Real World - Road Rules Challenge

Ep.

Title

Air/Pub'l

Grade

Author

17-10
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Novelty Checks All Around

Novelty Checks All Around - The Good! (Rachel beats all three steroid-freak men!) The Bad! (Evan wins for the guys.) The Tragic! (Landon gets eliminated before the final challenge.) But mostly? The Boring!

2009.06.10
2009.06.11
C

Drunken Bee

17-9
Weecap

Mentally Challenged

'Til Death Duel Us Part - How many RW/RR Challengers does it take to spell a fourth-grade-level word correctly? I'm afraid we might never know.

2009.06.03
2009.06.04
C

Drunken Bee

17-8
Weecap

Carpe Diem

If These Walls Could Talk - Diem may be afraid of heights, but she's not afraid of pushing Jenn around.

2009.05.27
2009.05.28
B

Angel Cohn

17-7
Weecap

Wedgie Machine!

Deja Duel - The Duelers endure wedgies and more of the world's most boring argument between Paula and Dunbar, who thankfully both get sent home.

2009.05.20
2009.05.21
C

Drunken Bee

17-6
Weecap

Scraps Fighting Over Scraps

Dueling for Dunbar - Paula and Kimberly vie for... Dunbar?

2009.05.13
2009.05.14
C

Drunken Bee

17-5
Weecap

The Friend Evaluator

Duelers on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown - Tori nearly goes rogue on "the list," but then doesn't. Scintillating!

2009.05.06
2009.05.07
C

Drunken Bee

17-4
Weecap

Happy Ending

Duel-ality - Evan gets to keep hanging out with the sheep, while Jenn and Rachel get wild and woolly under the covers.

2009.04.29
2009.04.30
C

Drunken Bee

17-3
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"Pretty Brave and Amazing and Strong"

Duel What You Gotta - That's what Brooke declares she is, for participating in a RW/RR Challenge. Oh, girl, I'm going to miss you.

2009.04.22
2009.04.23
C

Drunken Bee

17-2
Weecap

Paula's Gone Rogue!

Duel Unto Others - You start the season with a near murder and then you follow up with a really tense kickball team selection? Forgive me if I am not impressed.

2009.04.15
2009.04.16
C

Drunken Bee

17-1
Weecap

Dummy Kong

Dummy Kong - We came this close to seeing our first reality television murder. Thanks, MTV!

2009.04.08
2009.04.09
C

Drunken Bee

16-8
Weecap

Ev and Bananas: Best Frenemies Forever

Sailing to Victory - Evelyn wins the final Face-Off and threatens Bananas' key. Kenny brokers a deal with her to keep Bananas around, but throws Paula under the bus to do it. Kenny, Johnny, Derrick and Evelyn win the cash.

2008.10.29
2008.10.30
C

Drunken Bee

16-7
Weecap

Johnny Bananas Doesn't Matter in Real Life

Down to the Wire - Never were truer words spoken. This week, Colie gets eliminated and TJ delivers a surprise game-changer.

2008.10.22
2008.10.23
C

Drunken Bee

16-6
Weecap

Oh, Cohutta!

Island King - Bananas throws a hissy fit to get his key back and Cohutta goes home.

2008.10.15
2008.10.16
C

Drunken Bee

16-5
Weecap

Ev vs. The Island

Ev vs. The Island - Evelyn stirs up a hornet's nest. She's made her bed! She'll reap what she's sowed! She awoke the sleeping dragon!

2008.10.08
2008.10.09
C

Drunken Bee

16-4
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Bugging Out

Are You a Quitter? - Ashli gets stitches on her foot, refuses to quit, goes into a Face Off and gives a decent effort....and still gets chewed out for "quitting" by an increasingly obsessed T.J. Lavin.

2008.10.01
2008.10.02
C

Drunken Bee

16-3
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Girl Fight

Girl Fight - In which two girls, uh, fight. Johanna and Robin get into it, Mr. Bananas stays into it, and Rachel goes home.

