January 26, 2006
Let’s Play Celebrity Rehab!
This new “Celeb-reality” gameshow on VH-1 is Hosted by former singing sensation and recovering addict, Whitney Houston.
Whitney Houston hosts this fast-paced, edgy trivia game which pits addicted celebrities against common junkie contestants for a chance to get rehabilitated at one of the leading clinics in the country. The game consists of three rounds with increasing point totals, and the winner at the end of round three receives six months of drug rehabilitation.
The game opens with a 5 minute black and white, grainy footage of the trials and problems each contestant has faced while battling their addictions. Whitney Houston then introduces each contestant, and chats about possible film projects for the celebrity. She asks each how long they have been an addict and gets to hear stories about the craziest thing each of them did while stoned or high. During the competition, when a competitor gets a question wrong, Houston will often tease the contestant by asking, What, have you been smoking?, or Are you on Crack?!
Trivia categories will include movie or entertainment trivia, drug trivia, states and capitals, and potluck or general trivia.
Between each round, the contestants are offered the opportunity to redeem a portion of their score for various quantities of heroin, marijuana or crack cocaine.
Excitement ensues in season one with numerable celebrity walk-ons and testimonials from former addicts, along with a surprise arrest of the Hostess for failure to follow guidelines set out by her parole officer.