Originally, the plan was to post these with the episodes for a few weeks, but I never remember to include them, so here's where all my crazy people are originally coming from.The interviews are in random order.
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Interview - Bobby and Caroline
The camera shows the two sitting in chairs that are higher off the ground than normal with a dark blue background. Caroline is sitting up straight and looking directly at the camera; Bobby is slouching and glancing in all directions.
Caroline stands at above-average height, has jet-black hair that appears to curl at the ends, and is wearing make-up, a black blouse, and black slacks. She has a lean figure and is not smiling as the interview starts.
Bobby is only a inch taller than Caroline, has black hair that he wears in an apparent mop-top, and has on a baggy Nautica sweatshirt and jeans to go with a backward baseball cap with a small Denver Nuggets insignia.
Caroline: The chance to go on the Amazing Race is a bit more for me than just needing a vacation and trying to take the next step with Bobby. Sure, I don't get a lot of time off, and what time off I do get is usually spent in bed with some horrible headcold or out trying to solve some family crisis, but it's not about that. The Race is every bit as hard as any job I've ever done.
Bobby: I know how hard Caroline works, and hopefully I can make it clear to some people that I belong in Hollywood--
Caroline: Just give it up, Bobby, OK? Find yourself a real job and get over this dream of being an actor.
Bobby: Not on camera, OK? Back off, please!
Caroline: No! I'm starting to think you just want to be a stay-at-home husband and do nothing while I make the bucks and let you live in the neighborhood you always dreamed of. I have dreams, too, Bobby. Not all of my dreams involve long days followed by having to come home and cook for you and do your laundry.
Bobby: You have no idea what it's like to be in a tough spot like mine, Caroline! All you care about is making money and having a spit-clean house. All I want is a little company at home.
Caroline: Well, someone has to pay the bills around here, and you're sure as hell not doing it!
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Caroline: That's what it's like for us, though - it's almost as if a fight breaks out any time the subject of work is brought up.
Bobby: Maybe by going on the Race together, we'll learn where each other's coming from. I know Caroline wants help at home and with bills and everything, but I want help, too, and it's hard to be with someone who doesn't believe in me.
Caroline: It's not a question of whether or not I believe in you. I believe in you, Bobby. I just don't believe in your ridiculous desire to be an actor--
Bobby: This is what I get all the time. All day every day, you do nothing but belittle my dream.
Caroline: When was the last time you got any work? Hmm?
Bobby: I did that commercial--
Caroline: That was years ago, Bobby. When was the last time you even lifted a finger at home?
Bobby: Just shut up already! I can't get anything as an actor because you come along and crush anything I might have! I tell you I have something lined up, and you don't even care!
Caroline: When did that ever happen? You just want me to be the bad guy so you don't have to do anything and you can blame me for it!
Bobby: You don't get it - I want to work! I want to bring in money!
Caroline: So go get a job, Bobby!
Bobby: I did! I got us here, didn't I?
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Caroline: I sound like I'm hard on Bobby, but I love him to death and I want to make this work. I know he's tried and tried to be an actor in the past, and he's frustrated and almost given up on himself. He just needs to realize his other talents, though. I'm not saying I want him at some crummy job for forty hours a week, or that I want him to be my house servant; I just want him to do something.
Bobby: It's this kind of event that I feel at home in, though. I can do this sort of thing. I've watched the Amazing Race since the first episode, and I see people climbing buildings and pole-vaulting over ditches full of animal s-ahem, poop, and I know I can do that. I can do it a lot better than some of the people did.
Caroline: That confident Bobby is the man I fell in love with. The frustrated, out-of-work Bobby is a reality I want to get rid of. And if it works out acting, great, or if it works out teaching potential actors of doing commercial jingles - I don't know. Just as long as it works out for Bobby.
Bobby: It will work out here, too. I have it all figured out.
Caroline: I hope you're right.
Bobby: When have I ever been wrong?