2008.09.24
2008.09.25
C

Drunken Bee

16-2
Weecap

Banana Republic

Calling it Quits - Who decides to leave a drunken brothel of a reality show in order to get back to work at his real job that makes him real money? A quitter, that's who!

2008.09.17
2008.09.18
C

Drunken Bee

16-1
Weecap

Like Nothing You've Seen Before!

The Island Premiere - Disclaimer: except for the excessive drinking, senseless yelling and unsafe sex practices.

2008.09.10
2008.09.11
C

Drunken Bee

Mondo Extra

Master of Reality

The Jonathan Murray Interview The Jonathan Murray Interview - Reality TV's godfather and the executive producer of The Real World, Bad Girls Club, and Keeping Up with the Kardashians, gets real about casting the perfect Puck, working with tabloid celebs and what viewers actually want to see.


2008.04.29
N/A

Daniel Manu

15-9
Weecap

The Finale

The Finale - Eric proves too unwieldy to drag around for a few miles in the Final Challenge, especially while in a coma from heat stroke, so he goes to the hospital and even though the Vets finish first, they don't win, because of some stupid teamwork requirement.

2008.03.19
2008.03.20
B+

Drunken Bee

15-8
Weecap

Cold-Blooded

Cold-Blooded - The Vets implode, and CT punches a cactus.

2008.03.12
2008.03.13
B-

Drunken Bee

15-7
Weecap

Don't Make Me a Target

Don't Make Me a Target - Coral screws her team masterfully, and the Rookies keep losing.

2008.03.05
2008.03.06
B+

Drunken Bee

15-6
Weecap

All Alone

All Alone - The Rookies continue their losing streak despite the producers' blatant attempt to hand them at least one challenge. Nice try, Bunim-Murray!

2008.02.27
2008.02.28
B

LuluBates

15-5
Weecap

Match-Up Of The Century

Match-Up Of The Century - Coral wins! Ryan wins! All is well.

2008.02.20
2008.02.20
B+

Joe R

15-4
Weecap

It's Not Fair

It's Not Fair - New father MJ tags in while the Key Westies keep dropping like flies.

2008.02.13
2008.02.14
B-

Drunken Bee

15-3
Weecap

Less Is More

Less Is More - The Rookies manage to lose enough players that they're able to win a "Who has the fewest players?" contest. The epic romances of Ev and Brooke and Johnny and Casey are dashed.

2008.02.06
2008.02.07
B-

Joe R

15-2
Weecap

Gauntlet III Episode 2

Gauntlet III Episode 2 - Tyler and Angel go home as the Rookies continue to flail.

2008.01.30
2008.01.30
B-

Sars

15-1
Weecap

Once More, With Lack Of Feeling

Once More, With Lack Of Feeling - CT's back, and he's numb from the booze. Coral's back, and she's not backing down. Danny and Melinda are back, and their relationship is as compelling as ever. And Alex is...not going to be a problem.

2008.01.23
2008.01.23
B+

Joe R

14-16
Extra

Blazed and Confused: Top 10 Moments of Inferno 3

Blazed and Confused: Top 10 Moments of Inferno 3 - Ace is Cara's butt boy, Alton and Janelle got it on, and other revelations from the season past.

2007.07.10
2007.07.10
B+

Sars

14-15
Weecap

The Big Five

The Big Five - The Bad Asses take it to the house in what might be the most uneventful final challenge ever.

2007.07.03
2007.07.03
C+

Joe R

14-14
Weecap

Team Girl Squad

Team Girl Squad - Everybody hates Susie. The only person who doesn't understand why? Susie. Also, Aneesa goes home.

2007.06.26
2007.06.26
B-

Sars

14-13
Weecap

Hook Me

Hook Me - Derrick and Abram go feral. Joe R goes fetal.

