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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television season
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|show_name = Tool Academy
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| caption = Back row: Josh, Matsuflex, Tommy, M.E.G.A., Joey, [[For Love or Money (TV series)|Jordan Murphy]], Dimitri<br/>Front row: Shawn, Rob, Celebrity
|image = Toolacademy cast.jpg
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| num_episodes = 9
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|caption = Back row: Josh, Matsuflex, Tommy, M.E.G.A., Joey, [[For Love or Money (TV series)|Jordan Murphy]], Dimitri<br/>Front row: Shawn, Rob, Celebrity
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| network = [[VH1]]
|genre = [[Reality television|Reality]]
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| first_aired = {{start date|11|1|2009}}
|runtime = 60 minutes
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| last_aired = {{end date|15|3|2009}}
|creator = Jim Ackerman<br>Mike Riley<br>Dave Hamilton
|developer = [[SallyAnn Salsano]]
|editor = John Bininger
|cinematography = Paula Abarca
|distributor = [[Target Entertainment]]<ref>{{Cite web |url= http://realscreen.com/articles/news/20090318/target.html|title=Target bringing 200 new hours to MIPTV |work=RealScreen |first = Kelly |last =Anderson |date = 18 March 2009 |accessdate=18 November 2010}}</ref>
|executive_producer = [[SallyAnn Salsano]]<br>Jim Ackerman<br>Dave Hamilton<br>Mike Riley<br>Jeff Olde
|director = Brad Kreisberg
|producer = Damon Epps<br>Sheonna Mix<br>Krista Van Nieuwburg<br>Andrew Scott
|company = VH1<br>[[495 Productions]]
|presenter= [[For Love or Money (TV series)|Jordan Murphy]]<br>Trina Dolenz
|country = United States
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|channel = [[VH1]]
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|first_aired = {{start date|11|1|2009}}
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|last_aired = {{end date|15|3|2009}}
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|num_episodes = 9
|related = [[Tool Academy (UK TV series)|''Tool Academy'' (UK)]]
|website = http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/tool_academy/series.jhtml
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'''Tool Academy''' is a competitive [[reality television]] show featuring nine "unsuspecting bad boys" who have been sent to "relationship boot camp".<ref name=vh1blog>{{cite web|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2008-12-09/tool-academy-coming-soon-to-vh1/|title=Tool Academy: Coming Soon To VH1}}</ref> The nine men, all of whom have been nominated by their respective girlfriends, initially think they are taking part in a competition for the title of "Mr. Awesome." However, shortly after arriving they find out the truth: they are actually being entered into a "charm school" which focuses on teaching them how to behave as boyfriends. Each week, one contestant is eliminated and his girlfriend must choose whether or not to stay with him. The last contestant remaining will win a $100,000 prize and the title of "Mr. Awesome."<ref name=vh1blog /> Relationship counselor Trina Dolenz helps the contestants with their relationship problems and decides who is expelled.
'''''Tool Academy (season 1)''''' is the first season of the [[VH1]] [[reality television]] series ''[[Tool Academy (U.S. TV series)|Tool Academy]]''. ''Tool Academy'' is a competitive [[reality television]] show featuring nine "unsuspecting bad boys" who have been sent to "relationship boot camp".<ref name=vh1blog>{{cite web|url=http://blog.vh1.com/2008-12-09/tool-academy-coming-soon-to-vh1/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217020259/http://blog.vh1.com/2008-12-09/tool-academy-coming-soon-to-vh1/|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 17, 2008|title=Tool Academy: Coming Soon To VH1}}</ref> The nine men, all of whom have been nominated by their respective girlfriends, initially think they are taking part in a competition for the title of "Mr. Awesome." However, shortly after arriving they find out the truth: they are actually being entered into a "charm school" which focuses on teaching them how to behave as boyfriends. Each week, one contestant is eliminated and his girlfriend must choose whether or not to stay with him. The last contestant remaining will win a $100,000 prize and the title of "Mr. Awesome."<ref name=vh1blog /> Relationship counselor Trina Dolenz helps the contestants with their relationship problems and decides who is expelled.


