The Surreal Life
The Surreal Life

The Surreal Life (2003)

7.06 seasonsReality

The Surreal Life is a reality television series that sets a select group of past-their-prime celebrities and records them as they live together in Glen Campbell's former mansion in the Hollywood Hills for two weeks. The format of the show resembles that of The Real World and Road Rules, in that the cameras not only record the castmates' participation in group activities assigned to them, but also their interpersonal relationships and conflicts. The series is also likened to The Challenge in that previously known individuals from separate origins of entertainment are brought together into one cast. The show's first two seasons aired on The WB, and subsequent seasons have been shown on VH1.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 18 episodes
Season 26 episodes
Season 312 episodes
Six Degrees of Irritation

1. Six Degrees of Irritation

60 min

Dave Coulier, Flavor Flav, Jordan Knight, Brigitte Nielsen, Ryan Starr and Charo move into a Hollywood mansion together; Flav cannot remember his roommates.

Strange Love

2. Strange Love

60 min

Flavor Flav and Brigitte Nielsen get closer and bond. The Surreal gang have dinner one on one to get to know each other better.

Battle of the Bands

3. Battle of the Bands

60 min

The roommates participate in a battle of the bands with aspiring teen musicians.

Highway to Hell

4. Highway to Hell

60 min

The Surreal Gang take a road-trip to San Diego to see Charo perform her show. One problem:only one room! So it's gals vs guys in who makes more money and gets the room. Brigitte "falls in lust" with one of Charo's male dancers from her show.

Surf School

5. Surf School

60 min

The Surreal Surfing Life! Our gang learns to surf and learn other things about themselves in the process. Flav is fed up with Brigitte's flirting with other men.

Making the Single: Part One

6. Making the Single: Part One

60 min

Rock and Roll (at least that's what Ryan hopes)! It's time to make a hit record. Jordan puts on his producer shades and the Surreal Lifers are ready to make some magic happen. Jordan quickly turns dictator and does not allow for creative input from Charo or Ryan, creating the ultimate pop song, or in Charo's words ""a crazy salad"". Ryan will not sell out and sing pop. She storms out of the studio leaving the rest of the cast in suspense about whether she will return to contribute her vocals to the record.

Making the Single: Part B

7. Making the Single: Part B

60 min

The gang has only four hours left to complete their single "Live My Life". Can they pull it off?

Haunted Hospital

8. Haunted Hospital

60 min

Spooky Surreal Life Ghosts! The gang go to a abandoned mental hospital with Ghost-hunter Dr. Larry Montz. A truly scary episode. Perfect to view on Halloween! Dave goes solo, Charo with Jordan, Flav with Bridgitte and Ryan does not do it.

Dirty Laundry

9. Dirty Laundry

60 min

The Surreal gang get a "Family Portrait" taken. When they get back home, they get a surprise: Sally Jessy Raphael is waiting for them to go live with her "Dirty Laundry" show. And a lot of "secrets" are revealed.

Last Supper and Goodbyes

10. Last Supper and Goodbyes

60 min

The Surreal Gang have one final dinner together before they all go back to their 'Real' lives. Who gets to take the Surreal Doggy home? Hmm...

Best & Worst

11. Best & Worst

60 min

The roommates discuss their experiences in the house.

Lost Moments

12. Lost Moments

60 min

Surreal Lost Moments: #1:Sick Puppy,#2:Jordan Strikes Out!, #3:Snack Attack, #4 Hopeless Homemaker, #5: Shop Suey it! #7: It's Alive! #8;Boo-Boo Graph. #9: Love Machine.

Season 411 episodes
The Surreal Seven (a.k.a. It's In My Contract!)

1. The Surreal Seven (a.k.a. It's In My Contract!)

60 min

A checker cab driven by reality TV über-fan Kathy Griffin picks up each of the housemates and drops them off at the house. Chyna runs amok, stealing, moving things, thigh-mastering and generally causing chaos. Da Brat's afraid of being in the house with has-beens. Chris tries to maintain the peace when Verne tells Chyna that her private room is his (""it's in my contract""), and the others wonder what it is they've gotten themselves into. Once the room conflict has been resolved, the cast gathers for ""Dinner on Adrianne,"" which will forever change the way the cast feels about sushi, particularly Verne, who shows a big ""perve"" can be in a small package. Later, Jane and Adrianne go skinny dipping, while Verne drinks too much and passes out. Chris, the new father to this wacky quasi-family, carries Verne to bed, only to get a bizarre ""nose-job"" from the soused dwarf.

The Kids are All Wrong

2. The Kids are All Wrong

60 min

The cast is challenged beyond belief to take care of a bunch of kids from ages 5-6 yeard old through day care in order to raise money for charity of $1000.

Horses, Dwarves & Bears, Oh My!

3. Horses, Dwarves & Bears, Oh My!

60 min

The cast goes camping; Verne faces difficulty with an activity; a campfire bonds the cast as a family; Joanie confesses about a shocking event from her past.

