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(John H.) ALL RIGHT, AMERICA. LET'S PLAY BIG BALLS.
YOU'RE WIPED OUT, BABY! YEAH!
(John A.) THAT'S RIGHT, 24 COMPETITORS
ARE ABOUT TO HIT THE FIELD AND FALL HEADLONG
INTO A BATTLE FOR $50,000
ON THE WORLD'S MOST EXTRAORDINARY OBSTACLE COURSE.
(high-pitched voice) WHAT IS THIS?!
WE'LL SEE MAGNIFICENT FALLS...
UHH!
ASTONISHING SPILLS,
AND SENSATIONAL TUMBLES.
ONLY OUR MIGHTIEST THREE WILL ADVANCE
TO THE MOST CHALLENGING OBSTACLE OF ALL--
THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
THE EPIC COMPETITION BEGINS NOW.
ONE WILL BECOME A CHAMPION, BUT ALL WILL...
WIPEOUT.
(man) WATCH MY MAD SKILLS!
HELLO, AMERICA, AND WELCOME TO "WIPEOUT."
I'M JOHN ANDERSON, AND WITH ME,
CO-HOST, FELLOW FAMILY MAN JOHN HENSON.
THAT'S RIGHT. THIS IS A FAMILY SHOW HERE,
MM-HMM.
(chuckles)
IT IS TOUGH LOVE, TO BE SURE.
AND RIGHT NOW, 24 CONTESTANTS READY TO FEEL ALL OUR LOVE
FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $50,000.
BUT FIRST, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO MAKE IT THROUGH
THE TOUGHEST OBSTACLE COURSE
SINCE I DROVE MY CAR THROUGH THE BOSTON MARATHON.
CAME IN SECOND, BY THE WAY. A KENYAN GUY OUTRAN MY LeBARON.
MM.
FIRST UP, IT'S OUR QUALIFIER, AND IT BEGINS
WITH THE BRAND-NEW WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE.
IT'LL RUN CIRCLES AROUND YOU, JOHNNY.
GUARANTEED TO STEER YOU WRONG.
NEXT, THE VERY TRENDY BIG BALLS.
LIKE A V.I.P. CLUB, YOU GOTTA MAKE IT PAST THE BOUNCERS.
THEN IT'S ONWARD TO THE JIGGLE-ATOR.
JIGGLE HIGH, JIGGLE-OH.
AND FINALLY, THE DOUBLE BARREL.
HEY, WHATEVER TURNS YOU OVER.
24 CONTESTANTS.
ONLY THE TOP 12 TIMES ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO DOWN
TO THE THIRD MEMBER OF OUR "WIPEOUT" TEAM, JILL WAGNER.
ALL RIGHT, FELLAS. CRYSTAL HO IS READY TO TAKE ON THE COURSE.
HOW YOU DOING, CRYSTAL?
FANTASTIC, THANK YOU.
FANTASTIC. I LIKE THAT.
SO TELL ME, WHAT ARE YOUR SPECIAL SKILLS?
I HAVE THIS SPECIAL SUPERPOWER CALLED HYPERHIDROSIS.
I CAN PRETTY MUCH SWEAT ON COMMAND.
SWEAT!
(making high-pitched noise)
(John H.) JOHN, THAT'S MAKING ME SWEAT.
IT USUALLY HELPS WHEN I'M NERVOUS,
AND I'M KIND OF NERVOUS RIGHT NOW, SO...
ARE YOU NERVOUS?
SUPER NERVOUS. (laughs)
EW!
(John A.) GIVE HER A BREAK, JILL. SHE'S ONLY HUMID.
CRYSTAL HO ON THE COURSE.
(John H.) JOHN, THIS SWEATY HO IS A GENIUS.
SHE'S 10% INSPIRATION,
AAH! AAH!
WELL, THE GENIUS SHOULD HAVE NO TROUBLE FIGURING OUT
OUR WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE. TRICK HERE IS TO HEAD CLOCKWISE,
PASSING THROUGH ONE HOLE THEN ANOTHER
TILL YOU REACH THE OPENING,
AND THEN JUST A QUICK JUMP ONTO THE PLATFORM.
SWEATY CRYSTAL IN A STICKY SITUATION HERE.
OH, HO HO!
WELL, I GUESS SHE'S STILL WET BEHIND THE EARS.
YEAH, CLEARLY SHE IS NOT SWEATIN' THE BIG STUFF.
AAH! AAH!
SWEATY CRYSTAL GLIDING ON OVER TO DRIVER'S ED.
READY FOR YOU!
NO PIT STOPS FOR HER. SHE'S MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.
AH!
OH! HOLY AIRBAGS!
AAH! AAH! AAH!
(slo-mo voice) AAH!
KIDS, DON'T DRIP AND DRIVE.
CRYSTAL HO NOW DRAWING A BEAD ON THE BIG BALLS.
I'M GONNA CONQUER THIS!
JOHNNY, SHE IS GLISTENING WITH EXCITEMENT.
(shouts indistinctly) OH!
OH, HO, HO!
OH! NEVER LET 'EM SEE YOU SWEAT.
YEAH, SHE MIGHT WANT TO JOIN
THE WETNESS PROTECTION PROGRAM.
GONNA FINISH THIS!
SWEATY CRYSTAL UP TO THE JIGGLE-ATOR.
AAH!
AND SWEATY DOES THE ROLL-ON.
OH! OH, YEAH!
NO SECRET--SHE WANTS TO STAY SOFT & DRI HERE, JOHNNY.
I GOT IT. I GOT IT.
SHE SEEMS SURE.
AAH!
OH, HO!
OHH! SHE GOT THE SCHVITZ KNOCKED OUT OF HER.
I THINK SHE BROKE MORE THAN A SWEAT.
JIGGLE-ATOR'S UP! CRYSTAL HO'S DOWN!
LET'S DO THIS OTHER ONE!
AMAZINGLY, SWEATY IS EAGER TO CONTINUE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, SHE'LL HAVE TO PROVE IT ON THE DOUBLE BARREL.
FIRST, SHE'S GOT TO JUMP INTO A SLIPPERY CYLINDER,
THEN LEAP ONTO THE FINISH PLATFORM.
FAILING THAT, A MOIST SWIM TO THIS FINISH SPOT.
WELL, IT HASN'T DAMPENED HER ENTHUSIASM, THAT'S FOR SURE.
SWEATY CRYSTAL STARING DOWN BOTH BARRELS.
SHE'S IN. NOW SHE'S GOTTA JUMP OUT QUICKLY
(squeaking)
YEAH, I DON'T KNOW IF SWEATY HAS ENOUGH JUICE LEFT.
COME ON, CRYSTAL.
SHE'S COME AROUND FULL CIRCLE, MAKING A JUMP FOR IT!
AH!
OH, HO HO!
AW, DON'T SWEAT IT, CRYSTAL.
CRYSTAL HO WITH A FLOP SWEAT.
(slo-mo voice) YEAH!
BUT SHE DOESN'T SHOW UP UNDERARM.
(speaks indistinctly)
SHE COULD SLIP THROUGH TO THE NEXT ROUND.
OOH! OOH! OOH! OOH!
HEY! HO! JOHNNY, WHO'S NEXT?
BACK AT THE BIG BALLS IS 30-YEAR-OLD HUSBAND AND FATHER
ANDRE LaBONTE.
ALTHOUGH THE INFO I HAVE SAYS ANDRE'S WIFE
THINKS HE'S DISGUSTING.
COME ON, JOHNNY. WHOSE WIFE DOESN'T THINK THAT...
ABOUT ANDRE?
NO ARGUMENTS THERE, BUT HOW ABOUT THIS, JOHNNY?
ANDRE COULD MAKE IT ALL THE WAY ACROSS.
UHH!
OH, HO HO!
SO CLOSE
UHH! UHH!
YEAH, WE CAN'T CUT CORNERS HERE, MY FRIEND.
EARLIER, JILL FOUND OUT
WHY ANDRE'S WIFE FINDS HIM SO DISGUSTING.
WHY DOES SHE FEEL THAT WAY?
MM, ONE EXAMPLE IS A LITTLE SOMETHING SOMETHING
CALLED THE DUTCH OVEN.
NO, YOU DO NOT!
(John A.) WELL, OUR APOLOGIES TO ANDRE'S WIFE, THE VIEWERS,
AND, WELL, CERTAINLY THE DUTCH.
WHY, JOHNNY? WHAT IS A DUTCH OVEN?
IS THAT WHERE THE CHEFS FROM HOLLAND
BAKE THE HAGELSLAG IN A HASSENPFEFFER?
YEAH, I'LL EXPLAIN THAT LATER.
RIGHT NOW, IT'S DISGUSTING ANDRE
GIVING US A DUTCH TREAT ON THE JIGGLE-ATOR.
BUT MAKING IT ACROSS WILL BE A TALL ORDER.
OH, HO HO!
EE! THAT'S A STOMACH TURNER.
(sniffs) SMELLS LIKE A WIPEOUT.
WHOEVER SMELT IT DEALT IT, JILL.
AAH!
OUT OF THE DUTCH OVEN AND INTO THE FIRE, JOHN.
THAT IS REALLY DISGUSTING, ANDRE.
REVERSING OUR COURSE TO DRIVER'S ED,
THAT IS 22 YEAR OLD SAMANTHA PRINCE.
OH, MY GOSH.
WOW. SHE'S A BEAUT!
