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The fourth season of the race Race quite possibly could have been the show's final entry. Suffering from eternally mediocre ratings, CBS moved the Race out of its prime time lineup, and into a summer slot. Even so, the show still managed to make waves by casting gay "married" couple Reichen & Chip[[hottip:*:The show decided to honor their designation as married, even though their union was not recognized by law.]] at a time when homosexuality was just beginning to gain social acceptance. However, the rest of the season was not quite as notable, mostly being a culmination of all the negative aspects of the series' early seasons. The domination of alpha males, the bickering over what was "right" and what was not, and Detours that relied heavily on "fast, but scary" versus "slow, but safe" tasks all were at their worst in this season, and and, along with the continued poor ratings, forced the producers to make some serious changes to the format for future seasons. Quite possibly the most forgettable season of the Race, even fans who hold the early, more "adventurous" seasons above all others include Season 4 amongst consider it one of the worst.
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* ThoseTwoGuys: See OutOfFocus.
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* DownToTheLastPlay: In their last leg, they had fallen behind and long lost sight of any other teams that was not Kelly & Jon, as the two teams managed to find themselves back-to-back racing through the Roadblock and to the Pit Stop.
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Engaged couple from Texas and New Jersey respectively. Very opinionated, they had an unexplained dislike for many of the other teams. Late in the season they became a {{Foil}} for Reichen & Chip due to Jon's "homophobia." Lost in the finale when they didn't research where the were going in Phoenix, and Reichen & Chip did. Were Invited back for All-Stars, but dropped out at the last minute.
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Engaged couple from Texas and New Jersey respectively. Very opinionated, they had an unexplained dislike for many of the other teams. Late in the season they became a {{Foil}} for Reichen & Chip due to Jon's "homophobia." Lost in the finale when they didn't research where the were going in Phoenix, and Reichen & Chip did. Were Invited They were invited back for All-Stars, but dropped out at the last minute.
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Friends and alpha males. Notable for being one of the two Final 3 teams who never made it to the Finish Line, but unlike [[Characters/TheAmazingRace1 Bill & Joe (Season 1) Joe]] it was their own fault, as they jumped on a plane to Sydney without first booking tickets to Hawaii, stranding them overnight while the other teams found flights through Tokyo. They have the worst finishing average ever for a team who won four legs.
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Models and friends. Tian was a strong racer who had to deal with Jaree's constant complaining. They ultimately finished 6th. Because they ended up getting eliminated in a leg in which they had to compete in a Roadblock that no woman had ever done before, it caused an uproar amongst the fans. It planted the suggestion that maybe the reason alpha male teams were so dominant was because the courses were being designed to favor them.
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Models and friends. Tian was a strong racer who had to deal with Jaree's constant complaining. They ultimately finished 6th. Because they ended up getting eliminated in a leg in which they Tian had to compete in a Roadblock that no woman had ever done before, it caused an uproar amongst the fans. It planted the suggestion that maybe the reason alpha male teams were so dominant was because the courses were being designed to favor them.
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* DrivesLikeCrazy: Their cab driver in India drove on the wrong side of the highway at night with his lights off.
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* ValuesDissonance: [[{{In-Universe}} They complained]] about getting groped during a crowded train ride in India.
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* MotorMouth: Kelly
* TheNicknamer: Though the nicknames were generally not very nice ones. Of special note were their nicknames for Millie & Chuck, "Millie Mole and the Werewolf."
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" It didn't help when they disappeared halfway through the final leg and failed to make it to the Finish Line.
* RealityShowGenreBlindness: Jon Corso accused them of this in the finale when they took the flight to Sydney, saying they weren't looking at the big picture by not getting tickets all the way through to Hawaii before leaving.
* RealityShowGenreBlindness: Jon Corso accused them of this in the finale when they took the flight to Sydney, saying they weren't looking at the big picture by not getting tickets all the way through to Hawaii before leaving.
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* PluckyComicRelief: They would perform for locals when they would get stuck waiting somewhere.
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* FelonyMisdemeanor: After getting cut in front of at the first airport, even though it didn't end up costing them anything, Reichen decided not to honor lines in the second leg. At the bus station he positioned himself in front of the door, blocking the teams who had gotten there before him, and nearly got into a fight with several of them.
