The Real World
The Real World
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The Real World

5.6 / 10
1992
33 seasons
634 episodes
Reality

Each year, seven strangers in their twenties, from different backgrounds and countries, are chosen to come live together in a major city.

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Real World: Go Big or Go Home | Official Trailer | MTV

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Seasons

The Real World is the first season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It was created by producers Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. The first cast consisted of seven people who were paid $2,600 to appear on the series. The cast was filmed living in a SoHo loft from February 16 to May 18, 1992, The series premiered May 21 that year. This was the first of three seasons to be filmed in New York City. In 2001 the show made a repeat visit with The Real World: Back to New York, and in 2008, set its twenty-first season, The Real World: Brooklyn, in the borough of Brooklyn.

  • This is the True Story...

    1.This is the True Story...

    4.0
    21-05-199242m

    It all begins with small-town country girl Julie and her family in Birmingham. Her family is nervous about the whole thing, but Julie is stoked about spending three months in the b...

  • Julie and Eric... Could it be Love?

    2.Julie and Eric... Could it be Love?

    28-05-199242m

    Hmm...what's going on with Julie and Eric? There is some obvious flirting between the two, but they don't seem to be doing anything about it. After Eric appears in a Jovan Musk com...

  • Leather Chaps and Sequins? What is Eric...

    3.Leather Chaps and Sequins? What is Eric...

    04-06-199242m

    Julie gets lost on her way to a new dance studio because she can't follow the directions that Eric gives her. While she is getting critiqued on her performance, Eric is getting nak...

  • Trouble Throughout the House

    4.Trouble Throughout the House

    11-06-199242m

    Becky is in the studio recording her song, ""Mr. Sunshine."" It's clear she's looking for some action, as she cuddles with friend/producer Adam. Becky later dresses up for a party...

  • Kevin and Eric Mend Their Relationship

    5.Kevin and Eric Mend Their Relationship

    18-06-199242m

    Kevin and Eric go outside to discuss their issues. The argument dies down as the two talk about stereotypes and their inherent differences. They shake hands. Kevin takes Morris, a...

  • Kevin... Come Back!

    6.Kevin... Come Back!

    25-06-199242m

    Julie and Kevin's brother/sister dynamic continues as they discuss sex, expectations and fantasies. The roommates, however, are a little bit miffed that Kevin is spending increasin...

  • Heather Wants to Grab His Booty!

    7.Heather Wants to Grab His Booty!

    02-07-199242m

    The cast is worried about Kevin because no one knows where he went. Once he returns, they show him the video they made of the joke they played on him and he eventually forgives the...

  • Becky Falls into Troubled Love

    8.Becky Falls into Troubled Love

    09-07-199242m

    The girls head off to Jamaica, Mon. They hit the beach to scope out the men, and they aren't too proud to beg for some lovin'. The guys are left at the loft in freezing cold New Yo...

  • Julie in a Homeless Shelter?

    9.Julie in a Homeless Shelter?

    16-07-199242m

    As the gang prepares for their trip to the pro-choice rally in D.C., Norman is falling head over heels for Charles. Charles doesn't seem quite as ready to make the same commitment....

  • He's So Ugly He's Cute!

    10.He's So Ugly He's Cute!

    23-07-199242m

    The cast finds a white, ""alien-like"" dog on the street and name him Yoda. They want to keep the dog but decide to search for its owner. Becky and Andre say that the dog is just s...

  • Julie Thinks Kevin is Psycho!

    11.Julie Thinks Kevin is Psycho!

    30-07-199242m

    Crying hysterically, Julie explains to Norman and Eric that she and Kevin had a fight about a phone call and that Kevin threw a candleholder at her. She is scared of Kevin, thinks...

  • WWF is in the House!

    12.WWF is in the House!

    06-08-199242m

    Heather gets arrested and is questioned about her fight. Heather lets it be known that nobody can give her attitude, but she sure can give them a piece of her mind. After a little...

  • Goodbye to the Big Apple!

    13.Goodbye to the Big Apple!

    13-08-199242m

    It's the last few days in the house and the gang takes over the production room in the loft. They find out how it feels to be on the other side of the cameras. Becky expresses how...

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