JOHNNY, SHE'S GOT A BOYFRIEND.
I'M TALKING ABOUT THE VEHICLE. LOOK AT HER, JOHN--
LOW MILES, THREE STEERING WHEELS...
OH, REALLY, GUYS?!
AND YOU THOUGHT CELL PHONES AND EYELINER WERE DISTRACTING.
AAH!
OH!
HEY, YOU KNOW THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS CAR?
AAH!
AAH HA HA!
YEAH, IT RUNS ON GAS AND WIPEOUTS.
AAH! AAH!
AND NOW THERE'S JUNK IN THE TRUNK.
OH, THAT WAS GROSS!
JILL GOT THE DIRT ON SAMANTHA
BEFORE SHE GOT BEHIND THE WHEEL.
SO $50,000...
IS A LOT OF CASH.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU DO WITH IT?
I'M AM ACTUALLY GOING TO-- PLANNING MY WEDDING.
NO.
(John H.) DETAILS, DETAILS.
NO. NOT YET.
ARE YOU GONNA BUY A GUY?
NO, ACTUALLY, UM, I'VE KNOWN MY BOYFRIEND FOR EIGHT YEARS,
AND WE'VE BEEN DATING FOR ONLY A YEAR,
BUT I HAVE MY ENTIRE WEDDING PLANNED OUT,
AND HE HASN'T PROPOSED YET.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT YOU WOULD MAYBE WANNA SAY TO HIM
'CAUSE YOU'RE ON NATIONAL TV?
"HURRY UP." NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. PROBABLY, UH...
NO, SHE'S NOT. (laughs)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME RIGHT NOW?
(John H.) NO, WE'RE NOT KIDDING EITHER.
(John A.) JOHN, SOUNDS LIKE SAMANTHA'S
GOT JUST A TOUCH AHEAD OF HERSELF.
YEAH, SHE'S A WEDDING PLANNER WHO THINKS OF EVERYTHING.
WHOA! OW! HEY!
OUR WEDDING PLANNER REGISTERED AT THE JIGGLE-ATOR.
OH, MY GOSH. (yelping)
SHE HAS SOME REAL PRE-PRE-WEDDING JITTERS.
MAYBE SHE CAN HAVE A STORYBOOK WEDDING,
IF BEING ALONE AT THE ALTAR IS AN AWESOME STORY.
SERIOUSLY? (vibrating voice) OHH!
WHAT IS GOING ON UP THERE?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
THE MOST FUN YOU CAN HAVE WITHOUT A GROOM.
AAH! I WANT THAT WEDDING. I WANT THAT WEDDING.
I WANT MY WEDDING!
WELL, WEDDING OR NOT, HERE SHE COMES.
EVEN WITHOUT A PROPOSAL, JOHNNY,
WE HAVE SKIPPED TO THE HONEYMOON.
AAH!
OH, HO HO HO!
YOU USUALLY HAVE TO PAY 25 CENTS FOR THAT KIND OF ACTION.
JILL!
WELL, IT'S NOT THE SIZE OF THE JIGGLE-ATOR THAT COUNTS.
IT'S--AH, WHO AM I KIDDING?
I WANT A VERY BIG RING.
YOU'D THINK SHE'D SETTLE FOR ANY RING AT THIS POINT.
WHILE OUR WEDDING PLANNER SWIMS DOWN THE AISLE,
WE GO TO THE TOP OF OUR COURSE,
AND WE MEET 42 YEAR OLD MIKE McMAHAN.
I'M GOING THROUGH THE BACKDOOR! WHOO!
HEY, NOW! JOHN, DO I EVEN WANNA KNOW WHAT HE MEANS?
YOU KNOW, I LET JILL ASK THE TOUGH QUESTIONS.
I HEARD YOU WERE A LITTLE ECCENTRIC.
YEAH, MAYBE JUST A LITTLE BIT. UH...
HOW SO?
WHEN I GET INVITED TO PARTIES, NEVER COME IN THE FRONT DOOR.
I COME IN THE BACK DOOR.
I EVEN CLIMB BALCONIES, CLIMB TREES,
GET INTO WINDOWS, AND I SCARE THE HECK OUT OF EVERYBODY.
THAT'S MY THING.
(John H.) WOW. THAT'S ALMOST AS CREEPY AS HIS MUSTACHE.
HERE WE GO! COME ON!
BACKDOOR MIKE BREAKING WITH TRADITION
AND STARTING WITH AN ENTRANCE FROM THE FRONT HERE.
GLAD THIS GUY DOESN'T LIVE IN A SKYSCRAPER, JOHN.
SUCTION CUPS ARE REALLY HARD TO USE. TRUST ME.
RIGHT NOW, MIKE FINDING HIMSELF IN A DOORJAMB.
HE'S GOOD AT SNEAKING IN, BUT APPARENTLY,
NOT VERY GOOD AT FINDING A WAY OUT.
YEAH, THIS IS GIVING HIM MORE TROUBLE
THAN A NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH.
STILL TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT.
OH, BOY. SOMEBODY SHOW THIS GUY THE DOOR.
YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S GETTING A HANDLE ON IT.
OH, HO HO!
OH! DON'T LET THE PLATFORM HIT YA ON THE WAY OUT!
EVEN WITH ALL OF HIS BACKDOOR EXPERIENCE,
MIKE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE, JOHNNY.
WHAT CHANCE DO OUR OTHER CONTESTANTS HAVE?
WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS IT? WHERE IS IT?
(filtered voice) GO THE OTHER WAY.
NO, THE OTHER OTHER WAY.
WELL, THAT'S DEFINITELY THE WRONG WAY.
WHERE AM I? I'M SO LOST. AAH!
YEAH, THIS JUST ISN'T IN ANYBODY'S WHEELHOUSE.
SHE STILL IN THERE? SHE'S STILL IN THERE.
OH!
THEY ALL COME OUT... EVENTUALLY.
AAH HA HA! HA!
SHE'S NEVER GONNA GET OUT OF THERE.
OH, HO HO! WELL, SOME PEOPLE
(laughs)
AND AS THE BIG WHEEL KEEPS ON TURNING,
WE MEET UP WITH 30 YEAR OLD GARRETT KIRBY.
IS THIS RIGHT? NO.
HE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE HOW TO GET OUT OF THERE EITHER.
GIVE HIM A SECOND, JOHNNY. HIS BIO SAYS
GARRETT MAKES A LIVING OUT OF SOLVING MYSTERIES.
YIKES!
HEY, HE FOUND THE SECRET PASSAGEWAY.
NO, THAT ONE'S NOT A SECRET, JOHN.
I LOOK LIKE A MORON.
"MORON" IS A LITTLE HARSH. I'D GO WITH KNUCKLEHEAD. JILL?
GARRETT, TELL ME-- WHAT DO YOU DO?
I WORK AT A *** MYSTERY DINNER THEATER.
(John H.) COOL.
I SOLVE CRIMES WHILE YOU EAT DINNER.
(John A.) THAT'S A MAN WITH A LOT ON HIS PLATE.
A DINNER DETECTIVE, HUH?
JOHN, WILL HE BE DUSTING FOR CHICKEN FINGER PRINTS?
NOT SURE, BUT HE'S IN THE MIDDLE
OF A WELL-DONE STEAK-OUT NOW.
OH!
OH! WHO ORDERED THE RED HERRING?
DINNER DETECTIVE GETTING HIS LUNCH HANDED TO HIM.
AAH!
WHOA! AND NOW HE IS HOT ON THE TRAIL
OF OUR USUAL SUSPECTS-- THE BIG BALLS.
THEY ALL LOOK THE SAME IN A LINEUP, JOHNNY.
OH, HO HO HO!
HOO! THAT RANG HIS DINNER BELL.
NO SLIP, SHERLOCK.
THESE BIG BALLS ARE MAKING A MEAL OUT OF HIM.
YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
MAYBE NOW WILL BE A GOOD TIME TO BREAK FOR A SNACK.
WELL, DON'T CHANGE THE CHANNEL.
NO, I'M NOT. JOHN, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED
TO BE A DINNER DETECTIVE,
SO I SET UP A SECURITY CAM IN THE BREAK ROOM.
I WANT TO FIND OUT ONCE AND FOR ALL WHO'S BEEN STEALING MY FOOD.
AHA!
IT WAS BALLSY!
WOW. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW HE HAD A MOUTH.
AT LEAST I HOPE THAT'S A MOUTH.
MM. THAT IS SO BALLSY, ISN'T IT?
AAH!
STAY TUNED, AMERICA. A FEAST FOR YOUR EYES--
A SMORGASBORD OF WIPEOUTS WHEN WE RETURN.
♪♪♪
WELCOME BACK TO "WIPEOUT."
I LOVE THIS TIME OF YEAR, JOHNNY.
CAN'T WAIT TO GO CAMPING IN THE GREAT INDOORS.
YOU MEAN "OUTDOORS."
INDOORS, JOHNNY. I JUST PITCH A TENT IN MY BASEMENT.
A LITTLE TIP, KIDS--DON'T BUILD A CAMPFIRE NEAR A GAS LINE.
BURNT OFF ABOUT 90% OF MY BODY HAIR.
GOOD NEWS IS THE REMAINING 10% IS IN THE SHAPE OF A HEART.
THANK GOODNESS WE HAVE MORE SHOW.
LET'S GET RIGHT BACK DOWN TO THE TOP OF OUR COURSE
FOR ONE OF OUR YOUNGEST CONTESTANTS OF THE DAY.
