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Ruby

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Ruby is an American reality-documentary television series on Style. The series debuted on November 9, 2008 and follows the life of Ruby Gettinger who lives in Savannah, Georgia as she attempts to lose weight. On December 12, 2011, it was announced that Style has passed on a fifth season order of the series and it has since been cancelled.

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Seasons

Season 1

9 episodes

Premiered Nov 9, 2008

Season 2

10 episodes

Premiered Jul 5, 2009

Season 3

11 episodes

Premiered Feb 14, 2010

Season 4

10 episodes

Premiered Mar 6, 2011

Episodes

1–6 of 9

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Ep 1

Meet Ruby

Nov 9, 2008

42m

Ruby Gettinger, a lovable 487-pound woman from Savannah, Georgia, who has struggled with obesity her entire life. Ruby lives in a small two-bedroom house with her dogs, her nephew Jim and old friend Jeff. Together they share everything from laughs to a love of fattening Southern foods! But now Ruby's pals are realizing that they need to give her tough love in order to help her slim down.

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Ep 2

Denny Returns

Nov 16, 2008

20m

After three months on a rigorous diet and exercise plan, Ruby is finally starting to see results and has already shed fifty pounds! Word of her weight loss has spread among friends and Ruby has recently been getting phone calls from her ex-boyfriend Denny who broke her heart six years ago when she was still struggling to lose weight.

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Ep 3

Extreme Makeover

Nov 23, 2008

21m

Thanks to four months of strict diet and exercise, Ruby has lost 60 pounds! But she's growing sick and frustrated with her pre-packaged meals and she's feeling tempted to cheat on her diet, especially when she goes out to restaurants with her friends who gorge on pizza and other fattening foods right in front of her.

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Ep 4

Ruby's Secret Storm

Nov 30, 2008

20m

Ruby has become completely frustrated with her life, her diet and her training. She's hit a wall and is annoyed by everyone and everything! Although she has lost 60 pounds in almost four months, Ruby reveals she can't tell the difference in the mirror and it's making her unmotivated to continue losing weight.

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Ep 5

Ruby Hits the Road

Dec 7, 2008

20m

California, here we come! Returning to Los Angeles where she lived for six years, Ruby must endure the challenges of travel for an obese person. Although she has lost over 65 pounds, she still has trouble fitting in the airplane seats and must put up with public humiliation in front of her friends.

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Ep 6

Ruby's Revelation

Dec 14, 2008

20m

Upon returning to Savannah from her trip to Los Angeles, Ruby is shocked to discover that she had gained back some of the seventy pounds she had lost over the last five months.

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