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         Episode Guide - The Real World I (New York)
         Version 1.0                   July 29, 1994


How This Guide Is Arranged

A synopsis for each episode is provided.  The three digit episode
number uniquely identifies each episode.  The "1" indicates the
first season with the next two numbers identifying the episode for
that season.  Each synopsis is further divided into the three
segments created by the two commercial breaks.  Because the number
of commercials varies with each showing, it is not possible to
provide an exact notation of each scene's position within the
show, but they are listed in order of actual appearance within
each segment.

A note about the episode titles:  Titles were chosen to reflect
the general theme of the show and to provide an easy way to refer
to each episode in a more personal way than episode numbers alone
will allow.  They are not "official" in any sense and appear
nowhere except this guide.

Filming for the first season of The Real World ran from February
16, 1992 through May 18, 1992.

The loft was located at 565 Broadway, # 2C


Episode # 101 - Welcome to The Real World
Original Air Date:  May 21, 1992

Segment # 1 - Our introduction to The Real World shows Eric
sitting in front of the now famous fish tank talking about how he
can't believe this is actually going to happen.

After the opening sequence, we meet Julie before she departs
Birmingham.  We find out her dad wants her to be a computer
operator but she wants to be a dancer.  We see her at church and
get a look at her house.  She and her father argue before he takes
her to the airport.

After Julie arrives in New York, a friendly cabby warns her about
all the dangers of the big city.  Meanwhile, back at the apartment
everyone starts to arrive; first Becky, then Kevin, Norman and his
dog, Heather, Andre, and Julie.  Each one describes him or
herself.

It's about at this point that the now famous "do you sell drugs"
line comes out of Julie's mouth when Heather's beeper goes off.

Segment # 2 - Heather's not too happy about the beeper remark.
Julie insists she's not a racist and was just clowning around.
Heather makes her predictions about what things will be like over
the next 3 months.  The sleeping arrangements get decided with
Kevin and Eric deciding to share space.  Heather and Andre end up
in the same room.

The producers have conveniently placed a book on love and sex in
the house and the roomies read each other questions.  Eric talks
about his first kiss.  We get to know Becky a little better as she
calls her mother and practices her music and later performs.

Segment # 3 - Julie and the others have an encounter with a
malfunctioning NYC subway train.  Julie wants her money back which
the more experienced city dwellers find amusing.  We see the group
out on the town eating dinner and talking about racism.

Kevin and Norman both offer their opinions of Julie who we next
see talking to some guys on motorcycles.  Julie decides to go on a
ride with one of them as the others look on in disbelief.


Episode # 102 - Everyone Has Their Price
Original Air Date:  May 21, 1992

Segment # 1 - Eric talks about doing commercials and falling in
"lust."  He shows his modeling book to Julie and Becky.  We see
Eric's appearance with Faith Daniels as a result of his commercial
for Jovan musk cologne.  The whole group watches Eric on tv.

Heather talks about her music and Eric elaborates on the
importance of "image."  Becky offers the opinion to the camera
that Julie and Eric are attracted to each other.

Segment # 2 - We see more of Heather in the studio working on her
record and then see that she and Julie are becoming friends.
Heather has decided to help Julie adjust to the big city.  Later,
the two of them are taking Gouda for a walk, though it turns out
to be more of Gouda taking Heather for a "drag."  Heather shares a
picture of her second day of Kindergarten.

Heather has decided as part of her education program for Julie
that she's going to create a dictionary for her to help Julie
understand slang.  Eric is on the phone to his special love,
Missy.  A bit later Eric talks about Julie coming into his bedroom
and suggesting they go out for pancakes with strawberries.

Segment # 3 - Julie goes to a hip-hop dance class.  Eric goes
along though he's real skeptical at first.  He finally joins in.
At a later time we see Eric trying to learn how to be a hip-hop
DJ.  Becky tries to arrange a date for Julie, but Eric takes
exception to the idea.


Episode # 103 - They Say The Neon Lights Are Bright On Broadway
Original Air Date:  May 28, 1992

Segment # 1 - The show opens with Andre practicing guitar.  Eric
tries to explain how Broadway is laid out to Julie.  Julie is
headed for her first day at dancing school (The Broadway Dance
Studio) but gets lost along the way and shows up late.