2007.06.19
2007.06.19
B-

Joe R

14-12
Weecap

High Voltage

High Voltage - Cara and Janelle get shocked; then everyone else gets shocked by an Inferno twist.

2007.06.12
2007.06.12
B

Sars

14-11
Weecap

Match Point

Match Point - Is there anything dumber than a box of hammers but also cuter than a box of kittens? We submit to you: Ace and Johnny, having an argument.

2007.06.05
2007.06.05
B

Joe R

14-10
Weecap

Workin' On The Railroad

Workin' On The Railroad - Aneesa's knee gets its SAG card, and everyone does a lot of pumping.

2007.05.29
2007.05.29
B

Sars

14-9
Weecap

Pane In The Glass

Pane In The Glass - Timmy Retires With Dignity. And you thought you rolled your eyes at Falwell's eulogies.

2007.05.22
2007.05.22
B-

Joe R

14-8
Weecap

Bouncing Back

Bouncing Back - Everyone hates 1) Tonya and 2) Aneesa's knee.

2007.05.15
2007.05.15
B

Sars

14-7
Weecap

Walk This Way

Walk This Way - Colie sucks; Colie sucks again; Colie goes home.

2007.05.16
2007.05.15
B-

Sars

14-6
Weecap

Sour Grapes

Sour Grapes - Tonya's off her meds. And it's making her awesome!

2007.05.08
2007.05.10
B+

Joe R

14-5
Weecap

Off The Wall

Off The Wall - Or, "Like Henna For Assholes." Nice "tattoo," Danny.

2007.05.08
2007.05.08
B+

Joe R

14-4
Weecap

Kicking Ace

Kicking Ace - Ace sucks, then redeems himself. Danny sucks, eats like a pig, gets mad, and sucks.

2007.04.31
2007.05.01
C+

Sars

14-3
Weecap

Playing The Game

Playing The Game - Susie hatches a plan. And she won't shut up about it.

2007.04.24
2007.04.24
B-

Joe R

14-2
Weecap

The Good Guys Strike Back!

The Good Guys Strike Back! - And the Bad Asses have 'roid rage. Danny, Ev, seriously: inside voices.

2007.04.17
2007.04.17
B-

Sars

14-1
Weecap

Welcome to Africa

Welcome to Africa - CT punches Davis in the face. Bye-bye, CT!

2007.04.10
2007.04.16
A

Joe R

5-16
Extra

Inside the Inner Circle

Inside the Inner Circle - The final six teams reunite to reminisce and answer some non-softball questions.

2002.05.27
2002.06.04
B

Kim

5-15
Recap

Grand Finale

Grand Finale - In the final challenge, the two teams have to compete in a multi-part relay-type race.

2002.05.20
2002.05.23
B+

Kim

5-14
Recap

Soap Opera

Soap Opera - The teams wrestle in a soapsuds-filled ring while bound together. A recipe for hilarity? Not quite.

2002.05.13
2002.05.17
C

Kim

5-13
Recap

Blockheads

Blockheads - Emily and Timmy finally win a competition, and money-sharing plans are discussed.

2002.05.06
2002.05.08
B

Kim

5-12
Recap

Reality Game Show

Reality Game Show - The contestants are asked questions to find out how much they know about their partners. Turns out Mike and Coral, who have known each other the shortest length of time, know the most.

2002.04.29
2002.05.02
A

Kim

5-11
Recap

He's the Miz and He Lives in Oz

He's the Miz and He Lives in Oz - Mike loses another competition and then gets drunk and gets a little crazy.

2002.04.22
2002.04.26
B

Kim

5-10
Recap

Daddy Needs a Car

Daddy Needs a Car - Sean and Elka get the star treatment during a competition that involves driving cars around.

2002.04.15
2002.04.16
B-

Kim

5-9
Recap

Round 'Em Up

Round 'Em Up - The contestants have to round up cattle on horseback. More importantly, Chadwick sends Emily and Timmy mean emails.

