The Flavor of Love

Now, you all knew this one was coming, The Flavor of Love, it was just as famous as it was ridiculous in 2006. It was a "successful" dating game show on VH1 with the rapper Flavor Flav from the Public Enemy.

There were actually three seasons of Flav trying to find his true love. Turns out, he did not end up marrying any of the 65 contestants and he married the mother of his 7th child instead. Yes, you read this correctly, at 52 years old he is the father of seven children and a grandfather to two children. Although William Jonathan Drayton Jr is a "recovering" drug addict and has spent time in jail, his reality TV shows were still major hits. I guess the trashy show was appealing to the millions of American viewers because it lasted for 39 episodes and it became a spin-off for many other shows.

Who wouldn't want to marry this?

Each lovely woman was given a nickname by Flav at the beginning of the season. Some of the most famous nicknames included Hoopz, Deelishis, New York, Black. The contestants consist of 20 girls from different races, ages and body types. Each time a contestant was eliminated their real name would be revealed and they had to say their goodbyes. It features a clock ceremony where contestants who are not eliminated receive gold clocks to wear around their necks with their picture behind the hands of the clock. When a contestant is eliminated, her real name is then revealed, followed by a champagne toast. The women, selected for their "personalities", compete for Flav's affection in contests. The show centers on Mr. Flav’s selection of a “mate,” as opposed to a “girlfriend” since many of the participants’ on-air activities resemble animal behavior more than the standard conventions of modern, non-catfight-based courtship.


All in all, America watched this famous rapper nickname women based upon their physical appearance, make out with them on television, and hand out clocks. We are definitely headed in the right direction guys, right towards stupidity, low standards, and immorality.  But I guess, the shiny clocks and flashy clothes could be the reason that the shows audience was persuaded into watching the 60 minute episodes religiously. On the other hand, after seeing a second of that man's teeth and his over sized watch I immediately changed the channel.