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Fear Factor (2001 – 2012)

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Fear Factor — Season 3

30 episodes · Sep 23, 2002

1. Big Foot; Snake Tank; Floor Drop (Celebrity Edition)
Sep 23, 2002 · 60m

This episode featured six celebrity contestants competing for charity. The winner would receive $50,000 for their charity, and the others would receive $10,000 for their charities. Stunt #1: Big Foot Contestants would be sitting in a ca…

2. Counter Balance Beam; Weenie Roast; Swinging Rope Bridge
Sep 30, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Counter Balance Beam Contestants would have to release up to 12 flags from the edges of an 8-foot by 24-foot see-saw platform over 100 feet in the air. The two men and the two women to release the most flags the fastest before …

3. Traverse the Dam; Bee Headed; Watery Coffin
Oct 7, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Traverse the Dam Suspended high over a dam was a 350-foot long tightrope with flags attached. Contestants would have to cross the tightrope and collect flags while holding on to a higher tightrope for support. The two men and …

4. Stage Coach Drag; Fish Dinner; Pipe to Pipe to Pipe
Oct 14, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Sage Coach Drag Contestants would start out holding onto a cargo net being dragged behind a covered wagon pulled by two horses. They would have to pull themselves up the cargo net and get inside the wagon. Everyone who complet…

5. Speedboat to Helicopter Ladder; Worm Transfer; Car Thru Building
Oct 21, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Speedboat to Helicopter Ladder Contestants would be riding on the back of a speedboat as a helicopter flew overhead. They would have to grab on to a 20-foot rope ladder hanging from the helicopter and climb it. The two men and…

6. Triple Beam Walk; Glass Walking; Magnetic Car Drop
Oct 28, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Triple Beam Walk High above the ground, contestants would have to walk three 40-foot long beams which were only 3½ inches wide. The beams were suspended at different levels, so contestants would have to climb rope ladders to ge…

7. Burning Building; Scorpion Pit; Rotating Climbing Wall
Nov 5, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Burning Building Contestants would have to climb a ladder and enter on the fourth floor of a firefighter training tower. Once inside, they would have to follow a hose line to a room where a fire was burning at upwards of 2,000 …

8. Helicopter Flag Snag; Slugs; Build-A-Bridge
Nov 11, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Helicopter Flag Snag Contestants would have to hang from a helicopter skit and drop into the water below as the helicopter flew over a buoy. Once in the water, they would have to retrieve a flag from underneath the buoy, swim w…

9. Dog Attack; Gas Chamber; Car Carrier Drive-Thru
Nov 18, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Dog Attack Contestants would have to make their way through an urban assault training building and press buttons to raise flags. Along the way, they would have to get past 4 trained attack dogs. The two men and the two women t…

10. Drowning Closet; Ostrich Egg; Merry-Go-Round
Dec 2, 2002 · 60m

Stunt #1: Drowning Closet Contestants would be locked inside a Plexiglas cell as it filled with water. They would have to find which of four keys unlocked the two locks at the top of the cell and open the hatch to escape. The two men an…

11. Scooter Plank; Deer Balls & 100 Year Old Egg Nog; Trapped Under Ice
Dec 9, 2002 · 60m

This was a Christmas-themed episode. Stunt #1: Scooter Plank Contestants would have to ride a motorized scooter across a 60-foot long, 12-inch wide balance beam over 100 feet in the air. The four contestants to get across the fastest or…

12. Inverted Helicopter; Horse Rectum; Sky Walker
Jan 6, 2003 · 60m

Stunt #1: Inverted Helicopter Contestants would be bound by their ankles and hung upside-down beneath a helicopter. They would have to find which of three keys unlocked the lock to their shackles and pull a release cord to drop into the …

13. Barrel Rolling; Rat Transfer; Car into Pond
Jan 13, 2003 · 60m

Stunt #1: Barrel Rolling Over seven stories high, contestants would have to stand on top of a large plastic pipe and use their feet to roll it across a set of beams from one rooftop to the other. The four contestants to complete this stu…

14. Spin Cycle; Breakfast of Champions; Stilt Walking
Jan 20, 2003 · 60m

Stunt #1: Spin Cycle Contestants would have to climb a rope ladder hanging from a spinning girder and cross monkey bars from one end of the girder to the other. Once they got to the end, they would have to release a flag and drop into th…

15. Ferris Wheel; Fear Factor Pizza; Water Platform
Jan 27, 2003 · 60m

This episode had a snow theme to go along with NBC's Blizzard Monday. Stunt #1: Ferris Wheel Contestants would have to run on top of a narrow wheel as is spun high above the ground. The two men and the two women who stayed on the wheel …

