I Love New York (Season 1)
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| I Love New York | |
|---|---|
| Format | Reality |
| Created by | Cris Abrego Mark Cronin |
| Starring | Tiffany Pollard Mauricio Sanchez Michelle Patterson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Cris Abrego Mark Cronin Ben Samek |
| Running time | 60 minutes (including commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | VH1 |
| Original run | January 8, 2007 – April 15, 2007 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | I Love New York 2 |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
The first season of I Love New York consisted of 12 episodes, originally aired between January and April 2007.
[edit] Production
In July of 2006, VH1 published a casting call[1] looking for contestants for their new series tentatively titled The Flavorette. Various blogs speculated that the star of this program could be Flavor of Love season one contestants "Rain", "Hoopz" (Nicole Alexander) or Pollard.[2] Before the second season finale of Flavor of Love, Pollard denied having her own show[3] but after the finale aired, she confirmed she was the "Flavorette" and that she was already down to the final three contestants.[4]
On November 3, 2006, VH1 announced the show's official title: I Love New York.[5] The first commercial for the series aired on December 3, 2006 during the VH1 2006 Big Awards show. The show premiered on Monday, January 8, 2007 and is the most watched series debut in VH1 history.[6]
[edit] Contestants
| Contestant Nickname | Real name | Eliminated |
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| 12 Pack | Dave Amerman | Episode 7 |
| Ace | Darin Darnell | Episode 1 |
| Bonez | Kevin John | Episode 3 |
| Chance | Kamal Givens | Runner-Up |
| Heat | Jason Rosell | Episode 4 |
| Jersey | Bryant Covert | Episode 1 |
| Mr. Boston | Lee Marks | Episode 6 |
| Onix | William Lash | Episode 4 |
| Pootie | Lamonty Council | Episode 3 (Voluntarily Left) |
| Real | Ahmad Givens | Episode 9 |
| Rico | Sandro Padrone | Episode 5 |
| Romance | Ricky Perillo | Episode 2 |
| T-Bone | Tyrone | Episode 1 |
| T-Money | Thomas | Episode 1 |
| T. Weed | Kevin Watson | Episode 3 |
| Tango | Patrick Hunter | Winner |
| Token | Chase Irwin | Episode 2 |
| Trendz | Hashim Smith | Episode 2 |
| Whiteboy | Joshua Gallander | Episode 8 |
| Wood | Randy Richwood | Episode 1 |
[edit] Episodes
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[edit] Episode 1: "Do You Have Love For New York?" (aired January 8, 2007)
This was the first episode of I Love New York. New York talked about her Flavor of Love experiences and how she got her own show. Chamo was introduced as New York's personal stylist and assistant, while New York's mother, "Sister Patterson," appeared as New York's helper in making opinions during this episode, especially during the naming ceremony. Unlike Flavor of Love, New York allowed the contestants to give themselves names with her final approval. Five men were then selected to be eliminated through a mixer held in her backyard. Afterwards, Mr. Boston got into a fight with Chance, Romance scared New York by telling her he wanted to replace his dead dog, Rico called New York "mi negrita," or " my little black girl," which is a term of endearment in Spanish-speaking countries but greatly offended New York, and Chance got into an argument with New York's mother and yelled at her in a drunken stupor. Token was also pointed out as a spy for New York's mother. Ace, Jersey, T-Bone, T-Money, and Wood were eliminated; New York had reasons for why they had to go. Wood was there for acting, having told New York that he did reality TV. T-Money was eliminated because New York says he is a "f*cking pansy". T-Bone was eliminated because he could not keep his eyes in his sockets and Jersey and Ace were not good enough for New York.
