True Life is a documentary

Documentary film

Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...

 series running on MTV

MTV

MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....

 since 1998. Each episode follows a particular topic, such as heroin addiction as in the first episode, "Fatal Dose." The show is created by following a series of subjects by a camera crew through a certain part of their lives.

Topics covered

True Life has covered over 140 topics from drug use, money issues, sexual topics to simple social behavior like visiting the Jersey Shore. There is an occasional intersection between this show and other shows. For example, the episode "I'm a Reality TV Star" featured people from The Real World

The Real World

The Real World is a reality television program on MTV originally produced by Mary-Ellis Bunim and Jonathan Murray. First broadcast in 1992, the show, which was inspired by the 1973 PBS documentary series An American Family, is the longest-running program in MTV history and one of the...

and Survivor, while the episode "I'm a Muay Thai Fighter" and "I'm a Mixed Martial Artist" both featured Kit Cope

Kit Cope

Kristopher Lee Cope is an American Muay Thai kickboxer, mixed martial artist and television personality. He is the former IPMTO Light Heavyweight Muay Thai World Champion and in mixed martial arts he has an unimpressive record of 4-7...

, who has recently signed a deal with the WFA

WFA

WFA may refer to:*Wilmington First Assembly, Pentecostal church located in Wilmington, Delaware, USA*Weapons Factory Arena, Quake III Arena class-based mod*Weight for Age, one of the conditions for a race in thoroughbred horse racing...

 and Frankie Edgar, who is the current UFC Lightweight Champion of the World. In the episode "I'm Bisexual," Sydney goes on a date with A.D. from From G's to Gents

From G's to Gents

From G's to Gents is an MTV reality television series which features misdirected young men willing to change their lives and become gentlemen. The show is hosted by Fonzworth Bentley, and premiered on MTV on July 15, 2008. The objective of the show is to make the transformation from a roughneck to...

. In 2011, Sydney was featured in season 6 of Oxygen's The Bad Girls Club

The Bad Girls Club

Bad Girls Club is an American reality television series created by Jonathan Murray for Oxygen. The show centers on seven mischievous and rebellious women from different backgrounds and personalities who have a number of psychological and behavioral problems. They are introduced to the show to...

. Lazar, who was in the episode "I'm in A Love Triangle," was in a 2007 episode of Parental Control.

Season 1 (1998)

• "Fatal Dose" (03-24-1998)
• "No Money, Mo' Problems" (04-07-1998)
• "Freaknik" (4-14-1998)
• "POV: Road Trip"(4-28-1998)
• "I'm a Porn Star"(10-7-1998)
• "Matthew's Murder" (11-11-1998)
• "It Could Be You" (12-01-1998)

Season 2 (1999–2000)

• "I'm a Pro Wrestler" (8-16-1999)
• "I'm a Hacker" (10-13-1999)
• "I Need Sex Rx" (10-20-1999)
• "I Am Driving While Black" (10-27-1999)
• "I'm a Model" (11-24-1999)
• "I'm a Football Hero" (1-19-2000)
• "I'm on Crystal Meth" (2-9-2000)
• "I'm a Star At Sundance" (2-16-2000)
• "I'm the Youngest Tycoon in the World" (2-23-2000)
• "I'm a Comic" (3-1-2000)
• "I'm On The Runway" (3-8-2000)
• "I'm Horny in Miami" (3-15-2000)
• "I'm Going To Mardi Gras" (3-29-2000)
• "I Live in a Brothel" (4-5-2000)
• "The Travelers"(4-19-2000)

Season 3 (2000–2003)

• "I'm on Ecstasy" (11-30-2000)
• "I'm a Backyard Wrestler" (12-3-2000)
• "I'm an NFL rookie" (1-17-2001)
• "I Drive Race Cars" (4-3-2001)
• "I'm a Cheerleader" (4-10-2001)
• "I'm a Beauty Queen
  Beauty Queen
  "Beauty Queen" is the second song from Roxy Music's second album, For Your Pleasure. The lyrics refer to Ferry's girlfriend, Valerie Leon, one-time UK beauty queen, B-movie actress and model working in the Newcastle area, circa 1973.-Musicians:...
  
