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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 6 - The Bees Are So Angry
    8.0/10(36 votes)

    S7:E6

    Leeches, Shaved Heads and Tear Gas, Oh My! Part 1

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  2. Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 5 - Roach Coach
    7.8/10(33 votes)

    S7:E5

    Struggling to keep their wits about them, contestants in this episode have to endure being bound and locked in a cage that is slowly submerged underwater while their teammate has to dive in and struggle to free them before they run out of air. At the aptly named “Fear Factor Food Truck,” teammates are forced to eat a box lunch of live cockroaches and giant grasshoppers, accompanied by a side dish of rat hair chips and a special salsa topped with maggots. In the final stunt, one team member must leap back and forth from a swerving bus to a trailing car driven by his/her partner, in a timed race to retrieve flags the fastest. One team will remain standing and claim the $50,000 cash prize.

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  3. Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 8 - Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! -- Part 2
    7.8/10(31 votes)

    S7:E8

    Part two of a special two-part Fear Factor, with a special prize of $100,000 at stake.

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  4. Fear Factor Season 6 Episode 1 - Heist Fear Factor
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    S6:E1

    This episode featured four co-ed pairs competing for keys to an armored car containing $1 Million in gold. In addition to the money, the winning team would also win a trip to Universal Studios Orlando. Stunt #1 (Helicopter cargo net) As a helicopter flew 400 feet above a lake at 90 miles per hour, the men would have to climb out onto a cargo net hanging off the back, collect four flags from the net, climb back up into the helicopter, and collect a final flag. The women would then have to do the same. The three teams to get the highest total of flags in the fastest time would receive a key for the armored car. The team to get the least flags would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Tunnel Escape) While chained together, partners would have to make their way through a ventilation system. While crawling through the shafts, they would have to make their way through rats, spider webs with tarantulas, raw sewage, and complete darkness. At two points in the tunnel they would have to pull levers to extinguish fires blocking their paths. The two teams to complete this stunt fastest would earn their second keys and advance to the finals. The slowest team would be eliminated. Stunt #3 (Underwater heist) After receiving their third keys, teams would compete head-to-head removing $12,500 gold bricks and $100 gold coins from the submerged armored car. The men would have to open the door to the car so the women could use the keys to unlock lockers containing gold coins. The men would collect gold bars from the truck while the women collected gold coins. Only one member of each team could be in the car at a time. The team to collect the most money in ten minutes would get to keep that money, win the trip to Universal Studios Orlando, and be Heist Fear Factor Champions. Home Invasion Stunt (Boa cage) Competing in this episode’s Home Invasion segment would be the Mosley family of Tempe, Arizona. Two family members would have to reach into a box of biting Amazon Tree Boas and unscrew nuts from screws on the bottom of the cage to free keys. Both family members would then have to use those keys to unlock a box containing a $2,500 Capital One credit card. They would have one minute to complete this stunt.

    Director:J. Rupert Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Fear Factor Season 6 Episode 10 - Reality Stars Fear Factor (1)
    7.7/10(32 votes)

    S6:E10

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  6. Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 7 - Leeches & Shaved Heads & Tear Gas, Oh My! -- Part 1
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    S7:E7

    Part 1 of a special two-part Fear Factor, with a special prize of $100,000 at stake.

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  7. Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 2 - Broken Hearts & Blood Baths
    7.5/10(35 votes)

    S7:E2

    Four teams of executives face stunts that include escaping from a submerged car and climbing on top of a moving bus.

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  8. Fear Factor Season 6 Episode 4 - Psycho Fear Factor (1)
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    S6:E4

    This episode was part 1 of 3 in a series featuring six couples staying at the Bates Motel from the movie Psycho and competing on the set where the movie was filmed for a grand prize of $250,000. Stunt #1 (Buried alive) This first stunt would take place in front of the infamous Psycho house. Going two couples at a time, the women would be locked in coffins with rats and super worms and be buried under two tons of dirt. The men would have to dig them out using shovels and open the coffins. Once free, the women would have to dig through a pile of dirt and worms to find a key. The three winning couples would automatically advance to the next round and get to vote on which one of the three losing couples would be eliminated. Between stunts, the couples would be staying in the Bates Motel. When they checked in, it was not what they were expecting. Stunt #2 (Snake Water Escape) In the basement of the Psycho house, both members of each couple would be locked in one side of a divided water tank with 100 snakes. Taking turns, they would have to go under the water and use a knife to cut ropes blocking a hole in the wall between the two sides of the tank. Once enough ropes were cut, both people would have to swim through the hole and surface on the other side of the tank to stop the time. The two slowest couples would be up for elimination. The other three couples would get to vote on who was eliminated. Home Invasion Stunt (Bobbing for squid) Competing in week’s Home Invasion would be the Scott family of Orlando, Florida. One family member would have to use their mouth to retrieve five squid from a tank of squid ink and place them in the hands of family members. If they could complete this stunt in one minute, they would win a Capital One credit card worth $5,000.

