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(John H.) IT'S TIME TO SPRING FORWARD, AMERICA,
(imitates ***-Doo) I LOVE YOU!
WHOO!
AAH!
I LOVE YOU.
12 COUPLES FIXING TO GET HITCHED
WHOO!
OOH!
WE'LL SEE ASTONISHING SPILLS...
MAGNIFICENT FALLS...
AND LOVERS TAKING OUR BIG PLUNGE.
ONLY THE MOST PASSIONATE LOVEBIRDSWILL ADVANCE
TO FACE THE MOST CHALLENGING OBSTACLE COURSE OF ALL--
AAH!
THE EPIC COMPETITION BEGINS NOW.
ONE ENGAGED COUPLE WILL EMERGE VICTORIOUS, BUT ALL WILL...
(man and woman) WE LOVE "WIPEOUT"!
HELLO, AMERICA, AND WELCOME TO A TRULY SPECIAL
ALL ENGAGED COUPLES EPISODE OF "WIPEOUT."
PLEASED TO BE BRINGING YOU ALL THE JOYOUS ACTION TODAY,
I AM JOHN ANDERSON, AND ALONGSIDE ME,
THE BEST MAN I KNOW, THE ALWAYS ENGAGING JOHN HENSON.
MM.
THAT WOULD BUY A LOT OF CHAFING DISHES.
P.S.--IF YOUR CHAFING DISH IS CAUSING CHAFING,
DID YOU LEARN THAT ONE THE HARD WAY?
MM-HMM.
SHE MADE ALL HER FRIENDS LEAVE THE PARTY.
(laughs) I'M KIDDING. MY EX-WIFE DIDN'T HAVE FRIENDS.
TOUGH LOVE THEN, JOHNNY, HUH?
TODAY, 12 LUCKY COUPLES VIE FOR $50,000
AND A NICE START TO A JOINT CHECKING ACCOUNT,
BUT FIRST, THEY HAVE TO TAKE ON THE BIGGEST OBSTACLE COURSE
YEAH, I HOPE ALL THE PRENUPS HAVE BEEN SIGNED,
FIRST UP ON THE QUALIFIER TODAY IS THE LOVEBOAT LAUNCH.
WIPEOUT THE NIGHT AWAY ON OUR LIDO DECK.
THEN IT'S A SPRINT DOWN OUR AISLE, THE SPRINGAVATOR,
LITTLE TIP TO OUR ALMOST MARRIED COUPLES--
NEXT WE HAVE A BOUNCE OFF A BIG GREEN BALL
WHERE THE DEARLY BELOVED ARE NEARLY BEHEADED.
AND FINALLY, IT'S THE "WIPEOUT" KITCHEN
AND THE CHANCE FOR US TO SLAP A RING ON THEM... VIGOROUSLY.
IF THESE COUPLES CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THAT ABUSE,
THE ENGAGED COUPLES WITH THE TOP SIX TIMES
ALL RIGHT.
TIME TO NOT LOVE, NOT HONOR, AND NOT CHERISH OUR CONTESTANTS.
UP TOP WE HAVE KARLA KOSUT AND HER FIANCé CORY PINKERTON.
WOW. HOPE THAT'S NOT GONNA BE THE FIRST DANCE
AND THE THIRD MEMBER OF OUR TEAM IS JILL WAGNER,
AND SHE CHATTED WITH THESE LOVEBIRDS JUST MOMENTS AGO.
A YEAR AND A HALF?
YEAH, ALMOST A YEAR AND A HALF TO THE DAY.
21.
YOU'RE 21. HOW OLD ARE YOU?
(John H.) HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN 35, CORY?
A LITTLE BIT, BUT, HEY, THAT IS NOT GONNA HOLD US BACK.
AGE IS JUST A NUMBER, RIGHT?
YEAH, IT'S JUST A NUMBER.
(John H.) AND IN CORY'S CASE, AGE IS A NUMBER THAT,
KARLA DOCKED INTO ONE OF OUR LOVEBOATS.
WHOO!
SIT BACK AND SET SAIL ON THE MAIDEN VOYAGE.
WHOA! (chuckles) BRIDE-TO-BE OVERBOARD!
AH, WISE BEYOND HIS ADVANCING YEARS.
KARLA LOVES IT. SHE LOVES IT NOT. SHE LOVES IT.
OOH! WE LOVE IT, AND THAT'S ALL THAT COUNTS.
KARLA'S ASHORE, SO NOW HER FIANCé CAN GO.
CORY CRUISING IN ONE OF THOSE TRADITIONAL WEDDING SNEAKERS.
MORE COMFY THAN THE TUXEDO SHOES.
OH! SPOKE TOO SOON!
SWIM, SWIM, SWIM!
WHOO!
GO, GO, GO, GO! GO, HONEY. GO.
WE GATHER HERE TODAY TO WATCH THIS JUMP...
AAH!
OH! (chuckles) YOU MAY NOW KISS THE BIG RED BALLS.
MEMORY FAILING YA?
SEE, YOUR BRIDE-TO-BE BOUNCED EVERY WHICH WAY BUT OVER.
35-YEAR-OLD CORRECT...
CREAKING ALONG.
OH! AND I GUESS HE'LL JUST SIT THIS ONE OUT.
COME ON, HONEY!
(grunts)
KARLA CAN NOW ADVANCE TO THE SPRING FLING.
(grunts) NO!
OH! SPRING FLING HITTING ON 21.
KARLA HAVING A MAY-DECEMBER ROMANCE WITH THAT PLATFORM.
NO! NO!
CORY SUMMONED BY HIS BRIDE-TO-BE'S SIREN CALL.
(bones crunch)
OH! CORY AGED A FEW YEARS ON THAT HIT.
THAT WOULD MAKE HIM...
YEP. THE ANSWER WILL ALWAYS BE 35.
KARLA AND CORY READY TO TASTE THEIR WEDDING CAKE.
FIRST, IT'S A HOP THROUGH THE ICING.
NEXT, A CHOICE OF DELICIOUS STRAWBERRY OR LEMON FILLING,
THEN OVER THE DIAMOND RING AND WEDDING BAND
AND ONTO THE FINISH PLATFORM. NOW YOU WIPE OUT,
AND IT'S A COLD AND LONELY SWIM TO THIS OTHER SPOT.
KARLA DIVING IN.
I MIGHT'VE TASTED IT FIRST, BUT IT'S YOUR WEDDING CAKE.
OOH! (chuckles) NOT BERRY NICE.
(screaming)
GET IT.
GOT 'EM.
DIAMONDS ARE A GIRL'S BEST FRIEND.
GO OVER, BABE.
(screams)
(grunts)
AAH!
MM!
YA THINK? LOOKS LIKE FOR HER SPECIAL DAY, KARLA CHOSE
AAH!
AND WE HELPED HER WASH IT ALL DOWN.
KARLA STEPPING OUT ONTO THE FINISHING SPOT.
CLOCK WON'T STOP UNTIL CORY HAS MADE IT.
TWO KIDS IN LOVE, JOHNNY.
WELL, ONE KID AND A GROWN MAN IN SHORT PANTS.
CORY GIVING IT ALL FOR HIS SOUL MATE.
(Karla) NO!
OH! (chuckles) A YOUNG MAN AND THE SEA.
THAT WEDDING BAND DOLING OUT A HARSHER REALITY
(grunts)
WAY TOO MUCH CAKE.
AND THAT'S THE STORY OF HOW KARLA AND CORY
FELL IN LOVE ALL OVER AGAIN ON "WIPEOUT."
