Team Tornado The Dare Devil

How far would you dare to go to win a prize for your family?

Would you do this, this, or even this?

I'm The Dare Devil, and it's time to push another team to their limits.

# A family I find they dream of a prize

# On courage they draw with hope in their eyes

# All they need do is face each of my dares

# There's revulsion, embarrassment and heart-pounding scares

# So of wishes, wants and temptation, beware

# For The Dare Devil waits with a devilish dare. #

What repulsive human family do we have today?

What do we have here?

Ah, it's Max. What is it with you humans and football?

Who's this spritely customer? It's little sister, Holly.

Entirely too happy for my liking.

This must be the dad.

The mum looks like she's not too keen on mess.

Oh, my eyes! Oh, my ears!

Pipe down, Uncle Oli.

Yes, this lot will do nicely. Let's pay them a visit.

To the Wirral.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, good day family of the Wirral!

How art thou? Thou art how? Art how thou?

Who are you? What are you doing and what are you on about?

Good question, big bro Max. Some call me The Birdie Song.

Others prefer to call me

that annoying popping you get in your ears on an aeroplane.

But you can call me The Dare Devil.

I'm here to offer you the chance to win a lovely prize.

All you must do is complete a few harmless devilish dares.

Well, would you like to know the rules?

-Definitely!

-Then listen closely.

There are three devilish dares and three Golden Doubloons to be won.

Max, with help from little sister, Holly, will decide which

grown-up-ling does which dare.

Dare Devil, Dare Devil, I dare...

I will give him one Doubloon to get him started.

Should somebody be too scared to carry out a dare,

they can exchange the Doubloon to buy their way out.

But someone must always take their place.

For every dare lost, Max will have less time when he returns

to my castle, making it harder to open the door of destiny

that leads to the final prize.

-Well, Maxy boy, what do you say? Are you in?

-Yes!

And what about you, Oli? Will you support your big brother

-through this treacherous journey?

-Yes!

Excellent. So, fair family of the Wirral,

by what tedious nom de guerre would you likest your team to be knownest?

Team Tornado!

Team Tornado, Dare Devil's in town

Team Tornado, you're going down.

-Are you ready for your first dare?

-Yep.

-What could it be?

Let us consult the Scroll Of Secrets!

This ancient scroll holds a clue to what the first dare might involve.

Read it loud and proud, Maxy boy, but remember,

the devil is in the detail.

From a great height, you will descend

Keep your head straight until the end.

From a great height you will descend

Keep your head straight until the end.

-What could that mean?

-A bungee jump.

-Or maybe abseiling.

All right then, Maxy boy, which of these repulsive adult-lings will

undertake our first challenge?

Dare Devil, Dare Devil I dare Mum.

Mum, you are the chosen one. How do you feel?

-A bit nervous.

-Right, there's no time to lose.

It's going to be a bumpy ride!

Well, Team Tornado, the door has brought us to the

shores of Leasowe in the Wirral.

What sort of dare could possibly take place here?

Well, we're in the Wirral. Wirral rhymes with squirrel.

So here's a dare I like to call Squirrel On The Wirral.

Now, my bushy tailed friend.

To pass this dare, all you must do is deliver me my bowl of nuts

from the top of this lighthouse

without spilling any on the way down.

-What do you think of that, the mum?

-I think I'll do it!

Then take this and off you go.

And may I wish you the very worst of luck.

The mum must abseil down the lighthouse,

balancing 1,000g of nuts on her head.

If she loses more than 500g, she will fail the dare.

She's forgotten the nuts.

You forgot your nuts.

Well, that's that sorted. Having had her safety briefing...

Step round and keep your hands on the hand rail.

..there's no turning back now for the mum.

All right? Ready? Three, two, one, down you come.

-This must be the hardest part, coming over the edge here.

-Got it?

-I don't feel like the rope is moving though.

-Sit back.

She's about to take a first step back into the unknown.

-I just put my weight on it, do I?

-You just sit back.