  " (4-17-2001)
• "I Can't Breathe" (11-14-01)
• "The Aftermath of Terror" (1-2-2002)
• "I'm a Private Wrestler" (1-6-2002)
• "I'm a True Life VIP" (1-8-2002)
• "I'm Getting Plastic Surgery
  Plastic surgery
  Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
  
  " (2-7-2002)
• "I'm Coming Out" (6-27-2002)
• "I Have Embarrassing Parents" (7-11-2002)
• "I'm in Therapy" (7-18-2002)
• "I'm Getting Married" (9-21-2002)
• "I'm Going to Fat Camp
  Fat camp
  A weight loss camp is a term for a type of program where overweight and obese people of all ages go to lose weight. However in common parlance the term "fat camp" is today also often used to refer to residential programs, usually in rural settings, where adults stay to eat nutritious foods,...
  
  " (12-7-2002)
• "I'm a Heisman Trophy
  Heisman Trophy
  The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
  
   Candidate" (12-22-2002)
• "I'm Getting Breast Implants" (12-29-2002)
• "Sex2k" (1-5-2003)

Season 4 (2003–2004)

• "I Was Famous for 15 Minutes" (2-1-2003)
• "I Have a Phobia
  Phobia
  A phobia is a type of anxiety disorder, usually defined as a persistent fear of an object or situation in which the sufferer commits to great lengths in avoiding, typically disproportional to the actual danger posed, often being recognized as irrational...
  
  " (2-6-2003)
• "I'm Adopted" (2-13-2003)
• "I've Got Baby Mama Drama" (2-20-2003)
• "I Live in the Terror Zone" (2-27-2003)
• "I'm a Binge Drinker" (3-6-2003)
• "I'm a Gamer
  Gamer
  Historically, the term "gamer" usually referred to someone who played role-playing games and wargames. Since they became very popular, the term has included players of video games...
  
  " (3-13-2003)
• "I'm a College Baller" (3-20-2003)
• "I'm Breaking Up" (3-27-2003)
• "I Have an Eating Disorder
  Eating disorder
  Eating disorders refer to a group of conditions defined by abnormal eating habits that may involve either insufficient or excessive food intake to the detriment of an individual's physical and mental health. Bulimia nervosa, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating disorder are the most common specific...
  
  " (4-3-2003)
• "I'm Shipping Out" (4-10-2003)
• "School's Out: The Life of a Gay High School in Texas
  Texas
  Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
  
  " (4-17-2003)
• "I'm Wasted" (4-24-2003)
• "I'm Going to the Prom" (5-1-2003)
• "First Year" (6-12-2003)
• "I'm a Fanatic
  Fanaticism
  Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause or in some cases sports, or with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby...
  
  " (7-10-2003)
• "I'm A High School Senior" (Bayonne, NJ High School and Long Beach, NY High School) (7-10-2003)
• "I'm in a Wheelchair" (7-17-2003)
• "I'm a Neglected Girlfriend" (7-24-2003)
• "I'm Getting Divorced" (7-31-2003)
• "I Want the Perfect Body" (8-7-2003)
• "I'm Obsessed with My Dog" (8-14-2003)
• "I'm a Street Racer
  Street Racer
  Street Racer is a racing video game published by Ubisoft for various systems. It was released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994, Mega Drive/Genesis in 1995, PlayStation and GameBoy in 1996 and PC and Amiga in 1997. Inspired by Mario Kart, the go-kart themed game combined racing...
  
  " (9-4-2003)
• "I Live with My Parents" (9-18-2003)
• "I'm a Girlfriend" (Boyfriend)" (9-25-2003)
• "I'm an Urban Cheerleader" (10-2-2003)
• "I'm Hooked on OxyContin" (10-16-2003)
• "I'm a Little Person" (10-23-2003)
• "I Have a Friend with Benefits" (11-6-2003)
• "I'm a Clubber" (11-13-2003)
• "I Have a Summer Share" (11-20-2003)
• "I'm in the System" (1-15-2004)
• "I'm an Identical Twin" (1-22-2004)
• "I'm a Big Wave Surfer" (1-29-2004)
• "I Live in Iraq
  Iraq
  Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
  
  " (2-5-2004)
• "I'm on Adderall
  Adderall
  Adderall is a brand name of amphetamine salts–based medication used for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and narcolepsy. It is a brand-name psychostimulant medication composed of racemic amphetamine aspartate monohydrate, racemic amphetamine sulfate, dextroamphetamine saccharide, and...
  
