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Welcome to Game On! I'm Keegan-Michael Key. Tonight,

global sports superstars Rob Gronkowski and Venus Williams

compete in a different kind of game.

(shouting and clamoring)

With them, as always, are their ride-or-die teammates:

comedians Bobby Lee...

What does that even mean?! (screams)

...and Ian Karmel.

If you didn't want somebody to bring the ruckus,

you shouldn't have come to Game On!

KEEGAN: Rounding out the squad

every week is a different celebrity guest.

And sometimes, I get in on the action.

Team Gronk and Team Venus will face off

in over-the-top challenges and ridiculous sports trivia,

earning them points along the way.

The winning team leaves with their pride...

That was awful.

...hopefully.

While the losing team must face a punishment we call...

Take the L!

Why do I got to do it?

KEEGAN: You guys lost, they got to take the L.

Those are the arbitrary rules that we've made up for our show.

(whimpers)

In this game, anything goes.

(screams)

One gets glory, one faces consequences.

Let's meet the teams!

(cheering and applause)

♪ ♪

So, to my left, give it up for three-time Super Bowl champion

and the captain of the Blue Team,

Rob Gronkowski!

Thank you. Thank you.

(cheering, applause)

Competing at his side is his teammate

and emergency contact person, comedian Bobby Lee.

(whoops) Bobby!

(cheering and applause)

Thank you.

And joining them both tonight, you know him

as one of the funniest people to ever grace SNL,

the one and only Bobby Moynihan!

(cheering and applause)

Taking on Team Gronk tonight, the captain of the Red Team,

with seven Grand Slam titles,

the icon that is Venus Williams!

(cheering and applause)

And please welcome her teammate

and emotional support human,

Mr. Ian Karmel!

(cheering and applause)

But that's not all. Tonight they are joined

by the Emmy winner and star of Arrested Development,

Veep, and our favorite Forky, Mr. Tony Hale!

(cheering and applause)

Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

Yes. Yes.

Yeah.

Yeah!

KEEGAN: Ladies and gentlemen, it looks like

our teams have come here super ready tonight,

because as you can see,

both Venus and Rob

are already in their gear for whatever--

whatever-- the first challenge of the night is. Is that...

You guys are raring to go.

Can't wait.

You can't wait?

Can't wait, Gronk.

I am excited.

KEEGAN: You are excited?

I'm excited.

Okay, Venus,

how are you feeling about your teammates today?

I love this.

I am very excited.

They're gonna hold up the team.

As you should be.

We've got a-- w-we've got a lot ahead of us.

(cheering and applause)

Gronk, you've got

two Bobbys on your team tonight.

Yes.

We've got Bobby, Robby and Bobby.

Yes.

Do you have a favorite Bobby?

I'm just gonna make it tense, right off the bat.

I'm just gonna make it real uncomfortable right off the bat.

My favorite is...

Bobby! I love all Bobbys equally.

Yeah!

Good answer. Very nice.

I love all Bobby-- Come here.

(cheering and applause)

(laughs) Tony, did you ever play a sport?

Well, I tried a sport, I tried swimming.

(laughs): You...

And I remember I was in a meet once,

and all the kids were swimming and I stopped

and my dad said, "What are you doing?

Keep going," and I said, "Why? I'm exhausted."

(laughter)

And I just stopped.

So, I'm gonna be honest with you, Bobby, Robby and Bobby.

Yes.

You guys look

less like an intimidating sports team...

How dare you?

...and more like an intimidating boy band.

(laughter)

Oh.

I get that.

What would your name be?

What would the name of the group be?

I mean, I'll s-- throw out two for you.

All right.

We either go Bell Biv DeBobby...

Ooh.

KEEGAN: Bell Biv DeBobby.

(laughter)

Or Bobby! Bobbi! Bobbie!

Like Tony! Toni! Toné!

KEEGAN: Nice!

Oh!

(laughter)

But B-O-B-B-Y, B-O-B-B-I, B-O-B-B-I-E.

(cheering and applause)

KEEGAN: (laughs) There it is!

I like it.

KEEGAN: That's definitely it.

That's it.

Ian, you are a-a big fan of sports movies.

Oh, yeah.

If Venus

is playing the living legend turned coach,

then what-what character are you?

Oh. Oh, that's a good question.

Probably whatever Bobby Moynihan turns down.

(laughter)

(cackles) That's noth-- That's nothing. That's nothing.

(laughter)

If I had to pick a part,

I think I would be, uh,

the greedy business developer

trying to shut down the tennis center.

Mm.

(laughter)

So I can turn it into condos, you know?

And then I'd have all sorts of-- I'd have, like, catchphrases

that were, like, tennis-based, you know?

I'm like, "You're Wimble-done around here, Venus!" You know...

