Flavor of Love

*Flavor of Love*
Flavor of Love
	Flavor of Love logo
Created by	Mark Cronin
Starring	Flavor Flav
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producers	Cris Abrego; Mark Cronin; Ben Samek
Running time	45 minutes
Original release
Network	VH1
Release	January 1, 2006 –; Present

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Flavor of Love is an American reality television dating game show starring Flavor Flav of the rap group Public Enemy. The show is part of VH1's Celebreality lineup and its format is similar to that of The Bachelor, with contestants living in a mansion and being put through various challenges while Flav chooses to keep or eliminate them. He is helped in his quest by his bodyguard and chauffeur, "Big Rick," his mother, and his former romantic partner, Brigitte Nielsen (with whom he starred in another of VH1's Celebreality shows, Strange Love).

Unlike The Bachelor, each contestant is given a nickname by Flav (due to his self-admitted bad memory), and is referred to by that nickname for as long as they remain in the competition. When a contestant is eliminated, her real name then is revealed. Another difference from The Bachelor is instead of a rose ceremony, where roses are given to contestants that survive elimination, there is a clock ceremony where contestants that are not eliminated receive gold clocks to wear around their necks. Template:Spoiler

Season 1

Episode	Title	Original Air Date	Summary	Eliminated
1	Fifteen Beds and a Bucket of Puke	January 1, 2006	The twenty contestants arrive at the mansion to discover that there are only fifteen beds. Goldie drinks too much champagne and vomits, yet manages to avoid elimination.	Bubblez (April), Cherry (Mieko), Picasso (Sarah), Shellz (Amber), Smokey (Johanna)
2	Rub a Dub Flav	January 8, 2006	The fifteen remaining contestants engage in a competition where Flav has 10 minutes to spend with each woman in a private hot tub and attempts to get to know them. In the van on the way to the resort, Rain and New York get into an argument over New York's unfriendliness toward the other contestants. At the resort, contestants prepare themselves and their hot tub with candles, drinks and other props to keep Flav entertained. Later at the house, Pumkin and New York get into a fight and Pumkin runs to Flav for consolation. Red Oyster passes along information to Flav that Miss Latin has been calling her ex-boyfriend from the house.	Rain (Thela Brown), Miss Latin (Xotchitl Rodriguez), Apples, Dimplez, Georgia (Jefandi)
3	A Friend of Flav's is a Friend of Mine	January 15, 2006	Flav takes the women to visit some of his "old friends" as well as some "new friends". The four contestants who are taken to meet Flav's "old friends" suspect that they will be meeting his celebrity friends (most notably the other members of Public Enemy) but are surprised when they arrive at a senior center where their challenge is to care for and socialize with the elderly. The four contestants that go to meet Flav's "new friends" are taken to a park where they are challenged to organize and execute a birthday party for young children.	Peaches (Kim Manning), Serious (Crystal Athena Stevenson)
4	The Flavor of Chicken	January 22, 2006	The contestants try to impress Flav's mother by accompanying her to church, introducing themselves over tea and pastries at a tea room and by attempting to cook fried chicken. Hottie ends up attempting to cook her chicken in the microwave, stuffed with raw vegetables, leaving it raw during the presentation to Flav and his mother. Hoopz wins the cooking competition and has dinner with Flav and his mother. Sweetie is eliminated, as Flav doubts whether she really likes him.	Sweetie (Tikka Rain)
5	What Happens in Flavor Stays in Flavor	January 29, 2006	Flav takes the girls to Las Vegas to test their luck, literally, at a roulette table. During the elimination ceremony at the end of the episode, Red Oyster announces that she is eliminating herself from the competition to be with her father, who she has just found out was in a serious car accident. Flav tells Red Oyster he is sorry to see her go because he would have saved her from elimination.	Red Oyster (Abigail Kintanar)
6	Interogitted	February 12, 2006	Flav's old flame, Brigitte Nielsen, visits the house to administer polygraph tests to each contestant. While having his hair braided, Flav sees Hottie on an episode of Blind Date, where she states that she is looking to date a man who will spend money on her. Goldie is the only one who is completely truthful on her polygraph. Hoopz spends the majority of the day arguing with Brigitte Nielsen, but manages to escape elimination, Smiley reveals her past as an exotic dancer, then argues with New York after admitting that she still has feelings for her ex-husband. New York passes this information on to Flav.	Hottie (Schatar Sapphira Taylor) and Smiley (Leilene Ondrade)
