History Fanfic / MyRidonculousRace

* ContrivedCoincidence: In DC, [[spoiler: Sanders]] mentions how incredibly lucky it is that [[spoiler: Gabriella and Nekota]] just happened to be jogging where [[Spiler: Josee threw away [=MacArthur=]'s passport]]. Though according to them, the real coincidence is that the show just happened to be filming on the day they go jogging down that trail.

* MediumAwareness: When the bottom four run for to the chill zone in India it happens in slow motion, just like in Film/TheDarjeelingLimited. During this slow mo sequence, however, [[spoiler: Jacques and Josee's penalty counts down just as it would in normal time, allowing them to place and Tom/Jen to be eliminated.]]

* NobodyTouchestheHair: May warns Jacques about this when he gets her hair dirty in India. [[spoiler: When he inadvertently cuts it Rome she retaliates by knocking the Ice Dancers out of their chariot and allows Sam to run them over.]]

* ContrivedCoincidence: [[spoiler: Sanders mentions how incredibly lucky it is that Gabriella and Nekota just happened to be jogging where Josee threw away [=MacArthur=]'s passport. Though according to Gabriella, the real coincidence is that the show just happened to be filming on the day they go jogging down that trail.]]
* CosmicPlaything: One of the camera men calls Devin one and the Grecian chapter implies that [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment the whole show is some sort of spectacle being watched (and micro-managed) by the Greek Pantheon]]

* HairContrastDuo: Several. Blonde Sam is much more bombastic while the raven haired May is more demure, blonde Annie is more open to the other teams while red head Leo is more withdrawn, brunette Fabian is a ball of nerves while blonde Jordan never seems to loose her cool, blue haired Syd is rather shy while his umber haired mom is open to talking to others, and red head Gabriella is more prone to outbursts while dark haired Nekota is much calmer.

* HiddenDepths: In addition to June, [[spoiler: Sam tells Junior about how he used to feel so invisible as a young child in order to ease his plight about performing in the magic show challenge in Las Vegas.]]

* ImportantHaircut: [[spoiler: Happens to Jordan in Mexico and later to May in Rome.]]

* MediumAwareness: [[spoiler: When the bottom four run for to the chill zone in India it happens in slow motion, just like in Film/TheDarjeelingLimited. During this slow mo sequence, however, Jacques and Josee's penalty counts down just as it would in normal time, allowing them to place and Tom/Jen to be eliminated.]]

*** [[spoiler: Fabian also gets injured in a manor similar to [[Characters/TheAmazingRace17 Claire from season 17 of the Amazing Race]] ]].

*** [[spoiler: [=MacArthur=] losing her passport also brings to mind [[Characters/TheAmazingRace19 Kaylani of season 19 losing hers.]] ]]

* BigDamnKiss: In addition to [[spoiler: Devin and Carrie]] in Greece there's the below mentioned ReunionKiss. [[spoiler: The ending with Leo and Annie as the victors also have Sam and May kiss, something they don't do in the "canon" ending.]]

* ReunionKiss: [[spoiler: In the version of "A Million Ways to Lose $1 Million" where Sam and May win Leo and Annie are kissed by June and Quince, having last seen them in the Galapagos. Oddly enough they don't kiss in the alternate ending.]]

* Reunion Kiss: [[spoiler: In the version of "A Million Ways to Lose $1 Million" where Sam and May win Leo and Annie are kissed by June and Quince, having last seen them in the Galapagos. Oddly enough they don't kiss in the alternate ending.]]

* AbsurdAltitude: The Fujiyama coaster in Japan in described as going so high you pass demoiselle cranes, bar headed geese (2 species know for migrating ''over'' the Himalayan mountains) and hot air balloonists on the way up.

* OverTheTopRollerCoaster:While in Japan, the Ice Dancers ride the famous Fujiyama coaster at Fujikyu Highland Theme Park. The ride to the top is described as going so high that they pass demoiselle cranes, bar headed geese, and 2 people in a hot air balloon.

* SmoochOfVictory: Averted both times in the finale. [[spoiler: When Sam and May win Leo and Annie are kissed by June and Quince, and when Leo and Annie win Sam and May kiss.]]

My Ridonculous Race, written by Canis Autistic ([=MatthieuLacrosse=] on Deviantart), is a ongoing [[ScriptFic fanfiction, in script format]], of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace''. What's different here are the 7 additional teams competing. They include Jordan and Fabian "The Animaniacs" (of no relation to the real ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' we all know and love), Sam and May "The Anime Nerds", Leo and Annie "The Siblings", June and Quince "The Julliard Students", Syd and Dani "Mother and Son", Gabriella and Nekota "The Gym Rats", and Aaryn and Yves "The Models". In addition to having seven additional teams there are also several additional cities visited, providing all sorts of new challenges and obstacles for the 18 canon teams to overcome.

* LateToThePunchline: Annie realizes how funny it was that her brother Leo fought lions in Greece, in Argentina.

** Played quite literally in the finale. As [[Characters/ClassicalMythologyMinorDeities Nike and Eris]] watch the final 3 compete Eris unleashes a swarm of rats onto New York, the ensuing fracas leads to the [[spoiler: 3rd place finish of the Ice Dancers.]]