I HEART LOVE.
AND NOW LET'S GO BACK TO THE TOP OF THE COURSE.
REALLY? WHERE FROM?
WHOO!
NO, SEE...
TIFFANY IS FROM SOUTH AFRICA. HER FIANCé RYAN IS FROM AMERICA.
OH! (chuckles)
(chuckles) OFF YOU GO.
(grunts)
AND SHINING SEAS.
WHOO! MONKEY, BRING IT HOME!
"MONKEY" MUST BE RYAN AND TIFFANY'S PET NAMES.
EITHER THAT OR THEY EAT FLEAS OFF EACH OTHER.
OH! (chuckles) WOW!
ANYTHING GOES IN INTERNATIONAL WATERS, JOHN.
I ONCE BURNED MY FRIEND A DAVE MATTHEWS CD OUT THERE.
COME ON!
(shouts indistinctly)
(grunts)
YEESH!
(grunts)
WE'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS. COME ON, MONKEY.
JOHN, THE BIG BALLS HAVE GONE GLOBAL,
AAH!
OH! ARRIVEDERCI!
COME ON, BABY! YOU CAN DO IT!
AH, HA HA!
OH, HO!
WHOA! (speaks foreign language)
HOPEFULLY THESE SOON-TO-BE NEWLYWEDS
CAN USE ALL THESE FREQUENT FLYER MILES
ADIOS, ADIEU, AND HASTA LA BYE-BYE.
ADAM LATKA HELPING HIS FUTURE WIFE VICTORIA WITH HER STRATEGY.
OH!
YOU OKAY, BABE?
AAH!
AND I BET THAT ADVICE OF YOURS
AAH!
BEYOND THEIR COMMUNICATION SKILLS, JOHNNY,
THESE TWO HAVE QUITE THE RéSUMé.
VICTORIA'S AN ACTIVE VOLUNTEER, AND ADAM'S A WORKAHOLIC
WHO'S TAKEN ONLY THREE DAYS OFF IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS.
OF COURSE YOU ARE. I GOT TIRED JUST READING ABOUT YOUR LIFE.
AH!
OH, HO HO!
AND NOW THE SPRING FLING WORKING OVERTIME.
CHARITIES, LONG HOURS-- THAT'S GOOD AND ALL,
BUT TO WIN "WIPEOUT," YOU GOTTA BE IN TIP-TOP SHAPE.
NO WAY THOSE TWO HAVE TIME FOR THAT. RIGHT, JILL?
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT YOU GUYS CAN WIN "WIPEOUT"?
YEP.
YEAH, UH, RIGHT NOW, UH,
FOOTBALL, HOCKEY, TENNIS, SOCCER, WRESTLING.
REALLY?
(John H.) KIDS GAMES!
(Jill) WHAT DO YOU DO?
(John H.) D'OH!
BUT WHAT'S A TRIATHLON, RIGHT? NOTHING.
WHAT A COUPLE OF OVERACHIEVERS, JOHNNY.
I BET THEY'RE THE TYPE OF PEOPLE WHO READ THE BOOK VERSION
(John A.) ADAM GOING FOR A RIDE.
OHH! GOT RUNG UP.
OVERACHIEVER MAY BE DISTRACTED WITH FINISHING HIS MEMOIR,
FILING HIS 2013 TAXES,
AND FINDING THAT CURE FOR BLINKING HE'S BEEN WORKING ON.
YEAH, I BET SHE'D GIVE IT RIGHT TO A CHARITY.
UH, NOT THAT I WOULDN'T, OF COURSE.
I LOVE CHARITIES, JOHN. UH, BOO, DISEASE!
DIVE!
VICTORIA OVER THE JEWELRY.
OH, HO!
CARPE WIPEOUT. SEIZE THE WIPEOUT!
HEY, UH, CAN YOU TAKE IT FROM HERE, JOHNNY?
GOT IT. UH, THE OVERACHIEVERS IN WITH A VERY RESPECTABLE TIME
OF 5:23. BY THE WAY, WHAT IS ALL OF THIS?
OH, YOU KNOW, THE UZE. I'M OVERACHIEVING.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE TIME TO SAY THE WORD "USUAL" COMPLETELY.
BUY 500 SHARES AND THEN SELL THEM IMMEDIATELY.
I CAN'T WAIT UNTIL I CUT MY EAR OFF
AND THIS BABY BECOMES VALUABLE.
BY THE WAY, HOW ARE DISGRUNTLED BIRDS SUPPOSED
TO FIGHT GENIUS STRUCTURAL ENGINEER PIGS AFTER ALL?
NOW IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO GO CHECK ON MY CROISSANTS.
IT'S, YOU KNOW, THE LEAST I COULD DO.
DIDN'T KNOW THESE THINGS HAD KICKSTANDS.
UH, STAY RIGHT HERE, AMERICA.
WE'RE GONNA BE BACK WITH MORE ENGAGED COUPLES
AS "WIPEOUT" CONTINUES RIGHT AFTER THESE MESSAGES.
♪♪♪
WELCOME BACK, ALL YOU FAIRY TALE TYPES,
TO OUR SPECIAL ENGAGED COUPLES EPISODE OF "WIPEOUT."
YEAH, AND IN CELEBRATION OF IT ALL,
REALLY?
YEAH, BALLSY JUST GOT ENGAGED
TO HIS LONG-TERM GIRLFRIEND BALLINDA.
THAT'S TOUCHING.
YEAH. YOU KNOW, THEY MET IN COLLEGE.
PEPPERDINE.
I CAN ALREADY HEAR
SURELY. WELL, GOOD LUCK TO THOSE TWO CRAZY KIDS,
AND GOOD LUCK TO OUR NEXT COUPLE
WAITING AT THE TOP OF OUR COURSE.
THIS IS KATIE CARLSTROM AND BRIAN HUNT.
(imitates ***-Doo) I LOVE YOU!
(John H.) NOT SURE WHAT'S MORE STRANGE HERE--
WAIT FOR IT, JOHNNY. IT'LL MAKE SENSE.
I'M A HOUSE MANAGER AT AN IMPROV THEATER.
(John H., filtered voice) ME, TOO!
OKAY, UM, I DON'T KNOW.
I GOT AN IDEA.
JILL, YOU'RE SPIDER-MAN,
AND YOU'VE COME HERE TO BEAT MARK ZUCKERBERG.
AND... ACTION.
OR POSTMAN. POSTMAN'S GOOD, TOO.
SO, BRIAN, THAT WOULD MAKE YOU... JILL'S GRANDMA.
(imitates elderly woman) OH! (speaks indistinctly)
(laughing) YOU'RE NOT MY-- YOU'RE NOT MY GRANDMA!
(John H., normal voice) WOW.
COMEDY-- IT'S HARD THAN IT LOOKS.
(John A.) IT'LL BE KATIE CHRISTENING THE LOVEBOAT LAUNCH
OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD! OH, MY GOD!
(Brian) YEAH!
OH, HO HO! BRIAN LOOKS ANXIOUS FOR AN ENCORE.
HAPPY TO OBLIGE, BUDDY.
KATIE IMPROVS WEARING HER NEW WATER JORDANS.
AND IT GOES ABOUT AS WELL AS JORDAN'S BASEBALL CAREER.
(filtered voice) HEY, KATIE, PICK THE SPEED
FAST! RUN FAST!
AAH!
(normal voice) OH, HO HO HO! I TOLD YOU SO!
