This episode of Floor is Lava is brought to you by...
The Kitchen!
A dangerously fun room for all.
But remember...
Don't try it at home, though. Please.
No, try it at home.
No, don't try this at home.
If you can get some lava in your house,
-try it. -No! Don't.
[narrator] These guys are right.
If you get the chance to play with lava,
keep these tips in mind:
Jumping directly into lava can be detrimental to your skeletal health.
-[man 1] Just go! Just go! -[man 2 screams]
[narrator] Lava bathing will result in a very messy skin condition.
You must remember, at all times, lava is not your friend.
Hopefully, today's three teams use these tips.
[man screams]
[Rutledge narrating] We have an age-old rivalry
in this episode.
Doctors versus nurses versus emergency room patients.
The battle for dominance will be settled in the Kitchen.
The Kitchen is a chef's fever dream of appliances,
butcher blocks and pizza.
But if you make one mistake, it won't just be your goose that's cooked.
That's why picking a right path from the entrance to the exit is so important.
The first option requires a good grip.
If you've got strong hands and can handle a skillet,
swing your way across the pot rack to the pizza oven,
where pizza is your friend,
and useful items hide in plain sight,
if you can just think outside the box.
From there, just a few hops across the barstools
will deliver you to the dining table.
But be careful,
those stools aren't as solid as they look.
If agility is your recipe for success...
there's another route for you:
Climb the imposing wall of knives.
But don't fret, those blades have been adjusted for safety.
Once at the circular table,
you're just a mozzarella-stick ride away from the dining table
and a shot at the exit.
The Kitchen is filled with countless other options to get to the end,
including a secret to make that final leap a lot easier.
Whichever path you choose, you'll need to make it quick
because the stairs to the exit are sinking,
making that last jump tougher than a microwave pizza.
The first of three teams that'll attempt to play with lava
is a trio of physicians.
Here are doctors Raf, Jennifer and DJ, reporting for duty.
We know each other through work. We're all physicians.
We sometimes share patient care.
We see young people, we see very old people.
My motto is, "From the womb to the tomb, we'll take care of you."
[Raf] We also all have children about the same age.
We met five years ago at a Halloween party.
You guys know each other a bit more intimately than that.
-[Raf] We do. -[Jennifer and DJ laugh]
Jen and I have been married over 11 years.
[Jennifer] Eleven years. Yes.
-It's been a long road. -[all laugh]
[Jennifer] Raf and I have three rambunctious young boys.
My kids and I love to play the Floor is Lava.
We do it often at home.
My kids actually play the Floor is Crocodiles, but there's some crossover,
and I haven't been eaten by a crocodile yet, so I don't see a problem.
-[Jennifer laughs] -Nurses are our competition today.
And I love nurses, but I don't care if I'm going against my grandma,
she's going down.
The nurses are a great support in the clinical setting, but that's it.
We're the docs, we call the shots. That's how it is.
[Jennifer chuckles] Oh, my God!
Wow!
-[Jennifer] Holy... -What is this place?
-What do you grab on to here? -This is amazing.
What do you grab on to?
-[Raf] There's an oven there. -[DJ] "Pizza is key."
One of us has to get to that pizza oven.
[Rutledge through PA] Hello, Doctors! It's nearly time to operate.
Inside this kitchen, everything is at your disposal.
So, probe, examine and manipulate
whatever you believe might assist your trip across the lava.
Get to the exit, stat,
as the exit stairs slowly descend until they are gone.
The team with the most players through the exit wins.
Most importantly, do not touch the floor because the floor is...
[all] Lava!
-Whoo! -[Raf] Whoo!
[Jennifer] We're gonna try this over here.
-Do you want to give that a go? -I don't know if I can reach it.
[DJ] Do you want Raf to go first so he can help you?
Put your foot on to see if it's wobbly.
-It's not wobbly. -You don't want any surprises.
I don't know if can reach this.
Are we dividing and conquering?
How is it? Is it stable?
[Jennifer] Yeah.
[Rutledge narrating] Jen's in for a huge surprise
if she doesn't realize there's gaps between the footholds along the wall.
[Jennifer] Okay, I'm trying.
[Raf] Watching her.
-Watch your footing. -[Jennifer] I'm trying.
