South Beach Tow

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South Beach Tow

Robert Ashenoff Jr., Robert Ashenoff Sr., and Christie Ashenoff (from left)
Genre Reality
Created by Jennifer Lopez
Simon Fields
Starring Robert Ashenoff
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 59
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Anthony Horn
  • Benjamin Nurick
  • Jennifer Lopez
  • Jessica Shreeve
  • Josh Ackerman
  • Simon Fields
  • Zachary Werner
Running time 20 to 23 minutes
Production company(s) Bodega Pictures
Nuyorican Productions
Broadcast
Original channel truTV
Picture format 480i (SDTV)
1080i (HDTV)
Original run July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20) – present
External links
Website

South Beach Tow is an American reality television series that portrays dramatized reenactments of the day-to-day business of Tremont Towing. Although the program is fictionalized,[1][2] Tremont Towing is a real Miami towing company.[3][4] The series premiered on July 20, 2011, on truTV. The first part of Season 2 premiered on September 19, 2012,[5] and returned after hiatus on May 15, 2013.[6] Season 3 premiered on October 30, 2013.[7]

Inception

According to cast member Christie Ashenoff, the idea for the program came after Tremont towed the car of Simon Fields: "He tells us that a few days later a light bulb went off in his head that if he lost his mind, that everyone else must too".[8] Jennifer Lopez produces the program through her production company, Nuyorican Productions.[9][10]

Plot

The show's scenes generally center on the cast towing vehicles and facing different levels of opposition from vehicle owners. South Beach Tow also portrays Tremont Towing engaging in several disputes with a rival towing company called The Finest Towing. The Finest is shown to employ very corrupt drivers who go as far as stealing tows, injuring Tremont drivers, and once putting sugar in several of Tremont's trucks' gas tanks. The drivers at Finest responsible for the latter were arrested on camera, although those scenes were part of the staged script. Tremont Towing continues to rival with The Finest, now named Goodfellas[11] - which is now part of Tremont.

Staged performances

Although the show is officially classified as a reality television program, it depicts actors performing reenactments of events. When questioned on the program's veracity, a spokesman said that the show “features real people and is based on real situations. Due to production needs, some scenes are reenacted.”[12] At the end of each episode, during the credits, a disclaimer is now posted "The stories that are portrayed in this program are based on real events".

Prior to TruTV's admission that scenes were reenacted, several news outlets reported evidence that the show was not a true "day in the life" documentary. Rumors persisted about the obvious use of wireless microphones by everybody with a speaking part in the show and the over the top nature of much of the program's content. The celebrity gossip blog Radar posted a video of actors politely awaiting the start of a violent scene.[1][12]

Cast

Office/Managers

  • Robert Ashenoff Sr. – Founder & Owner, Former boss
  • Christie Ashenoff – The Boss, General Manager
  • Lakatriona Brunson (Bernice) – Assistant Manager
  • Dave Kosgrove – Dispatcher

Drivers

  • Robert (Robbie) Ashenoff Jr. – Senior driver
  • Eddie Del Busto
  • Perez Gilbert
  • Jerome "J-Money" Jackson
  • Lakatriona Brunson (Bernice)

Episodes

Season Episodes Season Premiere Season Finale
1 21 July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20) May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)
2 26 September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19) August 14, 2013 (2013-08-14)
3 TBA October 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)[7] TBA

Season 1 (2011-12)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
11 "A Family Business" July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)1.63[13]
22 "Tow Wars" July 20, 2011 (2011-07-20)1.57[13]
33 "Chaos in the Yard" July 27, 2011 (2011-07-27)1.50[14]
44 "Broken Truce" August 3, 2011 (2011-08-03)1.45[15]
55 "Training Day" August 10, 2011 (2011-08-10)1.43[16]
66 "Anger Management" August 17, 2011 (2011-08-17)1.70[17]
77 "Muay Thai Surprise" August 24, 2011 (2011-08-24)1.53[18]
88 "Memorial Day Mayhem" August 31, 2011 (2011-08-31)1.39[19]
99 "Growing Pains" February 15, 2012 (2012-02-15)1.31[20]
1010 "Taking Out the Trash" February 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)1.66[21]
1111 "Assault on Tremont Towing" February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)1.16[22]
1212 "Sand in the Face" March 7, 2012 (2012-03-07)1.51[23]
1313 "The Hurricane" March 21, 2012 (2012-03-21)1.18[24]
1414 "Unlicensed to Drive" March 28, 2012 (2012-03-28)1.32[25]
1515 "Stranded" April 4, 2012 (2012-04-04)1.22[26]
1616 "Search and Rescue" April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18)0.96[27]
1717 "A Very Tremont Christmas" April 25, 2012 (2012-04-25)1.09[28]
1818 "The Dog House" May 2, 2012 (2012-05-02)1.36[29]
1919 "Money All Day" May 9, 2012 (2012-05-09)1.53[30]
2020 "Trouble at Tremont" May 16, 2012 (2012-05-16)1.35[31]
2121 "Goodfellas" May 23, 2012 (2012-05-23)1.41[32]