Three Crushes

4. Three Crushes

60 min

As the cast returns back from their camping trip they find out that their house has no been turned into a spa. Unfortunately the spa is albeit one run by a man with a questionable approach to issues of personal space. After they've had their chakras stroked, everyone, except Verne, decides to celebrate Chris's birthday with an impromptu visit to a strip club. And, in a surprise late night revelation, Adrianne spills the beans to Brat about her crush on Mr. Brady.

Celebrity Pitch Fest

5. Celebrity Pitch Fest

60 min

Adrianne continues to pursue for Chris' affection, but still not getting much of a response back. Meanwhile, the cast heads to VH1 offices where they try to get a development deal going so they can create a new series---giving us the chance to meet the mysterious Missy and watch as she and Chyna Doll pitch their ""Man-Eaters"" concept to a befuddled executive panel. Adrianne and Chyna Doll wrestle and Chris confronts Adrianne's outrageous behavior.

I'm With Cupid

6. I'm With Cupid

60 min

Date night for the Surreal Life cast! A winged Ron Jeremy sets up a dating game for the castmates. Sparks fly as the couples love or loathe their new partners because some-like Adrienne-are still pining over other houseguests.

Seven Celebrities of Death (1)

7. Seven Celebrities of Death (1)

60 min

The cast members discover that they've got 24 hours to prepare for shooting a Kung Fu epic entitled Seven Celebrities Of Death. As neophyte director Jane struggles to keep it together, they team is suddenly interrupted by a surprise visit from Chyna Doll's boyfriend Sean, who refuses to leave the house without Chyna Doll and threatens to grind the whole Surreal experience to a halt. Da Brat and others in the house catch an attitude with Sean.

Seven Celebrities of Death (2)

8. Seven Celebrities of Death (2)

60 min

At the movie set, Jane struggles to bring her vision to the silver screen, confronting slow-moving actors, technical problems and a mini-mutiny in which Jane learns the harsh reality imposed by the clock. Fighting back a meltdown, the cast members pull it together, manage to do their stunts, say their lines, and get the project in the can.

Dirty Laundry

9. Dirty Laundry

60 min

The cast goes to the race track in the morning that day before they leave the house. It's that time of the season where Sally Jessy Raphael comes ""The Surreal Life"" house with a live audience and sits the cast down for ""Dirty Laudry"" where the cast hears things that they didn't know.

Burning Questions

10. Burning Questions

60 min

A series of clips are shown that never made the final cut to television......until now.

Get Out!!

11. Get Out!!

60 min

The cast shares their final night together. Jane waits for Da Brat to apologize to her, but finally confronts her. They argue at dinnre and everyone else feels like their on a slow train wreck. Da Brat says she apologized to Jane, Jane sees differently. Meanwhile, Sean calls Joanie and Joanie gets very sad. Marcus comforts her, but he thinks of her only as a sister. Da Brat & Jane finally agree that they both just wanna be friends, and all is better. The cast leaves, and Verne flips us the bird as he's on his way out.

Season 512 episodes
No Way, It's Jose

1. No Way, It's Jose

60 min

The Surreal Life is back for a fifth season with a new house and a new bunch of celebrities. “Surreal Life Security”, Andy Dick meets each celeb at the door and performs a security check before allowing them to enter the house. The pressure gets to Andy as he snaps and calls it quits before the last cast member arrives. Surprise! It’s baseball bad boy Jose Canseco! Rounding out the rest of this season’s cast are motocross superstar Carey Hart, self-proclaimed first ever supermodel Janice Dickinson, Sandi Denton a.k.a. Pepa from the hit rap trio Salt N’ Pepa, supermodel Carpice, comedic actor Bronson Pinchot from Perfect Strangers, and The Apprentice villainess and beauty queen Omarosa Manigault Stalworth. Will this be one big happy family or turn into a family feud?

Sunshine Strikers

2. Sunshine Strikers

60 min

The seven new castmates compete in a bowling league against a mentally handicapped team. Tensions continue to fly between Janice and Omarosa, when Omarosa sees Janice making fun of the other team.

Take It Off

3. Take It Off

60 min

The Surreal Life cast has to put together a burlesque show at a Hollywood nightclub. Jose Canseco is thrilled about the challenge, and even uses the opportunity to explore his feminine side. But some of the cast, particularly Janice Dickson is not excited over it. Janice becomes more and more isolated from the rest of her housemates.

Backyard Makeover Surreal Edition

4. Backyard Makeover Surreal Edition

60 min

The celebrities get their next assignment - rebuilding a backyard for a battered women's shelter. Omarosa is designated as the team leader, a job that the other members of the group quickly reassign to Carey, who has had experience in landscaping. By the end of the day, despite complaints from Janice and a power trip from Omarosa, the cast completes the job and is given the ulitimate reward when they see the faces of the women and children.

