WE'RE EITHER ABOUT TO SHOOT A PAULA ABDUL MUSIC VIDEO

OR IT'S TIME FOR OUR "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR"

PARKING LOT CHALLENGE.

[dramatic music]

FIRST, LET'S MEET OUR CONTESTANTS.

FROM THE VERY FUNNY SHOW "MOM" ON CBS,

ALLISON JANNEY AND ANNA FARIS ARE HERE.

[cheers and applause]

WHAT KIND OF PREPARATION, ALLISON,

HAVE YOU BEEN DOING FOR THIS COURSE?

- THIS IS ABOUT IT RIGHT HERE. - THAT'S IT?

- JUST--NO, I DID GET TO DO A PRACTICE RUN.

- YOU DID.

- DID NOT MAKE IT THROUGH ALL OF IT.

I'M NOT GONNA LIE. BUT--

SOME THINGS I DID BETTER THAN OTHERS.

- IT'S HARDER THAN YOU WOULD EXPECT.

ANNA?

- PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING

IS UNBELIEVABLY DIFFICULT.

BUT I'VE GOT A STRATEGY. - GOOD.

WELL, YOU'RE WEARING BLACK, AND THAT SHOULD HELP.

- I'M WEARING BLACK.

TIGHT CLOTHES SEEM TO HELP SOMEHOW.

- YEAH, ALL RIGHT. HOLDS ALL YOUR ORGANS IN?

[both laugh] THAT'S GREAT.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T YOU HEAD OFF OVER THERE

AND GET READY TO START THE COURSE.

- OKAY. - THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

- ALL RIGHT, THANKS. - I'LL SEE YOU IN A MINUTE.

JOINING ME AGAIN ARE "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR" HOSTS

MATT ISEMAN AND-- MATT ISEMAN AND...

- COME ON, ELLEN, YOU CAN DO IT.

- AKBAR BUJAW-- - GBAJA.

- GBAJA. - BIAMILA.

- BIAMILA. - YES! YOU GOT IT.

- OH, I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED. I'M EXCITED.

- YOU PICKED IT UP A LOT FASTER THAN I DID, I'LL TELL YOU THAT.

- I'VE BEEN TRAINING FOR THREE WEEKS

JUST TO LEARN HOW TO SAY AKBAR'S NAME.

IT'S A FUN FACT.

IF YOU REARRANGE THE LETTERS IN AKBAR'S NAME,

IT SPELLS "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR."

[laughter]

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S GO OVER THE OBSTACLES ON TODAY'S COURSE,

BECAUSE WE DID MODIFY THEM.

I THOUGHT WE COULD MAKE THEM EASIER.

IT'S THE QUINTUPLE STEPS OVER HERE, RIGHT?

- YEP, YEP.

- THEN WE HAVE THE CAT GRAB RIGHT AFTER IT.

- FOLLOWED BY THE DANCING STONES.

- OH.

- NOW WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT ON THESE FIRST THREE

IS A LOT OF AGILITY THAT'S GONNA BE REQUIRED

OUT OF THESE LADIES.

- AND CORE. - CORE STRENGTH FOR SURE.

- YEAH. THEN? - THEN YOU HAVE THE SWING JUMP.

AND THE SWING JUMP, NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE

A LITTLE BIT OF THAT CHILDHOOD--

BEING ON THE PLAYGROUND. - GETTING--

- GETTING THAT MOMENTUM GOING. ALL ABOUT THE MOMENTUM.

- ROCK INTO IT, AND THEN MAKE THE LEAP ONTO THE NET.

- AS HIGH AS YOU CAN, RIGHT? - GOOD LUCK THEN.

- ABSOLUTELY. - THEN WE'VE GOT THE INFAMOUS--

- GET 'EM, MATT. - THE WARPED WALL.

ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC OBSTACLES

IN ALL OF "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR."

- NOW WE'RE GONNA HEAD TO THE ANNOUNCER'S BOOTH

AND WE'RE GONNA GET STARTED. OKAY? ALL RIGHT.

- LET'S DO IT. - LET'S GO. LET'S GO.

- ALL RIGHT, ALLISON, LET'S GET GOING.

[cheers and applause]

- THIS IS WHERE REAL CHAMPS ARE MADE.

- AND A GREAT START THERE. A GREAT LEAP.

THAT HAD TO BE 2 FEET THERE.

- WE NEED TO FINISH THIS TODAY, ALLISON.

- OH, THEY'RE HELPING EACH OTHER.

TAG TEAM. - THEY'RE GOING TOGETHER.

- OH, SHE'S GOING WWE-STYLE HERE.

- I LIKE THIS. - UP. THERE THEY GO.

JANNEY WITH A STRONG, ATHLETIC BACKGROUND HERE.

OLYMPIC-CALIBER SKATER.

- YEAH, THAT REALLY HELPS YOU WITH THE LEGS.

- SHE TAKES THE ZUMBA CLASSES

EVERY TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, AND THURSDAY NIGHT IN GLENDALE.

THAT'LL HELP HER.

- WELL, ELLEN, SHE'S GONNA HAVE TO ZUMBA HER WAY

THROUGH THE QUINTUPLE STEPS.

- YEAH, THERE THEY ARE. - OH, LOOK AT THIS.

- THEY HAVE BOTH MADE IT.

