telling them that the challenges would be a test of teamwork, and that they would have to launch their team to victory. 12 Pack was selected as captain for the Gold Team, and Chance for the Green Team. The challenge, "Chicken Catapult" was a reference to the event in which Hottie served Flavor Flav's mother a raw chicken during Flavor of Love. The teams had to construct the catapult, then launch the raw chickens and catch five to win. The builders were Pumkin, Toastee, and 12 Pack on the Gold Team and Megan, Chance, and Mr. Boston on the Green Team. Megan and Mr. Boston followed through with the plan to purposely fail at the challenge, allowing the Gold Team to finish the building first. Rodeo and The Entertainer catch the first chicken for the Gold Team. Then, Hoopz and Heather catch two more chickens. The Green Team finally finishes building their catapult, and instantly Real and Whiteboy catch a chicken. Rodeo and The Entertainer then catch another chicken for the Gold Team. Real and Whiteboy fight hard to stay in the challenge, and catch another chicken. The score is 4-3 with the Gold Team winning. Rodeo gets smacked in the head with one of the chickens and Destiney is hit on her arm. Through all the injuries, Hoopz and Heather catch the fifth and final chicken for the Gold Team and claim the win. Whiteboy confronted Megan after the challenge and insisted his strength was needed for the Green Team to be successful. Megan agreed, but had Whiteboy promise her safety from future vault meetings. At the vault, Destiney and Brandi C. were immediately nominated for the bottom three, while Mr. Boston fought hard to keep his check out of the box. Whiteboy and Mr. Boston had a brief struggle to put the check in the box with only 53 seconds left, but Mr. Boston failed. At the power outing, 12 Pack and the bottom three had lunch together. 12 Pack tried to comprehend why Whiteboy didn't go in the box, but was unpleased with the answers. Mr. Boston emotionally broke down during one on one time with 12 Pack. The Gold Team requests that 12 Pack sends Destiney home, but he is skeptical because of his alliance to her. Pumkin and Toastee establish a rift between the Gold Team. At the elimination ceremony, Brandi C tells Mr. Boston to tell the truth and tell everyone that he threw the challenge. 12 Pack first chooses Destiney to be safe from elimination. Brandi C. receives her check, and Mr. Boston's check is voided.
Winner: Gold Team
Pay Master: 12 Pack
Loser: Green Team
Bottom 3: Destiney, Brandi C., Mr. Boston
Eliminated: Mr. Boston
Episode 5: "Cry Me A River" (Originally aired August 3, 2008)
Craig left the 13 remaining contestants a message stating that they'd go over the edge for the next challenge. Toastee stepped up as captain for the Gold Team, and Real did the same for the Green Team. Before the challenge began, an alliance was confirmed between Toastee, Pumkin, Hoopz, Real, Chance, and Whiteboy of the Green Team. The teams were shocked to learn the challenge was a reference to every dramatic event that happened prior to I Love Money, mostly involving tears. The Gold Team had to sit someone out because of their advantage with more members. Hoopz was left out because of her inability to get emotional. Craig announced to the players that there were five tools to help them draw tears, meaning one member of each team needed to cry naturally. Brandi C. and Rodeo were selected to cry naturally for the Green and Gold team, respectively. Pumkin easily cried by rubbing cayenne in her eyes. Heather successfully used the onions to cry, followed by The Entertainer and his tweezers. 12 Pack followed suit by putting hot sauce in his eyes, and Toastee asked him to smack her in order for her to tear up. Rodeo was the only member of the Gold Team who needed to cry when the Green Team started to catch up. Brandi C. attempted to gag herself, while Real was finding little luck with the tweezers. Rodeo finally cried when she thought about her son being miles away, giving the Gold Team the win. Later on, The Entertainer becomes determined to save Destiney, and they even attempt to stage a fight to throw off suspicions of an alliance, but to no avail. At the vault, Craig assured everyone that he would stay for the whole fifteen minutes because of the potential fight that happened last round. Brandi voluntarily put her check in the box. Destiney was unanimously voted in the bottom three, and Real volunteered to put his check in. Toastee took the three to an outing that involved snorkeling, where Real injured himself on the rocks after he thought he spotted sharks. Destiney reminded Toastee of the time when Destiney had her back, and Toastee promised to repay her. Toastee spent one on one time with Real, and announced she was having doubts about what to do. During the elimination ceremony, Brandi C. received her check first. Destiney was called up, but was told she was to be eliminated because Real was Toastee's "boy". Destiney had her check voided and gave a kiss to The Entertainer on her way out.
Winner: Gold Team
Pay Master: Toastee
Loser: Green Team
Bottom 3: Brandi C., Real, Destiney
Eliminated: Destiney
Episode 6: "Blonde Leading the Blonde" (To be aired August 10, 2008)
Episode 7: "The Good, The Bad, And the Confused?" (To be aired August 17, 2008)
Episode 8: "Watch Your Back" (To be aired August 24, 2008)
Episode 9: "Drunk With Power" (To be aired August 24, 2008)
Episode 10: "Pole Riders In The Sky" (To be aired August 31, 2008)
References
- ^ a b c d e Breaking News - Contestants From 'Rock of Love,' 'I Love New York' and 'Flavor Of Love' are Back to Compete for Cold Hard Cash During VH1's Newest 'Celebreality' Series 'I Love Money'. The Futon Critic, May 5 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ a b c d e I Love Money Cast Revealed: Day One. VH1 Celebreality, May 5 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b c I Love Money Cast Revealed: Day Four. VH1 Celebreality, May 8 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-08.
- ^ a b c d I Love Money Cast Revealed: Day Three. VH1 Celebreality, May 7 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-07.
- ^ a b I Love Money Cast Revealed: Day Five. VH1 Celebreality, May 9 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-09.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
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External Links
- I Love Money: The Full Cast Revealed
- I Love Money: Pre-series Act 1
- I Love Money: Pre-series Act 2
- I Love Money: Pre-series Act 3
- I Love Money: Pre-series Act 4
- I Love Money: Pre-series Act 5
- I Love Money: Pre-series Act 6
- I Love Money: Supertease
- Destiney Moore Interview on MT
- Mr. Boston Retires from Reality Television
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