(laughter)

"Starring Bobby Moynihan."

(laughing)

Listen, guys,

tonight, these two bitter rivals will answer

perplexing trivia questions, take on epic physical challenges

and we'll all have a good laugh.

(laughter)

But then the laughter stops.

Oh.

Because tonight's losing team will have to...

♪ ♪

...Take the L!

(cheering and applause)

That was petrifying.

Legitimately scary. Legitimately scared by that.

KEEGAN: This is a delightful little punishment for the losing team

that was absolutely in your contract when you signed it.

Oh.

Let us dive in to our first round,

and it's all about fear.

TONY: Ooh.

I just started sweating. I genuinely started sweating.

His palms are sweating and I just said the word "fear."

It's-it's not good.

We've got

a captain's challenge, and it's a big one.

It's got danger, it's got sit-ups.

It's Danger Sit-Ups!

(cheering and applause)

Are you okay, Venus?

I don't know yet.

I know.

We're gonna find out if I'm okay or not.

You got this, you got this.

KEEGAN: Okay. Here's how this game goes.

The captains, Gronk and Venus, will be hoisted

all the way up to the ceiling there.

VENUS: What?

They will be hung upside down...

(Gronk groans)

...and they will be challenged to do sit-ups.

The first player who fails to complete

a proper sit-up loses

and the other team

wins three points.

Now, it should be pretty easy,

unless you're afraid of heights.

Now, is anyone here afraid of heights?

Yep.

Eh...

KEEGAN: Great! Okay!

Captains, get into position!

TONY: All right.

(Gronk whoops)

GRONK: All right, Venus!

Okay, everybody, here we go.

Let's go, Gronk!

Let's raise them up.

Yeah.

(screaming)

KEEGAN: You're not scared, right, buddy?

Yeah, just a little.

So, is that

high enough or should we keep going?

VENUS: Please stop.

It's good.

AUDIENCE (chanting): Higher! Higher!

The audience wants blood. (laughs)

IAN and TONY (chanting): That's high enough!

That's high enough!

(screams)

KEEGAN: All right!

We're there!

Let's tilt the rig.

VENUS and GRONK: No!

No!

(cheering and applause)

GRONK: Oh, this is not great.

(Venus screaming)

KEEGAN: Remember, first person to not complete a sit-up loses.

Ready, set...

MOYNIHAN: Come on, Gronk!

...game on!

(Gronk groaning)

Come on, Gronk!

Two!

Three!

Four!

Five!

IAN: Come on, Venus!

MOYNIHAN: You got this, Gronk!

Come on, Gronk!

Seven!

Come on, Venus!

(shouts)

(wails)

KEEGAN: Nine!

Ten!

IAN: Gronk stopped!

(screams)

Nope.

No, no, no.

KEEGAN: Congratulations, Venus!

You got three points!

AUDIENCE (chanting): Venus! Venus! Venus!

Come on down and celebrate your win

with your team!

(screams)

Let's take a look at a replay.

KEEGAN: Oh.

Ah...!

(cheering and applause)

TONY: All right! All right!

Welcome back.

You did it, man. That was great.

I know.

KEEGAN: Whoo! Gronk.

How did it feel when you dropped?

Uh, it felt terrific.

It did?

Yes.

So now that you've conquered

your fear of heights,

are you frightened of anything?

Uh, snakes.

Snakes, did you say?

Snakes.

So, snakes.

Snakes.

Venus, how did you feel?

How was that experience for you?

I was up there and I'm thinking,

"Did I let my insurance lapse?

'Cause I'm gonna, I'm gonna need this."

(laughter)

MOYNIHAN: I can't believe

you're speaking. I would've passed away.

Gronk and Venus just faced their fears.

But when we come back, the teams hit the streets

for a double Dutch battle,

Bobby Lee attempts to blend in with professional mascots

and Tony Hale addresses his worst fear.

(wailing)

It's Game On!

(cheering and applause)

Welcome back to Game On!

Team Gronk and Team Venus

have been bringing their A games tonight.

(whoops)

Yeah!

Yes, we have.

KEEGAN: Tonight's contest

could go either way,

but it will probably end

with one team winning.

Hey!

Team Venus,

Team Bobby, Robby and Bobby...

God bless you.

Yes.

This next round is all about double Dutch.

For those of you unaware of this secular art form,

ladies and gentlemen, meet our double Dutch pros!

(cheering and applause)

(whoops)

TONY and IAN: Whoa.

TONY: Nice.

Amazing!

BOBBY: Amazing!

TONY: Amazing!

Oh, my God!

MOYNIHAN: Also, they're froggies.

KEEGAN: Hey!

(cheering and applause)

Gronk, my friend,

are you, uh, familiar with the double Dutch?