There's a bit of a jump there. There's a bit of a jump.

-Don't drop them.

-Here comes some nuts.

That is the hardest part. Come on. That's good.

-There's another one.

-Keep your head straight.

I'm trying. Oh, no!

I have never seen a peanut fall so far and that's a promise.

-Oh, she's so nutty.

-Oh!

You're doing really well.

With the speed there, she's paid the price.

Two more nuts have met their end.

I can't, I'm coming away from the wall.

Some incoherent shrieking from this squirrel up there

but we're only interested in the nuts.

One slip of the foot and the mum could lose all of the nuts.

Mum, careful, you're almost there. Slowly, you're almost there.

The mum has nearly reached the bottom.

But she seems to be to losing more and more nuts.

-She's nearly there.

-There we are.

-Well done.

-Don't celebrate too soon or those nuts could still fall.

-Mum, don't.

-Oh! Sorry.

Well, squirrel mumkin, you've returned to us

but how many nuts have you managed to retain?

Pour them into the bowl and let's see how you did.

Remember, the mum needs more than 500g of nuts or it's a fail.

That looks a lot more than 500g. What do you say, Anverth? 750g.

Well, it's clear that Team Tornado you have passed the dare.

You've got yourselves another Golden Doubloon.

If she had the choice, she would not have dressed up as a squirrel.

It's more the sort of thing my dad would like doing.

She was a bit screamy, but over all she was really good.

They now have two Doubloons.

Right, Team Tornado, that's one dare down and two to go.

What will our next dare hold?

Let us consult, once again, the Scroll Of Secrets.

Max, read it loud and proud.

But, remember, the devil is in the detail!

To unlock the treasure in the chest

Think carefully before you fish in the mess.

To unlock the treasure in the chest

Think carefully before you fish in the mess.

-What could that mean?

-That's going to be interesting.

It's got to be something to do with mud. Some kind of fishing rod.

Fishing rod.

Right, Maxy boy, it's time for you to once again announce

which of your team-mates will undertake the next dare.

Dare Devil, Dare Devil, I dare Dad!

Oh, Max! Thank you.

The dad, you're the chosen one. All eyes will be on you.

How do you feel?

I think it's going to be fun, but I'm going to get very dirty.

Right, there's no time to lose. We must depart.

Well, the door has brought us to the River Dee.

I had many happy days here as a lad playing with the Vikings.

We'd crumble bread and feed the ducklings.

Then we'd quaff a load of mead, go on the rampage

and destroy half a village.

Anyway, all this talk of ducks and rampaging has put me in mind

of a very messy devilish dare.

It's a dare that I like to call Mucky Ducky.

It's a strange thing, but my mind is not what it used to be.

I can occasionally be a very forgetful Dare Devil

and I have to write things down.

Like the code to the padlock on this treasure chest.

It's such a shame because your next Golden Doubloon is inside

and you'll need the code to unlock it.

In each of these bowls is a duck with a number attached to it.

I will give you clues to help you chose which duck to go for

first, second and third to provide the combination to the padlock.

-Understand, the dad?

-I do understand.

Good! Oh, one more thing, you're going to be using your mouth!

-Oh, no!

-How do you feel about it now?

-It's not a great idea.

You can still play the Golden Doubloon if you don't fancy

-getting your face in the muck. What do you say?

-What do you think?

CHILDREN: NO!

We've come this far, let's go for it, shall we? Come on!

That's what we like to hear. Then let's get amongst it.

-Ready?

-Yes.

A popular ingredient in casserole and soup

My favourite is in the wild variety group.

-OK.

-Which of these delicious bowls of slop could that be?

The first correct number could either be in the rank rice pudding,

the mucky mushy peas, or the mouldy mushroom soup.

I'm suspecting it's something to do with mushrooms.

I'm going with this one.

Well, you've made your decision, dive in.

OK.

Oh, no!

Go on, Dad!

Not that you'd want to, but don't try this at home.

All the way!

You've pulled out number one.

