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The Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus

The dog leash with either end resting on the camera-left and camera-right pedestals.

Production Number

2-37 (77)

Airdate

June 15, 1994

Team

Orange Iguanas

Winning Contestants

Elizabeth & Jason

Artifact Location

The Room of the Secret Password

Pendants of Life

1½ + ½

Temple Layout

XIV

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The Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus is the 77th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the 48th episode to air.

Moat Crossing

Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus Moat Crossing

The Moat for the last production day of Season 2 was a simple one; the players just had to swing on a rope to get across. The Silver Snakes made it across almost instantly; the Blue Barracudas, Orange Iguanas and Purple Parrots needed a bit more time, but they made it across, locking in to form one of the rarest Steps of Knowledge color combinations in the show's history.

Moat Results
Finish Team Time
1st Silver Snakes 0:20
2nd Blue Barracudas 0:32
3rd Orange Iguanas 1:00
4th Purple Parrots 1:10

Steps of Knowledge

The most famous astrologer and prophet of all time was a French doctor named Nostradamus. He predicted many historical events, like the Second World War and the San Francisco Earthquake. The Queen of France relied on his predictions. Once when a page lost the queen's favorite hunting dog, he knocked on Nostradamus's door, hoping for help.

"Leave me alone," Nostradamus called. "I'm trying to sleep."

"But, sir…" said the young man.

"I know, I know… You lost the dog. You'll find him on the road to Orléans, being led on a leash. Now beat it!"

"How does he do that?" thought the young page as he set out, running toward Orléans.

Nostradamus and the Levitating Dog Leash in the Legend

Sure enough, within an hour, he found the stray dog being led on a leash, just as Nostradamus predicted. Legend has it that the grateful queen had the leash gold-plated and gave it to Nostradamus as a token of her thanks. The night he died, the leash rose into the air, floated to Orléans and boarded a ship for the Temple, where it floats still.

Steps of Knowledge Results
Question Answers Team
Was Nostradamus born in…?
  • Italy
  • Greece
  • France
Orange Iguanas (Correct - 2 steps left)
Did Nostradamus work for…?
  • The Queen of France
  • The King of England
Orange Iguanas (Correct - 1 step left)
During an outbreak of which of these diseases did Nostradamus earn fame for tending to the poor when the physicians would not?
  • The Black Plague
Purple Parrots (Correct - 2 steps left)
Nostradamus predicted events in many people's lives based upon the movements of the stars and planets. Was he…?
  • An Astrophysicist
  • An Astrologer
Purple Parrots (Correct - 1 step left)
Which of these does an astrologer use to foretell a person's life?
  • A Roulette Wheel
  • A Telescope
  • A Horoscope
Purple Parrots (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)
Nostradamus gained fame for predicting the future. Was he…?
  • A Psychic
  • An Apostle
Orange Iguanas (Correct - Advanced to Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Orange Iguanas are Jason and Elizabeth. The Purple Parrots are Kara and Christopher.

Predictions (Plugging Holes)[]

Nostradamus is famous worldwide for his psychic predictions. Everyone wanted to see how psychic Elizabeth and Kara are. In front of each player was the Fountain of Forgetful Waters which could emit a stream of water from one of its five holes. Each player held a psychic stopper. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to plug the hole where she thought the water would appear first. If either player was right, nothing would happen. Otherwise, she would be squirted with the Waters of Forgetfulness. Then they would remove their stoppers and try again. The player with the most correct predictions in 60 seconds won. Elizabeth was more psychic with three correct predictions compared to Kara's two, awarding Elizabeth a half Pendant of Life.

Astrology (Bungee Ceiling)[]

Nostradamus was also a famous astrologer and he studied the stars when making predictions. Here, Jason and Christopher had to place some stars in the sky. When Kirk gave the signal, each player had to grab a star, jump up and hang it in the sky above him. Once either player came down, he then had to grab another star and do it again. The player who hung the most stars in 60 seconds won. Jason ended up with only one star, as he knocked two down. Christopher however won a half Pendant of Life with seven stars.

Predetermined Paths (Trapeze)[]

Nostradamus strongly believed that all people had predetermined paths that they were destined to follow. These predetermined paths decided the places they would go and the people they would meet. The predetermined path the players had to take in this game would cause them to meet their partners over and over again. When Kirk gave the signal, Jason and Kara had to place a ball between their feet, grab the trapeze, and Elizabeth and Christopher in the middle. When they met, they had to transfer the ball from one person to another. Once done, Jason and Kara had to swing back for another ball while Elizabeth and Christopher had to place the ball in their team's buckets. The team to complete the most transfers in 60 seconds won. Both teams tied with three balls in their buckets, awarding each team a full Pendant of Life, leading to a tie.

