here is the episode 1 recap from nbc.com
Both teams are dropped down into the jungles of Costa Rica. The celebrities are already taken in with the scenery and wildlife. But the smiles are short-lived -- as the celebrities are getting off the boat, the red team's Patti Blagojevich slips and is taken downstream by the river. Luckily, her teammates are there to help her up.
As the yellow team struggles with making it through the slippery rocks, the red team seems to be coasting right along. John Salley is already acting like the perfect gentleman and offers to carry Janice Dickenson's bag. When the red team makes it to the campsite, Heidi Spratt begins to have second thoughts about where they are staying.
After realizing that they aren't cut out for the jungle, Heidi and Spencer decide they are ready to leave the show. The other celebrities are not pleased with this news. Lou Diamond Phillips tries to remind the couple that they are on the game for charity. Spencer calls the show producers and tells them he's too big of a name to be on the show. The producers talk the duo into staying the night in the jungle and then discussing it in the morning.
Everybody in the jungle feels that Heidi and Spencer are just two people searching for attention. Lou Diamond Phillips and Frangela are over their act. Later on at night, Heidi and Spencer decide to do a fire dance and Sanjaya joins in on the fun.
The next morning, the celebrities notice that Spencer and Heidi are missing. But instead of giving them the attention they crave, the teams decide to have a little fun and take all of the possessions that Heidi and Spencer have left behind. They score extra pillows and even some hair care products. Nobody seems to be concerned with the fact that Spencer and Heidi have abandoned ship.
Spencer and Heidi return to find all the other celebrities playing with their stuff. Spencer loses his cool and starts confronting everyone he can find. A big argument ensues and the rest of the celebrities tell Spencer that he needs to calm down. Just as Spencer starts ripping up other people's bags, Heidi shows up and tells him to calm down. He takes her advice and chills out.
Damien and Myleene arrive to give the celebrities some shocking news: the teams are about to be split up by gender. Both Heidi and Spencer think this is a way for the show to punish them. Each player is given a blue shirt or a pink shirt based on which team they were on.
As Torrie is taking a dip in the river, Spencer decides to exact his revenge. He takes Torrie's backpack and acts like he's going to throw it in the river. Instead, he hides it. He just wanted Torrie to know that she can't get away with talking bad about his wife. Later on, Spencer comes back with the backpack and apologizes for his behavior. He admits he's only playing the game. Even if that means having to be nice to celebrities he cannot stand.
The teams meet up at "Jungle Joe's Diner" to play the first challenge. Each player has to eating something disgusting as fast as they can, and finish before their opponent. The winners will get a meal of chicken and fresh fruit, while the losing team will have to dine on cold beans and rice. Because of the uneven teams, Janice sits out.
The challenge gets more and more gross as the celebrities have eat live bugs. Patti and Lou Diamond have to actually eat a spider. So far, the boys are dominating the competition. In the end, Sanjaya scores the final point for the boys, and they all celebrate. They can't wait to get ahold of their chicken dinner.
Spencer tells Patti that it's time to address the pink elephant in the room, her husband's legal problems. Patti talks about all of her husband's accomplishments as governor and how the media performed a witch hunt on her family. Janice applauds Patti for her honesty. Spencer and Heidi welcome Patti in a prayer circle and let her know they are there for her and her family.
The winning meal has finally arrived and the boys cave in and decide to share their chicken and fresh fruit with the girls. The girls are very appreciative and the guys feel good about sharing. Janice reprimands everyone when they throw their chicken bones in the fire, because the bones will attract rats to the campsite.
Both teams meet up with Damien and Myleene to find out about their immunity challenge, involving something called the Trauma Tank. Spencer and Heidi decide to sit this competition out, making them not eligible for immunity when it comes to elimination time. The celebrities climb into the trauma tank, as spiders and bugs crawl all over their faces and bodies.
Both teams are dropped down into the jungles of Costa Rica. The celebrities are already taken in with the scenery and wildlife. But the smiles are short-lived -- as the celebrities are getting off the boat, the red team's Patti Blagojevich slips and is taken downstream by the river. Luckily, her teammates are there to help her up.
As the yellow team struggles with making it through the slippery rocks, the red team seems to be coasting right along. John Salley is already acting like the perfect gentleman and offers to carry Janice Dickenson's bag. When the red team makes it to the campsite, Heidi Spratt begins to have second thoughts about where they are staying.
After realizing that they aren't cut out for the jungle, Heidi and Spencer decide they are ready to leave the show. The other celebrities are not pleased with this news. Lou Diamond Phillips tries to remind the couple that they are on the game for charity. Spencer calls the show producers and tells them he's too big of a name to be on the show. The producers talk the duo into staying the night in the jungle and then discussing it in the morning.
Everybody in the jungle feels that Heidi and Spencer are just two people searching for attention. Lou Diamond Phillips and Frangela are over their act. Later on at night, Heidi and Spencer decide to do a fire dance and Sanjaya joins in on the fun.
The next morning, the celebrities notice that Spencer and Heidi are missing. But instead of giving them the attention they crave, the teams decide to have a little fun and take all of the possessions that Heidi and Spencer have left behind. They score extra pillows and even some hair care products. Nobody seems to be concerned with the fact that Spencer and Heidi have abandoned ship.
Spencer and Heidi return to find all the other celebrities playing with their stuff. Spencer loses his cool and starts confronting everyone he can find. A big argument ensues and the rest of the celebrities tell Spencer that he needs to calm down. Just as Spencer starts ripping up other people's bags, Heidi shows up and tells him to calm down. He takes her advice and chills out.
Damien and Myleene arrive to give the celebrities some shocking news: the teams are about to be split up by gender. Both Heidi and Spencer think this is a way for the show to punish them. Each player is given a blue shirt or a pink shirt based on which team they were on.
As Torrie is taking a dip in the river, Spencer decides to exact his revenge. He takes Torrie's backpack and acts like he's going to throw it in the river. Instead, he hides it. He just wanted Torrie to know that she can't get away with talking bad about his wife. Later on, Spencer comes back with the backpack and apologizes for his behavior. He admits he's only playing the game. Even if that means having to be nice to celebrities he cannot stand.
The teams meet up at "Jungle Joe's Diner" to play the first challenge. Each player has to eating something disgusting as fast as they can, and finish before their opponent. The winners will get a meal of chicken and fresh fruit, while the losing team will have to dine on cold beans and rice. Because of the uneven teams, Janice sits out.
The challenge gets more and more gross as the celebrities have eat live bugs. Patti and Lou Diamond have to actually eat a spider. So far, the boys are dominating the competition. In the end, Sanjaya scores the final point for the boys, and they all celebrate. They can't wait to get ahold of their chicken dinner.
Spencer tells Patti that it's time to address the pink elephant in the room, her husband's legal problems. Patti talks about all of her husband's accomplishments as governor and how the media performed a witch hunt on her family. Janice applauds Patti for her honesty. Spencer and Heidi welcome Patti in a prayer circle and let her know they are there for her and her family.
The winning meal has finally arrived and the boys cave in and decide to share their chicken and fresh fruit with the girls. The girls are very appreciative and the guys feel good about sharing. Janice reprimands everyone when they throw their chicken bones in the fire, because the bones will attract rats to the campsite.
Both teams meet up with Damien and Myleene to find out about their immunity challenge, involving something called the Trauma Tank. Spencer and Heidi decide to sit this competition out, making them not eligible for immunity when it comes to elimination time. The celebrities climb into the trauma tank, as spiders and bugs crawl all over their faces and bodies.
I really think this might happen
