The Amazing Race 17

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The Amazing Race 17
Season 17
Region 1 DVD cover
Presented byPhil Keoghan
No. of teams11
WinnerNatalie "Nat" Strand & Katherine "Kat" Chang
No. of legs12
Distance traveled32,000 mi (51,000 km)
No. of episodes12
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 26 (2010-09-26) –
December 12, 2010 (2010-12-12)
Additional information
Filming datesMay 26 (2010-05-26) –
June 15, 2010 (2010-06-15)
Season chronology
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The Amazing Race 17 is the seventeenth season of the American

reality competition show The Amazing Race. Hosted by Phil Keoghan, it featured eleven teams of two, each with a pre-existing relationship, competing in a race around the world in order to win US$1,000,000. This season visited four continents and ten countries and traveled over 32,000 miles (51,000 km). Starting in Gloucester, Massachusetts, racers traveled through England, Ghana, Sweden, Norway, Russia, Oman, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and South Korea before finishing in Greater Los Angeles. New twists introduced in this season include the Express Pass, which was awarded to the winners of the first leg and allowed them to skip the task of their choosing, and the Double U-Turn. The season premiered on CBS
on September 26, 2010, with a special 90-minute premiere, and the season finale aired on December 12, 2010.

Anesthesiologists Natalie Strand and Katherine Chang were the winners of this season, while home shopping hosts Brook Roberts
and Claire Champlin finished in second place, and dating couple Jill Haney and Thomas Wolfard finished in third place.

Production

Development and filming

The starting line was at the Eastern Point Yacht Club near the lighthouse in Gloucester, Massachusetts.

CBS renewed the 17th season of The Amazing Race on January 25, 2010.[1] The season spanned 32,000 miles (51,000 km) while racing across four continents with first-time visits to Ghana and Bangladesh. Teams also crossed the Arctic Circle for the first time in the show's history.[2]

Filming began on May 26, 2010, with the starting line at the Eastern Point Yacht Club in

Los Angeles, California
.

Prior to the season's broadcast, CBS posted a short preview video clip from an episode on the Internet, showing Brook & Claire competing at a watermelon launching challenge using an elastic slingshot. The clip showed Claire being hit in the face full-on with a watermelon after it failed to launch correctly from the slingshot, leaving her momentarily stunned but otherwise not seriously injured. The clip spread virally on the Internet.[5]

Two new game elements were introduced in season 17. The first was the Express Pass, which was awarded to the team who finished first on the first Leg. The Express Pass allowed the team to skip any one task before Leg 8. The other new element was the Double U-Turn, where two teams were able to use U-Turns in a single leg.

Cast

Kevin Wu, Mallory Ervin, Stephanie Smith
, and Kat Chang

The cast included a team of

Kevin Wu (popularly known as "KevJumba") and his father, Michael; Cirque du Soleil director and choreographer Ron Kellum; Ivy League a cappella singers, and a birth mother and daughter who recently reunited following an adoption twenty years earlier.[2] There were also three beauty queens competing: Mallory Ervin, who competed in Miss America 2010; Brook Roberts, who competed in Miss America 2005; and Stephanie Smith, who was Miss South Carolina USA
2009.

Chad Waltrip proposed to Stephanie Smith during the eighth leg, and she accepted. They were married on November 20, 2010.[6]

