Tool Academy season 1

Tool Academy season 1
File:Toolacademy cast.jpg Cast of Tool Academy
Starring	Jordan Murphy Trina Dolenz
Country of origin	United States
Production
Executive producers	VH1 495 Productions Sally Ann Salsano Jim Ackerman Dave Hamilton
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	VH1
Release	January 11, 2009 – TBA

Tool Academy is a competitive reality television show featuring nine "unsuspecting bad boys" who have been sent to "relationship boot camp". 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." Relationship counselor Trina Dolenz helps the contestants with their relationship problems and decides who is expelled.

The winner for the first season of Tool Academy is Josh "Tiny Tool" Douglas and Ashley Pellegrino. Josh proposed to Ashley after winning the competition, and they got married directly after the graduation ceremony.

Contestants

Name	Tool Name	Girlfriend	Eliminated
Joshua (Josh) Douglas	Tiny Tool	Ashley Pellegrino	Winner
Matsuflex (Ryan Matsunaga)	Naked Tool	Jenna Fenton	Episode 8
Shawn Southern	Loud Mouth Tool	Aida Menasaka[a]	Episode 7
Tommy Houlihan	Slacker Tool	Krista Grubb	Episode 6
Rob (Robert) Brown	Power Tool	Karine Breed	Episode 5[w]
M.E.G.A. (Joshua)	Playa Pimpin' Tool	Margo Mims	Episode 4
Celebrity (Clarence)	Party Tool	Cameron Adams	Episode 3
Joey Reinert	Cold-Hearted Tool	Ashley Legg	Episode 2
Dimitri Mitropoulos	Greek Tool	Jill Marcinkoski	Episode 1

^[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.

^[w] Rob withdrew from the competition after being medically treated for anxiety over the lie detector challenge.

Episode Progress

#	Contestants	Episodes
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7[l]	8
1	Celebrity	Matsuflex	Tommy	Shawn	Josh	Matsuflex	Josh	Josh	Josh
2	Dimitri	M.E.G.A.	Josh	Rob	Rob	Josh	Shawn	Matsuflex	Matsuflex[r]
3	Joey	Shawn	M.E.G.A.	Tommy	Tommy	Shawn	Matsuflex	Shawn
4	Josh	Josh	Rob	Matsuflex	Matsuflex	Tommy	Tommy
5	Matsuflex	Celebrity	Matsuflex	M.E.G.A.	Shawn	Rob
6	M.E.G.A.	Joey	Clarence[d]	Josh	M.E.G.A.[e]
7	Rob	Rob	Shawn	Celebrity
8	Shawn	Tommy	Joey
9	Tommy	Dimitri

[Bold] The contestant won a challenge.

  The contestant won Tool Academy and the title "Mr. Awesome"

  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]} Was stated to be eliminated because of his girlfriend.

^{^[l]} In episode 7, the contestants are listed alphabetically because Shawn was eliminated without Josh or Matsuflex being called beforehand. There was also no challenge winner.

^{^[r]} Ryan (Matsuflex) dropped his nickname during the final exam.

Episodes

Episode 1

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)

Episode 2

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: Clarence, Joey, Shawn
• Eliminated: Joey (Ashley L. decided to stay with Joey)

Episode 3

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)

Episode 4

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

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)

Episode 6

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: Matsuflex and Tommy
• Eliminated: Tommy (Krista decided to leave Tommy)

Episode 7

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)

Episode 8

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 (Jenna decided to stay with Ryan)
• Winner: Josh Douglas (Josh and Ashley got married)
• Best Contestant: Shawn (he was da bomb!!)

Class Reunion

To be aired March 15, 2009

References

External links

• Tool Academy Official Website
• Famous VH1 Friends: Tool Academy
• VH1 Press Release
• OC Register Article about Ryan Matsunaga