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Fear Factor Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2001 - 2002
Episode 1
First Celebrity Fear Factor
Tue, Nov 27, 2001
First, the stars must gather as many flags anchored to the bus top they are on as it swerves through a Hollywood set of New York. They must collect the flags while standing and not on their knees. No eating in the second stunt, but stars go in a torture chamber. They must stick there head in a clear box containing worms, about 50 millipedes, and around 20 HUGE scorpions. They must keep their head in the cell for 3 minutes. The final stunt is the Steel Circle. They have to run around a steel circle that is suspended 100ft. in the air. Whoever gets the best time or makes it the farthest wins!
Episode 2
Wing Walk/Bobbing for Snakes/Car Jump
Mon, Jan 7, 2002
Walking is up for the first stunt as the six have to climb out on the wing of a bi-plane as it flew at 100 miles per hour and over 4,000 feet. They would have to release a flag at the end of the wing and return to the cockpit. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest would advance. For the second stunt those left have to bob for plums in a tank containing 50 water snakes and a constrictor snake. The three contestants to retrieve the most plums in two minutes would advance the final. For the finale the contestants have to crash a car through a guard rail and launch it off the third level of a parking garage. The car would land in a large pile of boxes. The contestant who could launch their car the furthest distance would win the $50,000.
Episode 3
Tunnel Swim/Eat Bulat/Bicycle Plank
Mon, Mar 25, 2002
In the first stunt, the contestants must swim though an underwater tunnel that is 80 feet long. Along the way, there were four air pockets. Then it's bon appétit as they must eat two balut eggs, which are soft boiled eggs with an underdeveloped duck embryo inside. Everyone who ate their two balut eggs in three minutes would advance to the finals. In the final stunt, the one's left have to ride a bike across a 12-inch wide balance beam suspended between two rooftops over 120 feet high. The contestant to get across the beam the fastest or get the furthest before falling would win the $50,000.
Episode 4
Boat-to-Boat Jump/Swimming with the Fishes/Flag Snag
Mon, Jan 21, 2002
It's a boat ride for the first stunt as two ultra boats race down a lake at 40 miles per hour, contestants have to jump the gap between them that was approximately 7 feet wide and land on the second boat. Contestants who jumped from boat to boat successfully would advance to the next round. For the second stunt they swim with the fishes. As contestants have three minutes to swim around in a tank containing 10 tons of dead squid, retrieve 5-pound weights, and hang them on a hook overhead. The one to retrieve the least weights would be eliminated. For the final stunt, the ones left have to shimmy out to the end of horizontal pole jutting from a rooftop 20 stories high. They would have to grab a flag, bring it back to the rooftop, clip the flag on a pole, and raise it. The contestant to complete this stunt the fastest would win the $50,000.
Episode 5
Helicopter Fire Drill/Eat Rectum/Ledge Walk
Mon, Jan 28, 2002
In the first stunt, the competitors have to climb out one side of the helicopter as it hovers twenty-five feet above cold water, then traverse under the helicopter using a cargo net fastened to the runners. Only after they get themselves back inside on the other side of the helicopter would their time complete. Eating can wreck them next. They shoot a gun at a target to determine how many pig rectums, or bungs, they must eat...up to four. They have four minutes to eat each bung. For the final stunt, those left must walk a ledge outside of an eleven story window. They have to walk 110 feet of the narrow ledge filled with obstacles including plants, fake birds, buckets and more. Whoever makes it to the fire escape in the quickest time wins.
Episode 6
Bull Riding/Eat Cow Brains/Zipline
Mon, Jan 14, 2002
They first go Bull Riding and each have to ride a 2,000 pound bull. The two men and the two women who stayed on their bulls the longest would advance to the next round. Next, it was time for brain food. They play a Fear Factor Poker game to determine the amount of cow brain they would have to eat. They would be dealt four cards with possible values of 0, ¼, ½, and ¾. They would have one opportunity to trade in the cards of their choice for new cards. After exchanging their cards, their total would be added up. Everyone who ate their designated amount of cow brain within the time limit (one minute for every ¼ brain) would advance the finals. Finally, the ones left would hang from handlebars on a zip line at the top deck of the Queen Mary, approximately 100 feet over the water. As they raced down the zip line at up to 40 miles per hour, they would have to drop into a target zone with numbered lanes.
Episode 7
Blimp Ladder Climb/Bobbing Among Worms/Car Turnover
Mon, Feb 4, 2002
For the first stunt a blimp will fly high above the ocean, contestants would have to climb down a 35-foot rope ladder, release a flag, and climb back up the ladder. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt fastest would advance. The second stunt is bobbing for worms. The one left have to retrieve up to 20 chicken feet from a box of 25,000 wax worms using only their mouths. The three contestants to retrieve the most chicken feet in two minutes would advance to the finals. For the final stunt to win, contestants have to race a car toward a pipe ramp and flip the car. The contestant to launch their car the furthest distance would win the $50,000.
Episode 9
Heli. Box Jump/Tarantula Pit/Water Tube
Mon, Apr 8, 2002
Holy Helicopter Jump.... For the first stunt contestants would ride in a helicopter as if flew 25 feet above a lake. As the helicopter flew over an island of boxes, they would have to jump out and try to land on the boxes. Contestants who hit any part of the boxes would advance to the next round. In the second stunt it's a Tarantula Torture Cell. Contestants would each have to stick their head into a box of 50 tarantulas. Everyone who stayed in the box for three minutes would advance to the next round. For the finale, the finalists have to lie in a Plexiglas tube as it filled with water. Once the tube was full, the contestant who could hold their breath the longest would win the $50,000.
