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The Best Episodes of The Surreal Life

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The Best Episodes of The Surreal Life

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...

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  1. Background image for The Last Straw
    7.0/10(7 votes)

    #1 - The Last Straw

    S5:E12

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  2. Background image for No Way, It's Jose
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #2 - No Way, It's Jose

    S5:E1

    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?

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    Director:Unknown
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  3. Background image for The Knife Incident, Part 2
    6.4/10(7 votes)

    #3 - The Knife Incident, Part 2

    S5:E9

    Omarosa prepares to leave the house.

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    6.0/10(7 votes)

    #4 - The Knife Incident, Part 1

    S5:E8

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  5. Background image for Dirty Laundry, Part 2
    5.5/10(11 votes)

    #5 - Dirty Laundry, Part 2

    S5:E11

    Sally makes an accusation; Omarosa defends herself.

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  6. Background image for Backyard Makeover Surreal Edition
    5.0/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Backyard Makeover Surreal Edition

    S5:E4

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  8. Background image for Voted Out Of Vegas
    5.0/10(7 votes)

    #7 - Voted Out Of Vegas

    S5:E7

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  9. Background image for Moto-Crossdressers
    4.8/10(8 votes)

    #8 - Moto-Crossdressers

    S5:E5

    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.

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    Director:Unknown
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  10. Background image for Dirty Laundry, Part 1
    4.8/10(7 votes)

    #9 - Dirty Laundry, Part 1

    S5:E10

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

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    Director:Unknown
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  11. Background image for Vegas Dead Ringers
    4.6/10(7 votes)

    #10 - Vegas Dead Ringers

    S5:E6

    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.

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  12. Background image for A Surreal Beginning
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #11 - A Surreal Beginning

    S1:E1

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    #12 - A Surreal Beginning Part 2

    S1:E2

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    #13 - Stars Under the Stars

    S1:E3

    This one has a 'Survivor' twist to it. With none other than Survivor's favorite "witch", Jerri Manthey doing the "Jeff Probst" role! The Surreal gang is competing for a night in the outdoors in a furnished tent with a cooking chef.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #14 - Backyard Talent Show

    S1:E4

    The Surreal gang have a Talent show for charity, Hosted by the great Monty hall.

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    #15 - Sincity to Saved

    S1:E5

    The gang head out to Las Vegas, Corey has a meltdown, Hammer and boys dance at FatBurger. The girls go out to a strip club. Then go to church the very next day to pray for Vince who has lost his "faith".

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  17. Background image for Brande Needs a Man
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    #16 - Brande Needs a Man

    S1:E6

    The Surreal gang go on a "Man-Hunt" to find a date for Brande. She then picks the guy and proceeds on a "Surreal Blind Date" Corey continues to have "drama" on the phone with his fiancée.

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  18. Background image for Softball/Pre-wedding Jitters
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    #17 - Softball/Pre-wedding Jitters

    S1:E7

    The housemates play softball; Corey Feldman's wedding plans cause stress.

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    #18 - Corey's Wedding

    S1:E8

    M.C. Hammer officiates at Corey Feldman and Susie Sprague's wedding; Hugh Hefner and a bevy of blondes attend the celebration; the housemates say goodbye.

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    #19 - Can't We All Just Get Along

    S2:E1

    The new Surreal gang meet and personalities clash right away. They settle in and go shopping for groceries and then go to a Moroccan restaurant for dinner.

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    #20 - Mel's Diner

    S2:E2

    The gang work at a local diner for charity with none-other than the late great Gary Coleman as their manager! Surprise cameo by Todd Bridges as a customer. Then the gang makes and give away brownies to the neighbors.

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    Director:Unknown
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    #21 - The Children's Play

    S2:E3

    The gang have a Surreal Seance with Psychic Cheri Mancuso. Then they put on a Surreal play for children with funny and disastrous results. Trishelle has a bit much to drink and confesses her love to Vanilla Ice.

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  23. Background image for The Good, The Bad & The Porn Stars
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    #22 - The Good, The Bad & The Porn Stars

    S2:E4

    The gang, except Ron, attend Tammy's book-signing and are amazed at her following. Ron stayed home to prepare his Backyard BBQ Booty Call Party. Among the invited guests are, Andy Dick, Rick James and Cleetis Mack of Digital Underground.

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    #23 - Nude Resort

    S2:E5

    Everyone, except Tammy, is happy after finding out they have been invited to a nudist resort; nude volleyball; karaoke bar.

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    #24 - Dirty Laundry

    S2:E6

    The gang's last day and night together. They go out shopping for goodbye gifts. When they get back, they get a surprise as they're guests on Sally Jesse Raphael's new show "Dirty Laundry".

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    #25 - Six Degrees of Irritation

    S3:E1

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

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Last Straw" is the best rated episode of "The Surreal Life". It scored 7/10 based on 7 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/9/2005. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "No Way, It's Jose".