7	Flav's Trippin	February 19, 2006	The four remaining contestants go on an overnight trip with Flav. First, Pumkin and Hoopz go with Flav to a spa in Palm Springs, California where they do yoga, mud body painting, and then all enjoy a clean-up shower together. During dinner, Pumkin uses Hoopz's restroom break as her opportunity to give Flav a personal letter. After reading it, he later informs Hoopz that he and Pumpkin are heading back to his room to spend the night together. For the second trip, Flav takes Goldie and New York to San Diego, where they visit the San Diego Zoo and Flav chooses to spend the night with Goldie, though she just wants to be his friend. This is followed by one of the most even-tempered elimination ceremonies of the season.	Goldie (Courtney)
8	Family Flavors	February 26, 2006	Flav goes on outings with each girl and her parents. He takes Pumkin and her mother to get a manicure and a pedicure, takes Hoopz and her mother to Medieval Times, and takes New York and her parents to the Santa Malibu Tennis Resort. During Pumkin's outing, her mother reveals to Flav that Pumkin had also appeared on Blind Date, a fact that was known to the other girls, but not to Flav. Hoopz expresses her feeling that if she doesn't hook up with Flav at the end of the day, her mother might, since they took to themselves quite a bit. Unfortunately, Flav does not hit it off with New York's mother, who loudly expresses her objections to any possibility of her daughter marrying Flav. Pumkin's failure to tell Flav about her past appearance on Blind Date leads to her elimination at the end of the episode. During the elimination ceremony, a near-brawl ensues between her and New York when Pumkin claims New York is an aspiring actress. Pumkin then spits in New York's face, causing New York to push her into the cameras. New York pulls off one of her high heels and prepares to go outside to "beat the bitch's ass," but is stopped by the camera crew. Outside the mansion, Pumkin states that she no longer cares for Flav and if he should pick New York in the end, he would get what he deserves. She also threatens to come back to the show with a gun to shoot New York. Ne She later denies that on her myspace page, stating that her VH1 contract entitled them to cut off the rest of her words when they like. In an interview with The Bakersfield Californian (may require free registration), Pumkin denies spitting in New York's face. She claims to have been told by producers that she would be leaving before this was filmed and to give them a "big ending." She asked what kind of an ending they wanted and they suggested spitting. She also claims that the spit was digitally enhanced. Regardless, the incident is considered the most shocking and popular moment of the entire series. This episode is also notable for the fact that two of the parents slip and reveal the real names of their daughters on air.	Pumkin (Brooke Thompson)
9	Flavor of Decision	March 12, 2006	The final two contestants, Hoopz and New York, take a trip to Mexico with Flav. They each get a 24-hour period to spend alone with Flav and the first to go is New York. Flav decides to test her (because of her dislike for the outdoors) by taking her to a secluded beach for some kayaking. Later, during dinner, Flav gives New York a necklace with her show name on it. They then head back to the hotel, where the determined New York decides to share his bed that night. Hoopz has her date with Flav the next day, and they ride zip lines through the jungle. During their dinner, Hoopz also receives a necklace and they proceed to spend the evening cuddling. After returning from Mexico, the women are treated (separately) to a day of dress shopping and getting their hair done for the impending final elimination ceremony. At the elimination, both women arrive wearing the same dress and each makes comments about how bad it looks on the other. After being certain that neither woman will be angry with him for choosing the other, Flav apologizes to New York and tells her that his choice is Hoopz (Nicole Alexander). New York spends the limo ride questioning if it really just happened that way, and questioning why Flav would do that to her. Back in the house, Flav presents Hoopz with a set of gold teeth that match his own.	New York (Tiffany Patterson)
10	Reunion Special	April 2, 2006	All of the contestants are invited back to talk and take a look at highlights of the season, including the vomiting, the infamous spitting, and general cat-fighting. Host La La, believing that Red Oyster (who is now known to be Flav's lookout) has her own secrets that need to be revealed, announces to everyone that Red Oyster was married while on the show. Oyster claims to be divorced, both now and then. Flav believes her, but the other former contestants do not. Serious, a model before the show, maintains that she was genuinely interested in Flav and was not on the show to boost her career. New York and Pumkin take turns insulting each other. New York attempts to attack Pumkin, but burly security guards restrain her. Hoopz reveals that her connection with Flav was not "that" sort of connection, and, in turn, Flav announces that there is going to be a second season of the series, where he will once again attempt to find "the next great love of his life."