CAN'T IMPROVISE THAT, JOHNNY.
AAH!
GO FOR THE SECOND ONE.
I WOULD'VE SAID THE FIRST ONE,
AAH! UHH!
OH, HO HO! CHECK THAT.
BRIAN NOT GREAT AT CALLING OUT LOCATIONS.
RUMOR HAS IT HE WANTED TO HOLD THEIR WEDDING IN THE OLD WEST.
HOPEFULLY BRIAN CAN CALL OUT A BETTER STRATEGY HERE.
OHH!
AND NOT VERY HELPFUL ONES.
SHE RAN AND BOUNCED, BUT THIS IMPROVER'S TIMING
WAS LESS THAN STAND-UP COMEDY, MORE FALL-DOWN TRAGEDY.
(Brian) HOLY...
IMPROVER BRIAN BOOKING THROUGH THE CAKE TASTING,
ALMOST FLAWLESS PAST THE ENGAGEMENT RINGS.
I HAVEN'T SAID THAT MANY "I LOVE YOUs"
(Katie) I LOVE YOU.
OH, WAIT. WHAT IS TODAY?
OHH!
(mouths words)
OUR IMPROVERS ARE A COUPLE OF TROUPERS, JOHNNY.
NOW BACK TO THE BIG BALLS IS AUSTIN LEE,
WHOO!
REALLY, AUSTIN?
NOW YOU'RE IN A HURRY? WELL, LIKE MY NANA SAID
WHEN I LOST THE WEBBING BETWEEN MY TOES,
(Austin) JUMP!
AAH!
OH, HO HO! NOW QUYEN HAS COLD FEET.
(Austin) SWIM! COME ON, SWIM HARDER!
I DON'T SEE WHITE WATER!
JOHNNY, A LOT OF PEOPLE RUSH INTO THESE THINGS.
WE SHOULD APPLAUD AUSTIN AND QUYEN
FOR TAKING A MORE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO THE ALTAR.
AUSTIN'S NO LONGER DRAGGING HIS FEET.
HE'S IN FULL-ON "LEAP BEFORE YOU LOOK" MODE.
OH, HO HO! ROCKETS TO THE WATER!
MR. "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" SHOULD'VE PROPOSED
TO THE FIRST BIG BALL.
THEN HE MIGHT NOT HAVE FALLEN SPINE OVER HEELS FOR THE SECOND.
IT'S THAT FEAR OF COMMITMENT AGAIN.
UP NEXT--JUSTIN GREEN, WHO PROPOSED
TO HIS FIANCéE KELLY WHILE SKIING.
WHOA, HO!
JUSTIN MAKING KELLY LAUGH.
IT'S THE KEY TO A GOOD MARRIAGE, JOHN.
BUT NEXT TIME, MIGHT BE SAFER TO GO WITH A KNOCK-KNOCK JOKE
OR A *** LIMERICK.
JILL, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THESE TWO SOUL MATES?
UH, WE MET AT WORK. KIND OF, UH, STANDARD STORY. BUT, UH--
WE WORK IN THE MOVIES.
HE'S AN EDITOR. I WAS WORKING FOR A DIRECTOR AT THE TIME.
(John H.) TINSEL TOWN IN THE HOUSE, JOHNNY.
LIKE BRAD AND ANGELINA.
BETTER-LOOKING, BUFFER.
HOTTER. (laughs)
(John H.) BUT HOLLYWOOD COUPLES HAVE TO HAVE TONS OF KIDS.
HOW'D YOU DO IT?
EVERYTHING WE PLANNED? PFFT.
FROM JUSTIN TO KELLY... NO HELP WHATSOEVER.
OH. HO HO! THERE'S ONE TO TELL THE ADOPTED GRANDKIDS ABOUT.
THAT'S A BIG BUTT BOUNCE. THESE SHOWBIZ TYPES LEARNING
THAT NOTHING TRUMPS THE STAR POWER OF OUR BIG BALLS.
I HAVE SO MUCH IN COMMON WITH THIS HOLLYWOOD COUPLE.
THEY WORK IN THE MOVIES, AND I GO TO THE MOVIES.
IT'S EERIE!
OH, HO HO! SORRY. NO SECOND TAKES.
NOW TIME TO GET THE INSIDE SCOOP.
(nasal voice) TODAY ON "WMZ," FABULOUS HOLLYWOOD COUPLES
HAVE BEEN SPOTTED WIPING OUT ALL OVER OUR COURSE.
WE BRING YOU THE ACTION
IN A LITTLE SEGMENT WE LIKE TO CALL...
(normal voice) THESE HOLLYWOOD ELITES
HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN SOME PRETTY COMPROMISING SITUATIONS, JOHNNY.
OUR OBSTACLES MAY NOT BE GIVING THEM THE STAR TREATMENT,
BUT THESE COUPLES HAVE GOTTEN BY ON THE WINGS OF LOVE.
(nasal voice) KUDOS, KIDS, FOR ESCAPING SITUATIONS
TIGHTER THAN HARVEY LEVIN'S T-SHIRTS.
THIS HAS BEEN "WMZ."
OUR FINAL COUPLE'S ALSO ONE OF OUR YOUNGEST--
ERIC TELAAK AND ANGELA TODARO.
I LOVE YOU!
"WIPEOUT"!
AW! AND ON BEHALF OF "WIPEOUT," WE LOVE YOU GUYS, TOO.
NOW GET IN THE BOAT SO WE CAN LAUNCH YOU THROUGH THE AIR.
ERIC THE FIRST OF THESE TWO
GO, BABY, GO!
BON VOYAGE!
WHOO!
WHOA! 360!
WELL, ERIC OBVIOUSLY SUCCUMBS TO THE LAW OF GRAVITY,
ANY OTHER INTERESTING TIDBITS ABOUT HIM OR HIS BRIDE-TO-BE?
YEAH, JOHN, THESE TWO MET THEIR FRESHMEN YEAR OF COLLEGE
OW!
OH! OOH!
ANGELA LOVING IT AS HER COLLEGE SWEETHEART
SATISFIES THE BIG BALLS' SWEET TOOTH FOR CARNAGE.
JUMP, BABE, BEFORE YOU THINK YOU HAVE TO.
ERIC GIVING ANGELA THE ANSWERS BEFORE THE SPRING FLING EXAM.
AH, HA HA! STILL FLUNKS AND DUNKS.
ALL RIGHT, BABE, THAT'S FINE. MY BAD.
NOT THE SMARTEST ADVICE THERE.
GOOD JOB, BABE.
THESE TWO STILL LOOKING GOOD,
OH!
NICE JOB!
OHH!
I LOVE CAKE!
WELL, IF YOU LOVE IT SO MUCH, THEN WHY DON'T YOU MARRY IT?
AH!
OHH! WITH THIS RING, I THEE WET.
POOR ERIC. HE SHOULD'VE FAKED SCURVY.
THAT'S HOW I GOT OUT OF MY WEDDING CAKE TASTING.
OHH!
DROPPED INTO THE GLAZE!
SWEET BACKBEND, JOHNNY. HOW ROMANTIC.
EVERY LITTLE GIRL DREAMS ABOUT WEARING WHITE FOR A DAY.
AH! AND NOW BULLIED BY THE FILLING.
SHE IS A STUNNER,
BUT ISN'T EVERYTHING SEXIER WITH ICING?
YEE-HAW!
AN UNBRIDLED BEATDOWN.
FINALLY OVER THOSE RINGS THAT ARE VOWING TO WIPE HER OUT.