Caroline just looks at the camera, having nothing to say.
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Interview - Leilani and Kea
The camera shows the two sitting on bar stools that have no apparent backs. They lean forward to keep their balance, and both are paying attention to the cameras but looking at each other a lot. The background is a solid white curtain.
Leilani wears a traditional Hawaiian dress and is clearly not wearing make-up. She has a semi-serious look on her face. She is of average height, thin build, and gives the appearance of a traditional Hawaiian. She has a pink flower on her right ear.
Kea has on faded jeans and a white tank top, and her hair is cut to shoulder-length. She is a couple of inches taller and a bit more full-figured than her sister and has nothing in her hair. She appears more jovial than Leilani.
Kea: I don't like to think about what makes me different from Leilani. Yes, we come from the same world and turned out completely different, but we still share a lot of the same passions.
Leilani: I appreciate the fact that I live off the land and my family and I are completely self-sufficient. It really makes me look at our motivations for going on the Race. For me, it's about the adventure and the experience, and for Kea, I think it's about the money.
Kea: The money is nice, yes, but I've never been out of Hawaii until now, and I want to see what's out there.
Leilani: What could be out there that you don't have right back at home?
Kea: Ask yourself the same question. If you're so tied down to Moloka'i, then why go on the Race?
Leilani: I want to see the world. I don't want to become its slave. Our family has lived off the land for centuries. It's very honest, and we don't have to depend on anyone else to survive.
Kea: I'm learning just how much people can depend on others, though. It's a real experience living in Honolulu.
Leilani: It's a real experience living in a crummy apartment barely able to afford food while you hope for a chance to move to the mainland and do the same. You couldn't even finish college, Kea. What makes you think that all this money can do any good?
Kea: This is the biggest thing that's driven a wedge between us. She loves Moloka'i and the simple life, and I love O'ahu and long for the big city.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Leilani: Moloka'i is a small island in Hawai'i, and our little town is called Maunaloa, not to be confused with the volcano on the big island. Until recently, I never went anywhere else, but, like my big sister, I have a bit of a wanderlust, and I want to see what all is out there. But when that happens, I'll be satisfied with my journey and return home where I belong.
Kea: We're so alike in so many ways that it's insane to see us wanting to tear each other's throats out. We might look like mild-mannered, innocent island girls, but that's exactly what we want the other teams to think. We really don't care who we're up against.
Leilani: Our biggest weakness, though, is the fact that we really don't understand the world that much. We were raised as traditional Hawaiians, and we're both pretty smart, but we never really exposed ourselves to how other cultures work. We'll have to learn that on the fly a bit.
Kea: I don't know where you get that idea. I studied all kinds of cultures in college; it was a real eye-opener. Our biggest weakness, if we had to pick one, is managing money.
Leilani: As long as you think you know how to get around in India, we'll be fine.
Kea: Hey, I got the Travel Channel in college.
Leilani: And if you spent a little more time working for tuition money and a little less time watching it, you wouldn't need to go on the Race to make money.
Kea: This is what it's like to deal with her. She's impossible.
Leilani: No, you just know I'm right.
Kea: And if I come home and give up my dreams, all I'll ever hear from you is what an idiot I am and how I shouldn't have dreams.
Leilani: Everyone should have dreams. No one should give up a good life in pursuit of dreams that are fleeting, too difficult, and too shallow.
Kea: And to think, I'm the older sibling, and she's the one talking down to me.
Leilani: I don't talk down to anyone. I just want my sister back.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Kea: Growing up, Leilani and I were a sort of "best enemies." We always counted on each other for everything, and if we had to do something together, we did it well, but egos and individual desires always got in the way eventually.
Leilani: For us to go on the Race together, we had to put aside a lot of differences and agree to be a team for just a few short weeks. After that, we can go back to bugging each other.
Kea: Assuming we don't get tired of it before a few weeks are up.
