Previously on "Holey Moley"...
How'd the pitch meeting with the Muppets go the other day?
Terrible! Rob's attempts to save the show...
Bananas! Yes!
I love that enthusiasm!
...had some problems. Here you go!
[ Sighs ] Well, hello, Miss Piggy.
Oh, you're Rob! [ Laughs ]
It's so nice to put a face to the stalker.
Well, no.
And Rob found some prawns...
Hey, Don Rickles. Riggle: Stephen!
I was worried about you. No, you weren't.
...have a bitter aftertaste. Pepe: [ Laughs ]
We called ABC. What's that?
Yeah, and they gave us our own sitcom.
What about "Holey Moley"?
[ Laughs ]
♪♪
Tessitore: That's a great putt.
This looks good.
"Holey Moley"... Man: Wait a minute.
[ Crowd shouting ]
Riggle: It's in the hole! Hole in one! Unbelievable!
...it's the greatest show on Earth.
Oh, no, no, no, no, Joe.
It's the greatest show on turf!
Turf! That's what it is! Rob, what are you doing?
What is going on here? [ Cackles ] Gettin' fired up!
Gettin' fired up for all the puns tonight.
That's what's up. What is wrong with you right now?
You're acting like a maniac right now. I'm acting totally normal!
What are you talking about? What are you drinking?
That is all in Russian. I don't know.
I found it at Crafty.
You know, this stuff is electric!
Tessitore: Tonight... [ Screams ]
...eight world-class athletes...
Whoo! ...three rounds...
Let's go! ...one winner...
and a final putt worth a quarter of a million dollars.
I'm about to take this money home.
[ Gulping ] Hi, everybody.
I'm Joe Tessitore. Woooooow!
And I'm "I Can't Feel My Face" Riggle!
[ Laughs ] This is...
"Holey Moley"! "Holey Moley"!
"Fore-ever!"
♪♪
A nice breeze is rolling in
as we prepare for what should be
another dramatic night of extreme mini golf.
I couldn't be more excited -- literally!
This loud, energetic voice I was speaking in
is a total facade to compensate
for how chill I am on the inside.
Are you sure that you're calm?
You actually seem kind of pretty worked up to me right now.
Oh, yeah, totally calm.
Now, tell him how the show works
as I pretend to listen very intently.
Tonight, here's what we got in store for you.
Round 1, eight golfers will face off.
Winners will compete in a sudden-death Round 2.
Only the best move on to that final round,
and that's where you play for a spot
in the final episode of the season,
where one of our champions makes a putt
worth a quarter million dollars.
Oh, my God, here they come, Joe!
Let's go! Come on!
With our golfers primed and ready to do battle,
here's Jeannie Mai to tell us about our first hole.
Mai: Thanks, Joe.
We're at The Trap Tee-Ze,
and it's a real golf circus at this hole.
After launching their ball off the ramp through the air
and down to the green below,
golfers will have to swing on a trapeze
out over the wire, connecting with the dummy
on the second trapeze.
If they miss and fall into the drink,
it's a one-stroke penalty.
Thanks, Jeannie.
Let's go! Let's go!
Our first golfers are both doing it for the kids tonight.
Ready! Let's go!
It's PE teacher Anthony Fullman
up against youth mentor Makaila Nichols.
♪♪
Hey, I'm Makaila Nichols.
I'm from Orlando, Florida, and I'm 23 years old.
I began my career as a model,
and then soon after that, I became a bestselling author.
I then went into speaking engagements about bullying,
body image, and mental health.
Growing up, I played a lot of mini golf
because my dad actually owned some family fun centers,
so I got to play putt-putt all the time.
Whoo! I'm gonna win Holey Moley
for all the kids watching and remind them
that they can conquer anything.
[ Smooches ]
What's up, everyone? I'm Anthony Fullman.
I'm from Orange County.
I'm a high school teacher and a coach.
I played all sorts of sports growing up,
but back in the day, PE was almost a joke.
I'm trying to teach health is very important
and can be exciting.
Little fact about me -- I'm actually terrified
about people dressing up in costumes.
Goph and Lady Goph better stay away from me.
I got my putter with me, and I'm here to win.
Anthony Fullman first to putt here on Trap Tee-Ze.
Alright, I got this one. Let's go.
[ Exhales sharply ]
This is tee shot.
Makaila: That's gotta get in. Anthony: Get in!
Tessitore: Onto the green for Anthony Fullman!
And it settles in off the back ramp.
Alright, let's go!
Makaila: Alright, alright. Now I --
Whoo! No pressure.
Makaila Nichols has a tattoo
on the bottom of her foot that says "Made in Buffalo."
You have a tattoo on the bottom of your foot, I believe.
Don't you? I do -- it says, "I love Joe."
What did you think it said? That's on the bottom of your foot?
Yeah. Shot the ramp right over there.
That's how much I love you, Joe.
Friends for life's what I say.