    Director:J. Rupert Thompson
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  9. Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 4 - Snake Bite
    7.4/10(31 votes)

    S7:E4

    The four new teams of couples assemble: Joel and Andrea, "party people" who met in Vegas; DJ and Brooklyn, a careful 19-year-old number cruncher and an 18-year-old risk taker; Todd and Carole, a married couple out to prove that 50 is a badge of honor; and Roberto and Tanya, a determined power couple. Their first challenge involves getting catapulted off a building onto a rope net, where they must gather 10 flags a piece as quickly as possible while being rained on the entire time. The team with the worst time is eliminated.

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  10. Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 3 - Tall Crappaccino
    7.3/10(32 votes)

    S7:E3

    Couples face stunts that include being catapulted off a building towards a cargo net and transferring snakes off their partners with their mouths.

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  11. Fear Factor Season 6 Episode 14 - Military Fear Factor
    7.2/10(32 votes)

    S6:E14

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  12. Fear Factor Season 7 Episode 1 - Scorpion Tales
    7.2/10(47 votes)

    S7:E1

    Family duos take part in stunts that include hanging from a speeding helicopter and eating scorpions that they must retrieve from the grill of a semi truck.

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  13. Fear Factor Season 2 Episode 15 - Public Nudity; Eat Roaches; Chain Submerge
    7.1/10(61 votes)

    S2:E15

    Stunt 1: Public Nudity Contestants would be required to strip down to their birthday suits, parade along the runway for one minute, then stand with their hands on their hips for two minutes at the end of the runway atop a turning pedestal. Stunt 2: Eat Roaches Fear Factor shuffleboard was on the agenda as players would have one chance to push the shuffleboard disk into the scoring area. Whatever number the disk landed on (ranging 0 to 5) would be the number of live, Madagascar hissing cockroaches they would have to eat. They also recieved a warring: the roaches' hard shells and spiny legs could damage the players' windpipes, so chewing was the key. They will have one minute per roach to complete the stunt. Stunt 3: Chain Submerge A twelve-foot deep tank filled with 300,000 gallons of icy water was their site final stunt. They will have to climb atop a fifty-pound cement block, where their legs would be shackled together. Hanging off the side of the block was the key to unlock the

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  14. Fear Factor Season 2 Episode 18 - Jet Climb; Inverted Fall (Championship Edition - Part 1)
    7.1/10(56 votes)

    S2:E18

    This was part one of a two-part Championship edition. In Part 1 of the Fear Factor Tournament of Champions, the 13 players who had won before on Fear Factor during the second season competed again to compete for the Fear Factor Championship and $100,000 prize. There are five stunts. The men and women will compete separately until the last stunt. Stunt 1 (Men): Jet Climb The first stunt for the men would required stamina, strength and good ab muscles. Two at a time the players would be hoisted by their ankles, over 100 feet in the air. Four boxes would be strapped to their bodies, form their chests to their ankles. Each box contains a key to open the next box. Working from their chests down, players must unlock each box in order - finally releasing a FEAR FACTOR flag from the final box. The four men who won their competitions would advance. Stunt 1: (Women): Inverted Fall A marine carrier jet was hoisted high above the ground, the nighttime Los Angeles skyline sparkling in the backg

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  15. Fear Factor Season 3 Episode 11 - Scooter Plank; Deer Balls & 100 Year Old Egg Nog; Trapped Under Ice
    7.1/10(44 votes)

    S3:E11

    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 get the furthest before falling would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Any contestants who got all the way across would get to keep their scooter. Stunt #2: Deer Balls & 100 Year Old Egg Nog Contestants would have to consume reindeer testicles and glass of 100-year-old eggnog. They would dump out a stocking full of small gift boxes containing numbers 5-10 and pick one of the boxes. The number inside the box they picked would be the number of testicles they would have to eat. They would have 30 seconds for each testicle and 1 minute for the glass of eggnog. Everyone who finished within the time limit would advance to the finals. Stunt #3: Trapped Under Ice In a pool covered with a layer of Plexiglas, contestants wou