Eric talks about the layout he did for a fitness magazine with
Karen and we get to watch the photo shoot.  Andre goes to the
band's (Reigndance) house in New Jersey.  Apparently the practice
is a little too loud for the neighbors and the police show up.

Segment # 2 - There's no real confrontation, the cops just ask
them to quiet it down.  Eric hangs out with Karen.  Back at home
Heather and Julie are playing Scrabble.  Becky decides she's going
to cook dinner for the house.  In one of the few mentions ever
made of television, the house members compare themselves to the
cast of Gilligan's Island.  Norman reads some poetry.  Heather,
Norman and Julie go to the Roxy to go skating.  Norman talks about
his bi-sexuality.

Segment # 3 - We see several of the gang helping Norman move one
of his giant paintings into the loft.  We see Eric and Karen
together again.  Julie, Becky, and Norman go to an art opening and
then take in Andre's appearance on Staten Island at the Redspot.


Episode # 104 - The Honeymoon Is Over
Original Air Date:  June 4, 1992

Segment # 1 - Becky tells about her love life and especially about
her friend Adam.  The house is back to the love and sex book
kicking around questions and answers.  Norman goes to a crazy
party and Becky does her Madonna imitation.

Segment # 2 - Everyone argues about how messy the kitchen is and
who is to blame.  We get our first view of a "house meeting" only
when it begins Kevin is not even there.  Mainly what we see is
Eric griping about everything.  Kevin finally shows up and notices
that everyone is wearing sunglasses as if to hide from looking at
people directly.  Becky proposes a house curfew and comments on
the differences that come with being a little older.

There's quite a discussion about the phone and the difficulty
everyone has in getting access to the only line and getting their
messages when they are out.  There's also a discussion about house
guests.  Eric had invited his sister to crash at the loft and
Kevin took great offense to this furthering the tension between
the two of them.

Segment # 3 - Kevin writes Eric a letter.  Everyone else reads it.
Julie even reads it aloud to Heather.  Eric talks to Becky and
Andre about Kevin.  As the show ends, Kevin finally returns home.
At the end of the show, Heather and Julie are joking about a
suggestion box.


Episode # 105 - The Black / White Thing
Original Air Date:  June 11, 1992

Segment # 1 - Kevin tells Eric, "Be a man," and then walks out of
the apartment.  Kevin has labelled the problems he is having with
Eric as "the black/white thing."  We learn that Eric is on
probation for steroid use.  He has to perform 80 hours of
community service.

Eric talks to his friends about black people he has known in his
life, while Kevin talks about his own run-ins with the law.  Kevin
mentions his "little brother" (Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program)
named Morris and what he's trying to do for him.  Upon Kevin's
return to the house, he and Eric "step outside."

Segment # 2 -  Kevin and Eric talk about the incident involving
Eric's sister.  Morris comes outside to see what's happening and
then everyone goes back in.  Eric talks about Missy with Heather
and Julie.

Eric discusses his community service with Ellen Block at the Lenox
Hill Neighborhood Association.  From the application Eric has
filled out we learn that the address of the loft is 565 Broadway
#2C and that the loft phone number was 941-5411.

Eric visits his mom at home.  We learn that Eric's father (Jack)
is an NBA referee.  We also learn that Eric has used drugs and
dropped out of high school his senior year.  He's all excited
about Missy's visit to the loft.

Segment # 3 - Eric and Missy go out on the town.  We also see them
back home at Eric's mom's house.  Missy seems to have some sort of
mysterious ailment and goes to the hospital.

In an apparent act of reconciliation, Eric and Kevin go to Madison
Square Garden to a Pistons and Nicks basketball game where Eric's
dad is officiating.  They get to meet Isaiah Thomas and also see
Eric's dad briefly.  Kevin says that his own father disowned him.
At the end of the show, Eric is on the phone with Missy once more.


Episode # 106 - Things Aren't What They Seem
Original Air Date:  June 18, 1992

Segment # 1 - Kevin and Julie talk about sex.  Julie gets ready
for her big date with Stockwell, the painter.  After Julie gets
home from the date she goes to "Lox Around The Clock."

Segment # 2 - Julie talks about Kevin and Kevin talks about Julie.
Both express their admiration of the other to the camera.  We meet
Kevin's girlfriend Kissime and learn that Kevin is 26.  Kevin's
mom and dad were never married and his dad left when Kevin was 8
years old.

