The Crazy Amazing Race Season That Almost Got Cancelled - The Amazing Race 33

[@Arundetroit]

Appreciate all the Love and hate. All you can do is give it all in Life!. Donald where is your Trouseeeeeeeeeeeeeers!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Arun! I was a big fan of you on the season and how much chaos you and your daughter brought!

[@Arundetroit]

@@OnceUponAnIsland , Appreciate it. Thanks for all the love and support you gave us in your amazing recap! Strange part of the race was that we did good in challenges, but self-navigating killed us. Goooooooooo Donald were id your trouser!

[@potofseed]

Honestly, the season became more fun and enjoyable because of you and your daughter 🙇

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

@@potofseed Agreed. The chaos of Arun and Natalia was top tier.

[@theggamer2824]

The fact that one team went from a early boot eliminated to 4th place is insane.

[@kevwwong]

It was a weird season all around.

[@gabcuata]

the greeter having to leave was so funny for no reason at all

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I still think about it to this day. Did she need to pick up some dry cleaning?

[@AceAureus]

This video convinced me that Arune and Natalia are the reason they got rid of non elimination legs

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

That's a good point. TAR 34 and 35 don't have them and we don't know for sure yet with TAR 36...

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

In that case, they mothered so hard for that. I will always thank Arun & Natalia for ending the Speed Bump once and for all. Now to get rid of bait-and-switch Mega Legs. I don't like being lied to saying there are no non-eliminations, but then you go into another leg keeping Liam & Yeremi.

[@mudamoody98]

​@@OnceUponAnIslandit's the same. Next season also applied no non elimination leg

[@ChillRichard]

If anything it should had been done because of Kaylynn and Haley

[@KevinAbillGaming]

​@@OnceUponAnIsland I believe the same for S37 as there'll be 14 teams in the lineup, and having non-elimination legs would make the race too long, so I predict there'll be no non-elimination legs for the fourth time of the season.

[@ARMRandomVideos]

This was actually the first time that the team I was cheering for won. It was a crazy, transformative experience.

[@iamlougotti]

Getting eliminated first then coming back and getting eliminated first again is wild 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

And at one point they were in first!

[@snowlabradorffn]

It never ceases to amaze me, to this day, that the show survived COVID. Very glad it did!

[@johnfeather6476]

Imagine if one team came in last on all three predetermined non-elimination legs and then won the season. That would be hilarious.

[@KimSan-nx9gm]

Spoilers! In the Canadian Version of the amazing race tim and tim actually did that Last place on both non elimination legs and they actually still won

[@patrickkenneally3016]

Arun and Natalia made the most of their second chance. Can’t say the same about Michael and Moe. Donald where’s your troosers?

[@moonstoone6546]

Arun & Natalia we’re awesome! I remember being so sad that they were eliminated, but then they came back and did so well!

[@QuinTooEpic]

I love that everytime it seems phil hates talking to team donald but when eliminated hes smiling

[@gamekidsreviews]

“DONALD WHERE’S YOUR TROUSERS!” 😂 😂 ♥️ that bit through the whole video. Great video too!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Thank you!! 😁

[@slobertooth1358]

I really hope Anthony and Spencer, Connie and Sam, and Taylor and Isaiah get a second chance on the amazing race one day. I fully understand why they couldn't come back, but it always stung to me. Same with Will and Abby from season 34. They got eliminated from the race because of Covid.

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

I've always felt the teams who got canned because of the virus need a second chance. They did not deserve to have their journey cut short from something unpredictable and at times asymptomatic. Disappointed even more that Caro & Ray are no longer on speaking terms between the filming hiatus too so there's no chance they are ever coming back.

[@lukafromalienstage]

abby and will didnt get eliminated but evacuated

[@kylebeardsley6200]

The most irritated I've ever seen Phil is a time that one team got eliminated after finishing a task ~4 hours after everyone else, despite having an Express Pass they hadn't used, and it got to the point where the dude just couldn't find the right surfboard from a pile of them, and tried to cheat by looking at the other surfboards. Everyone else finished during the day, but he was still trying and failing late at night, and you could tell that Phil had 0 patience for them at that point.