[edit] Episode 2:"The Mangeant" (aired January 15, 2007)
In the second episode of the first season of I Love New York, New York brought various pageant queens to the mansion to train the guys for the "Mangeant". Round 1 of the Mangeant was a swimsuit contest. Mr. Boston even went to such lengths that he wore a spotted thong to show off his "bulge". In the end New York chose 5 finalists, to participate in a question and answer round. Real,12 Pack, Onix, Whiteboy, and made it to this question and answer session. In the end, Onix, 12 Pack and Whiteboy won the reward of a date with the lovely New York. Onix won 3rd place, 12 Pack at 2nd and Whiteboy being the official mangeant winner. Later that night, Pootie told New York that Trendz was passing out his demo CDs while she was in the hot tub with Rico.The next day in a letter delivered by Chamo, New York told the guys that she would take the top 3 to Santa Monica Pier for the afternoon. Whiteboy received some extra time with New York which included a ride on the ferris wheel. New York confronted 12 Pack about allegations that Romance made about 12 Pack having a girl back at home. When the guys returned home, New York sat 12 Pack and Romance down to talk about the allegations. At the elimination, Romance was eliminated because he "needs Prozac," Trendz was eliminated because she thought he was trying to boost his music career and Token because he didn't want to kiss New York.
[edit] Episode 3: "Big Ballers" (aired January 22, 2007)
The twelve contestants were set to New York's test to see who had the best capability to earn money by evaluating each contestant's business portfolio. Whiteboy chose to participate in the challenge even after finding out that his best friend had died. They headed to a boardroom where New York had invited a special guest to help her judge, Omarosa. Unable to impress New York and her mother by telling them that he was broke, Pootie had a nervous breakdown -- he collapsed and was tended to by EMTs. Back at the mansion, the results of the challenge were announced: T-weed was the supposed winner by promising that he had a net worth of $100 million. Sister Patterson forced T-weed to sign a sheet that would allow her to do a background check. Pootie got a date with New York's mom; she noticed Pootie's unstable behavior and later, with the help of Tango, was convinced to willingly leave the competition. The next day, the contestants threw a barbecue for New York and impressed her with massages and lap dances. New York was pleasantly surprised by Mr. Boston's lap dance and Tango's back massage. During elimination, Tango was given his chain first. Before giving out her last chain, New York revealed the result of T-weed's background check. It turned out that T-weed had worked in a fast food restaurant, had several accounts in collection status, and did not have an active credit card. In the end, Heat received the last chain and therefore, Bonez and T-weed were sent home. Bonez was eliminated because New York said she didn't want to corrupt him. This was the first episode in which someone had left the competition before elimination.
[edit] Episode 4: "What's Up Dog?" (aired January 29, 2007)
The remaining nine men constructed a dog house for New York's Chihuahua, "Her Majesty." Each team had to appoint a foreman and the team that won would receive a date with New York. The black team had Chance, Mr. Boston and Rico as the foreman, the white team had Real, Heat, and 12 pack as the foreman, and the gray team had Tango as the foreman, Onix, and Whiteboy. During construction, Rico and Chance complained that Mr. Boston wasn't working. After construction was over, New York and Her Majesty chose the white team's doghouse as the best. Later that night, the reward for Real was to have cocktails with New York and Heat's reward was to have dinner with New York, but New York didn't like how much he was into his family and was still upset about how Heat's grandmother (yaya) came before her. 12 Pack was New York's "dessert" and as the foreman, he got an extra treat: a session with a sex coach and an opportunity to get closer to New York. After the session, 12 Pack paraded about the house in speedos with Heat notoriously staring at him. Heat and 12 Pack then shared some drunken, romantic moments in the hot tub. Heat admitted that he admired 12 Pack's body and began making sexually suggestive drunken compliments. The next morning, Sister Patterson took all of the men to church (even Mr. Boston, who is Jewish) and Sister Patterson testified in front of the church members. After the service, Onix told Rico and Tango that he thought New York's mother was "not real" and that she was faking it at the service. After the day was over, the elimination ceremony was held. Onix was eliminated for accusing Sister Patterson for being fake, and Heat was eliminated for prioritizing his family over New York.