In another house meeting the group talks about the importance of
getting to know each other.  There is some interest expressed in
doing "group dinners."

We see the gang playing in the snow and doing the grocery
shopping.  Norman is upset because the VCR has failed to record
his favorite show, Star Trek.

The group dinner idea isn't working out very well.  Kevin doesn't
even show up after offering to cook the meal.  The rest of the
house decides to play a joke on Kevin

Segment # 3 - Kevin, we learn, is at a poetry reading.  Meanwhile,
everyone in the house decides to switch roles as an April Fool's
joke on Kevin.  The group wisely videotapes their plotting so that
they can "prove" to Kevin it was a joke after they spring it on
him.  Basically, Julie becomes a whore, Becky decides she loves
country music...everyone takes on a personality completely
opposite of their own.  Kevin freaks out completely and leaves.


Episode # 107 - Changes In Latitudes
Original Air Date:  June 25, 1992

Segment # 1 - The group talks about their joke on Kevin.  Eric has
decided that maybe it was mean to do it.  Kevin finally comes home
but won't talk to anyone.  Everyone explains what was going on and
they show him the tape they made and Kevin is amazed, but he
thinks it was a bad joke.

Heather, we learn, has a "thing" for Larry Johnson the basketball
player.  The women in the house receive a package from the
Jamaican tourist bureau and learn that they are going on a trip
there (the trip occurred March 27 through March 31).  The guys are
not invited.

Segment # 2 -  The women make plans for the trip to Jamaica.
Heather and Julie are so excited they get silly and start calling
people up out of the phone book to share the story of their good
fortune with total strangers.

Heather and Julie go to The Meadowlands in search of Larry
Johnson.  Heather gets to meet him but at a cost of missing the
final bus back to the city.

Segment # 3 -  The women pack for Jamaica.  The group talks about
politics and particularly about Jerry Brown.  Kevin and Becky
argue about what it means to have "opportunity," and he ends up
calling her a racist.  Kevin talks about his experience of being
stopped by the police.


Episode # 108 - The Weather Is Here, I Wish You Were Beautiful
Original Air Date:  July 2, 1992

Segment # 1 - While it rains in New York City, the sun shines
brightly in Jamaica where the women of RW1 have gone to meet men.
Back home, Andre jokes around and writes music for a song about
Jamaica while Kevin writes the words.  The women make it to the
nude beach complete with video camera in tow.

Kevin and Andre go out for a bite to eat and we learn that Andre's
mom had an album on Capitol Records which Andre describes as "a
cross between The Manhattan Transfer Company and the Osmonds."
Heather calls Andre and Kevin from Jamaica just to rub it in.

Segment # 2 - On their last night in Jamaica, Julie "picks up" a
guy using all of the lame lines she has heard herself.  Back in
New York/New Jersey, Andre's band Reigndance is being interviewed
on WHTG radio.  We find out that Andre originally comes from
Detroit.  We see Reigndance performing later at the Roxy in New
Brunswick.

The women reflect on their trip and lament that even in Jamaica
there are "no good men."

Segment # 3 - The women come home to an empty loft.  Finally Eric
shows up and Becky tells us all about "the one thing that
happened."  Seems she and Bill Richmond one of The Real World
directors had a fling in Jamaica.

Norman is happy about his date with Charles.  Becky and Kevin try
again to communicate with each other, Julie even offering to take
Kevin and Becky to dinner.  At some point everyone releases a
little tension as they attack each other with water guns.
Meanwhile, Bill Richmond can't take the pressure of being "on
camera" rather than behind it.


Episode # 109 - We Won't Get Fooled Again
Original Air Date:  July 9, 1992

Segment # 1 - We learn that Norman is getting very serious about
Charles...seemingly much more serious than Charles is about him.
Julie and Andre go to the park and end up with the homeless in
"Reaganville."  They meet Darlene and Julie spends some time
talking to her.  Kevin comments on camera about Julie and her
seeming interest in the homeless.  Julie decides she wants to
spend a night with Darlene on the streets to see what it's like.

The gang goes to a Jerry Brown rally.  Norman paints a giant mural
in the loft feature Jerry Brown's 1-800-426-1112 number.  A little
later they head for a pro-choice rally in Washington but along the
way Norman gets pulled over for speeding.

