Series synopsis
Celebrity Fit Club is an American reality television series that premiered on VH1 on January 9, 2005. It ended on February 22, 2010. It stars Ant, Ian K. Smith, David L. Katz and Harvey Walden IV.
Celebrities compete to lose weight and get in shape. The celebrities take part in a range of physical and motivational activities designed to shed pounds, increase team spirit, and win prizes. In the end, they face the scales at a weigh-in ceremony where they are individually weighed in by a panel of experts.
Premise
Celebrities compete to lose weight and get in shape. The celebrities take part in a range of physical and motivational activities designed to shed pounds, increase team spirit, and win prizes. In the end, they face the scales at a weigh-in ceremony where they are individually weighed in by a panel of experts.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ant as Self - Host
- Ian K. Smith as Self - Health Expert
- David L. Katz as Self - Health Expert
- Harvey Walden IV as Self - Fitness Expert
- Marisa Peer as Self - Psychotherapist
- Dr. Linda Papadopoulos as Self - Psychotherapist
- Stacy Kaiser as Self - Psychotherapist
- Rhonda Britten as Self - Life Coach
Supporting cast
- Bobby Brown as Self - Contestant
- Gary Busey as Self - Contestant
- A.J. Benza as Self - Contestant
- Cledus T. Judd as Self - Contestant
- Angie Stone as Self - Contestant
- Bizarre as Self - Contestant
- Biz Markie as Self - Contestant
- Bruce Vilanch as Self - Contestant
- Bone Crusher as Self - Contestant
- Jay McCarroll as Self - Contestant
- Da Brat as Self - Contestant
- Daniel Baldwin as Self - Contestant
Guest cast
- Tempestt Bledsoe as Self - Contestant
- Tanisha Thomas as Self - Contestant
- Ralphie May as Self - Contestant
- Wendy Kaufman as Self - Contestant
- Warren G as Self - Contestant
- Kelly LeBrock as Self - Contestant
- Vincent Pastore as Self - Contestant
- Willie Aames as Self - Contestant
- Sebastian Bach as Self - Contestant
- Marvin Young as Self - Contestant
Episodes
This series spans 7 seasons with 57 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | January 9, 2005 | March 13, 2005 |
| Season 2 | 8 | July 10, 2005 | September 4, 2005 |
| Season 3 | 8 | January 1, 2006 | February 26, 2006 |
| Season 4 | 8 | August 6, 2006 | October 1, 2006 |
| Season 5 | 8 | April 21, 2007 | June 17, 2007 |
| Season 6 | 8 | March 12, 2008 | April 27, 2008 |
| Season 7 | 9 | February 7, 2010 | February 22, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Weigh In In this first episode we are introduced to our cast of eight overweight celebrities; Daniel Baldwin, Kim Coles (Living Single), Joe Gannascoli (The Sopranos), Judge Mablean Ephriam (Divorce Court), Biz Markie, Ralphie May (Last Comic Standing), Mia Tyler and Wendy Kauffman (The Snapple Lady.) The celebrities meet our panel of experts: Dr. David Katz, hypnotherapist Marisa Peer and fitness trainer Harvey Walden IV. The panel chooses two team captains and the captains pick teams as we put the celebrities through a grueling workout and learn the back-story of each celebrity and their reasons for coming on the show. The celebrities are weighed in individually, and at the end of the show, both teams weigh in on the giant scales. The scales are then calibrated so we can compare the two teams cumulative weight loss over the course of the show. |
January 9, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Pool Challenge Having divided into two teams, the celebrities face the panelists to find out who worked hard, who slacked off and which team takes the lead in the team weight loss competition. The celebrities face their worst fear: a pool challenge, where they have to strip down to bathing suits and bare all as they compete for $15,000 in prizes. Fitness training becomes too much for Joe Gannascoli, who can't even get up off the ground after exercising without Harvey Walden's help. A hypnosis session with Marisa Peer leads to tears for Wendy Kaufman, The Snapple Lady when she discovers that her weight gain is connected to an incident in her childhood. Romance blooms and sparks fly at Fit Camp when Kim Coles admits to having a crush on Harvey, while Mia threatens to punch Harvey out. |
