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| Format | Reality Game Show |
| Created by | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin |
| Starring | Flavor Flav |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Ben Samek |
| Running time | 60 minutes(including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | VH1 |
| Original run | January 1, 2006 – May 26, 2008 |
| Status | Ended |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Strange Love |
| Followed by | I Love New York Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School I Love Money |
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| Official website | |
Main Articles: Flavor of Love, Flavor of Love 2, & Flavor of Love 3
Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy. While not a direct spin-off, the show was a result of Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav's failed relationship on Strange Love, as well as The Surreal Life.[1] The third season of Flavor of Love began on Monday February 11, 2008 at 9/8c.[2]
On May 14, 2008 it was announced Flavor of Love 3 would be the final Flavor of Love. After 3 seasons, Flavor Flav chose to not marry or date any of the winners from any of the three seasons. Instead, it was revealed that he would marry Liz, the mother of his seventh baby, on the Season 3 reunion show.
The show was a ratings success for VH1. The "Flavor of Love 2" finale was the top rated non-sports cable show of 2007.[3]
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Show format
The show was part of VH1's Celebreality lineup and its format is similar to that of The Bachelor.[1] Twenty different ladies compete for Flavor Flav's heart as they live together in a mansion in Encino, California.[1] He is helped in his quest by his bodyguard and chauffeur named "Big Rick".[4] He was also assisted by his mother, as well as his former romantic partner Brigitte Nielsen in the first season,[4] and Tiffany Pollard in the second. The show also helped spin off a string of similar VH1 "Love" shows, including I Love New York,[5] Rock of Love, and Real Chance of Love. There were secondary spin-off shows featuring contestants on Flavor of Love, such as Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School,[6] and I Love Money.
In the show, each contestant is given a nickname by Flav and is referred to by that nickname for as long as she remains in the competition. Flavor of Love features a clock ceremony where contestants who are not eliminated receive gold clocks to wear around their necks with their picture behind the hands of the clock. When a contestant is eliminated, her real name is then revealed, followed by a champagne toast.
There are a few basic elements of the show's format that have been consistent through each season of production. Throughout the season the contestants compete for intimate dates with Flav by competing in various challenges. Also, Flav brings the few remaining women's parents on in the third or second to last episode. Finally, the season finale takes place in a tropical destination. The two finalists and Flav spend the last two days at a luxurious resort preceding his final decision.
The week following the finale an all-cast reunion is typically aired. A host spends this time reviewing the most memorable moments and interviewing the contestants after they have seen the season. This is also when you find out if Flav is still with the woman he chose and what they have been up to since the season wrapped.
VH1 has also introduced an internet component into the show. Viewers can create profiles, interact with contestants and other fans, and stay current with news at flavorofloveworld.com. In season 3, fans even got to vote online to elect five of the contestants, though Flav sent four of them home in the premiere episode.
Airing of the show
| Season | Season premiere | Season finale | Reunion show | Winner | Runner-up | Number of contestants | Number of episodes | Destinations |
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| Season One | January 1, 2006 | March 12, 2006 | April 2, 2006 | Nicole Alexander "Hoopz"[2] |
Tiffany Pollard "New York" |
20 | 11 | Las Vegas, Nevada; San Diego, California; Palm Springs, California; Puerto Vallarta, Mexico |
| Season Two | August 6, 2006 | October 15, 2006 | October 29, 2006 | Chandra Davis "Deelishis"[2] |
Tiffany Pollard "New York" |
20[a] | 12 | Long Beach, California; Napa, California; Placencia, Belize |
| Season Three | February 11, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | May 26, 2008 | Tresha "Thing 2"[2] |
Candace Cabrera
"Black" |
25[b] | 16 | Miami, Florida; Paris, France; Monaco; Cannes, France |
- ^[a] One supposed contestant, "Eyez," was actually an impostor hired by the producers. "New York's" re-entry into the competition officially increased the contestant count to 20.
- ^[b] Although there were 21 contestants originally, there were only 20 clocks, as two contestants, "Thing 1" and "Thing 2", shared a clock. Also, nearly halfway through the season, 4 new contestants were brought to compete. On episode 8, Flav split up the twins.
Noteworthy Characters
- Flavor Flav
William Johnathon Drayton, Jr. (Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy) is the bachelor looking for love.
- Hoopz
Nicole Deannae Alexander is the winner of the first season. After the show, she started acting and modeling. Hoopz and Flavor Flav broke up soon after the show ended. She has since gone on to compete in the Vh1 series I Love Money, winning the grand prize of $250,000.[7]
- Deelishis
Chandra Davis is the winner of the second season. She has her own line of jeans called D-Cut, and will participate in a 2009 national tour of the Vagina Monologues with an all-black cast, most of whom are also former reality show contestants.[8]
- Thing 2
Tresha is the winner of the third season. Tresha entered the competition with her sister Trisha (Thing 1, who was eliminated after the "Never-Wed Challenge"). Although Tresha eliminated in episode 12, she was brought back in episode 13, and subsequently won the competition. She was dumped on the reunion show when Flav decided to reunite with Liz, the mother of his son Karma.
- Liz
The mother of Flav's youngest child, Karma. Flav said she was the right one the whole time and proposed to her on the reunion show of Season 3.
- Big Rick
Big Rick is Flavor's assistant and bodyguard. He and Flav met in 2004 while in Las Vegas at the Hard Rock Hotel Casino while shooting for Flav’s other show, Strange Love. Big Rick used to work at a detention facility in Florida.[9]
- New York
Tiffany Pollard was the runner up of both the first and the second seasons. After the show, she appeared on her own reality dating show, I Love New York, which aired for two seasons, as well as New York Goes to Hollywood and New York Goes to Work.
