Legends of the Hidden Temple/Catchphrases

Opening Spiels
"OLMEC: Legends... of The Hidden Temple! With your guide, Kirk Fogg! And here he is now!"

Rest of Spiel
"KIRK: Thank you, thank you very much, nice to see you, and thank/great/good to see you, Olmec. Welcome to (Legends of) the Hidden Temple/Actually it's Olmec's temple/I think it's Olmec's temple (And) The Rooms are filled with lost treasures that are protected by Mysterious Mayan Temple Guards. (Only) Olmec knows the Legend behind each of the treasures in his Temple. Which one are we going to hear (about) today?

OLMEC: The Legend of (insert legend artifact)

KIRK: (The legend of (insert legend artifact)!) One of these six teams will have a chance to retrieve the (insert legend artifact), will it be the Red Jaguars, The Blue Barracudas, The Green Monkeys, The Orange Iguanas, The Purple Parrots, or the Silver Snakes? They're gonna have to pass some tough physical and mental tests. And in the end, only one team will have the right to enter Olmec's Temple. But first, they must cross the moat, and here's/Olmec will tell us how they have to do it today."

The Moat
"Before you are (insert moat objects) When I say "start" the first player from each team will (work across the moat), once you're there, it's the second player's turn the same way as you did. If you fall off the moat, you have to go back and try again. As soon as the second player is safely on the deck, is his/her job to run over there and hit the gong. (Kirk demonstrates the Red Jaguars gong) The first four teams to hit their gongs will go on to the Steps of Knowledge. - Kirk Fogg (on the rules and preparation of the moat from Season 1)

"Before you, (insert objects); When Kirk gives the signal, (insert explanation of the moat rules). As soon as the second player crosses the Moat, run over and hit the gong. (Kirk demonstrates the Silver Snakes gong) (In early episodes, the camera shows the demonstration close-up of the Blue Barracudas gong) - Olmec (explaining the moat objectives from Season 2)

"Before you, (insert objects); When Kirk gives the signal, (insert explanation of the moat rules). When both players crossed (insert objects), run over and hit the gong. (Kirk demonstrates the Silver Snakes gong) - Olmec (explaining the moat objectives from Season 3)

REST OF SPIEL: "The first four teams to hit their gongs will go on to the next round." - Olmec (finishing the rules in Seasons 2 and 3)

"KIRK: Are you ready? / Are you ready teams? / Teams, are you ready?

(TEAMS : YEAH!)

KIRK: Are you ready, Olmec?/Olmec, are you ready?/It's everything ready Olmec?/Mister Olmec Are You Guys Up To?

OLMEC: Oh, yeah!/Let's rock!/This rock is ready to roll!/Let's Get Cracking!/Let's Get Rocking!/I'm Rocking And Ready!/Great!/Oh Boy!/Let's Rock The House!/You Got It Kirk!/You Betcha!/Wee wee!/Let's Do It!/Yes!/Rock And Roll!/Let's Rock And Roll!/Rock On!/Yee Haw!

KIRK: On your mark, get set, go!" -(To start the moat)" On your mark, get ready, start!"

"We got our four teams, and they are (insert four winning teams)! The (insert two losing teams) gave it a great effort and they're not going away empty handed, here's what we've got for them!" - Kirk Fogg (season 1)

"Going on to the steps of knowledge are (insert four winning teams)! The (insert two losing teams) gave it a great effort, [they're not going away empty handed], we've got a great gift for them. Here's what it is!" - Kirk Fogg (seasons 2 and 3)

The Steps of Knowledge
"As we continue our/the quest/the quest continues, it's now time for Olmec to tell us about (insert legend). Pay attention/listen up because your knowledge of a legend can bring you a step closer to Olmec's temple." - Kirk Fogg

"Legend has it..." - Olmec

"(insert story of today's legend)... "KIRK: Thank you, Olmec. So tell us, where is the (insert artifact of the day)?
 * Your quest is to retrieve the (insert artifact of the day), and bring it back here!" - Olmec (about the legend from Season 1)
 * Your quest/task/mission/goal is to/You must find the (insert artifact of the day), and bring it back here!" - Olmec (about the legend from Seasons 2 and 3)

OLMEC: The (insert artifact of the day) can be found in (insert specific Temple Room)." - Kirk Fogg telling Olmec where the artifact of the day was found in the Temple Room before explaining the rules of the Steps of Knowledge.

