R U the Girl

American TV series or program

R U the Girl

Title screen

Genre| Reality competition
Directed by|

* Tony Sacco
* Jeff Margolis (live finale)

Presented by| Ryan Devlin (live finale)
Judges|

* Tionne Watkins
* Rozonda Thomas

Theme music composer|

* Richard Butler
* Melvin Coleman
* Rozonda Thomas
* Tionne Watkins

Opening theme| "I Bet", performed by TLC
Composer| Craig Owens
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 9
Production
Executive producers|

* Jay Blumenfield
* Tony Marsh
* Rozonda Thomas
* Tionne Watkins
* Laurie Girion
* Bill Diggins
* Adam Freeman (live finale)

Producers|

* Kristine Augustyn
* Sean M. Kelly
* Richard Martinez
* Tom Boles

Editors|

* Patrick Fraser
* Paul Frazier

Running time| 60 minutes
Production companies|

* The Jay & Tony Show
* R U The Girl Productions

Release
Original network| UPN
Original release| July 27 (2005-07-27) –
September 21, 2005 (2005-09-21)

R U the Girl (also known as R U the Girl with T-Boz and Chilli) is an American reality television music competition series that aired on UPN in 2005. The series featured Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas, the remaining members of the all-girl R&B group TLC whose former member, Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, died in a car crash in Honduras in 2002. Initially promoted by the network as a contest to replace Lopes 3 years after her death, both Watkins and Thomas clarified that the winner of the contest would not be joining TLC full-time and would not be a full-time replacement member; the winner would only provide guest vocals on a new single by the duo.[1]

## Synopsis[edit]

On June 25, 2004, Tionne Watkins and Rozonda Thomas announced that they were pitching a reality television show that was eventually picked up for development by UPN. The casting tour for the series began on February 5, 2005 in Los Angeles, with tour stops in New York City, Chicago, Dallas, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, and Miami.[2] After the semifinalists were selected, they were each judged on their ability to sing by Watkins and Thomas. Filming for the main episodes concluded on April 26, 2005.[3]

The program aired nine episodes, with seven episodes being the main episodes, the eighth episode being an overview of the series and original TLC home videos, and the ninth being the series finale. The episodes' names are also puns based on TLC's songs. The finale episode was aired live and featured the final two contestants O'so Krispie and Mirrah Fay-Parker.[4] Krispie (Tiffany Baker), a 20-year-old choreographer from Atlanta, was ultimately chosen as the winner and performed the single "I Bet" with Watkins and Thomas on the series finale.[5]

## Episodes[edit]

Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate | Viewers
(millions)

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|
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1-1 | "No Scrubs in New York City" | July 27, 2005 | 2.69[6]
1-2 | "T-Boz & Chilli Get CrazySexyCool in Miami" | August 3, 2005 | 2.49[7]
1-3 | "Baby-Baby-Baby, We're in Los Angeles" | August 10, 2005 | 2.47[8]
1-4 | "What About Your Friends in Atlanta?" | August 17, 2005 | 2.48[9]
1-5 | "Whoop De Whoo, It's Girl Talk" | August 24, 2005 | 2.76[10]
1-6 | "Unpretty No More" | August 31, 2005 | 2.81[11]
1-7 | "Chasin' Waterfalls" | September 7, 2005 | 2.76[12]
1-8 | "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg for More" | September 14, 2005 | 2.98[13]
1-9 | "You are the Girl" | September 21, 2005 | 4.09[14]

## "I Bet"[edit]

"I Bet"

Single by TLC featuring O'so Krispie
from the album  Now & Forever: The Hits
Released| October 25, 2005 (2005-10-25)
Recorded| 2005
Studio|

* J Studio, Atlanta, Georgia
* Patchwerk Recordings, Atlanta, Georgia

Genre|

* Hip hop
* R&B

Length| 3:23
Label| Arista
Songwriter(s)|

* Richard "Rico Love" Butler
* Melvin Coleman
* Rozonda Thomas
* Tionne Watkins
* O'so Krispie (uncredited)

Producer(s)| Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman
TLC singles chronology
| "Come Get Some"
(2003)  | "I Bet"
(2005)  | "Let's Just Do It"
(2009)

|
|

"I Bet" is a song by American girl group TLC. It was written by band members Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas along with Rico Love and Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman, with production helmed by the latter. The uptempo track features rapper O'so Krispie, the winner of R U the Girl, a 2005 UPN reality show whose purpose was to find a singer that would record a song with TLC.