Tiebreaker[]

Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus Tiebreaker

Olmec: "Which of these did Nostradamus find for the Queen of France?" Before Olmec could give the answers, Elizabeth rang in and correctly answered "Her lost dog", sending her and Jason to Olmec's temple in search of the levitating dog leash.

Temple Games Results
Team Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Pendants Won Tiebreaker
Orange Iguanas Won Lost Tied 1½ Pendants Won
Purple Parrots Lost Won Tied 1½ Pendants Lost

Temple Run

Describing the prizes, you could tell that even Dee Bradley Baker was pretty excited; he really sounded like he wanted to give away the CD player, travel gear and especially that trip to Cancún. But let's see if those fabulous prizes can be earned in this temple run.

Elizabeth decided to go into the temple first, moving at a decent pace. She decided to start off by heading up into The Crypt, where she was able to unlock the door to The Pit after pulling on two of the books from the skeleton. Having a wide variety of options, Elizabeth decided to try them all, as she decided to swing across The Pit first and tried to unlock the doors to The Observatory and The Room of the Mandarin Hand. But both doors remained locked, so without hesitating, Elizabeth quickly jumped down into The Pit and headed for the door that will take her to The Laser Light Room. But before unlocking the door, Elizabeth takes notices of the other half of Jason's pendant, to which she proceeds to which she waves her hands in the process and then moves onwards. Though when Elizabeth started removing the blocks from the walls, she got jumpscared by the first temple guard who charged at her, which then lead her to scream. Quickly giving the guard her pendant, Elizabeth continued with the room's objective and found the white light within the second to last block she had to pull. After that, Elizabeth decided to head up into The Room of the Mandarin Hand next, but before she could do anything, the second temple guard pops out from behind, leading her to scream once more. And with a swift bit of magic, the temple guard grabs Elizabeth and lifts her out of the temple with 2:03 left on the clock.

Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus Room of the Mandarin Hand Objective Completion
Jason went in next, moving at a slightly faster pace than Elizabeth. Moving through the same path as his partner, Jason navigated through the rooms with ease and was able to grab the other half of his pendant before he moved into The Laser Light Room. Now moving up into The Room of the Mandarin Hand with 1:36 left, Jason places the fingers on the globe and moves onto The King's Storeroom. In there, Jason got lucky, as the first pot he smashes against the entrance to The Jester's Court was the one that contained the key that can unlock the door to The Shrine of the Silver Monkey. Though it was the second pedestal that unlock the door to said room. (Along with the door to The Observatory). Now moving into The Shrine and being one room away from the levitating dog leash, all Jason has to do is to assemble the monkey, and he'll free the leash from its long-lasting tomb! With Elizabeth cheering him on, Jason jumps on top of the entrance to The Dark Forest and grabs the base first. Then he heads back and grabs the middle piece and places it on the statue, and finally completing it with the head in an astonishing 16 seconds! Now with the door to The Room of the Secret Password opened, Jason quickly rushes in there and grabs the levitating dog leash with 44 seconds left on the clock! Now the only thing left for Jason to do is make it back to the temple gates! With Elizabeth now getting really excited and cheering him on, Jason runs through the upper floor, to make it back to The Pit.
Jason Pulls the Pit Rope Towards Him Using the Levitating Dog Leash of Nostradamus
And this is normally the hard part, when contestants try to grab the rope to swing across, they normally fall to the bottom of the pit and are forced to go through The Ledges. But not Jason. In fact, he made a move straight out of the Indiana Jones franchise by using the levitating dog leash to pull the rope towards him! Smart move! Now successfully across The Pit, Jason makes his way back up The Crypt and back down to the temple gates with 14 seconds left! Well earning the three prizes and being the last team in Season 2 to win the grand prize!

The Temple Run itself proved to be appropriately exciting as both Jason and Elizabeth were very amazing contestants and proved their worth in the temple by completing everything with ease. It really added a lot of excitement (Especially when Jason used the leash to grab the rope, to increase the odds of them winning. Had it not worked, or he dropped down, the chances of a win may have been difficult.) and it definitely helped made this episode to have a very memorable temple run.

Temple Run Results
Victory Yes (0:14 left)
Grabbed the Artifact Yes
Reached the Artifact's Room Yes
Temple Guard Locations The Laser Light Room (gold mask)
The Room of the Mandarin Hand (blue mask)
The Observatory (black mask)
Half Pendant Location Pit Actuator to the Laser Light Room (acquired)

Prize Plugs

  • Original Run
    • Moat Crossing: Larami Super Soaker XP-150
    • Steps of Knowledge: Keystone Pocket Flash Cameras
    • Temple Games: 2-XL Robot Cassette Player from Tiger Electronics
  • Alternate Version
    • Moat Crossing: $50 Savings Bond for Chef Boyardee
    • Steps of Knowledge: $50 Savings Bond for Ring Pop
    • Temple Games: Nerds from The Willy Wonka Candy Factory

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