  "(2-19-2003)

Season 5 (2004)

• "I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married
  I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married
  "I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married" is the first episode from the fifth season of the MTV series True Life features two gay couples as they apply for marriage licenses and get married in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It originally aired on June 24, 2004...
  
  " (6/24/2004)
• "I'm Obese" (7/1/2004)
• "I'm Surviving High School" (7/8/2004)
• "I Live a Double Life" (7/15/2004)
• "I'm a Muay Thai
  Muay Thai
  Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
  
   Fighter" (7/22/2004)
• "I'm in an Interracial Relationship" (7/29/2004)
• "I'll Do Anything for Money" (8/12/2004)
• "I Live to Ride" (8/19/2004)

Season 6 (2004)

• "I'm Backpacking
  Backpacking (travel)
  Backpacking is a term that has historically been used to denote a form of low-cost, independent international travel. Terms such as independent travel and/or budget travel are often used...
  
   Through Europe" (10/07/2004)
• "I'm a Jersey Shore
  Jersey Shore
  The Jersey Shore is a term used to refer to both the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey and the adjacent resort and residential communities. . The New Jersey State Department of Tourism considers the Shore Region, Greater Atlantic City, and the Southern Shore to be distinct, each having...
  
   Girl" (10/14/2004)
• "I'm Rallying
  Rallying
  Rallying, also known as rally racing, is a form of auto racing that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars...
  
   to L.A." (10/21/2004)

Season 7 (2005)

• "I'm on a Diet" (05/10/2005)
• "I'm Dead Broke" (06/02/2005)
• "I'm Moving Back in with My Parents" (06/16/2005)
• "I'm Coming Home From Iraq" (06/23/2005)
• "I Want the Perfect Body II" (07/07/2005)
• "I'm a Battle Rapper" (07/14/2005)
• "I'm a Professional Gamer" (11/20/2005)

Season 8 (2005–2006)

• "I'm Jealous" (12-15-2005)
• "I Have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" (12-22-2005)
• "I'm a Gun Owner" (12-29-2005)
• "I'm Moving to NY" (1-5-2006)
• "I'm on Steroids" (1-12-2006)
• "I Live on the Edge" (1-19-2006)
• "I'm a Sumo
  Sumo
  is a competitive full-contact sport where a wrestler attempts to force another wrestler out of a circular ring or to touch the ground with anything other than the soles of the feet. The sport originated in Japan, the only country where it is practiced professionally...
  
   Wrestler" (01-26-2006)
• "I'm a Competitive eater" (3-15-2006)
• "I'm on Trial by Fire
  Trial by ordeal
  Trial by ordeal is a judicial practice by which the guilt or innocence of the accused is determined by subjecting them to an unpleasant, usually dangerous experience...
  
  " (3-22-2006)
• "I'm a Reality TV Star" (3-29-2006)
• "I'm Getting My Big Break" (5-4-2006)
• "I Don't Fit In
  I Don't Fit In
  This season 8 episode of the MTV series True Life features three individuals who do not fit in.Stevie, a 16-year-old high school student from Westminster, Colorado , has a love for the New York Dolls, a glam-rock band...
  
  " (5-11-2006)
• "I'm Returning to the Gulf Coast" (8-29-2006)
• "I'm Addicted to Crystal Meth
  Methamphetamine
  Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
  
  " (10-3-2006)
• "I Have Tourette's Syndrome" (10-10-2006)
• "I'm a Staten Island
  Staten Island
  Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
  
   Girl" (10-17-2006)
• "I'm a Civilian Again" (10-24-2006)
• "I'm Jealous of My Sibling" (11-7-2006)
• "I'm Moving to Vegas" (11-14-2006)

Season 9 (2006–2011)

• "I'm Out" (11/21/2006)
• "I'm On Vacation
  Tourism
  Tourism is travel for recreational, leisure or business purposes. The World Tourism Organization defines tourists as people "traveling to and staying in places outside their usual environment for not more than one consecutive year for leisure, business and other purposes".Tourism has become a...
  