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

Jessica & John irked me so much. Why they were chosen for that godforsaken 24th season (not all-stars to me) still confuses me.

[@bigonbooks4736]

Do you remember that season? Like the number?

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

@@bigonbooks4736 TAR22

[@kylebeardsley6200]

@@bigonbooks4736 Season 22 would be my best guess. It's been a while since I watched it, but Jessica and John are listed in the Wiki as the first team to be eliminated with the express pass in their possession.

[@autumnlaynecraig5452]

It was season 22, but Jessica & John come back for all stars season 24 & actually do so much better. They end up getting 7th in season 24 after losing a 3 way footrace to the Afghanimals & the Globetrotters at the end.

[@laurenpetro2901]

I still have a long standing theory that Arun and Nat's luck were why they got rid of non elim legs

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

I believe it

[@kbwillzd.7720]

This is my first time seeing your channel and as a huge fan of Amazing Race, I have to say I absolutely love your videos, lol. I find myself genuinely laughing and smiling effortlessly and agreeing with everything you say about the contestants. I've seen every episode of this show and it's awesome to experience them again with your up beat and humorous delivery. I just subscribed, thanks!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Welcome to the channel! We're so glad you are here.

[@paulbegley1464]

Uhhhh no guys. How do I break this to you. But no you don't win. In fact your the first to go home, twice.

[@Julesdoesstuff]

This is my favorite season I’ve seen. It was the first one I watched live, and honestly I prefer no u-turns/express passes. I get my social game/strategy kick from Survivor-I like the purer, just-run-the-race gameplay of AR 33/34.

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

That's why I also love the pioneer seasons of 1-3. Pure racing, just more navigational prowess as it predated mandatory in-car GPS, smartphones, etc. Longer routes and more personality.

[@EllieC130]

Ngl, even though Kim and Penn seem super cool, I feel bad the runners up didn’t get the money. Sounds like they really needed it. Hope they’re doing well!

[@arashhadzimhaiqal]

the other teams & eliminated do get cash prizes, based on their rankings

[@slimcognito383]

Well to quote Phill "We never throw out a season". At least that's what he said in a tweet

[@KevinAbillGaming]

2:22 Were they Vanck & Ashton from S29 on the TV? I remember their faces.

[@nvm9040]

arun and natalia are fun to watch bc they're so lucky now i need a Amazing Race 32 video now

[@BinaryTremor-vs1iv]

If you take suggestions, I would love a video about TAR 6 calling it the most intense and chaotic season ever. I don't know how the season casted so many dating/married teams since there's usually more variety and I am stunned by how messy and dark it is. It's almost like TAR's equivalent to Survivor Thailand. This especially goes for Jonathan Baker who was, without a doubt, the worst person to ever compete on The Race based on actions performed on the show. One video essay that's less likely to happen, but that I'd still love to see would be a video covering the Beauty Queens from TAR 10. Went from being perceived as non-threats to proving themselves as serious threats. The audience reaction was positive enough that they came back one season later.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

08:11

[@tylerkarle1228]

This season is the Survivor Gabon of the Amazing Race

[@petefabio1530]

Nope, not even close. That belongs to season 26

[@RyanIsNerdy]

Gabon and TAR 33 are my favorite seasons just because of the winners.

[@petefabio1530]

Michael & Moe are the Francesca Hogi of the amazing race

[@popmans9999]

I was just thinking the same thing.

[@fadlyrazali3832]

FRANSCES-QUA

[@Clinnonsta-wk3bc]

That was an amazing race

[@TurquoiseStar17]

Nepal has topped my TAR wishlist for a long time, and it was on the originally planned route for 33. Of course they would finally go there on the season that got screwed up! At least I got to enjoy two legs of it a few years ago, on the Israeli version of TAR, or I'd have been more annoyed 😅

[@gwydionsamildanach5814]

Where are you able to watch that? I'd be interested in seeing it.

