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Performers: Wayne Brady, Chip Esten, Colin Mochrie, Ryan Stiles.
Comments: This is a solid episode. The airing of it and the one following it was delayed by a week after the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington D.C.
Notable Quote: "It's okay--we're twins." - Ryan in Infomercial

Weird Newscasters: Colin is the anchor. Co-anchor Chip is a young cowboy rodeo star; sportscaster Wayne is the entire U.S. synchronized swimming team; weatherman Ryan is rapidly descending the evolutionary scale.
Chip and Wayne could have done better, but Ryan finishes his quirk with a hilarious jab that becomes the running joke of the episode. For once, he becomes the target of more abuse than Colin.
Narrate: Ryan and Colin play out a scene in a bike shop.
It's nice to see a return of this game; it has been played better, but it's still fine. And afterward, the banter from the end of Weird Newscasters carries over to a very funny and bizarrely touching climax.
Duet: Chip and Wayne sing to Marilee the pet photographer in the style of Aerosmith and Run-DMC.
Giving the singers two different artists to imitate seems to be a developing trend for the season. Both perform well here, with Chip making some positively scary faces.
Infomercial: Ryan and Colin try to sell hair removal products.
Colin takes it on the scalp quite gracefully here and gets in some jabs of his own at Ryan. The banter is increasingly funny, making this the highlight of the episode.
Hoedown: All four performers sing a blind date Hoedown.
The theme is too overused to be very entertaining, except for Colin making a joke about the previous game. Also, Ryan squeezes in a defense of his colorful shoes.
Three-Headed Broadway Star: Wayne, Drew and Ryan sing "I Love You For Your Shoes".
The ribbing of Ryan continues, and this is an above-average performance of the game. Drew cracks up early on, though he manages not to flub it and give the others the giggles until the very end. Ryan contributes some odd words to the song.
Credits: All four performers read as if they are descending the evolutionary scale.
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