Before Krispie was announced as the winner of the show, she and fellow finalist and eventual runner up Mirrah Fay-Parker each recorded separate versions of the song, each contributing backing vocals and a rap that they had composed themselves. However, despite the Krispie version being released as a single, Krispie's songwriting contributions are uncredited on the single.

The resulting track was titled "I Bet," which was commercially released as a single in October 2005. The physical CD single sold 2,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, while the digital download of the song has moved over 4,000. The record was later added to the digital reissue of TLC's compilation album Now & Forever: The Hits.[15]

### Track listing[edit]

Digital download[16]

1. "I Bet" – 3:23

### Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Now & Forever: The Hits.[16]

* Songwriting – Richard Butler, Melvin Coleman, Rozonda Thomas, Tionne Watkins, O'so Krispie (uncredited)
* Production – Melvin "Saint Nick" Coleman
* Mixing – Leslie Brathwaite, Carlton Lynn
* Engineering – Kori Anders, Wyatt Coleman
* Mastering – Chaz Harper

## References[edit]

1. ^ Levitan, Corey (2005-07-22). "TLC Will Not Be Three". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
2. ^ Rogers, Steve (2005-01-31). "UPN's 'R U The Girl With T-Boz & Chilli' begins casting call tour". realitytvworld.com. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
3. ^ Gallo, Phil (2005-07-26). "R U the Girl With T-Boz & Chilli". variety.com. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
4. ^ Newell, Stefanie. "Mirrah: An Interview with Mirrah from UPN's R U The Girl with T-Boz and Chili". unratedmagazine.com. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
5. ^ "O'SO KRISPIE IS CHOSEN AS THE GIRL IN "R U THE GIRL WITH T-BOZ & CHILLI"". thefutoncritic.com. 2005-02-09. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
6. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. August 3, 2005. p. E11 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. August 10, 2005. p. E10 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. August 17, 2005. p. E11 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. August 24, 2005. p. E12 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. August 31, 2005. p. E12 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. September 9, 2005. p. E30 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. September 14, 2005. p. E12 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Prime-time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. September 21, 2005. p. E10 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Prime-Time TV Rankings". Los Angeles Times. September 28, 2005. p. E11 - via Newspapers.com.
15. ^ "Ask Billboard: Answers to readers' questions about Pet Shop Boys, TLC, Salt-N-Pepa and a pop-leaning LeAnn Rimes". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
16. ^ a b "R U the Girl, I Bet". Allmusic. Retrieved 2013-10-06.

## External links[edit]

* R U the Girl at IMDb

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TLC

* Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins
* Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas

* Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes

Studio albums|

* Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip
* CrazySexyCool
* FanMail
* 3D
* TLC

Compilations|

* Now & Forever: The Hits
* The Very Best of TLC: Crazy Sexy Hits
* 20

Video releases|

* CrazyVideoCool

Singles|

* "Ain't 2 Proud 2 Beg"
* "Baby-Baby-Baby"
* "What About Your Friends"
* "Hat 2 da Back"
* "Creep"
* "Red Light Special"
* "Waterfalls"
* "Diggin' on You"
* "No Scrubs"
* "Unpretty"
* "Dear Lie"
* "Girl Talk"
* "Hands Up"
* "Damaged"
* "Come Get Some"
* "I Bet"
* "Haters"
* "Way Back"

As featured artist|

* "Crooked Smile"
* "Freedom (Theme from Panther)"
* "Let's Just Do It"
* "Voice of Love"
* "What's Going On (Dupri’s R&B Mix)"
* "What It Ain't (Ghetto Enuff)"

Other songs|

* "Get It Up"
* "Kick Your Game"
* "I'm Good at Being Bad"
* "Silly Ho"

Concert tours|

* FanMail Tour
* The Main Event
* 2016–17 Tour
* I Love the 90s: The Party Continues Tour
* Whole Lotta Hits Tour
* CeleBraTion of CrazySexyCool

Television|

* R U the Girl
* CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story
* The Last Days of Left Eye
* Totally T-Boz
* What Chilli Wants

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* Discography
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* Paramount Television Network
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* The CW
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* History of UPN
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* Financial Interest and Syndication Rules
* Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of The WB and UPN

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