OH, HO HO HO!
I'M RIGHT HERE. TAKE YOUR TIME.
YEAH, TAKE YOUR TIME. BUT HURRY UP, YOU KNOW? THIS IS A RACE.
COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS IN WITH A TIME OF 6:34, JOHNNY.
THAT EARNS THEM A SHOT AT POST-QUALIFIER DEGREE.
AND JOINING THEM WILL BE
THE UNITED NATIONS, RYAN AND TIFFANY,
OVERACHIEVERS ADAM AND VICTORIA, AND IMPROVERS KATIE AND BRIAN.
ALSO MOVING ON--
"BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" AUSTIN AND QUYEN
AND OUR HOLLYWOOD COUPLE, JUSTIN AND KELLY.
WHEN WE COME BACK,
OUR ENGAGED COUPLES PUT THEIR RELATIONSHIPS TO THE TEST AGAIN
ON THE SCARE-OUSEL.
♪♪♪
WE ARE BACK
ON OUR SPECIAL ENGAGED COUPLES EDITION OF SPRING "WIPEOUT".
YEAH, JOHNNY, LOVE IS CERTAINLY IN THE AIR.
MM-HMM.
AND I CAN ALREADY SENSE THE IMMINENT EMBARRASSMENT
CAUSED BY A TIPSY, HALF-NAKED RELATIVE
TOASTING THE HAPPY COUPLE.
MM-HMM. YOU KNOW, I'M SO GLAD I WAS ABLE TO AVOID
THAT TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE, BUT I AM ELATED THAT I AM HERE
(gasps)
THE SCARE-OUSEL IS MADE UP OF TWO STAGES--THERE IS
A RED TRACK AND A YELLOW TRACK. CONTESTANTS MUST BEGIN
ON THE RED TRACK, GRAB A RED DANGLER,
AND TRAVEL OVER THREE HURDLES TO THE RED SPOT.
IF THEY WIPEOUT, THEY GO BACK TO THE BEGINNING.
ONCE THEY LAND ON THE RED SPOT, HOWEVER,
IT IS A RIDE ON A YELLOW DANGLER TO THE FINISH PLATFORM.
IF CONTESTANTS WIPEOUT HERE, THEY CAN STAY...
ON THE YELLOW TRACK AND TRY AGAIN. ALL THE WHILE, THOUGH,
THEY HAVE TO AVOID SWEEPER ARMS TRYING TO KNOCK 'EM DOWN.
THE FIRST THREE COMPLETE COUPLES TO FINISH WILL BE MOVING ON
AGAIN, SIX COUPLES REMAIN--
THE UNITED NATIONS, RYAN AND TIFFANY,
OVERACHIEVERS ADAM AND VICTORIA,
AND THE IMPROVERS...
BRIAN AND KATIE.
ALSO "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" AUSTIN AND QUYEN,
(camera shutters clicking)
ALONG WITH COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS ERIC AND ANGELA.
ALL RIGHT. LET'S HEAD DOWN TO THE ACTION AND GET IT ON!
COME ON, RED TEAM!
OH, GOD. OH, GOD. THIS IS GONNA HURT.
OH, COME ON, JUSTIN. I THOUGHT ALL YOU HOLLYWOOD FOLKS
(air horn blows)
HERE WE GO. EVERYBODY MAKING THEIR WAY DOWN TO HITCH A RIDE
ON THE RED DANGLER.
(grunts)
OH!
MR. UNITED NATIONS AND IMPROVER KATIE FORMING
NO!
WHILE HE GOES ON A ROUND-THE-WORLD DANGLER TOUR.
MM-HMM. IMPROVER KATIE LOOKING TO GRAB A RIDE TO THE FINISH.
OH!
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC HOPING TO SWITCH MAJORS
TO THE YELLOW TRACK, AND NOW HE CAN.
(Victoria) COME ON, BABY!
WHOA!
YES!
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC HOPING A YELLOW DANGLER WILL HELP HIM
GRADUATE TO THE FINISH SPOT. AVOIDS ONE SWEEPER ARM...
OOH! NOT THAT ONE.
AND HE IS ONE CREDIT SHORT.
(grunts)
MR. OVERACHIEVER ON THE YELLOW DANGLER,
AAH! (speaks indistinctly)
HE'S THROUGH, BUT A REMINDER...
IT'S THE FIRST THREE COMPLETE COUPLES THAT MOVE ON.
OH!
OHH.
THE SWEEPER ARM CALLING OUT IMPROVER KATIE.
THIS ISN'T JUST PLAYACTING HERE, JOHNNY.
YES!
MS. HOLLYWOOD TRYING FOR A LEADING ROLE
AAH! AAH!
OH!
(grunts)
OH, HO HO!
HE'S UPSIDE DOWN! OH! NOT HAPPENING, BUT SPECTACULAR!
OH, COME ON!
MR. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER WAS DRAGGING HIS FEET
AND DELAYING THE INEVITABLE,
AAH!
MR. HOLLYWOOD TAKING THIS RIDE...
OHH! AND GETTING PANNED HARDER THAN A NICOLAS CAGE MOVIE.
MM-HMM.
VICTORIA, DID YOU EAT YOUR WHEATIES TODAY?
HECK, YEAH!
WHEATIES--THE BREAKFAST OF OVERACHIEVERS.
THAT AND A WARM CUP OF THE BLOOD OF THEIR ENEMY.
OOH!
IMPROVER BRIAN GRABS HOLD AND SETS OFF.
I LOVE YOU! STAY ON! STAY ON! STAY ON! HOLD ON!
IMPROVER KATIE'S PERFORMANCE
OH, HO!
UGH!
HERE COMES COLLEGE SWEETHEART. BIG HIT! COMING IN HOT!
OH, HO!
MISS OVERACHIEVER READY FOR A DATE WITH THE YELLOW DANGLER.
DEATH GRIP? THAT'S, LIKE, EXTRA CLINGY, RIGHT?
BIG HIT! NOW SHE'S GOTTA UN-DEATH GRIP.
OH! THAT'S A KILLER.
HOLD ON TIGHT! HOLD ON TIGHT!
HE'S HOPING TO DO HIS IMPRESSION OF MR. OVERACHIEVER
AND LAND ON THAT FINISH PLATFORM.
YEAH!
THE IMPROVERS ARE MOVING ON.
I LOVE YOU! I LOVE YOU!
IT'S SO HARD!
MRS. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER A LITTLE TARDY FOR THE PARTY,
BUT HER FIANCé IS DOING HIS PART TO KEEP THEM IN THE RACE.
YEAH!
NOW WE'LL FIND OUT
I'M COMING!
WELL, WE'VE ALL HEARD THAT BEFORE.
NOW GET OUT THERE AND DO IT!
OH, BOY.
DON'T HAVE THAT PROBLEM WITH THE YELLOW TRACK.
COME ON, BABY! I BELIEVE IN YOU!
DOES SHE BELIEVE IN HERSELF? MONEY! OH, YEAH!
BELIEVE AND ACHIEVE, JOHNNY.
CLEAR THE RUNWAY.
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT COMING IN. AND OUT OF NOWHERE,
MR. UNITED NATIONS PLANTS HIS FLAG ON THE FINISH PLATFORM.
YET ANOTHER TEAM HALF-DONE WITH THE COURSE,
BUT WE STILL NEED ONE MORE FULL COUPLE.
HEY, THERE YOU GO!
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER MAKING A LATE RUSH.