Leilani: I'm the younger sister. I never get tired of bugging you.
Kea: And I never get tired of trying to find ways to annoy you, either.
Leilani: We'll do just fine on the Race, I think. At the very least, we get to see the world and maybe win a couple of nice trips.
Kea: So if we win, can I have the full million? It's not like you need it or anything.
Leilani: Keep dreaming, sis.
The girls laugh and playfully slap each other as the screen goes dark.
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Interview - Hayley and Alexis
The camera shows the two players sitting in black chairs with high, straight backs. The chairs appear to be leather, and the background is all black. The chairs are not particularly high or low off the ground.
Hayley is raven-haired; her hair is only a few inches long and is spiked up. She has on a black tank top, faded jeans, and the words on her top read, "I'm the girl, so I make the rules." She is above average height and on the thin side. She has a slight smile and looks comfortable, but by no means does she appear jovial.
Alexis is a bleach blond with hair below her shoulders; her tank top is white and her jeans are dark blue. Her tank top reads, "Boys are great - every girl should own one." She is taller and curvier than Hayley and considerably more relaxed.
Hayley: I'll come out and say it - Alexis and I are going to be the first all-female team to win the Amazing Race. Anyone who stands in our way is asking for trouble.
Alexis: We both live by the same motto - "Girls can do anything." I get so fed up seeing women getting kicked around by guys who are just afraid that someone like us can do something better than they can. It's almost laughable because most of the guys doing that don't have a clue what the hell they're doing.
Hayley: A lot of people take us for angry women that hate men or something. That's not the case. We're just very competitive and we don't like men who try to keep us down. No man has ever succeeded so far, but it's such a waste of effort seeing some pathetic guy try to tell us we can't do something or we should just give up, or my personal favorite - we're ball-busting feminists.
Alexis: Well, OK, we are ball-busters.
Both girls chuckle at that statement.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Alexis: I've grown accustomed to being more or less on my own. My mom raised me on her own with no help from anyone. My grandfather threw her out after my dad left, and my mom had to work two and sometimes three jobs just to put food on the table. On top of that, I got woken up all the time by my neighbors. The man next door beat his wife almost every night, and my mom thanked God she wasn't married. I learned to do the same.
Hayley: We had a friend who went through the same thing with an alcoholic boyfriend. Alexis and I actually kidnapped her because we couldn't convince her to leave him on her own.
Alexis: That was the best weekend ever.
Hayley: Tell me about it. That friend met the jerk in a club, so we all decided to start a club that was friendlier to women. And now, the club is her entire life.
Alexis: And we help out, too. No one messes with us because they know I'm a cop. A guy got into a fight with his girlfriend in our club, and when I intervened to throw him out, he smashed a beer bottle over my left arm.
The camera zooms in on a small scar on Alexis' left arm and then back out.
Hayley: That's when we made the rule, and it's another rule we live by - whatever the girl says goes.
Alexis: I always liked that rule.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Hayley: I went to the University of Florida and paid my own way after I lost a full ride to a boy in my class. His parents were so well-off, it made me sick, and my family could barely afford house payments, let alone college. But that jerk just wanted to win something so badly, and he rubbed it in my face after he won.
Alexis: Part of our goal for after we win the Race is to start a scholarship for a female student who comes from a bad situation the way I did as a chance to go to college and not have to worry about paying for it.
Hayley: I also want to help expand the club and maybe buy another location.
Alexis: So we've pretty much already spent the money.
Both girls laugh hard at that statement.
Hayley: We also have the advantage that we think alike almost all the time. We're not used to arguments. Growing up, there was no debate; Mom was always in charge.
Alexis: And in our lives, we're in charge.
Hayley: I'm in charge here.
Alexis: You wish.
The two girls playfully shove each other.
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Interview - Ray and Jamal
The camera shows the two players sitting in wooden chairs with low backs; the background is gray, and the chairs are not particularly high off the ground. Neither chair has arms, and both have straight backs.