2002.04.08
2002.04.08
C+

Kim

5-8
Recap

Ladder of Success

Ladder of Success - The final individual competition takes place, and two final teams are eliminated.

2002.1.001
2002.04.01
B-

Kim

5-7
Recap

Upper-Body Strength

Upper-Body Strength - Tara is worried that she'll screw up her team's chances for winning the big money, due to her scrawny biceps. And we get to hear about it over and over and over.

2002.03.18
2002.03.18
B

Kim

5-6
Recap

Anticlimax

Anticlimax - Eight people get voted off, including Stephen, Flora, and Belounatic. Now where will the drama come from?

2002.03.04
2002.03.07
B+

Kim

5-5
Recap

Crushed Nuts

Crushed Nuts - This week's competition features Stephen crushing his nuts while climbing a rope. Do you really need to know any more than that?

2002.02.25
2002.02.25
B+

Kim

5-4
Recap

Timmy Grows a Pair

Timmy Grows a Pair - The RR team finally gets the opportunity to get rid of one of the Wicks, and it all hinges on Timmy's vote.

2002.02.18
2002.02.19
A

Kim

5-3
Recap

Getting Better All the Time

Getting Better All the Time - Piggy and the Wicks catch Emily misrepresenting the truth. Stephen's weird behavior intensifies.

2002.02.11
2002.02.13
A

Kim

5-2
Recap

Rock You Like A...

Rock You Like A... - A hurricane hits Cabo San Lucas, and the Challenges are cancelled for the day. The contestants are all stuck inside, and things start to get a little crazy.

2002.02.04
2002.02.07
B+

Kim

5-1
Recap

World's First Reality-Show Mobile

World's First Reality-Show Mobile - Thirty-two B/M veterans return to compete for $300,000 and, more importantly, to stab one another in the back.

2002.01.31
2002.02.02
A

Kim

4-18
Extra

Cease Fire

Cease Fire - Now that the season is over, the Real World and Road Rules teams come back to reminisce and answer some questions.

2001.05.30
2001.05.29
N/A

Kim

4-17
Recap

Race To The Finish

Race To The Finish - It's the final challenge. Will James lose and then cry about it? Will Kameelah mention the sponsors as much as possible? Will it be extreme? Yes, yes, and no.

2001.05.15
2001.05.15
C

Kim

4-16
Recap

True To Himself

True To Himself - In probably the worst mission ever conceived, the team members go before Judge Mills Lane. Even the Road Rules team is too embarrassed to do it.

2001.05.08
2001.05.08
C-

Kim

4-15
Recap

Downward Spiral

Downward Spiral - The teams participate in the Gross Out Games. Wait, I thought that was last week?

2001.04.31
2001.05.01
C

Kim

4-14
Recap

Good Intentions

Good Intentions - The Road Rules team intends to win this week. Julie intends to whine as much as possible about a Famous Couples Fetish Fashion Show. Kim intends to tell Julie to shut the hell up. Which two out of these three things will actually happen?

2001.04.24
2001.04.28
C

Kim

4-13
Recap

Grudge Match

Grudge Match - Julie and Emily finally get to go head to head in a mission, and Julie cheats. As if you expected anything else.

2001.04.17
2001.04.18
B

Kim

4-12
Recap

Tough Love

Tough Love - Susie claims to be doing it for the money, but then she realizes that her feelings run deep. It's kind of like Pretty Woman but with more mud.

2001.04.03
2001.04.08
B

Kim

4-11
Recap

Scariest Mission of All Time!

Scariest Mission of All Time! - Despite the apparent hyperbole of the title, this mission actually is scary. Of course, count on Bunim-Murray to make it way more dramatic than it needs to be.

2001.03.27
2001.03.28
A-

Kim

4-10
Recap

Leader of the Pack

Leader of the Pack - Dan pisses his team off during a cheerleading mission. Emily overcomes great barriers to do a stunt, or so they make it out.