No.

I'm familiar with, uh, single English.

(laughter)

VENUS: What?

Venus, do you do a lot of jump-roping?

I do not.

You don't?

I should.

Ian, same question.

IAN: Mm?

Oh, you-- i-it's crazy how often

I get asked if I jump-rope a lot.

Uh...

(laughter)

Surprisingly, no, but I think,

after the double Dutch training we got,

it's still gonna be a huge no.

(laughter)

Well, we sent both of our teams

to the mean streets of New York

to learn how to double Dutch.

Let's see, uh, who did the best,

Team Venus or Team Gronk.

Take a look.

(cheering and applause)

IAN: We turn the corner,

and I basically see

competitive recess.

GRONK: Hey.

Hey, how's it going?

This is amazing, man.

Yeah, these guys are amazing.

No, nice to meet you, man.

Ian, hi.

Nice to meet you.

My name is Mike.

I'm a four-time world champion jump-roper.

I've been jumping for about 23 years.

And my team and I, we're here today

to teach you the basics of double Dutch.

That's the basics right there?

Those are the basics.

So, the push-ups, the back handsprings, all of that.

Basics.

Yeah.

(laughter)

What is this, The Matrix? What is going on?

Oh, wow.

IAN: There you go, Gronk, uh-huh.

GRONK: Dutching, baby.

Hey, guys. How you doing?

All right!

Oh!

(mouth full): Oh, that's good.

One at a time. One at a time?

One rope?

Yeah, I see two.

One, and then we'll start-- let's build, let's build.

Can we build?

GRONK: Oh, wow.

Too easy.

GRONK: He's got a lot of joy.

If human beings were meant to jump, why does gravity exist?

GRONK: I can see all that joy you got, Bobby.

IAN: Go, Bobby!

GRONK: Wow, look how fast you are!

(audience cheering)

GRONK: Wow!

In my whole entire life, I have never done this.

For what reason?

GRONK: You're doing great, Ian.

(cheering and applause)

Try to jump just a little higher.

I think I need some more carbs.

GRONK: You're looking great, man.

(whooping)

Where's my teammate?

Sorry I'm late.

(whooping)

Yes.

Wow, she can jump.

Look at her feet.

Oh, whoa!

Oh, okay.

That's my teammate. That's my teammate.

Hold hands.

Oh!

Oh!

My turn. You ready?

Oh, my God.

ALL: Oh!

(applause)

Oh, my God!

IAN: Bobby, look at this.

Two of the greatest athletes of all time.

And Gronk and Venus are here, too.

Oh!

Whoa!

Bobby's height-- this is the first time

he has a real advantage over me.

Because he's so small.

(grunting)

(grunting)

Five, six, seven, eight...

BOBBY: Gronk!

Put me down! Put me down!

Put me down, put me down, put me down...

Put me down. Put me down.

I'm not an athlete.

But I'm a champion at heart.

Okay, where's the pizza? Where's the pizza?

I got it.

There you go. Wow.

You deserve it.

(cheering and applause)

So, Gronk, did you enjoy that?

I enjoyed every second of it.

Did you think you did the best?

Ooh, I-I think I did pretty good,

but I don't know about the best.

KEEGAN: Well, there still seems to be some dispute.

And you know, that video was pretty inconclusive.

You know? You know what I mean, guys?

You know what I mean, audience, right?

(cheering)

KEEGAN: So I think that we should

settle this right now.

Audience, do you want to watch...

(loud cheering)

...some double Dutch?

Okay.

We're gonna use our pros here,

in the studio, and I will give

whoever performs best three points.

♪ ♪

So, Venus, Ian, you guys ready?

No.

(laughs)

VENUS: We're ready, we're ready.

We'll do it, though, yeah-yeah-yeah.

You're gonna get in there.

All right, here we go, here we go, let's take a look.

(cheering and applause)

All right, all right, Team Venus!

That's right. That's right.

That's right, that's right, that's right. Yeah.

Oh, that's right.

Ay! Oh! Ay! Oh!

Ay! Oh! Ay! Oh!

Ay-ay, oh!

Patty-cakes! Oh! Oh!

Patty-cakes for the dance.

♪ ♪

Patty-cake to the dance. Patty-cake to...

Whoo!

(cheering and applause)

All right, all right, all right, all right...

KEEGAN: All right, so now, Team Gronk,

you guys have got to top that.

You got to get in there and try.

That's all anybody's asking is that you try.

I believe in you! I believe in you!

(Keegan laughs)

All right, Team Gronk.

Three points are on the line.

And jump, jump, jumpin' it, jumpin' it.

Sploinkin' it, sploinkin' it.

♪ ♪

Ready?

Yeah.

♪ ♪

BOBBY and GRONK: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!

