# Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure

Road Rules: USA – The First Adventure is the inaugural season of the MTV reality television series Road Rules. The show featured five young people traveling the country, completing various tasks to get their next clue to their next mission.

## Cast

| Cast member | Age | Description |
| Allison Jones | 21 | Allison is a pre-med student who graduated from Columbia College in 1995 and is applying to medical schools. She lives in Huntington, New York. She loves dancing and Kermit the Frog. |
| Carlos "Los" Jackson | 21 | Los is from Washington, D.C., and is a college student at Howard University, aspiring to be a cinematographer. |
| Kit Hoover | 24 | Kit is from Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from the University of North Carolina in 1993. She claims she's had 10 jobs in the past 2 years. |
| Mark Long | 23 | Mark is from Satellite Beach, Florida, and is a 1994 graduate from the University of Florida, where he was a part of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity. He can bench press 315 pounds. Viewers originally saw Mark try out as Puck's replacement on The Real World: San Francisco. He currently wrestles for Boca Raton Championship Wrestling. |
| Shelly Spottedhorse | 19 | Shelly is from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and graduated from high school in 1994. She is proud of her Kiowa and Creek heritage. She also has six tattoos and wants more. |
* ^Note 1 : At time of filming.

## Task list

| # | Mission Name | Completed |
| 1 | Landsailing Race | Completed |
| 2 | Win the Key to the City | Completed |
| 3 | Dogsledding | Completed |
| 4 | Visit Shelly's hometown | Completed |
| 5 | Job at Kleibert's Farm | Completed |
| 6 | Find the Father of Jazz and Spend the Night with Him | Completed |
| 7 | Lend a Hand for Habitat for Humanity | Completed |
| 8 | Visit 'Hotlanta' and See some Relatives | Completed |
| 9 | Job at Moon Tillett Fish Company | Completed |
| 10 | Talk to the Clown of Madison Square Garden and Appear on Television | Completed |
| 11 | Marine Training Courses | Completed |
| 12 | White Water Rafting | Completed |
| 13 | Cop For A Day | Completed |
| 14 | Open for Van Halen | Completed |
| 15 | Visit the Rockford Speedway for a Smash-Up Time | Completed |
| 16 | Skydiving | Completed |
| 17 | Job at Dine-A-Ville Motel | Completed |
| 18 | Survive! | Completed |
| 19 | Spa | Completed |

## Episodes

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | 1 | "Sailing With No Water" | July 19, 1995 (1995-07-19) |
| 2 | 2 | "Going to the Dogs" | July 26, 1995 (1995-07-26) |
| 3 | 3 | "Home on Oklahoma" | August 2, 1995 (1995-08-02) |
| 4 | 4 | "Alligator Ice Cream" | August 9, 1995 (1995-08-09) |
| 5 | 5 | "Sleeping on Buddy" | August 16, 1995 (1995-08-16) |
| 6 | 6 | "Nudes and Nails" | August 23, 1995 (1995-08-23) |
| 7 | 7 | "Baldy and Fish" | August 30, 1995 (1995-08-30) |
| 8 | 8 | "Making a Clown of Yourself" | September 6, 1995 (1995-09-06) |
| 9 | 9 | "Boot and Shoot" | September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13) |
| 10 | 10 | "All Right Nothing to See" | September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20) |
| 11 | 11 | "Sammy and the Roadies" | September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27) |
| 12 | 12 | "A Crash Up & Bang Up Time" | October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04) |
| 13 | 13 | "Meeting the Stoned Presidents" | October 11, 1995 (1995-10-11) |
| 14 | 14 | "Skydiving in Antacid" | October 18, 1995 (1995-10-18) |
| 15 | 15 | "Tit and Tat" | October 25, 1995 (1995-10-25) |

## After filming

In 2015, Kit Hoover and Mark Long reunited on Access Hollywood for the 20 years anniversary of the series.
In 2020, Mark Long started asking his followers if they'd be interested in seeing former cast members of The Challenge coming together for a new version of the series. After his idea went viral, he announced a partnership with Bunim/Murray Productions to further develop his project. The Challenge: All Stars eventually premiered on Paramount+ on April 1, 2021. The series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on November 11, 2021. Long also partnered up with Objective Media Group to develop a cooking competition series. In 2022, he competed on the 24th season of Worst Cooks in America.

### The Challenge

| Cast member | Seasons of The Challenge | Other appearances |
| Allison Jones | — | — |
| Carlos "Los" Jackson | Challenge 2000 | — |
| Kit Hoover | — | — |
| Mark Long | Challenge, Battle of the Sexes, Battle of the Sexes 2, The Gauntlet 2, The Duel II, Battle of the Exes, Battle of the Eras | The Challenge: All Stars (season 1), The Challenge: All Stars (season 3) |
| Shelly Spottedhorse | — | — |
    Note: Mark served as a co-host on Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons