Please keep the details of the massive filler, Whitney Houston numbers, new dances from some of the wildchild alums, parade of losers, special Dance-off(s), and more massive filler here on this thread until they finally have them dance their Final Dances and finally declare a winner.........

• Drink of the night,whimsey, 09:34 PM, 11-24-09
• RE: DWTS#9, Finale Results ECST,vince3, 10:06 PM, 11-24-09
• Whitney Houston,vince3, 10:12 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Whitney Houston,whimsey, 10:16 PM, 11-24-09
• Loser's Club Induction,vince3, 10:19 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Loser's Club Induction,whimsey, 10:25 PM, 11-24-09
    • RE: Loser's Club Induction,vince3, 10:27 PM, 11-24-09
• Weeks 1-3 recrap,vince3, 10:26 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Weeks 1-3 recrap,whimsey, 10:55 PM, 11-24-09
• Medical Dramas,vince3, 10:31 PM, 11-24-09
• Tom and Cheryl,vince3, 10:32 PM, 11-24-09
• Weeks 4 and 5 recrap,vince3, 10:37 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Weeks 4 and 5 recrap,whimsey, 10:58 PM, 11-24-09
• Coach Adam Carolla's BACK!,vince3, 10:45 PM, 11-24-09
• Natalie and Alec,vince3, 10:46 PM, 11-24-09
• Weeks 6 and 7 recrap,vince3, 10:50 PM, 11-24-09
• Final Three Dances,vince3, 10:57 PM, 11-24-09
• Kelly and Louis,vince3, 11:00 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Kelly and Louis,Snidget, 11:04 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Kelly and Louis,vince3, 11:04 PM, 11-24-09
    • RE: Kelly and Louis,whimsey, 11:07 PM, 11-24-09
      • RE: Kelly and Louis,Sagebrush Dan, 08:50 PM, 11-25-09
        • RE: Kelly and Louis,Round Robin, 01:48 AM, 11-26-09
• Mya and Dmitry,vince3, 11:07 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Mya and Dmitry,whimsey, 11:10 PM, 11-24-09
• Donny and Kym,vince3, 11:16 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Donny and Kym,whimsey, 11:23 PM, 11-24-09
• Ranking Order:,vince3, 11:21 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Ranking Order:,Snidget, 11:23 PM, 11-24-09
    • RE: Ranking Order:,qwertypie, 02:24 AM, 11-25-09
      • RE: Ranking Order:,Sagebrush Dan, 10:37 AM, 11-25-09
• Louis and Chelsie,vince3, 11:25 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Louis and Chelsie,Snidget, 11:27 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Louis and Chelsie,whimsey, 11:32 PM, 11-24-09
• Football Dance Off!,vince3, 11:33 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Football Dance Off!,Snidget, 11:36 PM, 11-24-09
• Aaron and Karina,vince3, 11:36 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Aaron and Karina,whimsey, 11:40 PM, 11-24-09
• Weeks 8 and 9 recraps,vince3, 11:40 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Weeks 8 and 9 recraps,Snidget, 11:44 PM, 11-24-09
• Dance Marathon: Mambo,vince3, 11:43 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Dance Marathon: Mambo,whimsey, 11:45 PM, 11-24-09
• Whitney Houston,vince3, 11:47 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Whitney Houston,Snidget, 11:50 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Whitney Houston,whimsey, 11:50 PM, 11-24-09
    • RE: Whitney Houston,mindy23, 10:04 AM, 11-25-09
• Fallen Comrades Interviews,vince3, 11:52 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Fallen Comrades Interviews,Snidget, 11:53 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Fallen Comrades Interviews,whimsey, 11:56 PM, 11-24-09
• Chip.munk.single.ladies,Snidget, 11:55 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: Chip.munk.single.ladies,vince3, 11:56 PM, 11-24-09
• The Winner of DWTS#9 is......,vince3, 11:58 PM, 11-24-09
  • RE: The Winner of DWTS#9 is......,whimsey, 00:00 AM, 11-25-09
  • RE: The Winner of DWTS#9 is......,Snidget, 00:00 AM, 11-25-09
    • RE: The Winner of DWTS#9 is......,Round Robin, 07:58 PM, 11-25-09
      • RE: The Winner of DWTS#9 is......,Sagebrush Dan, 08:49 PM, 11-25-09
  • RE: The Winner of DWTS#9 is......,Round Robin, 08:10 PM, 11-25-09
• Thank you, vince...,whimsey, 00:02 AM, 11-25-09

