1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,008 [suspenseful music plays] 2 00:00:11,011 --> 00:00:11,928 [screams] 3 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:13,179 Oh! Oh! 4 00:00:13,263 --> 00:00:15,473 Somebody's scared! And they should be! 5 00:00:15,557 --> 00:00:17,434 Because it's time for Nailed It! Halloween, 6 00:00:19,394 --> 00:00:22,480 the baking competition where cakes start out as beautiful eats 7 00:00:22,564 --> 00:00:24,149 but end up taking some beats. 8 00:00:24,983 --> 00:00:28,820 It's gonna be a Halloween party, and I'm your host, Nicole Byer, 9 00:00:28,903 --> 00:00:33,700 and… Wes! Wes! There's a strange woman back there. 10 00:00:34,284 --> 00:00:39,789 Oh, it's Mary Mouser from Cobra Kai. Mary, you're in the wrong Netflix. 11 00:00:39,873 --> 00:00:43,418 Sorry, Nicole. I took a kick to the head, and I woke up here. 12 00:00:43,501 --> 00:00:45,295 -Is this is a dream? -[laughs] 13 00:00:45,378 --> 00:00:48,631 Have you seen the cakes I have to eat? This is my nightmare. Hoo. 14 00:00:48,715 --> 00:00:50,425 -It's also my job. -[chuckles] 15 00:00:50,508 --> 00:00:53,553 Today, three home bakers will compete in Halloween challenges 16 00:00:53,636 --> 00:00:57,098 inspired by Netflix's smash hit show, Cobra Kai. 17 00:00:57,182 --> 00:01:00,143 At stake, the chance to win $10,000. 18 00:01:00,226 --> 00:01:02,270 You know what? Let's go meet our bakers. 19 00:01:02,353 --> 00:01:03,730 Let's do it. [chuckles] 20 00:01:04,606 --> 00:01:06,191 [suspenseful music plays] 21 00:01:06,816 --> 00:01:07,776 [cats snarl] 22 00:01:07,859 --> 00:01:10,695 My name is LaJeanne McKinney, and I am a computer science teacher 23 00:01:10,779 --> 00:01:14,032 at a middle school. I also am the dance team coach, 24 00:01:14,115 --> 00:01:16,910 and I'm also the Black History Month chair. 25 00:01:16,993 --> 00:01:19,954 So, I got a lot on my plate, but I like to bake. 26 00:01:20,038 --> 00:01:22,207 My issue is the decorating part of it. 27 00:01:22,290 --> 00:01:24,375 It's gonna be plain, but it's gonna taste good. 28 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:26,377 [howling] 29 00:01:27,003 --> 00:01:32,467 My name is Candice, and I am currently re-evaluating my life choices. 30 00:01:32,550 --> 00:01:35,553 At home, I have chickens, cats, 31 00:01:35,637 --> 00:01:39,557 one little squirrel that I carry around, and my house rooster. 32 00:01:40,141 --> 00:01:41,726 [rooster calls] 33 00:01:41,810 --> 00:01:43,478 Whoo. This is great. 34 00:01:43,561 --> 00:01:49,150 I enjoy baking when everything goes as planned, which is never. 35 00:01:49,234 --> 00:01:51,236 [laughs] 36 00:01:53,279 --> 00:01:56,449 I'm Gianni DeCenzo, and I say words for a living. 37 00:01:56,533 --> 00:01:58,368 You know what happens to snitches? 38 00:01:58,451 --> 00:01:59,327 They get immunity. 39 00:01:59,994 --> 00:02:01,496 Snitches get stitches. 40 00:02:01,579 --> 00:02:03,373 I have stitches. 41 00:02:03,456 --> 00:02:05,375 I've got several stitches. 42 00:02:05,458 --> 00:02:07,168 Apparently people want to hear me say them, 43 00:02:07,252 --> 00:02:08,670 so I'll keep doing that, I guess. 44 00:02:08,753 --> 00:02:09,754 [bell dings] 45 00:02:09,838 --> 00:02:11,214 All right, let's bake. 46 00:02:11,297 --> 00:02:13,216 But the reason why I'm on this show today 47 00:02:13,299 --> 00:02:17,137 is because it's just so much fun to make terrible cakes, 48 00:02:17,220 --> 00:02:18,304 and that's what I'm good at. 49 00:02:18,888 --> 00:02:19,764 Hi, Mary. 50 00:02:19,848 --> 00:02:21,850 -Oh my God, Gianni, hi. -[judges laugh] 51 00:02:21,933 --> 00:02:23,393 -Hi. -Oh my gosh. 52 00:02:23,476 --> 00:02:24,727 Did you not know I was here? 53 00:02:24,811 --> 00:02:26,604 -[laughing] No. -Well, I'm here. 54 00:02:28,231 --> 00:02:31,651 Bakers, we know that you are big fans of today's guest judge. 55 00:02:32,235 --> 00:02:34,779 She plays Samantha LaRusso on Cobra Kai. 56 00:02:34,863 --> 00:02:36,573 Say hi to Mary Mouser. 57 00:02:36,656 --> 00:02:37,699 Hi, Mary Mouser. 58 00:02:39,075 --> 00:02:41,953 Mary, you know Gianni from your show, Cobra Kai, 59 00:02:42,036 --> 00:02:43,788 so you know he can act. 60 00:02:43,872 --> 00:02:45,790 But can he bake? 61 00:02:45,874 --> 00:02:47,333 I sure hope so… 62 00:02:47,417 --> 00:02:49,961 -[laughing] -…because I have to eat it. [laughs] 63 00:02:50,795 --> 00:02:53,965 [Nicole] Mary, Gianni, you may fight for the same fictional dojo on TV, 64 00:02:54,048 --> 00:02:57,218 but here in the Nailed It! kitchen, there will be no alliances. 65 00:02:57,302 --> 00:02:58,136 Yes, sensei. 66 00:02:58,219 --> 00:03:00,513 -Ooh, "sensei." I liked it. -[laughing] 67 00:03:00,597 --> 00:03:04,893 Standing to my left is a man whose hands are highly trained weapons 68 00:03:04,976 --> 00:03:06,895 that make treats to die for. 69 00:03:06,978 --> 00:03:09,981 Pastry chef and chocolatier, Mr. Jacques Torres. 70 00:03:10,064 --> 00:03:12,192 -Bonjour, everyone. -Bonjour. 71 00:03:12,275 --> 00:03:16,654 Defeat do not exist in this kitchen, so be ready. 72 00:03:16,738 --> 00:03:17,697 [laughing] 73 00:03:17,780 --> 00:03:20,408 [Nicole] Well, first up is Baker's Choice. 74 00:03:22,285 --> 00:03:26,497 This Halloween Baker's Choice challenge will send shivers down your spine 75 00:03:26,581 --> 00:03:27,832 and fear in your heart. 76 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:30,335 Keep that anti-venom handy when you make these… 77 00:03:32,670 --> 00:03:35,548 Cobra soft pretzels. 78 00:03:35,632 --> 00:03:36,633 God, okay. 79 00:03:36,716 --> 00:03:37,550 [laughs] 80 00:03:37,634 --> 00:03:41,137 These sneaky pastries will make you twist in terror. 81 00:03:41,721 --> 00:03:43,681 Each snake has a different flavor. 82 00:03:43,765 --> 00:03:47,727 There's the Cobra Cool who delivers a powerful black licorice bite. 83 00:03:47,810 --> 00:03:50,271 The red Cobra Calamity is caramel. 84 00:03:50,355 --> 00:03:55,443 And lastly, the very sultry Cobra Cosmic is a marshmallow flavor. 85 00:03:56,569 --> 00:03:57,654 This is your fault. 86 00:03:58,154 --> 00:03:59,155 [laughs] 87 00:03:59,239 --> 00:04:00,114 Sorry. 88 00:04:00,198 --> 00:04:02,242 Gianni, which one would you like? 89 00:04:02,325 --> 00:04:05,703 I like purple, and I've been told I'm sultry by no one. 90 00:04:05,787 --> 00:04:06,829 [laughs] 91 00:04:06,913 --> 00:04:08,081 So I'll take the purple one. 92 00:04:08,164 --> 00:04:10,083 -You're sultry. -Thank you. 93 00:04:10,166 --> 00:04:11,209 Okay, LaJeanne. 94 00:04:11,292 --> 00:04:15,088 I like caramel. So, I'm gonna go with Cobra Calamity. 95 00:04:15,171 --> 00:04:17,590 That leaves Candice. Your face, wow. 96 00:04:18,675 --> 00:04:19,968 You seem upset. 97 00:04:20,051 --> 00:04:21,803 I hate black licorice. 