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Fear Factor Season 6 Episodes
Season 6 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 2005 - 2006
Episode 1
Heist Fear Factor
Tue, Dec 6, 2005 41 mins
Duos attempt to retrieve $1 million from a submerged armored car. The teams obtain keys to the vehicle by taking part in challenges, including a breathtaking helicopter stunt and another that involves rats, spiders and fire. Also: Joe Rogan offers ordinary folks from Phoenix the chance to win a $5000 prize.
Episode 2
Blind Date Fear Factor
Tue, Dec 13, 2005 60 mins
Total strangers are paired up in this expanded episode. After the first stunt, which involves going underneath a boat as a helicopter lifts it out of the water, the winning duo can choose a team to eliminate from the competition. Other tasks include contestants getting into a small, crab-filled cage; and having ice poured over their bodies. Also: Joe Rogan gives someone in Providence, R.I., the chance to win a $5000 prize.
Episode 3
Crane Cannon Launch;Trash Scavenger Hunt; Heli Body Drag (Teams)
Tue, Dec 27, 2005 43 mins
$50,000 is up for grabs as teams of two participate in a human-cannonball challenge, search through trash cans filled with gross fluids, and go through exploding walls while being dragged across concrete by a helicopter. Also: Joe Rogan gives folks in Dubuque, Iowa, the chance to win a $5000 prize.
Episode 4
Psycho Fear Factor 1
Tue, Jan 3, 2006 42 mins
Part 1 of three. Six couples are forced to live together in the Bates Motel (of "Psycho" fame) and compete in stunts that include being buried alive in a coffin crawling with vermin. Later, they swim with snakes in a basement filled with water. Filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Episode 5
Psycho Fear Factor 2
Tue, Jan 10, 2006 43 mins
Part 2 of three. Couples living together in the Bates Motel compete in stunts. First, in a challenge inspired by a famous scene from "Psycho," female contestants are handcuffed in a shower stall while "blood" pours down on them and their male partners search for an ax to free them. Afterward, participants are chased by a semi that's traveling dangerously fast. Filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Episode 6
Psycho Fear Factor 3
Tue, Jan 17, 2006 43 mins
The three-part "Psycho"-inspired contest concludes. The couples turn in for the night, only to be surprised with another stunt. This time, they're put in straitjackets and timed as they eat two live Iraqi camel spiders. Next: the women are trapped inside the house as the men work to detonate explosives.
Episode 7
Teams #2
Tue, Jan 24, 2006 43 mins
A Mohawk and a shaved head are among the possibilities when contestants must get a randomly chosen hairstyle before moving on in the competition. Later, an explosion occurs when teams connect two electrical wires from within a container that is dangling more than 200 feet above water. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Hagerstown, Md.
Episode 8
Mothers & Sons
Tue, Jan 31, 2006 43 mins
Mother-and-son teams vie for $50,000. The show begins with the guys having to balance their moms on their shoulders while standing on a small ledge 100 feet in the air. Afterward, contestants have to get past biting snakes and other icky obstacles in a kitchen challenge. Lastly, there's a stunt that involves driving a car underneath a moving semi truck.
Episode 9
Freaks vs. Geeks
Tue, Feb 7, 2006 43 mins
"Freaks and geeks" compete for $50,000 by taking part in a helicopter and Jet Ski trick, followed by a challenge that involves passing objects from player to player using only the contestants' mouths. Finally, four-wheelers are launched off piers. Also: Joe Rogan travels to Huntsville, Ala., for a "home invasion" stunt.
Episode 10
Reality Stars Fear Factor (1)
Tue, Jun 13, 2006 60 mins
Part 1 of three. Teams of reality-TV veterans compete, including Anthony Fedorov and Carmen Rasmusen ("American Idol"), Jonny "Fairplay" Dalton and Twila Tanner ("Survivor"), Jonathan Baker and Victoria Fuller ("The Amazing Race"), Craig Williams and Tana Goertz ("The Apprentice"), and Mike "The Miz" Mizanin and Trishelle Cannatella ("The Real World"). Stunts involve a demolition derby and an alligator-infested swamp.
