| The Surreal Life is a reality television
series that takes a handful of out-of-the-spotlight celebrities and showcases them in an environment that is like The Real World or Big Brother. Its first two seasons aired in the US on
The WB, and it moved to VH1 for its third
season.
The first season (2003, six episodes) starred MC Hammer, Corey Feldman, Gabrielle Carteris, Emmanuel Lewis, Jerri Manthey, Vince Neil, and
Brande Roderick. Mindy
Cohn was supposed to be a celebrity showcased in the first season, but she dropped out of the project without warning. They
visited their neighbors and even had a Hollywood wedding of Corey Feldman. They played softball against each other (boys vs.
girls) and went to Las Vegas.
The second season (2004, six episodes) starred Vanilla Ice, Ron Jeremy, Erik Estrada,
Trishelle Cannatella, Tammy Faye Messner, and Traci Bingham. They
all lived in a Hollywood mansion for a two-week period and were subjected to a
nudist colony. Some of the more memorable episodes involve Ron Jeremy's pool party and Tammy Faye's book appearance.
The show's third season (2004, ten episodes) starred Charo, Dave Coulier, Flava Flav,
Jordan Knight, Brigitte Nielsen, and Ryan Starr. During the shooting,
Brigitte and Flava became a couple, and will star in their own spin-off reality show Strange Love.
The fourth season (premiered January 9, 2005) starred Da Brat, Chyna, Jane Wiedlin,
Christopher Knight, Verne Troyer, Marcus Schenkenberg, and
Adrianne Curry.
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