YEAH!
18-YEAR-OLD MUSICAL THEATER FAN CHAZ HUME.
LOVE ME MY SHOW TUNES! WHOO!
CHAZ HUME?
WHOO! YEAH!
(air horn blows)
YEAH! HERE WE GO!
WELL, CHAZ HAS HIS HANDS FULL AS HE DEALS
WITH THE WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE. HE'S IN.
JOHNNY, CHAZ GOES TO A PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL.
OH, JOHNNY, I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS AN 18 YEAR OLD KID
WITH A SEQUINED VEST, A LEATHER TIE, AND A DREAM.
LOOK AT HIM. HE THINKS THE WORLD
IS A MAIN STAGE SHOW ON A CRUISE SHIP.
HE HAS SO FAR TO FALL, JOHN.
CHAZ HANDS HASN'T FALLEN AT ALL YET.
YEAH! THERE YOU GO.
HE'S THE FIRST CONTESTANT TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE WHEEL TODAY.
JILL, TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SINGULAR SENSATION.
SO HOW ARE YOU GONNA WIN "WIPEOUT"?
I HAVE VERY GOOD SKILL AND--
WAIT. WHOA. HOLD ON. YOU CAN'T JUST SAY YOU HAVE GOOD SKILL.
(chuckles)
WHAT ARE SOME OF YOUR SKILLS?
UM...
I... I DON'T...
WHAT IS THIS? FIRST OF ALL, WHAT IS THIS?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I LIKE IT.
(John H.) LOOK, HIS CHAZ HANDS ARE BLUSHING.
(John A.) HE'S ABOUT TO GO SOLO
WITH THE BIG BALLS SHOW CHOIR, JOHN.
LOOK, MA, NO CHAZ HANDS!
OH, HO HO!
OH! A LITTLE PITCHY, DAWG.
(Big Balls harmonizing) ♪ BALL, BALL, BALL ♪
YOU KNOW, THE BIG BALLS WON REGIONALS LAST YEAR.
♪ BALLS ♪
CHAZ HANDS UP TO THE JIGGLE-ATOR.
THIS IS GREAT!
JILL, I'M COMING, BABY.
THIS ONE'S FOR YOU!
AW. HE THINKS HE HAS A CRUSH ON JILL.
(bell dings)
(high-pitched voice) WHAT IS THIS?!
THINK OF IT AS A WAY TO CULTIVATE YOUR VIBRATO.
AAH!
OH, HO HO HO HO HO!
I THINK HE JUST LIP-SUNK.
AND CHAZ HANDS DISAPPEARS
FASTER THAN A STORY LINE ON "GLEE."
(Jill) COME ON, CHAZ.
I'M COMING, JILL.
CHAZ HANDS READY FOR THE BIG FINALE.
IT'S THE DOUBLE BARREL.
AND HE SLIDES IN
LIKE A SHAMELESS GWYNETH PALTROW CAMEO.
OH!
SO CLOSE.
THAT NEEDED A LITTLE LESS CHAZ AND A LOT MORE HANDS.
NO!
STILL, HE SHOULD BE A HAPPY MUSICAL CAMPER, JOHNNY.
OH, MY GOODNESS.
OOH.
JOHNNY, WHO'S NEXT?
WELL, FROM CHAZ HANDS TO A HANDY WIPER--
MEET THE CLEAN FREAK ANDI PEREZ.
WHOO-HOO! I'M GONNA WIPE UP THE "WIPEOUT" COURSE!
GREAT. HOPE YOU BROUGHT 5,000 ROLLS OF PAPER TOWELS.
ANDI STARTING OFF WITH A CLEAN SLATE,
RUNNING CONFIDENTLY TOWARD THE WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE.
JOHN, I HOPE OUR CLEAN FREAK KNOWS
THAT WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER
TO KEEP THE "WIPEOUT" COURSE ABSOLUTELY GERM-FREE.
(filtered voice) CLEANUP ON MICROPHONE THREE.
EW.
ANDI'S MADE IT TO THE OPENING.
JUST HAS TO LEAP TO THE PLATFORM.
HOLY CRAP!
(normal voice) OR SHE'LL GET TRAPPED
IN OUR LESS-THAN-HYGIENIC BIG WHEEL.
(thud)
WAIT. HANG ON.
OH, HO! "HANG ON" IS RIGHT, JOHNNY.
SHE'S CLINGING TO THAT WHEEL LIKE CAT HAIR TO A LINT BRUSH.
HOW THE HELL DO I GET BACK?
YOU CAN START BY CLEANING UP THAT MOUTH. OH!
OH, HO HO HO! DUSTBUSTED.
AAH!
NASTY SPILL.
LOOK AT HOW THE CLEAN FREAK
WIPES IT DOWN WITH HER FACIAL TISSUES.
OH! OH!
SHE DOES SCRUB UP NICE, JOHNNY,
SO LET'S MOVE AHEAD TO THE BIG BALLS.
LOOK WHAT DAD'S DOING!
THAT'S 33-YEAR-OLD FATHER OF THREE ANDREW LEON,
AND THOSE ARE FOUR BIG BALLS.
OH! (chuckles)
OH, HO! NO "#1 DAD" MUG FOR THIS GUY.
ANDREW PROVING IT'S NOT CHILD'S PLAY OUT HERE, JOHNNY,
AND ACCORDING TO JILL,
HE KNOWS HOW TOUGH CHILD'S PLAY CAN BE.
SO ARE YOU COMPETITIVE WITH YOUR KIDS?
I'M VERY COMPETITIVE WITH MY KIDS.
WITH YOUR KIDS?
YOU KNOW, SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST.
THEY GOTTA LEARN TO BE STRONG.
(John H.) YEAH, THEY CAN'T ALL SURVIVE.
HOW OLD ARE THEY?
7, 6, AND 3.
AND YOU JUST COMPLETELY WIPE THE FLOOR WITH THEM, DON'T YOU?
AND LAUGH. I BET YOU LAUGH, DON'T YOU?
OH, I LAUGH BIG-TIME.
(John H.) JUST REMEMBER, KIDS-- HE'S NOT LAUGHING WITH YOU.
HE'S LAUGHING AT YOU.
(John A.) RIGHT NOW, OUR COMPETITIVE DAD--
JUST SEE IF HE CAN GET THE BEST OF THE JIGGLE-ATOR.
AND HE IS NOT KIDDING AROUND, JOHNNY.
OH!
AY! YA! COME TO PAPA!
THE JIGGLE-ATOR GIVES HIM A SPANKING,
AND HE GOES FROM DAD TO WORSE.
YOU KNOW, JOHN, OUR OBSTACLE COURSE HAS DEMONSTRATED
EXCELLENT PARENTING SKILLS TODAY.
YEAH, LIKE TEACHING YOUR DAUGHTER HOW TO DRIVE...
OH!
AND SWIM.
BABY STEPS, JOHN. OW!
OH. HO, THAT LOOKED LIKE... (singsongy) IT HURTS.
OH, HO!
OH! GOTTA CRAWL BEFORE YOU WALK.
ALWAYS HOLD YOUR HEAD HIGH...
OH! OH! OH!
BUT KNOW WHEN TO DUCK.
AAH!
OOH, HOO HOO HOO! PUT YOUR NOSE TO THE GRINDSTONE.
OHH! HELL, NO!
AH. YOU CAN ALWAYS LEAN ON US.
AND KIDS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS,
ALWAYS BUCKLE UP.
NOW I KNOW WHY THEY CALL IT "WIPEOUT."
NOW ON TAP, OUR FINAL CONTESTANT COMPETING IN THE QUALIFIER--
18 YEAR OLD TAPPING TONY LEE.
WHOA! LEE JA VU!
JOHN, TONY'S HERE TO DO MORE
THAN JUST SHOW OFF HIS DANCE SKILLS.
HE'S ALSO LOOKING FOR HIS PARENTS' APPROVAL.
SO WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU GRADUATE?
OH, I WANNA BE A TAP DANCER.
BUT OKAY, MY PARENTS WANT ME TO GO INTO THE SCIENCES.
MY DAD'S AN ENGINEER, SO THEY WANT ME TO BE AN ENGINEER, TOO.
RIGHT.
BUT THAT'S BORING AND I JUST--
I KINDA WANNA, LIKE, TAP INSTEAD.
YEAH, IT'S EXCITING.
(John H.) YEAH, TONY'S PARENTS.
NOBODY WATCHES "ENGINEERING WITH THE STARS."
(John A.) TAPPING TONY'S NOT A-FRED ASTAIRES
AS HE APPROACHES THE JIGGLE-ATOR.
TAPPING TONY HAS SOME HAPPY FEET...
AH!
OH, HO! BUT NOT A HAPPY HEAD.
TONY--A NIFTY LITTLE SLIDE STEP HERE.
OH!
OH! GOOD LORD OF THE DANCE, JOHNNY!
WHAT HAPPENED?
TONY FACED DOWN THE JIGGLE-ATOR,
BUT HE JUST COULDN'T WRAP HIS HEAD AROUND IT.
AAH!
TAPPING TONY IS PUTTING UP
A GREAT RUN AS HE DOUBLE-TIMES IT TO THE DOUBLE BARREL.
JUMPS IN WITH BOTH FEET.
HE IS REALLY STARTING TO CLICK.
JUST ONE MORE JUMP. YES!
YEAH!
AH!
NOT REALLY A "YEAH."