Yeah! Yeah!

(laughing)

(cheering and applause)

Whoo! Right here, Coach.

We did it!

We did it all for you. Yes!

(whooping)

How'd they do, audience?

(loud cheering)

KEEGAN: Amazing.

Thank you so much. But sadly, your opinion means nothing.

Erica here is a double Dutch expert,

and she is gonna come in,

and she is going to judge which team

was the best. Let's give it up for Erica.

(cheering and applause)

So, Erica, in your expert opinion,

which team won the double Dutch competition.

Erica. Love you, Erica.

(laughter)

Right here.

So... I think Team Venus had

a higher creativity score.

However, I think Team Gronk had some partner interaction

that gave them some extra points.

Okay.

KEEGAN: Oh, gosh, it's getting close.

Yeah.

(audience shouting)

I'm gonna have to say Team Gronk.

(cheering)

Yeah! We won! We won!

Thank you, Erica.

Congrats to Team Gronk.

They earned three points for their team!

(cheering and applause)

Look at that tie.

So give both of our teams a hand.

That is a lot harder than it looks.

IAN: Give it a try!

ALL (chanting): Keegan! Keegan! Keegan!

Keegan! Keegan!

(cheering)

(cheering and applause)

We've got even more Game On! coming up after this.

(laughs)

♪ ♪

(cheering and applause)

KEEGAN: Welcome back to Game On! Tonight, Gronk and Venus

were forced to address their fear of heights.

Venus, have you been cured of your fear of heights?

I don't think so, 'cause my eyes,

literally, I did not open them.

Even when I fell, they were closed.

Your eyes were closed the entire time?

The entire time.

Now, enough about your fear of heights.

Let's turn to the fears of these three superstars.

ANNOUNCER: Is that right?

(cheering and applause)

Okay. So, in this round, all you have to do

is pair these athletes

with what they're most afraid of.

Ooh.

KEEGAN: So one of them is afraid of bees.

One of them is afraid of frogs.

And one of them is afraid of baseballs.

TONY: This is getting weirder

and weirder.

(laughter)

Prove it.

How do you become afraid of baseballs?

I don't know what...

Um, if you get hit

with one in the face, I would be terrified of them.

That's a good point.

KEEGAN: That would be terrifying, yeah, yeah.

Venus, your profession is having balls

hurled at you at crazy speeds.

Yes, and I've also hurled back.

So...

(cheering and applause)

(growls) She's a tigress!

(growls)

KEEGAN: Venus, how old were you

when you won your first Wimbledon?

Uh, I'd just turned 20. Yeah.

Wow.

Come on.

Wow.

When I was 20 years old,

I would, like, split a ramen packet

into the noodles and then to the powder,

'cause that was two different meals.

(laughing)

Bobby Lee, what were you doing when you were 20?

20, I reached puberty.

Yeah, so, I finally did.

(all laughing)

(laughing)

(high-pitched mumbling)

(squealing laughter)

I don't know why that got me, probably because it's true.

(laughter)

20 years old. You'd just turned 20.

Just turned 20.

I would've been terrified.

But you weren't shaken at all. She was not shaken at all.

No.

Take a look at this.

(loud cheering)

Wow! That's so cool!

♪ ♪

(loud cheering)

Are you kidding me?

TONY: That's nuts, man.

Wow.

(cheering and applause)

TONY: That's amazing.

KEEGAN: So, besides your fear of heights,

do you have any other fears?

Snakes, just like Gronk.

Wow.

KEEGAN: Snakes, you say? Snakes?

Are you saying S-N-A-K-E-S snakes?

Yes.

And you, too, as well, S-N-A-K-E-S snakes?

Correct.

Snakes.

Okay, little-- make, make a note for later.

Gronk, as a football player,

you have to be pretty fearless as well,

Yes.

so let's take a look at you dominating on the field.

All right.

♪ ♪

VENUS: Whoa! Gronk!

KEEGAN: "Get off of me!"

"Get him off of me!"

VENUS: Yes!

Whoa!

GRONK: First down.

(cheering)

Move the chains.

By the way, three years old in that video.

(laughter)

Does anyone here know what gymnophobia is?

I feel like I have it.

(laughing)

TONY: Is that the fear of being

surrounded by people who make you feel bad about yourself?

(laughs)

I have that.

I have that, yes.

Gymnophobia is actually the fear of nudity.

What the...?

Venus and Gronk obviously do not have that,

lest we forget these sexy yet tasteful shots

from ESPN's Body Issue. What do you know?

GRONK: Oh!

(cheering and applause)

Game on!

Whoo!

(cheering continues)

I was out of shape.

This is out of shape?

(all laughing)

This is me out of shape.

Also, best logo for a game show ever.