Ray is sitting at attention; he has on a black leather jacket with a black button-down underneath. His hair is short and well-groomed, and he is completely clean-shaven; some of his hair is showing gray. He appears very serious and authoritative.
Jamal is sitting back and wearing what appears to be a New Orleans Saints home jersey with a number 25 on it, the number of Reggie Bush. He has on baggy but pulled-up jeans and does not appear to have shaved in a few days. His head appears to have been shaved, though, and his face indicates relaxation and almost disinterest.
Ray: The relationship between myself and Jamal is not a good one and really has never been good. I always pictured my daughter to be dating someone who was disciplined, made a decent living, and took better care of himself. On one hand, I have to respect her decisions, but on the other hand, I don't have to like them.
Jamal: For every young man, meeting your girlfriend's parents is one of the hardest things you will ever do.
Ray: And you showed up in baggy jeans with a cigarette in your mouth.
Jamal: I was in a hurry and under a lot of stress. I didn't have time to put anything nice on.
Ray: So normally, you dress like a heathen.
Jamal: If that's what you want to call it, then yes, I dress like a heathen, just like you dress like a damn pig.
Ray: Don't talk to me like that, young man.
Jamal: Then don't talk to me like that. I'm a grown adult just like you, and you need to start treating me with the same respect you expect from me.
Ray: I already do. I don't expect any.
Jamal: This is exactly how it's been since the day I came to meet Taylor's family. Taylor is my fiancee, and Ray is none too happy about that.
Ray: For someone who's as smart and giften as you claim to be, you shouldn't be working at a casino.
Jamal: What the hell else could I do in a place where I had no money and no job opportunities?
Ray: You could have finished college.
Jamal: And if I get some money, I will, but until then, get the hell off my back.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Jamal: One of the biggest points of contention between myself and Ray is that I am a smoker. I've tried to cut back and even quit, but I always give up or end up doing something worse.
Ray: Not that much worse.
Jamal: You're right. I could have switched to crack or weed or meth or something. Usually, my crutch is alcohol.
Ray: And it caused you to hit my daughter.
Jamal: That's completely untrue and you know it. I didn't hit her. At least not on purpose, I didn't. I had no idea she was behind that door. Maybe I was careless, yes, but I was not abusive. The idea of hurting Taylor makes me sick.
Ray: But it's OK to harm my wife with secondhand smoke.
Jamal: No, it's not OK, now that you told me she's an asthmatic. I don't read minds, Ray. I don't know when I'm causing undue hardship.
Ray: You need to have better judgment. And discipline. I've looked up every specialist I know for quitting smoking, and you never try them.
Jamal: Of course I try them. I just never tell you.
Ray: Why would you do that?
Jamal: Because you put too damn much pressure on me.
Ray: Like my opinion ever mattered to you.
Jamal: It does when I'm under all that stress from quitting. As hard as they say it is to give up smoking, even a half pack a day, it's harder than that. I'm trying to go on the patch for the Race because I know I can't smoke there.
Ray: It might be good for you. You need to stay busy.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Ray: I'm a casual fan of the Amazing Race and I catch it when I can, and it was actually my daughter's idea for me to go on the show with Jamal. I'd like to think it was one of her better ideas, and we'll see how well it pans out.
Jamal: I was a little surprised she wanted me to go on the show with her father instead of her, but she told me the reason in private, and I understand.
Ray: My daughter is deathly afraid to fly, so she sent me.
Jamal: Just for the record, he spilled Taylor's secret, not me.
Ray smiles and even laughs a bit at Jamal's comment.
Ray: Jamal is very strong when it comes to tasks that take a lot of physical ability, and I've been very surprised at his ability to work with people. Things that require a lot of endurance, though, I think he needs to work on.
Jamal: I already have a plan for that. It's called asking Ray to handle it. Neither one of us can do this on our own. But if I think about it, there isn't anything one of us can't do.
