Episode
The Challenge: Sidekick Showdown
Overview
The teams take part in a quiz challenge called the "Sidekick Showdown", in which they answer questions about their partners.
Details
- Series
- The Challenge
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2002-04-29
- Runtime
- 19 min
Episode context
Sidekick Showdown is Episode 13 in Battle of the Seasons of The Challenge. It aired on 2002-04-29. The runtime is 19 min.
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The teams compete for a car in a competition that sees which can keep their hands or feet on a block of ice longest. Also: the "Miz" makes an appearance.
Episode 14: Blockhead
The teams face the "blockhead" challenge, which requires them to build a structure from blocks for one of the teammates to stand on. Also: Sean develops a plan for every contestant to leave with part of the "handsome reward," but not everyone goes for it.
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Episode 11: Rush Hour
The teams undertake a "Rush Hour" challenge, which consists of moving cars around a grid in order to get one out.
Episode 15: Siamese Wrestling
We start off with Mike acting like 'The Miz' and Timmy and Theo just making fun of him. At breakfast, they are told their next mission will be that night and they will be given their outfits shortly. They're also told they will need to be weighed in. From that, they already know that involves some sorta battle, either boxing or wrestling. They are then given their outfits which lets them know that they will be wrestling. Mike is excited saying this is the mission he's been waiting for. They receive a message saying the mission will be at 6pm. They arrive at the mission and discover that they will be doing ""Siamese Wrestling"" where teams will be tied back to back with a corset and then have to wrestle the opposite team in a ring covered in bubbles. A match will have a winner when they can get one of the opposing team member's shoulders down on the mat for 3 seconds.
Episode 10: Round 'Em Up
An angry e-mail from Chadwick upsets Holly and divides the "Road Rules" team. Also, the teams take part in a cow-penning competition.
Episode 16: Handsome Reward
The day has arrived...tis the day of the Final Mission. Each of the teams wake up nervous yet excited to win the handsome reward. The Road Rules team wonders what the last mission will be, Emily hopes it has nothing to do with luck, cause she doesn't believe it's fair to win $300,000 off luck. They discuss the deals they have, we learn there is a deal between- Emily & Elka Theo & Mike Tara & Danny Timmy & Kelley Dan & Sean The only two not to reach a agreement is Holly & Coral. Coral has tried, but Holly denied cause she believes she'll put 100% in this final mission and take the money home. The vans pick them up bright and early and they arrive at the final mission site. As the Ultimate Teams, Sean & Elka and Theo & Holly must deligate the rest of their teams during each part of the final mission. They also learn that the Ultimate Team that wins the final mission will not just get the $50,000 each but they also will each get a 2002 Saturn Vue SUV.
Episode 9: Ladder of Doom
The teams tackle the "Ladder of Death" challenge, which will determine the final three teams in each inner circle; Mike and Theo have a verbal spat.
Episode 17: Inside the Inner Circle
The two final Inner Circles get together to discuss the challenge. We learn that all of the Real World teammates have stayed to their promise and has given the money deserved to the Road Rules teammates they paired up with and the other Real World teammates that were eliminated. They do a final challenge, a tug-o-war over a pool. Road Rules wins and they each receive a Playstation 2 package.
Episode 8: Montezuma's Revenge
Tara and Mike attempt to hide their burgeoning relationship from the others to no avail. Also: the teams are hit by "Montezuma's Revenge", which affects almost everyone; and Mark and Eric reveal the next challenge: the Ladder of Death.
Episode 7: Slam Dunk
We start off with Real World still in their Inner Circle, debating on who to vote off. Becky is busy talking to Lindsey, cause Lindsey knows it's her going. Becky says 'no' cause the agreement is to get rid of the lowest scoring team which would be Mike & Flora. Coral wants Stephen gone due to his moral and unsportsmanship affecting the team. They all decide against Kelley's wishes to vote off Stephen & Lindsey. Kelley just asks that they each go up and tell Lindsey how much she rocks and it's not cause of her that they are eliminating that team. The elimination proceedings begin and Mike speaks on behalf of the Real World Inner Circle declaring that Stephen and Lindsey are eliminated. Stephen says that the Real World team is dishonest and rotten at the heart, while Flora believes the decision was wacked cause her team was the lowest scoring and deserved to go home.
Episode 6: Vertical Limit
At Breakfast, they are told to pack up their bags cause they are moving back to the villas and the next mission will be at 5pm that evening. They are told to wear sneakers, no bare-feet or sandals. Each team has one cell phone to share and finally the service has gone back up since the Hurricane. They all fight to see who could take turns calling back to civilization first. Holly says that even though her team believed she would crumble without Chadwick, het determination has only doubled since his eviction. Stephen confronts Coral to let her know there will be no more effort on his half to try and be friends with her, but all he asks is that he'll be civil with her aslong as shes civil with him to make it through the final 3 weeks. Coral tells him that she doesn't understand him and doesn't like him and if he'll just leave her alone, she'll be happy. Coral says she feels sorry for Lindsey to have to be paired up with this weirdo.
Episode 5: Musical Inner-Tube Tango
We start right back in with the Inner-Tube Tango! People are going crazy, several people yell at Stephen cause he's hitting to get to the tubes, even getting to the point where noone want to stand next to him in the dance line. Piggy and Chadwick were the first eliminated followed by- *Becky and Norman *Danny and Kelley *Mike & Coral, and Adam & Jisela are disqualified, due to the men holding onto another tube for their teammate. *Chris and Belou *Holly and Josh *Theo and Holly, Holly had a innertube and Stephen ripped it out of her hands and threw it away from her. *Timmy and Emily *Mike and Sharon are disqualified since Mike held onto a tube for Lindsey. *Dan and Tara *Mike and Flora We're down to Sean & Elka and Stephen & Lindsey. Lindsey says she would be happy for Sean & Elka to take the guitar package, but Stephen wants it for himself. Elka said she would love the guitar for the love of her life- Walter.