Do I have a place here to put my foot?
[Raf] Yeah.
But it's interrupted. It's broken up.
There's a smaller step coming up now.
Does she have the reach to get to that step?
[DJ] Go more left.
[Raf] A bit more left.
[DJ] Go more left. Right there.
[Raf] There you go. Great.
[DJ] I think you should help her there.
Help her where?
-Help her by going across with her. -Okay.
So, uh...
-Are you gonna wait for me or go across? -I don't know.
You should try to pull...
Whoa! Dr. DJ with cat-like moves.
Smart move, prescribing himself a slide to avoid a slip and fall.
-Okay, I'm coming. -[Jen screams]
I'm coming to you, Jen.
I'm trying to hold on!
-[Raf] Okay. -Okay, I'm breathing.
I'm not hyperventilating, I'm breathing.
[Raf] Okay, we're gonna stay together.
-Okay. -You should wait for him.
Oh, my God, I'm not quite sure.
Okay.
DJ, a pain management doctor, aching for a way on to that pot rack.
He's on!
And he's a beast!
Look at him shaking down that pot rack like it owes him money.
-Wow! -[Jennifer] Way to go, Deej!
-[Raf] Great job, DJ. Wow! -[Jennifer] Whoo!
-[Raf] Careful. -[Jennifer yelps]
-All right, Jen. You can do this. -Okay.
[Jennifer] Oh, yes, baby! Raffa.
Yes. Do you need help? All right.
All right. Hold on. Oh!
-[Raf] Be careful. -[Jennifer] All right.
[Jennifer squeals]
[screams]
No! No!
-[groans] -[Raf sobs jokingly]
Oh, Jen lunged for the table, but her efforts delivered her to the lava.
[screams]
[Raf] I need something to get a good grip on.
Newly single Dr. Raf, taking the same path that just consumed his wife.
That is kind of a stretch.
A little challenging.
He's having more trouble with that move than his wife did.
What can I do here,
so I can extend my grip.
Oh, that's not gonna help.
[grunts]
All right, I'm making my way. I'm stretching.
Alrighty. This is a stretch.
Go for the chair with your left foot and your right foot on the table.
-My left foot, huh? -[DJ] Left foot on that chair.
Yeah.
Alrighty.
[DJ] That way you have something to dig into.
I gotta dig in to it.
-Push off with it. -There's enough cushion to get a grip.
All right, here we go.
[DJ] That's it. Nice!
Oh! Lava, drenching his lower half.
[Raf] All right.
-[DJ] See if you can get... -[Raf] Mmm.
You hungry? You want some?
[DJ chuckles] Sure.
Coming your way.
Doctors, stopping for a lunch break.
They may want to hurry since time determines tiebreakers.
Don't get your hands too greasy.
-Yeah. -This stuff is greasy.
-"Your inner child will play today." -[DJ] All right, let's do it.
Hopefully, the inner child doesn't play with lava.
[Raf] Okay.
Alrighty. So, I gotta hang on to the ropes.
Diagnostic radiologist Raf, at work.
Is it mozzarella or provolone? Hmm.
-Okay. Ready? -Go for it.
I think I have to go for it.
One...
two...
three...
-Oh, no. -[DJ] Come on.
"Oh, no" is right.
The stairs to the exit may be gone soon,
making that last jump a very difficult operation.
[grunts] Okay.
[exclaims]
I need a little bit more momentum.
Spot-on diagnosis from Dr. Raf.
-And he makes it! -[DJ] Nice.
With that confident dismount,
Dr. Raf demonstrates how, on this team, he is the big cheese.
Dr. Raf needs to go now while there's still one stair above the lava.
-[DJ] Do it! See if you can jump it. -Run for it?
And the doctor is in!
[Raf] You can do this.
There's a hole in this table.
You know what? It looks like it might separate.
-What do you mean? -Maybe we need a key.
Oh, yeah.
DJ saw the "Pizza is Key" sign earlier.
And he's off! DJ has come alive!
[Raf] You got this.
You got it, buddy.
You know, if this stair disappears...
I could try to help you get into this doorway.
What's in there?
DJ, digging inside the pizza oven and comes out with...
All right!
...pizza!
Want some?