    Director:J. Rupert Thompson
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  16. Fear Factor Season 3 Episode 18 - Save Your Spouse; Roach Transfer; Couples Hang
    7.1/10(45 votes)

    S3:E18

    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 who was trapped in the box would then have to swim to the surface and pull a flag. The three couples to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The slowest couple would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Roach Transfer One person would have to get mouthfuls of Madagascar hissing cockroaches from a box and transfer them to their partner by mouth. Their partner would have to spit the roaches into another box. The couple to transfer the most roaches in 3 minutes would win $25,000, and everyone present in this stunt would be brought back for the finals to compete for the remaining $25,000. Stunt #3: Couples Hang The men would be hung upside-down by their ankles over 100 feet in the air while holding on to the women's hands. The co

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  17. Fear Factor Season 4 Episode 17 - Couples Fear Factor (3)
    7.1/10(37 votes)

    S4:E17

    This episode was part 3 of 7 in a series featuring nine couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Spouse spin) Both partners would be hung by their ankles from opposite ends a spinning girder over a harbor. They would be holding on to opposite ends of a rope, supporting each other's weight. When one person let go, they would both go flying into the water. As time went on, the girder would spin faster. The couple to hang on the longest would get to draw from five Capital One credit cards ranging in value from $10,000 to $50,000. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Pie Eating Contest) Couples would have to use their faces to search for 4 coins hidden among 10 disgusting Fear Factor pies. The pies all had a bile-based crust, and different pies were duck tongue pie, maggot pie, pig stomach pie, and rotten fish pie. After retrieving the four hidden coins, couples would work together to slurp up a Fear Factor s

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  18. Fear Factor Season 6 Episode 5 - Psycho Fear Factor (2)
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    S6:E5

    This episode was part 2 of 3 in a series featuring six couples staying at the Bates Motel from the movie Psycho and competing on the set where the movie was filmed for a grand prize of $250,000. Stunt #3 (Psycho Shower Rescue) The women would be handcuffed to the showerhead in one of the Bates Motel rooms as blood rained down on them. Outside, the men would have to unscrew an axe from the bottom of an ice chest filled with disgusting slop and use the axe to chop down the door to the room. They would then have to find a key which would be hidden in a vase, a potted plant, a lamp, or a nightstand. Once they had had the key, they would have to chop down the bathroom door and use the key to free their partner from the handcuffs. The couple to complete this stunt fastest would have two options: They could accept a pair of customized bikes from Metropolitan Choppers or be exempt from the next stunt. They would have to give the prize they didn’t choose to another couple. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. Stunt #4 (Street luge flag snag) The men would be lying on a sled being pulled behind a hearse as a semi truck followed behind. The women would be on the back of the hearse and would have to turn a crank to unwind the cable attached to the sled, getting the men closer to the truck. The men would then have to reach up and grab a flag on a pole jutting from the front of the truck. Once they had the flag, the women would have to tow them back in, take the flag, climb over the hearse, and clip the flag to a flagpole on the hood. The couple with the slowest time would be eliminated. Back at the Bates Motel, the remaining couples would be receiving an unpleasant surprise… Home Invasion Stunt (Eat banana slugs) Competing in this Home Invasion would be the Easton family of Queens, New York. Three family members would have one minute to eat four banana slugs between them. If they could do this in the time limit, they would win a $5,000 Capital One credit card.

    Director:J. Rupert Thompson
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  19. Fear Factor Season 2 Episode 1 - Bus Surfing; Torture Cell; Swinging Circle (Celebrity Edition)
    7.0/10(67 votes)

    S2:E1

    This episode featured six celebrity contestants competing for charity. The winner would receive $50,000 for their charity, and the others would receive $25,000 for their charities. Stunt #1: Bus Surfing As a double-decker bus swerved through a deserted city street, contestants would have to maneuver around atop the bus and collect flags from the edges of the roof. Flags that contestants grabbed while on their knees would not count. The two men and the two women to collect the most flags would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Torture Cell Contestants would have to stick their heads in a Plexiglas box with hundreds of super worms, 40 millipedes, and 20 emperor scorpions. Everyone who stayed in the box for three minutes would advance to the finals. Stunt #3: Swinging Circle Contestants would have to walk the circumference of a tilted circular balance beam hanging over 100 feet above the ground. The contestant get around the circle fastest would