The complete first season came out on DVD on August 29, 2006. It is a 3-Disc Unrated edition with extra features.

Season 2

The second season premiered on August 6, 2006. Filming began in May 2006 in Los Angeles and consists of a 10 episode season.[1]

VH1 uploaded videos of contestant auditions on IFilm [2] and encouraged viewers to rank the contestants.

The show premiered with 3.9 million viewers.

Contestants:

Bamma
- Real name: Tarasha Lee
- Eliminated: Episode 1, "Sumthin's Stinkin' in the House of Flav"

Beautuful
- Real name: Kelly Jay Jenkins
- Eliminated: Episode 6, "Photo Shoot to the Death"

Bootz
- Real name: Larissa Hodge
- Eliminated:

Buckeey
- Real name: Shay Johnson
- Eliminated:

Buckwild
- Real name: Becky Johnston
- Voluntarily Left: Episode 6, "Photo Shoot to the Death"

Choclate
- Real name: Ronnise Clark
- Eliminated: Episode 1, "Sumthin's Stinkin' in the House of Flav"

Deelishis
- Real name: London Charles
- Eliminated:

Eye'z (Not an actual contestant; worked as a spy to see who was there for Flav's money)
- Real name: Bonnie Mercado
- Since she wasn't an actual contestant, she left on her own.

Hood
- Real name: Yanay Yancy
- Eliminated: Episode 1, "Sumthin's Stinkin' in the House of Flav"

H-Town
- Real name: Renee Austin
- Eliminated: Episode 1, "Sumthin's Stinkin' in the House of Flav"

Krazy
- Real name: Heather Crawford
- Eliminated:

Like Dat
- Real name: Darra Boyd
- Eliminated: Episode 5, "Famous Friends and Strangeness"

Nibblz
- Real name: Bettie Brown (VH1's Website listed her as Domenique Majors)
- Eliminated: Episode 6, "Photo Shoot to the Death"

Payshintz
- Real name: Jasmine Dare
- Voluntarily Left: Episode 3, "She Works Hard for Her Honey"

Somethin
- Real name: Tykeisha Thomas
- Eliminated: Episode 3, "She Works Hard for Her Honey"

Spunkeey
- Real name: Maria Dunbar
- Eliminated: Episode 2, "Flav is Blind"

Tiger
- Real name: Britney Morano
- Eliminated: Episode 3, "She Works Hard for Her Honey"

Toasteee
- Real name: Jennifer Toof
- Eliminated: Episode 4, "Jelly on the Telly"

Wire
- Real name: Jesselynn Desmond
- Eliminated: Episode 2, "Flav is Blind"

No nickname
- Real name: Saaphyri Windsor
- Eliminated: Episode 1, "Sumthin's Stinkin' in the House of Flav"

Special Guest (Episodes 3&5):

Warren G

Special Guests (Episode 5):

Special Guest (Episodes 5&6):