It's time for our second riddle.

Frozen or tinned, they can often be found

They grow in a pod and not in the ground.

What could that be? There are two options left.

If the dad gets this wrong, then the padlock won't open.

I'm thinking that might be something to do with peas.

-It could be peas.

-Here we go!

Good luck!

All the way!

It looks like sick!

ALL: Hooray!

It's number two!

There is only one bowl left for the dad,

but will he have the right combination?

Here goes pudding!

-Go on, Dad!

-Good luck!

Eugh! What's he doing?

Shove it all out!

ALL: Hooray!

Well done! Number three. Well done, the dad.

Why not try that combination on the lock and see if you're right?

OK. Let's give it a look.

He's retrieved all the ducks, but did he do it in the right order

to open the lock?

Yes! Well, you have prevailed this time.

It was goo everywhere.

In my teeth, up my nose, in my eyes, in my ears. It was awful.

I think he did really good.

He tried really, really hard and in the end we won.

Ah! They've done it again.

That means they have three Doubloons.

So, Team Tornado, do you feel ready and willing

to take on the next devilish dare?

-ALL: YES!

-Excellent! What could it be?

Let us consult once again the Scroll Of Secrets.

Max, read it out loud.

But remember...

The devil is in the detail.

That's my line!

It's like this, "The devil is in the deta-il!"

-She did it better.

-Agh!

Read aloud without getting your tongue in a twist

You won't be alone as your friends help with their hiss.

ALL: Snakes.

-Definitely snakes involved.

-And friends.

So, we might be helping?

Very well, Maxy boy, it's time for you to announce

which of your hapless team-mates will undertake this final challenge.

Dare Devil, Dare Devil, I dare Ol.

Ol! Uncle Ol, how are you with snakes?

Not great!

Not great. All right! There's no time to lose!

Well, the door has brought us to the ancient Roman town of Chester.

Every day, enormous lorries arrive with exotic spices

and preppy clothing for sale in the town's boutiques.

Local children array themselves along the inner ring road

and count the lorries in.

Red lorry, yellow lorry. Red lorry, yellow...

It's harder to say than you think.

In fact, I think you should give it a try in our final dare.

A dare I like to call,

Forked Tongue Twister.

Right, the uncle, your dare

will be to read tongue twisters aloud clearly

and successfully without pausing, hesitating or tripping up.

And you must read them inside ten seconds.

How's your confidence level now?

-Dropping rapidly.

-Dropping rapidly, eh?

Well, prepare for this news.

You will be host to snake scarves.

Each time you read one of these tongue twisters,

a new snake will be placed upon you, each one bigger than the last.

-How are you feeling now?

-Awful!

Excellent! Then let's play.

This scaly beast will be Uncle Ol's first snake

as he takes on the classic Sea Shells tongue twister.

Right, Mr Smiley Bobs, please fetch our first hungry, angry serpent...

and place it around the uncle.

-There we go.

-Good luck.

Oh, my goodness.

Such stylish colours, perfect for this season.

Max and Holly, present our first tongue twister to Uncle Oli.

Your time starts now.

"She sells sea shells on the sea shore.

"The shells that she sells are sea shells I'm sure."

I think you stumbled a little there.

Very well. Mr Smiley Bobs, lift the snake off the stammering man.

If Uncle Ol thought that was hard, then this serpentine beauty

will make the old Peter Piper tongue twister even harder.

All right, Mr Smiley Bobs, bring on our second slithering chum.

Here he comes. He's a mighty length.

Yes, nice to see you, too.

That's it, place the snake upon the uncle, where snakes belong,

-don't you think?

-Yes.

LAUGHTER

-That's it.

-It looks amazing.

Oh my goodness me. How are you feeling?

-Ready to do the tongue twister?

-Yeah.

-Would you rather we got on with it?

-The quicker the better.

Very well then.

Max and Holly, our next tongue twister please.

"Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers.

-"A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked."

-Amazing.

Fear lends agility to the tongue.

