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The Enormous Iron Nose Ring of Babe the Ox
Enormous Iron Nose Ring of Babe the Ox
The nose ring on resting on the camera-right rail of the downward ladder and the hollow box surrounding it.

Production Number

2-18 (58)

Airdate

June 10, 1994

Team

Silver Snakes

Winning Contestants

Joel Cruz-Davis & Dorothy

Artifact Location

The King's Storeroom

Pendants of Life

Temple Layout

XII

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The Enormous Iron Nose Ring of Babe the Ox is the 58th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the 45th episode to air.

Moat Crossing

The first player jumps into the moat to grab a swinging rope. Both players must swing across.

Moat Results
Finish Team Time
1st Silver Snakes 0:19
2nd Red Jaguars 0:29
3rd Green Monkeys 0:31
4th Blue Barracudas 0:32

Steps of Knowledge

Up in Minnesota lived the biggest, strongest lumberjack of all time, Paul Bunyan. They say Paul was so big that when he was a baby, it took a whole herd of dairy cattle to keep his bottle filled. With the help of Babe, his giant blue ox, he logged most of the West. Babe could haul a whole forest of logs. Paul had to dig out the Great Lakes just so she could drink. Once, during the Year of Two Winters, it snowed so hard that Paul had to dig down to find the tops of the trees. Folks all over Minnesota were snowed in.

"Babe, those folks need help," said Paul, and he stacked up so much firewood on Babe's sled that even Babe struggled to pull it, sinking deep into the ground at every step.

But deliver it, they did, and in the spring, everywhere Babe had stepped, a lake formed. When Babe died, Paul Bunyan saved her enormous iron nose ring.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question Answers Team
Was Paul Bunyan a…?
  • Carpenter
  • Lumberjack
Silver Snakes (Correct - 2 steps left)
Did Paul Bunyan live in…?
  • Wisconsin
  • Minnesota
Red Jaguars (Correct - 2 steps left)
According to legend, what did Paul Bunyan dig out so Babe could drink?
  • The Great Lakes
Green Monkeys (Correct - 2 steps left)
When Lumberjacks cut down a tree, what do they yell as a warning?
  • "Timber!"
Silver Snakes (Correct - 1 step left)
What kind of animal was Babe?
  • An Ox
Green Monkeys (Correct - 1 step left)
Is an ox closely related to…?
  • A Horse
  • A Cow
Silver Snakes (A Bull - Wrong Answer; Not one of the three choices)
Blue Barracudas (Correct - 2 steps left)
Which of these is the unit of measure for firewood?
  • A Cord
  • A Sled
  • A Bonfire
Silver Snakes (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)
Which of these legendary events caused Paul and Babe to help the people of Minnesota?
  • The Little Ice Age
  • The Nuclear Winter
  • The Year of Two Winters
Red Jaguars (Snowstorm - Wrong Answer; Not one of the three choices)
Blue Barracudas (Correct - 1 step left)
Because they don't lose their needles, are pine trees called…?
  • Eveready
  • Evergreen
  • Everlasting
Green Monkeys (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Green Monkeys are Billy, who skates on a rollerblading team, and Michelle, who likes to swim. The Silver Snakes are Joel, who likes to ski and play tennis, and Dorothy, who likes to play football with friends.

Bells on Babe's Neck (Squirting Statue)[]

Oxen, like cows, usually wear bells around their necks so they can be found easily when they're lost. Before each player was Babe's head. When Kirk gave the signal, Dorothy and Michelle each had to grab a bell, shinny up Babe's backbone, and put a bell on her neck. Of course, like any giant ox, she snorted at the girls on their way up, so they had to hold on tight. The player with the most bells on Babe's neck in 60 seconds won. Michelle managed to get two bells on Babe's neck, awarding her a half pendant of life. Dorothy only managed to get one.

Feeding Babe (Bungee Ceiling)[]

Babe was so huge that Paul had to feed her a ton of corn each day. Here, Billy and Joel had to help Paul out by learning how to feed Babe and seeing how high they can jump. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to grab an ear of corn, jump up, and stick it on the ceiling. When either player came back down, he had to grab another ear of corn and do it again. The player with the most ears of corn on the ceiling in 60 seconds won. But they had to be careful because if an ear of corn fell off, it did not count. Billy got two ears of corn while Joel got seven ears of corn, awarding Joel a half pendant of life.