Season 2 (2012-13)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
221 "Bernice Pops Off" September 19, 2012 (2012-09-19)1.62[33]
232 "The Heat Is On" September 26, 2012 (2012-09-26)1.33[34]
243 "Lights Out" October 3, 2012 (2012-10-03)1.11[35]
254 "No Country for Perez" October 10, 2012 (2012-10-10)1.52[36]
265 "Ruthless" October 17, 2012 (2012-10-17)1.64[37]
276 "What's Up With Christie?" October 24, 2012 (2012-10-24)1.83[38]
287 "The Last To Know" October 31, 2012 (2012-10-31)1.44[39]
298 "Black Dahlia" November 7, 2012 (2012-11-07)1.43[40]
309 "The Inspection" November 14, 2012 (2012-11-14)1.67[41]
3110 "Hit It And Quit It" November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21)1.39[42]
3211 "Storm Clouds" November 28, 2012 (2012-11-28)1.63[43]
3312 "Go Down Towing" December 5, 2012 (2012-12-05)1.73[44]
3413 "Snakes in the Yard" December 12, 2012 (2012-12-12)1.54[45]
3514 "Who's the Boss?" May 15, 2013 (2013-05-15)1.43[46]
3615 "Run These Streets" May 22, 2013 (2013-05-22)1.42[47]
3716 "Wide Load" May 29, 2013 (2013-05-29)1.21[48]
3817 "Compromising Positions" June 5, 2013 (2013-06-05)1.60[49]
3918 "For Love or J-Money" June 12, 2013 (2013-06-12)1.31[50]
4019 "The In-Laws" June 19, 2013 (2013-06-19)1.57[51]
4120 "Everybody Hates Tremont" June 26, 2013 (2013-06-26)1.53[52]
4221 "Big and Beautiful" July 10, 2013 (2013-07-10)1.38[53]
4322 "Bumps in the Night" July 17, 2013 (2013-07-17)1.75[54]
4423 "Tremont on Wheels" July 24, 2013 (2013-07-24)1.48[55]
4524 "Kosgrove Gets Krunk" July 31, 2013 (2013-07-31)1.66[56]
4625 "Christie's Choice" August 7, 2013 (2013-08-07)1.80[57]
4726 "A Tremont Wedding" August 14, 2013 (2013-08-14)1.51[58]

Season 3 (2013-14)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
481 "Tremont Got Served" October 30, 2013 (2013-10-30)0.85[59]
492 "Caged Heat" November 6, 2013 (2013-11-06)0.78[60]
503 "Bernice Goes Down" November 13, 2013 (2013-11-13)1.28[61]
514 "Here Kitty" November 20, 2013 (2013-11-20)1.11[62]
515 "Daves Dance Battle" November 27, 2013 (2013-11-27)1.07[63]
526 "Bernice's Revenge" December 4, 2013 (2013-12-04)1.28[64]
537 "The Incredible Journey" December 11, 2013 (2013-12-11)1.10[65]
548 "Roommates" December 18, 2013 (2013-12-18)1.39[66]
559 "Bernice Unleashed" December 25, 2013 (2013-12-25)N/A
5610 "Casanova Kosgrove" January 1, 2014 (2014-01-01)1.46[67]
5711 "Touchy-Feely" January 8, 2014 (2014-01-08)1.43[68]
5812 "Fashion Disaster" January 15, 2014 (2014-01-15)1.05[69]
5913 "The Struggle Is Real" January 22, 2014 (2014-01-22)1.17[70]

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