[edit] Episode 5: "Who's Got Game?" (aired February 12, 2007)
The remaining seven contestants participated in a basketball game against a professional WNBA basketball player, Tamara Moore from the Los Angeles Sparks. Chamo served as the cheerleader. Tango dislocated his arm and went to the hospital. Whiteboy won the competition and was awarded more quality time with New York. They had a romantic dinner. Soon after, everyone had having lunch in the backyard and Sister Patterson suspected that someone was in love with New York. Tango and Whiteboy got into a heated discussion. While New York stood out on her balcony, Tango revealed that he had strong feelings for New York, which made her cry. In the end, Rico was eliminated. In a confessional interview at the end of the episode, New York explained that "I had to let Rico go, because, simply, this competition is not for him. Rico is...a young kid, he's a young boy... He wasn't stepping it up."
[edit] Episode 6: "Momma Said Knock You Out" (aired February 19, 2007)
New York emerged in a tiara and asked the six remaining men if they were ready to party. The men said they were. At that time, a group of thirteen young girls ran through the front door. New York left the girls alone with the men to look after them at a "princess party." Chance didn't deal well, calling the girls "Oompa-Loompas" and insulting some of them. Real and White Boy both stayed aloof, and later the girls gave all three of them (Chance, Real, and White Boy) the thumbs down. 12-pack allowed the girls to put makeup on him, saying that he hoped that they'll notice that he's attractive - but they painted his face red, making him look "scary." The girls later gave him a thumbs down, too; because, as they explain, "he's ugly." The girls did like Mr. Boston, who allowed them to dress him in a girl's dress and smashed his face in cake. Tango was also a success, because he was attentive. New York chose Mr. Boston to go on a date with her.
Mr. Boston noted to himself that this was his first date with New York - and his first date with a black woman. They went on a horse drawn carriage ride and had a dinner outside by a lake, with a harpist playing music nearby. New York told Mr. Boston that she found him "way more attractive." In the limo ride on the way home, they fed each other treats, then began kissing.
Meanwhile, back at the mansion, the remaining contestants tried cooking dinner for Sister Patterson. She handed out index cards with recipes, and said that they had one hour to make the dinner. She hated all the food they made, except Real's salad. At dinner, Sister told Chance that he wasn't ready for kids, and this spurred Chance to reveal that he has a son. Soon, Chance began to shout that it was time for him to leave, so that he could be with his son. Sister encouraged him to do so. He went upstairs to pack, and Tango told Sister that if he had a child himself, he wouldn't go on a reality show. New York arrived home with Mr. Boston, and they planned to go into the hot tub together, but New York noticed Chance packing. She asked him not to go, and eventually — after an altercation with Tango — he decided to stay. Boston was annoyed because he didn't get to have sex in the hot tub with New York.
In the morning, the men were sent to a boxing ring for a series of boxing matches. White Boy knocked out Real in the first match; in the second round, 12-Pack knocked Tango's mouthpiece out and accused Tango of making excuses as to why he had lost the boxing match; and in the final round, despite Mr. Boston's boasts, Chance knocked Mr. Boston over the ropes. New York attended to Mr. Boston's bloody nose, and Mr. Boston said that would probably help him in the competition.
Chance approached Mr. Boston at the mansion to "check on him." Boston conceded the moral victory in the bout to Chance, as well, when he submitted to Chance's "lesson" in oneupmanship. Whereas Boston would have otherwise carried the day, his concession to Chance's overt psychological dress-down cost him his on-screen dignity. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick expressed disappointment with his state capitol's namesake, saying he was "not characteristic of Bostonians" and "from Los Angeles, anyway."[7]
At the elimination, it came down to Mr. Boston and Chance. New York scolded Chance about hiding his son from her, and about being so rude to the girls at the party. However, she said that she "isn't done with him yet." She gave him the chain, eliminating Mr. Boston. She explained that he "had to leave because he was taking a beat-down, and because I knew in my heart I would never end up with him." However, she told the remaining contestants that Mr. Boston was the best kisser in the whole damn house.