Ray: I really hope that's enough.
Jamal: I really hope you're not riding my ass to the point where I can't even focus.
Ray: As long as you're doing well, that's all I care about. I'd tell you that putting in a good effort is all that matters, but in a game like this, I'd be lying.
Jamal: Just hold up your end of the bargain.
Ray: I'll do my best, and maybe, when this is all over, we might eve be friends.
Jamal: I don't know about that.
Ray puts his hands up in minor frustration as Jamal rolls his eyes and the scene closes.
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Interview - Spike and Jennifer
The camera shows the two players sitting on wooden bar stools with black cushions; they are a few feet off the ground. The curtain behind them is fuchsia.
Spike is leaning forward; she has extremely short hair that has been dyed red. She also has skull earrings, a nose ring, a lip ring, and, upon closer inspection, two tongue rings. She has on extremely short cutoffs, a white tank top that shows cleavage, and has several tattoos, including two interlocking "female" symbols on her chest. She has a fuller figure than most female contestants but does not border on "heavy-set." She appears relaxed and open.
Jennifer is sitting up straight and has on a brown sweater over a white button-down with brown slacks. She has no visible tattoos or piercings and, unlike Spike, is not smiling. She looks thinner than Spike and is looking directly at the camera, whereas Spike's eyes are wandering.
Jennifer: For the most part, I'm completely straight-laced, buttoned-up, and a total goody-two-shoes. All through high school and most of college, I was with one guy, we were getting married when we graduated, and we both had good jobs sewn up. The only thing I've done that's the least bit wild was that I started going out with Spike four years ago.
Spike: I still remember the look on her big sister's face the day she met me. I overheard her telling Jen, "You left the best guy in the world for that?"
Jennifer: My junior year in college, I started seeing Spike behind my fiance's back. I was tired of being so uptight all the time.
Spike (laughing): So she went clear in the other direction.
Jennifer: It was like dropping one bomb after another on my family. First I had to tell them I broke up with my fiance. Then I told them it was because I was cheating on him. With a woman. Named Spike. And I'm going out with her. I think I had my mother in tears.
Spike: I've spent the last four years trying to convince Jennifer that she doesn't have to impress everyone else. She needs to do her own thing. Life's too short to worry about what other people think of you.
Jennifer: That's a little difficult when I'm in such a respected position and my significant other wears wife-beaters and has a pierced tongue and a buzz cut.
Spike: This is just who I am.
Jennifer: It's embarrassing, Spike. You look like you're in some sort of neo-Nazi group.
Spike: Give it a rest already, Jen.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Spike: I struggled a lot growing up. My father died in a car accident when I was eight, and my mom couldn't keep a job because of my dad's death. I ended up leaving home when I was seventeen, and I was in and out of housing projects and even lived under a bridge for about six months.
Jennifer: Spike and I come from completely different worlds. She's a survivor, and I really respect that about her. I couldn't have gone through what she did and come out of it with anything left.
Spike: I just don't think I'll ever be accepted in your world, Jen, and I know you're accepted in mine.
Jennifer: You don't always make good decisions, Spike.
Spike: This again. It always comes back to you thinking I don't make good decisions. That's what people have told me all my life, and I'm sick to death of hearing it. I had a rough life, and I've tried to make the best of it and do what I enjoy.
Jennifer: So dressing up like you're Marilyn Manson is making the best of it? Smoking four packs a day is making the best of it?
Spike: I don't question what you do for enjoyment, Jen.
Jennifer: I get all kinds of weird looks when I'm seen with you, and I have to put up with smelling your cigarettes all day because you won't just give them up.
Spike: I've tried, Jennifer. I've cut back and I've tried to give them up. But I wouldn't ask you to give up tanning, and that--
Jennifer: That's not even a comparison.
