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The Metal Beard of the Egyptian Queen
Production Number	3-29 (109)
Airdate	August 28, 1995
Team	Purple Parrots
Winning Contestants	T.J. & Randy
Artifact Location	The Shrine of the Silver Monkey
Pendants of Life	1
Temple Layout	XV
Previous Episode	The Mussel Shell Armor of Apanuugpak (Production Order) The Ivory Hunting Horn of Roland (Broadcast Order)
Next Episode	The Mummified Hand of the Egyptian King (Production Order) The Pearl Necklace of Gwalior (Broadcast Order)

The Metal Beard of the Egyptian Queen is the 109th episode of Legends of the Hidden Temple. It was the 116th episode to be aired.

Moat Crossing

Each team stood on a giant lily pad and propelled themselves across the moat by pulling on hanging vines. If a team member missed a vine, had their knees touch the water, or fell into the water, that team would start over from the beginning.

The Moat Results
Finish	Team	Time
1st	Silver Snakes	0:15
2nd	Green Monkeys	0:15
3rd	Purple Parrots	0:16
4th	Red Jaguars	0:25

Steps of Knowledge

The most iron-willed woman of Ancient Egypt was Hatshepsut, the first Egyptian Queen who crowned herself when her husband died. Because no woman had ever been allowed to reign before, she dressed like a man with a black wig and a false beard made of metal. She started the first zoo and built many great libraries and temples, all decorated with statues of herself. Legend has it that she and Thutmose were sitting around the Pyramids one night, when Hatshepsut started nagging her son.

"Tutty, finish your peacock soup. How are you going to grow up to be a big, strong pharaoh?"

"I'd already be pharaoh, but you won't let me!"

"I don't think you're old enough."

"Mom, I'm 33! Most of the kids from school are reigning already. Balaam the Hashemite has been king since he was three. And Alzarbar, the Hittite, he's been ruling Kush since fourth grade!"

"And look at the mess those countries are in!"

Thutmose didn't become pharaoh for years. But when he did, he became a powerful ruler, but never forgave his mother. He ordered that every statue of her be destroyed, and they say the only thing left was her false metal beard.

Question	Choices	Team
Was Hatsheput the first queen of...?	Turkey Persia Egypt	Green Monkeys (Correct - 2 Steps left)
According to our legend, was Hatsheput...?	Iron-willed Easy-going Ditzy	Green Monkeys (Correct- 1 Step left)
According to our legend, When her husband died, did Hatsheput?	Dress in black Throw a party Crown herself queen	Purple Parrots (Correct - 2 Steps left)
To protect her power, did Hatsheput dress like a...?	A man	Red Jaguars (Correct - 2 Steps Left)
What color wig did she wear?	Black	Silver Snakes (Correct - 2 Steps left)
In Egypt, did Hatsheput found the first...?	Laundromat Zoo	Purple Parrots (Correct - 1 Step left)
Did she decorated the temples she built with....?	Statues of herself	Red Jaguars (Correct - 1 Step left)
According to our legend, What is the name of her son?	Thutmose	Purple Parrots (Correct - Advanced to the Temple Games)
When Thutmose became ruler, did he destroy...?	Destroy all of his mother's statues	Green Monkeys (Correct - Advanced to the Temple Games)

Temple Games

The Green Monkeys are Stacey, who plays baseball, and Ryan, who plays basketball. The Purple Parrots are Randy, who plays softball and wants to be a teacher and T.J., who enjoys soccer and likes science.

​Battle Testing (Rolling Foam Boulders)

When Thutmose finally became pharaoh, he had to combat enemy forces which bordered all his territory; behind each team stood the towers of their city and between them were giant boulders which the evil armies used to destroy towns. When Kirk gave the signal, Ryan and T.J. had to push the boulders to knock over their opponent's towers, without stepping outside of their designated zones, and whoever got all four towers down within 60 seconds would win. Ryan used a double barrel move at the very beginning, which got one tower down, but T.J. was unable to knock any down within the time limit, so the Green Monkeys won the half-Pendant.

​The First Zoo (Rotating Levers)

Hatshepsut was interested in culture and learning and, to teach her people about animals, she created the first zoo in history; the teams were about to create their own zoos. When Kirk gave the signal, Randy and Stacey had to run around, get an animal from its natural habitat, then go to the other side and drop them into their cages. Whoever captured the most animals within 60 seconds would win; Stacey won 5-3, giving the Green Monkeys a full Pendant.