[@alexhill2495]

love the race content, keep it up!

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

If it gets more views, I will make more. It's my 2nd favorite show after Survivor!

[@paulmclean2367]

Couldn't finish this for all the "Donald where is your Trouseeeeeeeeeeeeeers!"

[@SnappingTurtle801]

I'm glad it survived covid cause I just love this show and never want it to end. Also, glad Kim and Penn won. They were my favorites.

[@nikibaby10]

Fun fact Anthony and Spencer’s hometown is SUPER close to where I live! Hometown hero’s!

[@Satellite88]

6:50 that is something that lives rent free too

[@CryotechnicsYT]

20:47 you can see one of the teams that couldn't return on the race bcuz of Covid at the finish line with the other eliminated teams (I believe they were called "Internet Sensations" I could be wrong) I was watching the finale with my dad and we both were like "Who tf is that? They weren't racing were they?"

[@chargestone96]

It wasnt cause of covid for any of tje teams it was the dates not lining up In their case one of their dads died right before filming and they backed out to havetime to grieve

[@autumnlaynecraig5452]

That was the lgtq couple Taylor & Isaiah. I noticed them too. They were supposed to come back, but had to drop last second due to a death in the family. I also heard somewhere that all the teams that didn't return were offered a chance to return for just the finale and Ig they were the only one of the 4 teams to take up on the chance.

[@galaxycat604]

I literally just watched this episode last night and I was wondering if there was a Once Upon an Island video on it yet haha!

[@smile182blink]

Had no clue who that family was but then when said Xmas Jammies I was like oh no its 2011 again lmfao 🥴😅

[@vaporterra]

Michael and Mo are to the Amaxing Race what Ezekiel is to Total Drama and Francesca to Survivor

[@PrinceLandon-LCP]

Am I the only one that noticed the two guys that came back to stand at the end even though they didn’t come back to restart the race?

[@Varg84]

Always love Amazing Race stuff. Thanks.

[@LaZella]

so many people complained about the quality, I was just happy we even got the season at all

[@kevwwong]

Yeah I think that over time, this season will get a pass. It was bland, but they did what they could given all the restrictions.

[@BinaryTremor-vs1iv]

This is definitely a unique season. Arun and Natalia’s second chance was full of blunders and narrow survivals and the other teams have admitted they would have been prime U-turn targets if the U-turn was on this season. Supposedly, the rest of the cast didn’t like the returnee twist even if they probably understood it was necessary. Teams like Andrew and Dan, Meredith and Gretchen, and Ally and Ashley were all major Elimination Houdini's as well, but none of them were eliminated and came back afterwards. That’s probably not going to happen ever again.

[@pixelchu]

16:29 I’m dead 💀 I wonder if anyone has a solid speculation about this season if the pandemic didn’t happen. Like who would be predicted to win and stuff.

[@mmem4264]

I'm still salty the first leg back wasn't a non-elimination leg, I just felt kind of bad for them.

[@llydrsn]

You started the video great with Michael and Moe singing, but then you had to awaken the earworm about Donald and his darned troooooosers!!! Would have liked more spotlight on Raquel and Cayla, they are a strong team and really went toe to toe with everybody. One thing more: I always LOVED the last Amazing Race puzzle of the season as it is a very fun and engaging challenge and sort of becomes a recap of the season. I wonder if Survivor could do something similar for their last challenge so it would not be the same run of the mill jigsaw puzzle or ball handling challenges they always seem to have.

[@kevwwong]

It's a weird thing because I did like Kim and Penn on the Race and I'm happy that they won but I've tried to watch their channel and I don't find them entertaining there. I kind of wish you hadn't glossed over Dusty and Ryan, since Ryan had a pretty tragic story. Reminded me of David Milgaard's story up here in Canada.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Ryan and Dusty seemed super cool. I think one of them competed on The Challenge USA.