Spike: See, this is what I have to deal with all day every day. Jeez, no wonder we broke up.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Spike: I've never left Seattle until the Amazing Race, so this is a chance to see the world. I don't think my looks will be a problem; the Goths from that one season seemed to get along just fine.
Jennifer: The Goths also didn't have tongue rings and they weren't a gay couple.
Spike: Well, the guy looked like a chick, so I guess it's close enough.
Jennifer smirks at that comment.
Jennifer: You know, Spike, I'm hard on you, but I can't stay mad at you.
Spike: You've done a pretty good job of it for the past six months.
Jennifer: And you made it on your own. I was so afraid you were using me and couldn't manage life without me.
Spike: This coming from the same woman who said I was a survivor earlier.
Jennifer: I just wanted to make sure you were for real and the last four years weren't just a free ride, OK? I'm insanely jealous that you get to hang out with a bunch of punk rockers at a bar while I slave away for the mayor.
Spike: At least you admit it. Now if you can just admit you need to loosen up and have a little fun...maybe take a few of your crazier friends down to the bar once in a while--
Jennifer: Don't push your luck, Spike. I already gave you one compliment.
Spike smiles at the camera and Jennifer returns to a frustrated state.
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Interview - Alex and Elena
The camera shows the two players sitting on cushioned chairs with a wooden frame. The chairs sit fairly close to the ground and have blue cushions. The color of the background is a royal shade of blue.
Alex has black hair of average length, a clean shave, and a white fraternity T-shirt and jeans on. He appears to be tall, well-built, and athletic, and he is relaxed in his chair. He is smiling, although not widely. He speaks with a thick Russian accent.
Elena is also raven-haired, and her hair reaches her lower back. She has on dark-blue jeans and a white blouse that is low-cut, showing cleavage. Like Alex, she is relaxed and smiling; she has crossed her legs and put her hands on her left knee. She has a fuller figure and is of average height; she speaks with a very thick Bulgarian accent.
Alex: I've spent my entire time in America trying to become an engineer, and although I'm living out my dream, it leaves very little time to rest.
Elena: So we go on a show where there's almost no time to rest.
Alex: Tell me about it. At least I can go on two hours of sleep at night.
Elena: For about a week at a time, and then it's time to just crash.
Alex: And to think, I'm not even getting paid for it.
Elena: Well, we will be here, and if we're lucky, we can get a trip or two where we really can relax, assuming you're up for it.
Alex: Well, I don't know about that.
Elena: I don't know how he does it. If I skip sleep or overwork myself, I can't even function. Fortunately, I get by with that because I'm so smart.
Alex: Sure you are.
Elena: Hey, be nice.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Elena: Alex and I have always been pretty good friends, ever since we met up at a club meeting at school. Granted, I have no idea what he's saying half the time, but at least I can confuse him, too.
Alex: When Elena came to the States, I was dating someone else, and then after we broke up, I was going to ask her out, but as usual, she had a boyfriend. Now we're both single, and it's the right time for us to consider whether or not we should be a couple.
Elena: We're not just another one of those couples who came here just to test our relationship and see if it should go to the next level. Well, we are, but above all else, we're here to win. College isn't cheap, you know.
Alex: I enjoy my work, but it's long hours for just a tuition break, and I just don't think I can put myself through all that if I don't have to. Having the money to fall back on would make my life a lot easier.
Elena: And then maybe we can spend the summers traveling.
Alex: And sleeping.
Elena: And planning a wedding.
Alex: Now slow down. We're not even dating.
Elena: Hey, it's not my fault. Sofia's nice this time of year, and my entire family can come.
Alex: What about my family? And what about the fact that you speak Russian, but I don't speak Bulgarian?
Elena: You'll learn.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Elena: The biggest strength I bring to the Amazing Race is my strong communication skills. I hope we go through eatern Europe, because I can almost guarantee that I'll communicate well with anyone there.
Alex: Elena is amazing. It's as if she's minoring in eastern European languages.