Let's take a look at a picture of Gronk.

(loud cheering)

Hey!

(cheering continues)

(Gronk laughing)

Also, three years old in that picture.

Yes.

Looking good, Gronks.

And I still lost the sit-up contest.

IAN: Yeah.

I-I have a question. I don't see a bat.

How did you knock that piñata over?

(laughing): "I don't see a bat."

(laughter)

KEEGAN: Venus and Gronk,

you may not know this, but to show solidarity,

your teammates did a similar photo shoot.

Let's take a look.

(laughter)

Oh, Bobby!

(laughs)

Let's see a picture of Mr. Karmel.

(laughter)

GRONK: Yeah!

Way to go. Way to do it.

TONY: Beautiful.

You guys...

All right, teams,

it is time to lock in your answers.

Which of these athletes is afraid of bees?

Who hates baseballs?

And who thinks frogs are hoppy little demons?

I think Biles is frogs.

KEEGAN: Teams will earn one point for each correct answer,

so three total points are up for grabs.

They might be slimy, they might be-- Yeah.

KEEGAN: Answers are locked in. Team Venus,

what order did you choose, and why?

Well, we figure that Simone--

There should be no bees inside a gymnastics arena,

so we went for frogs.

We believe that David Beckham knows nothing about baseball.

He's English.

Where would he even encounter a baseball?

It boggles the mind.

He'd probably say,

(English accent): "Baseball, what is that?"

You know, like...

Yeah, yeah, that's exactly how he would say it.

Exactly.

Wait, is he here?

I thought I heard his voice.

(laughter)

Wait, Beckham-- If Beckham was here...

(laughter)

Okay, that's well reasoned.

Team Gronk, what order did you guys choose,

and why?

Beckham,

we believe that he played baseball as a kid,

and maybe took a pitch, like, off his face or something.

So-so he moved to soccer.

We created a whole backstory.

IAN: I love the backstory.

There's a lot of backstory for him.

Yeah, yeah, in tee-ball.

Yes.

But if you can tell,

also, his jersey and the baseball

have the same color pattern.

KEEGAN: Ah, interesting. Yes.

And as we all know, you dress like what you fear.

Yes.

And Simone's, uh, intimidated by the frog

because the frog can jump and do gymnastics better.

All right. Okay.

And then Cam Newton you're just kind of

arbitrarily thinking a bee?

Yeah.

Yeah, just by default.

Gronk, I have a question for you.

Are you afraid of baseballs?

No.

And is that why you still have your helmet on?

Uh, yes, yes.

Actually, the reason why I said that he got

hit in the face by a baseball is because I did,

and that's why my nose is so big right here.

You got hit with a baseball,

and that's why your nose is so big right there?

Yes, right here.

Did you just also get hit by baseballs everywhere else on

your body?

(laughter)

Yeah, I guess so.

Because every part...

And I started getting muscles.

It was unbelievable.

I love how excited you got there, Gronk.

Yeah.

Keep the helmet on. Keep the helmet on.

All right, let's see if you guys are right.

So, Cam Newton

is afraid of baseballs.

Whoa!

Up top. Up top.

More specifically, getting hit by them,

uh, in the face, or anywhere.

David Beckham is afraid of frogs.

All right. Okay.

VENUS: Oh!

And so he should be. He's British.

That joke is for the three people

in the audience who are British.

Oui!

And Simone Biles is afraid of bees.

Now other countries know the only way to defeat her

in the next Olympics.

(bad European accent): "The Americans are winning?

We must release the bees!"

(laughter)

Let's take a look at Simone's

world championship medal celebration

being disrupted by a lone bee.

(indistinct announcements over P.A.)

(screams)

There's a bee!

(laughter)

(announcer speaking indistinctly)

(cheering and applause)

Guys, let's just see

how you did in that round, okay?

Let's see how you did in the-- Team Gronk,

you got zero answers correct,

earning you zero points.

So sorry.

Team Venus, you got

one answer correct, earning you one point.

Yeah! That's right, that's right.

At the end of the round, Team Venus is ahead,

but it's still anyone's game.

Stuck with us. Game On! will be right back.

(cheering and applause)

KEEGAN: When we come back,

we salute the unsung heroes of the sporting world:

the mascots!

(cheering and applause)

Welcome back to Game On!

We have a bunch of games left

before someone has to...

♪ ♪

...Take the L.

(cheering and applause)

Could it involve a snake?

(audience oohing)

Probably. (laughs maniacally)

♪ ♪

Anyway, on to the next game.

(laughter)

This one's about the most important part

of any sporting event:

mascots.

Take a look at some of them doing their best work.

♪ ♪

KEEGAN: I love it.

Now that you're all mascot experts,

it's time to play Masc-not!

Oh...