** And finally in New York, [[spoiler: they get stuck in traffic, loose their taxi, get rear ended by a truck and crash their stolen taxi, get covered in silver and bronze paint (aka the colors of 2nd and 3rd place), wind up in 3rd place by the narrowest of margins and then Josee goes on a rampage that results in both of them being shot with tranquilizer darts.]]

* DistantReacionShot: When the Ice Dancers scream as they're going down the Fujiyama coaster in Japan, we get reactions from not only Don and the other contestants, but also rural fisherman, school children and their teacher, two girls in Harajuku clothes, an old woman and her cat, a geisha, a sumo wrestler, a dog in a backyard, a martial arts class, a sword fighting class, a bunch of people on a train, some businessmen, a family eating together, and all the names mentioned above in TheCameo.

My Ridonculous Race, written by Canis Autistic ([=MatthieuLacrosse=] on Deviantart), is a ongoing [[ScriptFic fanfiction, in script format]], of ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace''. What's different here are the 7 additional teams competing. They include Jordan and Fabian "The Animaniacs" (of no relation to the real ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' we all know and love), Sam and May "The Anime Nerds", Leo and Annie "The Siblings", June and Quince "The Julliard Students", Syd and Dani "Mother and Son", Gabriella and Nekota "The Gym Rats", and Aaryn and Yves "The Models". In addition to having seven additional teams there are also several additional cities visited, providing all sorts of new challenges and obstacles for the 18 canon teams to over come.

** Fabian = Demetri Martin

** Leo = Michael Sinterniklaas
** June = Jennifer Hale
** Quince = Michael B Jordan
** Sam = Samuel Vincent

** Syd = Yuri Lowenthal

** Aaron = Ian Sinclair

** Gabriella = Colleen Clinkenbeard
** Nekota = Johnny Yong Bosch

* AdaptationalWimp: Some teams are eliminated earlier than in canon, like the Adversity Twins in [[spoiler: Paris]] and the Rockers in [[spoiler: Brazil]]

* AdaptationalWimp: Some teams get are eliminated earlier than in canon, like the Adversity Twins in [[spoiler: Paris]] and the Rockers in [[spoiler: Brazil]]

** Dwayne also has brief ImagineSpot in Russia as he's about to lower Junior into the Kola Borehole. In it, a demon pops out of the hole and drags Junior to the fiery pits of hell.
* AliceAllusion: While tripping on the peppers in Mexico Devin recites the Jabberwocky poem. And in San Francisco the cadets mural is described as looking like Wonderland

--> '''Leo''': This is for listening in on people’s private moments! This is for eliminating Sierra because of an accident! This is for letting Ezekiel go feral! This is for letting teens live amongst radioactive waste! This for mutating a poor girl! This is for not caring for people’s sake and wellbeing! This is for being a sadist! This is for grandpa! This is for grandma! This is for June! For Quince! For Annie! And this is for being the biggest douchebag on television [[TakeThat since they let that moron onto]] [[Series/EvenStevens]], [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Bitch!]]

--> '''Leo''': This is for listening in on people’s private moments! This is for eliminating Sierra because of an accident! This is for letting Ezekiel go feral! This is for letting teens live amongst radioactive waste! This for mutating a poor girl! This is for not caring for people’s sake and wellbeing! This is for being a sadist! This is for grandpa! This is for grandma! This is for June! For Quince! For Annie! And this is for being the biggest douchebag on television [[TakeThat since they let that moron onto Series/EvenStevens, ThisIsForEmphasisBitch Bitch!]]

* AdaptionalWimp: Some teams get are eliminated earlier than in canon, like the Adversity Twins in [[spoiler: Paris]] and the Rockers in [[spoiler: Brazil]]

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The Emu that are part of the latter half of the Argentine leg are changed to Rhea in this story.

--> '''Leo''': This is for listening in on people’s private moments! This is for eliminating Sierra because of an accident! This is for letting Ezekiel go feral! This is for letting teens live amongst radioactive waste! This for mutating a poor girl! This is for not caring for people’s sake and wellbeing! This is for being a sadist! This is for grandpa! This is for grandma! This is for June! For Quince! For Annie! And this is for being the biggest douchebag on television [[ThisIsForEmphasisBitch since they let that moron onto Even Stevens, Bitch!]]

* DeathByAdaptation: Not really death, but some teams are eliminated much earlier than in canon, like the Adversity Twins in Paris and the Rockers in Brazil.

* AscendedExtra: Tom and Jen last far longer here than they did in canon, becoming good friends with Carrie and Devin.
** The same can be said of Dwayne and Junior, who also last far longer and establish a friendship with Sam and May and Jordan and Fabian.

* FatalFlaw: June's tendency to ignore Quince winds up [[spoiler: getting them eliminated]] when, unlike Leo she neglects to drag her partner alongside herself during [[spoiler: the final sprint to the chill zone]]

** In the Galapagos, they get their camera stolen from a hawk and their plan to cause the cadets to repeat the challenge backfires.

** In India they obtain a penalty for disconnecting the front train car and get caught in a food fight

* LeaningontheFourthWall:

** At one point Sam and May cut through traffic by playing Stupid Hoe by Music/NickiMinaj loud enough.

** Sam & May both say they [[IRegretNothing "regret nothing"]] when they lose a shot at a Ferrari in Rome due to [[spoiler: running over the Ice Dancers at the chariot race.]]