[@kevwwong]

@@OnceUponAnIslandDusty was on the current season, eliminated in part because the Survivor challengers - gasp - formed an alliance. Cayla was on the first season.

[@alainaw4459]

This is probably an unpopular opinion - but i really enjoyed this season! I am a bit biased because i was a fan of the Holderness Family before they went on the show. But i think they had a lot of great casting this season! Additionally, i think there was entertaining roadblocks and detours. I would agrue the season was easier to win since there were fewer teams when they resumed the race, but overall i enjoyed it!

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

Way easier too because there's no language barrier. It was all European areas.

[@justkyle6749]

Love this love amazing eace content

[@KevinAbillGaming]

This is also the first season to introduce new graphics to the show, and to be honest, it's a downgrade from the previous versions. I like it when clues have stylish logos that clearly indicate each of them instead of just a text and color.

[@AndreNDP]

Watching this season, I was ready for Arun and Natalia to somehow win and Phil to have a mental breakdown, refusing to acknowledge it.

[@mark_u]

Loved this season. Much better than the one before it.

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Season 32 was traaaash

[@moonstoone6546]

Michael and Moe are the Francescas of the amazing race

[@londonbordeaux]

🤣🤣🤣

[@moonstoone6546]

*sorry, I meant Francisquas

[@LewisVu1810]

Michael and Moe are giving Franchesca from Survivor 😅😅

[@achanwahn]

Oh wow... i had no idea

[@PrinceLandon-LCP]

My past five winner picks after episode 1: Cody and Jessica, placement 1st, the two guys that got second, James and will, 1st, Kim and penn, 1st, Derek and Claire 1st, rob and Corey, it’s bound to continue with them

[@gabrielleengel7476]

This was such a fun season to watch live.

[@theggamer2824]

Between 32 and 33 would you rather take a Bad Season or a Season that feels incomplete?

[@oritsela]

Whats the trouser joke? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@madison5822]

god this season was so fun to watch though

[@detectivec7368]

I’m so upset how arun and natalia are so bad at navigating like just read the map😂

[@RadMad789]

I sing Donald where’s your troo-sers all the time because of them. 😂

[@superraul6449]

This was a disaster of a season and not a good (I don't know how on earth people thnik this season is better then 32)

[@ChillRichard]

Yeah! Both were horrible, but at least 32 have better challenges

[@woodykusaki9970]

I wonder if this season finished before covid. With the season visiting Africa and Asia, the season might be harder and there'd probably more shifting in placements. We could probably finally have an alpha male team here (something we haven't had since Anthony and Bates). Both Spencer and Anthony and Dusty and Ryan were very strong.

[@ChillRichard]

If anything, this helped Ryan & Dusty. They struggle in the thinking and no labor challenges, and this season had fewer of that

[@londonbordeaux]

this was going to be one of the best seasons, teams were stacked but covid really ruined it andddddd the tasks are way too easy, like smashing 50 plates?? that's it?? even they were like too easy on episode 2 lol plus there were no equalisers after they all came back, the teams could never keep up with the teams in front because the tasks are so fcking easy, it was frustrating to watch, love the winners though.

[@ChillRichard]

Yes! That was so frustrating. The biggest challenge was driving to and from the places. Other than that the challenges were so easy. Even precovid when they had the “find the letter” challenge.

[@londonbordeaux]

@@ChillRichard oh yeah that one, 🤣🤣 they wer4 second-guessing themselves

[@paulbegley1464]

All we need now is the Amazing race the worst of the worst. And Michael and Moe can shoot for three straight. But is it possible for eleven, twelve or thirteen teams get eliminated all in the first leg ? 😂

[@kevwwong]

Do the Twinnies count as "worst"? Both of them have managed to be eliminated first in two different CBS reality competitions, after all.