The winner of the first season was Josh, who proposed to Ashley after winning the competition, and they got married directly after the graduation ceremony.
The winner of the first season was Josh, who proposed to Ashley after winning the competition, and they got married directly after the graduation ceremony.
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|Josh (Joshua) Douglas<ref name=ocregister />||Tiny Tool||Ashley Pellegrino<ref name=ocregister />||Winner in final episode
|Josh (Joshua) Douglas<ref name=ocregister />||Tiny Tool||Ashley Pellegrino<ref name=ocregister />||Winner in final episode
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|Matsuflex (Ryan Matsunaga)<ref name=ocregister>{{cite news | title = Did O.C. man win VH1's 'Tool Academy'?| first = Peter | last = Larsen | section = LIFE | page = | newspaper = [[The Orange County Register]] | date = 9 March 2009 | accessdate = 9 Mar 2010 | url = http://ocregister.com/entertainment/matsunaga-32646-says-jenna.html}}</ref>
|Matsuflex (Ryan Matsunaga)<ref name=ocregister>{{cite news | title = Did O.C. man win VH1's 'Tool Academy'?| first = Peter | last = Larsen |department=LIFE | newspaper = [[The Orange County Register]] | date = 9 March 2009 | access-date = 9 Mar 2010 | url = http://ocregister.com/entertainment/matsunaga-32646-says-jenna.html}}</ref>
||Naked Tool||Jenna<!-- Fenton-->||Runner Up in final episode
||Naked Tool||Jenna<!-- Fenton-->||Runner Up in final episode
|-
|-
|Shawn<!-- Southern -->||Loud Mouth Tool||Aida<!-- Menasaka -->{{ref|aida|[a]}}||Eliminated in episode 7
|Shawn<!-- Southern -->||Loud Mouth Tool||Aida<!-- Menasaka -->{{ref|aida|[a]}}||Eliminated in episode 7
|-
|-
|Tommy Houlihan<ref name=uglybetty>{{cite news | title = 'Ugly Betty' star Ana Ortiz announces pregnancy| first = Dan | last = Gross | section = FEATURES; DN Yo! Features | page = 32 | newspaper = [[The Philadelphia Daily News]] | date = 12 January 2009 | accessdate = 9 Mar 2010 | url = }}</ref>||Slacker Tool||Krista Grubb<ref name=uglybetty />||Eliminated in episode 6
|Tommy Houlihan<ref name=uglybetty>{{cite news | title = 'Ugly Betty' star Ana Ortiz announces pregnancy| first = Dan | last = Gross |department=FEATURES; DN Yo! Features | page = 32 | newspaper = [[The Philadelphia Daily News]] | date = 12 January 2009 }}</ref>||Slacker Tool||Krista Grubb<ref name=uglybetty />||Eliminated in episode 6
|-
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|Rob (Robert)<!-- Brown -->||Power Tool||Karine<!-- Breed -->||Withdrew in episode 5{{ref|rob|[w]}}
|Rob (Robert)<!-- Brown -->||Power Tool||Karine<!-- Breed -->||Withdrew in episode 5{{ref|rob|[w]}}
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|Dimitri<!-- Mitropoulos -->||Greek Tool||Jill<!-- Marcinkoski -->||Eliminated in episode 1
|Dimitri<!-- Mitropoulos -->||Greek Tool||Jill<!-- Marcinkoski -->||Eliminated in episode 1
|}
|}
{{ref begin}}
{{refbegin}}
:{{note|aida|[a]}} Shawn started the show with [[Jaimee Grubbs]] as his girlfriend. However, on episode 2, she was replaced by Aida<!-- Menasaka -->, his girlfriend of the past six years.
:{{note|aida|[a]}} Shawn started the show with [[Jaimee Grubbs]] as his girlfriend. However, on episode 2, she was replaced by Aida<!-- Menasaka -->, his girlfriend of the past six years.
:{{note|rob|[w]}} Rob withdrew from the competition after being medically treated for anxiety over the lie detector challenge.
:{{note|rob|[w]}} Rob withdrew from the competition after being medically treated for anxiety over the lie detector challenge.
{{ref end}}
{{refend}}