TONY GOES OFF ON THE WRONG FOOT,
AND DOWN THE DRAIN LIKE HIS PARENTS' HOPES AND DREAMS.
STILL, A TERRIFIC TIME-- AROUND 2 1/5 MINUTES.
TONY'S DREAMS OF TAPPING
ARE VERY MUCH ALIVE AND TICKING.
OKAY.
YOU HAVE THE BEST TIME OF THE DAY, AND YOU'RE MOVING ON.
YES!
(John H.) SURE, YOU'VE SHAMED YOUR PARENTS,
BUT YOU'VE IMPRESSED JILL, AND THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
TAPPING TONY WILL JELLY ROLL INTO THE NEXT ROUND
WITH CRYSTAL "SWEATY" HO,
BACKDOOR MIKE McMAHAN,
AND DINNER DETECTIVE GARRETT KIRBY.
ALSO MOVING ON ARE CHAZ HANDS CHAZ HUME...
(Chaz) CHAZ HANDS!
CLEAN FREAK ANDI PEREZ,
AND THE COMPETITIVE DAD ANDREW LEON.
STAY TUNED, AMERICA,
AS OUR DIRTY DOZEN COMES FACE-TO-FACE
WITH TOTAL CARNAGE WHEN WE RETURN.
♪♪♪
WE ARE BACK HERE ON "WIPEOUT,"
AND JOHNNY, BY THE WAY, IT WAS GOOD TO SEE YOU LAST NIGHT.
I ENJOYED SEEING ALL YOUR, UH, SPORTS MEMORABILIA.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S ALL MY WIFE'S.
SHE COLLECTS AN AUTOGRAPH
FROM EVER ATHLETE SHE'S EVER HAD A CRUSH ON.
SHE HAD A CRUSH ON, UH, BRIAN BOITANO?
NO. NO, THAT ONE WAS MINE.
WELL, PERHAPS TONIGHT'S WINNER
WILL BE SIGNATURE-WORTHY FOR YOUR WIFE.
IT'S NO SECRET. WE HAVE 12 CONTESTANTS
ANXIOUS TO ADVANCE TO THE NEXT ROUND
FOR A SHOT AT $50,000,
AND THEY INCLUDE THE DISGUSTING ANDRE LaBONTE...
(passes gas)
OUR WEDDING PLANNER SAMANTHA PRINCE,
(Mike) THAT'S MY THING.
ALSO MOVING ON ARE CHAZ HANDS CHAZ HUME,
(squeak)
AND TAPPING TONY LEE.
(tapping)
YOU KNOW, JOHNNY, I GOT MY FIRST BIG BREAK DOING DINNER THEATER.
REALLY?
YEAH, I PLAYED THE DISHWASHER.
I DON'T KNOW REALLY.
I COULDN'T HEAR IT OVER THE GARBAGE DISPOSAL.
AH, I'M SURE YOU WERE GREAT IN IT, BUT RIGHT NOW,
OUR 12 CONTESTANTS HAVE TO RISE TO GREATNESS
TO OVERCOME OUR NEXT CHALLENGE, TOTAL CARNAGE.
HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
OUR 12 CONTESTANTS WILL ALL START TOGETHER
ON THIS PLATFORM ELEVATED 10 FEET ABOVE THE WATER.
THE GOAL'S SIMPLE ENOUGH--
MAKE IT TO THE FINISH PLATFORM.
AAH!
WORKING THEIR WAY OVER THE CRANKSHAFT
AND BETWEEN THE SPINNING HOOPS WITHOUT GOING UNDER THEM.
UHH!
THE FIRST SIX TO MAKE IT TO THE FINISH PLATFORM
WHOO!
DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME, PEOPLE,
UNLESS YOU GOT ONE OF THESE THINGS IN YOUR BACKYARD.
THEN I WOULD BE SILLY NOT TO. AM I RIGHT. HUH?
ALWAYS. RIGHT NOW, WE WILL GO DOWN TO THE ACTION
AND GET THINGS STARTED.
(cheering)
OH, GOSH! WE'RE GONNA BE IN THE WATER IN SECONDS.
WE'RE GONNA TAKE A SHOWER RIGHT NOW.
DON'T SWEAT IT, CRYSTAL.
PLEASE DODGE THIS, 'CAUSE IF YOU ALL
COME BACK THIS WAY, I'M OUT.
CHAZ TRYING TO TAKE MATTERS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.
(woman) CHAZ HANDS.
ALL CHAZ HANDS ARE ON DECK, JILL.
(air horn blows)
THERE'S THE HORN,
AND THIS THREE-RING CIRCUS IS UNDERWAY.
WHOOPS, THERE THEY ARE,
AND THOSE ARE SOME VICIOUS CIRCLES, JOHNNY.
(screaming)
OH, HO! WOW!
SWEET LORD OF THE RINGS, IT'S A MASSACRE!
I GOTTA SEE THAT AGAIN.
JOHN, IT'S CLEAR OUR CONTESTANTS HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO DO
OR HOW TO NOT DO IT.
WHICH IS EXACTLY WHY WE CALL IT TOTAL CARNAGE.
BACK TO THE ACTION. THE CRANKSHAFT GOING FOR A SPIN.
DINNER DETECTIVE.
(chuckles) TAPPING TONY. OH! BOTH TAP OUT!
WHOA!
LATE CLASS FOR EVERYBODY.
AAH!
CRANK UP THE DUNKIN' DONUTS INSTANT REPLAY.
THAT IS A QUINTUPLE TAKEDOWN.
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE WIPEOUT.
JOHNNY, I COULD WATCH THAT A DOZEN TIMES.
BACKDOOR MIKE ASSUMES THE LEAD,
STEPS FORWARD TO THE CRANKSHAFT. AH!
OH! RIGHT IN THE PEEPHOLE.
OH! AND TAPPING TONY GETS HIS FEET WET.
HERE COMES CHAZ.
CHAZ IS ON A MISSION!
OH!
NO!
HOPE NOBODY TOLD HIM TO BREAK A LEG.
NO ONE IS EVEN CLOSE TO GETTING THROUGH THIS THING, JOHNNY.
DINNER DETECTIVE...
YA!
OH! IS MYSTERY MEAT.
BACKDOOR MIKE HOPING TO CRASH THE PARTY.
WILL THE CRANKSHAFT LET HIM?
OH!
OH! HE GETS BOUNCED.
COMING UP FROM BEHIND IS DISGUSTING ANDRE. AH!
OH! AN APPALLING WIPEOUT.
TAPPING TONY GOES TO THE HEAD OF THE CHORUS LINE NOW.
WILL THE RINGS BE HIS ACHILLES' HEEL?
NO, HE MAKES IT THROUGH, AND WITH FLAIR.
I THINK HE DESERVES A TONY FOR THAT ONE.
YEAH, BUT THE CRANKSHAFT CAN CUT A MEAN RUG.
AW!
OH! HE GETS THE RED CARPET PULLED OUT FROM UNDER HIM.
TAPPING TONY REALLY TRIPS THE LIGHTS FANTASTIC.
OH!
TONY HAS GONE FARTHER THAN ANYBODY,
BUT NO ONE HAS MANAGED TO PUSH PAST THE THREE-QUARTER MARK.
BUT BACKDOOR MIKE CREEPS BACK IN,
ALERTING THE MOTION DETECTORS.
CRANKSHAFT HOPING TO SHUT HIM DOWN.
OH!
OH! YEAH, MAKES IT OVER.
CHAZ HANDS IS REALLY STARTING TO SHAKE IT.
BOTH ON TRACK TO ADVANCE.
STILL NEED TO MAKE IT PAST THE WATER CANNON
AND THROUGH THE SPINNING RINGS.
CHAZ AND BACKDOOR MIKE IN THIS TOGETHER.
OH, HO HO HO!
AND CHAZ HANDS REACHES THE FINISH PLATFORM FIRST.
HE'S MOVING ON.
YEAH!
BACKDOOR MIKE IS RIGHT BEHIND HIM, JOHN.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS. CHAZ AND MIKE.
OUR FIRST TWO SPOTS ARE TAKEN.
FOUR STILL UP FOR GRABS.
HERE COMES SWEATY AND THE WEDDING PLANNER.
THEY'RE HOPING TO REPRESENT FOR THE LADIES.
SWEATY GETS RING AROUND THE COLLAR
AND MAKES IT THROUGH.
WEDDING PLANNER ALWAYS LOOKING FOR A RING.
LEAP OF FAITH!
OH! SHE HANGS ON
TO THAT PLATFORM LIKE IT'S A RELUCTANT BOYFRIEND.
SWEATY LEAPS, GETS A SPLASH FROM THE WATER CANNON.
SHE IS SOAKING MORE THAN USUAL.
OH! AND SHE HAS TO SWEAT IT OUT ALL OVER AGAIN.
OH, MY GOSH!
WEDDING PLANNER TRYING TO WALK DOWN THE AISLE.
YI!
CRANKSHAFT THROWS HER A SHOWER.
OOH! COMPETITIVE DAD IS IN THE PARENT TRAP.
AAH!
TAKE A LOOK. WEDDING PLANNER FALLS
FOR THE FIRST CRANKSHAFT SHE MEETS.
BUT IT'S THE GUYS WHO GET KNOCKED UP AND DOWN.
DISGUSTING ANDRE GOING ON THE OFFENSIVE
OVER THAT CRANKSHAFT.