"Teams, you're now standing on the Steps of Knowledge. In a minute, Olmec will ask you a question. If you think you know the answer, stomp down on the Ancient Marking in front of you. "(But) If you're wrong, or you run out of time, I'm gonna give the other teams a chance to answer. The first two teams to make it to the bottom level, (will be going on to the Temple Games, and) will be one step closer to Olmec's temple. Let's get started. Olmec, [we're now ready for your] first question." Kirk Fogg (explaining about the Steps of Knowledge)
 * If you're first, your step will light up. Go ahead, stomp on it. (Team buzzes in) (Insert team), you were stomped down/ring in first, and if you answered correctly, you'd move down to the next level. - Season 1 Only
 * If you're right, you're gonna move down to the next level. - Seasons 2 and 3

"Next question(, Olmec)." - Kirk Fogg

"That is correct." - Olmec (if an answer is correct in the steps of knowledge)

"Incorrect." - (if an answer is incorrect in the steps of knowledge)
 * ...the three choices are (insert three answers)."


 * ...the other two choices are (insert last two answers)." - (if the first multiple choice answer is incorrect in the steps of knowledge)


 * ...the correct answer is (insert correct answer)" - (if two teams miss)

"That is not one of the/our three choices." -  Olmec (if an answer is incorrect and not one of the multiple choice answers in the steps of knowledge)

"Time's up." - Kirk Fogg or Olmec (if the team stomps down and unable to answer during the Steps of Knowledge)

"Time's up, the correct answer is (insert correct answer)" - Olmec (if a team runs out of time)

"Teams, you might wanna wait until you hear all the answers before you stomp in." - Kirk Fogg (reminding teams to wait for the multiple choice answers in the steps of knowledge)

"(Insert team), one more correct answer, you're going to the Temple Games." - Kirk Fogg (to the team that was one correct answer away from going to the Temple Games in Season 1)

"(Insert team) is now just one step away from the Temple Games." - Kirk Fogg (to the team that was one correct answer away from going to the Temple Games in Seasons 2 and 3)

"We got our first team going to the temple games! it's the (insert winning team #1)! We still need one more team, who's it gonna be? (insert three remaining teams) Next question, Olmec?" - Kirk Fogg (on the first team advancing to the temple games)

"This question would decide who/The next correct answer will be going on to the Temple games." - Kirk Fogg (if two or three teams are one step away from the Temple Games)

"These two teams will be going on to the temple games! It's the (insert winning team #1) and the (insert winning team #2)! (insert two losing teams) are not going away empty handed...
 * Here's what we've got for them!" - Kirk Fogg (season 1)


 * We got a great gift for them. Here's what it is!" - Kirk Fogg (season 2)

"We got our two teams, and they're going to the temple games! It's the (insert winning team #1) and the (insert winning team #2)! (insert two losing teams) gave it a valiant effort, we've got a great gift for them, Here's what it is!" - Kirk Fogg (season 3)

"These two teams will be playing for the right to enter Olmec's temple and they're gonna do it right after this!" - Kirk Fogg

The Temple Games
"Welcome back [to Legends]. Now the glory goes to the fastest and the strongest." - Kirk Fogg (at the start of the Temple Games)

"Before we get ready, let's find out more about our team players" - Kirk Fogg (talks with the contestants before the Temple Games from Season 1 and some Season 2 episodes)

"So let's hear it for (insert names) of (insert team #1), and (insert names of (insert team #2)." - Kirk Fogg (before the Temple Games from most season 2 episodes)

