Tool Academy 3 is the third (and to date last) installment to Tool Academy. This season was notable for including the series' first female tools (Jennavecia and Courtney), first same-sex couple (Courtney and Cheron), and first married couple (Kevin and Jermika).[1] The show premiered on February 14, 2010.[2] There were 10 contestants.[3]
| Tool Academy | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
 The cast of Tool Academy 3 | |
| Starring | Jordan Murphy Trina Dolenz |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VH1 |
| Original release | February 14 – April 4, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
Lessons of the Week
edit- Badges
- Communication
- Fidelity
- Modesty
- Appreciation
- Maturity
- Trust
- Family Values
- Commitment
Contestants
edit| Contestant | Partner | Status | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name[3] | Gender | Tool Name | Name | Gender | |
| Jacob Tapia[4] (JT Extreme) | Male | Neander-Tool | Christie | Female | Winner in final episode |
| Angelo Giannako[5] | Male | Ripped/Teary Tool | Dayna Mugno[5] | Female | Runner Up in final episode |
| Jennavecia Russo | Female | Toolette | Kyle | Male | Eliminated in episode 7 |
| Kevin Craft[6] | Male | Double-Talkin' Tool | Jermika | Female | Eliminated in episode 6 |
| Jordan Alexander[7] | Male | Boyband Tool | Rachel Ostreich[7] | Female | Eliminated in episode 5 |
| Tommy | Male | Loony Tool | Kate | Female | Quit in episode 5 |
| Courtney Barcellos[8] | Female | Lady Lovin' Tool | Cheron Rice[8] | Female | Eliminated in episode 4 |
| Daniel | Male | Glow Stick Tool | Lesley | Female | Eliminated in episode 3 |
| Shawn Goble[8] | Male | Surfin' Tool | Emily Reno[8] | Female | Eliminated in episode 2 |
| Chasyn Rance | Male | Wrestlin' Tool | Amanda | Female | Quit in Episode 1 |
Episode Progress
edit| # | Contestants | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 1 | Jacob | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | RISK | RISK | HIGH | WINNER |
| 2 | Angelo | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | WIN | WIN | HIGH | RISK | OUT |
| 3 | Jennavecia | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | HIGH | SAFE | OUT | |
| 4 | Kevin | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||
| 5 | Jordan | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | |||
| 6 | Tommy | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | QUIT | |||
| 7 | Courtney | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 8 | Daniel | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| 9 | Shawn | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| 10 | Chasyn | QUIT | |||||||
- The contestant won Tool Academy.
- The contestant won a challenge and won a date with their partner.
- The contestant won a challenge, won a date with their partner, and was first to receive a badge.
- The contestant was the first to receive a badge.
- The contestant was safe from being eliminated.
- The contestant was at risk of being eliminated.
- The contestant was eliminated and their partner decided to stay with them.
- The contestant was eliminated and their partner decided to leave them.
- The contestant was eliminated and decided to leave their partner.
- The contestant quit the show, and left their partner.
- The contestant and his partner chose to split up and leave outside of elimination.
Episodes
editEpisode 1
editFirst aired February 14, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Communication
- Challenge: Dog House
- Challenge Reward: Romantic Dinner
- Challenge Winner: Jennavecia, Kyle
- Bottom: None
- Eliminated: None
- Quit: Chasyn
- Episode Notes: Chasyn became the first tool to drop out of the Tool Academy because he thought he was better than the program. In return, all the remaining Tools made it through to the next round. Also Angelo was at first the "Ripped Tool", but during therapy he became the "Teary Tool".
Episode 2
editFirst aired February 21, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Fidelity
- Challenge: Create A Song And Perform "Tool-e-Oke"
- Challenge Reward: Romantic Date
- Challenge Winner: Kevin, Jermika
- Bottom: Angelo, Shawn, Jennavecia
- Eliminated: Shawn (Emily decided to stay with Shawn)
Episode 3
editFirst aired February 28, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Modesty
- Challenge: None
- Bottom: Daniel, Jacob, Jordan
- Eliminated: Daniel (Daniel decided to leave Lesley)
Episode 4
editFirst aired March 14, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Appreciation
- Challenge: Create A Dinner Party
- Challenge Reward: Conjugal Visit Room
- Challenge Winner: Angelo, Dayna
- Bottom: Kevin, Courtney
- Eliminated: Courtney (Cheron decided to leave Courtney)
Episode 5
editFirst aired March 14, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Maturity
- Challenge: Pay Bills
- Challenge Reward: Romantic Date, $1,624.25
- Challenge Winner: Angelo, Dayna
- Quit: Tommy (Tommy and Kate decided to break up and quit) Tommy was sleeping with someone else when he was with Kate
- Bottom: Jacob, Jordan
- Eliminated: Jordan (Rachel decided to stay with Jordan)
Episode 6
editFirst aired March 21, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Trust
- Challenge: Human Lie Detector Test
- Helping Their Partners By: Setting Up a Romantic Date
- Bottom: Jacob, Kevin
- Eliminated: Kevin (Jermika decided to stay with Kevin)
Episode 7
editFirst aired March 28, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Family Values
- Special Guests: The Couple's Parents
- Challenge: To Take Care of Fake Babies
- Bottom 2: Angelo, Jennavecia
- Eliminated: Jennavecia (Kyle decided to stay with Jennavecia)
Jennavecia hit Angelo and Dayna.
Episode 8
editFirst aired April 4, 2010
- Lesson of the Week: Commitment
- Runner Up: Angelo (Dayna decided to stay with Angelo)
- Winner: Jacob
Winner
editJacob was the graduate and winner of Tool Academy 3. Angelo, in his exit interview, felt the decision was wrong and that he wanted to graduate. He correlated the experience as "..the one student who sits there and studies the whole time, and does everything they are supposed to do, and then you have student at the end who just tries to cram everything in the night before, and cheats a little bit."[9]
References
edit- ^ "Cast Bios". Archived from the original on February 3, 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
- ^ "Tool Academy 3 - Coming Soon! | Vh1 Blog". Blog.vh1.com. 2010-01-26. Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ a b "Tool Academy 3 - Meet The Cast! | Vh1 Blog". Blog.vh1.com. 2010-01-27. Archived from the original on January 31, 2010. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ^ Boedeker, Hal (25 March 2010). "'Tool Academy' helped me a lot, Orlando man says". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ a b "Tool Academy 3's Angelo and Dayna Call It Quits". Radar Online. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ Johnson, Cheryl (21 February 2010). "Schooled at 'Tool Academy'". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. p. 2B. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ a b Gay, Verne (10 February 2010). "Meet LI's Rachel & Jordan from VH1's 'Tool Academy'". Newsday. Retrieved 31 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d Larsen, Peter (14 February 2010). "Local 'tools' accept their fate ; Two cast members of the reality TV show 'Tool Academy 3' have O.C. ties". ARTS. The Orange County Register. Retrieved 9 Mar 2010.
- ^ ""Tool Academy 3: Episode 8 Exit Interview" | Show Clip". VH1.com. 2010-03-30. Retrieved 2010-05-08.[dead link]