Looks good. Pepperoni?
Oh!
Oh! Pepperoni and lava.
-All right, DJ, the stair's gone, buddy. -Okay.
The stair is gone.
The stairs are indeed gone, making that key even more important.
Oh, wow!
And there's the key!
[DJ] Awesome!
[Raf] I don't think I...
If those stairs were here, I could have made it.
You have to go back around.
Looks like a harder jump that way.
You gotta start moving, buddy.
-Okay. -[Raf] We're running out of time.
Good.
If you can get on that chair,
you could jump across and save time.
Dr. Raf's prescription,
"Take a barstool and call me in the morning."
[Raf] Nice! Wow!
That was awesome. Monkey bars?
-Maybe you could swing it? -Maybe there to...
Barstool to dining table, maybe?
I'm gonna rack myself on this thing.
Whoa! He's in the spin cycle.
That was awesome. Yes!
Step right up and take a ride on the Floor is Lava stool
that will more than likely spin you into a pool...
of lava, that is.
And don't drop that key.
You got this! You got it in the bag, man!
Yes, but he made that lava very angry.
[Raf] You got it. You can do this.
That was awesome.
Wow!
If you land on the table, just flatten out.
Two jumps stand between Dr. DJ and the exit.
The jump he's looking to make to that dining table is four feet,
and what's worse, that chair he's jumping from swivels!
-Oh, no! -No! DJ!
No!
Taking home the gold medal in self-mutilation
is Dr. DJ with an incredibly painful dismount.
In the face!
[sobs jokingly] No! Not again. Oh, God.
His team has one point, though.
Yes! Whoo-hoo! I did it!
A 33% survival rate for the Doctors
as Dr. Jen went into the lava with ten cc's of Chinese food.
Her husband, Dr. Raf, however, had good fortune...
-"Your inner child will play today." -[DJ] All right.
...and kept his cheese together all the way to the end
to score a point for his team.
And physically impressive Dr. DJ took himself for a spin
and a painful goodbye into the lava.
I think we may have a chance
-'cause of what you've done so far. -Yeah.
Singular effort was awesome from you.
We call the shots. The nurses do all the work.
They're indispensable. We love 'em, but today they're going down.
[Jennifer and DJ laugh]
The Doctors are on board, but nurses are waiting in the wings,
and one point isn't exactly a diagnosis for success.
Our next team to take on this culinary course
are three professional caregivers who have a bone to pick with the Doctors.
Meet the Nurses.
We are orthopedic registered nurses.
We work with joint replacements, and hip fractures and bones.
Nurses do way more work than doctors,
and if you say doctors do more work, then you must be a doctor.
[laughs]
[Jessica] We're a good team because we all bring something great to the table.
I do CrossFit, and I love CrossFit 'cause it's competitive and it's fun.
I'm a runner, so I run half marathons.
Endurance is mostly my specialty.
I weight train, and I've actually gained 20 pounds of muscle.
We play the Floor is Lava, and we have to jump up onto ropes
and onto benches and even the rig sometimes.
[Jessica] I feel like having a nurse mom,
people think that we're warm and cuddly,
but it's more like put some dirt on it and move on.
We're a lot nicer to our patients than I guess to our children.
Oh, my gosh. [laughs]
[Mariah] We can do this.
-Um, okay. There's a lot of lava. -[Felicia] Okay.
[Rutledge through PA] Hello, Nurses!
As you make your rounds, be sure not to fall because the floor is...
[all] Lava!
[Rutledge narrating] And the nurses' shift has begun!
-[Jessica] No! -[laughs]
Oh, wow.
I don't even know--
-How the heck am I gonna get up there? -I don't know.
Uh, very carefully.
That is really high. All right, that looks pretty safe.
-Okay. -Let me see if this is safe.
-Hold on. No, that's not safe. -[Jessica] No.
That looks slippery.
You're gonna go that way?
Is she going that way?
Do you want to go that way, too?
-And I try to go this way? -Yeah.
-Okay. -I think that's best.
Should I slide?
Oh, my God!
-You don't want to slide all the way down. -Okay.
Okay.
Or can you go here and then go to there?
I don't know.
-Okay. -Or step onto it. Yeah, whatever works.
Okay.
