Most shocking reality TV moments

The best part about unscripted television is that reality shows tend to included moments that no one could have ever scripted. They're instances of raw, unfiltered reactions, or amazing stupidity that occurs under the watchful eye of the camera. This week, we're sharing the most shocking moments we've seen on reality TV. You're invited to send in your own nominations.

Andy says: From Shannon on "Big Brother 2" cleaning the toilet with her enemy Hardy's electronic toothbrush to Stephen opening a car door and slapping Irene in the face on "The Real World Seattle," these moments have come upon me unexpectedly yet have remained burned in my consciousness once my jaw return to its normal position. These past few months have been no exception.

On E!'s "Filthy Rich: Cattle Drive," spoiled socialite Fabian Basabe sat down in one of the cowboy's seats, and then refused to give it back. The cowboy, fully irritated, picked up a bucket of water, intending to drench Fabian and hopefully cure him of his petulance. That's when Fabian picked up his cell phone and literally called 911, and explained that he was about to be assaulted, and that the police needed to use a GPS to track his cell phone location to come and rescue him. Much to our dismay, the cowboy backed down, because Fabian also threatened him with a lawsuit for assault. Fabian was so used to getting his way and so convinced of his own importance that he didn't think twice before interrupting the police and threatening to tie up the judicial system with his stupidity.

On FOX's "Hell's Kitchen," the host and judge, chef Gordon Ramsay, actually worked alongside the cast. Most hosts and judges stay far away from those they oversee, but not Ramsay; he ran the kitchen from his beloved hot plate, and barked orders at his often incompetent charges. While his verbal assaults were shocking, if not very witty, the most insane moment was when he took a plate of food and rejected it by smashing it against the apprentice chef's apron. At various other times, he'd throw freshly made food into the trash, but by essentially throwing food onto the chef, he made his point, and had me laughing in surprise.

I did not laugh, however, when watching some parts of E!'s "Kill Reality," a series that chronicled the production of a horror film by a cast of former reality TV stars. That's because I was too busy focusing on staying conscious, since what I saw on screen literally was so appalling that I had to remember to keep breathing as I watched.

Of course, the defining moment was when Jonny Fairplay from "Survivor" made a number two in the bed belonging to Trish from "The Bachelor." But nearly every other episode had a moment with similar shock value: some cast members playing baseball with bags of potato chips that just exploded all over the kitchen; Tonya from "Real World Chicago" climbing out a window and threatening to jump; Jenna Lewis and Jenna Morasca discovering that Fairplay had gone to the bathroom (number two again) in the upper part of their toilet, prompting them to take a cup full of that dirty water and place it on his bed, prompting him to hurl it over the railing and explode all over the house's entryway.

It was a non-stop train wreck of immaturity and quasi-celebrity. And I can't wait for season two.

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