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The Challenge 4

2001-01-09 | Reality | 19 episodes
Overview
Extreme Challenge is the 4th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to Real World/Road Rules Challenge 2000. Extreme Challenge is the first season that adorned the show with a subtitle, the series having begun a new trend of titling each season based off its format and theme. To date, it's also the only season in which the season title alters the show title, through the insertion of "Extreme" between "Real World/Road Rules" and "Challenge." Extreme Challenge consisted of the third and final six-on-six Challenge. The casts were split up into two different six-person teams, one representing The Real World and the other representing Road Rules. The teams traveled via tour bus in the eastern U.S. and Europe competing in different individual challenges. Each time a team won an individual challenge, money would be added to an E-Trade account. Each time they won a challenge, they had the chance to invest those winnings in the stock market for the duration of the challenge. The last mission would be for the right to keep the money collected in the pot, an additional cash prize, and a car.

40 Seasons

Episode

Ring of Fire (2001)

This season opens up in Maine on two docks by the ocean. One reunites The Real Worlders- -Julie from Real World New Orleans *Using the challenge as a vacation after the RW. -Jamie from Real World New Orleans *Moved to San Francisco, financed some websites and made a name for himself. -Dan from Real World Miami *Been working as a model, and was once a spokesperson for the AIDS walk. -Syrus from Real World Boston *Been living life with no regrets after the RW -Rebecca from Real World Seattle *Went to Europe, cut off her hair off, and ""discovered herself"". -Kameelah from Real World Boston *Learned to be more patient after the RW. And the other reunites the Road Rulers- -Ayanna from Road Rules Semester at Sea *Took care of her mother until she passed away, using the challenge as a escape from regular life. -Laterrian from Road Rules Maximum Velocity Tour *Learned since his season that he can't make anyone think the sameway he thinks.

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Blimp Water-Skiing (2001)

We open the episode with Syrus still hanging on to dear life on the third rope course. Syrus gains his balance back and makes it through the course edging Real World closer to a win. But the Road Rulers came through at the end and won with a 17 to 16 lead. The Road Rulers got to spend the night in the Yacht while the Real Worlders had to spend the night(probably for the first time) outside. They wake up the following day to face their third and last mission on the island. They are told by Ramona to pick the best male and female skier off each team. Real World picks Jamie and Julie while Road Rules picks Emily and Christian. Both pairs go out on seperate boats to practice their sking; Jamie, Emily, and Christian have it down while Julie seems to be struggling alittle bit. The teams then learn that they will have to ski though a slalom course but not by a boat, but by a blimp. The team with the lowest combined time to get through the slalom wins.

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Wharf Games (2001)

We start with another clue, this time narrated by Melissa from Real World New Orleans. They are told to go to a Fisherman's Wharf in Boothbay Harbor, Maine and wear bathing suits under their clothes. We start to learn about Rebecca and James past relationship experiences and what their desires are for future romances. We also find out that they think eachother are ""cool"". Fast foward to the mission, the first part consists of a ""Lobster picking and eating"" contest where the team that eats the most lobsters in 5 minutes wins, but the catch is their arms are tied together. Real World takes it with 29 lobsters eaten to the 28 that Road Rules eat. On the next part, ""Lobster Crate Crawing"". The goal is for each team member to put on the oil jacket, sow westo(hat), and hook a fish on their arm and then run across lobster crates that are tied together floating across the water. The team to have all their member to go across the crates and back the fastest wins.

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Improv Games (2001)

We start off with James and Rebecca long fest going on more. They both like what it is right nom but don't know what it's going to be in the future. We move on to James complaining more about losing and how he hates it so much. Christian believes that Real World has a better team spirit then the Road Rules team. They receive the next clue narrated by Devin from Road Rules 2. They learn that they're going to have to due standup comedy/skit at a Comedy in Festival in Montreal. On the way there, they start to straganize on how they're gonna crack people up. They are met in Montreal by the stars of the Comedy Central show ""Upright Citizen's Brigade"" where they learn they'll have to learn several improve games and perform them tonight in front of a audience. They split off in different rooms where coaches teach them some hints on better improving. Kameelah feels confidant about the Real World team while Road Rules is freaking out.

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Rollerball Games (2001)

We open up with Real World partying cause of all their wins. They receive the next clue which is narrated by Flora by Real World Miami. They're told that they will need to be rolling well and not drop the ball. Christian and Laterrian have a communication barrier and Christian blames it on Latterian's ""jive"" talking while Laterrain blames Christian for being from Norway. They arrive at a warehouse only to find out it's the movie set for the movie ""Rollerball"" They finally notice that they're standing next to the two stars - LL Cool J and Chris Klein. The two stars take them over to meet with the stunt coordinator to learn how to inline skate on a big ol course. They get all geared up and watch some professional skaters do some impressive stunts, all while hoping they won't have to try any of those stunts. They go out on the track and play out alittle bit trying to perfect their skating. Meanwhile, Christian is doing laps around everybody showing off that he is a skilled skater.

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