Contestants Age Relationship Hometown Status
Ron Kellum 45 Best Friends
Los Angeles, California
 Eliminated 1st
(in Ledbury, England)
Tony Stovall 42 Tucson, Arizona
Andie DeKroon 43 Birth Mom & Daughter
Atlanta, Georgia
 Eliminated 2nd
(in Accra, Ghana)
Jenna Sykes 21
Connor Diemand-Yauman 22 Ivy League A Cappella Singers Chesterland, Ohio Eliminated 3rd
(in Riksgränsen, Sweden)
Jonathan Schwartz 22 Cranford, New Jersey
Katie Seamon 23 Beach Volleyball Partners Rahway, New Jersey Eliminated 4th
(in Ankenesstranda, Norway)
Rachel Johnston 24 Moorestown, New Jersey
Michael Wu 58 Father & Son Sugar Land, Texas Eliminated 5th
(in Saint Petersburg, Russia)
Kevin Wu
 		20
Gary Ervin 53 Father & Daughter Morganfield, Kentucky Eliminated 6th
(in Muscat, Oman)
Mallory Ervin 24 Lexington, Kentucky
Chad Waltrip 26 Newly Dating (Legs 1-8)
Engaged (Legs 8-9) 		Fort Lauderdale, Florida Eliminated 7th
(in Dhaka, Bangladesh)
Stephanie Smith 23
Nick DeCarlo 26 Dating Henderson, Nevada Eliminated 8th
(in Seoul, South Korea)
Vicki Casciola 26
Jill Haney 27 Dating
Marina Del Rey, California
 Third place
Thomas Wolfard 30
Brook Roberts 27 Home Shopping Hosts
San Diego, California
 Runners-up
Claire Champlin 30 Reno, Nevada
Nat Strand 31 Doctors Newport Beach, California Winners
Kat Chang 35 Santa Monica, California
Future appearances

Gary & Mallory raced again in

The Amazing Race: Unfinished Business.[7] Mallory also returned on the second All-Star edition, racing with Mark Jackson from season 20 as a last-minute replacement when his original partner, Bopper Minton, was deemed too sick to compete.[8]

Outside of The Amazing Race, Mallory appeared on the

The Price is Right.[10]

Results

The following teams are listed with their placements in each leg. Placements are listed in finishing order.

  • A red placement with a dagger (†) indicates that the team was eliminated.
  • An underlined blue placement with a double-dagger (‡) indicates that the team was the last to arrive at a Pit Stop in a non-elimination leg, and had to perform a Speed Bump task in the following leg.
  • A green ƒ indicates that the team won the Fast Forward.
  • A purple ε indicates that the team used an Express Pass on that leg to bypass one of their tasks.
  • A brown ⊃ indicates that the team used the U-Turn and a brown ⊂ indicates the team on the receiving end of the U-Turn.
Team placement (by leg)
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Nat & Kat 2nd 7th 8th 1st 1stƒ[a] 4th 1st 5th 3rd⊃[b] 1st 3rd 1st
Brook & Claire 4th 1st 6th 3rd 5th 2nd 2nd 4th 4th⊂[c] 3rd 2nd[d] 2nd
Jill & Thomas 1st 5th 7th 5thε[e] 3rd 1st 5th 2nd[f] 1st⊃[c] 2nd 1st 3rd
Nick & Vicki 10th 8th 5th 6th 6th 7th‡[g] 3rd 3rd 2nd 4th‡ 4th†
Chad & Stephanie 8th 4th 3rd 7th 7th 5th 6th[h] 1st 5th†⊂[b]
Gary & Mallory 6th 9th 2nd 2nd 2nd 6th 4th 6th†
Michael & Kevin 7th 3rd 9th‡ 4th 4th 3rd 7th†[h]
Katie & Rachel 5th 2nd 4th 8th 8th†
Connor & Jonathan 3rd 6th 1st 9th†
Andie & Jenna 9th 10th†
Ron & Tony 11th†
Notes
  1. ^ This team won the Fast Forward on this leg.
  2. ^ a b Nat & Kat chose to use the U-Turn on Chad & Stephanie.
  3. ^ a b Jill & Thomas chose to use the U-Turn on Brook & Claire.
  4. ^ Brook & Claire initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for taking a taxi to the Detour when the clue had instructed teams to travel either on foot or by subway. Jill & Thomas checked in during this penalty time, dropping Brook & Claire to 2nd.
  5. ^ Jill & Thomas used their Express Pass to bypass the Detour on this leg.
  6. ^ Jill & Thomas initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for paying a taxi driver to lead them to the Pit Stop, which had been expressly prohibited. Chad & Stephanie checked in during this penalty time, dropping Jill & Thomas to 2nd.
  7. ^ While Nick & Vicki came in last in a non-elimination leg, they did not have to complete a Speed Bump in the following leg due to technical difficulties on this leg.[11]
  8. ^ a b Chad & Stephanie arrived at the Pit Stop without their bags and without having paid their taxi driver. They were required to return to their taxi, pay their fare, and retrieve their bags before being allowed to check in. During this time, Michael & Kevin arrived in 6th, but were issued two 30-minute penalties for twice hiring a taxi when it had been expressly prohibited. Chad & Stephanie returned during Michael & Kevin's penalty time, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for also taking a taxi when the clue instructed them to travel on foot. At that point, they were the only two teams left to check in, and since Michael & Kevin had more than 30 minutes remaining on their penalty time, Chad & Stephanie finished in 6th place, while Michael & Kevin fell to last.