[edit] Episode 7: "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" (aired March 5, 2007)
The episode began with New York receiving a letter from Tango. In it, he expressed how much he liked her. Chamo then escorted the remaining five men into the living room where she had them lined up. One by one, New York sent in all of the men's ex-girlfriends, except Whiteboy, whose sister came instead. New York then told the men that while they stay at home, she would take the girls out. In the limo on the way to the salon, New York and her mom asked the girls the concerns they had for each man. 12 Pack's ex-girlfriend said that her parents thought he was gay, and that he worked at a gay club called Feathers. Chance's ex-girlfriend talked about how drugs are basically a trend in the rap industry. New York's mom questioned if Chance had used drugs. Real's ex-girlfriend talked about their relationship, but New York thought that Real may have still had feelings for her. Tango's ex-girlfriend told her that they broke up due to Tango's obsession with his job. Whiteboy's sister talked about how Whiteboy was in a five year relationship with a girl. 12 Pack's ex also said that 12 Pack had a girlfriend before he came to do the show. At dinner that night, 12 Pack confessed that he did have a girlfriend before he came to do the show, but he said that they had already broken up. When New York talked about 12 Pack working at a gay strip club, he said he only worked there for the money. New York talked about how she thought there was a vibe between Real and his ex-girlfriend. She became disappointed in Whiteboy, because she wished she knew about his relationship earlier. New York started to get jealous that Tango had supposedly only been paying attention to his ex-girlfriend. Once outside, New York overheard 12 Pack talking to his ex-girlfriend, saying that he would be famous because he would be on the number one show in America. New York then fought with Tango, for she was jealous, and Tango became tempted to leave the show. New York then realized her anger came out due to her feelings for Tango. She talked to Tango and he decides to stay.
The next day, New York's mother told her to go on a date with Real, but when she left, New York took Chance on a date instead. She took Chance to Chez Cherie cooking school. They had a great time and kissed then went back to the house. At elimination, New York eliminated 12 Pack because she felt that he had too many secrets. They end on good terms and she wished 12 Pack the best of luck, saying that she hoped he would become famous, though this comment was likely sarcastic.
[edit] Episode 8: "Gettin' Hot In The Desert" (aired March 12, 2007)
The remaining four men went to Palm Springs, California, with New York, where each night a different contestant took New York on a date. On New York, Tango and Real's date, the trio went to the golf course. While driving the Cadillac-styled golf cart, New York drove into a sprinkler system and wrecked into another cart. During New York's date with Chance and Whiteboy, the three went on a hot air balloon ride. New York was afraid to get in the hot air balloon, in fear of getting her synthetic hair caught on fire. In the end, Whiteboy was eliminated, due to the fact that New York "doesn't want to be a rebound girl", as Whiteboy had recently broken up with his girlfriend of five years.
[edit] Episode 9: "Momma's Boys" (aired March 19, 2007)
With the three remaining men, the mothers of the brothers, Chance and Real, and of Tango met New York and Sister Patterson. On the first date, New York and Sister Patterson went to Real, Chance, and their mother's horse ranch in California. During the excursion on the ranch, Real and Chance's mother impressed upon her sons that affection for New York should not drive their brotherhood to odds. Later, New York and Sister Patterson went with Tango and his mother for tango lessons. New York and Sister Patterson remarked that Tango's mother was old. After the date and before the elimination ceremony, Sister Patterson offered Chance $5,000 to give up his chain and go home. However, when New York gave Chance the chain, he took the chain off at first and wondered if Sister Patterson will follow up with her offer. New York got mad as a result. Later, Chance told New York of Sister Patterson's offer. In the end, Chance decided to stay. New York gave her second chain to Tango, because he is "hot and sexy." New York eliminated Real because she felt that he was too sensitive for her. After being eliminated, Real cried and confessed his love for New York.
[edit] Episode 10: "Clip Show" (aired March 26, 2007)
In this episode, never-before-scenes were shown. They included:
- New York and Sister Patterson viewing the casting tapes
- Romance sliding down the "ghetto Slip 'n Slide" naked.
