| The Real World: Boston | |
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| Season Information | |
| Season No. | 6 |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Season Run | July 15, 1997 – December 10, 1997 |
| No. of Episodes | 23 |
| Cast | |
| Starring | Jason Cornwell Montana McGlynn Sean Duffy Kameelah Phillips Genesis Moss Elka Walker Syrus Yarbrough |
| Season Chronology | |
| Previous | The Real World: Miami |
| Next | The Real World: Seattle |
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The Real World: Boston is the sixth season of MTV's reality television series The Real World, which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season, as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships. It is the only season of The Real World to be filmed in the New England region of the United States, specifically in Massachusetts.
Assignment[]
The Boston cast worked with children at an after-school program in East Boston. Some of the cast worry they will not get along with youngsters or like the job, but in the end, they all enjoy it. Montana, however, was fired from the job as a result of allegations involving alcohol and has to find another way to volunteer, since she is required to volunteer for 20 hours a week by contract while she is in Boston. Kameelah and Elka also get into trouble for an argument they have, within earshot of the children, stemming from Kameelah's anger towards Elka for discussing what she believes was a sexual interlude that Kameelah had at the house. At the end of the season, Syrus becomes emotional when he talks about how he will miss the children.
Residence[]
The cast lived in a 2,500-square-foot (230 m2) converted firehouse at 127 Mt. Vernon Street in Beacon Hill, a 19th-century downtown Boston residential neighborhood. During filming, the Firehouse, which originally housed the Safety Inspectors for the Boston Fire Department, featured two double bedrooms and one triple bedroom. The Control Room was located in the basement. The Firehouse had previously been seen as the home of Spenser on the 1980s TV series Spenser: For Hire. It is currently occupied by Hill House, a non-profit community center.
Cast[]
| Cast Member | Age* | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Elka Walker | 19 | Brownsville, Texas |
| Jason Cornwell | 24 | Boulder, Colorado |
| Montana McGlynn | 21 | Manhattan, New York |
| Genesis Moss | 20 | Gulfport, Mississippi |
| Sean Duffy | 25 | Hayward, Wisconsin |
| Kameelah Phillips | 19 | San Diego, California |
| Syrus Yarbrough | 25 | Santa Monica, California |
*Age at the time of filming.