==Episode Progress==
==Episode Progress==
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! 1
! 1
|bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|''Josh''
|bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|''Josh''
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|'''WIN'''||bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|'''WIN'''|||SAFE|||SAFE
||SAFE|||SAFE|||SAFE|||SAFE||bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|'''WIN'''||bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH|||SAFE||bgcolor="limegreen"|'''WINNER'''
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|'''WIN'''||bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH|||SAFE||bgcolor="limegreen"|'''WINNER'''
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! 2
! 2
|bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|''Matsuflex''{{ref|ryan|[r]}}
|bgcolor="#f9f9f9"|''Matsuflex''{{ref|ryan|[r]}}
||SAFE|||SAFE||bgcolor="pink"|RISK||SAFE|||SAFE
|bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|'''WIN'''||bgcolor="cornflowerblue"|'''WIN'''||bgcolor="pink"|RISK||SAFE|||SAFE
|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH|||SAFE||bgcolor="tomato"|OUT
|bgcolor="lightblue"|HIGH|||SAFE||bgcolor="tomato"|OUT
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===Mr Awesome===
===Mr Awesome===
''First aired January 11, 2009
''First aired January 11, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Communication]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Communication]]
*'''Challenge:''' The girlfriends assemble a bed with the boyfriends reading/giving the instructions.
*'''Challenge:''' The girlfriends assemble a bed with the boyfriends reading/giving the instructions.
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===Fidelity Challenge===
===Fidelity Challenge===
''First aired January 18, 2009
''First aired January 18, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Fidelity]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Fidelity]]
*'''Challenge:''' A [[tango (ballroom)|tango]] dance competition after receiving dance lessons. The couples were judged on their ability to "reconnect"
*'''Challenge:''' A [[tango (ballroom)|tango]] dance competition after receiving dance lessons. The couples were judged on their ability to "reconnect"
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===Epic Meltdown of Tools===
===Epic Meltdown of Tools===
''First aired January 25, 2009
''First aired January 25, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Humility]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Humility]]
*'''Challenge:''' Dress in humiliating outfits and sell cookies to tourists at [[Universal Studios Hollywood]]
*'''Challenge:''' Dress in humiliating outfits and sell cookies to tourists at [[Universal Studios Hollywood]]
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===Husband Material===
===Husband Material===
''First aired February 1, 2009
''First aired February 1, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Maturity (psychological)|Maturity]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Maturity (psychological)|Maturity]]
*'''Challenge:''' Knock-down a [[mastodon]] with a spear, gather water, and build a shelter
*'''Challenge:''' Knock-down a [[mastodon]] with a spear, gather water, and build a shelter
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===Episode 5===
===Episode 5===
''First aired February 8, 2009
''First aired February 8, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Trust (social sciences)|Trust]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Trust (social sciences)|Trust]]
*'''Challenge:''' Stay Alive or Stay Dead
*'''Challenge:''' Stay Alive or Stay Dead
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===Most Romantic Tool===
===Most Romantic Tool===
''First aired February 15, 2009
''First aired February 15, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Romance (love)|Romance]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Romance (love)|Romance]]
*'''Challenge:''' Hold a light heart ornament between their lips
*'''Challenge:''' Hold a light heart ornament between their lips
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===Family Values===
===Family Values===
''First aired March 1, 2009
''First aired March 1, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Family values]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Family values]]
*'''Challenge:''' Take care of a piglet for a period of 24 hours
*'''Challenge:''' Take care of a piglet for a period of 24 hours
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===Two Tools Left===
===Two Tools Left===
''First aired March 8, 2009
''First aired March 8, 2009''
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Promise|Commitment]]
*'''Lesson of the Week:''' [[Promise|Commitment]]
*'''Challenge:''' Paint a fence with the couples attached together
*'''Challenge:''' Paint a fence with the couples attached together
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===Class Reunion===
===Class Reunion===
''First aired March 15, 2009
''First aired March 15, 2009''


The Tool Academy Class of 2009 is back to talk about their future relationships.
The Tool Academy Class of 2009 is back to talk about their future relationships.
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/tool_academy/series.jhtml Tool Academy Official Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081223170202/http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/tool_academy/series.jhtml Tool Academy Official Website]
*[http://www.famousvh1friends.com/toolacademy Famous VH1 Friends: Tool Academy]
*[http://www.famousvh1friends.com/toolacademy Famous VH1 Friends: Tool Academy]
*[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=LVRJPDT.story&STORY=/www/story/12-05-2008/0004937540&EDATE=FRI+Dec+05+2008,+04:28+PM VH1 Press Release]
*[http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=LVRJPDT.story&STORY=/www/story/12-05-2008/0004937540&EDATE=FRI+Dec+05+2008,+04:28+PM VH1 Press Release]