“Before we get started. let's find out more about our teams. On the (insert team #1) we have (insert names and hobbies) Let's hear it for the (insert team #1)! And over on the (insert team #2) we have (insert names and hobbies) Let's hear it for the (insert team #2)!" - Kirk Fogg (before the Temple Games from Season 3)

"Why don't you guys get set for the Temple Games and I'll explain them here.” - Kirk Fogg (at the beginning of the Temple Games)

"In the Temple Games, each team is competing to win Pendants of Life. The winning team will need those Pendants to protect them from the dreaded Temple Guards as they make their way to the Temple. There are three Temple Games." - Kirk Fogg

"Olmec, tell us about Temple Game #X?”- Kirk Fogg

"(insert description) When I say "Begin" (insert objective) The player/team with the most all (objects), or the player/team with the most (objects)/who's furthest along when time's up, wins." - Kirk Fogg (explaining Temple Games)

"(insert description) When Kirk gets the signal (insert objective) The player/team with all/the most (objects), or the player/team with the most (objects)/who's furthest along at the end of sixty seconds, wins" - Olmec (explaining all three Temple Games from Seasons 2 & 3)

"The (insert team #1) get the half pendant of life, the (insert team #2) can catch up in the next game so let's check it out!" - Kirk Fogg (from Season 1)

"The (insert team #1) get the half pendant of life, the (insert team #2) can catch/tie it up in our third and final game so let's check it out!" - Kirk Fogg (from Season 1)

"That's a tie, they both get the half pendant of life. Now we go to game #2/our third and final game so let's check it out!" - Kirk Fogg (from Season 1)

"(insert team #1) gets the half pendant of life. So it's (insert team #1) with a half pendant, (insert team #2) can catch up in this next game, it's worth another half pendant. - Kirk Fogg (when the team was in the lead after Temple Game #1 from Seasons 2 & 3)

"It's a tie, they both get the half pendant of life. So it's (insert team #1) a half pendant, (insert team #2) with a half pendant. We now go to our second game and it's worth another half pendant. - Kirk Fogg (when the teams we're tied after Temple Game #1 from Seasons 2 & 3)

"The (insert team #1) gets the (another) half pendant of life. So it's the (insert team #1) with a full pendant, the (insert team #2) has X pendant. We now go to our third and final Temple Game, and it's worth a full pendant. Olmec tell us about it?/our third and final game?" - Kirk Fogg (when the team was leading after two Temple Games from Seasons 2 & 3)

"It's a tie, they both get (another) half pendant of life. So it's the (insert team #1) with a full pendant, the (insert team #2) with a half pendant/also with a full pendant. We now go to our third and final game, and it's worth a full pendant. Olmec, tell us about it?" - Kirk Fogg (from Seasons 2 & 3)

"Let's set the clock at 60 seconds/put 60 seconds on the clock, (gong) On your mark, get set, go!" - Kirk Fogg

"Whoever wins this last game, goes to the Temple" - Kirk Fogg (on the final Temple that decided who'll go to Olmec's Temple)

"The (insert team #1) gets/It's a tie, they both get the full/half pendant of life. That gives (insert team #1) X pendants, the (insert team #2) got X pendants. " - Kirk Fogg (recapping the final scores after the second and third Temple Games)

"It's a tie, so let's bring out the tiebreaker pedestal" - Kirk Fogg (on the Temple Games ended in a tie)

"Here are the Tiebreaker Rules:
 * "I am gonna ask/read you a question. If you think you know the answer, hit the gong in front of you. You'll have three seconds to answer, and I/we must accept your first response. If you're right, you and your partner will be going to the Temple (and search for [insert legend.]) If you're wrong, or you run out of time, your opponents automatically win. - (Season 1)


 * "In a minute, Olmec will ask you a question. If you think you know the answer, hit the gong in front of you. You'll have three seconds to answer, and I/we must accept your first response. If you're right, you and your partner will be going to the Temple (and search for [insert legend.]) If you're wrong, or you run out of time, I'm gonna give the other team/your opponents a chance to answer. - Kirk Fogg (explaining about the Tiebreaker from Seasons 2 and 3)

"Here's your final question." - Kirk Fogg (asking the Tiebreaker question)

"Olmec...
 * "We're now ready for your final question."