- Pumkin
Brooke Thompson finished in third-place on the first season. She spit on Tiffany Pollard shortly after her elimination. After the show, she received the Best Fight Award (with Pollard) at the Reality Remix Awards in 2006.[citation needed] She now has a clothing line called Pumkin Apparel, which includes a shirt that reads “Pumkin spit on me and I like it…”[10] She appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School and I Love Money. She has also appeared on Judge Jeanine Pirro.
- Saaphyri
Saaphyri Windsor was disqualified in the first episode of season two after fighting with another contestant. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, winning the competition. She currently has her own lip balm line called Lip Chap and her own brand of weave hair called Saaphyri's Ultimate Indian Hair. She placed fifth on VH1's I Love Money 2.
- Buckwild
Becky Johnston appeared on Flavor of Love 2. She threw her shoe at Tiffany Pollard during the After the Lovin' reunion. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School and I Love Money 2.
- Toastee
Jennifer Toof appeared on Flavor of Love 2. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School and I Love Money.
- Black
Candace Cabrera is the runner-up on the third season.
- Bootz
Larissa Aurora appeared on Flavor of Love 2. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
- Buckeey
Shay Johnson appeared on Flavor of Love 2. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
- Myammee
Angela Pitts appeared on Flavor of Love 3. After the show, she won I Love Money 2
- Hottie
Schatar Taylor appeared on Flavor of Love 1. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
- Serious
Cristal Steverson appeared on Flavor of Love 1. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
- Smiley
Leilene Ondrade appeared on Flavor of Love 1. After the show, she was the runner-up of Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School and later appeared on I Love Money 2.
- Like Dat
Darra Boyd appeared on Flavor of Love 2. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
- Krazy
Heather Crawford appeared on Flavor of Love 2. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
- Goldie
Courtney Jackson appeared on Flavor of Love 1. After the show, she appeared on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
- Rain
Thela Brown appeared on Flavor of Love 1. After the show, she was the first contestant to get expelled on Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School.
Spin-offs
I Love New York
After the second season of Flavor of Love, VH1 first aired a spin-off series entitled I Love New York, featuring the twice rejected Flavorette Tiffany "New York" Pollard.[11] The first season premiered in January 2007, following a similar format to The Bachelorette and Flavor of Love. After the first season concluded, a second season premiered in October of the same year.
Rock of Love
After the first season of I Love New York, VH1 first aired a spin-off series entitled Rock of Love, featuring Poison front man Bret Michaels. Rock of Love follows a similar format as The Bachelor and Flavor of Love, with Bret Michaels handing out backstage passes to the ladies who are selected to stay each week. The first season premiered in July 2007, with a second season following in January 2008. A third season, entitled Rock of Love Bus, premiered in January 2009.
Charm School
The first season, Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School, premiered on April 15, 2007, featuring 13 contestants from the first two seasons of Flavor of Love. The contestants strive to develop proper etiquette and to become strong women, with the ultimate prize of $50,000 and the title of "Charm School Queen". Season two, Rock of Love: Charm School, premiered on October 12, 2008, featuring contestants from Rock of Love. Season three, Charm School with Ricki Lake, premiered May 11, 2009, featuring contestants from Real Chance of Love and Rock of Love Bus. Season two and three doubled the prize money to $100,000.
I Love Money
A number of contestants from Flavor of Love, Real Chance of Love, Rock of Love and I Love New York are brought together in a mansion in Hualtulco, Mexico to compete in a co-ed battle of mental and physical challenges to win $250,000. The first season's winner was Nicole "Hoopz" Alexander. The second season's winner was Angela "Myammee" Pitts.
Real Chance of Love
The show features brothers Chance and Real, who were contestants on both I Love New York and I Love Money. The format of the show is "competitive reality dating", with a format similar to that of Flavor of Love.
References
- ^ a b c Ogunnaike, Lola (October 1, 2006). "A Ladies' Man Everyone Fights Over". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/fashion/01flav.html?_r=1&ref=television&oref=slogin. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Flavor Flav Continues His Search for "The One"". TV Guide. February 11, 2008. http://www.tvguide.com/news/flavor-of-love/080211-03. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
- ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/vh1-flavor-of-love-2-finale-sets-cable-tv-ratings-record-1010215.php
- ^ a b "Flavor of Love: About Series". VH1. http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/flavor_of_love/series_about.jhtml. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
- ^ Strauss, Gary. (April 26, 2007). "Flavor's shows clock in on VH1". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-04-26-flavor-flav_N.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ Strauss, Gary. (April 26, 2007). "Pupils focus on Flavor Flav-inspired 'Charm School'". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-04-26-charm-school_N.htm. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
- ^ "Hoopz Biography". Hoopzonline.com. http://hoopzonline.com/. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ "Reality Stars Will Perform in the Vagina Monologues". REality Blurred,. February 5, 2009. http://www.realityblurred.com/realitytv/archives/related_news/2009_Feb_05_vagina_monologues.
- ^ "Big Rick Biography". Reality Shack.com. http://www.realityshack.com/modules/magazine/article.php?articleid=277. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ "Pumkin". TV.com. http://www.tv.com/brooke--thompson/person/460486/summary.html. Retrieved April 28, 2008.
- ^ Daly, Erin (March 05, 2007). "Has I Love New York's New York Found True Love?". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/News-Views/Interviews-Features/Article/default.aspx?posting={B5954F6F-95E6-47A6-B9C9-1966B84E59C0}. Retrieved February 21, 2008.
External links
- Flavor of Love at the Internet Movie Database
- Flavor of Love (3 Seasons) at TV.com
- VH1's Flavor of Love 1 site
- VH1's Flavor of Love 2 site
- VH1's Flavor of Love 3 site
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