* DartboardOfHate: A variation during a Taekwondo Detour in South Korea, Kelly was having trouble breaking her boards, so Jon told her to picture his face on the boards, and his line was even used as the episode title quote.
--> '''Jon''': That's me. That's my face. Just hit my face. Hit my face!
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* MiracleRally: They started leg 9 in last place, missed the "operating hours" equalizer that evened out all the other teams, got majorly lost while trying to find the first clue, and tried to opt for the Fast Forward only to have to drive all the way back to the Detour location due to Chip & Reichen already having taken it. However, a sleep-deprived Chuck & Millie became so lost that Kelly & Jon ended up arriving at the Roadblock the exact same time as them, managed to complete the Roadblock just barely ahead of them, and beat them in a footrace to the Pit Stop.
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* FailedASpotCheck: Despite actually being fairly competent overall, they had several moments of this that the editors just loved to draw attention to (and let's face it: when you end up as the only team other than Bill & Joe who failed to reach the Finish Line, people are not exactly inclined to remember you as a paragon of competence). The most memorable instance of this was in Episode 9, when they drove right past where the Detour clue was located and had to repeatedly ask Jon & Al where it was, even as the camera guys helpfully showed that the clue was located within sight of their vehicle.
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* DumbBlonde: Subverted with Tian.
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* CallBack: In the premiere, Chris called Amanda "Flo" when she started lagging behind, in reference to Flo's constant lagging and complaining in the previous season.
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* TheNotSecret: They wanted to hide their relationship from the other teams, and it worked for the most part, but Debra & Steve and Monica & Sheree both figured it out.
* [[ReadTheFreakingManual Read The Freaking Clue]]: Got kicked out of their carriage in leg 3 when they didn't pull the pass off the door.
* [[ReadTheFreakingManual Read The Freaking Clue]]: Got kicked out of their carriage in leg 3 when they didn't pull the pass off the door.
* {{Jerkass}}: Both of them, the most notable instance being the scene on a train where they ruthlessly mock Millie & Chuck.
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Gay "married" team. Won not by being dominant, but being the most consistent team amongst a group of mistake prone racers. After the Race they split up. Reichen would go on to date Lance Bass and appear on a number of minor gay themed Reality Shows. They were supposed to appear on the original All-Stars, when it was being planned for Season 8, but were not asked for Season 11.
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Engaged couple from Texas and New Jersey respectively. Very opinionated, they had an unexplained dislike for many of the other teams. Late in the season they became a {{Foil}} for Reichen & Chip due to Jon's "homophobia." Lost in the finale when they didn't research where the were going in Phoenix, and Reichen & Chip did.
* AlphaBitch: A weird case, because though Kelly acted like one, she also accused Millie of acting just like the girls who used to bully her in high school.
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* LetsGetDangerous: They started off struggling, but around leg 10 they became serious threats to win.
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* AlphaBitch: A weird case, because though Kelly acted like one, she also accused Millie of acting just like the girls who used to bully her in high school.
* DopeSlap: Kelly gave one to Jon after getting kicked out of their carriage in leg 3.
* FailedASpotCheck: In episode 3 teams were required to claim a horse-drawn carriage by pulling the pass off the door handle. Kelly & Jon and Reichen & Chip got in the carriages without pulling the passes, only to have another team, who read the clue, pull the pass off the door handle and kick them out of the carriage. Kelly & Jon failed to notice even though Reichen & Chip were making a big fuss about it two carriages back from them.
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* HollywoodThin: Kelly
* LetsGetDangerous: They started off struggling, but around leg 10 they became serious threats to win.
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* ShooOutTheClowns: Quite literally in this case.
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* NonGameplayElimination: In the finale, no less. They were given a clue telling them Reichen & Chip had won the Race.
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* SooOutTheClowns: Quite literally in this case.
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Dating virgins. They'd been together over a decade, but their inability to cooperate caused their relationship to deteriorate over the course of the season. Finished 5th when they had trouble finding the leg 9 Roadblock.
* HighSchoolSweethearts
* TheLoad: Chuck did everything slowly, much to Millie's consternation.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: They had dated for 12 years but said they never consummated. This was apparently notable enough that where most teams are labeled "Dating", "Married", "Best Friends" or the like, the show labeled these two "The Virgins".