Race summary

The route of The Amazing Race 17.
Destinations Air travel    Rail travel    Water travel    Bus travel
Helicopter travel    Bicycle travel    Gondola travel
Route Markers Detour    Roadblock    Fast Forward    U-Turn    Speed Bump    Pit Stop

Leg 1 (United States → England)

prehistoric monument of Stonehenge in England
served as the first destination of The Amazing Race 17.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional notes
  • While performing the Roadblock, Claire's slingshot became twisted and launched the watermelon back at her, where it smacked her in the face. CBS released a clip of this scene before the season premiere and it became a viral phenomenon.[12] Claire was stunned, but not otherwise seriously injured.[13]
  • Ron & Tony were unable to perform the coracle task. Already in last place, production informed them to swim across the moat without applying a penalty. Ron then performed the Roadblock, which was unaired.[14][15]

Leg 2 (England → Ghana)

One of the Detour tasks showed the Ga custom of having coffins designed after the decedent's job in life.
  • Episode 2: "A Kiss Saves the Day" (October 3, 2010)
  • Prize: A trip to Oahu & Kauai (awarded to Brook & Claire)
  • Eliminated: Andie & Jenna
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in order to find their next clue, which directed them to the Makola Market
    .
  • Roadblock: "Who thinks they can handle some shady dealings?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to sell enough sunglasses to make GH₵15 (roughly $10) in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to Peace Motor Spare Parts in Teshie in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Tune In or Check Out This season's first Detour was a choice between Tune In or Check Out. In Tune In, teams had to travel to Adom Electronics, pick up a television antenna, bring it to a specified house, and set it up to the customer's preference. Once the television picked up a proper signal, the homeowner gave teams their next clue. In Check Out, teams had to bring a fantasy coffin from Emmanuel's Woodshop to a showroom across town in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: Kaneshie Market.

Leg 3 (Ghana)

In the Language Arts Detour, teams had to find eight adinkra symbols in a massive puzzle akin to a word search.
  • Episode 3: "In Phil We Trust" (October 10, 2010)
  • Prize: US$5,000 for each team member (awarded to Connor & Jonathan)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams had to travel to the Akotoku Boxing Academy in Jamestown, where they found their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "You've got a Rocky road ahead." In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to perform a boxing workout. After wrapping their hands properly, they had to punch a punching bag and then jump rope for 60 seconds on each exercise without stopping in order to receive their next clue from their boxing trainer.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to the supply depot in Dodowa, where they had to load up two wheelbarrows with building supplies and then deliver them to the Asebi D/A Primary School. Once there, teams had to join a geography class studying a map of Africa. While the children located other nations in Africa, teams had to correctly locate Ghana on the map in order to receive their next clue.
  • soccer field and back without touching the rim with their hands or letting it fall over in order to receive their next clue. In Language Arts, teams chose a proverb with eight highlighted phrases that corresponded to a series of eight Adinkra symbols. Using a nearby decoder key, teams had to locate the eight symbols in a massive word search
    -like puzzle and circle the correct set of Adinkra symbols in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the home of Awusa Ntso in Doryumu. After checking in, teams helped renovate the school that they visited during this leg.
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 4 (Ghana → Sweden)

Swedish Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle, where Michael & Kevin
sat on ice chairs for their Speed Bump.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • Due to limited availability of flights from
    Frankfurt, Germany
    , but they were under no obligation to use them.