- Mr. Boston getting an "ass-tan" in a thong
- More scenes of Chance bullying Mr. Boston
- Sister Patterson commented on contestants she believed to be gay
- 12 Pack giving Chamo a lap dance
- New York has laryngitis during her commentary
[edit] Episode 11: "The Final Adios" (aired April 2, 2007)
The two finalists traveled with New York to Playacar resort in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. Later, New York made her final decision in Hollywood, California for her potential mate. This episode was the final episode where Chance and Tango were split into two separate rooms, because Chance and Tango were in a heated argument while at dinner with New York. In the end, New York chose Tango over Chance. He then knelled and proposed to her. New York was taken back by this proposition, and seemed to experience a mix of reluctance and elation. She finally answered yes to his proposal. Sister Patterson was pleased with New York's decision and said to the camera, "Praise God she didn't pick Chance!" On Chance's way out, Sister Patterson asks Chance if she can give him a hug before he leaves and Chance replies, "I sure as fuck ain't huggin' your ass." Chance gets into a limousine and says how much he'll miss New York.
[edit] Episode 12: "The Reunion" (aired April 15, 2007)
17 of the original 20 contestants came together to discuss issues that arose from the series, and the audience discovered what had happened with Tango and New York after the show. The reunion was taped on April 9, 2007 so the cast would have already seen all of the episodes and had issues that were addressed. The host for the reunion (also the host for both Flavor of Love reunions) La La Vasquez revealed that Pootie wasn't invited because of his issues, Jersey was on crutches, and Rico was in jail for driving without pants on because his father was having a heart attack and he drove without a license.
First, Romance and New York argued over 12 Pack getting to stay and him leaving. Romance then boasted his new "love", a dog named Bella, looked better than New York's chihuahua, Your Majesty. New York learned Mr. Boston has a twin brother and was surprised when she kissed him and not Mr. Boston. She also found out that Mr. Boston and Pumkin, from Flavor of Love, were then dating. Pumkin and New York were not amicable on stage and was told to leave by New York. Heat and 12pack revealed that they have formed a partnership. New York replied sarcastically that they make a "nice couple." Chance and Whiteboy had an argument with Tango, to which he told them to act on their threats (even telling Real to come up) and approach the stage. Chance stood up but almost immediately sat back down and even tried to tell Whiteboy to sit back down, but Whiteboy walked up to the stage and the security guards held him back. Wood came up to calm Whiteboy down as well. Tango was taken backstage where he made a threat to give them a "Tampa Bay ass-whupin'". This was similar to the way the girls on the Flavor of Love (Season 2) reunion brawled in an attempt to attack at New York.
Tango and New York reunited to Macy Gray's "Glad You're Here" after not being able to see each other after the finale. Never before seen clips were shown of New York's reaction to Tango's proposal. He then went to get his "mother-in-law" while she still was confused and requested a drink. In an attempt to not tell her mother about the engagement, she hid the ring in her mouth. Sister Patterson found the ring and said it was too small. Tango became upset after watching the show and the comments New York made about his mother being too plain and overweight. He broke up with New York on stage. New York attempted to attack him and then made insulting comments about his appearance, and even said with your "two inch motherfucking dick". She then cried onstage and said that she will not let it hurt her. La La comforted her by saying they're all going out for a drink after this. New York responded with "Girl, I'm gonna have several!"