98 00:04:21,886 --> 00:04:23,680 -[Nicole] You hate it? -[Candice] I do. 99 00:04:23,763 --> 00:04:25,974 -But do you like snakes? -Oh, yeah. 100 00:04:26,057 --> 00:04:27,392 Okay, well, that's a win! 101 00:04:28,017 --> 00:04:30,103 -[bell dings] -[chuckles] Yeah! 102 00:04:30,186 --> 00:04:31,729 [laughing] 103 00:04:31,813 --> 00:04:36,484 Okay, bakers, there's 45 minutes on the clock. So go, start, do it. 104 00:04:36,567 --> 00:04:37,485 [Gianni] All right! 105 00:04:37,568 --> 00:04:39,737 Candice, come on. Let's go. 106 00:04:39,821 --> 00:04:42,490 [rock music plays] 107 00:04:45,451 --> 00:04:47,620 -[LaJeanne murmuring] -[Gianni] Ha, ha, ha. 108 00:04:48,621 --> 00:04:49,455 Cup. 109 00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:50,957 I'm a genius. 110 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,626 Coming through with the pot. [chuckles] 111 00:04:53,710 --> 00:04:57,922 Jacques, how would you go about making pretzels? 112 00:04:58,006 --> 00:05:01,092 [chuckles] Nicole, we give them the raw dough, 113 00:05:01,175 --> 00:05:02,427 but they must do everything else. 114 00:05:02,510 --> 00:05:05,680 So first, they must shape the pretzels, 115 00:05:05,763 --> 00:05:09,058 then boil them in a mixture of baking soda and water. 116 00:05:09,559 --> 00:05:11,894 As the pretzels bake to a golden brown, 117 00:05:11,978 --> 00:05:15,732 sculpt the cobra faces using fondant and modeling chocolate. 118 00:05:15,815 --> 00:05:18,359 Next, dip the pretzel in melted chocolate 119 00:05:18,443 --> 00:05:21,946 mixed with just the right amount of flavoring extract. 120 00:05:22,030 --> 00:05:24,407 And then, finally, assemble and decorate, 121 00:05:24,490 --> 00:05:28,077 making their cobra pretzel worthy of any dojo. 122 00:05:28,161 --> 00:05:30,663 -I'm excited. This is gonna be good. -Pretzels, that's a classic. 123 00:05:30,747 --> 00:05:32,790 -[Nicole] Right? -Like Halloween-time treat. 124 00:05:32,874 --> 00:05:35,001 -Wait, really? -Yeah, I think fairs. 125 00:05:35,084 --> 00:05:37,337 I think fall. Do you know what I mean? 126 00:05:37,420 --> 00:05:38,296 Like popcorn. 127 00:05:38,379 --> 00:05:41,215 You went trick or treating, someone said, "Here's a soft pretzel for you." 128 00:05:41,299 --> 00:05:43,051 -And you were like, "Thank you." -[laughs] 129 00:05:43,551 --> 00:05:45,845 Okay, read the whole thing. Candice, read the whole thing. 130 00:05:45,928 --> 00:05:47,930 "Shape the pretzels. Remove the dough from the bowl." 131 00:05:48,014 --> 00:05:50,141 I feel like my pot's not big enough. 132 00:05:50,933 --> 00:05:52,018 A little late for that. 133 00:05:52,101 --> 00:05:55,480 Uh, make poaching liquid. Okay. Okay, all right. 134 00:05:55,563 --> 00:05:56,606 Okay, where are the… 135 00:05:58,024 --> 00:05:59,150 Where's the pot? 136 00:05:59,233 --> 00:06:00,526 I am a little intimidated. 137 00:06:00,610 --> 00:06:04,238 There's so many steps, but I'll figure that out, I guess. 138 00:06:04,322 --> 00:06:06,032 Ha ha ha! Baking soda. 139 00:06:06,532 --> 00:06:09,118 Half a cup of that. Easy-peasy. 140 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:11,871 The difference between Nailed It! and Cobra Kai 141 00:06:11,954 --> 00:06:14,123 is I don't get kicked in the face. 142 00:06:14,749 --> 00:06:16,209 Must not make mistakes. 143 00:06:16,292 --> 00:06:19,128 At least I hope the competition doesn't do that. 144 00:06:20,338 --> 00:06:21,172 All right. 145 00:06:22,840 --> 00:06:27,261 I, apparently, had some sort of double-double boil and trouble 146 00:06:27,345 --> 00:06:28,721 or whatever the crap that is. 147 00:06:28,805 --> 00:06:30,598 This could not be worse. 148 00:06:30,681 --> 00:06:33,226 I have made pretzels that are frozen, 149 00:06:33,309 --> 00:06:36,062 and then you would put them in the microwave, 150 00:06:36,145 --> 00:06:37,355 and those are great. 151 00:06:37,438 --> 00:06:39,232 -[witch laughing] -Okay. 152 00:06:39,816 --> 00:06:41,776 [Gianni] Is that half? That's about-- 153 00:06:45,154 --> 00:06:46,364 Ooh! 154 00:06:47,073 --> 00:06:48,574 [judges laughing] 155 00:06:48,658 --> 00:06:50,451 Gianni, what happened? 156 00:06:50,535 --> 00:06:53,955 I forgot that baking soda reacts to things. 157 00:06:54,038 --> 00:06:56,958 -That's not even baking. That's science. -This is bad! 158 00:06:57,041 --> 00:06:57,959 I quit. 159 00:06:59,377 --> 00:07:02,213 Is that an option? Can I quit on the first round? 160 00:07:03,214 --> 00:07:05,466 All right. "Shape the pretzels." 161 00:07:05,550 --> 00:07:08,636 Come on. Come on. 162 00:07:09,220 --> 00:07:10,430 [Gianni] Okay. 163 00:07:10,513 --> 00:07:12,306 How do we make a pretzel shape? 164 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:15,017 Muscle memory. Muscle memory. Muscle memory. 165 00:07:16,436 --> 00:07:17,270 Hmm-mm. 166 00:07:17,353 --> 00:07:19,439 I used to work at a pretzel shop back in high school, 167 00:07:19,522 --> 00:07:22,775 so I have, like, an ounce of experience. 168 00:07:23,776 --> 00:07:24,610 Nope. 169 00:07:27,029 --> 00:07:29,490 [Gianni] It's tiny. I feel like it's too tiny. 170 00:07:29,574 --> 00:07:30,950 You're gonna admit that? 171 00:07:31,033 --> 00:07:32,660 [laughing] 172 00:07:32,743 --> 00:07:33,995 I mean, it's obvious. 173 00:07:34,078 --> 00:07:35,955 I love an honest man. 174 00:07:36,038 --> 00:07:37,498 [laughing] 175 00:07:41,127 --> 00:07:43,796 [laughing] 176 00:07:46,215 --> 00:07:47,383 I'm gonna plop both in. 177 00:07:48,009 --> 00:07:48,843 Okay. 178 00:07:49,343 --> 00:07:50,178 Uh, you know-- 179 00:07:50,678 --> 00:07:52,054 Can't use that anymore. 180 00:07:52,138 --> 00:07:54,098 [judges laugh] 181 00:07:54,974 --> 00:07:56,476 It won't roll out. 182 00:07:56,559 --> 00:07:58,269 Candice, how you doing? 183 00:07:58,352 --> 00:08:00,813 Doing absolutely fine, Nicole! 184 00:08:00,897 --> 00:08:02,773 -I mean… -[laughs] 185 00:08:02,857 --> 00:08:04,984 Don't get mad with your dough. 186 00:08:05,067 --> 00:08:07,528 Jacques, why would you think I'm mad? 187 00:08:07,612 --> 00:08:08,738 [laughing] 188 00:08:11,782 --> 00:08:14,327 "Simmer the pretzels for 30 seconds each side." 189 00:08:15,036 --> 00:08:17,371 [Gianni] I think it's been 30 seconds. 190 00:08:20,333 --> 00:08:23,586 [Candice] This is just disgusting is what it is. 191 00:08:23,669 --> 00:08:24,545 Ugh. 192 00:08:24,629 --> 00:08:29,258 I misread the instructions that you have to make the shape first, 193 00:08:29,342 --> 00:08:30,885 and then put it in the boiling water. 194 00:08:32,887 --> 00:08:36,057 I just threw those suckers in there like they were sausages. 195 00:08:36,891 --> 00:08:38,434 Another one. 196 00:08:39,060 --> 00:08:40,102 Ah. 197 00:08:40,186 --> 00:08:44,232 Oh Jesus, this looks like something the dog threw up. Seriously. 