Leg 5 (Sweden → Norway)

The Roadblock in Norway required racers to rappel down and then ascend the Skjomen Bridge.
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams had to drive to
    Narvik, Norway. Once there, teams had to ride the gondola
    to the top of the Fagernesfjellet Mountain, where they found their next clue.
  • Fast Forward: Eat Sheep's Head In this season's only Fast Forward, one team had to drive themselves to the Stornaustet immersive restaurant in Vidrek and eat an entire serving of smalahove: a boiled sheep's head. Nat & Kat won the Fast Forward.
  • Teams who chose to not attempt the Fast Forward had to drive to the Skjomen Bridge, where they found their next clue.
  • rappel off the Skjomen Bridge and then signal for one of two waiting boats to give them their next clue. After retrieving the clue from the boat, the team member had to use a mechanical ascender
    to return to the bridge deck.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to Hårvika in Sandtorg in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Bike or Boat This leg's Detour was a choice between Bike or Boat. In Bike, teams had to ride a bicycle along a course to a sign, where combinations of numbers and colors were shown. Teams then had to memorize the combination of the color that matched the color on their bicycle lock, return to the starting point, and then use the combination to unlock their next clue. In Boat, teams had to use a map for reference to navigate a fishing trawler to a specific location. They then had to deliver two cod and a chainsaw to a summer lodge in order to receive their next clue.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Ankenes Marina in Ankenesstranda.

Leg 6 (Norway → Sweden → Russia)

Rostral Columns on the spit of Vasilyevsky Island
in order to find their clue.
  • Episode 6: "Run, Babushka, Run" (October 31, 2010)
  • Prize: A trip to
    São Paulo, Brazil
    (awarded to Jill & Thomas)
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 7 (Russia)

Church on Spilled Blood
.
  • Episode 7: "I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong" (November 7, 2010)
  • Prize: US$5,000 for each team member (awarded to Nat & Kat)
  • Eliminated: Michael & Kevin
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to travel to the Avtovo Circus in Saint Petersburg, where they found their next clue.
  • Detour: Circus Band or Circus Clown This leg's Detour was a choice between Circus Band or Circus Clown. In Circus Band, team members had to learn and correctly play a Russian folk song – Ivan Larionov's "Kalinka" – on the accordion in order to receive their next clue. In Circus Clown, teams had to learn plate spinning and get ten plates to spin simultaneously for ten seconds without falling in order to receive their clue.
  • After the Detour, teams began a "Russian mystery" task. The first clue was to find the canal bridge guarded by four creatures with golden wings:
    Dostoevsky was imprisoned within me. Find me and then search for the Gorodki Courts." Teams had to figure out that their destination was the Peter and Paul Fortress
    , where they found their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Between the two of you, who's the 'real' player?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to clear three gorodki pin formations by tossing a wooden bat in order to receive their next clue. After two attempts at a formation, the pins were reset.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop: the Naryshkin Bastion at the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Leg 8 (Russia → Oman)

Teams ended this leg in Oman's Sultanate Palace, the Al Alam Palace, in the center of Muscat.
  • Episode 8: "Ali Baba in a Suit" (November 14, 2010)
  • Prize: A trip for two to Ambergris Caye in Belize (awarded to Chad & Stephanie)
  • Eliminated: Gary & Mallory
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to
    Muscat, Oman. Once there, teams had to drive to the Burj Al Mubkharah in Riyam Park, where they were given small silver ingots with three separate times that determined when they could climb the fort's watchtower the next morning. The clue at the watchtower instructed teams to drive themselves to the highest point of Oman: Jebel Shams
    . At the base of the mountain, a safety driver took teams to their next clue.
  • rappel 500 feet (150 m) down the side of the mountain to a field of hundreds of oil lamps, a handful of which held Aladdin's magic ring
    . Once they found a lamp with a ring, they could exchange it for their next clue.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to drive to the Stack of Books in Nizwa in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Water Table or Wedding Table This leg's Detour was a choice between Water Table or Wedding Table. In Water Table, teams have to pump enough water from a well in order to fill a water truck and then direct the truck's driver to deliver the water to a specified house in the neighborhood of Aswat Al Eid in order to receive their next clue. In Wedding Table, teams would have driven to an Arab market and purchased ingredients needed to prepare a traditional Omani dish: maqbous. Once the dish was complete, teams had to serve the dish to a bride and groom in order to receive their next clue. All teams chose Water Table.
  • After the Detour, teams had to drive to the
    Ali Baba" in order to trade the frankincense for their next clue, which directed them to the Pit Stop: the Al Alam Palace
    .