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Episodes

Episode	Title	Original Air Date	Summary	Eliminated/Walked Out
1	Sumthin's Stinkin' in the House of Flav	August 6, 2006	The twenty contestants arrive at the mansion to discover that there are only fifteen beds. When two girls fight over a bed, Flav asks both of them what happened. After finding out who started the fight, he eliminates the instigator. Later on, each girl got her nickname. After four girls were eliminated, the contestants discover that "Somethin'" had defecated on the floor during the elimination ceremony because she couldn't hold it in or go to the bathroom	Saaphyri Windsor (no nickname) "Hood" (Yanay Yancy) "Bamma" (Tarasha Lee) "Choclate" (Ronnise Clark) "H-Town" (Renee Austin)
2	Flav is Blind	August 13, 2006	Flavor Flav challenges his remaining fourteen Flavorettes to a blind speed dating competition so he can get to know them without appearance being a factor. But things fall apart when Flav realizes he can't eat something he can't see. The girls are given ten minutes each to leave a lasting impression on Flav as he stumbles from table to table. In the end, Flav chooses Tiger, Like Dat, and Buckwild as the winners while indulging on a bowl of KFC. The next day, the three girls that won the speed dating competition accompany Flav on a group date to the "Gonzoleers" (gondolas) in the LBC. Flav tries to stick to the tradition of kissing all the girls as they pass under the bridges, but Tiger has no interest in kissing Flav. Later that evening, Toastee gives Flav advice on who he should eliminate, and Flav takes that into consideration that night in the elimination ceremony.	"Wire" (Jesselyn Desmond), "Spunkeey" (Maria Dunbar)
3	She Works Hard for Her Honey	August 20, 2006	Flav divides the girls into two groups. The first group, Buckwild, Krazy, Toasteee, Somethin', Bootz, and Deelishis have to work at one of Flav's favorite resturants. Somethin' gets fired for not taking it seriously. Bootz wins the challenge. The next day, the second group have to clean a disgutsting house after a crazy party the night before. The group consists of Beautful, Buckeey, Tiger, Payshintz, Nibblz, and Like Dat. They find out they are cleaning hip hop legend Warren G's house. The winner was Nibblz, and her and Flav had a king and queen dinner. Bootz and Payshintz then start fighting because Payshintz keeps making remarks about going home to get with a Chinese man. Bootz tells Flav that Tiger, Somethin', and Payshintz should all go home. Flav takes this into consideration, and eliminated Tiger and Somethin'. But, he had a clock for Payshintz, but she chose not to accept it because she can't take the drama with Bootz anymore.	"Tiger" (Britney Morano) "Somethin" (Tykeisha Thomas) "Payshintz" (Jasmine Dare)
4	Jelly on the Telly	August 28, 2006	The episode begins on the night of the previous elimination, when Toastee and Nibblz share Flav's bed that night. In the morning, Flav holds a hip-hop danceoff contest. The girls are divided into three teams of three each. In the end, Krazy, Nibblz, and Deelishis end up winning. Each girl gets a private date with Flav; that night, Krazy goes with him on a romantic candlelit dinner-to KFC, Nibblz spends the next morning in his bedroom and has breakfast with him, and Deelishis goes with him to a strawberry field. In the meantime, Toastee tells the other girls that the night before, she heard noises and concluded that Nibblz was giving Flav a handjob. Nibblz retaliates by revealing to Flav that Toastee apparently admitted that she has done pornography and can be found on the internet and in a magazine. Toastee denies the allegations, so Flav does some internet research to see who's lying. In the meantime, Toastee goes to Flav, letting him know that she's leaving because she can't handle the drama anymore. Flav tells Toastee, that if she leaves now, she's basically implying that Nibblz was right. In turn, Toastee agrees to stay. In that evening's eliminations, Flav has both girls promise they're telling the truth. But right after that, Flav holds up a censored pornographic picture of Toastee. Everyone is shocked. Toastee claims that it's not necessarily evidence against her as she leaves.	"Toastee" (Jennifer Toof)
5	Famous Friends and Strangeness	September 3, 2006	This episode starts with the girls finding out that they must throw a party for some of Flav's famous friends. But, Like Dat confronts Buckwild about her talking like she's black. But, Buckwild says that she's not a fake. Then, Buckeey, Like Dat, and Buckwild get into a fight about Buckeey and Deelishis not working hard. But after all the fights, the girls are excited to find out who will be coming to the party. The special guests are Three 6 Mafia, Warren G, Don Magic Juan, DJ Quick, and G-Unit. During the party, Three 6 Mafia asks Krazy to sing one of Flav's songs. She says she knows one of them, but she can't sing it. Then, Bootz and Krazy have a fight about Krazy being real or not. Like Dat and Buckwild then get into the same argument again. Buckwild says that when she is around different races of people, her voice changes. She then wants to leave but Like Dat convinces her to stay. Flav spends time with Buckeey, Bootz, and Like Dat before elimination. But, Like Dat was sent home because Flav could only see her as a friend. But, the girls are shocked to find out that another guest will be joining them for tomorrow. The girls are shocked to see New York walk through the door.	"Like Dat" (Darra Boyd)
6	Photo Shoot to the Death	September 10, 2006	More pandemonium ensues as New York steps into the picture. She accompanies the ladies to a photo shoot, and wastes no opportunity to insult them all. Flav makes no effort to keep peace, but instead revels in the discord because it reminds him of "old times" (referring no doubt to the ceaseless catfighting of Season One). New York has particularly bad quarrels with Bootz and Buckwild. Although her role on Season Two is ostensibly to advise Flav on selecting the right girl, she spends much of her time arguing with Flav and at one point storms out of the shooting location. At elimination time, Beautuful is the first to be let go. Flav's explanation is that she was not aggressive enough in her attempts (or lack thereof) to vie for his affection. He also eliminates Nibblz, explaining that he will miss her but because he has young children, bringing Nibblz into his life (and home) will set a bad example. Nibblz is not visibly hurt, but says that she came on the show not to be a role model but a lover for Flav. Then indeed comes the moment that will change everything. New York, who is present at the elimination ceremony, is presented with a clock by Flav and he asks her to rejoin the competition. She tearfully accepts. Buckwild then walks toward Flav and gives him back the clock he's just given her. She tells Flav that New York has insulted the ladies and has smoked inside Flav's house (an apparent no-no). But Flav won't hear it. He defends New York and surprisingly, angrily confronts Buckwild on her on-again, off-again ghetto accent. She walks out of the mansion and is thereby eliminated.	"Beautuful" (Kelly Jay Jenkins), "Nibblz" (Bettie Brown), "Buckwild" (Becky Johnston)
7	Boxin' Each Other Out	To Be Aired
8	Steppin' Out Flav Style	To Be Aired
9	Family Flavors	To Be Aired
10	Oh No She Didn't!	To Be Aired