Elena: I speak Czech and Russian as well as my native Bulgarian. If I want to say something to Alex and don't want him to hear it, I tell him in Russian.
Alex: Elena and I usually speak Russian when we're alone, anyway. We also tried to learn a little bit of Tagalog because we have a few Filipino friends, but neither of us ever got the hang of it.
Elena: We will if we go through the Philippines, though.
Alex: With our luck, the strongest team will be Filipino, though.
Elena: Or Czech.
Alex: And they'll bump us out on the leg in their home country.
Alex and Elena continue talking and laughing as the screen cuts to a close.
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Interview - Reggie and Dan
The camera shows the players on hard-backed plastic seats resembling stadium seats. The seats have metal arms and are a yellow-gold color, and the curtain in the background is a bold Redskins maroon.
Reggie is tall, heavy-set, and showing signs of graying in an otherwise light-brown, short head of hair. He has on khaki pants and a Washington Redskins home jersey with a number 26 on it, the number of Clinton Portis. He appears friendly, open, and relaxed, but also gruff and fierce. His face has about a day of stubble, some of which is coming in gray.
Dan is also tall and heavy-set, a bit moreso than Reggie, but shows no sign of graying in his hair, a full mane of brown hair, or his moustache. He has no stubble, and is wearing jeans and a Washington Redskins road jersey with a number 24 on it, the number of Shawn Springs. He appears less relaxed and less friendly than Reggie, sitting and fidgeting in his chair.
Reggie: I was recruited into the Hogettes a couple of years ago, and I introduced Dan to the group at the time. Basically, the deal with the Hogettes is that we put on pig noses and dresses and we act like wild animals at Redskins home games.
Dan: There's no part of that I don't enjoy, even if I look completely ridiculoud in a dress.
Reggie: The reaction to us is really mixed. I think we scare some people, but at the same time, we have a lot of respect from the most die-hard fans. It's one thing to put on your team's jersey. It's another to pait your chest. For us, it's all about a creative way to express our loyalty.
Dan: In this regard, there are no fans quite like Redskins fans. However, we only dress up like that for events and games, so unfortunately, you won't see the dresses.
Reggie: Just for the hell of it, you might see the pig noses, though. They're a lot easier to pack, and we tried to pack light.
Dan: It's not like we can tote around a cooler full of frosty beers, anyway.
Reggie laugh and slaps his thigh.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Reggie: Four years ago, my son was diagnosed with leukemia and given only a thirty percent chance of survival beyond two years. But thanks to all the help we got, my boy survived and is in remission. We have him on a recipient list for a bone marrow transplant, but so far, he's holding up just fine. After he survived, I decided I wanted to do the same for other kids.
Dan: The Hogettes do a lot of chaitable work, including the March of Dimes and the Ronald McDonald House, and Reggie and i both work closely with those charities.
Reggie: The plan at this point for us is, if we win any prizes, we're auctioning them off and donating the money.
Dan: And whatever prize money we win is going to a lifetime supply of Redskins tickets.
Reggie: Because we all have needs, and even the Hogettes don't get into the games for free.
Dan: We damn sure should, though. We're the best fans they have. Let's see Cowboys fans come up with something like this.
Regiie: No kidding. Somehow the idea of guys looking like us dressed as Cowboy cheerleaders is a bit scary.
Dan: What do you mean, "a bit scary"? That's the most disturbing thing I've ever heard.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Reggie: I haven't had the chance to do a whole lot of traveling, although I have been to Mexico a few times. I don't know how well we might do with some of the other cultures, especially considering how gruff we look even when we're not wearing dresses.
Dan cracks up at Reggie's comment.
Dan: I think our biggest strength on the Race is that we both are very physically strong and used to being a bit out of our element, so this aspect of the Race won't be any different.
Reggie: At the same time, our biggest weakness is that we both require a lot of fuel.
Dan: You got that right.