Makaila Nichols has to make this,
or she goes to the drop zone
here on Trap Tee-Ze.
♪♪
No! Get on!
[ All groan ] And it's into the water.
So close! So Nichols will be out of the drop zone,
but now comes the challenge.
Good job.
You see that giant green air bag,
and the only way to get there...
Oh, my God. ...is to go from one trapeze to the other
by using the "dummy"...
on that second trapeze. [ Laughs ]
What was the -- I don't know.
You did this, and then you looked at me
when you said "dummy." I just...
First of all, we're not --
we're not 100% sure it's me.
It's a handsome dummy on the trapeze.
Those are your words, not mine.
But thank you, friend.
Ooough! Here we go!
So, Anthony Fullman from one trapeze
to the Riggle dummy...!
Oh! Oooh!
It looks cold! That was on me, Joe.
I dropped him. You're taking great pride in the fact --
I'm a trapeze artist!
Let's take a look at the replay, Joe.
Anthony came close here.
He actually made contact with the Riggle dummy.
The problem was, I have no hands,
and I grease up my armpits.
He went for the Riggle pits.
The Riggle pits have always been an issue in my life.
I don't use deodorant. I use cooking grease.
Cooking grease?
That can't possibly be an antiperspirant.
It's not -- it actually enhances perspiration.
That's disgusting.
[ Drum roll ] Here's Makaila.
Can she successfully get there?
Ready! Hep!
Alright, here she goes.
Can she g-- Riggle: Oh, no!
Oh. Whew, that's cold.
She didn't even make the upswing, Rob.
It was just too much downward torque.
Shebang -- right there.
That's where the snap occurred.
And, boy, that was just a cool drink.
If it was me on that trapeze... Yes.
...not the dummy me, but the actual competitor me -- Yeah.
I would bite into the dummy's face like a wolf. [ Growls ]
Hanging by my mouth. You're right. Yeah.
You know, I'm not coming off that thing.
And you got amazing jaw strength.
Well... Everybody knows that about you.
Thanks, man.
Both of our golfers sit 2 because of the stroke penalty
for going into the water.
Makaila from the drop zone.
♪♪
Hey, that's not bad, actually. Makaila: Try to play it safe.
Low-key, that's good. Tessitore: It's gonna go off the ramp.
Makaila: Alright, it's getting closer.
It's getting closer. Tessitore: She lies 3.
Anthony Fullman will be putting for the win.
Looks like he has a line of sight.
I think he's got a look at it
without the ridge in play.
No pressure. Anthony: Alright.
Tessitore: The high school phys-ed teacher
with this difficult 20-foot putt.
For the win.
[ Cheering ]
Ohh! Wow!
Great putt. Let's go!
Puttin' it in for the win.
Let's go!
Anthony Fullman is our first golfer through
onto Round 2.
Now, to find out who's gonna be joining him there...
[ Playing fanfare ] ...we are off to King Parthur's Court.
It is back for Season 4.
Hey, look who we got here! JC Hammons!
And JC will be facing off against actress,
dog-owner Andrea Barbuscia.
What's up, everybody? My name's JC Hammons,
and I'm from Granada Hills, California.
I'm also the celebrity barber.
Show you how we do.
I've been playing golf every single day
the last nine months.
That's why I'm so good. Ahhhh!
You want to win money or make money,
you gotta look like money.
[ Cash register dings ] As you can see.
Andrea: Whoo-hoo! Hi, I'm Andrea Barbuscia
from Porto Alegre, Brazil.
The mini golfs in Brazil,
it's like cement.
But you know what?
Mini golf course here -- Oh, I --
This is heaven. [ Laughing ]
I have this Toy Australian Shepherd.
Joie is trained dog.
She's ready for Hollywood.
Oh, my God.
Joie, I'm gonna win the Holey Moley!
Whoo-hoo! Riggle: [ Foreign accent ] Andrea Barbuscia!
That's me! Tessitore: Si, Andrea Barbuscia. Molto bene.
Andrea's got to get across the bridge
and land on the right side of the sword
for the best ball position.
Don't miss. Game time!
[ Normal voice ] Oh, where the -- Oh, not enough.
Not enough.
Tessitore: Oh, it did!
Why did you not have faith here?
Oh, this might be good.
I never get things wrong, but for some reason,
I didn't gauge the speed right.
I'm sorry, you're infallible now?
You know, all the time we've been doing this,
how many times have you seen me get it wrong?
Hold on -- we keep a counter on that
for just each show individually because of the accumulation --
What do you mean, you put a counter on that?
There's a count on that.
No, there's not a count. Oh, there absolutely is.
When we get into the postmortem afterwards,
we typically -- I mean, you never attend.
That's 'cause the postmortem is boring.
[ Plays fanfare ]
Time to joust -- Andrea against Sir Putts-A-Lot.
But she's going up against a professional jouster.
Let's go! Let's go!
