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  • - 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