- 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 SUCCESS OUT OF THE WOMEN OF "MOM."
- ALLISON, I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE--
[cheers and applause]
UNBELIEVABLE.
I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT. - I CAN'T EITHER.
I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA DO THAT LAST ONE.
AND I--JUST, EVERYONE. THE CHEERS, THE SUPPORT.
I HAD TO DO IT. - LOOK WHAT YOU DID.
YOU HELPED HER UP THIS WALL.
IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE, AND THIS IS SO HIGH UP.
AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC IF YOU LEAVE NOW.
AND YOU WANT TO TAKE OLIVE.
[laughter]
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA BE BACK INSIDE IN A MINUTE.
AND YOU CAN CATCH THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "MOM"
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, AT 8:30 ON CBS.
WE'LL BE BACK.
[cheers and applause]