Episode 2 - January 25
After what seemed like a TV
eternity, Distraction finally has its second episode. The
first of the four contestants tonight is Bert, who loves
sushi and martial arts. Jimmy is sure to point out the
irony of that since he is Asian also. Next is Flynn. She
actually had an accident in her pants as she was playing
football, and somehow she still scored. Next up is Amanda,
who worked for Madonna. Finally, we have Mark who, as
traveling in all 50 states, had sex in each of them.
Round one was another buzzer round, but not the same as
the last one. This time, to buzz in, the players had to
have a shot of hot sauce, down it, and slam the cup on the
table. Bert quickly wracks up two points with knowing the
band containing Flea, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and what team
Shaquille O'Neal plays on, the Miami Heat. However, Matt
answers back with a Tennessee Williams play, Cat on a Hot
Tin Roof, he knew who sang the song "Hot Hot Hot", which
happens to be Buster Poindexter, and who sang the song Hot
Stuff, Donna Summer. Bert locks in another quick one with
knowing the lowest point in the western hemisphere, Death
Valley. Amanda finally gets in by knowing Hot Lips
Houlihan is in the sitcom M*A*S*H, but Matt picks up the
last two, including knowing the mini-Mattel cars, Hot
Wheels. Sadly, Flynn has the least amount of points and is
eliminated from the game.
Round two this time does not contain the bonus 5 points
for doing something. It's just a normal one player timed
quiz, one player going at a time. But this is Distraction!
Something has to happen! That's right, pro wrestlers will
toss the contestants around as they answer. Bert is first
up. Bert doesn't stall on answering the movie R2D2 is in,
Star Wars; and how many feet are in 60 inches. However, he
stumbles on naming a state the Mississippi River touches,
besides Mississippi. He incorrectly answers Colorado. He
finally gets his last 3 right knowing the country Beijing
is the capital for, China; What else forms with hydrogen
to make water, Oxygen; and how many sides are on an
octagon, eight. Matt ends his short time with 5 right
answers.
Amanda is next up, with a different wrestler distracting
her. She, however, does not do as well as Bert. She misses
the first one quickly, not knowing how many are in a
baker's dozen, 13. She answers 6. She at least got one
right with naming two living members of the Beatles.
However, she missed two of the great lakes, the city where
the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is located, and what is six
hours after 10AM.
Finally, Mark came up. Jimmy proclaims that the two
wrestlers are a little tired, so they will tag team him.
However, that did not faze him at all. He got all 7 of his
right. He quickly got how many weeks are in a year, who
does Shrek's voice, the person who painted Mona Lisa,
Scrooge's first name, one half of 1/2, and the smallest
state in the United States. This meant that Amanda was out
of the game, leaving Bert and Mark going for the big
money.
This round intrigued every male audience member and home
viewer. Contestants just buzzed in when they knew it,
however, Jimmy proclaims to "bring out the scantily clad
women!" That's right, every right answer gets one barely
clothed lady in bed with them. As soon as I adjusted
myself in excitement, as well as the contestants and host,
the round began. Mark quickly got the first one, knowing
what movie Demi Moore bares all her clothes in,
Striptease. However, Bert answers back knowing who
directed Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick. Mark then got a second
knowing the Dawson's Creek star who took off her clothes
in The Gift. Then, Bert locked in with two right answers
like for knowing the movie that Paltrow received the Best
Actress Oscar for. Bert did answer another one as he
answered that Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger were married,
but Jimmy makes something interesting here. He says one of
the wrestlers is lonely, so out comes a huge, and also
scantily clad, man jumping right on Bert's rib cage. At
this point, Bert had 4. Mark did get one more by knowing
who skinny dipped in the movie "Vacation", but Bert locked
the round by knowing the Sex & The City star who was in
the teen movie Porky's. Bert had 5 right and won the game.
This time, the bonus round was not for a car, but a wide
variety of prizes that totaled to over $10,000. Inside a
glass container were a Vespa, an Electric Chariot, an
Apple iBook, a big digital camera package, and a week's
supply of peas. Easy round, each right protects a prize.
Each wrong answer, however, makes you push down one of the
TNT levers. However, Jimmy can't remember which one goes
to which, so it's all total luck. Bert did well answering
the first three, the Al Pacino bank robber movie, Dog Day
Afternoon; The hit for the 80s band Bow Wow Wow, I Want
Candy; and the capital of Germany, Berlin. However, he
failed on the three-headed dog that stands at the gates of
Hades (he answered Cerebus; the correct answer is
Cerberus). He pushed down one of the levers, and blew up
the Apple iBook. One final question remained. He had to
know what sitcom the Regal Beagle was in, and he answered
correctly with Three's Company. So, Bert leaves with a
Vespa, an Electric Chariot, a digital camera package, and
a week of peas! And we leave with wanting next week's
episode of Distraction. |