Yes. Team Venus,

your challenge is simple.

We are going to bring out three mascots.

Two are actual team mascots...

VENUS: Okay.

...and one of them is just Bobby Lee

in a very sweaty rental costume.

Mm, okay.

(laughter)

All you have to do is suss out who's the fake.

Mm.

If you guess right,

you get one point.

Okay.

If you guess incorrectly, Team Gronk gets the point.

Are you ready to meet the mascots?

Masc-nots.

Oh, yeah.

Let's meet them now!

(cheering and applause)

Our first mascot is Bernie, from the Inland Empire 66ers.

Bernie's been with the club since 2000.

When Bernie's not getting the crowd to feel the Bern

with his trademark "Whoo,"

he leads anti-bullying rallies at schools,

and hopes to one day be a proactive spokesperson.

Hang in there, Bernie.

Hang in there, Bernie!

Bernie!

KEEGAN: Our second mascot is Mama Peño,

from the San Antonio Missions,

a triple-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers.

Mama Peño has been with the team since 2018.

When she's not throwing her chancla at troublesome fans,

she's making tamales for the boys on her team,

and watching her favorite telenovela La Reina del Sur.

Mama, we have so much in common.

(laughing): Why is she holding her flip-flops?

Our third mascot is Blobby,

from the Burlington Bombers,

an Oakland A's minor league team

that's been in Burlington, Vermont since 1989.

When Blobby's not scaring children in the stands,

he's advocating for dolphin-safe tuna,

and playing croquet with his elitist friends.

Let's hear it for all of our mascots.

(cheering and applause)

Team Venus?

(laughs) Yes.

TONY: Yes.

(laughter)

Wait, is Blobby's head on right?

(laughter)

Okay...

Team Venus, what questions do you have for the mascots?

Uh, yeah, could-could the three of you each

show us your signature dance move?

Starting with Bernie.

♪ ♪

Scandalous.

TONY: That's sassy.

That might be Bobby. Okay, Mama,

what's your signature dance move?

♪ ♪

(all whooping, shouting)

GRONK: Oh, giddyap, horsey!

Blobby?

(laughter)

TONY: There you go.

(laughing)

KEEGAN: Okay, so what's your next question,

Team Venus?

Blobby, come back to us.

How do each of you react to defeat?

IAN: Oh.

TONY: Oh, yeah!

Chanclas.

TONY: Bernie.

IAN: He's having a moment.

Bernie has a moment, he reflects; I like that.

Yeah.

(laughter)

Blobby's natural look is defeat.

TONY: Yeah, yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

(laughter)

He's crying.

TONY: Yep.

There you go.

TONY: There you go.

There you go.

(laughing)

Blobby, do you want to show us what you do in the off-season?

Oh, you-- Okay.

(laughter)

KEEGAN: All right, enough questions.

Let's give a round of applause

to our real and fake mascots.

Yes!

(applause)

Ian, are you a fan of mascots?

I am now.

KEEGAN: It's now time for you

to let us know which mascot is the phony.

If you pick correctly, I'll give you a point.

Choosing incorrectly, Team Gronk gets the point.

Because Bobby Lee was so convincing.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

So, Team Venus, who do you think

is the "masc-not"?

It's either Bernie, Mama or Blobby Lee.

TONY: Yeah.

They changed one letter!

(laughter)

So you think-- you guys think the masc-not is Blobby?

Yes.

Yeah.

I'm gonna go with Blobby.

Let's find out if you're right.

I think he's having a panic attack.

KEEGAN: Bobby Lee, off with your head.

♪ ♪

KEEGAN: He can't get...

(shouts)

(cheering and applause)

Team Venus wins!

We've still got a lot more competition to come,

but only one team will emerge victorious.

Mama Peño, who do you think will win?

Oh, that's right, she can't talk. Okay.

So just dance us off, guys. Dance us off, mascots.

We'll be right back with more Game On! right after this.

KEEGAN: Next, we welcome both teams to the jungle,

where we finally determine who will Take the L.

This is Game On!

(cheering and applause)

Welcome back to Game On!

Our teams have been facing their fears tonight,

and right now Team Gronk is struggling with

their fear of losing,

because Team Venus is ahead.

But that all could change in our Brains Versus Brawn challenge.

This round is where the time our teams get

to answer questions is determined by

how long their opponents take to complete a challenge.

They get one point for each correct answer.

Let's see what they're up against tonight.

It's time for Jungle Assault!

♪ ♪

Two players from Team Venus will take on

our Jungle Assault course.

They'll start in the rafters and leap down.

They'll go over the wall, climb up the jungle netting

and through the water tank.

Next, down into the mud pit and under the cage,

before they ascend the muddy slope.

It's almost too easy, am I right?