 * "What is the final question?" - Kirk Fogg (awaiting Olmec the Tiebreaker question in Seasons 2 and 3)

"The (winning team) are going to the Temple! (Losing team), nice try great effort. You're not going away empty handed, here's what we've got for you!" - Kirk Fogg (season 1)

"You are correct, and you are going to the Temple! (Insert opponent's Losing team), nice try great effort. You're not going away empty handed, here's what we've got for you!" - KIrk Fogg (season 1 upon a Tiebreaker question correct and win)

"That is incorrect. The (insert opponent's winning team) are going to the Temple! The (correct) answer is (insert correct answer). (Losing team), nice try great effort. You're not going away empty handed, here's what we've got for you!" - Kirk Fogg (season 1 upon a Tiebreaker question incorrect and loss)

"The (winning team) are going to the Temple! (Losing team), nice try, great effort. You're not going away empty handed, we got a great gift for you. Here's what it is!" - Kirk Fogg (Season 2)

"The (winning team) are going to the Temple! (Losing team), nice try, great effort, and we got a great gift for you. Here's what it is!" - Kirk Fogg (Season 3)

"We'll see if the (winning team) can make it to Olmec's Temple, and retrieve the (insert artifact of the day) right after this!" - Kirk Fogg

The Temple
"Welcome back to Legends. the (insert winning team) have proven themselves worthy and now have earned the right to enter Olmec's Temple. But before we get started/first, here's Olmec who will give then some information to help them retrieve (insert artifact of the day)." - Kirk Fogg

"You could start by run into the Room of Three Gargoyles. Push in the right tongue, and a door might lead you down a staircase and into the Wall Climb/run across the Troubled Bridge. Here, you must choose your next path. You could race up into the Observatory, spin the sundial, and pass into the Room of the Golden Idols/Treasure Room. Once there, push down their bases to release the doors, that may take you below/there, you'll lift up the treasure chest and climb down through it, or try to enter/lead you into the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. Assemble the statue, and you maybe headed for the Torch Room/Pirate's Cove. If the elevator is up, then you can descend into the Mine Shaft/Spin the ship's wheel, and you can descend into the Dungeon. You can climb up the ladder, or plow through the stone wall, find the key, and it may unlock the Tomb of Ancient Kings, which will allow you to enter the Treacherous Swamp/climb into the Spider's Lair/Next, you could climb into the Swamp. If you escape, then you may have a chance to sit upon the Throne of the Pretender/enter the room of Harmonic Convergence. Stand on the proper two steps, and the doors may open. If the correct door is unlock/stone slab is up, you could crawl/run through the Pit of Despair, and finally make your way through the Cave of Sighs and back through the Temple Gate." Olmec (gives a run through the temple from early Season 1)

"You could start by run into the Cave of Sighs, and climbing down into the Pit of Despair. Turn the wheel to lift the slab, then race into the Room of Harmonic Convergence/Throne Room. Stand on the right two steps/sit on the Throne of the Pretender, and you could choose to go up into the Heart Room/Room of Fallen Columns, or into the Bamboo Forest/Treacherous Holes of Python. If you escape, then you might have a chance to enter the Tomb of Ancient Kings. Find the right key to go upstairs, or plow through the wall, and into the Well. Next, jump in the bucket and rise up into the Room of Three Torches. Find the right torch holder that will allow you to enter the Shrine of the Silver Monkey. Assemble the statue, and you maybe headed for the Treasure Room/Treasury of Golden Orbs. Next, race up into the Observatory, spin the sundail/celestial lights, and run across the Troubled Bridge, then pass through the Room of The Gargoyles/The Royal Gongs, race down the stairs, and back thorugh the Temple Gate." - Olmec (gives a run through the Temple from late Season 1)