[@jamesheatherly4209]

This is the season that inspired my CBS Reality Shakeup Theory with the season originally targeted for a Fall 2021 premiere in commemoration of the show’s 20th anniversary. But it’s 19 month suspension due to Covid-19 not only delayed it, but caused scheduling problems that delayed the fourth season of Phil’s other show Tough as Nails which was planned to air with Survivor 42 to January 2023 and The Real Love Boat which was meant to have aired in the summer with Big Brother 24’s Wednesday night episodes to October 2022. So to replace the delayed shows, Beyond The Edge (which was reformatted from a canceled Celebrity Survivor Spinoff)and Challenge USA (which had Amazing Race representation added as last minute) were moved to CBS instead of being Paramount + exclusives as planned.

[@supersweet131]

Eliminated first, twice 😂😂😂😂 too good to be true!!! I love TAR!

[@achanwahn]

I don't see why Phil would be annoyed... I would think he'd be excited, or think it's funny. He's been doing this for almost 20 yrs. Like, get over yourself, bro. Get a new job

[@petefabio1530]

More The Amazing Race content please

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

If it gets the views, I will make more. It's a great show.

[@petefabio1530]

@@OnceUponAnIsland Thanx for actually replying, man. I love your contents btw 🔥🔥

[@littleghost4686]

Why do kim and pen feel a lot like a healthier version of ken and barbie?

[@Kjetil.Fox-ou7ns]

This Season Would Be Even Better If Covid Didn’t Exist (Obviously)

[@paulbegley1464]

The Corona virus ? Do they even sell that brand of beer in Europe ? 😁

[@ChillRichard]

This was one of my least favorite seasons. Lots of easy challenges. Too much helping between teams. The same teams always in front. The editing was also really awful and focused on two teams; so it gave away the winner I’ll give it a pass because it was a covid season, but man the competition was not there

[@brendolbreadwar2671]

Not sure how this is seen as the worst, def very interesting compared to a normal season

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

It's definitely not the worst to me!

[@bobongguhgoh3848]

​@@OnceUponAnIslandalso i cant believe its already almost 3 years since this mess started

[@francesca-selfproclaimed-bleep]

I liked this season and the direction they took to save everyone's experiences. It was such a smart move on production to shift to a private charter and less populated areas. It's a MasterClass of working on your toes. Understandable at the time that they chose to mainly budget and go around Europe.

[@ChillRichard]

Because there was barely any competition. Lots of teams helping each other in the beginning of the season. Late in the season no close legs. Really dominated by two teams. Challenges were boring

[@justinpascal8332]

This is by far the worst us season

[@OnceUponAnIsland]

Even more so than season 32?

[@madysonandres9571]

And 28?

[@justinpascal8332]

@@OnceUponAnIsland 32 isn’t that bad every team could have hypothetically made an alliance and it had good moments. I could also at least take the season seriously.

[@justinpascal8332]

@@madysonandres9571 28 was decent their weren’t many notable moments but no one on the cast was a complete dud.

[@Sixersszn0]

The worst season in my opinion is season 8. It doesn’t even feel like amazing race, and the whole family aspect doesn’t work and makes the season super boring.

[@cabdiahmed845]

I think that the 2 black cops are doing eachother.

[@h3arts..4morg]

donald wheres your troosers?

[@danielw8776]

I was disappointed that Kim and Pen won just because they were already stupid rich before the show and didn't need the money. I hate when rich people get richer.

[@RyanIsNerdy]

Everyone who goes on a reality show gets money. I’m pretty sure last gets $2,500 each.

[@janetstotler399]

They ruined Amazing Race!

[@RyanIsNerdy]

Who!

[@PrettyLady7282]

Twin sisters: the stu*$d thing on earth that you brought YOUR EX in between sister relationships. You're beautiful, so many men out there will be privileged to date you. EX meaning YOUR PASS = do not look back = move on