Tool Academy
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| Format | Reality Game Show |
| Starring | Jordan Murphy Trina Dolenz |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
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| Executive producer(s) | VH1 495 Productions Sally Ann Salsano Jim Ackerman Dave Hamilton |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original channel | VH1 |
| Original run | January 11, 2009 – present |
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| Official website | |
Tool Academy is a competitive reality television show featuring "unsuspecting bad boys" who have been sent to "relationship boot camp". The men, all of whom have been nominated by their respective girlfriends, initially think they are taking part in a competition for a title. 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. The show is currently hosted by reality television show host, Jordan Murphy, alongside relationship counselor Trina Dolenz helps the contestants with their relationship problems and decides who is expelled.
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[edit] Airing of the show
| Season | Premiere | Finale | Reunion | Winners | Runner-ups | Number of contestants | Number of episodes |
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| Season One | January 11, 2009 | March 8, 2009 | March 15, 2009 | Name: Josh (Joshua) Douglas | Name: Matsuflex (Ryan Matsunaga) | 9 | 9 |
| Wife: Ashley Pellegrino | Girlfriend: Jenna Fenton | ||||||
| Season Two | August 30, 2009 | November 8, 2009 | None | Name: T Shaw (Terry) | Name: Tyler Synon | 12 | 10 |
| Fiancé: Nicole | Girlfriend: Shealyn | ||||||
| Season Three | 2010 | TBA | |||||
[edit] Lessons of the Week and Badges to Earn
Badges
- Appreciation (2009)
- Commitment (2009-Present)
- Communication (2009-Present)
- Dedication (2009)
- Family Values (2009-Present)
- Fidelity (2009-Present)
- Humility (2009)
- Maturity (2009-Present)
- Modesty (2009)
- Romance (2009-Present)
- Trust (2009-Present)
[edit] Season one
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. Relationship counselor Trina Dolenz helps the contestants with their relationship problems and decides who is expelled.[1]
The winner for the first season of Tool Academy was Josh "Tiny Tool" Douglas and Ashley Pellegrino. Josh proposed to Ashley after winning the competition, and they got married directly after the graduation ceremony.
[edit] Season two
A casting call for a second season was announced at the end of the reunion show. The second season of Tool Academy was slated for premiere August 2, 2009 but was changed to August 31, 2009, then was later changed again to August 30, 2009. The show's promo was shown on August 3, 2009 during the premiere of Real Chance of Love 2.[2][3] The winner for the second season of Tool Academy was T Shaw (Terry) "Dancin Tool" and Nicole. T Shaw proposed to Nicole after winning the competition.
[edit] Season three
Tool Academy is already casting for the Class of 2010, and the casting website indicates that they are accepting not only bad boyfriends, but bad girlfriends also, as well as married couples and gay couples.[4]
[edit] Cast Members Pornographic Performances
In December of 2009 the gay oriented pornographic website www.straightcollegemen.com announced a new branch of their site called "Reality Revealed" (hosted both at the original site and at www.realityrevealed.com). The site specializes in getting allegedly heterosexual men to perform sex acts (solo and in pairs or groups) with the foreknowledge that their intended audience is homosexual men. The site announced that they had procured solo masturbation performances by seven different male cast members from Tool Academy. They immediately made available for purchase the video featuring Stewart "Stew" Ellefson, with semi-explicit preview clips and photos. They posted clear photographs of Daniel "Dan" Jovicevic, John Lamb, Tyler Synon and Josh Dunn, each wearing a Bait & Tackle t-shirt (the name of the production company) and sitting on the same couch Ellefson is featured on in his photos/videos. Each photo has the caption "Coming Soon," "In January" and "In the Future" posted, indicating that the site intends to have sex performance videos of the men available. There is also a photograph captioned "In the Future" of two men in Bait & Tackle t-shirts with their faces blurred out; but visible tattoos make it clear that they are Ryan "Matsuflex" Matsunaga and Shawn Southern of season one of Tool Academy. 1
On December 14th, 2009 the website received a cease & desist letter from Eisner, Frank & Kahan law firm. 2 It states: "Please be advised that these performers (and any others that we may be unaware of) are all under binding and enforceable written agreements with 495 that prohibits them from in any way participating in the Websites. Their past and continued participation in the Websites are material breaches of their agreements with 495 and subjects them to a myriad of damages, including 495's right to seek injunctive relief. Please be further advised that the performers have each been contacted and instructed to immediately cease and desist from participating in the Websites." It further insists that the men's images and names be removed from the website immediately. Bait & Tackle is currently consulting their own legal council over the matter.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Tool Academy Official Website
- Tool Academy 2 Official Website
- OC Register Article about Ryan Matsunaga
- Tool Academy Casting Website