  " (11/28/2006)
• "I'm in an Interfaith
  Interfaith
  The term interfaith dialogue refers to cooperative, constructive and positive interaction between people of different religious traditions and/or spiritual or humanistic beliefs, at both the individual and institutional levels...
  
   Relationship" (1/9/2007)
• "I'm Stepping" (2/18/2007)
• "I'm In Debt
  Debt
  A debt is an obligation owed by one party to a second party, the creditor; usually this refers to assets granted by the creditor to the debtor, but the term can also be used metaphorically to cover moral obligations and other interactions not based on economic value.A debt is created when a...
  
  " (2/25/2007)
• "I'm Dating Someone Older" (3/1/2007)
• "I'm a Genius
  Genius
  Genius is something or someone embodying exceptional intellectual ability, creativity, or originality, typically to a degree that is associated with the achievement of unprecedented insight....
  
  " (3/8/2007)
• "I Have Autism
  Autism
  Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their...
  
  " (3/15/2007)
• "I Self-Injure" (3/22/2007)
• "I am Celibate" (07/25/2007)
• "I Live on the Border
  Border
  Borders define geographic boundaries of political entities or legal jurisdictions, such as governments, sovereign states, federated states and other subnational entities. Some borders—such as a state's internal administrative borders, or inter-state borders within the Schengen Area—are open and...
  
  " (9/29/2007)
• "I'm in a Long Distance Relationship" (9/27/2007)
• "This is Me Now" (9/29/2007)
• "I'm the New Kid in Town" (11/04/2007)
• "I'm Supporting My Family" (11/04/2007)
• "I Stutter" (11/04/2007)
• "I'm Pregnant" (11/12/2007)
• "I'm Having a Summer Romance" (11/19/2007)
• "I Live In The Projects" (12/1/2007)
• "I'm Going To Rehab
  Drug rehabilitation
  Drug rehabilitation is a term for the processes of medical or psychotherapeutic treatment, for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and so-called street drugs such as cocaine, heroin or amphetamines...
  
  " (12/1/2007)
• "I'm Looking for my Father
  I'm Looking for my Father
  "I'm Looking for my Father" is an episode from the ninth season of the MTV series True Life that features three individuals in the United States looking for their long lost fathers....
  
  " (12/1/2007)
• "I'm in an Arranged Marriage
  Arranged marriage
  An arranged marriage is a practice in which someone other than the couple getting married makes the selection of the persons to be wed, meanwhile curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages had deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world...
  
  " (12/7/2007)
• "I'm an Alcoholic" (1/5/2008)
• "I'm the Black Sheep
  Black sheep
  In the English language, black sheep is an idiom used to describe an odd or disreputable member of a group, especially within a family. The term has typically been given negative implications, implying waywardness...
  
  " (1/5/2008)
• "I Panic" (1/5/2008)
• "I'm Getting Out of Prison" (1/14/2008)
• "I'm Happy to be Fat" (01/21/2008)
• "I'm Coming to America" (02/02/2008)
• "I Need Anger Management
  Anger Management
  Anger Management is a 2003 slapstick comedy film starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson, directed by Peter Segal and written by David S. Dorfman...
  
  " (02/02/2008)
• "I Have a Husband In Iraq
  Iraq
  Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
  
  " (02/02/2008)
• "I work in the Sex Industry" (02/27/2008)
• "A Map for Saturday" (3/1/2008)
• "I'm Going to Fashion Week
  Fashion Week
  A fashion week is a fashion industry event, lasting approximately one week, which allows fashion designers, brands or "houses" to display their latest collections in runway shows and buyers and the media to take a look at the latest trends. Most importantly, these events let the industry know...
  
  " (4/5/2008)
• "I'm under Peer Pressure
  Peer pressure
  Peer pressure refers to the influence exerted by a peer group in encouraging a person to change his or her attitudes, values, or behavior in order to conform to group norms. Social groups affected include membership groups, when the individual is "formally" a member , or a social clique...
  
