Episode Report Card Miss Alli: C- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Eenie, Meenie, Miney, Go
By Miss Alli | Season 8 | Episode 3 | Aired on 10.10.2005
Two of the Tonyas get the explanation and then get into the capsule. You can imagine that they're probably wondering whether this is the whole Roadblock, as are we all.
In the Linz car, Megan notes that she's actually been here before, in sixth grade. "This is Space Camp!" she says. They and the Schroeders get to the Roadblock next, and the Linzes pull number two while the Schroeders pull number three. Both teams have to wait while the Tonyas take their ride. "Don't puke!" Tommy says, because -- I'm sorry, I underestimated him. His repertoire also includes puking jokes. How could I forget the puking jokes?
One of the pinks believes that a hangar is an airplane, so increasingly bossy Sharon tells her that the hangar is where you keep the airplane, actually. She's right, but you can still tell they all sort of want to poke her. They take the Roadblock, and they pull number four.
The Bransens pull their next clue, which sends them a mile on foot to Rocket Park. Phil explains that when they get there -- I swear, I am not making this up -- they'll go to a set of conspicuously lined up computers, and they'll sign on to AOL to receive their clue. Because you know what this boring episode and stupid task needed? Cheesy product placement that makes no sense. I just could not be more pleased.
You'll be shocked to know that as soon as Tommy and Alex are in the capsule, Tommy announces that he has to fart. Needs. A. New. Joke. Even Alex appears to have run out of fart-related chortles, and my sense is that that's really saying something. That's like if your brother is Shaq, and he's like, "Dude, enough basketball." Yes, I am saying Alex is the Shaq of fart jokes, and yes, I know that would probably please him enormously, but no, that will not stop me from saying it.
Bransens, on their way to the stupidest "task" ever.
The Linzes exit the capsule, and they get the stupidest "clue" ever. Stassi and Mark get in the capsule, and Mark acts…like himself, pretty much. Self-consciously attempting to be Fun Hilarious Dad, sort of coming off like Trying Too Hard Dad. I think I would like him better if he would take it easy.
Bransens, running. Can you take it? Is your blood pressure rising? What if AOL is down? What if their mailbox is full of spam? The Linzes are on the way, too, and they and the Bransens are soon at the AOL computers. Whew! That was a tight one. The Bransens get there first, and when they sign onto AOL (booo!), they pull up a video of Phil telling them that now they should walk to the pit stop, which is at the Space Shuttle Pathfinder. That's it. Seriously. That is it. "Dear Ninnies: Please walk to the giant thing we are about to name." Nothing satisfies quite like one of those. The Bransens take off, passing the Linzes as they go. The Linzes get their clue and leave.