198 00:08:44,315 --> 00:08:46,817 "Remove from water and place on a lined baking sheet." 199 00:08:48,277 --> 00:08:49,195 I'm gonna flip it. 200 00:08:49,737 --> 00:08:51,864 Wax paper? That's "lined." 201 00:08:54,617 --> 00:08:55,451 Great. 202 00:08:56,452 --> 00:08:58,329 Does everyone else look like a pretzel? 203 00:08:58,412 --> 00:09:01,165 I don't know. Top or bottom. We'll find out. 204 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:02,083 Oh, yeah. 205 00:09:03,751 --> 00:09:04,585 For how long? 206 00:09:05,127 --> 00:09:06,212 "Until done?" 207 00:09:07,046 --> 00:09:09,090 How the hell am I supposed to know that? 208 00:09:09,173 --> 00:09:11,342 Thirty-five minutes remain! 209 00:09:11,425 --> 00:09:12,843 Okay, we got this. 210 00:09:15,137 --> 00:09:16,847 We're gonna make his head, right? 211 00:09:18,015 --> 00:09:20,851 Gianni, what are you trying to open? 212 00:09:20,935 --> 00:09:23,354 -Um, molding chocolate? I don't know. -Ah. 213 00:09:23,437 --> 00:09:28,609 I have never in my life even heard of molding chocolate. 214 00:09:28,693 --> 00:09:29,819 Is it childproof? 215 00:09:29,902 --> 00:09:32,613 "Is it childproof?" Yeah. Karate chop it open. 216 00:09:34,198 --> 00:09:36,075 -Yay! -Oh, Gianni. 217 00:09:36,158 --> 00:09:37,034 It did nothing. 218 00:09:37,118 --> 00:09:39,287 I can work with molding chocolate. 219 00:09:39,870 --> 00:09:43,249 Trying to get the general structure of the face going here. 220 00:09:43,332 --> 00:09:45,167 We're gonna give her a little bit of a body. 221 00:09:45,751 --> 00:09:48,629 Why pretzels take so long? Oh, nostrils, nostrils, nostrils. 222 00:09:48,713 --> 00:09:50,423 Pick your nose. 223 00:09:51,007 --> 00:09:52,425 It's okay today. 224 00:09:52,508 --> 00:09:56,178 I had a happy snake. This dude? Not happy. 225 00:09:56,762 --> 00:09:59,557 Not happy at all. 226 00:09:59,640 --> 00:10:02,101 She's got big, sassy lips. 227 00:10:02,184 --> 00:10:04,937 Twenty-seven minutes remain! 228 00:10:07,231 --> 00:10:08,065 All right. 229 00:10:08,149 --> 00:10:09,150 Oh boy. 230 00:10:09,233 --> 00:10:11,068 Candice's pretzels are underdone. 231 00:10:11,152 --> 00:10:14,113 Obviously, that one's gonna be the one. 232 00:10:14,864 --> 00:10:18,534 -Certainly too early. Not long enough. -I'm gonna look up the pretzels. 233 00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:22,121 Ooh, look at that. That looks delicious. This is how bad the food is on this show. 234 00:10:22,204 --> 00:10:25,416 I'm Googling food pictures and going, "Oh, I wish." 235 00:10:25,499 --> 00:10:27,293 [laughing] 236 00:10:27,376 --> 00:10:30,796 [Jacques] Uh-oh. It looks like Gianni's pretzels are also underbaked. 237 00:10:32,965 --> 00:10:33,966 That's hot. 238 00:10:34,592 --> 00:10:35,426 Oh. 239 00:10:36,010 --> 00:10:37,720 Gianni, was your tray on the floor? 240 00:10:37,803 --> 00:10:41,223 It was on the floor. It was hot, and I didn't want to hold it anymore. 241 00:10:41,307 --> 00:10:44,810 Why not put it on the counter or somewhere where feet don't go? 242 00:10:44,894 --> 00:10:47,980 There was no more room, and that was really far away. 243 00:10:48,064 --> 00:10:49,273 [laughing] 244 00:10:49,357 --> 00:10:50,191 Oh boy. 245 00:10:51,150 --> 00:10:51,984 Uh-oh. 246 00:10:52,068 --> 00:10:54,403 Oh no, Gianni! 247 00:10:54,487 --> 00:10:57,365 [Jacques] Oh, he used wax paper instead of parchment paper. 248 00:10:57,448 --> 00:10:59,784 -What is the difference? -One doesn't stick. 249 00:10:59,867 --> 00:11:04,163 If I just peel off half the paper, can you guys just eat one side of it? 250 00:11:04,246 --> 00:11:05,081 [Jacques] Scrape it. 251 00:11:05,164 --> 00:11:08,167 -Just rip it. It's gonna… Oh. -[Jacques] Scrape it! Uh-oh. 252 00:11:08,250 --> 00:11:09,502 Do we have to eat it? 253 00:11:10,753 --> 00:11:13,464 Oh! ♪ Your girl's pretzels looking brown ♪ 254 00:11:13,547 --> 00:11:16,801 ♪ Pretzels looking brown Your girl's pretzels looking brown ♪ 255 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:18,594 ♪ Pretzels looking brown ♪ 256 00:11:18,678 --> 00:11:20,888 You gotta come out, 'cause I got some decorating to do. 257 00:11:20,971 --> 00:11:24,141 "Melt colored chocolate. Add the desired flavor." 258 00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:28,521 Marshmallow. Oh my God. They have a flavor for that. 259 00:11:29,105 --> 00:11:30,272 Less is more. 260 00:11:30,356 --> 00:11:31,357 Less is more. 261 00:11:34,819 --> 00:11:36,696 Candice is very entertaining. 262 00:11:38,823 --> 00:11:40,199 -Oh no. -[Jacques] Look. 263 00:11:40,282 --> 00:11:43,411 -[Mary] Are we adding more licorice? -[Jacques] Usually, it's drop by drop. 264 00:11:43,494 --> 00:11:45,871 -[Candice] Whoa! That's a lot. -Oh boy. 265 00:11:45,955 --> 00:11:47,039 Oh yeah! 266 00:11:49,250 --> 00:11:51,752 [Mary] LaJeanne? Did she just not put any flavor? 267 00:11:51,836 --> 00:11:54,004 -Ooh. -[LaJeanne] There you go. 268 00:11:54,672 --> 00:11:56,215 -Ugh. -[chuckling] 269 00:11:58,801 --> 00:12:01,679 -There's so much frantic energy over here. -Yeah, it's pretty wild. 270 00:12:01,762 --> 00:12:04,974 -I feel like we got smiles. -Winner, winner, chicken dinner. 271 00:12:05,057 --> 00:12:06,809 We have like, fear and panic. 272 00:12:06,892 --> 00:12:07,977 [Gianni] Uh… 273 00:12:08,060 --> 00:12:09,228 And then we have, like, anger. 274 00:12:09,311 --> 00:12:11,188 -[beep] -[laughs] 275 00:12:11,272 --> 00:12:12,773 Yes. You're right. You're right. 276 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:15,818 ♪ I hate this flavor! ♪ 277 00:12:15,901 --> 00:12:17,027 Flavor?! 278 00:12:17,111 --> 00:12:20,906 Oh my God. I forgot to put flavor in my pretzel. 279 00:12:20,990 --> 00:12:22,199 Oh! 280 00:12:23,075 --> 00:12:23,909 Beep, beep! 281 00:12:23,993 --> 00:12:25,703 -[laughing] -[LaJeanne trills] 282 00:12:25,786 --> 00:12:27,663 LaJeanne is getting her steps in. 283 00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,915 I forgot the flavor. 284 00:12:29,999 --> 00:12:32,042 And, uh, the caramel… 285 00:12:32,126 --> 00:12:35,504 I grabbed a caramel dust flavor looking thing. 286 00:12:35,588 --> 00:12:36,839 I don't even think it's right. 287 00:12:37,590 --> 00:12:39,884 And we're back over to this bad boy. That's right. 288 00:12:40,718 --> 00:12:41,677 Yeah! 289 00:12:42,303 --> 00:12:43,971 Saved the day! 290 00:12:44,054 --> 00:12:45,556 [groaning] 291 00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:48,768 Don't have time to pick all my little triangles. 292 00:12:48,851 --> 00:12:50,686 This head is way too big! 293 00:12:50,770 --> 00:12:52,021 You know, I'm not stressed. 