The Vanilla Ice Project

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The Vanilla Ice Project
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Genre Reality
Starring Vanilla Ice
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons9
No. of episodes105 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Matthew Levine
  • Timothy T.P. Robbins
  • Max Weissman
Running time30 minutes
Production companyDeparture Films
Release
Original network DIY Network
Original releaseOctober 14, 2010 (2010-10-14) 
September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07)

The Vanilla Ice Project is an American reality television series on the DIY Network. It is hosted by construction contractor and rapper Rob Van Winkle, a.k.a. Vanilla Ice, who has significant experience with home improvement and real estate flipping. Ice began purchasing houses in his early twenties and became more involved in home improvement projects starting around 1998. [1] [2]

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Production

The series premiered on October 14, 2010 with the initial season continuing until January 1, 2011. Season 2 of The Vanilla Ice Project started on January 21, 2012, and featured a new house and more up-to-date and state-of-the-art improvements. To mark the premiere, Vanilla Ice posted live Tweets during the show on Twitter, answering fan questions and commenting on the show. [3]

Due to the success of the show, Vanilla Ice launched a training course that aims to help others succeed at real estate investing. [4] [5]

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 11October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)January 1, 2011 (2011-01-01)
2 13January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21)April 7, 2012 (2012-04-07)
3 13January 27, 2013 (2013-01-27)April 28, 2013 (2013-04-28)
4 13March 8, 2014 (2014-03-08)May 10, 2014 (2014-05-10)
5 13April 4, 2015 (2015-04-04)June 20, 2015 (2015-06-20)
6 13April 23, 2016 (2016-04-23)July 9, 2016 (2016-07-09)
7 13July 15, 2017 (2017-07-15)September 30, 2017 (2017-09-30)
8 10August 11, 2018 (2018-08-11)October 6, 2018 (2018-10-06)
9 6July 27, 2019 (2019-07-27)August 31, 2019 (2019-08-31)
Specials January 21, 2012 (2012-01-21)September 7, 2019 (2019-09-07)

Awards

In addition to winning the Telly Award, the Factual Entertainment Award and Hermes Platinum Press Award, the first season of The Vanilla Ice Project was selected as a finalist for the Cable Fax Awards. [6]

Home media

A deluxe edition DVD box set of the first season was released in late 2016. This included deleted scenes as well as a bonus episode that follows Vanilla Ice and his long-time friend Dave Whitman as they remodel Whitman's home in Pennsylvania. The series is available to stream on Discovery+. [7]

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