Leg 9 (Oman → Bangladesh)

Dhaka, Bangladesh, teams had to use cycle rickshaws
for travel and had to build one at the Roadblock.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • Double U-Turn: Jill & Thomas U-Turned Brook & Claire and Nat & Kat U-Turned Chad & Stephanie This leg featured a Double U-Turn. Nat & Kat chose to use the U-Turn on Chad & Stephanie, while Jill & Thomas chose to use the U-Turn on Brook & Claire.

Leg 10 (Bangladesh → Hong Kong)

In Hong Kong, teams visited the memorial statue of martial artist and film star Bruce Lee on the Avenue of Stars.
  • Episode 10: "I Hate Chinese Food" (November 28, 2010)
  • Prize: A trip to
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    (awarded to Nat & Kat)
Locations
Episode summary
  • At the start of this leg, teams were instructed to fly to Hong Kong. Once there, teams had to travel by bus and ferry to Cheung Chau, where they had to find the Cheung Po Tsai Cave in order to find their next clue. Teams then had to travel by ferry to Kowloon and travel to the Majesty Chinese Restaurant, where they found their next clue.
  • Roadblock: "Who's feeling peckish?" In this leg's Roadblock, one team member had to use chopsticks to search among several plates of food on a buffet for one of five pieces of fake food normally used for display in order to receive their next clue. Team members had to eat any real food that they picked up before they could continue searching.
  • After the Roadblock, teams had to travel to the Avenue of Stars and locate the Statue of Bruce Lee in order to find their next clue.
  • Detour: Ding Ding or Sampan This leg's Detour was a choice between Ding Ding or Sampan. In Ding Ding, teams had to ride the Hong Kong Tramways, colloquially known as the "Ding Ding", between Arsenal Street and the Causeway Bay Tram Terminus, while searching through thousands of signs for three signs (reading "Pit Stop", "Statue", and "Square") that, when combined, revealed the location of the Pit Stop. In Sampan, teams went to the Jumbo Kingdom's dock and took a pair of budgerigars in a birdcage on a sampan. They then had to search along the Aberdeen Typhoon Shelters for a boat with the registration number matching the number on their birdcage. When they found it, teams could then trade the birdcage for the location of the Pit Stop.
  • After the Detour, teams had to check in at the Pit Stop:
    The Cenotaph
    .
Additional note
  • This was a non-elimination leg.

Leg 11 (Hong Kong → South Korea)

Winter Olympics
.
Locations
Episode summary
Additional note
  • By the time Nick & Vicki made it to the Seung-il Bridge in Cheorwon, all of the other teams had already checked in at the Pit Stop. Although they were only shown performing the Speed Bump and then immediately checking in at the Pit Stop, Nick & Vicki revealed in interviews that they did complete some of the other tasks, but they were at night and would have been "pointless to show."[17]

Leg 12 (South Korea → United States)

Beverly Hills
.
  • Episode 12: "Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race" (December 12, 2010)
  • Prize: US$1,000,000
  • Winners: Nat & Kat
  • Runners-up: Brook & Claire
  • Third place: Jill & Thomas
Locations
Episode summary

Elimination Station

After elimination, the first five eliminated teams were sequestered at a villa in

Cancún, Mexico, to await the finale. CBS posted short videos on its website after each episode aired in the Pacific Time Zone
to show the eliminated teams interacting at the villa.