  " (4/5/2008)
• "I'm a Southern Belle
  Southern belle
  A southern belle is an archetype for a young woman of the American Old South's upper class....
  
  " (4/5/2008)
• "I Have Embarrassing Parents 2" (05/15/2008)
• "I Have Schizophrenia
  Schizophrenia
  Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by a disintegration of thought processes and of emotional responsiveness. It most commonly manifests itself as auditory hallucinations, paranoid or bizarre delusions, or disorganized speech and thinking, and it is accompanied by significant social...
  
  " (05/22/2008)
• "I Live Another Life On the Web" (05/29/2008)
• "I'm a Compulsive Shopper" (7/20/08)
• "I'm Deaf" (7/20/08)
• "I Don't Trust My Partner" (8/3/08)
• "I Can't Stay Thin" (8/3/08)
• "I'm Graduating High School" (8/20/08)
• "I'm Looking For My Mother" (9/13/08)
• "I Have Acne
  Acne
  Acne is a general term used for acneiform eruptions. It is usually used as a synonym for acne vulgaris, but may also refer to:*Acne aestivalis*Acne conglobata*Acne cosmetica*Acne fulminans*Acne keloidalis nuchae*Acne mechanica...
  
  " (9/13/08)
• "I'm a Single Parent" (10/05/08)
• "I'm a Mixed Martial Artist" (10/05/08)
• "I'm Living Off The Grid" (10/05/08)
• "I'm Getting Married 2" (10/30/2008)
• "I Have a Summer Share 2" (11/01/2008)
• "I'm Competitive with My Best Friend" (12/06/2008)
• "I'm in a Love Triangle" (11/26/2008)
• "Camp'd Out: I'm Going to Rock Camp (1/3/2009)
• "I Have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder" (1/07/2009)
• "I'm Addicted To Meds" (1/14/2009)
• "I'm Nuyorican
  Nuyorican
  Nuyorican is a portmanteau of the terms "New York" and "Puerto Rican" and refers to the members or culture of the Puerto Rican diaspora located in or around New York State especially the New York City metropolitan area, or of their descendants...
  
  " (1/25/2009)
• "I'm a College Freshman" (1/31/09)
• "I Can't Sleep" (2/01/2009)
• "I'm a High School Freshman" (3/14/2009)
• "I'm Placing My Baby for Adoption
  Adoption
  Adoption is a process whereby a person assumes the parenting for another and, in so doing, permanently transfers all rights and responsibilities from the original parent or parents...
  
  " (3/21/2009)
• "I'm Eloping" (3/21/2009)
• "I'm Addicted to Porn
  PORN
  Porn is a common short form for pornography. It may also refer to:* Progressive outer retinal necrosis, a disease of the retina* PORN, a French industrial rock band...
  
  " (3/28/09)
• "Camp'd Out: I'm Going to Performing Arts Camp" (4/25/2009)
• "I'm Uncomfortable With My New Body" (5/2/2009)
• "I Don't Like My Small Breasts" (5/2/2009)
• "I'm Losing My Hair" (5/2/2009)
• "I'm Stuck At Home" (5/16/2009)
• "I'm Looking For My Sibling" (5/21/2009)
• "I'm Bisexual" (6/6/2009)
• "I Don't Like My Large Breasts" (6/6/2009)
• "I'm Having Twins
  TWINS
  Two Wide-Angle Imaging Neutral-Atom Spectrometers are a pair of NASA instruments aboard two United States National Reconnaissance Office satellites in Molniya orbits. TWINS was designed to provide stereo images of the Earth's ring current. The first instrument, TWINS-1, was launched aboard USA-184...
  
  " (6/25/2009)
• "Best and Worst Moments" (7/25/2009)
• "I'm Ending My Marriage
  Marriage
  Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
  
  " (8/31/2009)
• "I Hate My Tattoos" (9/07/2009)
• "I'm Polyamorous" (9/14/2009)
• "I'm Changing My Sex" (9/19/2009)
• "I'm a Fanboy" (9/19/2009)
• "I'm a Sports Fanatic
  Fanaticism
  Fanaticism is a belief or behavior involving uncritical zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause or in some cases sports, or with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby...
  