All right, Mr Smiley Bobs, remove the snake if you will.

The final snake is over two metres long.

How will Uncle Ol handle it as he faces his hardest tongue twister?

Let's see how your body reacts as Mr Smiley Bobs

-brings on our final snake.

-Oh, wow.

-That's it.

-That's a big one.

It's hard to believe it's only one animal, isn't it? There we go.

LAUGHTER

It seems rather agitated.

Mind you, I get quite agitated

when I haven't eaten for a couple of months.

Now, Max and Holly, the next tongue twister if you will.

"A skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk,

"but the stump thunk the skunk stunk."

Very good, Uncle Oli!

Very well, Mr Smiley Bobs.

-Off comes the mighty snake.

-Well done.

Uncle Ol has read all three tongue twisters,

but did he read each one within ten seconds,

or stumble on any of those words?

I can tell you the results.

You did succeed in speaking aloud the tongue twisters within

the allocated time, so well done.

The sea shells, remember them?

I'm afraid you made a complete hash of it,

so you haven't passed this dare.

It's no Doubloon for you, Team Tornado.

You don't know what's going to happen until it comes over your neck,

and then you feel the snake moving around.

And one of them started to touch my neck,

and I felt another one flicking its tongue in my ear.

It was horrible.

I think he did really, really well even though he didn't succeed,

and I'm really proud of him.

I think three is quite a good number to go into the final task

and I think we can do it in the end.

That's it for the grown ups.

Let's see how they've done.

The mum and the dad passed their first two dares,

but Uncle Ol failed his slithery tongue twisters.

It's now all down to Max to face The Chambers Of Bravery. Yay!

Now it's time for Maxy boy to step up to the plate as we go back

to mine for the final, final,

final, final, final, final dare.

Come on, there's no time to lose.

Ah! Home sweet home.

You know, sometimes there's nothing I like better than

to kick off my boots

and let the smell of foot rot waft over me!

Later, though.

For now, Max, it's your turn to face the dares.

Holly, you'll be there for moral support,

as we face the Chambers Of Bravery 2.0!

There is only one way out of my dungeon -

through the Door Of Destiny,

beyond which lies the prize.

But the door is locked and will only open

when it hears the correct devilish word.

Door Of Destiny.

-The word you seek...

-Is...

Max must take on my three Chambers Of Bravery to find

the clues that will help reveal the word to open the door!

Team Tornado, the actions of the adults have brought you

here with three Doubloons. Not bad at all.

I want them - me, me, me!

Yes! Now, each of these beauties will buy you 15 seconds.

On top of that, I'll give you a minute,

because I have to!

And that buys you a total time of...

..one minute and 45 seconds to complete all three chambers.

Now, Max, if at any time you don't want to do a chamber

or it all gets a bit too much,

you can get out of it by shouting "Stop the dare!"

One of your team-mates will then take your place,

although you will lose ten precious seconds from the clock.

-Understand?

-Yep.

-Very good!

Then let's face the awful, the disgusting Hands Of Horror!

The first scroll is hidden within my chamber full of fearsome creatures.

There's no time to waste, so you must remain brave.

Well, Holly and Max, here we are at the Hands Of Horror.

-What do you think lurks inside?

-Don't have a clue.

Don't have a clue? What would Max's worst nightmare be?

Anything slimy.

Slimy, not good news for Max?

Then, I'm afraid it isn't good news!

51 frogs in there, Max. All getting ready to slime all over your hands

as you rummage for the scroll.

You've got one minute 45 seconds on the clock.

You time starts in

three, two, one...

Start the clock!

Go on, Max! Go on!

That's it, investigate all avenues, under that skull, under that skull.

And the frogs are everywhere.

He's found something. Can he rescue it?

Well done!

You've secured your first scroll.

Team Tornado, not a bad start at all.

We're going across, with one minute 35 left on the clock,

to the awful Tunnel Of Terror!

There are three boxes of grossness to open.