294 00:12:52,104 --> 00:12:54,690 [Candice] Say, "I love you." 295 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:55,900 Oh! 296 00:12:55,983 --> 00:12:58,569 ♪ Just make sure your head stays on ♪ 297 00:12:59,153 --> 00:13:00,780 [laughing] 298 00:13:00,863 --> 00:13:02,364 [chuckling] 299 00:13:03,407 --> 00:13:05,785 [Gianni] There we go. It's not gonna taste good. 300 00:13:06,285 --> 00:13:08,078 But it doesn't look… bad. 301 00:13:09,121 --> 00:13:10,498 Thirty seconds! 302 00:13:10,581 --> 00:13:11,582 I'm nervous. 303 00:13:11,665 --> 00:13:13,751 I have so many diamonds left to add. 304 00:13:13,834 --> 00:13:15,044 Let's set you up 305 00:13:15,544 --> 00:13:17,671 just a little bit. 306 00:13:17,755 --> 00:13:20,257 -[LaJeanne] My head is gonna fall off. -Oh, yeah. 307 00:13:20,341 --> 00:13:24,178 Five, four, three, two, one. 308 00:13:24,261 --> 00:13:25,137 You're done! 309 00:13:25,221 --> 00:13:26,931 -Woo-hoo! -[buzzer sounds] 310 00:13:27,014 --> 00:13:29,225 I stepped on a pretzel on the floor back here. 311 00:13:32,144 --> 00:13:35,731 Well, Candice. Let's remember the Cobra Soft Pretzel 312 00:13:35,815 --> 00:13:39,777 you were trying to make, and let's see what you made. 313 00:13:39,860 --> 00:13:41,612 [Candice] Nailed it! 314 00:13:41,695 --> 00:13:44,073 [laughing] 315 00:13:45,699 --> 00:13:47,910 -[Jacques] Wow. -[Nicole] Candice. 316 00:13:47,993 --> 00:13:51,372 Gotta say, for an animal lover, I don't know if you've ever seen one. 317 00:13:51,455 --> 00:13:52,289 [laughs] 318 00:13:52,373 --> 00:13:55,042 [Candice] This was supposed to be a tail, but it ended up as legs. 319 00:13:55,125 --> 00:13:58,337 A lot of my Cobra Kai opponents, I'd describe them as snakes with legs. 320 00:13:58,420 --> 00:14:01,507 -After you were done, they look like this. -[Mary] I think you're right. 321 00:14:02,424 --> 00:14:04,760 Okay. Should we… chop it? 322 00:14:04,844 --> 00:14:06,720 Jacques, I think you should. 323 00:14:06,804 --> 00:14:08,806 -[Jacques] It's a soft pretzel. -[Nicole] Very soft. 324 00:14:08,889 --> 00:14:10,099 [Jacques] It is underbaked. 325 00:14:10,182 --> 00:14:11,016 Oh boy. 326 00:14:13,519 --> 00:14:15,187 Are you… Are you nervous? 327 00:14:15,271 --> 00:14:18,399 Yes. I keep sniffing it like it's gonna make it better. 328 00:14:18,482 --> 00:14:19,942 [laughing] 329 00:14:21,235 --> 00:14:22,194 Ugh. 330 00:14:22,278 --> 00:14:23,237 [laughs] 331 00:14:23,320 --> 00:14:27,658 You said, "I'll put all the licorice I've ever found ever in the world 332 00:14:27,741 --> 00:14:29,034 in this pretzel." 333 00:14:29,118 --> 00:14:32,204 Essential oil, usually, just put some drops. 334 00:14:32,288 --> 00:14:33,122 Okay. 335 00:14:33,205 --> 00:14:34,081 I'm 336 00:14:35,624 --> 00:14:38,460 so grateful for this lovely little bite I had. 337 00:14:38,544 --> 00:14:39,920 [laughs] 338 00:14:40,004 --> 00:14:41,630 All right, toodle-oo. 339 00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:44,758 All right. I'm so sorry. They don't like you. 340 00:14:44,842 --> 00:14:48,429 -Well, if it isn't Mary's friend, Gianni. -Hi. 341 00:14:48,512 --> 00:14:52,016 Let's remember the Cobra Soft Pretzel you were trying to make. 342 00:14:52,099 --> 00:14:55,144 Gianni! Let's see what you did. 343 00:14:56,228 --> 00:14:57,062 [Gianni] Nailed it! 344 00:14:57,146 --> 00:14:58,314 [Nicole] Hey. 345 00:14:58,397 --> 00:14:59,273 [laughs] 346 00:15:00,065 --> 00:15:00,900 [Nicole] All right. 347 00:15:01,483 --> 00:15:02,318 All right. 348 00:15:02,818 --> 00:15:04,904 -Gianni, I love this. -[Gianni] Mm-hmm. 349 00:15:04,987 --> 00:15:06,906 -[Gianni] Yeah? -[Nicole] I love these lips. 350 00:15:06,989 --> 00:15:10,826 I love that tongue. This is the cutest thing I've ever seen! 351 00:15:10,910 --> 00:15:11,994 Thank you. 352 00:15:12,077 --> 00:15:15,956 The pretzels, I don't really see it. But the head is beautiful. 353 00:15:16,540 --> 00:15:18,000 -Thank you. -Let's cut it. 354 00:15:18,083 --> 00:15:19,209 -[wet squishing] -Ew. 355 00:15:19,293 --> 00:15:20,544 That's wet. 356 00:15:20,628 --> 00:15:23,881 [Jacques] Underbaked. It feel under… Look… Ooh, wow. 357 00:15:23,964 --> 00:15:25,841 -Gianni, ew. -Yeah. Yeah. 358 00:15:29,261 --> 00:15:31,305 Ho! [laughs] 359 00:15:34,183 --> 00:15:35,476 Ew! 360 00:15:36,268 --> 00:15:38,562 [laughing] 361 00:15:38,646 --> 00:15:40,189 Yeah. Yeah. 362 00:15:41,482 --> 00:15:44,318 This comes close to one of the wildest things I've put in my mouth. 363 00:15:44,401 --> 00:15:45,861 It was so wet. 364 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:49,114 I love marshmallow, and there isn't… 365 00:15:50,157 --> 00:15:52,576 I… can't find it. [laughs] 366 00:15:52,660 --> 00:15:55,537 Gianni, honestly, I really thank you for coming here. 367 00:15:55,621 --> 00:15:57,289 Thank you for having me. I love this show. 368 00:15:57,373 --> 00:15:59,833 Now I have something to talk about with my therapist this week. 369 00:15:59,917 --> 00:16:00,876 [laughs] 370 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,044 Oh, great. [chuckles] 371 00:16:02,711 --> 00:16:04,797 -All right, LaJeanne. -Hi. 372 00:16:04,880 --> 00:16:08,759 Let's remember the Cobra Soft Pretzel you were trying to make. 373 00:16:08,842 --> 00:16:09,843 Let's see what you did. 374 00:16:10,844 --> 00:16:11,929 [LaJeanne] Nailed it! 375 00:16:12,846 --> 00:16:14,098 -[laughing] -[Nicole] Wow. 376 00:16:14,723 --> 00:16:16,600 I cannot believe I'm getting paid. 377 00:16:16,684 --> 00:16:19,603 I love this so much. [laughs] 378 00:16:19,687 --> 00:16:23,857 I really do love how, like, cartoony and adorable your snake is. 379 00:16:23,941 --> 00:16:25,025 [LaJeanne] Thank you. 380 00:16:25,609 --> 00:16:29,530 The pretzel is hiding somewhere. We need to find it. 381 00:16:29,613 --> 00:16:30,781 [Nicole] Let's taste it. 382 00:16:32,408 --> 00:16:33,742 [Jacques] It's less wet. 383 00:16:33,826 --> 00:16:36,954 -It is less wet, which is always a plus. -Okay. 384 00:16:37,621 --> 00:16:38,455 Oh. 385 00:16:38,539 --> 00:16:40,582 This is the most pretzel-y pretzel of the pretzels. 386 00:16:40,666 --> 00:16:41,750 What's the flavoring? 387 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:43,544 -Caramel. -Caramel? 388 00:16:43,627 --> 00:16:44,503 No. Not at all. 389 00:16:44,586 --> 00:16:47,089 I didn't use extract. I used, like, the powder stuff. 390 00:16:47,172 --> 00:16:49,758 I think it's a lot of that caramel powder. 391 00:16:49,842 --> 00:16:51,385 -You get-- -Play-Doh. 392 00:16:51,468 --> 00:16:52,636 [laughs] 393 00:16:52,720 --> 00:16:54,179 -Yeah, very that. -No! 394 00:16:54,263 --> 00:16:55,556 [Mary] Sorry. 395 00:16:55,639 --> 00:16:56,557 I think we're done. 396 00:16:56,640 --> 00:16:58,058 [laughing] 397 00:16:58,142 --> 00:17:01,562 -Someone's gonna win. Isn't that wild? -That was so much fun. 398 00:17:01,645 --> 00:17:02,604 Let's go, Mary. 399 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:03,522 Thanks, guys! 400 00:17:03,605 --> 00:17:06,525 [in French] LaJeanne, thank you. It was fantastic! 