If she's knocked off the horse, that'll be a stroke penalty.
[ Horse neighs ]
Let's go! We can do this!
Andrea.
In a defensive posture, isn't she?
Oh, there she goes. Oh -- Oh, no!
Ohhh! No!
It was a long plunge for Andrea.
Oh, that was a slow death, Joe. It was slow, wasn't it?
Slow.
Wow, what a diamond grill.
That's jaws for "Moonraker" -- 007!
You should get one of those.
Give a big smile to the camera.
Let's see what it would look like here.
Look at that!
The way it sparkles and it hits your eyes just --
Oh, yeah. You know what I might do?
I might do it Riggle old-school style.
I might just go get some tinfoil down at Crafty.
Just -- And pack it.
That wouldn't be bad.
It is show time for JC Hammons.
♪♪
JC Hammons. Oh!
He's the celebrity barber --
Oh, it kicks left.
[ Crowd shouting ] Damn.
It's all about the launch angle.
Yeah, Andrea has the far better lie.
JC Hammons now will get up on the steed.
I would like to name the steed. Go ahead.
Thunderbolt.
Thunderbolt's always a nice name for a horse.
What else you got? Edgar Allan Pony.
[ Laughs ] Alimony Pony.
Talk Derby To Me. [ Laughing ]
Buckle Up Buttercup.
Mane Attraction.
Naaayyyy-Sayer.
Naaayyyy-Sayer catching up!
Write this one down -- Usain Colt. What do you got?
[ Laughs ] Usain Colt's good.
That's good. Usain Colt.
[ Trumpet fanfare plays ]
King Parthur's Court look on.
♪ JC Hammons ♪
JC: Let's go! JC Hammons.
Here we go! Versus Sir Putts-A-Lot.
Trying to survive the joust here.
on King Parthur's Court --
Oh, oh, oh, oh! Oh, he is stuck.
I ain't fall! Just leave him. Just leave him.
Oh -- Oh, he kept his balance!
Ohh, and he did it. He stayed dry.
What an advantage, to stay dry.
[ Chitters ] Oh, wait a minute.
Wait a minute, something's wrong here.
Course Marshal Colin not giving an ounce of emotion.
Is this the season we finally see Colin get punched?
Could be. I hope so.
[ Bell dings ]
Punch him, JC. Punch him.
Ah, we'll find out soon. Don't go anywhere.
Tessitore: Welcome back to "Holey Moley,"
and the Round 1 action continues on King Parthur's Court,
where the verdict of JC Hammons'
controversial joust is in the hands
of Course Marshal Colin.
Punch him, JC. Punch him, JC.
Punch him. Kill the messenger.
I'm sorry, but you did fall off the horse,
so we are going to have to assess a one-stroke penalty.
[ Crowd groans ]
I think he enjoys the golfers' misery.
I think he does. Course Marshal Colin.
Sadistic son of a --
So, both golfers with a stroke penalty now lie 2.
[ Cheers and applause ]
JC Hammons has a tough putt, Rob.
I gotta tell you, this putt sucks.
I like how you boil down your assessment
to simply "sucks." Yeah.
You really are an excellent mini golf analyst.
I think you're the top mini golf analyst on national TV.
Thanks, Joe.
My pleasure, Rob. Means a lot.
The apex of that sword,
it's unlike any other green or ridge
on the Holey Moley course.
It can launch that ball off-angle,
and it challenges even the very best golfers.
Can the celebrity barber
make this putt as precise as he cuts?
♪♪
[ Crowd gasps, groans ]
Oh, nice, stab at it. Ooh, gave it a good ride,
but it is just off to the left.
Any time you have the sword in play,
you're dealing with a lot more than you asked for.
Andrea: Joie. Come on, baby.
Help me.
Ah, she's talking to her socks.
Oh, no, that's her dog. Oh, her dog.
Her dog, Joie.
[ Dog growls ]
This for the win.
Andrea.
♪♪
Wow! Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!
Andrea Barbuscia wins King Parthur's Court.
Whoo! Let's dance!
Let's dance! Let's dance!
It's Andrea Barbuscia as the second golfer
to advance to Round 2.
Her dog Joie must be incredibly proud.
Rob, what about you? What was your favorite pet?
Woodpecker. A woodpecker?
No doubt. I mean, it's not even a question.
Top, top, top. And a live woodpecker?
Well, feral, wild. It was a part of nature.
[ Laughs ] Woodpecker somehow got in the house.
And were you able to domesticate the woodpecker?
No -- God, no. The big problem was,
it wasn't the holes he was putting in the walls.
It was, I kept answering the door
and nobody was there. [ Laughing ]
[ Knocking on wood ]
What's that?
How serendipitous -- your favorite pet, Rob,
is also our next hole -- The Pecker.
Yeah, alright!
Let's do this! Yes!
And for a hole that's born of nature,
our next contestants should feel right at home.
Coming for you, Pecker! I'm coming for you!