Unlock the first box to gain the key to the second

and then work your way to that precious scroll.

Just remember to keep your mouth shut.

Is Max a messy boy at home, Holly?

Very, very messy.

Very messy? Classic brother.

Well, let's see what our lovely boxes of gunk have in store for you!

All right, Max, I'll give you the key to the first box.

-There you go. Are you ready?

-Yep.

All right, your time starts in three, two, one...

start the clock!

Go on, Max!

That's it! All seems quiet

in the first box. Wait, what's this?

A rumbling. Oh, my goodness, Max, what a colourful fellow.

At the side! No, on the side!

Is it there, is it the other side? Well done, Holly. Good advice.

That's it, up to the second box.

-On the same side!

-Good man.

-Oh!

-There it goes.

My goodness me, Max!

What a mixture of colours you are!

You're like a flag of the world!

-How wonderful.

-Is he OK? Is he stuck?

That's it. Next.

I'm certainly looking forward to this.

Appearing on a Max near you,

-here it comes.

-At the sides!

That's it. Good help, Holly.

Well done. Out you come, Max.

That's it. He's handed it out.

Well done, Max, you've secured

a second scroll for Team Tornado.

Max completed the Tunnel Of Terror confidently in 49 seconds,

so 46 seconds remain for my final chamber,

the Dome Of Doom!

The final scroll is locked in a chest in the Dome Of Doom.

To find the key, you must match the feathers to the picture.

But it's not so easy when they're guarded by terrifying beasts.

Well, Team Tornado, here we are, face to face with the Dome Of Doom.

Let's see what's in there at this very moment!

It's the dreaded locusts!

They're lovely and lively, too! Imagine those hopping up

your nose and all across your eyeballs!

-Are you ready, Max?

-Yep.

All right, your time will start when your head enters the dome.

Get into position!

That's it, up you come. Start the clock!

There we go, there's a nice

big giant head in the kingdom of the locusts.

Green, red, blue.

Try not to be distracted.

What colours, Max?

-That's it, eliminate the competition.

-That looks like it.

-Try it, try it.

-Time is ticking, Max.

You'll have to act fast.

Look at the time, Max.

Open the box, before six seconds.

-MUM:

-Try the lid.

Oh, well done.

What's in there?

A load of mealworms, also guarding the scroll.

That's it, well done.

-Out you come.

-Come on, Max!

-Quick!

-Well done, Max.

You've beaten the clock and you've scored yourself a third scroll!

How did it feel when the locusts were bouncing all around your face?

It was a bit tickly when they jumped on my face.

Yes, tickly. He speaks with his characteristic sang-froid.

Well, you've got your three clues.

That puts you in a very good position as we go now to

confront the Door Of Destiny!

All right, here we are at the Door Of Destiny. Let's get to it.

Read out your first scroll.

Without this, there would be no life on Earth.

Without this, there would be no life on Earth.

Your first thought may be ice cream.

But perhaps you're wrong.

Water or sun? Not sure.

All right, ponder that clue. Let's add a second one to the mix.

See if it clears things up a little bit. Here you go.

It's the only light you can't turn off.

It's the only light you can't turn off.

-The sun.

-I think probably the sun.

You're thinking the sun?

Let's see if this confirms what you're thinking.

Scroll number three.

It's the biggest and hottest thing in our solar system.

-Sun.

-It's the biggest and hottest thing in our solar system.

Do you think it's the sun? You certainly seem very sure.

Well, I think it's time to confront the Door Of Destiny

and speak your password!

-Door Of Destiny...

-The word you seek is...

BOTH: Sun.

CHEERING

Yes, you've done it!

Congratulations, Team Tornado.

Come and join your team captains.

Off you go and claim your prize.

-In your own dungeon!

-Blah!

Humans, can't stand them!

What's that? Yes, I suppose it is

a bit lonely round here now the humans have left.

I know, we'll get some more dare-lings in.

Yes, fearless children and adults beware

For The Dare Devil waits with a devilish dare!