* OppositesAttract: Millie was a tiny ball of energy, while Chuck was more subdued.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Millie
* HighSchoolSweethearts
* TheLoad: Chuck did everything slowly, much to Millie's consternation.
* AManIsNotAVirgin: They had dated for 12 years but said they never consummated. This was apparently notable enough that where most teams are labeled "Dating", "Married", "Best Friends" or the like, the show labeled these two "The Virgins".
* OppositesAttract: Millie was a tiny ball of energy, while Chuck was more subdued.
* PintsizedPowerhouse: Millie
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Models and friends. Tian was a strong racer who had to deal with Jaree's constant complaining. They ultimately finished 6th. Because they ended up getting eliminated in a leg in which they had to compete in a Roadblock that no woman had ever done before, it caused an uproar amongst the fans. It planted the suggestion that maybe the reason alpha male teams were so dominant was because the courses were being designed to favor them.
* ActionGirl: Tian not only completed every Roadblock for her team, but, on leg 7, she was the first woman ''ever'' to participate in Bull Racing, and even made the local newspapers as a result.
* BiTheWay / HideYourGays: Tian, but it only came out outside the Race.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Tian the light, Jaree the dark.
* TheLoad: Jaree didn't do any Roadblocks, constantly complained about everything, and was unable to run due to getting easily winded.
* MsFanservice
* ActionGirl: Tian not only completed every Roadblock for her team, but, on leg 7, she was the first woman ''ever'' to participate in Bull Racing, and even made the local newspapers as a result.
* BiTheWay / HideYourGays: Tian, but it only came out outside the Race.
* LightFeminineAndDarkFeminine: Tian the light, Jaree the dark.
* TheLoad: Jaree didn't do any Roadblocks, constantly complained about everything, and was unable to run due to getting easily winded.
* MsFanservice
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NFL wives, they had a "minority alliance" with Reichen & Chip. Finished 8th when they decided to walk instead of take a bus like all the other teams, and got too far behind to catch up.
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Older, out of shape team. Things got even worse for them when Dave injured his knee in the first leg. Somehow managed to hang on to finish 8th.
* GameBreakingInjury: Dave blowing out his knee in the first leg.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with both of them. Steve with Steve Cottingham and Steve Carmody. Dave with David Dean.
* SelfDeprecation: They would make fun of themselves both during and after the race in their [[http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?cat_id=29 recaps]]. From when Steve bungee jumped in Austria:
-->'''Dave''': "He got to the top of the tower and it was like an eclipse. Greenpeace showed up and said, 'Will you please stop throwing whales from the tower?'"
* GameBreakingInjury: Dave blowing out his knee in the first leg.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with both of them. Steve with Steve Cottingham and Steve Carmody. Dave with David Dean.
* SelfDeprecation: They would make fun of themselves both during and after the race in their [[http://www.tarflies.com/article.php?cat_id=29 recaps]]. From when Steve bungee jumped in Austria:
-->'''Dave''': "He got to the top of the tower and it was like an eclipse. Greenpeace showed up and said, 'Will you please stop throwing whales from the tower?'"
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Father and son team. Got lost in France and ended up 9th. Lowest placing team to ever win two legs.
* NoSenseOfDirection
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Steve Meitz and Steve Carmody.
* SomethingWeForgot: Leg 4, the race to the mat between Kelly & John and Steve & Dave was edited to look like the battle to avoid elimination, with even the sad elimination music being played as Steve & Dave strolled up to the mat. Only after Steve & Dave were told they were still in the race did it cut to Steve & Josh, who had fallen hopelessly behind and quietly disappeared from the episode halfway through.
* NoSenseOfDirection
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Steve Meitz and Steve Carmody.
* SomethingWeForgot: Leg 4, the race to the mat between Kelly & John and Steve & Dave was edited to look like the battle to avoid elimination, with even the sad elimination music being played as Steve & Dave strolled up to the mat. Only after Steve & Dave were told they were still in the race did it cut to Steve & Josh, who had fallen hopelessly behind and quietly disappeared from the episode halfway through.
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Friends. Cindy wanted to see if there was something more there, Russell didn't. Finished in 10th when they got train tickets to Gmund instead of Gmunden, Austria.