COMPETITIVE DAD NOT ABOUT TO LET HIM GET TOO FAR AHEAD.
DINNER DETECTIVE FOLLOWS A BIG TIP.
OH!
OH! RAPPELLED BACKWARDS AND GOES UNDER THE RINGS.
YOU CAN'T GO UNDER THE OBSTACLES.
WE DISCUSSED THIS, DISGUSTING.
THAT LEAVES THE FIELD ALL CLEAR FOR THE COMPETITIVE DAD.
YEAH!
COMPETITIVE DAD ACTUALLY DEFEATS SOME GROWNUPS FOR A CHANGE.
HALF THE SPOTS FINALLY TAKEN.
DINNER DETECTIVE LOOKS TO UNCOVER THE CULPRIT
BEFORE DESSERT.
HE MAKES IT EASILY OVER THE CRANKSHAFT.
JOHNNY, HE IS DEVOURING HIS MAIN COURSE,
AND YES, GUESS WHO'S COMING TO DINNER.
WHOO!
YEAH! WHOO!
DINNER DETECTIVE READY FOR SECONDS.
FOUR GUYS. WHERE'S MY LADIES?
HERE'S CLEAN FREAK, POLISHED UP
OH!
OH! OH!
OH! SHE'S TAKING IT ALL THE WAY AROUND, DOWN AND DIRTY.
TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AGAIN.
THE CRANKSHAFT PICKS UP OUR CLEAN FREAK
AND MOPS THE FLOOR WITH HER.
TAPPING TONY USING THAT FANCY FOOTWORK,
DANCING CIRCLES AROUND THOSE RINGS.
A LITTLE MORE SOFT-SHOEING AND...
YES!
SWEET GREGORY HINES!
TONY HAS CHOREOGRAPHED HIS WAY INTO THE NEXT ROUND.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA BE ALL GUYS.
NOT SO FAST, JILL.
SWEATY IS STILL GUSHING WITH DETERMINATION.
IF SHE CAN GET PAST THE CRANKSHAFT,
SHE'LL BE SWEATING PRETTY.
AAH!
OH! THAT'S THE PITS!
DISGUSTING ANDRE STARTING TO RAISE A STINK.
OH!
OH, NO!
CLINGING LIKE FOOD IN HIS TEETH,
HE IS UP AND HE GETS THE HOSE.
WELL, ANYTHING TO CLEAN UP HIS ACT, JOHN.
NOW SWEATY'S HEATING UP AGAIN.
AN OPPORTUNITY TO LEAVE ANDRE HIGH AND DRY.
IT IS STICKY VERSUS ICKY.
(Jill) OH, NO!
OH! THEY'RE PUMMELING HIM, BUT HE PASSES.
LEAVING VAPOR TRAILS.
HE'S RUNNING ON FUMES,
BUT DISGUSTING ANDRE COMES OFF SMELLING LIKE A ROSE.
IT'S ALL GUYS.
SIX FOR SIX, JILL.
AND AS ANDRE HEADS TO THE MAN CAVE,
ALL THE LADIES ARE HEADED HOME.
YOU'RE ALL MOVING ON.
DISGUSTING ANDRE LaBONTE WILL FIRE UP HIS DUTCH OVEN
IN THE NEXT ROUND,
ALONG WITH TAPPING TONY LEE,
THE DINNER DETECTIVE GARRETT KIRBY,
OUR COMPETITIVE DAD ANDREW LEON,
BACKDOOR MIKE McMAHAN,
AND CHAZ HANDS CHAZ HUME.
STAY TUNED, AMERICA.
WHOO-HOO!
THERE'S A LOT MORE FUN AND GAMES
ON THE WIPEOUT PLAY SET RIGHT AFTER RECESS.
♪♪♪
HELLO, AMERICA, AND WELCOME BACK HERE TO "WIPEOUT."
AHH. I AM LOVIN' THIS WEATHER, JOHNNY.
SOAKING UP THE RAYS, KICKING IT BY THE POOL.
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU HAD A POOL.
WELL, I DON'T, BUT MY NEIGHBOR DOES,
AND AS LONG AS I SQUAT BEHIND THE HEATING PUMP
AND FEED RAW STEAK TO THEIR DOG, THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW I'M THERE.
YEP.
ALL RIGHT. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE HALF A DOZEN CONTESTANTS
IN THE RUNNING FOR THE $50,000.
THEY ARE THE DISGUSTING ANDRE LaBONTE,
TAPPING TONY LEE,
OUR DINNER DETECTIVE GARRETT KIRBY,
COMPETITIVE DAD ANDREW LEON...
(door creaks)
BACKDOOR MIKE McMAHAN, AND CHAZ HANDS CHAZ HUME.
YOU KNOW, JOHN, "WIPEOUT" IS LIKE ONE BIG PLAYGROUND,
BUT OCCASIONALLY, IT REMINDS ME OF THE MEAN LITTLE KIDS
WHO PICKED ON ME, CALLED ME NAMES.
AH, THAT SOUNDS ROUGH.
AT LEAST YOU MADE IT THROUGH CHILDHOOD OKAY.
I'M TALKING ABOUT LAST WEEKEND.
YEAH, WELL, KIDS CAN BE CRUEL.
YEAH.
THAT BRINGS US TO OUR NEXT CHALLENGE--
THE WIPEOUT PLAY SET.
THREE SEPARATE ROUNDS ALL STARTING OFF
WITH THE SAFE AND DURABLE SWING ALONG SWING SETS,
WHERE CONTESTANTS MUST HURL THEIR BODIES
ONTO THE SPINNING PLATFORM.
AAH!
NEXT UP, THEY'LL TAKE A TWIRL
ASTRIDE EACH OF THESE CHARMING SWEEPER ARMS,
CROSSING FROM ONE TO THE OTHER
AS THEY ROTATE AT ALARMING SPEED.
YIPPEE!
AND THEN THERE'S THE FINAL OBSTACLE,
CHUTES AND SPLATTERS. YOU SLIDE DOWN...
TRY TO AVOID GETTING WHACKED BY THAT WINDMILL
ON THE WAY TO THE FINISH PLATFORM.
THE WIPEOUT PLAY SET IS
RECOMMENDED FOR ADULT CHILDREN ONLY.
WIPEOUT PLAY SET IS NOT A HAPPY TOY
AND IS MEANT FOR OUTDOOR ABUSE ONLY.
BATTERINGS INCLUDED. THE WIPEOUT PLAY SET--
FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY, JOHNNY,
PROVIDED YOUR FAMILY IS THE CREEPY ONE
AT THE END OF THE BLOCK.
YEAH, LET'S JUST GO DOWN TO THE ACTION
AND GET THIS PLAYDATE STARTED.
WAIT. I DON'T UNDERSTAND. DO WE SIT ON THE SWING?
IT'S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, CHAZ HANDS.
THIS LOOKS REALLY DANGEROUS. IS THIS LEGAL?
I HAVE NO IDEA, TONY, BUT LET'S GET STARTED.
(Andre laughs)
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, HERE WE GO. IT'S ROUND ONE.
THANKS, JILL.
AND AS JOHN ANDERSON WOULD SING, "THEY'RE SWINGIN'."
(Tony) I'M TOO LIGHT FOR THIS.
RIGHT, TONY, TOO LIGHT,
BUT 70-POUND THIRD GRADERS CAN DO IT.
♪ OOH! ♪
CHAZ HANDS BREAKS OUT FIRST FROM OUR SIX SWINGERS.
CRAP.
TAPPING TONY'S GOT THAT SWING.
UHH! OH!
OH, BUT IT DON'T MEAN A THING.
HOW DO I GET OFF?
WELL, CHAZ, YOU COULD DO EXACTLY WHAT TONY DID.
NO! CHAZ, I WAS KIDDING.
BACKDOOR MIKE LANDS ON THE WELCOME MAT.
MUST BE WEIRD FOR HIM TO BE OUT FRONT.
BACKDOOR MIKE FIRST TO THE SWEEPER ARMS.
OH! NEARLY DEAD-BOLTED.
DISGUSTING ANDRE LaBONTE...
AAH!
OH! HITS A NEW LOW. HARD.
BACKDOOR MIKE WITH A REVOLVING DOOR TECHNIQUE
ON THAT SWEEPER ARM.
YEAH, BACKDOOR GOES AROUND THE WORLD,
AND HE MAKES IT ACROSS.
BACKDOOR MIKE IS OUR OLDEST CONTESTANT
AND HE IS IN THE LEAD.
COMPETITIVE DAD JOINING THE KIDS' GAMES,
BUT HE IS DAD IN THE WATER.
BACKDOOR MIKE GAINING ACCESS.
HE IS ON HIS WAY TO CHUTES AND SPLATTERS ALREADY,
AND ON THE THRESHOLD OF VICTORY.
HE'S GOTTA TAKE HIS TIME AND GET IT RIGHT,
OR THAT WINDMILL WILL SLAM THE DOOR
WHERE THE SUN DON'T SHINE.
SLOW PUSH OFF.
OH, HO HO!
OH! OFF THE HINGES. BACKDOOR MIKE--
A JARRING WIPEOUT.
ALL RIGHT, BACK TO THE TURNTABLE.
CHAZ TAKES A BOLD MOVE,
AND TAPPING TONY PUTS HIS BEST FOOT FORWARD.
TAPPING TONY TAKES THE INITIATIVE,
DUCKS UNDER THE SWEEPER ARM.