Reggie: I think a lot of teams will underestimate us, and as long as we continue to work as a team, we'll make them pay for it.
Dan: We just want to go in with an attitude toward the other teams of, "This is who we are and what we do," just real straight-forward. If we rub it in their faces that Reggie's son recovered from leukemia or that we do all this charity work, then the ther teams won't want to work with us.
Reggie: At least in the beginning, we don't want to isolate ourselves. We want to pair off with other good teams and feed off their success while helping to contribute to their success.
Dan: You know, so they help contribute to our success even more.
Reggie: And then at the finish line, we can put on the Hoggette outfits.
Dan: When we win the million, we can wear whatever we want to do it.
Reggie and Dan continue to laugh and joke as the camera fades to a close.
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Interview - Eric and Jessica
The camera shows the players in short dinner chairs reminiscent of those in the Big Brother house. The curtain behind them is lighter than royal blue but not by much.
Eric is as he appeared on Big Brother; by this point, he has cut his hair even shorter and pierced his left ear - the earring is a Star of David. He is leaning back in his chair in a relaxed, if not borderline apathetic, position; he has on a pair of baggy jeans and a shirt that has a Siamese cat in front of a sandwich. The shirt reads "I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER."
Jessica has let her hair grow out since appearing on the show and put some red highlights in it. She has on eyeshadow and lipstick to match her red blouse; she also has on a fair of form-fitting jeans and red stiletto boots. Her earrings are large silver hoops, and she is displaying a shiny ruby ring she is wearing on her right hand. She appears more interested than Eric but still relaxed and jovial.
Eric: When Jessica and I went on Big Brother together, it was a little bit of a challenge for both of us. On one hand, we formed a real bond, but at the same time, we were still playing the game against each other, and it wasn't always a guarantee what either of us was going to be able to do.
Jessica: Aside from that, it took a national vote for you to finally come out and kiss me, you big baby.
Eric: Hey, I kissed you before I knew I had to.
Jessica: Barely.
Eric: Give me a break now. I had no idea coming into the house that a little five-foot-seven Jewish kid from New York was ever going to have a chance with someone like Jessica.
Jessica: Well, I'll give you this much; at least we're the same size, and you look cute in my clothes.
Eric cracks up as Jessica giggles at him.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Eric: On Big Brother, I was America's Player, which basically meant that I was hardly ever allowed to make my own decisions. This time, I'm taking orders from no one.
Jessica: Except me.
Eric: Except Jessica. Maybe. No, not really.
Jessica: It beats the hell out of being stuck in that house for that long. At least we get to get up and travel some.
Eric: It's like going from one extreme to the other.
Jessica: I think we'll do well for the simple fact that I don't think we'll want to stop racing.
Eric: Going in, we'll want to make sure we stay alive just to see as much of the world as possible. The longer we stay in it, the more of the world we get to see. It's not like we'll ever have this chance again.
Jessica: We might if everyone likes us and we go on another All-Stars.
Eric: Maybe Survivor will call and we'll be able to do all three shows.
Jessica: I won't do Survivor.
Eric: But you'll do the Amazing Race.
Jessica: I can at least eat on the Race.
The camera flashes to a later scene.
Jessica: Eric and I have been a long-distance couple for the past year or so. I keep trying to bring him down to Kansas, but he never goes for it.
Eric: You never give New York a chance, either.
Jessica: New York's too crowded. I like Kansas.
Eric: Well, I like New York, and it's too much of a pain to figure out where we can go that's halfway between New York and Kansas.
Jessica: The answer is Louisville, Kentucky, and I'll pass on that.
Eric: You're almost done with college, you know. You can go wherever you want then.
Jessica: Or I can bring you to where I want you to be.
Eric: I'll go crazy in Kansas.
Jessica: No, you'll be fine.
Eric: I don't think we'll ever settle this. We'll have to buy two places.
Eric and Jessica continue laughing as the screen fades to a close.
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