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  20. Fear Factor Season 2 Episode 2 - Airplane Walk; Snake Face-off; Car Launch
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    S2:E2

    Stunt #1: Airplane Walk Contestants would have to climb out on the wing of a bi-plane as it flew at 100 miles per hour and over 4,000 feet above the ground. They would have to release a flag at the end of the wing and return to the cockpit. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Snake Face-off Contestants would have to bob for plums in a tank containing 50 water snakes and a constrictor snake. The three contestants to retrieve the most plums in two minutes would advance the finals. The slowest person would be eliminated. Stunt #3: Car Launch Contestants would have to crash a car through a guard rail and launch it off the third level of a parking garage. The car would land in a large pile of boxes. The contestant who could launch their car the furthest distance would win the $50,000.

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  21. Fear Factor Season 3 Episode 3 - Traverse the Dam; Bee Headed; Watery Coffin
    7.0/10(52 votes)

    S3:E3

    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 the two women to collect the most flags in 5 minutes would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Bee Headed Contestants would be covered with over 200,000 honeybees. Once covered, they would have stand for 2 minutes covered in bees. All contestants who completed this stunt would advance to the finals. Stunt #3: Watery Coffin Contestants would be locked inside a Plexiglas box full of holes and submerged underwater. Once a red light came on, they would have to figure out which of 2 keys unlocked the coffin and swim to the surface. The contestant to complete this stunt the fastest would be the Fear Factor Champion.

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  22. Fear Factor Season 5 Episode 8 - Water Paddle; Fear Factor Bar; Heli Surfing
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    S5:E8

    Stunt #1: Water Paddle Contestants would be locked onto a vertical spinning wheel by one wrist and both ankles. As they were dunked repeatedly in and out of the water, they would have to unlock themselves from all the shackles, pull a release cord, and swim to a buoy to stop the clock. The two men and the two women to complete this stunt the fastest would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2: Fear Factor Bar Contestants would use a paint ball gun containing 100 exploding pellets to shoot at a display of 57 alcoholic beverage bottles. The number of unbroken bottles after the contestant had fired all the shots would represent the number of one-ounce shots of blended maggots, stink beetles, worms, and fish eyes they would have to drink. The three contestants to drink all their shots the fastest would advance to the next round. The slowest person would be eliminated. Stunt #3: Heli Surfing As a helicopter flew over a lake, contestants would have t

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  23. Fear Factor Season 5 Episode 17 - Couples Fear Factor II (2)
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    S5:E17

    This episode was part 2 of 7 in a series featuring eight couples competing for various cash and prizes, and a grand prize of 1 Million Dollars. Stunt #1 (Cow stomach toss) Going two at a time, the men would be standing on the shore of a swamp tossing cow stomachs to their girlfriends standing on floating platforms in the middle of the swamp. The women would have to catch the cow stomachs and put them into a bucket. Once all fifteen stomachs had been transfered, the women would have to swim to shore and touch a trough to stop the clock. The couple to complete this stunt in the fastest time would win $20,000 and a trip to Los Angeles to see the world premiere of the movie ""Elektra"". The winners would also get to impose a penalty on the couple of their choice in the next stunt. No one would be eliminated in this stunt. The couple with the second slowest time in the previous stunt was not allowed to participate in this stunt. Stunt #2 (Double eat & yank) Couples would be harnesse

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  24. Fear Factor Season 5 Episode 27 - Miss USA Edition #3
    7.0/10(31 votes)

    S5:E27

    This episode featured six Miss USA 2005 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 (Water beams) The ladies would have to work their way around a square-shaped beam structure and collect up to 10 flags before jumping into the water below. To make things harder, the beams were rigged with high-pressure water jets that would be spraying during the stunt. The four ladies to complete this stunt the fastest or get the most flags the fastest before falling would advance to the next round. The others would be eliminated. Stunt #2 (Triple Dump Tunnel) The ladies would have to fight a high pressure water hose to make their way though a Plexiglas tunnel. As they went, they would have to reach up and pull down three chains and collect a key from each chain. The hose would stop when they retrieved the second key. Each time they retrieved a key, a bucket containing 55 gallons of disgusting conte

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  25. Fear Factor Season 6 Episode 20 - Farm Fear Factor
    7.0/10(34 votes)

    S6:E20

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Bees Are So Angry" is the best rated episode of "Fear Factor". It scored 8/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/12/2012. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Roach Coach".