Jessica, getting into the game on the wall of knives.
But she'd better keep an eye on her footwork
-if she wants to stay out of that lava. -[Jessica] Um...
[Mariah laughs]
Okay. This is fine.
-Mariah, examining the pot rack. -[Mariah] It'll be fine.
You can do it. You can do it.
Okay.
You can do it, Mariah.
You got it.
She's probably never had a pot rack
as a part of her CrossFit workout of the day.
Whoo! Get it, girl.
-She got it. She got it. -[Mariah] Okay.
She does know her way around a set of monkey bars. She's crushing it!
[whimpers]
Okay.
The island is within reach.
Mariah struggles to operate on that pot rack,
while Dr. DJ had the prescription for success.
I will get this.
Let's hope she fares better than that pot
that just flew off the rack and into the lava.
[shrieks]
Oh! Code blue, code blue!
Nurse is down! Nurse is down!
Mariah gets to the edge, but there is no glory.
She might need a doctor.
It's impossible to nurse that landing back to health.
And no time for tears from these nurses.
I don't know how the heck this is gonna work.
Jessica, focusing on her three-foot move,
oblivious to teammate Felicia.
[chuckles]
[Jessica exclaims]
And Felicia solos that dismount.
Oh! Lava, erupting like an emergency room on a Saturday night.
Jess, she can!
The nurse succeeded with a conservative route,
where the doctor's brass choice ended with failure.
Ooh, smart, Felicia's using a drawer to cut down the distance.
[Felicia] Ooh!
Do you want help?
-No. -No? You don't want help?
-No. -[Jessica] Okay.
All right. Here goes nothing.
Ah, no!
-Whoa! Fake out. -[Felicia] You can do it. Come on.
-Come on. -Felicia's showing support.
-Come on. -Kind of.
[Jessica] All right, cheese curd.
And she's off, sliding that gouda to the dining table, stat.
Got it.
-Oh! What a gouda move. -Anything in here?
That book is useless without the pizza key that they overlooked.
But it doesn't matter. There's still two stairs up.
Jessica needs to go now.
And she makes it!
Nurse Jessica finished the course faster than Dr. Raf,
so the Doctors are out.
Go back as far as you can on the table!
But, with one team remaining, the Nurses need every point they can get.
And she's on. Look at that cheese go.
Come on.
Power!
Look at that cheese go... backwards.
[Felicia] Wow.
And that last stair is dipping below the lava.
Felicia needs to harness the 20 pounds of weight-training muscles she's put on
and give herself a solid push.
A lot more momentum this time.
Can she?
[Felicia shrieks]
She made it! Yes!
-Do you think you can make it? -Oh, man.
But those exit stairs are gone.
With one team left, the Nurses need all the points they can get.
Do you think you could jump to that chair?
And then you could try... Oh.
"Pizza is key."
But how does she get to the pizza?
[Jessica] Do you want to try and get to the chair?
Should I try for that one?
Just hug the back of the chair when you jump on it, and try and straddle it.
Okay. No.
Push off the edge of the table instead of the top, so it's not slippery.
This is hard to watch.
Nothing good has come of those barstools.
Yes! And she makes it!
[Felicia] I didn't know that was gonna happen.
Felicia steps off the dining table and on to the barstool,
only to find that the barstools spin, and that she's stepped into... a trap!
[Felicia] Oh, man.
Can you stand on the back of the chair to reach that?
Felicia needs to get that key.
[Felicia] We gotta figure this out right.
-[exclaiming] -[Jessica] No pressure.
Get it, girl!
You got it. Just try.
-[Jessica shrieks] -Oh! Another nurse is down!
A gutsy move from the nurse, but that was doomed from the start.
And just like the doctor, this nurse has flatlined.
Bye, Felicia.
Even though they tied,
The Nurses have beaten the Doctors, because they ran the course quicker.
If the next team of Party Animals fall in the lava,
the Nurses could take this.
All we can think about is just hoping no one else makes it to the top.
The final team to attack the Kitchen is made up of three buddies
who met in high school, who love to party.
Here are the Party Animals.
-We're number one. We're number one. -We're... Oh, I hate you guys.
[all laugh]
[Ryan] We met in middle school/high school
and just did a lot of sports together: football, track....
