The Challenge — Season 8
Legends will fall. A new champion will rise.
About this season
The Inferno is the 8th season of the MTV reality game show, The Challenge. The season is directly subsequent to The Gauntlet. The Inferno aired in 2004. The season was composed of twenty cast members, and took place in Acapulco, Mexico. In this challenge, the winning teams would receive a prize at the end of each mission. They would then nominate two players from their team to the Inferno elimination challenge. Unlike The Gauntlet, there would be another challenge with an immunity life-saver up for grabs before the Inferno. Each team then selected one of the two nominees from the opposing team to go into the Inferno. This is the first edition of The Inferno series, with The Inferno II following in 2005 and The Inferno 3 following in 2007.
Episodes (20)
1. Grope The Rope
Aired 2 February 2004 • 21 min
Mission: ""Grope The Rope""- To traverse a wire hanging 17 stories above the ground faster than your opponent on a opposing wire. Mission Winner: Road Rules Guy's Inferno Nominees- Real World: Syrus + Ace Road Rules: Timmy + Jeremy Chosen for The Inferno- Real World: Syrus Road Rules: Jeremy Bank Totals- Real World: $0 Road Rules: $10,000 Piggy from Road Rules Australia was actually chosen for the challenge and actually arrived on the Road Rules boat, she later overdosed on medication and was removed from the cast. She was replaced by Christina from Road Rules South Pacific.
2. Birdfeeder
Aired 2 February 2004 • 21 min
Mission: ""Birdfeeder""- To transport as many worms as possible in your mouth to a baby bird all while wearing a chicken suit. Mission Winner: Real World Aztec Lifesaver Winners: Real World: Syrus Road Rules: Darrell Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: Ace Road Rules: Jeremy Inferno Mission: ""Bug Helmet""- To last the longest in a glass case helmet filled with different bugs while your head has been lathered with syrup.
3. Wreck n' Roll
Aired 9 February 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Wreck n' Roll""- To smash a mock hotel room up with a guitar and fit as much of the remains into a 8"" diameter hole box.
4. Climbing Wall
Aired 16 February 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Climbing Wall""- To climb a climbing wall that is hanging 50 feet in the air as fast as you can. Mission Winner: Road Rules Aztec Lifesaver Winners: Real World: CT Road Rules: Timmy Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: Trishelle Road Rules: Holly Inferno Mission: ""The Chili Counter""- To eat as many chili peppers in a one hour sitting. Sent Home- Trishelle from Real World Las Vegas Bank Totals- Real World: $10,000 Road Rules: $30,000
5. Disco Domino Derby
Aired 23 February 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Disco Domino Derby""- To set up 110 dominos in a order that they will knock eachother down as fast as possible while wearing roller skates.
6. Balls Out
Aired 1 March 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Balls Out""- To peddle a stationary bike as fast as possible which blows a ping pong ball up a tube and keep it there while the opposite team throws water at you and the tube to knock the ball out. Mission Winner: Real World Aztec Lifesaver Winners: Real World: CT Road Rules: Veronica Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: Mike Road Rules: Jeremy Inferno Mission: ""Human Candlelabra""- To hold a candle up in each hand straight out to your side the longest.
7. Ultimate Saturn Road Trip
Aired 8 March 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Ultimate Saturn Road Trip""- To traverse a net wall and unhook two bags then climb down, get the key out of the bag and drive a Saturn SUV through a curved course the fastest.
8. Don't Yank My Chain
Aired 15 March 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Don't Yank My Chain"" To hold both arms straight in the air as long as possible to avoid dumping Nacho ingredients on fellow teammates. Mission Winner: Road Rules Aztec Lifesaver Winners- Real World: Mike Road Rules: Veronica Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: Mallory Road Rules: Christena Inferno Mission: ""Noise Pollution""- Each player must stand on a 2 foot platform wearing headphones that will be blasting annoying noise and sounds.
9. Come Sail Away
Aired 22 March 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Come Sail Away""- To sell as much of a table full of odd merchandise to a large group of people disembarking from a cruise ship.
10. Bungee Bound
Aired 29 March 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Bungee Bound""- To bungee jump from 160 feet with you hands hooked together- Unhook your hands, grab the flag on your stomach the fastest. Mission Winner: Road Rules Aztec Lifesaver Winners- Real World: CT Road Rules: Holly Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: CT Road Rules: Shane Inferno Mission: ""Don't Toss Your Cookies""- To eat cookies and whole milk all while riding a spinning disk without puking.
11. Twist and Shoot
Aired 5 April 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Twist and Shoot""- To shoot as many targets as possible while standing on a spinning platform 50 feet in the air.
12. Balcony Swing
Aired 12 April 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Balcony Swing""- To repell down a building while collecting flags the fastest. Mission Winner: Real World Aztec Lifesaver Winners- Real World: CT Road Rules: Veronica Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: Julie Road Rules: Katie Inferno Mission: ""Scratchathon- To outlast your opponent on a treadmill while covered in itching powder.
13. Fallen Angels
Aired 19 April 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Fallen Angels- To climb a rope and reach a lever which will drop a platform containing a member of the opposite team.
14. Saturn Valet Ballet
Aired 3 May 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""Saturn Valet Ballet""- To transport 6 cars from point A to point B as fast as possible. Mission Winner: Road Rules Aztec Lifesaver Winners- Real World: David Road Rules: Kendal Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: Leah Road Rules: Kendal Bank Totals- Real World: $40,000 Road Rules: $100,000 Inferno Mission: ""Brick by Brick""- To transport as many bricks back and forth over a plank without falling or dropping a brick in a three hour period. TO BE CONTINUED...
15. Window Washing
Aired 10 May 2004 • 19 min
16. The Final Burn
Aired 17 May 2004 • 19 min
Final Inferno Contestants- Real World: David Road Rules: Katie Inferno Mission: ""Smell you later!""- To sit in a coffin as long as possible while it's full of the items that have bad odor.
17. Handsome Reward
Aired 24 May 2004 • 19 min
Mission: ""7 Deadly Sins""- An obstacle course featuring seven different sections. Mission Winner: Road Rules Handsome Reward: Brand new Saturns for each teammate.
18. Montezuma's Revenge: Inside The Inferno
Aired 31 May 2004 • 21 min
Reunion Special featuring the remaining teammates in the Final Inferno.
19. Battle Scars: From the Gauntlet to the Inferno
Aired 26 January 2004 • 21 min
Competitors from 'The Gauntlet' return to clear the air on last season's biggest conflicts and controversies that are likely to carry over into the next season, 'The Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno.'
20. Casualties of The Inferno: Smoldering to the Final Challenge
Aired 17 May 2004 • 21 min
MTV VJ Damien Fahey recaps this season of the 'Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Inferno' going into the final Inferno of the season.