* JustFriends
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Season 2 team Cyndi & Russell.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Averted
* TeethClenchedTeamwork
* JustFriends
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Season 2 team Cyndi & Russell.
* RelationshipUpgrade: Averted
* TeethClenchedTeamwork
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Dating couple from South Dakota. Tied for first on the first leg, but got eliminated on the second when Chris fell apart at the mask Roadblock.
* ClusterFBomb: Amanda suffered a severe case of road rage on the way to the airport in the premiere, and started cursing out all the other teams. Made funnier by the fact that she was small and cutesy, and looked like a total GoshdangItToHeck type during the team introductions.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Season 14 and 18 team Amanda & Kris.
!! Debra Carmody & SteveCarmodyCarmody
Overweight and out of shape married couple, destined to lose from the very beginning. Were considered the worst team to ever run the Race until Dana & Adrian in Season 16.
* HappilyMarried
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Steve Meitz and Steve Cottingham.
* ClusterFBomb: Amanda suffered a severe case of road rage on the way to the airport in the premiere, and started cursing out all the other teams. Made funnier by the fact that she was small and cutesy, and looked like a total GoshdangItToHeck type during the team introductions.
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Season 14 and 18 team Amanda & Kris.
!! Debra Carmody & Steve
Overweight and out of shape married couple, destined to lose from the very beginning. Were considered the worst team to ever run the Race until Dana & Adrian in Season 16.
* HappilyMarried
* OneSteveLimit: Averted with Steve Meitz and Steve Cottingham.
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[[caption-width-right:348:Top Row: David & Jeff, Amanda & Chris, Steve & Dave, Tian & Jaree, Russell & Cindy, Steve & Josh. Middle Row: Kelly & Jon, Jon & Al, Debra & Steve. Bottom Row: Millie & Chuck, Monica & Sheree, Reichen & Chip.]]
The fourth season of the race was a culmination of all the negative aspects of the series' early seasons. The domination of alpha males, the bickering over what was "right" and what was not, and Detours that relied heavily on "fast, but scary" versus "slow, but safe" tasks all were at their worst in this season, and forced the producers to make some serious changes to the format for future seasons. Quite possibly the most forgettable season of the Race, even fans who hold the early, more "adventurous" seasons above all others include Season 4 amongst the worst.
!! Reichen Lehmkuhl & Chip Arndt
!! Kelly Parks & Jon Corso
!! David Dean & Jeff Strand
!! Jon Weiss & Al Rios
!! Millie Smith & Chuck Shankles
!! Tian Kitchen & Jaree Poteet
!! Monica Ambrose & Sheree Buchanan
!! Steve Meitz & Dave Cottingham
!! Steve Cottingham & Josh Cottingham
!! Russell Brown & Cindy Duck
!! Amanda Adams & Chris Garry
!! Debra Carmody & Steve Carmody
[[caption-width-right:348:Top Row: David & Jeff, Amanda & Chris, Steve & Dave, Tian & Jaree, Russell & Cindy, Steve & Josh. Middle Row: Kelly & Jon, Jon & Al, Debra & Steve. Bottom Row: Millie & Chuck, Monica & Sheree, Reichen & Chip.]]
The fourth season of the race was a culmination of all the negative aspects of the series' early seasons. The domination of alpha males, the bickering over what was "right" and what was not, and Detours that relied heavily on "fast, but scary" versus "slow, but safe" tasks all were at their worst in this season, and forced the producers to make some serious changes to the format for future seasons. Quite possibly the most forgettable season of the Race, even fans who hold the early, more "adventurous" seasons above all others include Season 4 amongst the worst.
!! Reichen Lehmkuhl & Chip Arndt
!! Kelly Parks & Jon Corso
!! David Dean & Jeff Strand
!! Jon Weiss & Al Rios
!! Millie Smith & Chuck Shankles
!! Tian Kitchen & Jaree Poteet
!! Monica Ambrose & Sheree Buchanan
!! Steve Meitz & Dave Cottingham
!! Steve Cottingham & Josh Cottingham
!! Russell Brown & Cindy Duck
!! Amanda Adams & Chris Garry
!! Debra Carmody & Steve Carmody
