Monday, December 5, 2011

Episode #8 Recap

In this Leg's Roadblock, one team member had to put a propeller on a traditional Thai Long-tail boat properly in order to receive their next clue.

Team members doing the roadblock:

Bert: Bert tries to do the task. Ernie puts the propeller on Bert's head. Hey Bert how do you like your new beanie Bert?
Bert: Give me that!

Han: Han excels at the task because he is used to dealing with space parts.says "This reminds my of that time when I souped up an old kind of space ship on the Ewok planet of Endor. Now that was one fine hot rod. Chewy rolls his eyes.

Rainbow Dash: She puts the boat together singing the my little pony theme song.

Freddy: He's used to working in a boiler room so is pretty handy although he or Jason have a limb cut off in the propeller. Freddy gets his striped sweater stuck in the propellers.

Frodo: Frodo struggles to put it together. He's been adventuring, not making boats all his life. 'If only Merry was here,' he says, 'or it was the Buckleberry ferry.'

Hermione: Hermione does it by using her brains.

The teams head to the next detour: BROKEN TEETH or BROKEN RECORD. In Broken Teeth, teams head to the "Street of Happy Smiles" where they have to match five patients with their dentures, after which the teams would receive their clue.

In Broken Record, teams had to travel to Bangkok's Chinatown at Yaowarat Road - Wat Samphantawong and choose a group of kathoeys* and a "party taxi"; then they sang karaoke, entertaining the other travelers, as the taxi driver drove them 5 miles (8.0 km) through the Bangkok traffic to their next destination to receive their next clue.

*kathoeys: Kathoey or katoey is a male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand.

Teams doing Broken Teeth:
*Chewbacca and Han
*Freddy and Jason
*Hermione and Luna

Teams doing Broken Record:
*Bert and Ernie
*Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash
*Frodo and Sam

BROKEN TEETH:

Highlights:

*Hermione and Luna encourage people on the street to smile like them. Everyone feels warm and fuzzy and good from all the smiling going on.They also do well because Hermione has Denists for parents.

*Han and Chewy take a different approach.Chewy tickles people and as they laugh Han matches the dentures.

*Someone asks Chewy and Han for their autographs. Chewy writes mwrorrr urghrrr nnnhhhh

Lowlights:
*Freddy and Jason have a hard time getting people to smile because most people are terrified. So instead Freddy starts sneaking up behind people and yelling Boo! Jason matches the dentures as they scream.

*F and J are disappointed that Broken Teeth doesn't involve breaking anyone's teeth.

Quotes:

Person who got autographs "Wow it was like being hugged by a bear skin rug!!"

Freddy and Jason: Freddy: "Smile! you're on Killer Camera! Say Ahhhhh!"
Hermione and Luna: Hermione: "Holy Halitosis! Miss, care for a mint?"

While the people on the street are scared Freddy and Jason are amused and break out into a chorus of You'll be a Dentist from Little Shop of Horrors. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOtMizMQ6oM

*Hermione and Luna are first to finish the detour. They and Chewbacca and Han reach a blind u-turn. Chewy and Han, determined to come in first u-turn Freddy and Jason and the two teams are off. Freddy and Jason reach the detour and are angry to see they have been u-turned.

BROKEN RECORD:

Highlights:

*Bert and Ernie do extremely well with their edition of Ante-up, so the lady boys rap with them. Bert ends up with a feather boa and covered in sparkles. Ernie: Hey bert hey bert, you look like Kesha now Bert... Hey wait a minute... You're not the real Bert!

Bert: Ernie, not again.

The lady boys have fun dressing and undressing Bert until Ernie believes he has the real Bert back.


*The ponies sing The ponies wowed people with their renditions of Ponies songs.

Lowlights:

* The hobbits almost start a riot when they refuse to sing "Short People" by Randy Newman but by the end have everyone holding hands and swaying as they belt out a triumphant Chorus of Being Small isn't bad at all.

*The passengers ride in the opened trunk of the taxi not wanting to sit to close to Freddy or Jason.Freddy and Jason sing songs by the Killers, and Rob Zombie.


Quotes:

Passenger: I picked the wrong cab today. I thought we were getting the spice girls not the slice guys.

"Bert bert bert bert!! Where are you Bert?Quick call the missing Bert Bureau!!"

Frodo:"Just because I'm small! "
Ladyboys*giggle*
Frodo:In height! In height!
Sam:That's now what you told me! My boyfriend lied to me. *cries*
Ladyboys*hug both*

PIT STOP

Somehow Bert ends up in his boxers again but this makes him more lightweight and Ernie and Bert are First in to the pit stop. "Bert and Ernie," says Adam "You are Team #1!! As the winners of this leg of the race you have won a professional karaoke machine, a visit to the Lady Boys club here in Thailand and some white turtlenecks and striped sweaters for Bert so you can recognize him, Ernie!"

Chewbacca and Han rocket into second place, still smiling from the last detour. "Chewy and Han you're team #2!" They are a little disappointed but high five Bert and Ernie. Chewy on hearing he is not eliminated breaks into a song "Celebrate good times come on!"

Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash are 3rd. The ponies blaze a trail into the third place position. "Fluttershy and Rainbow Dash, you're team #3!"

Hermione and Luna race into 4th. "Hermione and Luna I'm sorry to tell you...you are team #4! And you are still racing!" Hermione and Luna are a little disappointed but resolve to do better in the next leg of the race.

Freddy and Jason beat the hobbits in a foot race to the finish line. "Freddy and Jason," says Adam, "you're team #5!You just made the cut and I just barely escaped elimination."

Frodo and Sam fall behind in the foot race because they get held up by wild karaoke fans who have mistaken them for the chipmunks. They keep screaming 'Where's Alvin?' and 'sing the christmas song.' The lady boys chase them to the finish line.
"Frodo and Sam, " says Adam, "you're the last time to arrive. I am sorry to tell you you have both been eliminated from the race."





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