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Tool Academy
Season 1
No. of episodes9
Release
Original networkVH1
Original releaseJanuary 2009, 11 (11-01-2009) –
March 2009, 15 (15-03-2009)
Season chronology
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Season 2

Tool Academy (season 1) is the first season of the VH1 reality television series Tool Academy. Tool Academy is a competitive reality television show featuring nine "unsuspecting bad boys" who have been sent to "relationship boot camp".[1] The nine men, all of whom have been nominated by their respective girlfriends, initially think they are taking part in a competition for the title of "Mr. Awesome." However, shortly after arriving they find out the truth: they are actually being entered into a "charm school" which focuses on teaching them how to behave as boyfriends. Each week, one contestant is eliminated and his girlfriend must choose whether or not to stay with him. The last contestant remaining will win a $100,000 prize and the title of "Mr. Awesome."[1] Relationship counselor Trina Dolenz helps the contestants with their relationship problems and decides who is expelled.

The winner of the first season was Josh, who proposed to Ashley after winning the competition, and they got married directly after the graduation ceremony.

A casting call for a second season was announced at the end of the reunion show.

Lesson of the Weeks

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Badges

  1.   Communication
  2.   Fidelity
  3.   Humility
  4.   Maturity
  5.   Trust
  6.   Romance
  7.   Family Values
  8.   Commitment

Contestants

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Contestants
Name Tool Name Girlfriend Result
Josh (Joshua) Douglas[2] Tiny Tool Ashley Pellegrino[2] Winner in final episode
Matsuflex (Ryan Matsunaga)[2] Naked Tool Jenna Runner Up in final episode
Shawn Loud Mouth Tool Aida[a] Eliminated in episode 7
Tommy Houlihan[3] Slacker Tool Krista Grubb[3] Eliminated in episode 6
Rob (Robert) Power Tool Karine Withdrew in episode 5[w]
M.E.G.A. (Joshua) Playa Pimpin' Tool Margo Eliminated in episode 4
Celebrity (Clarence) Party Tool Cameron Eliminated in episode 3
Joey Cold-Hearted Tool Ashley Eliminated in episode 2
Dimitri Greek Tool Jill Eliminated in episode 1
^[a] Shawn started the show with Jaimee Grubbs as his girlfriend. However, on episode 2, she was replaced by Aida, his girlfriend of the past six years.
^[w] Rob withdrew from the competition after being medically treated for anxiety over the lie detector challenge.

Episode Progress

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# Contestants Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7[l] 8
1 Josh SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN HIGH SAFE WINNER
2 Matsuflex[r] WIN WIN RISK SAFE SAFE HIGH SAFE OUT
3 Shawn SAFE RISK WIN RISK RISK SAFE OUT
4 Tommy RISK HIGH SAFE SAFE RISK OUT
5 Rob RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE QUIT
6 M.E.G.A. SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT[e]
7 Celebrity[d] SAFE RISK OUT
8 Joey SAFE OUT
9 Dimitri OUT
  The contestant won Tool Academy and the title "Mr. Awesome"
  The contestant won a challenge and won a date with his girlfriend.
  The contestant was safe from being eliminated.
  The contestant was at risk of being eliminated.
  The contestant was eliminated and his girlfriend decided to stay with him.
  The contestant was eliminated and his girlfriend decided to leave him.
  The contestant withdrew from the competition.
^[d] Clarence (Celebrity) dropped his nickname for episode 2.
^[e] M.E.G.A. won the challenge, but was stated to be eliminated because of his girlfriend.
^[t] Tommy won the challenge, but was eliminated.
^[l] In episode 7, there was no challenge winner.
^[r] Ryan (Matsuflex) dropped his nickname during the final exam.