2001.03.20
2001.03.20
B

Kim

4-9
Recap

Yes, Sir...I Mean, Yes, Ma'am!

Yes, Sir...I Mean, Yes, Ma'am! - On a submarine mission, James refuses to respect Emily's authori-tay. Plus, lots and lots of water.

2001.03.13
2001.03.17
N/A

Kim

4-8
Recap

Love and Foosball

Love and Foosball - James and Rebecca. Are they in trouble? Will James pick Dan over Rebecca? Will James ever stop blowing?

2001.03.06
2001.03.06
C

Kim

4-7
Recap

Wrestling With the Past

Wrestling With the Past - Julie quickly becomes even more annoying than Annoying Amaya. You didn't think it was possible. Oh, but it is.

2001.02.27
2001.02.27
B

Kim

4-6
Recap

Ayanna's Departure

Ayanna's Departure - Christian says something offensive. Ayanna gets medieval on his ass. Ayanna leaves the show.

2001.02.13
2001.02.14
B-

Kim

4-5
Recap

Keep Rollin', Rollin', Rollin'

Rollerball Redemption - The teams compete in rollerblading competitions while paying a visit to the set of Rollerball. John McTiernan looks sad to see that he started out with Die Hard and ended up on this show.

2001.02.06
2001.02.06
B-

Kim

4-4
Recap

The Laugh Factory

No Laughing Matter - The teams compete in a comedy competition, and the results are just sad. James is still a poor sport.

2001.01.30
2001.01.30
B+

Kim

4-3
Recap

Lobster Boys and Girls

Budding Romance - The teams compete in the Fishermen's Games in Maine by eating lobster, running on lobster traps, and sliding on greased poles. I'm not too sure what that last part has to do with fishermen.

2001.01.23
2001.01.24
B

Kim

4-2
Recap

Stormin' Mormon

Blimp Water-Skiing - Julie manages to get kicked out of BYU and be named the MVP, all in one week. And there's water skiing. Behind a blimp.

2001.01.16
2001.01.16
B-

Kim

4-1
Recap

Balls

To the Extreme - The inaugural episode of the new Challenge features a lot of balls. Deflated balls. Water-soaked balls. All kinds of balls.

2001.01.09
2001.01.09
C+

Kim

3-12
Extra

Sixteenth Minute

The Real World/Road Rules: The Afterlife - A smattering of folks from The Real World and Road Rules give you an update on their "lives" since their seasons aired.

2001.01.02
2001.01.04
B-

Kim

3-11
Recap

End Game

End Game - Heather listens to the clue, which says, "You made it this far, but for your final mission, you need to hit the bullseye in order to get the prize. Geronimo, baby!" Let's see, they're at an airport, and she said "Geronimo." What could it be?

2000.04.07
2000.04.06
N/A

Kim

3-10
Recap

One Flew Over The Piggy's Nest

One Flew Over The Piggy's Nest - Over on the Real World bus, Annoying has gotten the latest clue. She keeps babbling about "the blank envelope" and should she open it, and does anyone want her to see what's in the envelope until Heather yells, "Amaya, come the hell on!" and everyone laughs. The clue tells them to "meet Dr. Bob at Nova Southeastern University" in one hour.

2000.04.03
2000.04.02
N/A

Kim

3-9
Recap

I'm A Los-er, Baby, So Why Don't You Kill Me

I'm A Los-er, Baby, So Why Don't You Kill Me - Veronica reads the materials aloud to the group, and reveals that they will be participating in a homemade bikini contest at the Hog's Breath Saloon in Key West, Florida.

2000.03.17
2000.03.16
N/A

Kim

3-8
Recap

Impractical Jokers

Impractical Jokers - David tells us that we have "six kids that are losing dough" and they want to "exact some unconscious [sic] revenge on the other team by playing a sick joke on them." So are they going to knock the other team unconscious? Or are they going to plan the joke while unconscious themselves?