Episode 11
Reality Stars Fear Factor (2)
Tue, Jun 20, 2006 60 mins
Part 2 of three. Teams of reality-TV vets compete in a rescue from a burning houseboat, followed by a challenging underwater stunt. Participants include stars from "American Idol," "Survivor," "The Apprentice," "The Real World" and "The Amazing Race."
Episode 12
Reality Stars Fear Factor (3)
Tue, Jun 27, 2006 60 mins
The competition between teams of reality-TV veterans concludes with the men searching through thousands of pounds of ice, and the women getting spiders dumped on them. Then, after a dangerous car stunt, a $150,000 prize is awarded. Participants include stars from "American Idol," "Survivor," "The Amazing Race," "The Apprentice" and "The Real World."
Episode 13
Family Fear Factor #3
Tue, Jul 11, 2006 60 mins
A family edition from Universal Orlando Resort features a guest appearance by Shaquille O'Neal, who looks on as kids and parents team up for a high-flying helicopter stunt. Later challenges involve disgusting fish, a free-fall ride and an obstacle course. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Las Vegas.
Episode 14
Military Fear Factor
Tue, Jul 18, 2006 43 mins
Members of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps battle for $50,000 in challenges that take place on and around the USS Hornet aircraft carrier in Alameda, Cal. Included: a 100-foot drop from a helicopter; a stunt involving boa constrictors, live leeches, pig insides and rotten fish; and a challenge in which hand grenades get tossed from the top of a speeding truck. Also: a "home invasion" in Louisville.
Episode 15
Fire Fear Factor
Tue, Jul 25, 2006 43 mins
Teams compete in fiery challenges for a $50,000 prize. The first stunt involves a fireboat armed with water cannons. Later, contestants are forced to eat a concoction made with dangerously hot ingredients and attempt to get down a flaming slide the fastest. Joe Rogan hosts.
Episode 16
BK Viewers' Choice Episode
Tue, Aug 1, 2006 60 mins
Viewers voted online and selected the four couples competing in challenges, which involve a muddy search for objects, a junkyard encounter with attack dogs, and an airborne bus. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Portland, Ore.
Episode 17
Old vs. Young
Tue, Aug 8, 2006 43 mins
It's a young vs. older clash, with two teams of couples in their 20s in competition with two teams of couples over 40. Included: a tug-of-war on the roof of a very tall building; a challenge that involves Madagascar hissing cockroaches; and a highway-driving stunt. Also: Joe Rogan gives someone in Bunker Hill, W.Va., the chance to win a $5000 prize.
Episode 18
Disaster Fear Factor
Tue, Aug 22, 2006 43 mins
The contestants battle each other and Mother Nature during challenges that involve hurricane-force winds and rain, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and a simulated flash flood. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Hagerstown, Md.
Episode 19
Blind Date Fear Factor #2
Tue, Aug 29, 2006 60 mins
Contestants are partnered with strangers and then compete for $50,000. The teams are tested when they're asked to participate in an underwater challenge, ingest disgusting picnic foods (including worm-stuffed hot dogs) and crawl under a moving train. Also: a "home invasion" stunt in Dallas.
Episode 20
Farm Fear Factor
Tue, Sep 5, 2006 43 mins
Contestants perform stomach-churning stunts on a farm. Included: bobbing for pig parts; retrieving frozen poultry from vats filled with lard; and getting dragged by a tractor while being showered with fertilizer. Also: Joe Rogan travels to the Bronx for a "home invasion."
Episode 21
Ex Factor
Wed, Sep 6, 2006 43 mins
Couples that have split up reunite for a chance at $50,000. The contest begins with an exercise in trust that involves a speeding boat. Also: teams are forced to handle live scorpions and then drive cars through a high-speed obstacle course.
Episode 22
Celebrity Fear Factor #4
Tue, Sep 12, 2006 43 mins
A celebrity edition features Tempestt Bledsoe, Leif Garrett, Arianne Zuker, John Melendez, Traci Bingham, Todd Bridges and Brande Roderick playing for $50,000. Among the stunts: getting dunked in water while hanging upside down; enduring electric shocks in a foul-smelling isolation pod that's infested with maggots; and completing a complex (and dangerous) driving task.