Kevin And Drew Unleashed
The Not So Simple Life With Kevin & Drew
By Caligirl
July 10, 2004
YOU MUST WATCH!
The lovable Frat Boys are back. This time they are tooling along in an RV and cursing each other out just like the good old days. We first met them in The Amazing Race 1 and they set the bar high for all that were to follow. All I can say is, Jon and Al (the circus clowns), Oswald and Danny (the Cha Cha Chas), Team Guido, as well as Ken and Gerard, were mere pretenders to the throne while Kevin and Drew were all that plus a bag of chips. Who didn't want these boys to win? I wept bitter tears when they lost out to whoever it was. Oh yeah, Rob and Brennan who haven't been heard from since. Blech.
Their new show is called "Kevin & Drew Unleashed" on the Discovery Channel and it's a whole lot of fun.
It aired Thursday night for the first time, and hopefully will repeat over the weekend. If it doesn't, be sure to catch the next episode on Thursday, July 15th.
Much like in "The Simple Life" the boys drive from place to place in search of odd jobs and strange experiences. They take a lot less time with their wardrobe, hair and makeup, especially the hair since they don't have any. They have been friends for 20 years and neither one of them understands how it lasted this long. Of course, all of this is said in jest. If Drew Feinberg and Kevin O'Connor can't kid each other, then who can they kid?
First Stop - A Florida 'Gator Farm
The guys head for an alligator farm near Orlando, Florida. There they learn very important things that no one should ever have to learn: How to harvest alligator eggs. I never knew that alligators laid eggs, did you? Not only that, but the eggs have to be marked so that "This End Up" is a clear signal of how they were hatched and the best way to break out of their shell.
The eggs have to be transported carefully to an incubator to insure maximum safety for the little baby alligators, because we all know that the world needs a lot more alligators, just to provide a living for maniacs like alligator wrestlers. I'm not mentioning names? Are you listening Animal Planet? (A subsidiary of Discovery)
Speaking of that, Kevin and Drew's next lesson is learning how to wrestle alligators which basically means: Pull them out of their murky abode by the tail and then clamp their powerful jaws shut with their hands. What this means, basically, is choking the living daylights out of these ugly reptiles in order to turn them into near vegetables. This has to be done rather quickly for obvious reasons. The person that does the better job with this challenge gets to have a cushy assignment for the next day, whereas the loser has the most disgusting job that they can dredge up for him.
As it happens, Kevin accomplishes this daunting task in about 15 seconds while it took Drew over a minute and a half. Therefore, Kevin gets to hang out in the visitors' area and pose with baby 'gators and snakes and kids with their families. Some are interchangeable.
Meanwhile, poor luckless Drew has to cut up old meat (R.I.P. Seabiscuit) crawling with maggots, to feed to the always hungry 'gators and he's not liking it too much. However, unlike the two simpletons, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie, the guys don't try to duck out of any responsibilities or cheat in any activity.
There is an obvious resemblance to "The Simple Life" and it's not coincidental. Maybe it's a battle of the sexes, or maybe it's meant to ride the coattails of the more successful show, but I guarantee that you'll have a great deal of fun watching Kevin and Drew doing their stint with their New Yawk humor and good hearts. They're not heirs to anything and have been friends longer than clueless Paris and Nicole and love to trash each other. Also, they're men and behave like men, even though at times, Kevin sounds like a girly girl, especially when he's afraid.
The Cranberry Bog
The Frat Boys hit Ocean Spray country and quiz one another about what "bog" means. This is a great battle ground. The insults are flying back and forth. However, it all becomes clear when they have to wade out into the murky waters to harvest cranberries in the heart of Massachusetts. Why did the Indians ever teach the Pilgrims about this berry? I have to say that it does come in mighty handy at Thanksgiving, though.
Anyway, the best part comes after the guys have finished harvesting. They are challenged to make a culinary creation out of cranberries. No fools, they soon embark on some challenging baking and cooking. Drew makes a pasta dish into which he minces a s**tload of garlic and sautés some chicken. His final presentation involves globs of cranberry sauce slopped on top of chicken to make an ugly looking platter. He's very proud of that dish. Kevin, on the other hand, creates a strange pie using cranberries (natch!) chocolate chips and other mysterious ingredients. The catalyst here is using a lot of white chocolate on top, ending up looking like a butt ugly pie, although he insists on calling it a soufflé! The very nice Ocean Spray lady comes in and practically gags on both dishes, but very sweetly tells them that they have been extremely creative.
That night, in the trailer, instead of having to hear "That's hot" or "That's sexy," we hear Drew ask what the terrible smell is while Kevin answers that it had to have been the chocolate chip cranberry "soufflé" that backed up on him and advising him to open some windows. Drew admonishes Kevin by saying that he should have been given a "courtesy warning." This completely cracked me up and won me over. Only guys will talk like this and I love seeing the other side. Frankly, I'm not sure I understand men and this helps just a teeny bit.
I love these guys, and I still wish that they had won The Amazing Race.
Back to the Future
Several episodes remain. If you're a TAR junkie like me, you won't miss any. Here is what is in store for you. On July 15th, the Frat Boys will travel to upstate New York. They are going to be veritable bulls in a china shop as they visit a new age spa. You know there is going to be plenty of action here, and I'm not necessarily talking sexual, although our boys are damn sexy and I can't think of anyone who would turn them down.
Luckily, they end up in a brewery which is another learning experience for them. If you're all out of beer, what do you do? You learn to make it by yourself! This is Kevin and Drew's version of "The Apprentice." Finding out how much do they imbibe will be hilarious.
In the last episode, the guys head for Oklahoma (insert cowboy yell). They will be learning how to brand cattle and bull riding. After overcoming their pain, they head for South Carolina for some shrimping experience. Isn't alligator wrestling enough? Apparently not.
Last stop-Staten Island, N.Y. where Drew lives. They will be working the field for the home team: The Staten Island Yankees.
CaliGirl loves the Ocean, granola and winemaking. When not busy with that, writing is her biggest thrill, well almost. She can be reached at california_girl100@yahoo.com