(laughter)

While they're running

the course,

the opposing team will be answering questions

and earning points.

Tony, how are you doing up there, buddy?

Not good.

(laughter)

This is terrifying.

Is it true that you're scared of heights?

Yeah.

It's 100% true.

IAN: But, like,

you can't tell 'cause you guys

are so far away, so...

But I'm having a great time.

My heart's not beating too fast and I'm not sweaty.

I feel cool, I look cool, and the whole thing's cool.

It's cool. We're cool, it's cool.

(laughter, applause)

So, Team Gronk, you are answering questions.

Are you ready?

We are ready.

KEEGAN: Okay. Good luck, Tony and Ian.

Ready, set,

game on!

(screaming)

Name three colors

used on a New England Patriots jersey.

MOYNIHAN: Black, blue and white.

GRONK: Uh, white-- and white.

I need the actual...

Red, white and blue?

What-what kind of blue is that?

Navy blue. Dark blue, uh...

Dark blue?

All right, you got it. I'm gonna get under there

and support you.

KEEGAN: I'll give you a hint.

When a s-sailor is doing something...

What kind of blue is that?

BOBBY: He's sailing, he's sailing.

KEEGAN It starts with an "N."

This sailor is looking at the direction they're going in.

Nautical blue.

There you go.

KEEGAN: That is correct.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

KEEGAN: Uh, name three popular college mascot animals.

GRONK: Uh, Michigan Wolverines.

MOYNIHAN: Uh, alligators.

A husky...

Arizona Wildcats.

KEEGAN: That is a correct answer.

Name three songs on Gronk's workout mix.

GRONK: Uh, Flo Rida, "My House."

Uh...

KEEGAN: That's one.

"Summer" by Demi Lovato.

That's two.

Oh, wait, I know!

Uh...

One more, you-you know this.

Eminem.

KEEGAN: Eminem? And what song?

"Lose Yourself." Just say anything.

"Lose Yourself." Yeah.

KEEGAN: And that's three.

Name three scoring terms in golf.

Uh, birdie. Eagle!

Birdie. Uh, par.

KEEGAN: That is correct.

Name three Hogwarts houses in Harry Potter.

Gryffindor, Hufflepuff and Slytherin.

(shouts)

KEEGAN: That is correct.

Name three fitness trends

that annoying people won't stop talking about.

Come on, guys!

CrossFit,

uh, Peloton biking...

and...

And P90X.

KEEGAN: That is correct.

Name three sports you play on an ice rink.

Come on!

Hockey.

Figure skating.

Curling!

MOYNIHAN: Curling. Nice!

KEEGAN: Name three members of the 2016

Olympics U.S. women's gymnastics team.

BOBBY: Oh, my goodness.

MOYNIHAN: Oh, my God.

GRONK: Simone.

Simone. Aly Raisman.

Simone Biles.

GRONK: And...

MOYNIHAN: Gabrielle...

Pass! Pass! Pass!

Pass.

Name three current cast members on Saturday Night Live.

MOYNIHAN: Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney

and Cecily Strong.

KEEGAN: That is correct.

Name three WWE

annual flagship events.

GRONK: WrestleMania.

BOBBY: Uh, Royal Rumble.

MOYNIHAN: And Monday Night Raw.

GRONK: Royal Rumble.

SmackDown.

Oh, almost.

KEEGAN: Annual flagship events, annual.

MOYNIHAN: SummerSlam. SummerSlam?

GRONK: Pay-per-view.

Pass, we'll pass.

KEEGAN: Name three of Michael Jordan's nicknames.

Come on, Ian!

MOYNIHAN: Air Jordan.

GRONK: Uh, Jumpman.

Jumpman.

(cheering and applause)

KEEGAN: Oh! All right.

(whoops)

(Ian whoops)

Yeah!

Wow.

(cheering)

(Keegan laughs)

Tony Hale, my good friend, are you okay?

Nope, I'm not. That was awful.

(laughter)

But you made it, buddy, you made it!

I did, with the help...

And convincingly.

...of my man.

Yeah!

(cheering and applause)

Yeah!

Ian, my friend, how do you feel?

I feel amazing! I cheated a couple times, nobody noticed.

It was fantastic.

(laughter)

Hey.

Let's watch the replay.

No, we don't have to do that.

No.

KEEGAN: Let's watch the replay.

♪ ♪

Team Gronk, you got eight questions correct.

(cheering and applause)

It is time for Team Venus to answer some questions

while Gronk and Bobby tackle the course.

If you look way up there, you will see

Gronk and Bobby in position.

Gronk, are you ready?

Yes.

My feet are tingling.

KEEGAN: All right.

Tony, any advice for Gronk?

Secure your jewels.

KEEGAN: Secure your jewels, Gronk.