  " (9/19/2009)
• "I'm Rehabbing My Injury" (9/19/2009)
• "The True Adventures of True Life: 200th Episode" (9/23/2009)
• "I Can No Longer Afford My Lifestyle" (10/19/09)
• "I'm Clashing With My Parents" (11/15/09)
• "I Have Broke Parents" (11/15/09)
• "I'm Homeless" (11/15/09)
• "I Can't Leave My Boyfriend
  Boyfriend
  A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed relationships, where other titles A boyfriend is a person's regular male companion in a romantic or sexual relationship, although normally not in long-term committed...
  
  " (11/16/09)
• "I'm Homeschooled" (1/9/10)
• "I'm a Gambler" (1/9/10)
• "I'm Addicted to Video Games" (1/25/10)
• "I'm at a Crossroads in my Relationship" (2/1/2010)
• "I'm Ex Amish
  Amish
  The Amish , sometimes referred to as Amish Mennonites, are a group of Christian church fellowships that form a subgroup of the Mennonite churches...
  
  " (3/8/2010)
• "I Need a Transplant" (3/15/2010)
• "I Have Digital Drama" (3/22/2010)
• "I Have a Parent in Prison" (3/29/2010)
• "I'm Relocating for Love" (4/5/2010)
• "I Have Neurofibromatosis" (4/12/2010)
• "I Hate My Face" (4/19/2010)
• "I'm Hustling in the Hamptons" (4/26/2010)
• "I Have a Traumatic Brain Injury" (5/3/2010)
• "I Hate My Plastic Surgery" (5/10/2010)
• "I'm a Newlywed" (5/17/2010)
• "Resist the Power! Saudi Arabia" (5/24/2010)
• "I Can't Have Sex" (12/6/2010)
• "I Have a Paranormal Ability" (12/13/2010)
• "I'm an Albino" (12/20/2010)
• "I'm Addicted to Food" (12/27/2010)
• "I Have a Fetish" (1/3/2011)
• "True Life Goes On: Where Are Your Favorites Now?" (1/10/2011)
• "The Theriot Family: The Riot in the Bayou" (2/24/2011)
• "I'm Too Young For My Boyfriend" (4/11/11)
• "I Have Too Many Siblings" (4/19/11)
• "I'm Passing As Someone I'm Not" (4/27/11)
• "I Have an Embarrassing Medical Condition" (5/3/11)
• "I'm Going To Skatopia" (5/9/11)
• "I Hate My Roommate" (6/23/2011)
• "I'm Allergic To Everything" (6/23/2011)
• "I Can't Get Over My First Love" (6/30/2011)
• "I'm The Big Girl" (6/30/2011)
• "I'm Being Sent Away By My Parents" (7/7/2011)
• "I'm a Sugar Baby" (7/14/2011)
• "I Want To Be Straight" (7/14/2011)
• "I'm in the Marijuana Business" (7/21/2011)
• "I Have Narcolepsy" (10/18/2011)
• "I'm a Textaholic" (10/18/2011)
• "I Have a Hot Mom" (10/25/2011)
• "I"m Addicted To Exercise" (11/01/2011)
• "I'm Losing My Sight" (11/05/2011)
• "I'm Being Cutoff By My Parents" (11/05/2011)
• "I'm Occupying Wall Street" (11/05/2011)

Awards and nominations

• Won 2009 Emmy Award for Best Special Class Series.
• Won 2000 Image Award for Outstanding News, Talk, or Information Special (For episode "I Am Driving While Black".)
• Won 2005 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary (For episode "I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married
  I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married
  "I'm Gay and I'm Getting Married" is the first episode from the fifth season of the MTV series True Life features two gay couples as they apply for marriage licenses and get married in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It originally aired on June 24, 2004...
  
  ". Accepted by Aaron Pike
  Aaron Pike
  Aaron Pike is an activist who has appeared in numerous national publications speaking out in favor of same-sex marriage. He is a 2003 graduate of Brandeis University.- Activism :On May 21, 2004, Aaron Pike Shainwald married his long-time boyfriend...
  
   and Stephen Schonberg)
• True Life: I'm on Crystal Meth Won 2007 Prism Award for TV Teen Series Episode or Special (awarded to Cheryl Horner Sirulnick.)
• Nominated 2000 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding TV Journalism (For the segment "Matthew's Murder".)
• Nominated 2003 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary (For episode "I'm Coming Out.")