It is a battle between expert gardener Mike McNeil
and nature advocate Lizz Henderson.
Hi, I'm Lizz Henderson,
originally from Binghamton, New York.
I am Holey Moley's nature warrior.
[ Roaring ] I care deeply for nature.
My goal in life is to leave this place
better off than how I came into it.
My next huge challenge is Holey Moley.
I have been to over 100 mini golf courses.
Just because I have a flower in my hair and I look girly,
don't let that fool you.
'Cause I am fierce... [ Roaring ]
...and you're gonna see that.
Hey, everybody, I'm Mike McNeil.
I'm a gardener from Mishawaka, Indiana.
Golf's always been something I've done for fun.
There was a little streak there where I got into
the National Putting Tour.
If I would have made it to the finals,
then I would have been considered
a professional putter.
Yes! I am the master of the green!
I probably have 400, 500 plants,
and I try to spend as much time with them as I possibly can.
This is an African spear plant.
We've waited so long to get here.
I know we're gonna win.
[ Cheers and applause ] Yeah, there's my crowd!
There's my crowd! Alright!
Man: Mike, sign my plant!
Yes, yes!
Thank you for coming! Yes!
Tessitore: Oh, you love the top
that Mike McNeil wears, don't you?
Look at that. Riggle: Oh, look at him.
Loving the cacti.
Alright, let's do this!
We're gonna go right here, guys.
So, Mike McNeil is gonna tee off first,
and he needs to aim for that channel on the left
for the best possible position on the green below.
♪♪
Mike McNeil's got the channel here, Rob.
This could put him in a very good spot.
Mike: Let's see it, let's see it!
Let's see it, let's see it! Go in, go in!
Streaming down the channel,
but which way will it kick off the bottom block?
Let's see it! It kicks left.
Avoids the ridge.
That's a fabulous shot for Mike McNeil.
Alright, alright.
Just a couple of feet away from the cup.
Sensational.
Now, can he avoid the stroke penalty?
Right now, the one thing he needs
is that red plume on the back of the Pecker's head.
♪ Big, fast-moving Pecker ♪
Here's his run-up.
Launches. Can he stay on?
No, he cannot. [ Laughing ]
Mike McNeil... He went down!
...will have the stroke penalty.
He lies 2 now. Whoooooo!
Is that a sunflower in her hair?
It's a giant sunflower.
They grow wild and beautiful in Kansas.
A lot of things have grown
wild and beautiful in the state of Kansas.
Like this one right here.
That's where I was going with it.
Lizz Henderson. Yeah, Lizz with two Z's.
Whoa, that's a whole lot of pepper in that gumbo.
What?! Come on!
Joe found it!
The ricochet has taken some pepper off,
and now she is in with a shot.
Slow down, slow down. If she can get a kick to the left...
Get in there, get in there. Get a little kiss.
Yes! Yes! She got it. She got it.
That worked out well.
Oh, these are two of the best putts we've seen on The Pecker.
Now it's time to jump on a cold, hard Pecker.
[ Woodpecker pecks ]
She's not gonna reach the beak from there.
Don't do a two-foot flat jump.
Oh! Oh, you're never gonna make it!
Her entire body hit at the same time,
from head to toe.
Watch this. Right?
Oh. [ Laughing ]
Smashed right below the flowers!
Her entire face just bounced off the beak.
That almost looked like a trampoline. It did.
Yeah. Bu-bonk!
Well, that was the cleanest bounce I've seen.
Boop. Boop. That's it.
Hey, that's a good replay, right there.
What do we need this for? Boop!
Both of our golfers have really nice lies on the green.
I think Mike may have a little bit of an advantage,
but this is anybody's game right now.
I think so, too.
This is gonna be very close.
That's just a cut-out, right? That's not Joe's real head?
Of course it's not his real head. Well, I don't kn--
It's about the same size.
Lizz Henderson is away.
This for a 3.
♪♪
Mike: Don't go in, don't go in, don't go in! Oh, it lips out!
Sorry, Lizz, I don't mean to cheer you just yet.
[ Laughs ] Ohhhh.
So, so close.
You'd better miss this.
I'm feeling really good about this putt, Lizz. Nope!
Tessitore: Mike McNeil now putting for the win.
It's slippery. Riggle: Lizz trying to play some mind games.
I'm feeling pretty good. It's slippery.
[ Exclaims ]
♪♪
[ Grunting ]
Agh! Tessitore: Great shot! Nailed it!
Mike McNeil celebrating in style Now he's jumping for joy.
He literally jumps. Wow! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Yes!
Mike McNeil flying high after that win on The Pecker.
The Master of the Green now on to round number 2.
And now, Rob Riggle's increasingly desperate plan
to save "Holey Moley."
Come on, pick up.
Pick up, Kermit. [ Phone line rings ]
Oh, man, these fake beards are so much itchier
than the real ones.
Oh, hi, Rob. How's it going?