[edit] Callout Order
| Order | Naming | Ep 1 | Ep 2 | Ep 3 | Ep 4 | Ep 5 | Ep 6 | Ep 7 | Ep 8 | Ep 9 | Ep 11 |
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| 01 | Rico | Whiteboy | Whiteboy | Tango | Chance | Real | 12 Pack | Chance | Tango | Chance | Tango |
| 02 | Pootie | Tango | Real | Real | 12 Pack | 12 Pack | Real | Whiteboy | Chance | Tango | Chance |
| 03 | Tango | Onix | T-Weed | Rico | Real | Whiteboy | Whiteboy | Real | Real | Real | |
| 04 | Wood | Real | Rico | Onix | Whiteboy | Chance | Tango | Tango | Whiteboy | ||
| 05 | Whiteboy | Heat | Mr. Boston | 12 Pack | Tango | Mr. Boston | Chance | 12 Pack | |||
| 06 | 12 Pack | Bonez | Tango | Chance | Rico | Tango | Mr. Boston | ||||
| 07 | Heat | Trendz | Heat | Whiteboy | Mr. Boston | Rico | |||||
| 08 | T-Bone | 12 Pack | Pootie | Mr. Boston | Onix | ||||||
| 09 | Jersey | Pootie | Bonez | Heat | Heat | ||||||
| 10 | Mr. Boston | Token | Chance | T-Weed | |||||||
| 11 | Onix | T-Weed | Onix | Bonez | |||||||
| 12 | T-Weed | Romance | 12 Pack | Pootie | |||||||
| 13 | Ace | Rico | Trendz | ||||||||
| 14 | Trendz | Mr. Boston | Token | ||||||||
| 15 | Bonez | Chance | Romance | ||||||||
| 16 | T-Money | Jersey | |||||||||
| 17 | Real | Wood | |||||||||
| 18 | Chance | T-Bone | |||||||||
| 19 | Token | Ace | |||||||||
| 20 | Romance | T-Money | |||||||||
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
- The contestant left the competition
- The contestent won a date, but was eliminated
[edit] DVD Release
The complete first season DVD was released October 2, 2007 for publicity for the second season. It contains all eleven episodes including the reunion special. [2]
[edit] Trivia
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- "Chamo" is a fictional character portrayed by actor Mauricio Sanchez. He serves as comic relief and as New York's assistant, much like Flavor of Love had Big Rick.
- The role of "Chamo" was originally offered to comedian, recording artist, and podcaster Johnny McGovern better known as the Gay Pimp, but an inaccurate contract address prevented him from accepting.
- The premiere is the only episode that is ninety minutes long.
- Wood (eliminated episode one) has been on four other reality television shows before I Love New York, such as Mr. Romance on Oxygen on which he was the winner. He admitted to being on four "on-camera love moments" including Elimidate.
- T-Money has appeared on MTV's dating show Next. [3] However, New York eliminated him before she ever found out.
- Tiffany Pollard did not own the I Love New York house. The house was built and made especially for the show. After filming finished, it was again used for Flavor of Love Girls: Charm School after being re-decorated. Also, the family that owns the house appeared on an episode of My Super Sweet 16.
- "Heat" (Jason Rosell) appeared on Gilmore Girls and has also been in several movies.[8]
- Revealed on Fox Reality's Reality Remix, Chance and Real were discovered by the I Love New York producers on their Myspace pages.
- T-Weed has had bit parts in such movies as Natural Born Killers, Brown Sugar, Just My Luck, The Pink Panther, and Across the Universe.
- Bonez appeared on The Greg Behrendt Show in an attempt to go on a date with a woman who needed to get over her ex.
- Trendz (eliminated during the second episode) appeared on Yo Momma but only in the audience.
- Pootie was an extra in War of the Worlds, and worked as a stuntman for R. Kelly during a music video shoot.
[edit] References
- ^ RealityWanted.com Casting Call. July 24, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
- ^ VH1's 'The Flavorette' Now Casting. ConcreteLoop.com, July 31, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
- ^ Daniels, Karu F. Miss New York: In Her Own Words. AOL Black Voices, October 13, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
- ^ Kaplan, Don. More 'Love': 'New York' Snags Own Show. New York Post, October 16, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
- ^ Development Update: October 30-November 3. the futon critic, November 3, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2007.
- ^ New York, White Rapper Make VH1 Sing. Multichannel News, January 11, 2007. Retrieved January 13, 2007.
- ^ NECN Mid-Day, Interview with Gov. D. Patrick regarding Morning Business in the State Senate (questions while leaving interview); February 20, 2007.
- ^ IMDB. [1]. IMDB.com. Retrieved March 6, 2007.