Episode 10
Vertical Gauntlet/Rat in the Hat/Truck Beam Walk
Mon, Mar 4, 200260 mins
The first stunt is called the Vertical Gauntlet when contestants have to cross 12-inch wide support beams between two 14-story buildings, climbing rope ladders to get from one beam to the next. There are 5 beams to cross with obstacles on each. The whole time they were doing the stunt, water would be raining down on them. The two men and the two women to reach the end and release a flag the fastest would advance. It's wearing a rat hat for the second stunt. Contestants have to stick their head in a Plexiglas box with rats. While they had their heads in the box, they would have to use their hands to reach into a cage containing 24 rats and put the white rats and the black rats in separate cages. The three contestants to sort the most rats in two minutes would advance to the finals. For the finale, as two semi-trucks drove one behind the other at over 50 miles per hour, contestants would have to collect three flags from a plank jutting from the back of the first truck, then jump from the plank and land on the cab of the second truck. The contestant to complete this stunt the fastest would win the $50,000.
Episode 11
Roof to Roof Jump/Blood Meatballs/Submerged Plane
Mon, May 6, 2002
Now this is a strange episode for sure. For the first stunt the contestants have to jump from a rooftop 10 stories high and clear 16-foot gap in order to land on a lower rooftop. Contestants who successfully jumped to the second rooftop would advance. It's tasty Italian Fear Factor spaghetti and blood balls. Those left have to use their faces to dig through a plate of night crawlers and find 5 coagulated blood balls wrapped in pig intestine. Everyone who ate their 5 coagulated blood balls in four minutes would advance to the finals. In the final it's underwater as the finalists are be strapped into the font seat of a fuselage, submerged underwater, and flipped upside-down. When a red light came on they would have to unbuckle themselves, escape through the rear hatch door, and swim to the surface. The contestant to complete this stunt the fastest would win the money.
Episode 12
Bridge Hang/Uterus Skee-Ball/Cable Plate Walk
Mon, Mar 18, 2002
For the first stunt it's hangin' around as contestants have to hang from a trapeze bar jutting from the side of a high bridge. The two men and the two women to hang on the longest before falling would advance to the next round. In the second stunt the ones left 'pig' out as they have to roll a skeeball on a table with holes numbered 1 through 6 to determine the number of pig uteruses they would have to eat. Everyone who ate their uteruses in the time limit would advance to the finals. In the final high above a hotel lobby, contestants would have to walk across a bridge made of cables and Plexiglas disks spanning from one balcony to the other. The contestant to get across the fastest would win the $50,000.
Episode 13
Twins: Sky Surfing/Billiards for Gross Eats/Container Ship
Mon, Apr 29, 2002
The first stunt has the twins to work as teams standing on platform 100-feet above the crashing sea below. As the platform teeter-tottered up and down, the twins had to gather as many flags as possible from the surrounding edges of the platform. Balance, timing and teamwork were crucial as one team would definitely be eliminated due to either lowest time or least number of flags. Next its billiard's for eats. The twins were play against each other as individuals. Four pool balls rested on the green felt, each with a different symbol: an egg, an ant, a squid and a chili pepper. Players would get five shots (including the "break") to sink the four balls. Whichever balls remained would determine what the players ate. In the finale the players face four, 9,000-pound cargo containers 60-feet in the air. Each container had cones at either end, one cone containing a flag. While containers swayed, players would have to move the flag from one cone to the other, then leap from container to container and repeat the process until all four flags had been moved. The twin with the fastest time would win the big money.
Episode 14
Playboy Playmates Edition
Sun, Feb 3, 2002
Tight Rope, Hat of Flies, Escape Ice
Episode 15
WWE Fear Factor
Mon, Feb 25, 2002
The WWF Superstars first hang from the bottom rung of a ladder under a flying helicopter as it spun above the cold Pacific Ocean, they would have to climb up and into the "bird". The four players with the best times would advance. Next was a protein shake. Each player would roll three dice, which were labeled with ingredients to be included in a FEAR FACTOR protein shake. Using a base mixture of pig brains, additional ingredients including pig intestine, durian (a pungent fruit), animal fat, rooster testes, cow eyes, veal brain, spleen, cod liver oil, bile and fish sauce. For the final stunt six telephone poles are positioned in a line by height. Attached to the shortest pole (which still towered into the sky) were three flags. The object was to move the flags, one at a time, from the shortest pole to the longest pole. The person with the best time won. If a player fell while stepping from pole to pole, they could climb back up and start over without a penalty. They also made it rain.
Episode 16
Championship Edition: Part 1
Mon, May 13, 2002
Harrier Jet, Inverted Hang
Episode 17
Championship Edition: Part 2
Mon, May 20, 2002
Alligators, Fear Factor Buffet, Runaway Tanker Truck
Episode 18
Celebrity Fear Factor 2
Mon, Mar 11, 2002
Six celebrity contestants competing for charity. The winner would receive $50,000 and the others would receive $10,000 for their charities. In the first stunt contestants have to scale the outside of a building 36 stories high using hand holds and the one-inch window sill and transfer flags from one open window to the other. Stunt two in dead on as they have to lie in a Plexiglas coffin covered with night crawlers, snakes, and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. The three to remove 10 white snakes from the coffin the fastest would advance. Finally, the ones left are locked in a steel cage and submerged underwater. When a red light came on, they would have to find which key unlocked the cage, escape, and swim to a buoy.
Episode 19
Season Two Clip Show
Mon, Sep 2, 2002
In this episode, they would show highlights of past shows. First, it was all about heights and the fear about heights. Next, water water everywhere: on it, in it, above it, and under it. In the third segment they go for they gross and the eating contests. Next, you are reminded about the creepy crawlers, more eating, and gross drinks. Lastly it's blood, sweat, and tears Fear Factor style.