I was just taking out the -- Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
How did you know it was me?
I'm in disguise.
Anyway, listen, I need your help again.
Pepe's out of control.
Uh, Pepe? Uh, why?
What did he do? It's handled.
But let's just say I could really use some more ideas,
you know, to help me save the show.
Uh, maybe some of the others might be more helpful.
Yes! Thank you, buddy. [ Laughs ]
I knew you'd understand.
Just let me know when you've got some new stuff, okay?
What? Oh, no, no, no. I meant you.
Hey, we're making this happen.
Mm, yeah. Whoo-hoo!
Uh, whoo-hoo.
♪♪
Tessitore: Welcome back to "Holey Moley."
And our final Round 1 battle comes on a hole
that has sunk more golfers than we've had holes-in-one.
It's Hole Number Two.
And our final contestants of the night.
We have a surfer from Arizona,
Rick Anderson,
up against shipping clerk Dennis Escoto.
Yo, come on! Come on, y'all!
[ Indistinct chatter ] Riggle: Look at that mustache.
That is dignified and refined.
Tessitore: It's glorious.
Hello, everyone.
I'm Dennis Escoto.
I'm from Lawndale, California.
I've been there for 52 years.
Well, everybody pretty much knows who Dennis Escoto is.
We're gonna do this.
I've been playing miniature golf for six years.
I love miniature golf so much
that it inspired me to play regular golf,
and I'm really proud of my putting skills.
If my grandkids were here,
they would be rubbing my head for good luck,
because I'm here to win it all.
Yeah! Number one!
Yeah!
What's up, bros?
I'm Rick Anderson II from Scottsdale, Arizona.
Holey Moley!
How do I surf if I'm from Scottsdale, Arizona?
I just moved to Santa Monica.
I've been mini golfing since I was a kid.
I'm a great putter.
Can you feel the urge?
So, this is my putter.
Nah, just kidding.
This is the putter that I made for my daughter.
Ah! She has a blast on the course.
Hollyn, this one's for you.
Dad's gonna win Holey Moley.
Tessitore: "Slick Rick" is what his friends call him.
Riggle: Those are nice high-tops.
I'd hate to see those get covered in you-know-what.
Hole Number Two. Tee shot for Rick Anderson.
He'll need to putt this around and onto the green
without it going into the drink.
[ Cheering ]
[ Crowd groans ]
That stayed on somehow. Oh!
Takes the turn. This is gonna be good.
Will take that last ramp.
This is gonna be good.
Nice putt. Okay, okay!
Very nice tee shot for Rick Anderson.
Yeah, let's go, let's go! That's pretty good!
You think he's got the wheels to get past
these port-a-john doors?
I do. Looks like he's a good athlete.
5'9", 165 pounds.
If he makes it, I salute him.
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Air horn blows ] [ Crowd gasps ]
Oh, and a stumble. He's done.
He's toast. Ohhh.
Not-So-Slick Rick.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That is cold! Here it is.
Slip at the top. Stumbling all over the place.
Watch the change from intensity
to despair in his face.
Wow, and look at the sludge explode.
Nasty. That's gross.
Dennis Escoto.
Long-time football and baseball player.
More recently, he's taken to golf.
Big, big fan of the show.
Absolutely loves it.
Can you imagine how excited he is
to play Hole Number Two?
♪♪
Oh, there's the hole. Good putt.
Stay on! Aww!
I thought he was rolling fine! What happened?
That thing looked like it had a great line,
and all of a sudden it took a right turn.
So he'll be putting from the drop zone.
Oh, this is gonna be hard to watch, Joe,
but I love it.
Dennis Escoto versus the porta-potties
of Hole Number Two.
[ Air horn blows ]
Oh! Oh!
He could've left five seconds earlier,
and he still wouldn't have made it.
Didn't even make it halfway.
Oh, he's got a mouthful of it.
[ Laughs ] Delicious.
Here's the replay, Joe.
Just slipped a little bit. Slow start.
Hopeless because of it.
Oh, my gosh, the gorilla.
Have you seen the size of the guy in the gorilla --
He's massive! Look at the size of this person.
That guy's a monster.
Look at this. Look at this guy.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Both have taken the stroke penalty.
Dennis from the drop zone,
Wasn't his hat white when this started?
[ Laughs ] Yes, that and the pants.
He's got a tough putt. He needs something magical here.
Oh, he catches another bad break
as it nips that corner.
That's not fair. That's not fair at all.
Think I hit it too hard.
Dennis Escoto lies 3
while Slick Rick sits 2.
A ticket to Round 2 on the line.
Rick Anderson lining up his putt,
taking it very seriously.
Says when he's feeling good about something,
he says, "Can you feel the urge?"
That's his catchphrase.
That's... That's perfect for Hole Number Two.
It really is. Yeah. Really, it fits.
Yeah.
Daniel: Come on, miss this.
Miss this putt. Come on.
He knows he's in a pinch.