Take your time!

(laughter)

Have fun!

You never know when you're gonna be here again, so savor it.

(laughter)

Thanks, Ian!

I got you.

So, Team Venus,

you have to get at least eight questions correct

if you want to secure a victory for your team.

Got it? Okay.

VENUS and TONY: Got it.

Your time starts...

now! Game on!

IAN: Go.

KEEGAN: Name three American major league

championship trophies.

IAN: The L-- the Lombardi Trophy,

the Stanley Cup, and the, uh, oh, the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

KEEGAN: That is correct.

Name three of the world's top ten highest-paid athletes

of 2019.

Go, go!

I got you. Ready?

IAN: Oh, Ronaldo.

TONY: LeBron.

IAN: Messi.

LeBron.

Tom Brady.

IAN: Tom Brady?

KEEGAN: You're correct. You got LeBron.

Name three pro team names that don't end in "S."

Three.

The Utah Jazz, the Oklahoma City Thunder,

and the...

The Portland Trail Blazers!

VENUS: Seahawks? No.

Uh...

VENUS: 49ers? Um...

White Sox.

KEEGAN: The White Sox. That is correct.

Name three of Ian's childhood crushes.

Oh, my God. Topanga, Deborah Cox, weirdly,

and then, uh, oh, Rachel Roker who lived down the street.

KEEGAN: That is correct. Rachel Roker.

Name three characters from Toy Story 4.

Forky! Uh...

Yeah! Buzz Lightyear.

Yeah, Buzz Lightyear.

Woody.

Gabby. Gabby Gabby.

KEEGAN: Correct. Name three

standard positions in baseball.

IAN: Oh, shortstop...

KEEGAN: Oh.

(whoops)

KEEGAN: Bobby, Gronk, well done, you two.

That was absolutely spectacular!

We did it! We did it!

Yeah!

Yeah!

(whoops)

We're jacked! (whoops)

Yes!

KEEGAN: Let's take a look

at a replay.

GRONK: Let's do it!

Yeah!

KEEGAN: Bobby,

how do you feel, man?

It feels great!

I'm alive!

Yes!

Attaboy. Gronk, how you doing, buddy?

I feel like a lion!

(roars)

BOBBY: Yeah!

(cheering and applause)

KEEGAN: Gronk,

it seems like you really handled

the heights pretty well this time.

We got to go higher next time.

TONY: No, no.

KEEGAN: Ah, yeah.

All right.

So, Team Venus, you needed

seven to win,

and you scored...

five points.

(groaning)

So that means tonight's winner

is Team Gronk!

(cheering and applause)

And that means, Team Venus,

you have got to...

Take the L!

And we'll find out what that is when we come back!

Bobby! Here I come!

KEEGAN: Uh-oh, uh-oh-- Oh!

(cheering and applause)

(cheering and applause)

Welcome back to Game On!

We are here with Team Venus,

who must now...

♪ ♪

...Take the L.

(cheering and applause)

GRONK: Oh...

(wailing)

Tonight, Venus, you must face your fears.

VENUS: I'd rather not.

I'm gonna send in Tony and Ian, my representatives.

(laughter)

Oh-- I don't think that's an option.

We did the course.

As much as I love and respect you...

You could've done it a little faster.

We wouldn't be here.

Venus has to do it. The team captain has to do it.

Those are the arbitrary rules that we've made up for our show.

AUDIENCE (chanting): Venus! Venus! Venus!

TONY: All right, girl, you got this.

IAN: He looks nice.

KEEGAN: You got it, Venus.

You got to Take the L.

Oh, my gosh.

You got to Take the L.

(cheering and applause)

I'm so glad I won.

KEEGAN: They got to put it on you, Venus.

TONY: Oh...

IAN: You got to go full Britney.

You got to go full Britney.

Full Britney, a full Britney?

Do a full Brit.

(cheering and applause)

KEEGAN: Dance it off, honey, dance it off.

(Venus groans)

VENUS: It's looking at me.

There you go. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Just go underneath.

Okay.

Right there. That way he has no idea you're there.

(laughs, shrieking)

KEEGAN: That a girl, Venus, there you go.

(screaming)

I'm so glad we won.

(laughs)

KEEGAN: Venus, how does it feel?

I am so glad we won.

(cheering and applause)

KEEGAN: Heavy.

(Venus screams)

Oh!

Venus, how does it feel?

(cheering and applause)

Give us the Britney.

Come on!

Uh-oh.

(laughs): Wow.

(cheering and applause)

TONY: Oh.

KEEGAN: All right.

Bobby Moynihan!

Tony Hale!

(screams)

Thanks everybody!

Thank you.

(cheering and applause)

Till next time!

Game On!

GRONK (laughs): Wow. That's incredible.

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