Reception

Critical response

The Amazing Race 17 received mixed-to-positive reviews. Andy Dehnart of reality blurred wrote that it was "an average (at best) season, one plagued by a consistent lack of surprise, few actually challenging challenges, and a lot of stupidity."[18] Scott Von Doviak of The A.V. Club wrote that "the season has been somewhat less than amazing, exhibiting the same flaws that have plagued the last several editions of the long-running series: lackluster challenges, repetitive airport and taxicab drama, too many unlikeable teams, too many equalizing points along the route, and a distinct lack of suspense at the end of too many legs."[19] Luke Dwyer of TV Fanatic wrote that this season had "an unusually likable cast. Only a handful of contestants were the kind you actively root against and even those were tamed by The Amazing Race standards. Instead we were treated to a cast without a dominant group, but one that was easy to root for."[20] In 2016, this season was ranked 3rd out of the first 27 seasons by the Rob Has a Podcast Amazing Race correspondents.[21] Likewise in 2021, Jane Andrews of Gossip Cop also ranked this season as the show's 3rd best season.[22] Val Barone of TheThings ranked this season as the show's 2nd best season.[23] In 2022, Jason Shomer of Collider ranked this season among the show's top seven seasons.[24] In 2022, Rhenn Taguiam of Game Rant ranked this season as the eighth-best season.[25]

Ratings

U.S. Nielsen ratings

# Airdate Episode Rating Share
Rating/Share
 Viewers Rank Rank Rank Rank
Households 18–49 (millions) Timeslot
(Viewers) 		Timeslot
(18–49) 		Week
(Viewers) 		Week
(18–49)
1 September 26, 2010 "They Don't Call It The Amazing Race For Nothin!" 6.3 10 3.7/9 11.54[26] #2 #2 #26 —
2 October 3, 2010 "A Kiss Saves the Day" 6.2 10 3.4/9 10.67[27] #2 #2 #28 #25
3 October 10, 2010 "In Phil We Trust" 6.9 11 3.8/9 11.99[28] #3 #3 #20 #13
4 October 17, 2010 "We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads" 6.3 10 3.5/9 10.94[29] #2 #2 #21 #21
5 October 24, 2010 "Tastes Like a Million Dollars" 6.7 10 3.4/8 11.42[30] #2 #2 #20 #19
6 October 31, 2010 "Run, Babushka, Run" 5.3 9 2.6/7 9.09[31] #3 #3 (<#25) (<#25)
7 November 7, 2010 "I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong" 6.5 10 3.3/8 11.01[32] — — #20 #23
8 November 14, 2010 "Ali Baba in a Suit" 6.0 9 2.8/7 10.34[33][34] #2 #2 — —
9 November 21, 2010 "There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets" 6.2 9 3.0/7 10.59[34] #2 #2 #24 —
10 November 28, 2010 "I Hate Chinese Food" 6.3 10 3.1/8 11.07[35] — — #13 #17
11 December 5, 2010 "I'm Surrounded by Ninjas" 6.1 9[36] 3.1/8 10.34[37] #2 #2 #17 #14
12 December 12, 2010 "Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race" 7.0 11 3.7/9 12.12[38] #2 #2 #11 #10

Canadian ratings

Canadian broadcaster

Atlantic (9pm Pacific & Mountain
).

# Airdate Episode Viewers
(millions) 		Rank
(Week)
1 September 26, 2010 "They Don't Call It The Amazing Race For Nothin!" 2.44 #8[39]
2 October 3, 2010 "A Kiss Saves the Day" 2.62 #3[40]
3 October 10, 2010 "In Phil We Trust" 2.30 #7[41]
4 October 17, 2010 "We Should Have Brought Gloves and Butt Pads" 2.99 #1[42]
5 October 24, 2010 "Tastes Like a Million Dollars" 2.72 #2[43]
6 October 31, 2010 "Run, Babushka, Run" 2.36 #6[44]
7 November 7, 2010 "I Want to Be in the Circus, That's Where I Belong" 2.67 #4[45]
8 November 14, 2010 "Ali Baba in a Suit" 2.79 #2[46]
9 November 21, 2010 "There's a Lot of Nuts and Bullets" 2.63 #3[47]
10 November 28, 2010 "I Hate Chinese Food" 2.51 #4[48]
11 December 5, 2010 "I'm Surrounded by Ninjas" 2.68 #1[49]
12 December 12, 2010 "Hi. I'm Sorry. I'm in a Race" 2.74 #1[50]

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