Tessitore: Only one spot left
to make it to Round 2.
Will that belong to Slick Rick Anderson?
This for the win.
[ Cheers and applause ] And he gets it.
It's done. Can you feel the urge?
Let's go! Come on, let's go!
Slick Rick Anderson is the final golfer
to round number 2.
Hmm. You know, this show reminds me
of going to my family reunions.
But you hate your family.
Exactly.
[ Laughter ]
Ooh, a commercial.
And now, Rob Riggle recruits Kermit
to recruit Muppets to help save "Holey Moley."
So, as you know, we have been duped --
er, I mean looped into saving Rob.
And it's always nice to help out a friend in need.
So let's see what we can come up with for him, okay?
What have you got for us?
Hi, I'm Carl,
and this is my bunny, Larry.
Uh, hello, Carl. Hello, Larry.
Please help me. Shut up!
[ Groans ] See?
Are you gonna be doing a duet?
Not anymore.
No, no! Ah!
[ Munching ] Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh!
Mommy!
[ Belches ]
Larry? My feet burn.
♪♪
Tessitore: Welcome back to "Holey Moley."
It is our first sudden-death Round 2 match-up.
One of these two golfers
is gonna end up in the final pairing
and play to become a Holey Moley champion.
Will it be Andrea Barbuscia or Slick Rick Anderson?
Warm up! Warm up! Warm up!
Okay, you ready? Warm up!
Okay, let's do it! All: [ Chanting ] We want corn!
Tessitore: Andrea is up first.
She manages the entertainment career
of her Toy Australian Shepherd.
Can he putt for her?
That would be great.
You can do it.
Andrea has to get her ball past the corn,
round the kernel pit to the green.
It's just a corn.
That's a great attitude. I like that.
It's just a corn.
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Andrea, she hits it into the corn,
but it stays on course.
Does it have pace for good position?
Ohh. That's actually a great spot on the green.
Now, Andrea against the ear of corn.
It's just corn. It's just corn.
But we know it's not just any corn.
It's explosive kernels that you have to run past
to avoid the stroke penalty.
Ready. And they're gonna blast you
into a giant popcorn pit,
and it may hurt.
[ Popcorn popping ] Don't blink.
[ Microwave dings ]
Gotta go. Gotta go. There she goes.
Get on your horse. Gotta go. [ Screams ]
[ Crowd groans ]
Here we go on the replay, Joe.
Off-balance, and she just bailed.
She bailed!
Joe, look at this.
Right there. Make that a poster.
That's classic bail pose.
Exactly.
This is Rick Anderson.
Slick Rick is his nickname. No, no, remember the catchphrase
he was trying to get everybody to --
Oh, "Can you feel the urge?"
I do!
Blegh.
That's disgusting. Right?
Rick Anderson, 26 years old.
He says he never takes no for an answer,
but Corn Hole Ear of Corn may give him a big no.
That's too much.
That's just so much.
[ Cheers and applause ] Let's do it!
Come on! Can he get over?
I think he's got the athleticism to get across.
Ride that wave, baby. Ride that wave.
Oh, he's riding the wave.
The California surfer bro who's from Arizona,
where they don't have water.
Yeah.
Slick Rick Anderson.
[ Microwave dings ] Let's go! Ooh!
Oh, the slip!
Oh, wow!
Vaporized!
He just got annihilated.
[ Cheers and applause ]
He's good. He's good.
It's extreme mini golf, Joe.
Here's Slick Rick.
He slips twice.
And then he misses.
Bad right foot there.
He kind of had a slip like that
on Hole Number Two, didn't he?
Are we sure that his name isn't "Slip Rick"?
It could be Slip Rick. We're gonna change it.
Slip Rick. I'm changing that.
"Slip Rick."
Slip Rick up against the backboard.
Much tougher putt than his opponent.
A very difficult angle.
Will he go for the layup,
or will he try for the cup?
Off the blade of Big Ricky and --
Wow! What a putt!
That was fantastic. It was.
Amazing putt.
[ Cheers and applause ]
Not bad, not bad. Okay.
Andrea must make to force a putt-off here
on Corn Hole.
Alright, Andrea.
Let's get this moley on the holey.
Riggle: Where's she aiming right now?
Is she aiming to the left of the hole?
Yes.
Everybody in America
saw that that was going to the left of the hole,
and that's exactly where it went.
Can you feel the urge?
Let's go! [ Sighs ] Oh, God.
Whoo!
Rick Anderson has made it to the final pairing,
where he hopes not to be Slip Rick.
Jeannie, can you feel it? Feel what?
Can you feel the urge?
I feel it. I feel it!
Can you feel it? I feel the urge!
Baby, we got it! Whoo! I feel it!
Classic Slip Rick.
If you could rename yourself,
what first name would you give yourself?
Midnight Shadow.
You've thought about this.
Probably. But what about you?
What would you change your name to? Well, Rocky Balboa
has a nice ring to it.