Moto-Crossdressers

5. Moto-Crossdressers

60 min

An exhausted Surreal Life cast is not too happy when finding out their next challenge will be traveling to Gorman where they'll learn to ride dirt bikes. Jose admits he has a life-long fear of motorcycles as they suit up, rev up and compete for the title of ""Biker of the Day."" With Carey showing the basics, everyone has a good time, and Caprice walks off with a new mini-motorcycle. Later, an impromptu sexy, cross-dressing slumber party reveals Jose's feminine side.

Vegas Dead Ringers

6. Vegas Dead Ringers

60 min

The celebrities play a game of baseball, with team captain Jose, against a group of Las Vegas celebrity impersonators. Although the final score is very close, the Surreal Lifers we love beat the Dead Ringers, including Barbara Streisand, Dolly Parton, Madonna, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Jose Canseco himself! Later, the cast, finished with their pit stop, takes the improved Surreal Life charter bus to the Palms Hotel, where everyone goes to a club to party. But Janice parties harder than ever, ticking some of her fellow celebrities off.

Voted Out Of Vegas

7. Voted Out Of Vegas

60 min

The cast members compete for immunity in order to avoid being sent home from Las Vegas.

The Knife Incident, Part 1

8. The Knife Incident, Part 1

60 min

Janice and Omarosa disagree in front of the press; a portrait creates bad blood.

The Knife Incident, Part 2

9. The Knife Incident, Part 2

60 min

Omarosa prepares to leave the house.

Dirty Laundry, Part 1

10. Dirty Laundry, Part 1

60 min

The cast returns from golfing to discover Sally Jessy Raphael and an audience in the mansion.

Dirty Laundry, Part 2

11. Dirty Laundry, Part 2

60 min

Sally makes an accusation; Omarosa defends herself.

The Last Straw

12. The Last Straw

60 min

Omarosa apologizes to Janice; cast members have a final dinner together.

Season 69 episodes
Movin' On In

1. Movin' On In

60 min

The Surreal Life 6 cast move into the mansion. Smart-mouthed bellhop Jimmy Pardo greets, insults and coerces our cast into carrying their own luggage as they check into a surreal motel.

Makin' the Video

2. Makin' the Video

60 min

The housemates help film a video for Smash Mouth's “Story of My Life.”

Action News, Part 1

3. Action News, Part 1

60 min

Part 1 of two. The cast must do a TV news report, with Alexis as executive producer, Florence as anchor, Sherman as weatherman, C.C. doing the sports, Steve as field producer and Andrea reporting from a local winery.

Action News, Part 2

4. Action News, Part 2

60 min

Part 2 of 2. The cast does a TV newscast, with Alexis and Steve producing, and Florence, Sherman, C.C. and Andrea on air.

Tawny Takes on Flo, Part 1

5. Tawny Takes on Flo, Part 1

60 min

Part one of two. The house mates film talk shows in front of an audience, with Tawny vowing to reveal the real Florence and C.C. wanting to hit the bottle before he hits the stage.

Tawny Takes on Flo, Part 2

6. Tawny Takes on Flo, Part 2

60 min

Part 2 of 2. The pressure is on to win the talk-show competition. Guests include Bridget the Midget, Marla Gibbs (“The Jeffersons”), a man with a 10-foot mustache and a 92-year-old bodybuilder.

Battle of the 80's Hair Bands

7. Battle of the 80's Hair Bands

60 min

The housemates must form a hair-band to go up against cover band "Posin" in a battle of the bands. C.C. feels the pressure as he prepares to perform "Talk Dirty to Me", a song from his Poison days.

Flo's Final Word

8. Flo's Final Word

60 min

The Surrealifers awake to find the living room rearranged for a group therapy session with in-house advisor, Florence Henderson as "Dr. Flo"! Can Maven face the truth about his pain? Will Andrea finally come clean with Florence when she is shown footage of herself aggressively badmouthing Flo? And, can Tawny cope with any advice or criticism given to her, or is this just one more reason for her to think Florence is "a pushy, pain in the ass"? It's the moment they've all been dreading, Mrs. Brady challenges them to come clean and face their biggest fears.

Check-out Is At Noon, Parts 1 and 2

9. Check-out Is At Noon, Parts 1 and 2

60 min

The final morning finds the guests packing and reminiscing about their time at the Surreal Life Motel. Tawny spends most of the day sleeping and ignoring the rest of her cast mates. Later, tensions begin to bubble in the house as Tawny breaks up with her fiancé on the phone. In complete disbelief, the cast watches as Tawny throws her clothes off, and jumps into the pool naked. CC is left scratching his head and wondering what has happened to Tawny in the last few days. She has become completely erratic. Once reclusive and closed-off from the rest of the cast, Tawny is now skinny-dipping, and sensually kissing the other women on the lips. Better order some room service, it's going to be a very bumpy final night at the Surreal Life Motel.

Cast

Tawny Kitaen

Tawny Kitaen

Self

C.C. DeVille

C.C. DeVille

Self

Steve Harwell

Steve Harwell

Self

Andrea Lowell

Andrea Lowell

Self

Sherman Hemsley

Sherman Hemsley

Self

Alexis Arquette

Alexis Arquette

Self

Maven Huffman

Maven Huffman

Self

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