Segment # 2 - The cops give Norman a ticket.  Later at the rally,
Norman spots Charles and they end up spending the day together at
the rally.  Back in New York we see Kevin teaching his class at
Tisch Hall at NYU.  Julie's night on the street with Darlene has
arrived and we see them talking about what it's like.

Segment # 3 - Norman talks about being gay.  It's also Norman's
birthday.  He talks to Julie about relationships.  On Easter
Sunday, Julie is suppose to meet Darlene at the "All Angels
Church" but Darlene never shows.  We find out her nickname is
"Puddin'".  Julie looks for Darlene but never finds her.


Episode # 110 - May The Force (of the Dog) Be With You
Original Air Date:  July 16, 1992

Segment # 1 - Becky finds a puppy and decides it looks like Yoda.
Julie calls her mom to tell her she is not coming home but mom
tells Julie she will be coming to visit the weekend after Easter.
Julie talks about her mom with the other house members over
dinner.  At some point the group discovers the dog has a tick and
they set to work to remove it.

Julie's mom's arrival has been delayed by an accident at La
Gaurdia Airport.  They completely miss connections and Julie goes
out to eat ice cream while her mom waits to hear from her at the
hotel.  Finally Julie calls her mom.  Heather and Julie take a cab
to the hotel where they meet mom and Julie's brother Bill.  They
all go out to eat.

Mom comes and visits the loft and Julie finds out mom has poison
oak.

Segment # 2 -  Since the gang is pretty sure Yoda is lost and not
a stray, they go in search of the dog's owner.  Andre, just tuning
in from the twilight zone, realizes that his family is in town.
They come to visit him in the loft.  Meanwhile, Julie has decided
she's going to "wear out" her relatives by taking them to the
World Trade Center and other tourist type places, but her mom is
not ready to go when Julie arrives.

The dog's owner gets found and there's a nice reunion between
puppy and family.

Segment # 3 - Turns out that Yoda is actually named "BoBo."  Andre
is upset because he really liked the dog and wanted to keep it.
Norman, Julie and her mom go to dinner at "Grandpa's Bella Gente"
restaurant.  It's owned by the actor who played grandpa on the
Munsters.  Norman tells Julie's mom abut Darlene even though Julie
didn't want him to.

Andre's mom comes to see him perform.  Back at the loft Julie and
her mom talk especially bout Julie's dancing.  As the episode
ends, Julie's mom and brother head back home.


Episode 111 - Car 54 Where Are You?
Original Air Date:  July 23, 1992

Segment # 1 - Julie talks about Kevin's propensity towards
violence and we learn that Kevin got violent with her while no
one, not even the camera crew, were around.  According to Julie
the argument started when she picked up the phone while Kevin was
on an important call.

We learn that Kevin's last name is Powell and we see him in the
office of his co-editor Lisa.  He has helped compile a book
titled:  "In The Tradition:  An Anthology of Young Black Writers."

Norman is upset about Kevin's attitude and confronts him.  Kevin
says he was on the phone trying to get a job and that Julie showed
no courtesy by interrupting such an important call.  Julie returns
but Kevin continues to deny he threw anything at Julie.

Segment # 2 - Norman and Eric rally around Julie and try and cheer
her up.  She makes a call to her mom and dad.  Later, Norman and
Eric talk about the incident as they walk the dog.

Segment # 3 - Kevin goes to Jersey City with Kissime.  Later,
Andre tries to talk to Kevin.  Julie walks in on the conversation
and this time it's Julie and Kevin who "take it outside."  They
get involved in a very heated discussion but ultimately shake
hands and make nice.

Kevin and Eric are having a birthday bash in the loft.  One of
Kevin's friends gets hit by Heather and the police arrive as the
episode ends.


Episode # 112 - Showers, Towels and Videotape
Original Air Date:  July 30, 1992

Segment # 1 - The cops take Heather away, but it turns out they
just drive down to the corner to get things settled down.  No
charges are made.

Heather talks about how important her work on her album is while
Andre has hooked up with Bill Richmond to do a video for
Reigndance.  Julie talks to Eric about his tendency to be too
sensitive.  Eric and Heather talk ending up in a "fight" of sorts
but not really a serious one.  We find out that Smokey the cat is
Heather's.