​Scepter of Power (Swinging Foam Boulders)

Thutmose wanted to be pharaoh, but Hatshepsut prevented him from receiving the royal scepter of power for many years; the teams' tasks were to retrieve their royal scepters. Before each team were four scepters, with the obstacle between Thutmose and the throne hanging over them. When Kirk gave the signal, one player from each team would run out and get the scepter while dodging the obstacle; if they succeeded in returning, their partner would get the next one, and whichever team got all four scepters within 60 seconds would win. The Purple Parrots got all four scepters with 2 seconds remaining, leading to the Tiebreaker.

​Tiebreaker

Olmec: "Did the Pyramids function as tombs, sundials, or ancient bazaars?" T.J. rang in and answered "ancient Egyptian burial grounds"; it was accepted by Olmec begrudgingly as "tombs", subsequently sending him and Randy to the Temple.

Temple Games Results
Team	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Results	Tiebreaker
Green Monkeys	Won	Won	Lost	1 pendant	Lost
Purple Parrots	Lost	Lost	Won	1 pendant	Won

Temple Run

The Path of T.J. and Randy

T.J. went first and entered the Temple via the Crypt at a great speed, after pulling on the second book from the skeleton, he heads down into the Pit of the Pendulum. After knocking down the column, T.J. heads down to the Tomb of the Headless Kings as that was the only door opened. In the room, he encounters the first Temple Guard and thus trading in the team's only pendant. T.J. then continues with the objective and was able to find the skull within the first ropes he pulled and places it on the king on the left. With Randy cheering him on, T.J. then heads into the Jester's Court and is able to successfully open the door to the Dark Forest after trying the middle wall painting. But unfortunately, he gets caught by a spirit of a Temple Guard with 1:56 left on the clock and was taken out of the temple.

Randy then heads off into the temple to retrace T.J.'s steps. She goes in with a great speed as well, making it to the Dark Forest with 1:33 left on the clock. Randy tries searching for the key within the trees, but she instead busts through the wall to enter the Quicksand Bog after coming up unsuccessful. Rather then trying to head up to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey to get the metal beard, she decides to head to the Room of the Secret Password. Randy had a little trouble climbing the Pharaoh's Secret Passage, but she successfully makes it up to the Room of the Secret Password and unlocks the door to the Shrine of the Silver Monkey after saying the first password: "Open Sesame". Randy then grabs the Metal Beard with 0:44 remaining and quickly makes her way back to the temple gates. However, she took an unusual path to get out, as she raced up to the King's Storeroom but went down into the Chamber of the Sacred Markers instead of heading down to the Pit of the Pendulum from there. With T.J. cheering her on, she makes it back to the Pit of the Pendulum but decides to jump down instead of walking across the foot bridges. Randy then enters the Ledges and climbs back up into the Crypt. And despite all the extra work, Randy successfully arrives back to the Temple Gates with 0:05 on the clock, thus earning her and T.J. the trip to Mexico City, Mexico.

Temple Run Results
Victory	Yes (0:05 Left)
Grabbed the Artifact	Yes
Temple Guard Locations	The Tomb of the Headless Kings (blue mask) The Dark Forest (black mask) The Ledges (gold mask)

Prize Plugs

• Original Run
  • Moat Crossing: $50 Savings Bond for Melody Pops
  • Steps of Knowledge: Moon Shoes by Hart Enterprises
  • Temple Games: Aiwa Radical Headphone Stereos

• Alternate Version
  • Moat Crossing: $50 Savings Bond for Melody Pops
  • Steps of Knowledge: Barf-O-Rama
  • Temple Games: BK Ratch Tech

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Notes

• This was the last episode where contestants must retrieve an artifact placed in the Shrine of the Silver Monkey.
• In actual history, Hatshepsut was not Thutmose's mother, but was rather his stepmother.
• This is the only episode where a team of Purple Parrots participated in a Tiebreaker and competed in the Temple Run.
• This was the only episode where a team of Purple Parrots competed in the Temple Run with only one Pendant of Life.
• This was the last episode where a team of Purple Parrots competed in the Temple Run.
• This episode also featured the last time in which a team entered Olmec's Temple with only one pendant.
• Randy was the second runner to enter every room in the Temple, following Brett Davidson in The Diary of Doctor Livingstone.
• Randy was the last player to enter the Ledges.
• This was the only episode where a team of Purple Parrots competed in the Temple Run with the male runner going in first and they were able to grab the artifact before time expired.