>>> WELCOME BACK, WE HAVE MATT AND AKBAR TAKING THEIR CRAZY
COMMENTATOR ANTICS TO A NEW
GENERATION OF NINJAS.
>> I DRESSED FOR THE OCCASION.
AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR JUNIOR
MORE THAN 200 YOUNG NINJAS FROM
ACROSS THE COUNTRY TACKLE
OBSTACLES LIKE THIS GIANT WALL
BEHIND US.
BEHIND US. >> MAD,TT, AKBAR THEY’RE HERE
TODAY TO SEE IF WE GROWN-UPS
HAVE ENOUGH MUSCLE.
THIS IS ONE OF THOSE YARDS THAT
SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA IN THE
MEETING.
MEETING. NOW THAT I’M OUT HERE, THIS IS A
BAD IDEA.
BAD IDEA. >> THIS IS INSANE.
CAN KIDS REALLY DO IT THIS?
>> YEAH, WE’VE SEEN THEM DO IT
ALL YEAR --
>> KIDS AS YOUNG AS 9 YEARS OLD.
>> THAIFREY’VE BEEN TRAINING FOR
THIS FOR A LONG TIME.
>> HOW DO YOU TRAIN FOR THIS?
>> GO TO A ANYONENINJA GYM.
>> TELL US ABOUT JOSHUA, ONE OF
THE NINJA WARRIORS.
>> JOSHUA IS A KID, A YOUNG KID,
5 YEARS OLD NOW SUFFERED FROM
CANCER, WAS GOING THROUGH,
BATTLING CANCER, HE BEAT IT AND
LIKE
LIKE LIKE THE SHOW, PEOPLE ARE
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.
OVERCOMING OBSTACLES. WE JUST GAVE HIM A MAKE A WISH
PRIZE.
PRIZE. >> TAKE THIS KID WHO EMBODIES
WHAT AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR
STANDS FOR AND GIVE HIM A DAY
AND MAKE HIM FEEL LIKE A NINJA
WARRIOR.
WARRIOR. >> WHY DO YOU THINK THIS SHOW
CONTINUES TO RESONATE WITH
PEOPLE?
PEOPLE? >> I THINK IT’S THE STORIES.
THESE ARE EVERYDAY PEOPLE, THESE
ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE FOUR FEET
TALL, THESE LITTLE KIDS.
WE SEE OURSELVES IN THESE
ATHLETES AND IT INSPIRES US THAT
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO IT
SOMEDAY.
SOMEDAY. >> BEINGS AS I’M FOUR FEET, TOO.
>> YOU GUYS READY FOR THE
COMPETITION?
COMPETITION? >> THIS IS IT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, GET READY
FOR "TODAY" SHOW NINJA WARRIOR
WHERE WE HAVE ADULT ATHLETES
ATTEMPTING TO SEE IF THEY CAN DO
WHAT OUR KID NINJA WARRIORS DO.
SO FIRST UP, IT’S THE LADIES.
GET OVER THERE, CRAIG, AKBAR,
JOIN ME ON THE SIDE.
YOU CAN’T RUN AWAY.
SO FIRST UP STANDING A WHOPPING
4’11" TALL, SHEINELLE JONES IN
FOR A WIN.
LOCATION NOW, GOING UP AGAINST
THE TOWERING 5’3" DYLAN.
>> 5’4"!
>> 5’4"! >> DYLAN DREYER, SO LADIES, WHEN
WE COUNT TO THREE, YOU WILL TAKE
A RUN.
A RUN. YOU CAN USE THE HANDLE.
THE GOAL IS TO GET TOP OF THE
WALL.
WALL. >> ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP.
>> YOU GUYS GOT THIS, 3, 2, 1,
GO!
GO! >> CLIMB CLIMB CLIMB!
OKAY, DYLAN.
OKAY, DYLAN. >> OH, SHEINELLE’S FALLEN.
SHEINELLE’S GOING.
SHEINELLE’S GOING. THAT WALL, REACH THAT WALL.
>> COME ON SHEINELLE, COME ON!
>> OH!
>> OH! SLIDING DOWN.
SLIDING DOWN. >> I CAN’T DO IT.
>> I GOT TO GET IN ON THE
ACTION.
ACTION. >> OH, DON’T CHEAT.
OH, YOU’RE CHEATING.
>> LADIES, A TREMENDOUS EFFORT.
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR THESE
TWO.
TWO. SHEINELLE AND DYLAN, THEY
COULDN’T GET UP THE WORK WALL,
BUT NOW IT’S TIME FOR OUR NEXT
ATHLETES.
ATHLETES. >> COME ON, CRAIG.
>> STANDING 6’1" WITH AN
ATHLETIC HISTORY OF NOTHING,
CRAIG THE MELVININATOR MELVIN
AGAINST 6’6" AKBAR.
>> YOU’VE DONE THIS BEFORE,
HAVEN’T YOU?
HAVEN’T YOU? >> GENTLEMEN, ON MY MARK, 3, 2,
1, GO!
1, GO! >> MELVIN UP HIGH, AND IT LOOKS
LIKE CRAIG MELVIN HAS DONE IT!
THAT IS WHAT AMERICAN NINJA
WARRIOR IS ALL ABOUT.
CRAIG MELVIN DEFEATED AKBAR.
>> I FEEL LIKE A WARRIOR.
>> SO PROUD TO ANNOUNCE AMERICAN
NINJA WARRIOR JUNIOR IS COMING
BACK THIS SATURDAY, AND SEASON
TWO IS OFFICIAL, IF YOU WANT TO
COMPETE, GO TO AMWJRCASTING.COM
AND APPLY NOW.
A GREAT EFFORT OUT OF EVERYBODY,
BUT IT TAKES SOMETHING SPECIAL
TO BE AN AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR.
GREAT JOB, GUYS.
I CAN’T BELIEVE IT.
>> SHOULD WE TRY AGAIN?
>> THIS IS "TODAY" SHOW NINJA
WARRIOR.
WARRIOR. >> I COULDN’T DO IT.
>> ONCE AGAIN, SEASON TWO IS
COMING, SO IF YOU WANT TO BE A
ANYONE J
ANYONE J NINJA JUNIOR, GO TO --
>> CRAIG, WHAT’D IT FEEL LIKE
GETTING TO THE TOP OF THAT WALL?
>> ADRENALINE.
>> ADRENALINE. IT WAS ADRENALINE.
THAT WAS AN OFFICIAL WALL, MAN.
AN OFFICIAL WALL.
>> HOW MUCH HIGHER IS THE ADULT
WALL?
WALL? >> A FOOT AND A HALF.
>> A FOOT AND A HALF TALLER, BUT
SHEINELLE AND DYLAN, AND
ESPECIALLY CRAIG, WE SALUTE THE
EFFORT YOU GUYS SHOWED.
HOW GREAT THESE KID ATHLETES