401 00:17:06,608 --> 00:17:08,193 [in French] Oh, you're welcome. 402 00:17:08,694 --> 00:17:12,531 All right, everyone. Jacques, which baker swept us away? 403 00:17:12,614 --> 00:17:16,869 Everyone did something really special. [laughs] 404 00:17:17,411 --> 00:17:20,873 But one baker beat the competition into submission. 405 00:17:21,749 --> 00:17:24,251 And the winner is… 406 00:17:29,381 --> 00:17:32,634 -LaJeanne! Bravo! -[cheering] 407 00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:34,344 [Nicole] Mary, tell her what she's won. 408 00:17:34,428 --> 00:17:36,889 You will be ready to make your kitchen dojo proud 409 00:17:36,972 --> 00:17:39,266 with this deadly set of bakeware! 410 00:17:39,349 --> 00:17:40,476 [LaJeanne] Oh, nice! 411 00:17:41,268 --> 00:17:46,565 And, of course, you get the Nailed It! Golden Baker's headband. 412 00:17:46,648 --> 00:17:49,610 It is like a black belt but just for mediocre baking. 413 00:17:49,693 --> 00:17:51,195 Thank you! 414 00:17:51,278 --> 00:17:52,446 [judges clapping] 415 00:17:52,529 --> 00:17:55,783 -Ooh. Yes. Serve it to them. -I want that for my dojo. 416 00:17:55,866 --> 00:17:57,785 Yes. Give it to them. 417 00:17:58,702 --> 00:18:02,414 Excellent. But it's time to move on. 418 00:18:02,498 --> 00:18:04,458 [upbeat music plays] 419 00:18:04,541 --> 00:18:05,751 ♪ Oh, oh, oh ♪ 420 00:18:05,834 --> 00:18:10,047 This Halloween Nail It or Fail It is one of our toughest yet. 421 00:18:11,924 --> 00:18:13,175 In Cobra Kai season one, 422 00:18:13,258 --> 00:18:16,303 a defining moment for Miguel was his defeat at the hands of Kyler 423 00:18:16,386 --> 00:18:19,181 in the West Valley High bathroom during the Halloween dance. 424 00:18:19,264 --> 00:18:21,016 -No! No! -[Kyler] Grab him! Get him! 425 00:18:21,517 --> 00:18:22,810 No! Let me go! No! 426 00:18:22,893 --> 00:18:23,811 Hold tight! 427 00:18:23,894 --> 00:18:24,978 Pick him up! 428 00:18:25,062 --> 00:18:27,606 -No! No! No! -Come on! 429 00:18:27,689 --> 00:18:33,403 Bakers, this will be your defining moment as you recreate that scene into this… 430 00:18:35,405 --> 00:18:37,574 [Nicole] Halloween Dance Fight Cakes! 431 00:18:37,658 --> 00:18:40,452 -[Gianni] Oh no. -[laughs] 432 00:18:40,536 --> 00:18:42,246 [laughing] 433 00:18:42,329 --> 00:18:44,790 -I have to make my face. -[Nicole] You do! 434 00:18:44,873 --> 00:18:46,208 [Mary] Oh my God. 435 00:18:46,291 --> 00:18:48,001 -Oh, that's your face too! -That's my face! 436 00:18:48,085 --> 00:18:50,462 What do you mean? Who did you think that was? 437 00:18:50,546 --> 00:18:54,299 -We're going down together then. -[laughing] 438 00:18:54,383 --> 00:18:58,971 [Jacques] This Halloween Dance Fight Cake is a single tier covered in fondant. 439 00:18:59,054 --> 00:19:01,849 On the top is the fight with modeling chocolate 440 00:19:01,932 --> 00:19:05,018 used to create Miguel and Kyler and a cookie wall 441 00:19:05,102 --> 00:19:07,980 painted in cocoa butter to make the locker room. 442 00:19:08,063 --> 00:19:12,192 On the bottom is the dance with the face of Sam 443 00:19:12,901 --> 00:19:16,905 and Dimitri made from raised and painted fondant. 444 00:19:16,989 --> 00:19:19,700 [Nicole] Look at that. And just like the scene, 445 00:19:19,783 --> 00:19:22,119 neither of you's in the locker room helping out poor Miguel. 446 00:19:22,202 --> 00:19:23,412 [laughs] 447 00:19:23,495 --> 00:19:27,166 Okay, bakers, there's $10,000 for the winner! 448 00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:29,168 You have 90 minutes. Starts now. 449 00:19:29,751 --> 00:19:30,586 Oh. 450 00:19:31,461 --> 00:19:33,922 [slow rock music plays] 451 00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:40,554 My plan is to follow the recipe… That is just way too much. 452 00:19:40,637 --> 00:19:41,763 A lot of eggs. 453 00:19:42,347 --> 00:19:44,141 Not a lot of time. 454 00:19:45,017 --> 00:19:46,685 I don't know how to crack an egg. One. 455 00:19:46,768 --> 00:19:47,978 -[Nicole] Jacques? -Yes, Nicole. 456 00:19:48,061 --> 00:19:51,315 That is a Halloween Dance Fight Cake. How would you make it? 457 00:19:51,398 --> 00:19:53,192 We'll start with the cake. 458 00:19:53,275 --> 00:19:56,820 First, mix the cake batter and get the cake in the oven. 459 00:19:56,904 --> 00:20:00,824 Then bake the cookies for the lockers and make the buttercream. 460 00:20:00,908 --> 00:20:04,786 After that, sculpt the figurine and Sam and Dimitri's faces. 461 00:20:04,870 --> 00:20:07,331 And then, finally, assemble and decorate 462 00:20:07,414 --> 00:20:12,002 to complete a cake that kara-tastes amazing. 463 00:20:12,085 --> 00:20:13,962 I really like how my hair came out on that cake. 464 00:20:14,046 --> 00:20:16,590 I'm gonna be sad if somebody doesn't do my curly hair. 465 00:20:16,673 --> 00:20:17,883 [laughing] 466 00:20:18,967 --> 00:20:20,552 [LaJeanne] Oh! Oh! 467 00:20:21,178 --> 00:20:23,222 I love LaJeanne's trot. 468 00:20:23,305 --> 00:20:24,848 Oh! [laughs] 469 00:20:25,432 --> 00:20:30,354 I'm gonna win this $10,000. No cake, no scary monster's gonna get in my way. 470 00:20:30,437 --> 00:20:32,606 Tablespoon, schmabel-spoon. 471 00:20:33,565 --> 00:20:35,567 I'm in the process of buying a home, 472 00:20:35,651 --> 00:20:40,364 and $10,000 would help solidify that perfect house for me and my dog. 473 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,866 And then some Jamaican rum. 474 00:20:43,367 --> 00:20:44,326 [chuckles] Mm. 475 00:20:44,409 --> 00:20:49,581 When you add that little spice of rum in there, ha ha, you make a good cake. 476 00:20:50,165 --> 00:20:51,583 Karate chop. 477 00:20:52,376 --> 00:20:54,962 Slow and steady will not win this race. 478 00:20:56,546 --> 00:21:02,094 And now, very carefully, we're gonna figure out a third of a cup. Okay. 479 00:21:02,177 --> 00:21:03,470 I'm not feeling too confident, 480 00:21:03,553 --> 00:21:08,433 but this round, I'm gonna give my baked goods time to cook. 481 00:21:08,517 --> 00:21:09,351 Okay. 482 00:21:09,434 --> 00:21:10,560 I can't fail. 483 00:21:10,644 --> 00:21:12,854 One and a third cup melted butt-- 484 00:21:13,855 --> 00:21:15,607 I didn't melt the butter. 485 00:21:17,484 --> 00:21:18,652 Uh… 486 00:21:20,195 --> 00:21:21,738 Here's what we're gonna do go. 487 00:21:21,822 --> 00:21:24,866 -Oh! -That's truly disgusting. 488 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:25,784 [Gianni] Okay. 489 00:21:26,785 --> 00:21:27,661 Okay. 490 00:21:27,744 --> 00:21:28,620 Gianni. 491 00:21:30,706 --> 00:21:32,374 -[gasps] -He put the eggs in the microwave. 492 00:21:32,457 --> 00:21:34,334 [laughing] 493 00:21:34,418 --> 00:21:37,170 -We're getting scrambled eggs? Mixed in. -I guess so. 494 00:21:37,254 --> 00:21:38,171 This is melted. 