Episodes

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Mr Awesome

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First aired January 11, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Communication
  • Challenge: The girlfriends assemble a bed with the boyfriends reading/giving the instructions.
  • Challenge Reward: A private date
  • Challenge Winner: Matsuflex and Jenna
  • Bottom Three: Dimitri, Rob, Tommy
  • Eliminated: Dimitri (Jill decided to stay with Dimitri)

Fidelity Challenge

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First aired January 18, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Fidelity
  • Challenge: A tango dance competition after receiving dance lessons. The couples were judged on their ability to "reconnect"
  • Challenge Reward: Conjugal visit.
  • Challenge Winner: Matsuflex and Jenna
  • Bottom Three: Celebrity, Joey, Shawn
  • Eliminated: Joey (Ashley L. decided to stay with Joey)

Epic Meltdown of Tools

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First aired January 25, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Humility
  • Challenge: Dress in humiliating outfits and sell cookies to tourists at Universal Studios Hollywood
  • Challenge Reward: Carriage Ride and Conjugal visit
  • Challenge Winner: Shawn and Aida
  • Bottom Two: Josh and Celebrity
  • Eliminated: Celebrity (Cameron decided to leave Celebrity)

Husband Material

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First aired February 1, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Maturity
  • Challenge: Knock-down a mastodon with a spear, gather water, and build a shelter
  • Challenge Reward: Picnic Date
  • Challenge Winner: M.E.G.A. and Margo
  • Bottom Two: Shawn and M.E.G.A.
  • Eliminated: M.E.G.A. (Margo decided to stay with M.E.G.A.)

Episode 5

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First aired February 8, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Trust
  • Challenge: Stay Alive or Stay Dead
  • Challenge Reward: A date with their girlfriend in a limo and a Conjugal visit
  • Challenge Winner: Matsuflex and Jenna
  • Bottom Two: Shawn and Tommy (neither were expelled)
  • Withdrew: Rob (Karine decided to stay with Rob)

Most Romantic Tool

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First aired February 15, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Romance
  • Challenge: Hold a light heart ornament between their lips
  • Challenge Reward: First pick of romantic dates
  • Challenge Winner: Tommy and Krista
  • Bottom Two: No One.
  • Eliminated: Tommy (Krista decided to leave Tommy)

Family Values

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First aired March 1, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Family values
  • Challenge: Take care of a piglet for a period of 24 hours
  • Bottom Two: None, Shawn was called first and eliminated
  • Eliminated: Shawn (Aida decided to stay with Shawn)

Two Tools Left

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First aired March 8, 2009

  • Lesson of the Week: Commitment
  • Challenge: Paint a fence with the couples attached together
  • Challenge Reward: A romantic dinner
  • Challenge Winner: Josh and Ashley
  • Runner-Up: Ryan "Matsuflex" Matsunaga
  • Winner:Josh Douglas (Josh and Ashley got married)

Class Reunion

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First aired March 15, 2009

The Tool Academy Class of 2009 is back to talk about their future relationships.

  • Dimitri and Jill are still together.
  • Celebrity and Cameron, who broke up after the show, are still separated.
  • M.E.G.A went to the show alone. Margo did not appear due to family problems, the nature of which M.E.G.A. stated he was unaware of at the time of filming.
  • Robert and Karine did not appear on the reunion.
  • Tommy and Krista were back together for the reunion, but after failing a lie detector test to determine if he was cheating, Krista and Tommy fought and Krista left him again.
  • Shawn admits to being a tool and is no longer with Aida or Jaimee.
  • A surprise guest, Heather, appears on the show saying she's expecting Shawn's baby and is four months pregnant and does not want Shawn to be around her or the baby.
  • Matsuflex's and Jenna's relationship has finally become sexual.
  • Matsuflex states he is the man on the Tool Academy's banner.
  • Matsuflex says he prefers "Matsuflex" over "Ryan" again.
  • Josh and Ashley are still happily married.
  • At the end of the show, the winning couple, Josh and Ashley, are awarded the $100,000 prize.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tool Academy: Coming Soon To VH1". Archived from the original on December 17, 2008.
  2. ^ a b c Larsen, Peter (9 March 2009). "Did O.C. man win VH1's 'Tool Academy'?". LIFE. The Orange County Register. Retrieved 9 Mar 2010.
  3. ^ a b Gross, Dan (12 January 2009). "'Ugly Betty' star Ana Ortiz announces pregnancy". FEATURES; DN Yo! Features. The Philadelphia Daily News. p. 32.
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