16. Bobbing in Blood; Tomato Hornworms; Skunk Tunnel (Gross-Out Edition)
Feb 3, 2003 · 60m

This was a special all-gross episode. Stunt #1: Bobbing in Blood Contestants would have to bob for plastic rings in a vat containing over 50 gallons of cow blood. The two men and the two women to retrieve the most rings in 2 minutes wou…

17. Vertical Two Square; Electric Eels; Helicopter Rodeo
Feb 4, 2003 · 60m

This was an all-female episode. Stunt #1: Vertical Two Square The ladies would have to traverse two sides of a rotating square-shaped beam structure. Once they reached the end of the beam, they would have to crawl on a rope down to a lo…

18. Save Your Spouse; Roach Transfer; Couples Hang
Feb 10, 2003 · 60m

This episode featured four couples competing as teams. Stunt #1: Save Your Spouse One person would be locked in a Plexiglas box and submerged in water. Their partner would have dive in, unlock three locks, and open the door. The person…

19. Flatbed to Flatbed; Worm Coffin; Tumbler
Feb 17, 2003 · 60m

Stunt #1: Flatbed to Flatbed As a semi truck hauling two flatbed trailers drove down a runway at 35 miles per hour, contestants would have to jump a car off a ramp and clear the gap between the two trailers. In order to advance to the next …

20. Animal Moments Show
Feb 22, 2003 · 60m

This 30-minute clip show had highlights from animal stunts featured in the first three seasons of Fear Factor. Clips included worms, rats, snakes, bulls, bees, attack dogs, alligators, Madagascar hissing cockroaches, and scorpions.

21. Helicopter Boat Drag; Mechanical Bull Buffet; Window Washer
Feb 24, 2003 · 60m

Stunt #1: Helicopter Boat Drag Contestants would be riding on a raft towed behind a speedboat as a helicopter flew overhead. They would have climb a rope hanging from the helicopter and release 6 flags before dropping 20 feet into the wa…

22. Helicopter Slalom; Piercing; Maggoty Cheese; Flag Snag
Mar 3, 2003 · 60m

This was an extended 4-stunt episode. Stunt #1: Helicopter Slalom Contestants would have to hang by their ankles from trapeze hanging from a helicopter. As the helicopter flew over a line of 20 flagpoles, contestants would have to relea…

23. Las Vegas Show
Mar 10, 2003 · 60m

This episode featured six contestants competing in Las Vegas. The winner would have to bet half the $50,000 on a hand of blackjack. Stunt #1 (Fremont rope swing) Hanging high above the Fremont Street Experience were three platforms, eac…

24. Miss USA Edition
Mar 24, 2003 · 60m

This episode featured six Miss USA 2003 contestants competing for $50,000. The winner would keep half her money and donate the other half to the charity of her choice. Stunt #1 (Inverted water hang) The ladies would be hung upside-down by …

25. The Making of Fear Factor
Apr 5, 2003 · 60m

Go behind the scenes of making the Las Vegas episode, including how the stunts are tested, who thinks of those yummy treats, and preparation of stunts happens.

26. Go Cart Chicken; Fear Factor Basketball; Water Rotisserie
Apr 7, 2003 · 60m · 5.0

Stunt #1: Go Cart Chicken Contestants would have to race a go-kart down a track suspended over 100 feet in the air. They would have to stop their front wheels between a yellow line and the end of the track. If they stopped short or went…

27. Championship, Part I
Apr 28, 2003 · 60m

This semi-final round featured twelve of this season's 24 winners. The two contestants remaining at the end of this episode would win a new 2004 Mazda RX-8 and advance to the final episode where they would compete with the two winners of th…

28. Championship, Part II
May 5, 2003 · 60m

This semi-final round featured the other twelve of this season's 24 winners. The two contestants remaining at the end of this episode would win a new 2004 Mazda RX-8 and advance to the final episode where they would compete with the two wi…

29. Championship, Part III
May 12, 2003 · 60m

Grand finale of the Fear Factor Championship Stunt #1 (Underwater hallway) Contestants would have to swim the length of a 50-foot hallway submerged in freezing cold water. As they went though the hallway, they would have to unlock three…

30. The 15 Most Outrageous Moments
May 19, 2003 · 60m

In this season finale episode, Joe Rogan counts down the top 15 Fear Factor moments from the past three seasons in front of a live audience.