Today my wife watched Eddie Griffin's new reality show, so here is the She-WOC's first review.

If you’re one of the hundreds of people who have been wondering what Eddie Griffin has been up to lately, then VH1’s new reality show, Eddie Griffin: Going For Broke, will get you caught up. In a nutshell though, he’s impregnated 4 women, fathered 8 children, divorced two wives, and is playing Daddy Warbucks to about “a dozen” deadbeats. And he’s been doing stand-up comedy too.

The show centers on Griffin’s large debt. Griffin’s accountant Morty had a sit-down with him and advised that he was bringing in $4.3 million a year but his expenses totaled $4.7 million a year. The debt is a result of Griffin’s lavish lifestyle and his need to finance the dreams of family and friends. Four of these dreamers were a part of the first episode.

Two of the dreamers are Griffin’s grown son Eddie Jr. and his nephew Robert “PeeWee”. They are both pursuing careers in music and are costing Griffin a total of $65,000 a year. J.C. is the third dreamer of which Griffin is spending $100,000 a year to finance his boxing career

The most entertaining dreamer on the show today was Uncle Curtis. Uncle Curtis needs $50,000 for a noble business venture. He wants to create a “pornographic love story” for those with specific hirsute tastes. Uncle Curtis goes on to say that he wants to make a porno that shows you how to “caress a woman. Love her. Then pop it to her”. How sweet.

Aside from Morty the accountant, the only one that seems to have Griffin’s best interest at heart is his mother Doris. His mother has moved in with Griffin to help him through his money woes and to hopefully help him tame his wild lifestyle. Mom can seem naggy at times, but she means well and is ultimately right. She wants her son to stop smoking, drinking, fathering kids, and financing deadbeats.

One night after Mom broke up a wild party at Griffin’s house she sits down with her son and tells him that he needs to show some “tough love” to the leeches in his life. So, he takes Junior, PeeWee, and J.C. aside and tells them they need to start contributing financially. I have to say that Junior had the most mature response of the three and I was impressed. He immediately admitted that it was time to step up and pitch in.

J.C. however, says that he had no idea it was a problem for Griffin to finance his boxing career. This made be wonder if J.C. was aware that his boxing is costing Griffin $100,000 a year. Surely he wouldn’t have responded like that if he’d known what he was costing. Right?

I was the most disappointed by PeeWee’s response to the meeting with Griffin. PeeWee claimed to be “hurt, disappointed, and angry” because he “doesn’t understand why” Griffin would do this. Huh? If PeeWee’s reaction is any indication, Griffin may have the hardest time prying his hands from the piggy bank.

Going For Broke is a light-hearted reality show but the core of it involves some pretty heavy issues. Not only is Griffin drowning in debt but he is also struggling with problems such as smoking and what his mother perceives as a drinking problem. Portions of the show also dealt with the relationship Griffin has with his 8-year-old son Elijah. He had the unpleasant task of telling his son that he wouldn’t be able to spend his birthday with him because he would be performing. This was clearly not the first time he’d had to have this talk with his son.

After watching this first episode, I came away liking Griffin and I want him to succeed. It will be interesting to see how he balances his career and 8 kids and it will be entertaining to see if deadbeats pitch in. Griffin seems like such a nice guy that he may have trouble holding the deadbeats to their agreement to pitch in. However, if he knows what’s good for him, he’ll heed Mom’s advice and show some “tough love”.