BUT NO IDLE CHAZ HANDS HERE, JOHNNY. HE IS CLOSE BEHIND.
TAPPING TONY WORKING THE SWEEPER ARM.
HE'S TO THE MIDDLE PLATFORM AND CHASING BACKDOOR MIKE,
WHO'S CALLING ON YEARS OF FIRE ESCAPE EXPERIENCE.
UP THE LADDER.
CHAZ HANDS FOLLOWING IN TONY'S FOOTSTEPS.
THIS COULD BE
A FEATHERWEIGHT HIGH SCHOOL DANCE BATTLE TO THE FINISH.
CHAZ HANGING TEN.
AND NOW THEY COME AND KNOCK ON MIKE'S DOOR.
OH! THREE IS COMPANY.
MIKE THE FIRST ONE TO GIVE IT A GO.
(Jill) NO, NO. OH!
NO, ANOTHER SLIDING DOOR WIPEOUT.
TAPPING TONY... OH!
SHUFFLES OFF.
(laughs) THAT WAS A HORRIBLE ATTEMPT.
EXACTLY, JILL.
(tapping)
(ding)
AND THEN DIPS INTO THE TAP WATER.
AND THAT GIVES CHAZ THE UPPERHANDS.
JILL, I'M COMING.
COME ON, CHAZ! COME ON!
IT'S A REAL NAIL-BITER, JOHNNY.
CHAZ WISELY WAITING FOR A GOOD OPENING NOW.
DOWN HE GOES,
AND YEAH! CHAZ IN SAFE HANDS.
(air horn blows)
FIRST ONE THROUGH. GONNA LET HIS FINGERS DO THE WALKING.
YES! WIPEOUT ZONE!
WHOO! OH, JILL!
WHOA. CHAZ AND JILL DOING
THEIR OWN VERSION OF "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL."
NOT SURPRISINGLY, HE IS CHAZZED.
CHAZ HANDS.
(air horn blows)
THAT HORN MEANS ROUND TWO IS IN FULL SWING.
THEY NEED TO BUILD UP
A LITTLE MOMENTUM AND HEIGHT BEFORE THEY LET GO.
TAPPING TONY FLIES INTO THE SPOTLIGHT.
WHO'S GONNA JOIN HIM?
COMPETITIVE DAD... OOH!
SWING AND A MISS!
TAPPING TONY STEPPING LIVELY. HE'S ON.
(giggles)
HE IS ALIVE AND GIGGLING, JOHN.
GOING FOR THE SWEEPER ARM.
(groans)
OH! NOW THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT.
TONY FINALLY THERE TO THE SECOND PLATFORM.
DINNER DETECTIVE
AND BACKDOOR MIKE JUMP ON THE BANDWAGON.
TONY COMING AROUND FOR ANOTHER LANDING.
(chuckles) SPINNING IN.
ROTATES BACK
(Chaz) COME ON. COME ON.
OKAY. GO, TONY.
TAPPING TONY HOPING TO AVOID A RIVERDANCE THIS TIME AROUND.
SITS DOWN, TAKING HIS TIME.
HERE HE GOES!
(grunts)
WOW! TAKES IT RIGHT ON THE CHIN.
WATCHING PEOPLE WRECK IS HILARIOUS.
BACKDOOR MIKE--
(chuckles) LIKE THAT, HE GETS HIS BELL RUNG.
CAN I STRETCH FOR A SECOND?
YEP. ALWAYS SMART TO STRETCH IN THE MIDDLE OF A RACE,
BUT TAPPING TONY'S NOT GETTING COLD FEET.
HE IS READY FOR A SLIDESHOW.
COME ON, TONY.
HAS TO IMPROVE FROM THAT FACE-PLANT, RIGHT?
HERE GOES TONY.
WOW!
HE'S GOT IT! YES! MADE IT!
(air horn blows)
AND THE STAGE IS SET
FOR A "WEST SIDE STORY"-BOOK ENDING
IN THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
OUR TWO HIGH SCHOOLERS WILL DANCE IT OUT,
LEAVING FOUR MEN FROM THE OLD SCHOOL
TO SHOW THEM WHAT GROWN MEN ARE MADE OF.
CHAZ AND TONY SUCK!
WHICH APPARENTLY, DOESN'T INCLUDE MATURITY.
(man) HERE WE GO.
THIRD AND FINAL ROUND UNDERWAY.
ONE 50K SPOT LEFT IN THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
WILL IT BE DISGUSTING ANDRE, THE COMPETITIVE DAD,
DINNER DETECTIVE, OR BACKDOOR MIKE?
(Jill) ALL RIGHT, WHO'S YOUR PICK?
GARRETT. I THINK GARRETT.
HERE GOES GARRETT THE DINNER DETECTIVE,
MAKING A BOLD ENTREE ONTO THE PLATFORM.
YEAH, THIS TIME GARRETT'S NOT WAITING ON ANYONE.
DIVES ONTO THE PLATFORM, DODGING THE PEPPER GRINDER.
HE DINES AND DASHES AND...
AH! DITCHES.
AH! DINNER DETECTIVE SENT BACK TO THE KITCHEN
AS COMPETITIVE DAD SHOWS HE IS NOBODY'S OLD MAN.
ON TO THAT MIDDLE PLATFORM,
AND THIS FATHER FIGURES IT OUT.
DISGUSTING ANDRE BRINGING IN A FUNK.
COMPETITIVE DAD BRINGING THE NOISE, WIFE AND KIDS.
DISGUSTING ANDRE PASSES THE SMELL TEST.
COMPETITIVE DAD LOOKING TO BRING IT HOME.
NO.
COMPETITIVE DAD WITH HIS FIRST ATTEMPT ON THE SLIDE.
OHH!
MY GOD!
MY VERTEBRAE HURTS.
COMPETITIVE DAD WITH THE FATHER OF ALL WIPEOUTS
AS HE REALLY PUTS HIS BACK INTO IT.
CAN WE GET A CHIROPRACTOR TO CHUTES AND SPLATTERS?
HOW'S THE L5, PLEASE?
I'M TRYING, KIDS. I'M TRYING.
YEAH, KIDS, REMEMBER THAT
WHEN YOU DECIDE TO SHIP DADDY OFF TO A HOME.
ANDRE! YOU GOT MIKE RIGHT BEHIND YOU.
DISGUSTING ANDRE SMELLING VICTORY.
BACKDOOR MIKE SNEAKING UP FROM BEHIND.
THAT'S HIS THING. OW!
OH, HO HO HO!
WRETCHED WIPEOUT.
OH! MIKE CHECKED AT THE BACK DOOR.
THIS IS GETTING GOOD.
AND LOOK AT THIS-- MAKING A GREAT COMEBACK,
IT'S GARRETT THE DINNER DETECTIVE.
LOOK AT THIS.
THAT'S WHAT I JUST SAID, JILL.
IT'S THE LONE WOLF COMING UP.
JILL, HE'S NOT ALONE AND HE'S NOT A WOLF,
BUT THE DINNER DETECTIVE IS IN THE LEAD.
THE OUTCOME STILL A MYSTERY, JOHNNY.
WILL TODAY'S SPECIAL BE A TRIP TO THE WIPEOUT ZONE?
DINNER DETECTIVE GOING FOR THE SLIDER. OH!
"MASHED POTATOES," HE WROTE.
THIS IS KILLING ME.
NOW DISGUSTING ANDRE WITH A GIANT LEAD.
THIS IS IT!
DON'T WAIT FOR HIM. GO!
YOU HEARD HIM, JILL. THIS IS IT. HE'S GOT IT HERE.
OH, HO HO!
DISGUSTING STINKS!
THIS IS ANYBODY'S GAME RIGHT NOW.
COMPETITIVE DAD WITH A CHANCE FOR BRAGGING RIGHTS.
I'M COMING!
DOES FATHER KNOW BEST? YES, SIR!
THE WIPEOUT ZONE WILL HAVE PARENTAL SUPERVISION.
TWO HIGH SCHOOLERS AND A COMPETITIVE DAD.
YEAH!
SO THERE IT IS. WE HAVE CHAZ HANDS CHAZ HUME,
THE COMPETITIVE DAD ANDREW LEON,
AND TAPPING TONY LEE.
STAY TUNED, AMERICA.
THE WIPEOUT ZONE IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
♪♪♪
WE ARE BACK ON "WIPEOUT,"
AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS JOHNNY--THE FINAL CHALLENGE.
THAT'S RIGHT. WE STARTED THE DAY WITH 24 EAGER CONTESTANTS,
WHICH WE HAVE SYSTEMATICALLY NARROWED DOWN
TO A DARING AND DESERVING THREE.
AND ONE OF THEM NOW ON THE CUSP OF CLAIMING OUR $50,000 PRIZE,
BUT ONE ENORMOUS HURDLE STILL STANDING IN THEIR WAY--
THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
IT IS MADE UP OF FOUR DEMANDING STAGES TONIGHT.
IT ALL STARTS WITH THE TOWERING FLUME OF DOOM,
A BREATHTAKING 7-STORY PLUMMET
THAT LAUNCHES CONTESTANTS RIGHT BACK UP INTO THE AIR
AND OUT INTO THE WATER.
FROM THERE, IT'S ON TO THE SECOND OBSTACLE,
THE IRON MAZEN. THIS ONE WILL MAKE YOUR HEAD SPIN.
ENTER ON THE YELLOW, EXIT ON THE RED,
ALL WHILE BATTLING SPEED AND GRAVITY.