2000.03.13
2000.03.12
N/A

Kim

3-7
Recap

Swamp Rats

Swamp Rats - The two teams arrive at a park for a "swamp buggy mission." Yes tells us it's going to be "wet, dirty and ugly," and that he's ready to race. Remember when I said that everything Yes says sounds like sex? Still applies here.

2000.03.02
2000.03.01
N/A

Kim

3-6
Recap

Mud Mask

Mud Mask - The two buses pull up and Yes pulls out the cow skull from the baggage compartment saying that it is "a legacy." The RW team sees this and Annoying says, "Oh Lord, they are absolutely ridiculous." The two teams walk onto the football field where two players from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are waiting for them.

2000.02.25
2000.02.24
N/A

Kim

3-5
Recap

Pork Sausage Comes from Cows, Right?

Pork Sausage Comes from Cows, Right? - Mike tells us they are going to be doing "something with pigs." Heather continues to read: "Make sure to wear your overalls." Piggy tells us that it "sounds like rip-roaring fun," and that there might be "country music in the background," and they will "get to say 'Yee-haw' a lot."

2000.02.22
2000.02.21
N/A

Kim

3-4
Recap

Bored of the Flies

Bored of the Flies - There will be three rounds, with each team of two running through the penned-in area and gathering snakes in a bag. The snakes they are collecting rarely bite, but they will need to worry about "the other snakes."

2000.02.11
2000.02.10
N/A

Kim

3-3
Recap

Highs and Los

Highs and Los - The buses arrive at a training facility for a company called "Excalibur Productions." You'd think with a name like that, the gang would be working at a Renaissance Fair or something. The teams walk into the building and meet the two men who will be training them for their wrestling matches.

2000.02.02
2000.02.01
N/A

Kim

3-2
Recap

Pinky and Fonzie Have Got Nothing on Kat and Amaya

Pinky and Fonzie Have Got Nothing on Kat and Amaya - The show opens in Las Vegas, presumably the day after the bungee jumping took place in the previous episode. We see establishing shots of the Las Vegas skyline, and then Niketown. The teams are meeting Roy Jones, Jr., and a box on the screen informs us that he is the Junior Light Heavyweight World Champion.

2000.01.28
2000.01.27
N/A

Kim

3-1
Recap

Maybe the Cord Will Break

Maybe the Cord Will Break - This week was the premiere of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge, or as they seem to be calling it, Challenge 2000. The show starts with a shot of two helicopters flying over an unnamed city, in a total rip-off of Apocalypse Now, but instead of playing "The Flight of the Valkyries," they are playing some MTV crap.

2000.01.20
2000.01.19
N/A

Kim

2-6
Recap

The Final Mission

The Final Mission - The cast members spend some time at the Playboy Mansion, and the emergency room, and finally get their cold, hard cash.

1999.02.06
1999.02.06
A

Kim

2-5
Recap

The Fifth Mission

The Fifth Mission - Neil has moral objections to boot camp, but he gets over them.

1999.02.05
1999.02.05
B

Kim

2-4
Recap

The Fourth Mission

The Fourth Mission - Beth milks her "ankle injury" even more, and causes her team to lose a mission. And then they go to Vegas.

1999.02.04
1999.02.04
A-

Kim

2-3
Recap

The Third Mission

The Third Mission - The teams get the chance to earn a little spending cash, and then do a bungee-jumping mission.

1999.02.03
1999.02.03
B

Kim

2-2
Recap

Bed Sores

Bed Sores - The teams compete in a bed race, and the Winnie breaks down.

1999.02.02
1999.02.02
C

Kim

2-1
Recap

Money Changes Everything

Money Changes Everything - It's roller derby time! There are jammers and pivoters and, Kim thinks, fluffers. That's what Mark said.

1999.1.001
1999.02.01
A-

Kim

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