VH1's new reality-show, Scott Baio: Single and 45 debuted its first episode on Sunday, July 15, 2007. The first episode promises an interesting journey for both viewers and Baio alike. Baio is looking to finally settle down after 30-something years of chasing skirts, but after all of this time identifies he apparently has issues with the word committment. In an effort to identify what it is that has kept him from pursuing deeper relationships, he hires a "Life Coach" or what the rest of us might call a therapist. In episode one, his "Life Coach" suggests that he temporarily become celibate and cut ties with his current girlfriend for approximately eight weeks. Baio visibly struggles with the order, but agrees to go along.

Next, Baio's "Life Coach" encourages him to reach out to past girlfriends to ask them why they believe the relationship he shared with them did not work. He visits two women. The first is a woman he dated nearly twenty years ago and the other is 'Happy Days' co-star, Erin Moran. The first of the two reunions appears to be rather eye-opening for him as he is confronted with the truth of his failure to commit to the relationship. The former girlfriend in fact takes the revelation a step further when she tells Baio that he was always looking for the next best thing --or even just the next thing.

When Baio reunites with Erin Moran, it can only be described as a comical flashback to his youth. Inuendos are made about the size of his then fourteen year-old anatomy and it is cited as one of a several reasons why they broke up to include the inability to commit.

Viewers are exposed to a few of Baio's friends and it appears that aside from whatever personal issues that might be keeping him from giving himself over to a relationship full time, he is also being influenced by that of long-time, middle-aged friend with adolescent characteristics.

Season highlights are featured at the conclusion of the show and it looks like this reality-show will put a whole different spin on the rationale for bachelorhood. The qualities that make this show likeable and remarkable is the rarity of seeing someone actually confront their past. How many of us would want to go back and actually ask an ex, former friend, family member or anyone for that matter to tell us how they felt we treated them twenty years ago or why we are as dysfuntional as we are?

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