# Reality Show Couples Counseling VH1's ‘Tool Academy' Fixes Broken Boyfriends By Edgar Griggs | Published 2009-01-25 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reality-relationship-couciling-tool-academy-fixes-broken-boyfriends References: [blog.vh1](http://blog.vh1.com/2009-01-11/tool-academy-recap-episode-1-tool-tool-much/) & [vh1](http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/tool_academy/series.jhtml) Does your boyfriend hit on the waitresses at your local bar? Does he refuse to open the door for you? Is your boyfriend a total tool? Then he needs to go to Tool Academy! With VH1’s ‘Tool Academy,’ [relationship counseling](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/relationship-miracle-method) is taken to the next level. These couples have come to ‘Tool Academy’ to see if their relationships can be saved--and if they’re worth saving at all. Some of the guys have some *major* [infidelity problems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/couplelink). The cool thing--or uncool, depending on where your sympathies lie--about this show is that there are cameras posted to catch the guys on film not doing right by their special lady. Be sure to have a tissue box handy--while some of these confrontations are tear-wrenching, some of the make-ups are heart warming. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.2/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 96% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Media](https://www.trendhunter.com/media) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Reality Show Couples Counseling:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop a reality show focused on couples counseling that provides entertainment while raising awareness about relationship issues and promoting solutions. - **Relationship Infidelity Exposé:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create a platform or show that exposes and confronts infidelity in relationships, leading to personal growth and public discussion on trust and fidelity. - **Celebrity Relationship Therapy:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Offer a reality show or counseling service that provides therapy for celebrity couples, showcasing their challenges and promoting healthy relationships in the public eye. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Reality TV:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Incorporate more educational elements into reality TV shows, moving beyond dramatic conflicts and towards personal growth and change. - **Relationship Counseling:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop technology platforms or online counseling services that make relationship counseling more accessible and convenient for couples. - **Entertainment Industry:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Collaborate with therapists and relationship experts to develop entertainment content that promotes healthy relationships and marriage counseling. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Book-Shaped Toolkits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-hot-girl-toolkit.md) - [Relationship-Rating Couples Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kuziu-app.md) - [Therapy-Encouraging Furniture Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/couch-counseling.md) - [Emotional Recovery-Focused Escapes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/camp-heartbreak.md) - [Relationship Guide Platforms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/relationship-guide.md) - [Ex-Partner Erasing Image Tools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/okcupid-and-photoroom.md) - [Healthy Relationship-Focused Apps](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/official-app.md) - [Reality-Themed Dating Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tinder-5.md) - [Musical Relationship Compatibility Testers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/relationship-testing.md)