Oh, my God.
Actually, I think Rocky Tessitore
would be pretty sweet. That's a good name.
That's a good name, yeah.
That's a good handle.
All the Round 2 action is up next when we return.
Don't go anywhere.
Tessitore: Welcome back to "Holey Moley,"
where Round 2 action is about to erupt on Polecano.
I love this hole, Riggle. Absolutely love it.
This is one of the most challenging obstacles
we've ever had on "Holey Moley."
You want to see some people get smashed,
this is it, Joe.
Riggle: Oh, God, that was a wipe-out!
Oh! Oh!
Oh, into the water! Oh!
[ Crowd groans ] That was a great wipe-out, right there.
Sure was.
Wow!
[ Screams ]
Oh, gosh! Wow.
Yep, it's a challenge, no doubt about it.
Yes! Yes!
Yes, let's go!
Let's see if one of these two competitors
have what it takes, Rob.
Mike: So excited to be here right now.
Hit 'em straight. Alright, good luck.
Tessitore: Playing for that last spot
in the final round, the battle between
the Master of the Green, Mike McNeil,
and Mr. PE, Anthony Fullman.
The winner ends up in tonight's final pairing
and to become one of the champions
who will play for the quarter million.
We've got Mike McNeil up first.
He's gonna be eyeing that center tiki channel
to land the best position onto the green.
[ Tiki statue laughs ]
Riggle: There it goes. This is Polecano.
You know the deal.
As it comes down between the lava rocks --
Oh! He almost had tiki,
but instead, it goes volcano.
A for effort.
[ Cheers and applause ]
This is not an easy putt from that position.
Man: Whoo!
The gardener from Indiana.
44-year-old Mike McNeil, on the high-velocity zipline.
Let's do it, guys! I got this!
Let's go! I got this! [ Plant rustles ]
Uh-oh. Do you think he knows what he's in for?
I don't think so.
Oh, boy, Joe.
Here he goes, high-velocity zipline
right into the pole!
Ohhhhh! Ohhhhh!
That was amazing! Yeah!
That's like a butterfly with sore feet.
He just landed on that so nice.
Yes! Yes! Yes!
I don't know that I've seen anybody
take the danger out of Polecano
with more ease than what Mike McNeil just did.
Let's take another look.
Watch this -- swings the legs forward.
And then watch him just slide down.
What? We just saw something special.
We're probably never gonna see it that well executed again.
Anthony Fullman, the 29-year-old PE teacher,
now up on Polecano.
Let's see if he can get into that center column.
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Up through the lava rocks. Yeah.
He's got a shot here. He's got a good shot.
He's got a really good shot here.
Oh! Really --
It goes volcano again.
So, the same position that Mike McNeil will have.
There is Fullman's ball.
Comes out right next to Mike McNeil's.
Let's go!
[ Cheers and applause ]
[ Laughs ] Oh, Anthony Fullman is looking straight down
from the volcano, and he does not like
the sight of that steep drop.
Now, what's critical with Anthony --
he must not go into the water. No. No.
If he does go in, it's a stroke penalty.
And here he goes.
Oh! Fullman!
Can he stay on?
[ Cheers and applause ] What is going on?
Alright, crank up the velocity on this thing.
What are we doing? This is unbelievable.
I've never seen two contestants in a row. Unprecedented.
I've never seen two back-to-back, Joe.
Wow.
Cactus-clad Mike McNeil on the green
right next to Anthony Fullman.
Both of their balls are within a foot of each other.
What is Mike doing?
Why are you always smelling the grass, man? Come on.
He understands that's artificial turf, though, right?
This is for a trip to the final pairing.
Both golfers beat the zipline.
Both golfers have the ridge in play.
Can the Master of the Green master this putt?
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Mike McNeil over the ridge!
Nice! Nice! Over the ridge!
He did it! Wow! That was a great putt!
That is a great putt by Mike McNeil
to card up 2!
What a putt!
How impressive was that?
How do I follow that up?
Unbelievable accuracy from Mike McNeil.
He just planted this in the hole.
I mean, it doesn't get any better than that.
That was just beautiful.
Ohh. Now the pressure's squarely on Anthony.
That is the kind of putt that puts you on course
to play for a quarter million dollars.
Absolutely, it does.
Alright, I got this one.
Let's go.
Tessitore: Almost a similar putt
to what McNeil was able to put in.
Alright. No distractions.
If Anthony Fullman misses this putt on Polecano,
Mike McNeil will be in the final pairing.
This is history, right here.
Oh. Anthony misses.
And Mike McNeil will play for the plaid jacket
and The Golden Putter.
We will see
the cactus-clad gardener
in tonight's final round.
That's good.
Oh, did you just see that? I did see that.
You had a good lift.
Now you're pushing it too hard.
You want it too bad. Who can go higher?
On the count of three.
Three, two, one.
Telestrator, let's go. Replay.