THAT'S FOLLOWED BY THE AXLE OF EVIL.
CONTESTANTS WILL TAKE THESE WHIRLING PRONGS
FOR A DIZZYING RIDE,
THEN DROP, HOPEFULLY, ONTO THE NEXT PLATFORM.
FINALLY, OUR LAST OBSTACLE, THE GREAT WALL OF FALL.
THEY'LL HAVE TO PLOT A COURSE TO THE FINISH
OVER AND THROUGH THESE PULSATING PEGS.
COMPETING IN THE WIPEOUT ZONE TONIGHT,
WE HAVE CHAZ HANDS CHAZ HUME,
THE COMPETITIVE DAD ANDREW LEON,
AND TAPPING TONY LEE.
FIRST UP, IT'S GONNA BE CHAZ HANDS...
WHO'S GETTING LOADED
I'M TOAST.
CHAZ HANDS HUME
WOULDN'T LET ANYTHING BREAK HIS SPIRIT FINGERS TODAY
AS HE PLACED THIRD IN OUR QUALIFIER.
FROM THEN ON, HE WAS THE LEADING MAN,
AAH!
AND THE WIPEOUT PLAY SET.
NOW CHAZ WILL TRY HIS HAND AT THE WIPEOUT ZONE,
AS HE COMPETES FOR $50,000.
YES!
THE WIPEOUT ZONE ALIVE TONIGHT.
THE FLUME OF DOOM RISING SEVEN STORIES INTO THE SKY,
IT'S READY FOR ITS FIRST RIDER.
(beeping)
AAH! OH! AAH!
AND LAUNCHING HIM ONTO THE COURSE.
THE EXPRESSION ON HIS FACE TELLS THE STORY, JOHNNY.
OH!
AND ALL THAT SPEED FIRES HIM OUT LIKE A HUMAN CANNONBALL.
AAH!
OUT OF THE WATER AND UP THE RAMP,
IRON MAZEN AWAITS.
HE'LL HAVE TO KEEP HIS WITS ABOUT HIM HERE.
HERE WE GO. HERE WE GO.
THE ENTRY POINT TURNING UP.
CHAZ IN, MOVING DOWN AND AROUND COUNTERCLOCKWISE.
THE OBSTACLE TURNING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
THERE'S THE EXIT COMING AROUND NOW.
OOH.
SO HARD TO STAY ORIENTED IN THE IRON MAZEN.
YOU'RE STANDING IN IT.
HE'S GONNA HAVE TO CIRCLE HIS WAY BACK NOW.
DOWN AT ABOUT 6:00,
AND THE PLATFORM HE NEEDS IS RIGHT AT 3:00.
HAS HIS OPENING, GOOD POSITION.
HE'S GOING FOR IT.
NICE! ONE AND DONE ON IRON MAZEN.
WOW! COMPENSATING NICELY FOR THAT EARLY CONFUSION.
WHOO! OKAY.
WITH NO WIPEOUTS, HE IS SETTING A GREAT PACE SO FAR.
GLIDES DOWN TO THE AXLE OF EVIL,
JUST ANOTHER INTIMIDATING OBSTACLE.
OKAY, I GOT THIS.
SHOWING SOME CONFIDENCE HERE, BUT THAT ROTATING AXLE IS
ONLY TOO HAPPY TO TAKE YOU DOWN A PEG.
CHAZ NEEDS TO BRACE HIMSELF FOR THE ROTATION.
SLOPPY SO FAR. THIS IS TROUBLE.
OH!
OH! DOWN HE GOES! THE AXLE OF EVIL
HANDING CHAZ HANDS HIS FIRST WIPEOUT.
BACK UP NOW FOR HIS SECOND ATTEMPT,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE HE IS TRYING A SITTING TECHNIQUE.
TRYING TO GET SQUARED UP FOR HIS DISMOUNT,
CROSSING OVER THE PLATFORM.
OH! A LITTLE LATE ON THAT DROP
AND CAREENS INTO THE WATER.
YEAH, HE RIDES IT FOR TOO LONG...
(grunts) AAH!
AND JUST CAN'T PULL HIMSELF UP ONTO THE PLATFORM.
THIS IS HARD.
CHAZ REALLY HAVING A BATTLE ON THE AXLE.
PATIENCE AND POSTURE BOTH IN PLAY.
WAITING FOR THAT PLATFORM TO ROTATE UNDERNEATH HIM.
AND, YES, HE HAS MADE IT ACROSS SAFELY.
OH! THANK THE LORD.
ONE OBSTACLE REMAINS-- THE GREAT WALL OF FALL.
STILL SETTING A SOLID TIME, BUT HE NEEDS TO MAKE IT
PAST THE PULSATING WALL TO STOP THAT CLOCK.
CRAWLING OUT ONTO THE PISTONS NOW.
OH! AND ALL THAT WATER
MAKES TRACTION EVEN HARDER TO COME BY.
CHAZ LOOKS LIKE HE'S DEVELOPING A FEEL NOW FOR THE OBSTACLE.
FACING A BIG LEAP HERE.
OOH!
AND CHAZ GETS ROCKED! THAT DISTANCE JUST TOO FAR,
AND HE GOT BLASTED IN THE MIDSECTION.
CHAZ FORCED ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE START OF THE WALL.
PAST THE 8-MINUTE MARK NOW. FIRST GUY OUT OF THE BOX.
PROBABLY FEELING SOME PRESSURE.
COMING UP TO THAT SPOT THAT NIPPED HIM LAST TIME.
HE'S GOING FOR IT. WHOA! GOTTA HANG ON NOW.
AAH!
STRUGGLING TO KEEP A GRIP
AS THAT WALL TRIES TO PUSH HIM OFF.
DROPPING TO HIS KNEES.
USING HIS LEGS TO LOCK ON TO THAT PISTON.
THOSE WATER BLASTS MAKING LIFE MISERABLE, JOHN.
MOVING AGAIN NOW.
TAKING THE HIGH ROAD AS HE CRAWLS OVER THOSE PISTONS.
HE IS AT THE TOP WITH A GOOD VIEW,
BUT A LONG WAY DOWN.
MONEY. THERE YOU GO.
CHAZ HAS MADE IT THROUGH THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
YES! I DID IT!
WHOO!
HE HAS SET THE PACE FOR OUR OTHER CONTESTANTS.
YEAH! CHAZ HANDS!
OUR COMPETITIVE DAD IS ABOUT TO TAKE HIS SHOT.
HE IS DOWN WITH JILL RIGHT NOW.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
CONFIDENT.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, I KNOW THAT YOU SAID EARLIER
THAT YOU BEAT YOUR KIDS IN ALL COMPETITIONS, RIGHT?
RIGHT, RIGHT.
HOW DOES IT FEEL GOING UP AGAINST TWO HIGH SCHOOLERS?
I'M GONNA TAKE 'EM OUT JUST LIKE I WOULD MY KIDS.
(John H.) COMPETITIVE DAD ANDREW LEON
TOLD HIS KIDS TO WATCH AND LEARN
AS HE TOOK SECOND ON OUR QUALIFIER THIS MORNING.
HE SCHOOLED TOTAL CARNAGE, WHERE HE PLACED THIRD...
AAH!
AND SHOWED THE WIPEOUT PLAY SET THAT HE WAS
HEAD OF THE HOUSEHOLD
WHEN HE ADDED ANOTHER THIRD-PLACE FINISH.
NOW WITH $50,000
AND HIS CHILDREN'S RESPECT ON THE LINE,
ANDREW MUST FACE HIS TOUGHEST OBSTACLE YET--
THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
AND THERE'S THE VIEW ANDREW'S FACING
AS HE GETS READY TO ENTER THE WIPEOUT ZONE.
(speaks indistinctly)
CHAZ WATCHING WITH JILL. THIS TIME IT'S WORTH 50 GRAND.
(beeping)
ANDREW CUT LOOSE, SPEEDING DOWN
AT UP TO 35 MILES AN HOUR.
WHOO!
WHOO-HOO-HOO-HOO!
OH! SPLASHDOWN!
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.
THAT'S A HEART-STOPPING FALL
WHOO!
20 FEET INTO THE NIGHT AIR AND RIGHT BACK DOWN.
PERHAPS A LITTLE RATTLED BY THE FLUME OF DOOM,
BUT HE HAS TO TAKE ON THE IRON MAZEN.
NO TROUBLE GETTING ON BOARD, UNDER CONTROL.
VERY PRECISELY ZIGGING AND ZAGGING INTO THE RED ZONE.
OH, HE'S GOING FAST.
CHAZ DIDN'T WIPEOUT HERE.
OUR DAD KEEPING PACE WITH THE YOUNGSTER.
COMING AROUND, BOUNDS OUT.
(grunts)
OH, HO HO!
OH, HO! NO, HE CAN'T STICK THE LANDING.
HE ALMOST MADE IT ON HIS FIRST TRY,
BUT CAN'T HOLD ON.
BACK AT THE ENTRANCE OF IRON MAZEN,
SCOOTED RIGHT IN, AND HE LOOKS REALLY GOOD HERE,
GOING THROUGH THOSE TIGHT TURNS.
REALLY CLEAN EXECUTION.
HE HAS GOT TO SOLVE THE MAZE
TO MAKE UP FOR THAT WIPEOUT, JOHN.
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S FOUND THE EXIT.
NOW IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING HIMSELF READY
FOR THAT ALL-IMPORTANT JUMP.