495 00:21:38,672 --> 00:21:39,881 Nice and wet. 496 00:21:40,465 --> 00:21:41,466 Like my pretzels. 497 00:21:45,637 --> 00:21:46,763 I'm thinking I got this. 498 00:21:46,847 --> 00:21:52,227 I'm going to go more for taste than I am for how the cake looks. 499 00:21:52,311 --> 00:21:54,855 Oh, that looks… [trills] 500 00:21:54,938 --> 00:21:57,482 The decorations and stuff are kind of freaking me out. 501 00:21:57,566 --> 00:21:59,985 There's… Ugh 502 00:22:00,068 --> 00:22:01,069 is what I thought. 503 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:04,489 All right. Cool. Cool. Cool. All right. 504 00:22:04,573 --> 00:22:06,283 Should I put parchment paper? 505 00:22:07,826 --> 00:22:11,079 Should I put parchment paper? I'm not gonna put parchment paper. 506 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:15,876 There's one hour and 17 minutes left. 507 00:22:15,959 --> 00:22:17,711 "Roll the cookie dough." 508 00:22:17,794 --> 00:22:19,379 [Candice] In the oven they go. 509 00:22:19,463 --> 00:22:21,590 Look, Candice's cakes are in the oven just now. 510 00:22:21,673 --> 00:22:22,507 -Oh, gosh. -Yeah. 511 00:22:23,633 --> 00:22:27,471 Roll the cookie dough. Roll the cookie dough. Roll the cookie dough. 512 00:22:28,388 --> 00:22:30,640 Maybe this? Will this work? 513 00:22:30,724 --> 00:22:31,975 Let's find out. No. 514 00:22:32,059 --> 00:22:33,643 Do we give them the cookie dough? 515 00:22:33,727 --> 00:22:34,770 -Yes. -Yes? 516 00:22:35,854 --> 00:22:36,980 Not warm enough. 517 00:22:37,564 --> 00:22:38,523 [Mary] Oh no. 518 00:22:40,484 --> 00:22:43,779 It looks like Candice is microwaving her cookie dough. 519 00:22:44,738 --> 00:22:45,572 Why? 520 00:22:45,655 --> 00:22:47,240 [Mary] What's with the microwave? 521 00:22:49,368 --> 00:22:50,577 You didn't see that. 522 00:22:52,329 --> 00:22:53,997 -[dog barks] -[scream] 523 00:22:54,081 --> 00:22:54,915 Cut. Cut. Cut. 524 00:22:54,998 --> 00:22:57,459 ♪ One of these gonna be irregular And that's okay ♪ 525 00:22:57,542 --> 00:22:58,710 Oh, she's singing a song. 526 00:22:58,794 --> 00:23:01,713 Yay, seven. Mm-hmm. That worked out great. Perfect. 527 00:23:01,797 --> 00:23:05,217 It's a lot of math involved today, and I'm not a fan of this. 528 00:23:09,596 --> 00:23:10,472 Yeah. 529 00:23:10,972 --> 00:23:11,807 Yeah. 530 00:23:12,641 --> 00:23:13,600 Oh my goodness. 531 00:23:13,683 --> 00:23:17,104 In the world of Miyagi-Do karate, Dimitri, Gianni's character, 532 00:23:17,187 --> 00:23:19,481 was kind of like a little ugly duckling. 533 00:23:19,564 --> 00:23:22,109 -[Nicole chuckles] -I still look at him as my little brother. 534 00:23:22,192 --> 00:23:24,152 [Gianni] Put a couple of sticks in here 535 00:23:24,236 --> 00:23:27,197 like I'm making s'mores only I hate myself. 536 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:31,326 [Candice] These here. Okay, what's next? 537 00:23:31,827 --> 00:23:36,289 Mary, do you want to teach me how to do some moves on that bag thing over there? 538 00:23:37,791 --> 00:23:41,586 I'm no sensei, but I'm happy to punch out our frustrations. 539 00:23:41,670 --> 00:23:45,757 -So, you have your one, jab, jab cross. -[Nicole] Oh. 540 00:23:45,841 --> 00:23:47,843 Jab, cross, hook. 541 00:23:47,926 --> 00:23:48,760 Oh no. 542 00:23:48,844 --> 00:23:51,221 And for TV, we throw them a little cheated. 543 00:23:51,304 --> 00:23:53,181 -Let's line you up with a camera. -Okay. 544 00:23:53,265 --> 00:23:56,143 If you're right here, that's the camera I'm trying to punch for. 545 00:23:56,226 --> 00:23:58,186 -This just sells real good. -[Nicole] Oh! 546 00:23:58,270 --> 00:23:59,271 [laughs] 547 00:23:59,354 --> 00:24:02,649 -Okay, so she goes one, two… Oh, wait. -So, you gotta jab. Jab cross. 548 00:24:03,150 --> 00:24:05,735 -Hook! -Like that? Why am I single? 549 00:24:05,819 --> 00:24:07,737 [Jacques laughs] 550 00:24:07,821 --> 00:24:09,823 Why doesn't anyone love me? 551 00:24:09,906 --> 00:24:12,242 [laughing] 552 00:24:13,410 --> 00:24:15,078 -Why am I single? -[dramatic music plays] 553 00:24:15,162 --> 00:24:16,496 [Jacques laughing] 554 00:24:16,580 --> 00:24:18,623 Why doesn't anyone love me? 555 00:24:20,792 --> 00:24:23,253 -Acting. Acting. -Thank you, Nicole. 556 00:24:23,837 --> 00:24:26,882 Oh, Jesus. Definitely not. [laughs] 557 00:24:26,965 --> 00:24:28,717 Fifty-eight minutes! 558 00:24:28,800 --> 00:24:32,053 I've never made buttercream before. You know frosting come in a can? 559 00:24:33,054 --> 00:24:34,014 [Gianni] Okay. 560 00:24:34,514 --> 00:24:35,348 Hi-ya. 561 00:24:35,932 --> 00:24:39,936 I want some color in mine. Vanilla's cool, but I want some color. 562 00:24:40,020 --> 00:24:43,190 It's got to get that air in there so it's nice and fluffy. 563 00:24:43,273 --> 00:24:45,901 I do not have fluffy yet. 564 00:24:45,984 --> 00:24:48,862 It's pretty! 565 00:24:48,945 --> 00:24:50,739 This is frosting. 566 00:24:50,822 --> 00:24:52,532 I've made frosting. 567 00:24:52,616 --> 00:24:54,117 Who knew I could do that? 568 00:24:55,327 --> 00:24:57,954 -Are you making your people? -You making your people? 569 00:24:58,038 --> 00:25:00,916 -I'm making my people. -Okay. My people thick. 570 00:25:00,999 --> 00:25:02,000 Okay. 571 00:25:02,501 --> 00:25:03,710 Little spooky boy. 572 00:25:03,793 --> 00:25:05,212 "Spooky boy." 573 00:25:05,295 --> 00:25:07,672 -Is that how you talk to Miguel on set? -Yeah. 574 00:25:07,756 --> 00:25:09,883 -I call him spooky boy. -[Mary] "Come here, spooky boy." 575 00:25:09,966 --> 00:25:12,511 [Nicole] Did you just talk to your figurine and call it spooky boy? 576 00:25:12,594 --> 00:25:14,513 -[Gianni laughs] Yeah. -That's funny to me. 577 00:25:14,596 --> 00:25:15,972 He's a spooky boy. 578 00:25:16,056 --> 00:25:18,558 Thirty-seven minutes remain! 579 00:25:18,642 --> 00:25:21,186 He's got figures already. Jesus Christ. 580 00:25:23,021 --> 00:25:24,898 [Jacques] Nicole, Candice is very behind. 581 00:25:24,981 --> 00:25:27,442 I don't know if Candice did any of the decoration. 582 00:25:27,526 --> 00:25:29,361 Maybe she's concentrating on, like-- 583 00:25:29,444 --> 00:25:31,196 -On the cake? -[Nicole] The cake. 584 00:25:34,449 --> 00:25:36,326 I'm about to get this face done. 585 00:25:36,409 --> 00:25:40,413 The problem is, I remember this costume, but this is what I'm making. 586 00:25:40,497 --> 00:25:41,915 [scream] 587 00:25:41,998 --> 00:25:44,334 Hey, G, what color are your eyeballs? 588 00:25:44,417 --> 00:25:48,213 The color of a rainbow on a Tuesday afternoon. 