Segment # 2 - Heather talks about how she has to take
responsibility for her own career and can't trust other people to
do it for her.  Andre and Bill are working on editing the video.
In one of those rare moments when they are all together, we see
them eating at the loft and talking.  Before long Eric is saying
that he's "had enough" and both he and Heather bitch about each
other.

Segment # 3 - Eric talks to the others about Heather and then goes
roller blading.  He explains his plans to go home for the summer
after the taping for the show is complete.  Heather and Eric
decide to "make up."  In one of the more interesting but semi-
bizarre scenes in this episode, Eric is in the shower, Julie is on
the toilet and Heather is also in the bathroom getting towels
while Kevin watches all of this in amazement.  Andre premiers the
new Reigndance video for everyone in the house.


Episode # 113 - It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Original Air Date:  August 6, 1992

Segment # 1 - Julie gives her definition of "true art."  The
episode begins with a montage of the last 13 weeks.  On Wednesday
of the last week, Andre and Reigndance perform in an industry
showcase.  Julie talks about her experiences and her dancing.
They all end up playing the question and answer game.

Segment # 2 - They all reflect on the experience, about each
other, about living with the cameras.  They decide that for their
last night together they are going to put all the mattresses in
the house together and have one big sleep in.  Eric's on the phone
to Missy (again or still).  At some point Eric decides he is going
to break in to the control room and leads the charge.

Segment # 3 - To the sound of R.E.M.'s "It's The End Of The World
As We Know It," the gang switches places with the crew.  They talk
about how "real" the show is.  Andre and Heather make up a song
about The Real World.  At the end the lights get turned out in the
loft and we see only the fish tank.  Season one has come to an
end.
    House Member Biographies - The Real World I (New York)
    Version 1.2                            August 29, 1994


Biographical information on the participants in The Real World I
is based on information contained in the show itself and, in some
cases, press accounts and reviews of the show.

Heather B. (Parker - yes, that is correct, it is not a typo), 21,
a rapper, was working on the single "The System Sucks" during Real
World I.  She was formerly with a gold record winning rap group
called Boogie Down Productions.  The album was called Sex and
Violence on Jive Records.  13 N' Good is one of the cuts from the
album.  She later became a solo artist on Asylum records.  Her
self titled album came out in 1993 (Asylum 61429).  Heather's
first single as a solo artist "I Get Wrecked," was on the
Billborad Top 30 Rap Chart for several weeks and featured Julie
Oliver in the video.  Heather is originally from New Jersey.  Her
cat's name was Smoky.  Heather now owns the Nubian Nails & Hair
salon in Jersey City, NJ.  Heather's cousin is Kris (KRS-ONE)
Parker, founder of Boogie Down Productions and a well-known human
activist.

[Thanks to Carter Hillstrom ([e-mail]) for
correcting the earlier bio and providing addition information on
Heather.]

Rebecca (Becky) Blasband, 24, singer, songwriter, bartender
(worked at the Tatou club on East 50th Street), is originally from
Philadelphia.  Went to NYU and film school.  As of Summer 1994
Becky is on a national tour.  Prior to that time, Becky was living
with her mother in Philadelphia.

Andre Comeau, 21, from Detroit, Michigan originally.  Is the lead
singer for Reigndance.  They are on a national tour during the
Summer of 1994.  His mom was a member of a Manhattan Transfer-like
group.

Norman Korpi, 24, a designer originally from Lansing, Michigan.
He loves Star Trek.  Norman has moved to the "left coast" and is
working in Los Angeles as a freelance artist.

Eric Nies, 20, now an MTV VJ on The Grind, originally from New
Jersey.  He worked as a male model before joining MTV.  His father
is a referee for the NBA.  Eric will be making a cameo appearance
as a DJ in the upcoming Brady Bunch movie.

Julie Oliver, 19, a dancer from Birmingham, Alabama.  She is the
youngest of 7 children.  During the summer (1994) Julie was living
with a bunch of roommates in a house on Cape Cod (sounds like deja
vu all over again :).  Julie has returned to Birmingham and
teaches ballet and jazz dancing there.

Kevin Powell, 25, a writer and poet, is working on a novel called
Diary of a Boy-Man.  He came to Harlem by way of Jersey City.
Studied political science.  As of June 1994, Kevin is writing for
Vibe Magazine (owned by Quincy Jones) and hosts "Vibe Five" a new
show for HBO that features entertainment news.