"You could start by climbing through the Ledges, and climbing down into the Pit of Despair/Rock Quarry/Pit. Crawl through the Pit/Throw five rocks into the bucket to lift the slab, then race in the Throne Room/Laser Light Room. Sit on the Throne of the Pretender/Unleash the power of the special White Laser, and you could choose to go up into the Heart Room/Medusa's Lair/The Room of the Mandarin Hand, or... into the treacherous Swamp/Jester's Court. If you escape then/Place yourself against the right wall painting and you might have a chance to enter the Dark Forest. Reach into the hole and find the key, or/but be careful, one of the trees could be inhabited by the spirit of a temple guard. If they grab you, you'll have to give up a Pendant of Life.(Next,) plow through the wall and into the Mine Shaft. There, ride the elevator up into the Viper's Nest/Lightning Ball Room/Room of the Secret Password. and pull the snakes from the jars to/Connect the power cords to create your own Lightning which will/Find the tablet with the right password and shout it out, to open the door to the SHRINE OF THE SILVER MONKEY. Assemble the statue and you maybe headed for the King's Storeroom. Smash the claypots to find the key, which will allow you to enter the Observatory. put together the puzzle on the stone column, and jump back into the Pit/run across the Troubled Bridge/swing on the rope back across the Pit, then, pass through the Crypt, race down the stairs and back through the Temple Gate."- Olmec (gives a run through the Temple from Season 2)

"You could start by running up the stairs to the Crypt. Grab the books from the skeletons, and pass into the Pit of the Pendulum. Knock over the column and cliiiimb into the King's Storeroom. Smash the clay pots to find the key that will lead you into the Chamber of the Sacred Markers. Match the symbols on the right, to the runes on the left, then pass into the Room of the Ancient Warriors. Place yourself in the correct armor, and open the door to the SHRI-I-I-INE OF THE SILVER MONKEY! Assemble the statue, and you maybe headed toward the Room (whispers) of the Secret Password. Find the tablet with the correct inscription, and shout it out, to open the door to the Pharoah's Secret Passage. Slide down the tunnel to the Quicksand Bog where you could smash through to the Dark Forest, but beware of the temple guards that may inhabit the trees. Find the key in the tree, and you'll enter the Jester's Court. Press yourself against the correct wall painting, and you'll gain entry to the Tomb of the Headless Kings. Pull the vines to release the bones, and attach the missing skull to it's proper King. Then, race through the Pit, cliiimb through the Ledges, race down the stairs and back through the Temple Gate." - Olmec (gives a run through the Temple from Season 3)

"The choices are yours and yours alone. Good luck." - Olmec (in Season 1)

"Thank you/Thanks/Great/Good/Nice/Excellent/Fabulous/Fantastic/Perfect/Terrific Olmec. You guys won (insert number of pendants here) in the temple games. Who's going first? (Contestant: I AM!). Okay, now, which way you're gonna go, up or down? (Contestant: UP./DOWN.) Okay, now, when I say 'Start', you're gonna race through the (temple) gates into the Temple and make your way towards the (insert specific room) and grab the (insert artifact of the day). But be careful, because the Temple has many locked doors and dead ends, and also hidden inside the Temple are Temple Guards, assigned to protect three specific rooms. If you enter/go in one of those rooms, a Temple Guard will run/jump out and (he'll) capture you, but you can trade your pendant in for an extra life and go on, but, if you're caught without a pendant, you'll be taken/he'll take you out of the temple and it will be (insert name)'s turn to enter and try his/her luck. [You have a pendant in a half. Hidden somewhere inside the temple is the other half of your pendant. If you find the half pendant and you're carrying the other half, you'll (also) get an extra life.] As soon as you can reach the (insert artifact of the day), all of the doors (of the temple) will instantly/magically unlock/open and the Temple Guards will vanish/disappear. And you'll have three minutes, and (for your efforts,) you will both be handsomely rewarded. And here's how." - Kirk Fogg (in Season 1)

