Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Amazing Race Season 3: Episode 1 recap

All the teams are transported to the starting line by bus. This is the first time in the Amazing Race where we have 3 ghosts entered. We also have some musical talent. Pity Statler and Waldorf aren't here. Ernie and Bert are waiting at the starting line.

Ernie fires the starting pistol.
Bert: "Hey Ernie, you know you're not supposed to play with guns!" "Now Give me that".

Ernie: Hey Bert hey Bert I need to start the race now stand back... On your mark, Get ready... Go!"A flare whistles right over top of Bert's head parting his hair right down the middle. Teams race for the clue, running over a stunned and shocked Bert.

Bill and Adam pause to help Bert back up and return him to Ernie's side..Adam: "It's not easy being the host but you two will do great. Keep up the fine work. " 
 Adam grabs Bill and they race off for the clue.

Teams are now headed to Chile

Bill" Hey Adam Shaggy and Scooby never found the Chilli in Chile do you think we will?"
Adam: Dohohohohohohohoho

The first task in this race leg is a ROADBLOCK.













In the first Roadblock of the Race, one team member has to cross a tightrope the length of a football field (360 ft/110 m) suspended 120 feet (37 m) above the ground.

Team members doing the roadblock:

Bill makes his way slowly and cautiously along the tight rope.
Adam yells encouragement from below: "Bill! Just don't look dow... Never mind. Keep going you're doing great."
Adam says to Bill before they leave "Good thing Shaggy and Scoob aren't here. They'd probably try to eat Big Mac and Applejack."

Applejack: Applejack chooses to take this one for the team and walks across carefully, one hoof after another. "Easy, just don't look down...." 
Big Mac "Eyup" 

Beastly:  No heart tricks Beastly into doing it.
No heart: "Beastly you do this!"
Beastly: "But I'm afraid of heights."
No Heart: "Beastly!"
Beastly: "I guess I'm afraid of no heart even more." 

Edward: Beastly races across the tight rope trying to get away from Edward who thinks that Beastly might make a good snack.


As Applejack runs off she says to Big Mac" Hey Big Mac that vampire is sparkling. "
Big Mac' Think he's heard of Twilight Sparkle?"
(echo of dohohohohohohoho)

Darth Vader: Darth Vader shows off the power of the dark side by doing cartwheels across the tight rope and light saber tricks half way. 

Minime: Dr. Evil tricks Mini Me into doing this challenge by betting him 

"1 million dollars" that he can't do it.


Ghost Nappa: He gets up and starts bouncing on the tight rope going "wheeeee this is fuuuuun" "Vegeta you should come up here and try this is fuuuun."
Vegeta: "Nappa! We're in a race damn it! Stop fooling around." 

Gru: Gru does it. He appears to be executing a series of ballet moves across the tight rope. No one knows where he got the tutu from but he finishes with a flying leap over the end. 

Justin Bieber: Justin does well but near the end he loses his balance and has a fall. Luckily he is harnessed in.Being Justin Bieber he yells down to Selena: "Hey babe I'm fallin for you" 

Michael Jackson: Michael Jackson, not wanting to be outdone by Darth Vader or outshone  by sparkling Edward, moonwalks his way backwards across the tight rope, waving his gloved hand at the crowd below. 

Billy Ray Cyrus: Billy Ray line dances his way across the tight rope.He does the Boot Scootin Boogie.

Shifu: Shifu does it and does a series of kung fu moves across the tight rope, nabbing a dumpling off a plate at the end.

Once they finish teams take a funicular down the mountain to find their next clue. 

Now they have an additional task in place of a detour! 



At Paseo Templeman, teams picked up painting supplies (4 paint cans, paint brushes, and a ladder) and had to find a group of house painters next to a house matching the color of their paint. Once at the house, they had to finish painting a portion of the house to receive their next clue.





Highlights

*Michael Jackson gets a zombie army to perform Thriller with him up the road

*As he is carrying the paint cans, Billy Ray starts singing: "Don't tell me back, my achy braky back, This painting biz is real tough work to hack."

*Justin sings "Hi ho" as they walk down the road with their ladder and paint. 

*Applejack and Big Mac work together to load up their supplies and gallop off to start painting.

*Beastly and No heart decide to sabotage  Dr. Evil and Minime and maybe Gru and Vector by swtiching some of their paint cans around.

*Po and Shifu  accidentally rescue Dr. Evil and Minime, and Gru and Vector because Po Says that the paint cans remind him of marshmellows and he is jealous  that the other 2  teams got assorted marshmellows while he and Shifu just had all the same plain old marshmellows. 

