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3-16 (96) |
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Airdate |
August 7, 1995 |
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Christine & Jeremy |
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The Golden Spider Web of Robert the Bruce is the 96th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the 103rd episode to be aired.
Moat Crossing
Before each team was an abandoned fishing net, and beside it was an old vine. On Kirk's signal, the first player from each team swung out to the net and climbed over to jump and swim to the other side. Then, their partner would get the vine after jumping in and cross the same way.
| Moat Results | ||
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| Finish | Team | Time |
| 1st | Purple Parrots | 0:45 |
| 2nd | Silver Snakes | 0:48 |
| 3rd | Green Monkeys | 0:54 |
| 4th | Red Jaguars | 1:00 |
Steps of Knowledge
One of the most dedicated leaders of Medieval Scotland was Robert the Bruce, who led the fight for independence from England. In 1306, he was crowned King of Scotland, but the British invaded and drove him from the throne. Twice, he tried to fight his way back, and twice, he failed. Forced to disband his troops, he fled to Ireland, where he hid alone in a pitiful peasant hut, trying to figure out what to do next.
"Okay, I'm not King anymore— I can't just hang around this pitiful peasant hut all day. I need a plan! I need a job! I need to stop talking to myself! Ach, there's no hope!"
Just then, Robert noticed a spider building its web in the corner of the hut. Twice, it tried to weave its web over the timber, and twice, it fell.
"Okay, he tried twice, just like me; if he makes it on the third try, I'm gonna gather my armies and give it another shot."
Sure enough, the spider dragged itself up again, and this time, the web held. Inspired, Robert ran from the hut, jumped on his horse, and summoned his armies. Within weeks, they invaded Scotland and drove the Englishmen out. Legend has it the grateful Robert had built a golden web for the spider.
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| Question | Answers | Team |
| Robert the Bruce was king of what country? |
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Silver Snakes (Correct - 2 steps left) |
| Who drove him from the throne? |
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Red Jaguars (Correct - 2 steps left) |
| While in Ireland, did Robert the Bruce...? |
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Green Monkeys (Correct - 2 steps left) |
| Where did Robert hide? |
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Green Monkeys (Correct - 1 step left) |
| How many times did the spider try to weave its web? |
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Silver Snakes (Wrong answer - 2 steps left) |
| Green Monkeys (Correct - Advance to the Temple Games) | ||
| The spider's web inspired Robert to...? |
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Red Jaguars (Correct - 1 step left) |
| How many legs do spiders have? |
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Silver Snakes (Correct - 1 step left) |
| The scientific term for a spider is...? |
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Silver Snakes (Correct - Advanced to the Temple games) |
Temple Games
The Green Monkeys are Christine, who does cheerleading and wants to be a teacher, and Jeremy, who plays soccer and enjoys writing. The Silver Snakes are Carolina, who plays soccer and wants to be an animator, and Justin, who plays football and wants to be an architect.
Robert the Bruce's Castle (Trampoline-Net Maze)[]
Jeremy is foolishly taking a shortcut (which counts as cheating) to the goal in the boys' temple game.
As a result of living in that peasant hut, Robert the Bruce came to like spiders and accommodated them in his castle. Before Jeremy and Justin was Robert the Bruce's castle, with a spider crawling on each floor, and a web at the top. When Kirk gave the signal, each boy had to climb Robert the Bruce's castle, collecting spiders and placing them on the web, and whoever accomplished this task within 60 seconds would win; Justin won a half-Pendant for the Silver Snakes with 20 seconds remaining due to Jeremy attempting to take a short cut, then being forced to return and take the proper path.
Colored Spiders (Cubbyhole Web)[]
The other job spiders have within the animal kingdom is to limit the insect population; before Christine and Carolina was a large spider web, with the six highest cubbyholes each containing a differently colored spider (purple, blue, red, yellow, green and orange). When Kirk gave the signal, each girl had to climb the web and find a colored spider in the cubbyholes at the top and placing them on the matching colored spots at the bottom; whoever got all 6 spiders onto their spots within 60 seconds would win. Christine won 5-4, tying the score with a half-Pendant apiece.
Escape Scotland (Big "E" Wall)[]
When the British drove Robert the Bruce from the throne, he had to escape Scotland. The teams were linked together atop the maze, and had to escape Scotland; when Kirk gave the signal, they would maneuver the chain along the slot until they both could pass through, and whoever escaped first within 60 seconds would win. The Green Monkeys won with 19 seconds remaining, awarding them 1½ pendants to the Silver Snakes' half-Pendant.
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| Team | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Pendants Won |
| Green Monkeys | Lost | Won | Won | 1½ pendants |
| Silver Snakes | Won | Lost | Lost | ½ pendant |
Temple Run
Christine starts off by heading off into the Ledges (a rare occasion in Season 3), and climbing up into the Crypt instead of heading to the Pit of the Pendulum. After pulling on two books, she quickly heads down to the Pit of the Pendulum. After knocking down the column, Christine climbs up to King's Storeroom, where she encounters the first temple guard after smashing in a few pots. After finding the key and placing it on the left most pedestal. She then heads down to the Room of the Ancient Warriors, where Christine is unfortunately captured by the second guard after trying the first armor.
Jeremy then heads off into the temple, and while he could have taken went up to the Crypt and save some time, he decides to head into the ledges instead and following the same path Christine took. Unfortunately, he misses the other half of his pendant hanging on the wall next to the door leading to the King's Storeroom. With Kirk pointing out that it could cost them. With 1:19 left on the clock, Jeremy arrives at the Room of the Ancient Warriors and tries the second armor which opened the door to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. He assembled the monkey at a moderate pace and then heads off to the Room of the Secret Password. After saying the secret password "Open Sesame" he then slides down to the Quicksand Bog. Unfortunately, Kirk's prediction became true, as the third and final temple guard was hiding underneath the rubble and captures Jeremy just as he was about to enter the Dark Forest. Thus, ending the run.
While the team could have made more progress by having the second player enter directly into the Crypt, they would still have had to pass through nine rooms before the artifact's, as the Shrine-Bog door opened, but not the Shrine-Forest one.
Pendant half location
Furthermore, the team, entering with one and a half pendants, was essentially required to nab the hidden half pendant on the left of the Pit-Storeroom passage doorway because the three Temple Guards were inevitable. The team itself was above-average in terms of speed, but unfortunately, that was not enough to let them succeed here.
| Temple Run Results | |
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| Victory | No |
| Reached the Artifact | No |
| Method of Loss | Triple Seizure (0:29 left) |
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| Half Pendant Location | The Pit of the Pendulum |
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Notes
- It is revealed in this episode that Kirk's father is an architect.
- Kirk inadvertently says "Temple Games" when he meant to say "Temple Guards" while explaining the objective of the Pendants of Life.
- This is one of the few episodes in Season 3 where a team enters Olmec's Temple through the Ledges.
- This is the first of two episodes where a team of Green Monkeys lost the Temple Run as a due to being caught by the third Temple Guard with less than a full pendant. The second will happen in The Lost Taj Mahal Turban of Aurangzeb. Coincidentally, both runs ended in the Quicksand Bog.
- As a result, all six teams now have at least one run ending in a Triple Seizure.
- The illustrations of the spider during the legend are taken from the best-selling children's book Charlotte's Web.