Subtitles section Play video Print subtitles - AS YOU CAN TELL FROM THE SCAFFOLDING BEHIND ME, WE'RE EITHER ABOUT TO SHOOT A PAULA ABDUL MUSIC VIDEO OR IT'S TIME FOR OUR "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR" PARKING LOT CHALLENGE. [dramatic music] FIRST, LET'S MEET OUR CONTESTANTS. FROM THE VERY FUNNY SHOW "MOM" ON CBS, ALLISON JANNEY AND ANNA FARIS ARE HERE. [cheers and applause] WHAT KIND OF PREPARATION, ALLISON, HAVE YOU BEEN DOING FOR THIS COURSE? - THIS IS ABOUT IT RIGHT HERE. - THAT'S IT? - JUST--NO, I DID GET TO DO A PRACTICE RUN. - YOU DID. - DID NOT MAKE IT THROUGH ALL OF IT. I'M NOT GONNA LIE. BUT-- SOME THINGS I DID BETTER THAN OTHERS. - IT'S HARDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT. ANNA? - PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING IS UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT. BUT I'VE GOT A STRATEGY. - GOOD. WELL, YOU'RE WEARING BLACK, AND THAT SHOULD HELP. - I'M WEARING BLACK. TIGHT CLOTHES SEEM TO HELP SOMEHOW. - YEAH, ALL RIGHT. HOLDS ALL YOUR ORGANS IN? [both laugh] THAT'S GREAT. ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU HEAD OFF OVER THERE AND GET READY TO START THE COURSE. - OKAY. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH. - ALL RIGHT, THANKS. - I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE. JOINING ME AGAIN ARE "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR" HOSTS MATT ISEMAN AND-- MATT ISEMAN AND... - COME ON, ELLEN, YOU CAN DO IT. - AKBAR BUJAW-- - GBAJA. - GBAJA. - BIAMILA. - BIAMILA. - YES! YOU GOT IT. - OH, I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED. - YOU PICKED IT UP A LOT FASTER THAN I DID, I'LL TELL YOU THAT. - I'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR THREE WEEKS JUST TO LEARN HOW TO SAY AKBAR'S NAME. IT'S A FUN FACT. IF YOU REARRANGE THE LETTERS IN AKBAR'S NAME, IT SPELLS "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR." [laughter] ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GO OVER THE OBSTACLES ON TODAY'S COURSE, BECAUSE WE DID MODIFY THEM. I THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE THEM EASIER. IT'S THE QUINTUPLE STEPS OVER HERE, RIGHT? - YEP, YEP. - THEN WE HAVE THE CAT GRAB RIGHT AFTER IT. - FOLLOWED BY THE DANCING STONES. - OH. - NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ON THESE FIRST THREE IS A LOT OF AGILITY THAT'S GONNA BE REQUIRED OUT OF THESE LADIES. - AND CORE. - CORE STRENGTH FOR SURE. - YEAH. THEN? - THEN YOU HAVE THE SWING JUMP. AND THE SWING JUMP, NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF THAT CHILDHOOD-- BEING ON THE PLAYGROUND. - GETTING-- - GETTING THAT MOMENTUM GOING. ALL ABOUT THE MOMENTUM. - ROCK INTO IT, AND THEN MAKE THE LEAP ONTO THE NET. - AS HIGH AS YOU CAN, RIGHT? - GOOD LUCK THEN. - ABSOLUTELY. - THEN WE'VE GOT THE INFAMOUS-- - GET 'EM, MATT. - THE WARPED WALL. ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC OBSTACLES IN ALL OF "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR." - NOW WE'RE GONNA HEAD TO THE ANNOUNCER'S BOOTH AND WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED. OKAY? ALL RIGHT. - LET'S DO IT. - LET'S GO. LET'S GO. - ALL RIGHT, ALLISON, LET'S GET GOING. [cheers and applause] - THIS IS WHERE REAL CHAMPS ARE MADE. - AND A GREAT START THERE. A GREAT LEAP. THAT HAD TO BE 2 FEET THERE. - WE NEED TO FINISH THIS TODAY, ALLISON. - OH, THEY'RE