*Edward complains that the paint isn't glitter and comes out in a silver suit "got my bling bling on now"


*Frankenfurter  sings: "Sweet paint bless my soul, I really love the brush and roll."

Lowlights

*Ghost Nappa smacks the cans, splattering paint all over Vegeta. "You can't defeat me, I'm the patty cake champion"

*Richard Hatch accidentally whacks Darth in the head with the ladder denting Darth's helmet. 

*Adam and Bill meanwhile were chased by a gang of angry painters when they accidentally went into a house where a paint crew not part of the Amazing race was working, and started painting. 

Quotes

Adam and Bill:  As they run away from the angry painters "Running for our lives wasn't quite what I had in mind when you said let's paint the town red. I didn't think it was gonna be with our own blood." 
"Run faster"!!! 

Darth Vader: Hieavy breathing sounds as Richard Hatch whacks his helmet.

Edward to Bella: "I bring the Bling babe!"


Applejack"Now that's what I call Twilight Sparkle"
Big Mac "Eyyupppp"

PIT STOP

The first team to arrive at the pit stop, red paint and all is Adam and Bill. 
Ernie: Hey bert, hey bert, I'm not sure if that's our first team or a red fire truck  racing to the pit stop.
Bert: Ernie It's Adam and Bill and it looks like they've been out painting the town red and everything else that got in their way.

Ernie won't let them into the pit stop because they're not Adam and Bill because they are all covered in red paint and stuff so he has to call the Missing AB bureau.

Once Bert gets some paint thinner and helps Adam and Bill to clean off Ernie let's them check in.

Ernie"Adam and Bill you're team number #1 and that means you are still in the race. 


Bert"As the winners of this leg of the race you have won 100 pounds of red licorice, a trip to Disney World and some tickets to see the Boston Red Sox. Oh and also a towel monogrammed with the Missing AB Bureau..." 

The second team to arrive is Michael Jackson and Whitney 
MJ moonwalks into the pit stop while carrying Whitney and doing back spins. 
"Michael Jackson, " says Ernie, "Whitney...you're team number 2 and that means you are still in the race! Can I have your autograph?"

The third team to arrive is Applejack and Big Mac. "Applejack and Big Mac, " says Ernie, "you're team number 3 and that means you are still in the race!!" 
Applejack" That's great news. 
Big Mac "Eyup"

The fourth team to arrive is Miley and Billy Ray. "Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus, you're team number 4 and that means you are still in the race!!" Miley: Hey Pop, it's like climbing a mountain but we will get there.

The fifth team to arrive is No Heart and Beastly. After they check in, No Heart gives Beastly a present (a treadmill) 
Beastly" I love it...It's something I've always wanted....what is it?
No Heart "A guarantee that you will win the leg next time!!" 

The sixth team to arrive is Nappa and Vegeta. Nappa: Did you hear that Vegeta we're still in the race.
Vegeta: ugggh u-ugh *has a nosebleed*
Nappa: You okay vegeta?
Vegeta: Yes, ju-just an aneurysm out of sheer stupidity 
Nappa: Wow-didn't think you were that stupid Vegeta

The seventh team to arrive is Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez who seem shocked to learn that they are in 7th and didn't come last. Bert asks Justin: Who is this lovely lady that you are racing with?
To which Bieber responds with: "She my baby baby baby ya.

Dr Evil and Minime arrive in eighth.Ernie says "Dr Evil and Minime you are team number 8 and still in the race for 1 miiiiillion dollaarrrs"

Bella and Edward arrive in 9th. "Bella and Edward, " says Ernie, "Bella and Edward our sparkly friends you can shine because you're team number nine and that means you are still in the race." 

Rocky and Frankenfurter come in 10th. "Rocky and Frank, " says Bert, "you're team number 10 and that means you are still in the race!" 

Po and Shifu manage to come in 11th place. "Po and Shifu, " says Ernie, squeaking a rubber ducky "you are team number 11 and that means you squeaked by enough to be in the race"

Gru and Vector arrive in 12th place. "Vector and Gru, " says Bert, "You're team number 12 and that means you are still in the race!" Vector kicks Gru as they leave the pit stop. 

Darth Vader and Hatch are the last team to arrive. "Darth Vader and Richard Hatch, I'm sorry to  say but I guess the power of the dark side wasn't very strong this time. You are the last team to check in and you have been eliminated."