I'M NOT GOING. I'M WAITING, HON.
'CAUSE I'M TIRED.
COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS WISHING THEY COULD AUDIT THIS ROUND,
AND OVERACHIEVERS APPARENTLY GETTING
(feedback whines)
AFTER THAT QUICK REST,
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC IS ON THE YELLOW DANGLER,
GETTING TESTED BY THE SWEEPER ARMS.
(normal voice) YEAH!
NOW HERE COMES MR. HOLLYWOOD.
YEAH!
OH! AND PUTS HIS CELEB FOOTPRINTS ON OUR PLATFORM.
BOOM, BABY!
THE FOUR REMAINING COUPLES EACH HAVE ONE MEMBER ACROSS.
THE NEXT PERSON TO THE FINISH LINE WILL COMPLETE THEIR TEAM
AND EARN THAT FINAL SPOT IN THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
OH! A LATE ATTEMPT BY MRS. BETTER LATE THAN NEVER.
MM-HMM.
SHE COULD ACTUALLY WIN THIS
DO GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT?
OH, NO!
OHH!
COME ON, BABY!
HOLD ON!
THE FINISH PLATFORM AWAITS.
SHE'S IN BUT SHE'S GOTTA STAND UP.
THAT'S IT.
THE COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS GETTING ACCEPTED INTO THE NEXT ROUND,
AND OUR FINAL THREE COUPLES ARE ALL SET.
AND THEY ARE THE IMPROVERS, KATIE AND BRIAN,
OVERACHIEVERS ADAM AND VICTORIA,
AND THE COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS, ERIC AND ANGELA.
WHEN WE COME BACK, OUR ENGAGED COUPLES GET AN IDEA
OF HOW TO THROW A WEDDING "WIPEOUT" STYLE.
♪♪♪
WELCOME BACK TO
OUR SPECIAL ENGAGED COUPLES EDITION OF "WIPEOUT."
AND I MUST SAY, JOHNNY, THE FLOWING ROBE...
STRIKING.
JOHN, I AM LAMA HENSON,
THE 19th REINCARNATION OF PURE LOVE,
BUT YOU MAY CALL ME "GURU," "YOUR HIGHNESS,"
ANYTHING REVERENTIAL-- JUST PLEASE BOW.
I PREFER TO JUST STICK WITH "JOHN," JOHN.
BUT I HEARD YOU DO HAVE SOME DEVOTED FOLLOWERS
BLESS YOU, MY SON.
YOUR KINDNESS WILL BE REWARDED,
AND YOUR INSOLENCE SEVERELY PUNISHED.
WELL, I GOT THAT GOING FOR ME.
WE ARE DOWN TO THREE ENGAGED COUPLES.
WE HAVE THE IMPROVERS BRIAN AND KATIE,
THE OVERACHIEVERS ADAM AND VICTORIA,
AND COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS ERIC AND ANGELA.
NOW ONLY TWO OF THESE COUPLES
WILL MAKE IT TO THE WIPEOUT ZONE,
(church bell tolls)
AND DON'T THOSE TWO MAKE A LOVELY COUPLE?
HOPEFULLY THEY REGISTERED FOR HERS AND HERS SHAVING KITS.
OUR ENGAGED COUPLES WILL COMPETE IN TWO ROUNDS,
AAH!
THEN THEY MUST CARRY THEMSELVES OVER THE SPINNING THRESHOLD
AND ACROSS THE BOUNCING ALTAR.
NEXT, A SHORT WALK DOWN THE CRANKSHAFT AISLE,
AND THEN THEY FACE THE KNEE SWEEPER.
YAY!
THE FIRST PAIR THROUGH EACH ROUND
WILL BE AWARDED A SPOT IN THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
CLEARLY, I HAVE BEEN LEFT AT THE ALTAR,
AND I'M GOOD WITH THAT.
BUT OUR ENGAGED COUPLES, THEY'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
THEY'RE STRAPPED TIGHT INTO OUR DIZZY DUMMY DOWN ON THE COURSE.
AND PRESIDING OVER TODAY'S CEREMONY--
LAMA GURU HENSON, HIS OWN SELF.
YOU KNOW, MARRIAGE IS ABOUT STICKING TOGETHER
THROUGH THE GOOD TIMES AND THE BAD TIMES.
(contestants screaming)
GOOD TIMES? BAD TIMES? ANYBODY?
OH, MY GOD. MY LEGS ARE GONNA FLY OUT FROM UNDERNEATH ME.
(air horn blows)
(woman) OH, MY HEAD.
AND IMMEDIATELY TO THE FRONT, OVERACHIEVERS ADAM AND VICTORIA.
OH!
BUT A BRUISE LIKE THIS, THAT'LL BE GONE IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
MISS OVERACHIEVER...
OH! UNDERWATER.
OHH!
COPYCAT.
SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW,
OW!
SOMETHING BLUE.
ALREADY UP FOR A SECOND GO... (chuckles) NO SURPRISE,
IS MR. OVERACHIEVER.
(Victoria) GOOD JOB!
LITTLE ENCOURAGEMENT GOES A LONG WAY
HERE AT THE WIPEOUT WEDDING CHAPEL.
(Angela) JUMP, HONEY! YOU GOT IT!
WITH THIS CAKE, I THEE PELT.
SWEET!
(Jill) WEDDING CAKE?
I WANT SOME CAKE.
TAKE MR. OVERACHIEVER'S. HE'S HAD ENOUGH.
YOU MAY NOW KISS THE CRANKSHAFT. KISS IT!
OHH!
AAH!
OHH! HEAVENS! THE BEST FACE-PLANT EVER!
DO THESE PEOPLE HAVE TO OVERACHIEVE AT EVERYTHING?
IMPROVER BRIAN COMING INTO RANGE OF LAMA HENSON.
WOULD YOU LIKE THE CHICKEN OR THE BEEF OR THE CAKE?
NICE SELECTION.
AH! GETS A TASTE OF THE CRANKSHAFT.
MM! A SECOND HELPING OF FACE-PLANT.
MR. OVERACHIEVER...
CLEARLY FRUSTRATED.
YOU CAN'T REGIFT CAKE ON IMPROVER BRIAN'S HEAD!
COMING TO DEFEND HIS HONOR IS IMPROVER KATIE.
HEY, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S DOING
OH, DEAR.
MAY I GET A SUGGESTION FOR A WIPEOUT?
YOU'RE ON AN OBSTACLE COURSE, YOU'RE GETTING MARRIED,
EE!
AND... SCENE.
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC AT THE CRANKSHAFT.
MR. OVERACHIEVER IS OUT FRONT, NOW ON THE KNEE SWEEPER.
(Jill) OOH!
YOU KNOW, FOR OVERACHIEVERS,
GURU HENSON...
ICING MISS OVERACHIEVER. CAKE IS FLYING EVERYWHERE.
OH! OOH! JILL, THAT BOUNCED OFF A CONTESTANT'S HEAD.
AAH!
(Jill) AH! KATIE, OPEN YOUR MOUTH. IT'S GOOD.
JILL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST LICK THE FLOOR?
MR. OVERACHIEVER GETTING INTO THE MIX.
OH! IMPROVER KATIE TAGS OUT.
LITTLE OVER-THE-TOP. I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOUR SCREAMS.
MR. OVERACHIEVER TO THE FINISH PLATFORM.
THAT'S TOP TWO STUFF, BUT HE STILL NEEDS
(Adam) COME ON, V.!