589 00:25:48,296 --> 00:25:49,214 Uh-uh. 590 00:25:49,297 --> 00:25:50,882 -They're green. -Okay, thank you. 591 00:25:50,966 --> 00:25:51,967 Yeah, yeah, yeah. 592 00:25:52,050 --> 00:25:54,135 [Gianni] Whoo. Whoo. Whoo. 593 00:25:54,761 --> 00:25:56,805 [Candice] ♪ Piping bag, pushing down ♪ 594 00:25:57,889 --> 00:25:59,349 ♪ Pushing down ♪ 595 00:26:00,308 --> 00:26:02,352 ♪ Pushing down ♪ 596 00:26:03,061 --> 00:26:05,814 Candice was the last one to put the cakes in the oven. 597 00:26:05,897 --> 00:26:08,108 She's the first one to put the cakes together, 598 00:26:08,191 --> 00:26:09,401 so they have to be hot. 599 00:26:09,484 --> 00:26:12,195 [Nicole] The cake is hot. The buttercream will seep into the cake. 600 00:26:12,279 --> 00:26:16,241 -No, you're right. -An ooey-gooey butter cake maybe? Ooh. 601 00:26:16,324 --> 00:26:18,243 [thunder rumbles] 602 00:26:18,326 --> 00:26:20,537 Twenty-eight minutes remain. 603 00:26:24,207 --> 00:26:26,334 I'm making hazelnut ganache 604 00:26:26,918 --> 00:26:31,214 because I know hazelnut is Jacques's favorite flavor. 605 00:26:31,298 --> 00:26:32,632 [cackles] 606 00:26:32,716 --> 00:26:34,801 Candice just put some type of, I don't know, 607 00:26:34,884 --> 00:26:38,680 ganache Nutella on her layer cake. That's going to be good. 608 00:26:38,763 --> 00:26:39,931 [laughs] 609 00:26:40,015 --> 00:26:41,057 Oh. 610 00:26:41,141 --> 00:26:42,309 [laughs] 611 00:26:42,392 --> 00:26:43,727 [laughs evilly] 612 00:26:43,810 --> 00:26:46,146 I mean, that was a very good witch cackle. 613 00:26:46,229 --> 00:26:47,230 [laughs] Yes. 614 00:26:47,314 --> 00:26:48,982 [cackles] 615 00:26:51,192 --> 00:26:52,652 Girl! 616 00:26:54,029 --> 00:26:56,740 You did that! Yes! 617 00:26:56,823 --> 00:26:57,657 Oh! 618 00:26:57,741 --> 00:26:59,993 [LaJeanne] Okay! Okay. 619 00:27:01,453 --> 00:27:02,454 [Gianni] Part of cake. 620 00:27:02,537 --> 00:27:03,413 [gasps] 621 00:27:05,707 --> 00:27:07,917 Oh! That's pieces of cake. 622 00:27:09,586 --> 00:27:13,006 [Gianni] Should I put parchment paper? I'm not gonna put parchment paper. 623 00:27:13,089 --> 00:27:15,717 I never thought I would die from baking a cake. 624 00:27:15,800 --> 00:27:16,635 This is great. 625 00:27:17,177 --> 00:27:18,136 But I am. 626 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:19,596 Yeah. 627 00:27:19,679 --> 00:27:21,473 Oh! No! 628 00:27:22,140 --> 00:27:23,725 You have 15 minutes left. 629 00:27:23,808 --> 00:27:25,101 Why is it so holey? 630 00:27:26,895 --> 00:27:28,146 My cake love the Lord. 631 00:27:28,647 --> 00:27:30,273 Oh my God, it looks like a cake. 632 00:27:33,360 --> 00:27:35,570 I'm doing things. Okay. 633 00:27:36,154 --> 00:27:37,113 So many details. 634 00:27:38,323 --> 00:27:39,991 Trying to make lockers. 635 00:27:40,075 --> 00:27:41,034 Oh God. 636 00:27:43,453 --> 00:27:46,706 [laughs] I'm having some sort of problem. 637 00:27:46,790 --> 00:27:49,292 After using the microwave, 638 00:27:49,376 --> 00:27:52,128 the cookie dough is not the right consistency. 639 00:27:52,712 --> 00:27:54,214 I'll use graham crackers. 640 00:27:54,714 --> 00:27:56,466 They look like… lockers. 641 00:27:57,634 --> 00:28:00,470 Three minutes remain! 642 00:28:00,553 --> 00:28:03,473 Okay. We can do this. We can stick this on here. 643 00:28:04,057 --> 00:28:06,059 -Okay. -Oop. 644 00:28:06,142 --> 00:28:07,143 Some orange here. 645 00:28:07,936 --> 00:28:10,939 We're getting down and dirty here. He got a butt! 646 00:28:11,022 --> 00:28:13,274 [gasps] There's tiny little balls all over it! 647 00:28:13,775 --> 00:28:14,693 [Mary] Oh my gosh. 648 00:28:15,276 --> 00:28:16,611 My heart's beating really fast. 649 00:28:18,446 --> 00:28:21,491 One minute, you guys! 650 00:28:21,574 --> 00:28:22,659 Ay, dios mío. 651 00:28:27,622 --> 00:28:31,584 Five, four, three, two, one. 652 00:28:31,668 --> 00:28:32,794 You're done! 653 00:28:32,877 --> 00:28:33,837 [alarm blares] 654 00:28:35,922 --> 00:28:37,882 [Candice humming] 655 00:28:37,966 --> 00:28:40,343 Candice, let's remember the Halloween Dance Fight Cake 656 00:28:40,427 --> 00:28:45,306 you were trying to make, and let's see the Halloween Dance Fight Cake you made. 657 00:28:45,890 --> 00:28:46,975 [Candice] Nailed it! 658 00:28:47,475 --> 00:28:48,601 [laughs] 659 00:28:48,685 --> 00:28:49,602 [laughs] 660 00:28:49,686 --> 00:28:50,812 Wow. 661 00:28:50,895 --> 00:28:55,400 Gotta say, bold choice on the faces. Nothing but eyes. 662 00:28:55,483 --> 00:28:57,861 Actually, it's starting to look like a duck. 663 00:28:58,403 --> 00:28:59,654 -[Jacques] Okay. -[laughing] 664 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:04,242 -This is you. -I've never felt prettier, first of all. 665 00:29:04,325 --> 00:29:07,120 [laughing] 666 00:29:07,203 --> 00:29:10,540 The little figurines are… You know, I mean, they are here. 667 00:29:10,623 --> 00:29:12,834 [Nicole] They're too close to the sun. They're melting. 668 00:29:12,917 --> 00:29:16,755 This time, I was going for taste over looks. 669 00:29:16,838 --> 00:29:21,176 It's fine, Candice. You're a true delight. I'm gonna send you back to your station. 670 00:29:21,259 --> 00:29:22,886 [laughing] 671 00:29:22,969 --> 00:29:23,928 All right, Gianni. 672 00:29:24,012 --> 00:29:26,514 I'd just like to say I'm sorry in advance. 673 00:29:26,598 --> 00:29:29,893 It wasn't my intentions to hurt you like this today. 674 00:29:29,976 --> 00:29:32,228 Gianni, show us what you made. 675 00:29:34,397 --> 00:29:35,607 [Gianni] Nailed it. 676 00:29:35,690 --> 00:29:36,566 Ah! 677 00:29:37,150 --> 00:29:39,068 -Okay. Wow. -[laughing] 678 00:29:39,152 --> 00:29:41,446 [Jacques] They look like they're fighting on a cloud. 679 00:29:41,529 --> 00:29:44,616 Yes. Mary looks like she got a mustache going on. 680 00:29:44,699 --> 00:29:47,869 -That's her mouth? -Mouth. Yeah. I had to improvise. 681 00:29:47,952 --> 00:29:50,163 -[Nicole] Everything's there. -Oh boy. 682 00:29:50,246 --> 00:29:52,832 When I saw that face make it onto the cake, 683 00:29:53,374 --> 00:29:57,629 I was like, "Boy, he took a stab by doing his own face first." 684 00:29:57,712 --> 00:30:00,340 -But it was me. It was me. -[laughing] 685 00:30:00,423 --> 00:30:03,510 And honestly, that is the version of Miguel that I will remember. 686 00:30:03,593 --> 00:30:04,511 [Gianni] So you agree. 687 00:30:04,594 --> 00:30:06,846 -It looks like him, right? -Identical. [laughs] 688 00:30:06,930 --> 00:30:09,224 Gianni, I'm gonna ask you to wheel back to your station. 689 00:30:09,307 --> 00:30:10,266 [Gianni] Oh my God. 690 00:30:10,767 --> 00:30:12,101 All right, LaJeanne. 691 00:30:13,353 --> 00:30:14,604 Let's see what cake you made. 692 00:30:15,688 --> 00:30:17,148 [LaJeanne] Nailed it! 693 00:30:17,732 --> 00:30:20,944 [chuckles] Hey. These faces. They're great. 694 00:30:21,027 --> 00:30:22,153 [laughing] 695 00:30:22,237 --> 00:30:24,656 -[LaJeanne] It looks just like you. -[Nicole] Sure. 696 00:30:24,739 --> 00:30:27,325 I like the color of your cake. That's fun. 697 00:30:27,408 --> 00:30:29,911 -Yay! -These brows are thick! 