LAST EDITED ON 11-24-09 AT 09:52 PM (EST)

For the finale ...
Drink of the night
Champagne on ice - for the winner

snack of the night

humble pie - for the losers

Oh, there's chicken wings and stuffed baked potatoes over at the SYTYCD thread

LAST EDITED ON 11-25-09 AT 00:11 AM (EST)

I finally recoginized the third wildchild: Jerry Springer! Jerry Springer, Cloris Leachman and Steve Wozniak to all have new dances tonight........ and it looks like Aaron's gonna reprise the Muppet Show dance that he did....... especially since I think I saw multiple Muppets in the intro........

They brought out the 13 eliminated stars in alphabetical order, then the Final 3 also in alphabetical order.....

There was a glitch in the package from last night's recrap and it abruptly ended with a frozen image of Miss Piggy, apparently in the Red Room........ with her back to the camera.....

Million Dollar Bill

LAST EDITED ON 11-24-09 AT 10:19 PM (EST)

I missed Whitney at the AMAs but this was quite fun.

Jeffrey Ross brings out Ashley Hamilton

Dancing to Simply the Best with Edyta and Jeffrey! Jeffrey and Ashley both show off their chests to flourish the dance!

Ashley ends with a flying leap onto the Judge's table to huggle both Len and Bruno!

My EYES, MY EYES!!!

Do Not Look Directly Into Jeffrey's Chest?

Kathy Ireland, Macy Gray, and Debi Mazar with their partners all dancing to Who's That Lady?

Random, truly random.

Besides the normal bumps, bruises, and injuries....... This year we had: The Flu! It took out both Derek and Lacey from a Performance Night........

Still to come: Ballroom Battle between Chuck and Mark, the Dance-Off between and Jerry Rice and Michael Irvin, and next up Miss Piggy!

Dancing the Texas (Country) Two-Step to I Can't See Texas From Here

LAST EDITED ON 11-25-09 AT 00:14 AM (EST)

Ballroom Battle!

Chuck Liddell and Anna T vs. Mark Decostas and Lacey Schwimmer!

Dancing to You're as Cold as Ice (Chuck) and Hot Blooded (Mark)

And There We Go!

Cold as Ice (Chuck) and Hot Blooded (Mark)

And there you have it.

LAST EDITED ON 11-24-09 AT 10:47 PM (EST)

Adam tries to break through a "Coach Carolla" banner and gets tied up....... Donny's the only one left in the room until both Kelly and Mya join in until Coach kicks them out and then demands that he gets all the Guy Liner......... Coach tries to lead Donny in a prayer, but Donny sneaks out!

LAST EDITED ON 11-25-09 AT 00:16 AM (EST)

Dancing to I Can Feel It Coming In The Air Tonight

LAST EDITED ON 11-24-09 AT 10:53 PM (EST)

Competition Mambo, Team Dances and Double Dance-Offs!

Melissa and Mark will show off their Dance-Off Dance to Cuban Pete (or whatever it was called from The Mask) that they were denied dancing when they were eliminated that week first......

And they're competing for Rankings Points to add to their totals....

First a word on the Final Three from the Judges....... and then the big production entrance over the orchestra pit via bridge.....

Dancing the Viennese Waltz (from Week 1) to Saved By a Woman

Skids into thread. It was fun to see her doing that dance again. She just has so much joy.

Major "Kelly!" chant from the audience, and all 3 judges tell her how proud they are of her and her progression throughout the season........

Love Kelly, just love her. That was as beautiful as the first time. Maybe more.

Yeah, this was better. I thought it deserved better than third.

I have no argument with the placings. I just hope we haven't seen our last of Kelly. She turned from a fat, dumpy little piece of nothing much into a seriously pretty, seriously charming, seriously wonderful young woman who I hope gets to take full advantage of the self improvements she has made and the newfound popularity she has gained. She's great stuff.