Cast updates

• Daniel Dickey
  Daniel Dickey
  Daniel Dickey is a popular comedian, director and published humorist. He had been featured on MTV's Room Raiders, MTV's True Life , directed several shorts for Nick Cannon's Wild 'n Out and later worked as a red carpet corespondent for NBCUniversal...
  
   from "True Life: I'm Having A Summer Romance" moved to New York to pursue stand up comedy and writes a widely read comedy blog.
• Lynn Marie Smith, from True Life: I'm on Ecstasy is an anti-drug activist. Her book Rolling Away: My Agony with Ecstasy details her experience with ecstasy.
• Morgan Weirich, from True Life: I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, is on MTV's show House of Jazmin.
• Kelly Cutrone from True Life: I'm Going to Fashion Week, was on The Hills
  The Hills
  The Hills is a reality television series which originally aired on MTV from May 31, 2006 until July 13, 2010. The show uses a reality television format, following the personal lives of several young adults living in Los Angeles, California, but tends towards a narrative format more commonly found...
  
  and currently appears on The City
  The City (MTV series)
  The City is an MTV reality television series. The first spin-off of MTV's, The Hills, it follows one of the show's former cast members, Whitney Port, as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The program premiered on December 29, 2008 and concluded its first...
  
  and stars on her own show Kell on Earth
  Kell on Earth
  Kell on Earth is an American reality docudrama starring Kelly Cutrone, the founder of the public relations, branding and marketing firm People's Revolution. The series premiered on February 1, 2010 on the Bravo television network...
  
  .
• Stephanie Skinner from True Life: I'm Going to Fashion Week appears on boss Kelly Cutrone's show Kell on Earth.
• A.D (Sydney's boyfriend) in True Life: I'm Bisexual also appeared in MTV's From G's to Gents
  From G's to Gents
  From G's to Gents is an MTV reality television series which features misdirected young men willing to change their lives and become gentlemen. The show is hosted by Fonzworth Bentley, and premiered on MTV on July 15, 2008. The objective of the show is to make the transformation from a roughneck to...
  
  season 2.
• Shawny from True Life: I Don't Trust My Partner passed away from a stomach infection.
• Lazar from True Life: I'm in A Love Triangle, was featured in a 2007 episode of Parental Control.
• Ryan Harris
  Ryan Harris (American football)
  Ryan Emerson Wilcox Harris is an American football offensive tackle who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Notre Dame....
  
   from True Life: I want a Perfect Body, was drafted as a 3rd round pick (70th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos
  Denver Broncos
  The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
  
  
• Frank Edgar
  Frank Edgar
  Frank James Edgar is an American mixed martial artist, who competes as a lightweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and is the current UFC Lightweight Champion. His first and only career loss came against Gray Maynard in 2008, which marked the beginning of a noted rivalry...
  
   from True Life: I'm a Mixed Martial Artist, is now the holder of the UFC Lightweight Championship.
• Jason and Lauren Friedman from True Life: I Hate My Tattoos were happily married September 5, 2009. Jason still has all his tattoos and is in school to become a veterinarian.
• Craig from True Life: I Need A Transplant passed away.
• Sydney from True Life: I'm Bisexual will appear in the sixth season of Bad Girls Club
  The Bad Girls Club (season 6)
  Bad Girls Club 6 is the sixth season of the Oxygen reality television series, The Bad Girls Club. The series, Bad Girls Club, renewed its show for its sixth run before the air date of season five...
  
   and season 3 of Bad Girl's Club Love Game
• JR from True Life: I Have a Summer Share 2 is now in law school.
• Professional Dominatrix Daisy - aka Andriana Santos from True Life: I Have a Fetish will appear in the upcoming reality series Dominatrix Diaries.
• Josh Borden from True Life : I Can't Get Over My First Love is pursuing a career in acting and modeling.

External links

• Partial Episode Guide
• Production site