We started working out together when we were probably around 16 years old,
and ever since then, we all haven't really stopped.
I can bench 405. I've done it multiple times.
How useful it is to bench 405?
-It's just more of a fun factor, I guess. -[Ryan laughs]
I just like lifting heavy. That's fun for me.
-It's on his Tinder. -Yeah.
[all laugh]
[Ryan] Hopefully, we win and the other teams suck.
We need this money.
We really wanted to go to Cabo.
So, we need this prize money.
[speaking Spanish]
[yelling]
[Alex] Whoa! What the hell?
-Are you kidding me? -Oh, no. No.
-[Lehong] No way. -Can we stand on these?
[Rutledge through PA] Hello, Party Animals!
This is not a drinking game.
I repeat, not a drinking game.
The rules here are straightforward.
Don't touch the floor because the floor is...
[all] Lava!
[Lehong shrieks]
[Ryan giggles]
-[Ryan] You go first. -What the freak?
[Lehong] I'm nervous, guys.
Can you stand on that?
-Oh, man. -Alex, is that doable?
Huh?
That's pretty doable, yeah.
I'm going for it.
[Rutledge narrating] Alex, desperate for a trip to Cabo,
taking on the wall of knives.
-Where are my feet at, though? -You're good.
-Left. More. Good. -[Lehong] Right there. Yeah.
This team of Party Animals communicates better than the Nurses.
[Ryan] Okay, go. Put it more so your right leg can be there.
Put your left leg further a little more.
Yeah, good.
This one's a small one, so be careful.
Further.
Excellent teamwork by the Party Animals, but it'd be super cool
if they let Alex know there's still one more step he can use.
He's just hanging there.
Drink in that upper body strength.
Oh... I made it!
You want to try this?
I can. But I'm scared that thing moves.
How am I gonna get over there?
You have to go get the pizza.
Okay, so if you go this way, you have to, um...
[Lehong] But we need to know how stable this is.
-Hold me. -Okay.
Is it stable? You got it?
-It's good. -You want me to hold you?
-Do you want to go? -Don't touch me.
Lee is on, and immediately goes for the pot rack!
It's a spectacle of swinging skill
as Lee utterly demolishes the pot rack above him.
Wow!
[Ryan] Lee? Should I go this way?
-That's pretty hard, dude. -Go this way.
-Hey, Alex, could you guide me? -Yeah.
Ryan doesn't lift weights like Lee and Alex.
Oh, yeah, come over here,
and then we can pull each other to the other side.
The knife wall makes more sense for the less sculpted,
the less cut, you know, like me.
That's where I would go.
You've got another big one right there.
The teamwork with these guys is impressive.
You've got a small one right here.
And the dismount is good!
Are you gonna jump?
'Cause that's not that far of a jump, guys.
You're gonna go from the box to the table?
-Go to the oven. -What's in the oven?
Hey, no, look at the sign!
Hey, Lee, it says "Pizza is the key."
So you need me to get the pizza?
Bingo!
Is getting to that box easy?
I have to get to that box, and I might slip.
Do we believe in him? Yes, we do.
You're gonna go all the way over there? Do you, boo!
If you think you can do it, bud.
I can.
I might fall, though.
[Ryan] Watch out for the pans.
Careful.
-[Lehong] Whoo! -Yes! Lee made it!
Hey, you have to get the thing to get the pizza out.
Yeah, the pizza peel.
Checking the chickens for structural integrity.
Good move.
-It's hot. -[Ryan] Is it really?
[Alex] Hurry up, we're hungry over here!
And... he's got it!
-[Ryan] There you go. -[Alex] Let's go, Lee!
They could be the first team today to use the key.
Pizza, pizza, pizza.
The key could be the difference between one point and three points.
It's the key.
-It's not that bad. -Who wants pizza?
[Ryan] Toss it over, toss it over!
What are we gonna do here, though?
You have to get over there and then use that to hop over.
Argh!
Ryan, helping his buddy Alex
-with that three-foot move over the lava. -[Alex] Just jump it?
Are you gonna jump on the chair or the table?
I don't know.
-Argh! -Now for the four-foot move.
He made it!
If you remember, Dr. Jen did not.