HELPING EACH OTHER. TAG TEAM. - THEY'RE GOING TOGETHER. - OH, SHE'S GOING WWE-STYLE HERE. - I LIKE THIS. - UP. THERE THEY GO. JANNEY WITH A STRONG, ATHLETIC BACKGROUND HERE. OLYMPIC-CALIBER SKATER. - YEAH, THAT REALLY HELPS YOU WITH THE LEGS. - SHE TAKES THE ZUMBA CLASSES EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN GLENDALE. THAT'LL HELP HER. - WELL, ELLEN, SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO ZUMBA HER WAY THROUGH THE QUINTUPLE STEPS. - YEAH, THERE THEY ARE. - OH, LOOK AT THIS. - THEY HAVE BOTH MADE IT. - ALMOST. ALMOST. - IMPRESSIVE OUT OF ANNA FARIS. - ALL RIGHT. AND THEY'RE UP! - OH, DON'T LEAVE FARIS BEHIND! - THERE WE GO. - THERE SHE IS. - ANNA IS RIGHT BEHIND. - OH! SHE'S DONE IT! - SHE'S DONE IT. SHE'S UP. - FARIS IS GOING UNDER. - ANNA GOES BELOW. - WATCH OUT NOW. - OH, WATCH OUT. KEEP GOING, ANNA. ALL RIGHT. - THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, ALLISON. - GET UP THERE, ANNA. ALL RIGHT. - I LOVE THIS APPROACH. - ANNA--THE DANCING STONES, ANNA WILL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE. SHE HAS 12 TOES, SO SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO-- - BUT THIS IS VERY TRICKY. - ALL RIGHT. - IT'S KIND OF LIKE WALKING ON BOBBLEHEADS. - YES, IT IS--IT'S GOOD. IT'S CORE STRENGTH AND BALANCE AND-- - JANNEY WITH THOSE LONG LEGS. - GREAT ADVANTAGE. - I THINK SOME OF THIS IS ILLEGAL, WHAT ALLISON IS DOING, BUT SHE'S ON IT, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER. - ANNA'S ON HER OWN NOW. - LOOK AT THAT! - ALL RIGHT. - OKAY. I SEE YOU, ANNA. - ENGAGE YOUR CORE. - SHE COULD DO-- WHAT'S THE CLIMB WALL? SHE COULD DO THAT FOR SURE. - THE JUMPING SPIDER. ABSOLUTELY. THE SPIDER CLIMB? SHE'D BE GREAT ON BOTH. - IF WE HAD THE SPIDER-- GO! - LOOK AT THOSE LONG LEGS. - COME ON! - ALL RIGHT. HER LEGS ARE TALLER THAN ANNA. - WAY TO GO, ANNA. YAY! - UNBELIEVABLE BALANCE. - COME ON, YOU CAN DO THIS, ANNA. YOU CAN DO THIS, ANNA! - ANNA DID IT! - WOW! AND LOOK AT THIS. - OH. ARE YOU GONNA SIT ON IT? WHAT'S HAPPENING? [cheers and applause] - COME ON, ANNA. YOU HAVE TO SWING NOW. - LOOK AT HER ON THE CARGO NET. - SHE'S--GO! - AND YOU THOUGHT SHE WORKED HARD ON "THE WEST WING." LOOK AT THIS. - GO! SHE'S UP. SHE'S UP. SHE'S UP. - OH, GOT PICKED UP! [cheers and applause] - VERY IMPRESSIVE, ALLISON. VERY IMPRESSIVE. ALL RIGHT. I'M COMING DOWN. - ELLEN'S GONNA HAVE TO OFFICIATE THIS UP CLOSE. - WELL, THE WOMEN OF "MOM" ARE DOMINATING THIS COURSE THE WAY THEY DOMINATE MONDAY NIGHTS ON CBS. - IF SHE COULD JUST TAKE ONE BIG LEAP-- - THERE IT IS. JANNEY. THERE IT IS. OH! - YOU SAW THAT REACH, MATT. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. - IMPRESSIVE. - I SAY GIVE ALLISON ONE MORE TRY. THIS IS HER CHANCE RIGHT HERE. [cheers and applause] - ALLISON, YOU CAN DO IT. - IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS FOR JANNEY AND FARIS. STRONG ONE. SHE'S DONE IT! ALLISON JANNEY! LOOK AT THAT FLEXIBILITY! IN IMPROBABLE FASHION, ALLISON JANNEY'S GONNA HIT THE BUZZER! [bell dinging] WELL, SHE STARS ON "MASTERS OF SEX"... - UNBELIEVABLE! - BUT TODAY, SHE'S THE MASTER OF "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR," AKBAR. - WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? FOR HER TO GET UP LIKE THAT, SHE JUST MADE A NOTE TO ALL THE MOMS THAT YOU CAN DO IT. - UNBELIEVABLE! - HELLO, MOM. - FANTASTIC