January 16, 2005 |
| 3 |
The Boxing Workout Daniel's Team resorts to dirty tricks and sends baskets of chocolates to Kim Coles. At the weigh in, we see if their efforts of sabotage pay off. While Joe Gannascoli undergoes hypnosis in an effort to finally give up smoking after 30 years. But at the weigh in we discover that in this case, stopping smoking comes with a devastating consequence. Tensions increase for Ralphie's Angels as the celebrities grow tired of how the Judge is leading her team. And things get worse when Judge Mablean's team loses the second challenge in a row and is accused of having poor communication skills. At Fit Camp, the celebrities undergo a boxing work out in which Harvey asks the celebrities to imagine the boxing dummy is someone they despise. While Biz Markie chooses George W. Bush as his opponent and Ralphie May pretends the dummy is the cancer that took his father from him, Mia Tyler decides that the boxing dummy represents Harvey. |
January 23, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Welcome To Fit Club We meet the second batch of celebrities..They are: Toccara Jones, Gary Busey, Willie Aames, Jackee Harry, Victoria Jackson, Wendy Kaufman, Jani Lane and Phil Margera. Jackee Harry and Gary Busey are appointed team captains. |
July 10, 2005 |
| 2 |
The Boxing Match After the celebs warm up by jumping rope, they compete in matches where points are scored for each punch thrown. The teams reveal their names, Gary's group is called the Crunch-a-matics, while Jackee calls her team Sizzlin' Soul and White Ice. |
July 17, 2005 |
| 3 |
Rickshaw Races When some team members go AWOL others have to do double duty to win the rickshaw races. |
July 21, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Introduction Meet the celebs who are battling the bulge in season 3. |
January 1, 2006 |
| 2 | The Meltdown | January 8, 2006 |
| 3 | Jeff Goes Into Rehab | January 15, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | What the Hell Did I Get Into | August 6, 2006 |
| 2 | Nick Blows Up! | August 13, 2006 |
| 3 | Burn Baby Burn | August 20, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fireworks at the Series Premiere | April 22, 2007 |
| 2 | Porn Tales | April 29, 2007 |
| 3 | I'll Serve Ten Days...to Whoop His Ass | May 6, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome to Harvey's World | March 13, 2008 |
| 2 | Toccara vs. Dr. Ian, Round Two | March 20, 2008 |
| 3 | Dunkleman, Out! | March 27, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Wake-Up Call A new all-star cast of celebrities, featuring Bobby Brown, Nicole Eggert, Kevin Federline,and in a shocking twist, Kevin's ex, and baby mama, Shar Jackson, arrive at CFC to experience the most brutal celebrity workout on television. Jay McCarroll (Project Runway) surprises himself by reaching new heights as Tanisha Thomas (Bad Girl's Club Season 2) gets up Drill Instructor Harvey's grill... big mistake. Plus, an emotional weigh-in ceremony reveals the extra pounds and emotional baggage the cast hopes to shed at Fit Club. |
February 8, 2010 |
| 2 |
The Warrior Within A simulated beach raid puts the cast on the wrong side of Harvey's water cannon as Kevin and Bobby burn some calories... and lose their pants. An emotional and tear-filled bonfire helps say goodbye to old baggage. Later, Bobby Brown parties hard... and pays the price. Probably not the best way to impress the panel. |
February 15, 2010 |
| 3 |
Fight or Flight Bobby Brown threatens to check out when a "prison break" challenge complete with fierce guard dogs triggers his "fear response." Can Harvey get him to man-up and face his biggest fears? Nicole Eggert gets a big wakeup call on the scale. |
February 22, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | VH1 |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 9, 2005 |
| Last aired | February 22, 2010 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | Ended |