Episode 237(Bring your Parent to Brainsurge)

**Episode 237** of **BrainSurge** is the thirty-seventh episode filmed of the second season and 39th episode aired. It is the fourth **Family** episode taped and seventeenth special episode taped for Season 2.

## Brainiacs

* Isaiah & Mike: (Blue): (Trampoline fans)
* Charlotte & Barbara Barrielle: (Pink): (Wine country inn owners)
* Brooke & Anne: (Purple): (Like listening to the radio)
* Crystal & Tony Garcia: (Green): (Justin Bieber fans)
* **Myles & Michelle: (Yellow): (Have a dog named Dollar and a cat named Penny)**
* Skylar & Sean: (Red): (Heavy metal fans)

## Level 1

### **Puzzles**

#### Puzzle Objectives

1. Which 3 colors of flowers were thrown at Jeff? (Pink/Red/Yellow, Pink/Red/Purple, Yellow/Red/White or Pink/White/Yellow)
2. Which item did Jeff not juggle? (Guitar/Cell Phone 1/Alarm Clock/Cell Phone 2)
3. Which color pillow was the girl holding during the pillow fight? (Yellow/Pink/Green/Purple)
4. Which compartment has the worm?
5. How many seeds did Jeff spit out? (20/30/40/50)

**Episode Difference**

100: Jeff does mathematics. There's also a lemon with the salt.

### **Results**

 2nd
 Tied for 3rd/Comeback
 Tied for 3rd/Comeback
 5th
 6th

***Charlotte/Barbara and Isaiah/Mike are eliminated***

Level 1 Prize: Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament and Bucket of Slime

## Level 2

#### Interviews

* Crystal/Tony: ???
* Skylar/Sean: ???
* Brooke/Anne: ???
* Myles/Michelle: ???

Parents sat down and kids answered the questions.

### Story

Blackout

Correct Answer: Gertrude

***Brooke/Anne and Crystal/Tony are eliminated***

### **Knockout Round**

Skylar/Sean vs. Myles/Michelle

**Pairs: 1/13, 2/7, 3/4, 5/6, 8/11, 9/14, 10/16 and 12/15**

**Images: Fireflies, Courtney, Eyes, Skeleton, Dad, Electric Eels, Grandma and Monster**

**Skylar/Sean: 1/13**

**Myles/Michelle: 3/4**

**Skylar/Sean: 2/7**

**Myles/Michelle: 5/6**

**Skylar/Sean: 10/12 (Wrong)**

**Myles/Michelle: 10/16 (Correct)**

***Skylar/Sean are eliminated***

Level 2 Prize: Electric Guitar

## Level 3

**BrainSurge champions: Myles/Michelle**

Myles will do the 4x4 and 6x6. Michelle will do the 5x5.

Prizes: DreamSeat Video Game Rocker/Fujifilm Camera/Mall of America

4x4: Cleared in 19.57 seconds

Path: 2/5/9/10/11/15

Attempts

1. 2/5/9/**14**
2. Clear *(Cheered prematurely)*

5x5: Time expired during 6th attempt

Path:2/8/9/13/7/11/16/22

Attempts

1. 2/8/9/**Jumped to 7**
2. 2/8/9/**Jumped to 12**
3. 2/**7**
4. 2/8/9/13/7/11/16/**21**
5. **Same as 1st try**
6. 2/**Missed the button**

6x6: Didn't reach

## Trivia

* This is the last episode to feature every puzzle shown.
* This is the first episode where there were 2 players on a team.
	+ This also could have been a backdoor pilot for Family BrainSurge
* Unlike in Season 3, the parents and kids went down separately, with the kid going down first and the parent going down second.
* This episode has the most players going down the Brain Drain at one time in separate instances with 6 contestants.
* This is the last Season 2 episode where the 6x6 isn't reached.
* This is the only parent/child Family episode where the colors pink and purple are worn.
* This is the only family episode of Season 2 where the colors pink and yellow are worn.