WHICH IS GONNA BE DIFFICULT WITH HER IN THE WATER.
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC ASSUMES THE LEAD.
IMPROVER BRIAN BLOWS RIGHT BY. HIS JOB'S DONE.
YES!
IMPROVER KATIE COMING ON STRONG.
COLLEGE SWEETHEART IS THROUGH,
BUT IT'S IMPROVER KATIE...
WHO CAN STEAL THE SHOW. BRAVO!
YES! YES, BABY, YES!
MEANWHILE, MISS OVERACHIEVER IS TRYING TO ACHIEVE A FAKE SMILE
DON'T WORRY, OVERACHIEVER.
YOU'RE DOING THE BEST AT COMING IN SECOND.
THE IMPROV COUPLE CAN TAKE TIME TO DISPLAY THEIR AFFECTIONS,
WHILE FOR EVERYBODY ELSE, IT'S ANOTHER RIDE ON THE DIZZY DUMMY.
ALL I WANNA DO IS MAKE IT THROUGH THIS.
GOING ON "WIPEOUT" IS A LOT LIKE GETTING MARRIED.
IT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT FIRST.
GOSH, THAT WOULD MAKE ME SICK.
SICK AND TIRED, JILL, BUT MOSTLY SICK.
LOOKS LIKE SOMEBODY'S GOT THE WEDDING JITTERS, HUH?
OUR COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS GETTING A HEAD START
THIS TIME, I'LL HOLD YOUR HAIR BACK.
WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
(grunts)
MR. OVERACHIEVER REFOCUSING ON THE TASK AT HAND.
HEY, LAMA! I MEAN, HE'S IN FRONT OF YOU.
AH, HA HA!
MAZEL TOV!
MR. OVERACHIEVER NEEDS TO STOP PLAYING AROUND,
BECAUSE COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC HAS RE-ENROLLED IN ROUND TWO.
I'VE NEVER HAD A CONTESTANT THROW FOOD AT ME.
WELL, ADAM'S SHOWING YOU, GURU,
WORKING ACROSS THE CRANKSHAFT--GOT IT.
OHH!
(Adam, high-pitched voice) YEAH, I'M GOOD. I'M GOOD.
YOU GUYS WEREN'T PLANNING ON HAVING KIDS, WERE YA? WHOOPS!
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC WEAVING THROUGH THE CRANKSHAFT.
MR. OVERACHIEVER ON THE KNEE SWEEPER. BIG LEAP!
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC MOVING UP AN OBSTACLE.
MISS OVERACHIEVER GIVING CHASE.
MR. OVERACHIEVER WITH HIS SIGHTS ON BEING THE FIRST
OHH!
HEY, JUST SO YOU KNOW,
THE DOOR'S WIDE OPEN FOR COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC.
COME ON, BABE! AAH!
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ERIC WITH A CHANCE TO REACH
THE FINAL PLATFORM. YES! WATCH OUT.
(Katie) YEAH!
COLLEGE SWEETHEART ANGELA FINALLY MAKING AN APPEARANCE.
THE OVERACHIEVERS ARE OUT FRONT,
AND COLLEGE SWEETHEART ANGELA MAKES IT ACROSS THE CRANKSHAFT.
FOOD IS A WONDERFUL MOTIVATOR.
AAH!
OHH!
THE OVERACHIEVERS
BOTH STILL ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING IN.
COLLEGE SWEETHEARTS HALFWAY TO THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
LOOK, THEY'RE WIFE SWAPPING ALREADY. THAT'S NOT A GOOD SIGN.
ALL RIGHT, ADAM'S OVER HERE.
IT'S ALL UP TO THE MISSUS TO DECIDE IT.
(Eric) PUSH!
OHH!
OVERACHIEVERS GET A GIFT.
(Adam) YES! OH, MY GOODNESS!
(air horn blows)
IT'S SETTLED. WE HAVE OUR TWO COUPLES
REGISTERED FOR THE WIPEOUT ZONE--
THE IMPROVERS, BRIAN AND KATIE,
AND THE OVERACHIEVERS, ADAM AND VICTORIA.
THEY'LL COMPETE FOR 50 GRAND,
BUT WE'VE ALSO SWEETENED THE DEAL
FOR THIS SPECIAL EPISODE.
JILL, TELL 'EM WHAT ELSE IS UP FOR GRABS.
THE WINNING COUPLE IS GONNA GET
A 7-DAY DISNEY CRUISE LINE VACATION
TO THE MEXICAN RIVIERA!
(John A.) YOU HEARD IT.
THE WINNING COUPLE WILL SET SAIL FROM LOS ANGELES
TO TROPICAL PORTS...
LIKE CABO SAN LUCAS AND PUERTO VALLARTA
ON THE ULTIMATE CRUISE VACATION. AND COMING UP,
THE ENGAGEMENT PARTY CONTINUES IN THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
♪♪♪
WELCOME BACK.
IT IS OUR SPECIAL ENGAGED COUPLES EPISODE
OF SPRING "WIPEOUT."
WE STARTED WITH 12 COUPLES, BUT NOW ONLY 2 REMAIN.
UP FOR GRABS-- $50,000 AND THAT LUXURY CRUISE.
YEAH, NOTHING LIKE A HONEYMOON ON THE HIGH SEAS, JOHNNY.
LOTS AT STAKE HERE TONIGHT,
AND ONE ENORMOUS OBSTACLE STILL STANDING IN THEIR WAY--
THE WIPEOUT ZONE. IT'S MADE UP
OF SEVERAL GRUELING STAGES, JOHN. FIRST, IT'S CHAIRBORNE.
CONTESTANTS GRAB A SEAT AND GET A ONE-WAY TICKET INTO THE WATER.
THEN IT'S ON TO THE SECOND OBSTACLE, THE OVER AND OUT.
THEY HAVE TO TIME THINGS PERFECTLY HERE
AS THEY CROSS THESE TWO GIANT ROTATING WALKWAYS.
AFTER THAT, THEY'RE ON TO OUR NEXT OBSTACLE--POINT BREAK,
MADE UP OF TWO STAGES FIRST, THEY'LL CLIMB TO THE PEAK
OF OUR SLIPPERY STAIRCASE. THEN THEY HAVE TO PRECISELY TIME
A STEEP SLIDE DOWN ONTO THE PLATFORM.
AND OUR FINAL OBSTACLE IS THE COIN TOSS--THE BALANCING ACT
WHERE SPINNING COINS TRY TO FLIP OUR CONTESTANTS.
AND WHETHER THEY LAND HEADS OUR TAILS, WE WIN.
AGAIN, TWO COUPLES REMAIN--
THE IMPROVERS, BRIAN AND KATIE,
AND THE OVERACHIEVERS, ADAM AND VICTORIA.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA BE RUNNING THIS IN TWO HEATS--
THE MEN FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE LADIES.
THE COUPLE WITH THE BEST COMBINED TIME WINS.
FIRST UP IS IMPROVER BRIAN HUNT.
LET'S SEE HOW HE AND HIS FIANCéE MADE IT TO THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
(imitates ***-Doo) I LOVE YOU!
THE IMPROV COUPLE, BRIAN AND KATIE,
GOT INTO CHARACTER THIS MORNING, TAKING FIRST PLACE
ON THE QUALIFIER. THEIR OFF-THE-CUFF CANDOR
A PERFECT MIX FOR THE SCARE-OUSEL.
AND AFTER FAKING THEIR WAY THROUGH THE WIPEOUT WEDDING,
THEY ARE ONE STEP CLOSER TO $50,000 OF REAL ACTING LESSONS.
THERE YOU GET A SPECTACULAR LOOK AT WIPEOUT ZONE.
BRIAN'S TAKING HIS SEAT ON THE CHAIRBORNE.
OH! UHH!
PSYCHING HIMSELF UP AS THE BEEPS COUNT DOWN.
IT'S GO TIME.
FLYING ON THAT CHAIR AND NOW FLYING THROUGH THE AIR.
CHAIRBORNE LAUNCHING BRIAN
AS HE SCRAMBLES TO COME UP WITH A GAME PLAN ON THE FLY,
LITERALLY, AND PUTS HIMSELF IN GREAT POSITION
FOR OUR FIRST OBSTACLE, THE OVER AND OUT.
THE GOAL HERE--TO BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN PLATFORMS
USING THOSE TWIRLING WALKWAYS.
STUMBLES AS HE JUMPS ON, LUNGING FOR THAT DASH.
YEAH, WE'VE SEEN THIS APPROACH BEFORE,
WHOA, HO! NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.
KEEPING HIMSELF ON THE TOP SIDE, DROPS DOWN NOW. JUMPS...
CRAZY GOOD! THOSE IMPROV SKILLS DEFINITELY PAYING OFF THERE.
BRIAN, I HAVE NO IDEA.
I DON'T KNOW THAT IT CAN BE REPEATED.
LOOKS LIKE HE'S GONNA TRY THAT SAME TECHNIQUE.
HOLDING.
(chuckles) NOW SLIDING OFF.
YEAH!
YEAH, YOU KNOW IT. YOU LOVE IT.
TWO PARTS TO POINT BREAK, JOHNNY.
FIRST, THE STEEP STEPS LEADING TO THE TOP.
MM.
THAT IS 500 GALLONS OF WATER,
AND THAT MAKES EVERY SINGLE MOVE AN EFFORT.
IT'S WATER OFF BRIAN'S BACK, JOHNNY. REACHES THE TOP,
SETTING A SCORCHING TIME OF 1 MINUTE, 30 SECONDS SO FAR.
STEEP SLIDE COMING AROUND.
OH!
OH! AND THERE'S HIS FIRST MISTAKE.
RIGHT TO THE NOGGIN!
NOT A GOOD PLATFORM FOR OUT IMPROVER.
CERTAINLY NOT THE KIND OF FACE TIME HE WAS LOOKING FOR.
THAT SWIM BACK EATING UP TIME.
LET'S SEE IF THE IMPROVER CAN IMPROVE ON HIS EFFORT
AND TIME THINGS BETTER ON THIS ATTEMPT.
NICE SHOT THERE OF THE SLIDE ALIGNING WITH THE PLATFORM.
OH, HO HO!
ONE STEP LEFT.
ACTUALLY, HE HAS SEVEN STEPS LEFT.
COME ON, BRAIN, DON'T FAIL ME NOW.
THE SEVEN SLIPPERY SPINNING STEPS OF THE COIN TOSS,
HERE HE GOES.
AAH!
OH! A PUNISHING FALL INTO THE WATER.
BRIAN LITERALLY USING HIS HEAD ON THAT ONE,
AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY.
CLOCK NOW TICKING PAST 6 MINUTES.
BRIAN ONTO THE COINS AGAIN.
QUICK CHOPPY STEPS WORKING FOR HIM.
YEAH!
IMPROVER BRIAN COMES IN WITH A FANTASTIC TIME...
OF 6 MINUTES, 12 SECONDS,
WHICH, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION, EXCUSES THESE DANCE MOVES.
THE FIRST RUN IN THE BOOKS FOR OUR IMPROV COUPLE TONIGHT.
KATIE STILL TO COME.
WHOO!
AND LET'S REVIEW
HOW ADAM AND HIS FIANCéE REACHED THIS POINT.
OUR OVERACHIEVERS, ADAM AND VICTORIA,
MADE THE QUALIFIER WEEP THIS MORNING
WITH THEIR ATHLETIC PROWESS.
THE POWER COUPLE DOMINATED AROUND THE SCARE-OUSEL
AND SHOWED THAT IF YOU BELIEVE IT, YOU CAN ACHIEVE IT
AT THE WIPEOUT WEDDING, AND NOW, DEARLY BELOVED,
WE ARE GATHERED AT THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
ADAM STRAPPED INTO THE CHAIRBORNE.
ANYTIME.
JOHNNY, YOU HEARD THE MAN. PLUGS OUT.
YEAH!
YEAH!
WHOO!
ADAM SHOWS OFF AS HE SPLASHES DOWN.
MAKING IT LOOK EASY, JOHNNY,
STRIKING A POSE AS HE TOUCHES DOWN
JUST A SHORT SWIM FROM OUR FIRST OBSTACLE.
THIS LOOKS SO EASY!
WELL, LET'S NOT GET AHEAD OF OURSELVES.
A REPEAT PERFORMANCE COULD BE HARD
UHH!
OH! NEARLY LOSES IT BUT SNAGS HOLD OF A DASH.
NOW HE'S GOTTA THINK FAST AS THAT SLOW ROTATION CONTINUES.
OVERACHIEVER HOLDING ON TIGHT. IT WAS A GREAT RECOVERY.
YEAH!
WOW! TALK ABOUT THINKING ON YOUR FEET.
RIGHT ON AND, AGAIN, RIGHT TO THAT DASH.
NOW IF THIS TECHNIQUE IS GONNA SUCCEED,
IT'S GONNA REQUIRE THE PERFECT MIX OF BALANCE AND STRENGTH.
GETTING HIS FEET DOWN, TAKES OFF RUNNING.
WHOO!
PERFECT EXECUTION ON OVER AND OUT.
UNBELIEVABLE, JOHNNY.
THE GUYS HAVE SIMPLY MANHANDLED OVER AND OUT,
BOTH MAKING IT THROUGH ON THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT.
AND THIS IS STARTING TO LOOK LIKE A TIGHT RACE.
BUT HERE COMES THE RAIN AGAIN.
MR. OVERACHIEVER CONTINUES SCALING UP THOSE STAIRS,
AND THAT TENTH ONE TAKES HIM TO THE TOP.
HE'S ONLY AT THE 1 MINUTE, 30 SECOND MARK.
DOWN HE GOES.
OH! INTO THE WALL.
IT'S SO HARD TO TIME THAT STEEP SLIDE,
AND THE OVERACHIEVER SUFFERS HIS FIRST WIPEOUT.
ADAM NEARLY FIVE MINUTES INTO HIS RUN NOW,
BUT DESPITE THE SETBACK, HE IS STILL ON PACE
WITH THE TIME SET BY BRIAN.
PUSHING OFF...
OH, HO HO! INCREDIBLE!
RIGHT BETWEEN THE TWO PLATFORMS! IT IS DO OR DIE TIME, JOHN.
IF HE CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT,
THE OVERACHIEVERS ARE GONNA HAVE A BIG PROBLEM.
LET'S PICK UP ADAM AS HE SUMMITS THE STAIRS FOR A THIRD TIME.
NEEDS TO MAKE THIS ONE COUNT.
TAKING HIS SEAT AND SETS OFF IMMEDIATELY.
AND NOW ON TO THE COIN TOSS.
ADAM'S NOT GONNA BEAT IMPROVER BRIAN'S TIME,
BUT REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT AN INDIVIDUAL EVENT.
