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Mar 13, 2002 · Help Me, I'm American: Directed by Bertram van Munster. With Phil Keoghan, Blake Mycoskie, Paige Mycoskie, Hope Davis. As the race intensifies and elimination looms, many of the teams overcome some bad luck and their fear of heights to get to the breathtaking site of Iguacu Falls.
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- Bertram Van Munster
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- Phil Keoghan, Blake Mycoskie, Paige Mycoskie
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Help Me, I'm American! is the second episode of The Amazing Race 2.
Tara & Wil are first to depart at 11:06 pm from the Tocorimé yacht. The clue states that teams have to take the zodiac boat back to Urca beach and take a blue taxi to Acadêmicos da Barra da Tijuca in Barra da Tijuca and make their way to the samba club in the academy. Once in there, teams have to find the dancer whose headdress matches the feather they were given. Once found, the dancer will give them the next clue. They are given $200 in this leg of the race.
“I couldn't ask for a better partner. I'm sure I'm going to say this the whole way through. She's the calming person, I'm the hothead. We both motivate each other in different ways.”— Wil
Cyndi & Russell depart second at 11:34 pm.
“Every other team has a lot more international traveling experience than Cyndi and I have, but we're not going to let that affect us.”— Russell
Shola & Doyin depart third at 11:35 pm.
“We know each other so well. Our abilities are so common. There's no doubt the two of us in a team event could have an advantage over other teams.”— Doyin
Legend:
First Place • Eliminated • Last placer on a Non-Elimination Leg or continue racing on a No-Rest Leg • Season winner • Season 2nd place • Season 3rd place • ► Used the Fast Forward
•This episode's title comes from Blake Mycoskie, who was asking people at the bus terminal for money since he and Paige Mycoskie lost their wallet.
•This makes it the first episode title to have a quote from a racer.
•Location of the samba club was switched at the last-minute due to local media finding out where the shooting of original location was to take place in Argentina due to the ongoing riots at the time.
•The Roadblock in this episode actually took place on the Argentina side the portion of Iguaçu Falls.
•Shola & Doyin became the first Family Team to win a leg, surpassed Nancy & Emily's previous highest placement (3rd) in The Amazing Race 1.
•The episode's Fast Forward and the Freak Out Detour would return as unacknowledged Switchbacks in "A Little Too Much Beefcake".
One team loses their wallet and has to beg for moeny to continue the race. Air Date: Mar 13, 2002 New Episodes Wednesdays
- 44 min
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- 44 min
Help Me, I'm American. One team loses their wallet and has to beg for moeny to continue the race.
Details Episode 2 Aired Mar 13, 2002 Help Me, I'm American Trying to overcome bad luck and their fear of heights, the teams approach South America's breathtaking Iguacu Falls.
Seven teams race from the mountains of Northern Thailand to the bustling streets of Hong Kong where they face challenges ranging from controlling a 40-ton crane to consuming a 5,000-year-old Chinese remedy to avoid being eliminated.