Paul Bunyan's Giant Doorbell (Giant Steps)[]

Paul Bunyan's Giant Doorbell Temple Game

Paul Bunyan was a giant of a man, and if he built a house, his front steps would look like the giant steps before Kirk and the two teams. When Kirk gave the signal, one member from each team had to boost the other up to the top of the first step. Once the player is up, he/she had to turn and pull his/her partner up, then start again. Once both players were at the top, they then had to grab a hammer and ring Paul's giant doorbell to get him to the door. The team to make it to the top and ring Paul's doorbell or the team furthest along in 60 seconds won. Joel rang Paul's doorbell with 34 seconds of spare time, sending him and Dorothy to Olmec's Temple with 1½ pendants of life.

Temple Games Results
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Pendants Won
Green Monkeys Won Lost Lost ½ Pendant
Silver Snakes Lost Won Won 1½ Pendants

Temple Run

Joel went into the temple first in search of the Enormous Nose Ring. He moved very fast throughout his run in the temple and knew exactly what to do with any hesitations.

Choosing The Ledges as his starting point, he climbs down and opens the lower crawl tube to get into The Rock Quarry. In the Quarry, Joel swiftly placed the five rocks into the bucket, even grabbing two at a time to save himself some time! After completing the objective, Joel then entered The Laser Light Room and quickly pulled out the panels and revealed the white laser within the last block he had to pull.
Joel Cruz-Davis Dodges a Temple Spirit
He then traversed into The Swamp and quickly jumps into the "murky waters" of The Swamp. He decides not to try climbing up the ropes to go to The King's Storeroom where the Nose Ring is and proceeded to The Dark Forest. (It's unlikely it would have opened anyways and could have cost Joel some time). In The Dark Forest, Joel did not hesitate to quickly run and charge into The Stone Wall, busting it down and entering The Mine Shaft with 2:17 left on the clock. Interestingly enough, there was a spirit of a temple guard hiding in the tree on the left, but because Joel moved so fast, the spirit of a temple guard couldn't grab him on time! In The Mine Shaft, Joel proceeds to climb up the ladder into The Shrine of the Silver Monkey, where he is now one room away from the nose ring with over two minutes remaining. While Joel did have a bit of trouble assembling the monkey, luckily it didn't cost any significant time. With his partner Dorothy jumping and happily cheering him on, Joel finally assembles the statue and enters The King's Storeroom,
Joel Grabs the Enormous Iron Nose Ring

Joel grabbing the Enormous Iron Nose Ring.

where he quickly grabs the nose ring with 1:34 left on the clock. While making his way out of the temple, Joel chose an interesting path to get back to the gates. Instead of going across The Troubled Bridge, he decided to climb down the entire central shaft, from The Observatory to Medusa's Lair, and back into The Laser Light Room. Luckily, this also didn't cost any significant time as he still moved at a very fast pace. After passing through The Rock Quarry, he crawls back into The Ledges and makes it back to the temple gates, having escaped with fifty-six seconds to spare. With both Joel and Dorothy jumping with joy as they celebrate their temple run victory.


Ultimately, this temple run was definitely an exciting one as Joel moved very fast throughout the temple, completed everything swiftly, evaded a temple guard and did not hesitate at all. This was definitely a well-earned victory, and a very memorable temple run.

Temple Run Results
Victory Yes (0:55 left)
Grabbed the Artifact Yes
Reached the Artifact's Room Yes
Temple Guard Locations The Dark Forest (dodged; black mask)
The Observatory (gold mask)
The Lightning Room (blue mask)
Half Pendant Location The Troubled Bridge

Prize Plugs

  • Original Run
    • Moat Crossing: Larami Super Soaker XP-150
    • Steps of Knowledge: Keystone Pocket Flash Cameras
    • Temple Games: Nikko Alienator
  • Alternate Version
    • Moat Crossing: Nestle Quik
    • Steps of Knowledge: $50 Savings Bond for Ring Pop
    • Temple Games: Laffy Taffy from The Willy Wonka Candy Factory

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