JUST NOT ROB AND AMBER AGAIN: Buried deep in Daniel Fienberg's amusingly post-Seder recap of a strong episode of Chuck -- much like I'm burying the point of this sentence here -- is a fun game. Fienberg, realizing that he would love to see Chuck's Jeff and Lester on The Amazing Race (Fienberg-suggested chyron: "co-workers/stalkers") muses on other fictional character pairings who he'd be thrilled to watch bald-snarking and killer-fatiguing their way all over the globe.
This is a great exercise. Who would you like to see? Dan and Casey? Kima and Bubbles? Sydney and Sloan? Alf and the Small Wonder robot? Help me out here.
Barney and Lily!!!
ReplyDeleteRory and Lorelai--Mother/Daughter
ReplyDeleteAbby and McGee--Forensic Analysts/Coworkers
Mal and Kaylee--Captain and Crewmember
Andy and Ephraim--Father/Son
Bunk & McNulty (though they would probably find a bar on the 1st leg and be kicked out immediately)
ReplyDeletePembleton and Bayliss
ReplyDeleteAddison and Hayes
Leonard and Sheldon
ReplyDeleteAbed and Troy
Josh and Donna (or Toby and anyone)
Abby and McGee would kick ass!! Also exs!
ReplyDeleteGoing old-school since I was watching old episodes this week...Hanson and Penhall from 21 Jump Street.
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Hawkeye & Trapper John (Surgeons/Bons Vivants)
ReplyDeleteHouse and WIlson (before this season I would've said House and Lucas, but now Lucas ig's me out, so no)
ReplyDeleteWIllow and Tara
Hurley and his Mom
Jack Donaghy/Liz Lemon
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Zach & Slater
Mulder and Scully (Co-workers/Truth-seekers)
ReplyDeleteLeslie Knope and Ron F'ing Swanson (Public Servants/Breakfast-lovers)
Stefan and Fabio (Chefs/BFFs)
Emerson Cod and Olive Snook (Crime Solvers/Fans of pie)
Eric and Tammy Taylor (Married/Awesome)
Love the Everwood team, Matt, but I think I'd rather see the Abbott boys on the race. Harold and Bright take on the world!
ReplyDeleteOr how about Harold Abbott/Andy Brown (Doctors/Quasi-In-Laws)?
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ReplyDeleteWouldn't that be "bons vivant"?
ReplyDeleteGoren and Eames.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to see Cat Deeley and Tim Gunn compete together in a cross reality programme cast. Or Adam Shankman and Tony Bourdain.
ReplyDeleteTwofer & Lutz, only because Lutz would be killed HILARIOUSLY before the first leg was over.
ReplyDeleteKen Jennings and Cliff Claven
ReplyDeleteFrancis the talking mule and Greg the Bunny
ReplyDeleteBenson and Carter
ReplyDeletecliff clavin and Ken Jennings
ReplyDeleteMr. Ed and Greg the Bunny
I think Jamie would murder Adam before the first couple of legs finished.
ReplyDeleteRoss and Monica, because when they do things as siblings it is always terrible and wonderful.
ReplyDeleteAnd I applaud the Sloane and Sydney idea.
I wonder if Ross and Monica would consider winning the Amazing Race more or less of an honor than bringing home the Gellar Cup...
ReplyDeleteTotally agree about Ross & Monica - the episode with their New Year's Eve dance is hilarious awkward and awesome all at the same time....
ReplyDeleteTotally sign me up for Dan and Casey.
ReplyDeleteAnd I'd also like to see -
Conan O'Brien & Jay Leno: Comedian/Talk Show Host ...I'd like to see the gloves really come off when the tension builds during a navigation or "needle in a haystack" task
Dana Scully & Kate Beckett...that would be a female team with a real chance at winning
Alton Brown & Mike Holmes...how to reality guys put to the test, they could compete the same season as Cat Deeley and Tim Gunn
CJ and Sam could be fun, too.
ReplyDeleteLocke (original recipe) and Ben
ReplyDeleteThose are some serious dream teams- and the quality of banter with Emerson and Olive would be AWESOME.
ReplyDeleteI also remember someone online did one of these and came up with the brilliant idea of Dumbledore and Harry...Dumbledore takes Harry on the race, but won't tell him why.
Zach & Slater FTW.
ReplyDeleteDan and Casey would be the most fun, absolutely. CJ/Josh, also (better yet, CJ/Annabeth).
ReplyDeleteOthers not yet suggested:
Harriet the Spy and Janie
Jo March and Laurie/Teddy Laurence
The Ninth Doctor and Donna
Rob Gordon and Laura (High Fidelity) would be more typical of the AR couples I wish would shut up
I looked it up, and the magic book said "bons vivants." Looks wrong to me, too, but who am I to argue with the magic book?
ReplyDeleteKirk & Spock? Or Spock & Scotty?
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