- ALMOST. ALMOST. - IMPRESSIVE OUT OF ANNA FARIS.

- ALL RIGHT. AND THEY'RE UP!

- OH, DON'T LEAVE FARIS BEHIND! - THERE WE GO.

- THERE SHE IS. - ANNA IS RIGHT BEHIND.

- OH! SHE'S DONE IT!

- SHE'S DONE IT. SHE'S UP.

- FARIS IS GOING UNDER. - ANNA GOES BELOW.

- WATCH OUT NOW. - OH, WATCH OUT.

KEEP GOING, ANNA.

ALL RIGHT.

- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT, ALLISON.

- GET UP THERE, ANNA.

ALL RIGHT.

- I LOVE THIS APPROACH.

- ANNA--THE DANCING STONES, ANNA WILL HAVE AN ADVANTAGE.

SHE HAS 12 TOES, SO SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO--

- BUT THIS IS VERY TRICKY. - ALL RIGHT.

- IT'S KIND OF LIKE WALKING ON BOBBLEHEADS.

- YES, IT IS--IT'S GOOD.

IT'S CORE STRENGTH AND BALANCE AND--

- JANNEY WITH THOSE LONG LEGS. - GREAT ADVANTAGE.

- I THINK SOME OF THIS IS ILLEGAL,

WHAT ALLISON IS DOING, BUT SHE'S ON IT,

SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.

- ANNA'S ON HER OWN NOW.

- LOOK AT THAT!

- ALL RIGHT. - OKAY.

I SEE YOU, ANNA.

- ENGAGE YOUR CORE.

- SHE COULD DO-- WHAT'S THE CLIMB WALL?

SHE COULD DO THAT FOR SURE. - THE JUMPING SPIDER.

ABSOLUTELY. THE SPIDER CLIMB? SHE'D BE GREAT ON BOTH.

- IF WE HAD THE SPIDER-- GO!

- LOOK AT THOSE LONG LEGS. - COME ON!

- ALL RIGHT. HER LEGS ARE TALLER THAN ANNA.

- WAY TO GO, ANNA.

YAY! - UNBELIEVABLE BALANCE.

- COME ON, YOU CAN DO THIS, ANNA.

YOU CAN DO THIS, ANNA! - ANNA DID IT!

- WOW!

AND LOOK AT THIS.

- OH.

ARE YOU GONNA SIT ON IT?

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

[cheers and applause]

- COME ON, ANNA. YOU HAVE TO SWING NOW.

- LOOK AT HER ON THE CARGO NET.

- SHE'S--GO!

- AND YOU THOUGHT SHE WORKED HARD

ON "THE WEST WING."

LOOK AT THIS. - GO!

SHE'S UP. SHE'S UP.

SHE'S UP.

- OH, GOT PICKED UP!

[cheers and applause]

- VERY IMPRESSIVE, ALLISON.

VERY IMPRESSIVE.

ALL RIGHT. I'M COMING DOWN.

- ELLEN'S GONNA HAVE TO OFFICIATE THIS UP CLOSE.

- WELL, THE WOMEN OF "MOM" ARE DOMINATING THIS COURSE

THE WAY THEY DOMINATE MONDAY NIGHTS ON CBS.

- IF SHE COULD JUST TAKE ONE BIG LEAP--

- THERE IT IS. JANNEY. THERE IT IS.

OH!

- YOU SAW THAT REACH, MATT. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

- IMPRESSIVE.

- I SAY GIVE ALLISON ONE MORE TRY.

THIS IS HER CHANCE RIGHT HERE.

[cheers and applause]

- ALLISON, YOU CAN DO IT.

- IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS FOR JANNEY AND FARIS.

STRONG ONE. SHE'S DONE IT!

ALLISON JANNEY!

LOOK AT THAT FLEXIBILITY!

IN IMPROBABLE FASHION,

ALLISON JANNEY'S GONNA HIT THE BUZZER!

[bell dinging]

WELL, SHE STARS ON "MASTERS OF SEX"...

- UNBELIEVABLE!

- BUT TODAY, SHE'S THE MASTER

OF "AMERICAN NINJA WARRIOR," AKBAR.

- WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?

FOR HER TO GET UP LIKE THAT,

SHE JUST MADE A NOTE TO ALL THE MOMS THAT YOU CAN DO IT.

- UNBELIEVABLE!

- HELLO, MOM.

- FANTASTIC SUCCESS OUT OF THE WOMEN OF "MOM."

- ALLISON, I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE--

[cheers and applause]

UNBELIEVABLE.

I CANNOT BELIEVE YOU DID THAT. - I CAN'T EITHER.

I DIDN'T THINK I WAS GONNA DO THAT LAST ONE.

AND I--JUST, EVERYONE. THE CHEERS, THE SUPPORT.

I HAD TO DO IT. - LOOK WHAT YOU DID.

YOU HELPED HER UP THIS WALL.

IT'S SO IMPRESSIVE, AND THIS IS SO HIGH UP.

AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF TRAFFIC IF YOU LEAVE NOW.

AND YOU WANT TO TAKE OLIVE.

[laughter]

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GONNA BE BACK INSIDE IN A MINUTE.

AND YOU CAN CATCH THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "MOM"

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, AT 8:30 ON CBS.

WE'LL BE BACK.

[cheers and applause]