Dancing the Jive to Would You Go To Bed With Me?

Damn, that man has a tight a$$.

Oh, and the dance was nice also.

Dancing the Argentine Tango to traditional Argentine Tango music.......

More precision and scope than the first time, excellent. Still looking for the other half of Kym's dress.

1st: 30 points to Donny/Kym giving them 115 total......

2nd: 28 points to Mya/Dmitry giving them 115 total......

3rd: 26 points to Kelly/Louis giving them 102 total........

So glad the 30 went to someone other than Mya.

Still hoping Kelly can pull out a win from the votes.

Me thinks the judges looked at the audience votes and ranked the dancers accordingly.

But I am cynical like that.

I agree. I thought Kelly's was better than Donny's. From the expression on her face, it was like she knew what was happening. I think this was the clue they all got as to how the pecking order was to be.

LAST EDITED ON 11-24-09 AT 11:26 PM (EST)

Dancing to Puppy Love sung by Donny Osmond!

Gosh, making the poor guy sing as well as dance.

Oh my, Louie clearly has been working out! His tight bum rivals Dmitry's. But, uh, well ...

Dancing the Paso Doble to the Orchestral NFL theme (for the 'coveted' Mirror Ball Ring)

Jerry and Anna T in Red vs. Michael and Anna D in Blue.....

Michael won the ring for dancing, and Jerry won a ring for best body.......

Samantha tried to end the segment hyping the rest of the stuff, but got interupted by Miss Piggy, who Sammy-bot accused of "Hogging the Spotlight" (Ruh-Roh.....)

HI-YA! Goodbye, Sammy-bot!

Did they blingee out that poor abused football?

Dancing the Muppet Show Quickstep!

Cute, like the last time, and same as the last time, not good enough, Karina.

After a Miss Piggy interview between the Wildchilds vs. Joanna in a Competition Mambo........... which was a train wreck......

I'm glad Derek had to bend over backwards for Joanna for a change.

Cloris/Corky are first out
Jerry/Edyta are second out.....
Steve/Karina are eliminated third.......

Derek/Joanna win again, and finish with a reverse of how they finished the original Dance Marathon.........

Cute turn on the RL competition, clearly set-up.

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

Um was that like kinda off, and I think her wig is pulled a bit to far forward.

She seemed kinda out of breath, and did she miss some lyrics, or just changed it up so much it seemed off??

OK, this record is older than half of these dancers. Just sayin.

She's been 'off' for quite a while! I noticed that she had a tough time walking down the stairs, too. Of course, I would, too, in 5" heels, but, anyway. Can't blame it all on Bobby Brown NOW, can we??

Talking about the Finalists and who'll finish where...... speaking of which.....

The couple finishing in 3rd Place: *heartbeat music* Kelly/Louis

Oh well.

Darn.

Well, kinda expected, but a tear none the less.

qweep?

The Chippettes......

*heartbeat music*

DONNY AND KYM!!!!!!!

And there you have it. Can't say I'm disappointed, he deserves it.

Awww, bringing the wife and then Marie on stage and hugging Mya when Tom was trying to give him the trophy.

I didn't think I'd be happy to see him win, but I am, and so happy Kym gets a win.

They need to give Edyta the most likely winner next season. She deserves it for being loyal to the show every season since they started it.

I keep hoping they'll put her with someone who at least has a chance of winning.
She does a lot of off camera work in helping with choreography as well as working with the celebrities in their rehearsals (after she's voted off, of course).

Not a shock. I knew damn well it was over when the judges' final points made it come out tied between Donny and Mya. Before this season Mya was a total unknown, and all the way through it Mya did nothing to make herself likeable. Too bad, because with that pretty face and sexy body and sexy legs, plus all those good dances, she shoulda clobbered them all with ease. But she failed to capitalize on her advantages, and Donny did not fail to capitalize on his, so props to Donny for getting the job done.

for your excellent hosting all season long. Looking forward to a Jackson or an Osmond next year.

I raise my champagne glass to you.