GOOD TIMING WILL GET IT DONE. AND A GOOD JOB THERE.
SOLID LANDING. AND SO LONG TO THE IRON MAZEN.
GETTING A LITTLE NERVOUS?
(chuckles)
A LITTLE.
ANDREW NEEDS TO MAKE UP ALMOST 2 MINUTES.
HOPS ONTO THE AXLE OF EVIL.
WE'VE SEEN ALL SORTS OF CRAZY WAYS
OF TACKLING THE AXLE.
NO TWO ATTEMPTS ARE THE SAME.
(chuckles) AND THAT IS CERTAINLY UNORTHODOX.
OH. OH, MAN!
OH! HE JUST OVERSHOT THE PLATFORM.
ANDREW TRIES TO DROP ONTO THE PLATFORM, BUT THAT PRONG...
SWEEPS HIM RIGHT OFF.
HARDER THAN IT LOOKS.
YEAH, WE HAPPEN TO SPECIALIZE IN "HARDER THAN IT LOOKS."
ANDREW GETS RIGHT BACK ON THE AXLE.
MUCH MORE CONTROLLED THIS TIME. OOH, HOO!
OOH! CLINGING TO THE PRONG NOW. HE COULD BE IN TROUBLE.
FLIPPING OVER. (chuckles)
OH, HE SAVED IT AND THEN FLOPS DOWN SAFELY.
OH! IT WASN'T PRETTY BUT IT WAS EFFECTIVE.
AND THAT JUST LEAVES THE GREAT WALL FALL
BETWEEN ANDREW AND THE FINISH PLATFORM.
HE GAINED BACK SOME TIME THERE ON THE AXLE OF EVIL,
AND NOW RUNNING NECK AND NECK WITH CHAZ'S PACE.
OH!
STARTLED AND SLIPPED OFF.
OHH! GOOD FOR YOU.
I... (laughs) WHOO!
YEAH, THAT PISTON PULLED RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER HIM,
AND HE PING-PONGS ALL THE WAY DOWN.
FINDING HIS WAY BACK FOR A SECOND ATTEMPT.
AND NOW JUST SECONDS SEPARATE ANDREW AND CHAZ.
GOTTA MAKE IT ACROSS ON THIS ATTEMPT.
JUST 30 SECONDS LEFT NOW. BEING VERY DELIBERATE.
ANDREW NEEDS TO BE AGGRESSIVE RIGHT NOW.
THERE'S A QUICK BURST!
YEAH! WHO'S GONNA BEAT THAT?!
8 MINUTES, 40 SECONDS. HE SETS A NEW TIME TO BEAT.
AND THAT GUY THERE IS YOUR LEADER.
BUT TAPPING TONY IS GETTING LOADED IN
AND HE'S GONNA TRY TO SHUFFLE OFF WITH THE $50,000
WHEN WE RETURN.
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WELCOME BACK. IT IS MONEY TIME HERE ON "WIPEOUT."
THAT'S RIGHT.
OUR CONTESTANTS HAVE BEEN BATTLING IT OUT ALL DAY
AND NOW IT COMES DOWN TO A YOUNGSTER WITH A DREAM
AND A DAD WHO WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM CRUSHING IT.
THAT'S RIGHT, JOHNNY.
CHAZ HANDS CHAZ HUME HAS ALREADY BEEN SENT BACK TO THE GLEE CLUB
BY OUR COMPETITIVE DAD ANDREW LEON.
BUT TAPPING TONY LEE
CAN STILL CARRY THE TORCH FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS.
YOU SEE HE IS ALREADY LOADED IN TO THE TOWERING FLUME OF DOOM.
TAPPING TONY LEE
HOOFED HIS WAY TO A FIRST-PLACE FINISH
ON OUR QUALIFIER THIS MORNING.
HIS HOT-STEPPING HEELS
LANDED HIM ONLY THE FIFTH SPOT ON TOTAL CARNAGE.
BUT HE REBOUNDED NICELY ON OUR WIPEOUT PLAY SET,
TAKING SECOND.
NOW THAT HE'S DOUBLE-TOE PUNCHED HIS TICKET TO THE WIPEOUT ZONE,
CAN HE TAKE HOME THE $50,000?
TWO CONTESTANTS--CHAZ AND ANDREW--HAVE RUN ALREADY.
8:40 NUMBER TO SHOOT FOR.
TONY LEE THE LAST MAN UP. YES OR NO? WHAT WILL IT BE?
COMPETITIVE DAD WATCHING ANXIOUSLY
(beeping)
AND THERE'S THE DROP.
LIKE A SHOT!
TONY FLYING DOWN THAT FLUME AND NOW SAILS THROUGH THE AIR!
TAKE ANOTHER LOOK.
TONY SPEEDS DOWNS BUT KEEPS HIS ARMS IN TIGHT
AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
THEN THROWS THEM OUT TO STABILIZE HIS LANDING.
WELL DONE.
I HATE STAIRS.
OH, MY GOD. HOW DO YOU ENTER THIS THING?
TRUST ME, TONY. ONCE YOU GET IN THE IRON MAZEN,
YOU'LL BE BEGGING FOR THE STAIRS.
TURNS OUT HE KNOWS EXACTLY HOW TO ENTER THIS THING, JOHNNY.
RIGHT IN AND RIGHT TO WORK THROUGH THE MAZE.
HE HAS ALREADY MADE IT TO THE RED.
NOW HE JUST NEEDS TO ALLOW THAT OPENING
TO COME DOWN AROUND INTO POSITION FOR THE DISMOUNT.
LOOKS LIKE HE HAS HIMSELF ONTO A PERCH TO MAKE THAT JUMP.
COMING DOWN NOW, LOOKING SOLID.
HE IS GOING FOR IT.
OH!
AH!
WHAT A DISAPPOINT.
HE WASN'T QUITE STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD ON AND CLIMB UP.
UP NOW FOR HIS SECOND ATTEMPT, RUNNING ALMOST EVEN
WITH ANDREW'S PACE TO THIS POINT.
THEY BOTH SPENT A WIPEOUT HERE,
SO TONY'S GONNA NEED TO MAKE IT THROUGH CLEAN
TO KEEP THE PRESSURE ON.
GREAT AGAIN AT GETTING THROUGH THIS MAZE.
JUST NEEDS TO FIND THE RIGHT MOMENT TO GET OUT OF IT.
HERE IT COMES. WASTER BLAST!
MM.
AND NOW WE'VE GOT OURSELVES A RACE
AS TONY APPROACHES THE AXLE OF EVIL.
IT'S MY MONEY, TONY! COME ON!
THE COMPETITIVE DAD TAUNTING,
BUT TONY WANTS A $50,000 ALLOWANCE OF HIS OWN.
WE'VE HAD NO FIRST-TIME SUCCESS YET TONIGHT.
TONY ON BUT LOOKS DICEY.
MM-HMM.
HA!
OH, MY GOD! THAT WAS AMAZING!
AMAZING OR DUMB LUCK.
TONY HOLDING ON WITH HIS LEGS
THEN CRASHING ONTO THAT PLATFORM.
HE HAS NOW OPENED UP A FULL MINUTE LEAD ON ANDREW'S PACE
GOING INTO THE GREAT WALL OF FALL.
AND LOOK AT THIS.
HE IS ALREADY UP AND OUT ON THOSE PISTONS.
BUT ANY LEAD CAN DISAPPEAR QUICKLY
IF THE MAN OUT FRONT GETS CARELESS.
QUICK MOVE THERE AND--
OH! TAKES A WATER BLAST TO THE FACE.
FALL RIGHT HERE. I NEED THIS MONEY.
ANDREW HOPING THE WALL OF FALL LIVES UP TO ITS NAME.
OH! AND IN SOME TROUBLE!
GRABS UP AND NOW STRAINING TO HOLD ON.
BUT LOOK AT THE FOOTWORK, JOHN.
THOSE YEARS OF TAP DANCING LESSONS
REALLY PAYING OFF FOR TONY.
THERE'S ANOTHER PISTON.
STILL LOOKING INDECISIVE HERE.
WATER CANNONS JUST MAKING HIM PAY FOR IT.
THEY CAN BE SUCH A NUISANCE.
GETTING A PIECE OF THAT TOP PEG NOW,
PRESSING HIMSELF UP INTO POSITION.
STEADYING HIMSELF FOR A WINNING LEAP...
AND HE HAS DONE IT!
YEAH! AAH!
TAPPING TONY LEE CRUSHES ANDREW'S TIME.
TONY, YOU JUST WON "WIPEOUT"! YOU WON 50 GRAND!
YES!
YEAH!
MM-HMM.
AND TAPPING TONY HEADS BACK TO HIGH SCHOOL $50,000 RICHER.
YEAH.
AS AN ENGINEER. RIGHT, MOM AND DAD?
HERE'S TO THE ARTS AND SCIENCES.
THAT'S GONNA DO IT FOR US HERE IN THE BOOTH.
WE WILL SEE YOU NEXT TIME WHEN 24 NEW CONTESTANTS
WILL ONCE AGAIN CHALLENGE OUR WIPEOUT COURSE.
UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN ANDERSON...
AND FOR OUR COLLEAGUE JILL WAGNER,
I'M JOHN HENSON SAYING, GOOD NIGHT AND BIG BALLS.
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AAH!
AAH!
WHOO!
OH! OH! UHH! AAH!
OH!
AAH!
(shouts indistinctly)
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