Alex stepped lightly. Dr. Jen took a huge leap.
Years of trying not to spill a drink pays off for Alex.
I'll wait for you to go, so we're not both on the table.
Found it! Hey, guys, there's a key in here!
[Alex] The key?
That's a key all right.
[Ryan] Hey, don't go up. Go straight.
-[Lehong] What do you guys want me to do? -[Ryan] Hold on.
Alex takes the cheese train.
[Ryan] Not enough. Come back.
-Alex, hold on. -Argh!
But it's not an express.
[Ryan] Lee! You can either...
Is there a way to get to the stairs from there or no? Or to that table?
I can go there. I can meet you guys back there, hopefully.
-You might need to. -Do you want me to come back there?
Yeah, this way's easier if you can get past the monkey bars again.
Lee, adding time by going back across the room.
Could be a smart move.
Safer than those barstools that took out both a doctor and a nurse.
The Party Animals are behind the doctors and nurses on time,
but this team still has three potential points in play.
[Ryan] Let's go, Lee.
Let's go, let's go, let's go!
Wait up, wait.
Wait, give him the key!
Let's go, come on.
The stairs are disappearing. Let's go.
-We need the key. -[Lehong] I'm coming.
The stairs descending makes keeping the key much more important.
Lee presses on. He's the key to this game.
-[Alex] Let's go! -[Ryan] You're good.
[Alex] Watch out for those pans, man!
-They hurt. Ow! -[Alex] Good. You're good.
-I need your eyes. -Yeah.
Let's go. Come on.
All right, so, left foot,
-put your left foot a little more. -I got it.
I'm a ninja, don't forget.
Stairs are gone.
-Stairs are gone? -In the lava.
-[Ryan] Okay, so we need the key. -[Alex] We need the key.
[Lehong] Oh, Jesus!
Whoa! Lee nearly went into the lava.
If Lee goes in, the key goes in, too.
Do you want to go first?
You go first.
Hey, make sure you keep your hands...
Let's go, Ryan.
Come on, Ryan, let's go, let's get it.
Four-foot move coming up.
[Alex] There you go.
Oh! Angry lava, trying to take Ryan out.
[Alex] You're gonna hit over a little notch.
There you go. Run, run, run!
[Ryan grunts]
[Lehong] I got it.
That key's gonna slip out.
-[Alex] Lee! Secure the key! -[Ryan] Go back.
-There you go. -Pull it back and then run with it.
You gotta really pull it back and run with it.
-Go, go, go! -Are you guys ready?
-Yeah, go, go, go! -[Alex] Go, go, go!
Home stretch for Lee and the key.
Good, good, good! Here. Open it.
[Lehong] The key.
Put it in the hole and twist it.
Yes! Let there be light!
-We gotta push. -Push.
The key shrinks that last leap from seven feet to four feet.
That's a big difference.
Watch out.
-[Ryan] Is that it? -[Alex] That's it.
The Party Animals only need to get two of their team across to win.
Neither doctor nor nurse had the key,
but they still had stairs to help with their exits.
-Ryan's up. -You go first. I'm nervous.
Let's go, baby. Easy.
That trip to Cabo, looking better every second.
Whoo!
One point for the Party Animals!
My turn, baby, let's go.
If Lee makes this, they'll win.
[Alex] Great jump! There you go!
Lee scores point number two!
The Party Animals don't know it yet, but they have won.
[all] Whoo!
Ryan is across to give the Party Animals a perfect three points.
Hey, I forgot the pizza.
Ten thousand bucks can buy a lot of pizza,
or just one, with extraordinarily expensive toppings.
The true winners in the battle of the Nurses and Doctors
are the Party Animals.
The Party Animals are going to Cabo!
[yelling]
[all chanting] Cabo! Cabo! Cabo!
You're coming with us. Let's go.
-We're all going. -Whoo!
We're all going to Cabo.
How about that?
[yelling]
-Enjoy. Thank you, fellas. -[Alex] Thank you. Whoo!
[chanting] Cabo! Cabo! Cabo!
Wow! How about that?
Those guys are gonna blow through that ten grand
faster than you can say the Floor is Lava.
Speaking of which,
we got more teams, we got more rooms and it starts right now.