Season 1 Controversy

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New York right before getting spit on by Pumkin

Some controversy exists over the involvement of some contestants in various aspects of the entertainment business. For instance, in Episode 6, it is revealed that "Hottie" had previously been a contestant on the reality dating show, Blind Date. "Cherry" had been a contestant on Next, "Smiley" had previously been seen as a contestant for WWE's Diva Search, and had also posted a poem on her website that she was to have said to the audience had she stayed in that competition. "Pumkin" admitted to the other contestants that she had been on Blind Date and Next. During her polygraph examination with Brigitte Nielsen, it was implied that "Pumkin" had sexual intercourse while participating on an unnamed reality television program. However, in her blog at MySpace, "Pumkin" asserts that this was untrue:

"You cannot believe everything you hear . . . Yes, it is true that everything that is coming out of our mouths was actually said. However, they can use what we say in whatever context they choose. It does not necessarily have to be how we meant it. For example, if someone said that they loved Flav at the end of the show, they can take that "I love you" and place it wherever they want to in the shows process. I have never had sex on reality television either. As long as we said yes or no at some point throughout the lie detector test, then they have the audio and can choose to paste it wherever they want to put it." (From her blog entry of Sunday, February 12, 2006, "How Real Is Reality Television?")

External links

VH1's Flavor of Love 1 site
VH1's Flavor of Love 2 site
Flavor of Love at IMDb
FlavorOfLove.blogspot features information on past and present contestants (may contain spoilers)
Talking Videos blog features commentary and interviews with contestants
Reality TV Calendar: "Flavor of Love" recaps and commentary
Yahoo! Group: "Strange Love"