[ Distorted speech ] Two, one --
Freeze it!
Oh, that's not even close.
I annihilated you.
Look at the jealous eyes right there.
You're not even looking at your own pen.
No, no, no, no. Watch this. Watch this.
I do it. You don't touch. No.
I guess we'll never know.
We're gonna go to commercial.
And we got more to settle when we come back.
Right here -- pen-jumping champion.
Look at that.
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And now, Rob Riggle recruits Kermit
to recruit even more Muppets
to help save "Holey Moley."
[ All babble-singing ]
Hold it, hold it.
Uh, Rob is not gonna know what you're singing.
Go ahead and sing,
and this should translate.
[ All babble-singing ]
Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
See, you keep singing.
[ All babble-singing ]
No, no, no, no -- you sing,
and this is gonna translate what --
[ All babble-singing ]
This could take a while.
Tessitore: Welcome back to "Holey Moley"
and the final round.
Who's gonna take home that plaid jacket,
that Golden Putter, and most important,
a spot in the season finale, where one champion
will make a putt worth a quarter of a million dollars?
And they are doing this on The Fishing Hole,
sponsored by TakeMeFishing.org.
A great resource for anyone looking for a new way
to enjoy the water.
It is time to crown a champion. Yes!
It comes down to these two men --
Arizona surfer Slip Rick Anderson,
and Indiana's Master of the Green, Mike McNeil.
Man: Sign my plant!
Both men coming up with Round 2 victories.
Gopher, this one's for you!
Oh, boy. Here it comes, Joe.
Is this his battle cry?
Can you feel the urge?!
Whoo! That sounds like a laxative commercial.
[ Laughs ] Yeah.
You know, this is one of the longest putts we have
at Holey Moley.
You go under the three jumping fish
onto the green.
There's a massive ridge,
and there is a ramp backstop.
Rick Anderson has won at every stage of Holey Moley.
Now he's playing for The Golden Putter
and the plaid jacket.
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Oh, Big Ricky sends one.
Off the back ramp.
That's a good tee shot.
I'll take that. I'll take that.
That is a good tee shot.
Well, he has struggled a bit with obstacles.
And look at those water cannons go...
Oh. ...here on Fishing Hole.
Go, fish! Let's go, fish!
Hey, do you know a fish is my favorite animal?
He fell in on Hole Number Two,
and then he went into the popcorn on Corn Hole.
Hence the name Slip Rick.
He'll need to get past the three jumping fish
to try to avoid the stroke penalty.
Let's go, fish!
He did it again!
Slip Rick.
Classic Slip Rick. Classic Slip Rick.
Here's the replay of Slip Rick.
Gets past the first fish
and a water cannon to the side of the head.
His footwork is terrible.
Stepped right off the ledge.
His left foot had nothing to support him.
Classic.
Alright.
Mike McNeil is a very good putter.
He's been golfing since he was 3 years old.
Single-digit handicap.
He needs to come up with a good putt.
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Crowd: Oh!
He didn't put much on that, Rob. Ahhhhh...
He made it over, though.
He is still away after that atrocious putt.
[ Laughs ] You don't believe it was atrocious?
It was atrocious. It's just,
hearing it called out, is, you know, extreme.
But that's what we're doing. We're doing extreme mini golf.
Yeah. This is for you, Sir Goph!
Lady Goph, this is for you!
Mike McNeil, the expert gardener.
Here he goes.
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[ Laughs ] The first fish sends Mike in.
[ Laughs ]
Take us through the replay of Mike McNeil
against the jumping fish.
Never in it -- not for one second.
He timed it poorly,
and the big fish sent him flying.
He never even made it to the water cannon.
Both of our competitors have gone into the water,
so they both lie 2.
But Slip Rick Anderson
is in far better position on the green.
[ Cheers and applause ]
That will be a challenging putt.
Had a big win on Polecano.
Ultimately won with a sensational putt.
Can he do it again?
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!
In and out! No! It was so close!
It hit the back of the cup
and bounced out.
That was close. It was a good try, man.
That was so close.
Slip Rick Anderson will be putting for the win...
...to become one of our champions
and putt for a quarter million dollars.
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This for the win.
Plaid jacket, Gold Putter.
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Puts it in! Right in the hole!
Can you feel the urge?!
Rick Anderson,
you are a champion, my man.
You are going to the season finale
to play for it all. Whoo!
What a moment.
And here's our fearless leader,
Stephen Curry, handing off
the famous plaid jacket to tonight's winner.
Whoo! Nice, man. Congratulations.
Hey, thank you! Thank you, Steph!
Thank you! The spotlight's shining on Stephen,
and no matter how bright it shines,
there is no way anyone can tell me
that's not Stephen Curry down there.
Whoo! Thank you, Goph!
Tessitore: So, there he is -- Rick Anderson.
He's off to the season finale.
Another champ crowned on "Holey Moley."
Good night, everybody!
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