Don’t believe everything you see on television.A 21-year-old Ohio State journalism major, along with his roommate, scammed an all-expense paid trip to Chicago to appear on the “Jenny Jones” show.Nathan Collins and Frank Munyon made up a story after watching an episode of the show. The show requested viewers call their hotline if they picked on someone during school but now wish to apologize.Collins made the initial call and told the operator he had bullied Munyon and now regretted it. In order to be considered for the show, Collins tried to invent up unique incidents.”I told them that I held him down and shaved his nipples, ‘de-pantsed’ him and threw food at him,” he said.Collins said the kicker of his story was he picked on Munyon because he had a chipped tooth and now that Collins is missing his front tooth. Now he empathizes with Munyon and wants to apologize.”I also told them that Frank dropped out of school and I thought it might be because I was so cruel to him,” he said.Collins and Munyon both attended Westland High School but did not know each other until after they were out of school. Collins took notes on what he told the producers of the show so he and Munyon could keep the story straight.The roommates had the show’s producers call Munyon at his mother’s house in Columbus. The producers called both men several times to corroborate their stories.Collins said the producers intentionally antagonized him. They would call him and ask him why he wanted to apologize. They also called Munyon and referred to Collins in derogatory terms and said Munyon did not have to accept his apology, Collins said.Collins and Munyon were the first set of guests booked for the episode.The producers called each of them to perform a pre-show interview on March 3 to determine what would happen, Collins said.The roommates were flown to separate Chicago airports and had limousines waiting for them when they arrived March 4. They were driven to separate four-star hotels with $40 a day bar and restaurant tabs. The taping was March 6. While in Chicago, Collins and Munyon went out together and called each other regularly.The day of the taping, Munyon and Collins were in separate green rooms where they were prepped for the show.”They told us ‘this is what Jenny has on her blue card, this is what you’ve said and this is how its supposed to go,’ ” Collins said.Collins said he appeared for the taping with a hangover and Munyon had 10 shots of Jagermeister that morning.During a commercial break, a woman had a heart attack and members of the show’s staff quickly removed her from the room and scrambled to find someone to fill her seat, Collins said.A spokeswoman from the “Jenny Jones” show was unable to answer questions regarding how guests are chosen, how stories are validated and who pays for the travel costs of guests.Collins and Munyon don’t know when the show will air, but the producers said it would run two to four weeks after taping.