698 00:30:30,495 --> 00:30:32,497 [LaJeanne] It was marker, not a brow pencil. 699 00:30:32,580 --> 00:30:33,706 [Nicole] Okay. 700 00:30:33,790 --> 00:30:36,167 -Your cookies look insane. -[laughing] 701 00:30:36,251 --> 00:30:38,962 Gianni looks far more feminine than I. 702 00:30:39,045 --> 00:30:40,797 Um, he looks lovely. 703 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:42,215 [laughing] 704 00:30:42,298 --> 00:30:45,385 Those two little guys on top, they are completely drunk. 705 00:30:45,468 --> 00:30:47,679 -[laughing] -[Nicole] Hey. Hey. 706 00:30:47,762 --> 00:30:51,432 Well, you guys are going to cut us a delicious slice 707 00:30:51,516 --> 00:30:54,352 of your Halloween Dance Fight Cakes, and I can't wait to taste them. 708 00:30:54,435 --> 00:30:55,311 -Delicious? -Yay! 709 00:30:55,395 --> 00:30:59,649 I don't know. I'm deciding to be optimistic as opposed to a realist. 710 00:30:59,732 --> 00:31:01,568 -[Jacques] Thank you. -[Nicole] It's exhausting. 711 00:31:04,737 --> 00:31:07,782 [Candice] I did step outside of the recipe. 712 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:10,660 I did some things that were creative. 713 00:31:10,743 --> 00:31:15,790 I'm still thinking maybe I'll win on taste? 714 00:31:16,374 --> 00:31:18,668 Candice, you're up first. 715 00:31:22,338 --> 00:31:25,049 I think you put your buttercream on while it was still hot, 716 00:31:25,133 --> 00:31:28,052 so the buttercream, like, soaked into the cake 717 00:31:28,136 --> 00:31:31,097 and made the cake a little sweeter. I'm into it. 718 00:31:31,180 --> 00:31:33,975 I love that you went off-script. 719 00:31:34,058 --> 00:31:36,769 -You add some hazelnuts with it. -Hazelnut, yeah. 720 00:31:36,853 --> 00:31:42,358 I like that we have layer into the cake. Overall, you know, it's pleasant to eat. 721 00:31:42,442 --> 00:31:45,111 I don't know why I'm getting, like, marshmallow cereal. 722 00:31:45,194 --> 00:31:46,696 -Like when I was a kid. -Oh, yeah, yeah. 723 00:31:46,779 --> 00:31:51,743 The texture confuses me, but that's not a bad thing… necessarily. 724 00:31:51,826 --> 00:31:53,912 -Candice, thank you. -You're welcome. 725 00:31:54,412 --> 00:31:56,164 Moving on to Gianni. 726 00:31:56,247 --> 00:31:57,248 Oh God. 727 00:32:00,752 --> 00:32:01,586 Oh. 728 00:32:03,046 --> 00:32:04,380 Did you try your face? 729 00:32:04,464 --> 00:32:05,298 I did. 730 00:32:05,882 --> 00:32:08,384 There's a sentence people don't say often. 731 00:32:08,468 --> 00:32:09,344 I ate my nose. 732 00:32:09,427 --> 00:32:10,595 Again, another sentence. 733 00:32:11,387 --> 00:32:14,474 So, the cake part, it's, like, kind of moist in some parts. 734 00:32:14,557 --> 00:32:17,352 Crumbly in other parts, crunchy in others. 735 00:32:18,019 --> 00:32:21,064 -Some bites are good and some are bad. -Yeah. 736 00:32:21,147 --> 00:32:25,652 Do you remember Gianni put eggs and butter into the microwave 737 00:32:25,735 --> 00:32:26,819 at the beginning to melt it? 738 00:32:26,903 --> 00:32:30,698 -Yes, I do. -And maybe crumbled the eggs a little bit? 739 00:32:30,782 --> 00:32:33,409 Maybe you came up with something totally new. 740 00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:35,828 Can we name it the scrambled egg cake? 741 00:32:35,912 --> 00:32:39,207 But does that mean it's necessarily good or… 742 00:32:40,708 --> 00:32:41,668 [all laugh] 743 00:32:41,751 --> 00:32:43,670 No, it's okay. You don't have to answer it. 744 00:32:43,753 --> 00:32:45,254 Thank you, Gianni. 745 00:32:45,338 --> 00:32:46,547 LaJeanne. 746 00:32:51,344 --> 00:32:52,887 Oh my God. It's cake. 747 00:32:52,971 --> 00:32:55,014 -Mm-hmm. -[Nicole] Like it's, like, actual cake. 748 00:32:55,932 --> 00:32:56,766 Oh my God. 749 00:32:56,849 --> 00:32:58,393 What's happening on Nailed It!? 750 00:32:58,476 --> 00:33:01,896 We're supposed to have bad cake all the time. 751 00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:04,524 I am so excited to have cake right now, 752 00:33:04,607 --> 00:33:07,193 and I like the texture, and I like the taste. 753 00:33:07,276 --> 00:33:11,364 This is wild. I've been hosting this show, I believe, for six whole years. 754 00:33:11,864 --> 00:33:14,492 I truly think this is the first time I've ever had, like, cake. 755 00:33:14,575 --> 00:33:15,827 [laughs] 756 00:33:15,910 --> 00:33:20,707 Like, an actual cake that I'm like, "This is cake, no questions." You know? 757 00:33:20,790 --> 00:33:22,667 -You're right. -Oh my goodness. 758 00:33:22,750 --> 00:33:24,127 [Jacques] The cake is good. 759 00:33:24,210 --> 00:33:28,673 Now, what I will say is it's kind of light flavor. 760 00:33:28,756 --> 00:33:31,259 Cooking is all about making it yours. 761 00:33:31,342 --> 00:33:34,512 So, I did put a little powdered rum in the cake mix. 762 00:33:34,595 --> 00:33:36,014 Yeah, I would've done a bit more, 763 00:33:36,097 --> 00:33:38,474 but I think you're asking for a lot. She actually made a cake. 764 00:33:38,558 --> 00:33:40,852 [laughing] 765 00:33:40,935 --> 00:33:43,479 It's just that with a little extra step, 766 00:33:43,563 --> 00:33:45,815 it will be really outstanding. That's what I mean. 767 00:33:45,898 --> 00:33:47,525 Thank you, all. 768 00:33:47,608 --> 00:33:53,031 Well, remember, whoever wins this challenge gets $10,000 769 00:33:53,114 --> 00:33:55,700 and the Nailed It! trophy. 770 00:33:55,783 --> 00:33:56,909 Wes! 771 00:34:00,204 --> 00:34:02,999 -[rock music playing] -[laughing] 772 00:34:03,082 --> 00:34:06,461 -[Mary] That's your Binary Brother. -I'm having flashbacks, man. 773 00:34:08,796 --> 00:34:11,966 Okay, Mary, do you have the money-chucker ready? 774 00:34:12,050 --> 00:34:13,509 I so do. [laughs] 775 00:34:14,093 --> 00:34:15,094 Jacques? 776 00:34:15,178 --> 00:34:20,391 Bakers, you all made a very interesting cake. 777 00:34:20,892 --> 00:34:22,101 So, the winner is… 778 00:34:26,272 --> 00:34:28,608 -LaJeanne. -Whoo! 779 00:34:28,691 --> 00:34:32,361 [LaJeanne screaming] 780 00:34:32,445 --> 00:34:35,031 I nailed it! I nailed it! 781 00:34:35,531 --> 00:34:37,742 -[Nicole] Yes, LaJeanne! -Yeah! 782 00:34:37,825 --> 00:34:42,413 I'm so ready to get home to my puppy and tell her that she's gonna get a yard. 783 00:34:43,122 --> 00:34:45,458 My dog can have a yard. [chuckles] 784 00:34:45,541 --> 00:34:47,168 I'm gonna take a picture. 785 00:34:47,251 --> 00:34:49,087 Oh, that's the one! 786 00:34:49,170 --> 00:34:51,130 [screaming] 787 00:34:51,214 --> 00:34:52,173 [giggling] 788 00:34:52,256 --> 00:34:54,967 Well, that's it for this Nailed It! Halloween. 789 00:34:55,051 --> 00:34:58,971 In the wise words of Daniel LaRusso, "We kicked the competition." 790 00:35:01,516 --> 00:35:04,060 [upbeat Halloween music plays]