"The choices are yours and yours alone. You won (insert number of pendants here) in the temple games. Who's going first? (Contestant: I AM!) Very well, (insert name)! When Kirk gives the signal, you'll race through the gates, into the Temple and make your way towards, (insert artifact of the day). Hidden inside the Temple are Temple Guards, assigned to protect three specific rooms. You can trade your pendant for an extra life and go on, but, if you're caught without a pendant, you'll be taken out of the temple and it will be (insert name)'s turn to enter and try his/her luck. [Hidden somewhere inside the temple is the other half of your pendant. If you can find it and you're carrying the other half, you will get an extra life.] If you can reach the (insert artifact of the day), all of the doors of the temple will instantly unlock and the temple guards will vanish. Return through the gates with the (insert artifact of the day here) in 3:00, and you will both be handsomely rewarded. And here's how!" - Olmec (in Seasons 2 and 3)

NOTE: The speech in brackets is used only if the team has 1 1/2 pennants.

"For just getting into the Temple, you're both gonna get (insert first prize). If you can bring the (insert artifact of the day) within three minutes, and you'll also receive (insert second prize). - Dee Bradley Baker (announcing prizes for the Temple Run from Season 1)

"First, you'll get (insert first prize). Grab the (insert artifact of the day) within three minutes, and you'll also receive (insert second prize). - Dee Bradley Baker (announcing prizes for the Temple Run from Seasons 2 & 3)

REST OF SPIEL: "If you bring back (insert artifact of the day) out of the Temple before three minutes is up, you'll both be going to (insert grand prize)." - Dee Bradley Baker (announcing the grand prize for entire series.)

"Let's/We'll set the clock for three minutes/put three minutes on the clock (gong) On your mark, get ready, start!" - Kirk Fogg (at the start of the Temple Run from Season 1)

"Let's/We'll set the clock for three minutes/put three minutes on the clock, (gong) Olmec, lower your/the gate (please). (Olmec lowers the Temple Gate) On your mark, get set, go!" - Kirk Fogg (at the start of the Temple Run from Season 2)

"Olmec, lower your/the gate (please). (Olmec lowers the Temple Gate) We're Gonna Set The Clock For Three Minutes/We'll put three minutes on the clock, (gong) On your mark, get set, go!" - Kirk Fogg (at the start of the Temple Run from season 3)

"There goes (insert name) into the Temple. Which way is he/she gonna go, up or down?" - Kirk Fogg

"TEMPLE GUARD!" - Kirk Fogg (after the first and third temple gaurds)

"TEMPLE GUARD!, go (insert name)!" - Kirk Fogg (after the second temple guard)

"TEMPLE GUARD! I'm sorry, but you/the (team) have/has no more pendants! So the game is over. They had a tough time in the temple today." - Kirk Fogg (after the third temple guard)

"Nobody found the other half pendant which was at the (insert specific Temple room)." - Kirk Fogg (when nobody found the other half pendant from Season 3)

"Time's up/outta time, (Winning team) had a tough time at the Temple/came just one room away/this close from the (insert artifact of the day), but for just getting there, they got the (insert first prize)." - Kirk Fogg (when the winning team won just the first prize for just getting in the Temple)

"Time’s up/outta time, (Winning team) came this close, but they got the (insert first two prizes)." - Kirk Fogg (when the winning team reach the artifact, but ran out of time)

"THEY/HE/SHE DID IT! Well done, (winning team)! They got everything, they got the (insert first two prizes), they're going to (insert grand prize)." - Kirk Fogg (when the winning escaped the Temple before time runs out)

Taglines
"Join us again next time for (more adventure and) another great Legend of the Hidden Temple! Bye Bye!" See You Later!"/See You Next Time!" - Kirk Fogg (1998-2006)

"Legends contestants compete in Reebok athletic shoes, because on Planet Reebok, there are no rules/distractions/interuptions/boundries." - Dee Bradley Baker (1998-1999)

"HMMMMMMMM" - Olmec (1998-2006)

"Legends of the Hidden Temple was recorded in front of a live studio audience in Nickelodeon Studios at Universal Studios, Florida" - Dee Bradley Baker (1998-2006)