IT'S THE COMBINED TIME THAT COUNTS.
HE'S GOTTA KEEP GOING IF HE WANTS TO GIVE
A LITTLE HITCH THERE.
KEEPS HIS FEET AND FORWARD PROGRESS.
YEAH, MR. OVERACHIEVER ADAM LATKA...
WITH A TIME OF 9 MINUTES FLAT.
SO WITH ONE RUN DOWN FOR EACH TEAM,
THE OVERACHIEVERS TRAIL BY ROUGHLY THREE MINUTES,
BUT IT IS STILL EITHER COUPLE'S RACE,
AND WHEN WE RETURN, OUR BRIDES-TO-BE
TAKE THE PLUNGE INTO THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
♪♪♪
WELCOME BACK ONE LAST TIME
ON THIS SPECIAL ENGAGED EDITION OF SPRING "WIPEOUT."
WE ARE HALFWAY THROUGH THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
EACH COUPLE-- ONE RUN IN THE BOOKS,
AND IF NOBODY OBJECTS, IT'S NOW TIME FOR THE BETTER HALVES,
THE BRIDES-TO-BE, TO TACKLE THE COURSE.
YEAH, AFTER THE MEN'S RUNS,
WE'VE GOT A PRETTY TIGHT RACE GOING ON.
THE IMPROVERS CURRENTLY SITTING AT 6 MINUTES, 12 SECONDS.
THE OVERACHIEVERS DOWN BUT NOT OUT
WITH A 9-MINUTE RUN FROM ADAM.
LET'S GET RIGHT BACK INTO IT.
I LOVE YOU, BRIAN.
KATIE'S TIME WILL START WHERE BRIAN'S ENDED--
(beeping)
OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH, MY GOD. OH! OH, MY GOD!
OH, HO HO HO! YEAH, IMPROVER KATIE DOING...
HER BEST RUNNING MAN AS CHAIRBORNE SENDS HER
PLUMMETING INTO THE WIPEOUT ZONE WATER.
ON HER APPROACH TO OVER AND OUT NOW.
OH!
THAT WAS DISASTROUS!
OH!
(slo-mo voice) OH! OH!
COME ON. BE SMART, GIRL. BE SMART.
SECOND ATTEMPT. GOOD TIMING HERE.
AHEAD OF THE ROTATION AND EASILY ACROSS.
BUT THAT IS ONLY HALF THE BATTLE, JOHN.
SHE'S GOTTA CLEAR THIS WALKWAY, TOO.
WELL, SHE PROVED TO BE A QUICK STUDY. OVER AND OUT!
BRIAN CHEERING HER ON FROM THE SIDELINES,
BUT SHE'S GONNA NEED ALL THE HELP SHE CAN GET
GO, KATIE. YOU GOT IT.
WHOO! JOHNNY, EVERY FUTURE BRIDE DESERVES A SHOWER.
"WIPEOUT" GIFTING KATIE WITH 500 GALLONS OF WATER.
TEAM IMPROV'S TIME NOW 12:22.
(squeak)
YEAH!
WOW! THAT'S A BIG BREAK FOR THE IMPROV COUPLE.
DOES SHE HAVE ANOTHER FIRST-TIME CLEARANCE
AAH!
NO! SHE ABANDONS THE RUN.
KATIE STARTED OFF STRONG BUT CHANGED HER FOOTWORK
AAH!
(Brian) YOU HAVE THE RIGHT IDEA, KATIE! YOU GOT THIS!
IF SHE'S TIRED, IT DOESN'T SHOW, 'CAUSE SHE JUST KEEPS GOING.
UNSTEADY EARLY, STRUGGLING TO BALANCE. THREE MORE COINS.
OH, NO! SAME STORY HERE.
GETS CAUGHT UP IN NO MAN'S LAND AND JUST CAN'T SEAL THE DEAL.
YOU GOT THIS. YOU GOT THIS!
THIRD ATTEMPT. NEEDS TO KEEP HER MOMENTUM GOING FORWARD
AND SHE'LL BE FINE. NIMBLE FEET, HOLDING IT TOGETHER.
STOP THE CLOCK, JOHNNY. SHE IS ON.
THE IMPROVER COUPLE COMING IN WITH A TIME...
OF 18 MINUTES, 20 SECONDS--
A SOLID TIME, BUT WITH KATIE'S TIME OF OVER 12 MINUTES,
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU, ADAM.
ONE RUN TO GO. VICTORIA TRAPANI--
(beeps)
WHOA. AAH!
(whoosh)
(explosion)
AAH!
AS CHAIRBORNE SENDS HER FAR INTO THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
VICTORIA SEEMS AWFULLY FRESH AS SHE ARRIVES AT OVER AND OUT.
AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, SHE'S RACING AGAINST
ALL RIGHT. LET'S DO THIS!
NO!
FACEDOWN AND HEADFIRST. FORGET IT.
NO! NO!
SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO SWIM BACK AND REPEAT THIS COURSE
OKAY.
VICTORIA, SAVE THE SLIDE FOR POINT BREAK NOW.
OHH.
ONE DOWN, AND ONE TO GO.
AND LOVIN' HER. DOWN ON HER KNEES ON THAT SECOND WALKWAY
BUT GETS UP, AND ALREADY IT'S TIME FOR POINT BREAK.
OHH. OHH! ONE THING COMPLETE.
OVERACHIEVER LOOKING ON THE BRIGHT SIDE,
(grunts) COME ON.
HERE COMES OUR BRIDAL SHOWER.
THAT WATER IS CRUSHING AND BLINDING, JOHNNY.
YOU CAN'T HOLD HER BACK, THOUGH.
THE OVERACHIEVER HAS ALREADY REACHED THE SUMMIT.
ADAM PLEASED WITH HIS FIANCéE'S EFFORTS
SO FAR HERE IN THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
OH, HO! YEAH, JOHN.
AAH!
BADLY MISTIMING HER SLIDE AND NEARLY GETS TAKEN OUT
THE CLOCK NOW TICKING UP TO 17:20.
VICTORIA WITH A LITTLE MORE THAN A MINUTE TO GET
STILL POSSIBLE, BUT SHE HAS NO TIME TO WASTE.
SHE'S DOING IT. SHE'S GOT IT. SHE'S GOOD. LOOK.
SHE CANNOT AFFORD ANOTHER MISS.
AAH!
OH, MY GOD! OHH!
WHAT DO I DO?
OHH!
NOW TIME FOR ONE RUN ACROSS THE COIN TOSS.
AAH!
OHH! VICTORIA DOING A GREAT BALANCING ACT,
AAH!
AND SENDS THE OVERACHIEVERS HOME...
WHICH MEANS THE IMPROVERS ARE OUR CHAMPIONS.
(both cheering and laughing)
AND... A MAGICAL DISNEY CRUISE LINE VACATION
TO THE MEXICAN RIVIERA!
YES! (laughs)
SO THERE YOU HAVE IT, JOHNNY.
AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.
PLEASE JOIN US NEXT TIME
AS 24 NEW CONTESTANTS BATTLE IT OUT FOR $50,000.
AND FOR OUR COLLEAGUE JILL WAGNER,
I'M JOHN HENSON, SAYING GOOD NIGHT AND BIG BALLS.
NO!
(clanks)
AAH!
OH! WHOA! AAH!
(grunts)
(grunts) WHOA!
AAH!
♪♪♪
OH!
AAH!
WASTING ALL OF THAT CAKE ON THE CONTESTANTS.
LOOK AT IT!