Nailed It! (2018–…): Season 5, Episode 2 - The Burbank State Fair - full transcript
It's a Ferris Wheel of fails as the teams make treats with a state-fair theme; from caramel corn knockdown-doll clowns to roller coaster cakes.
[theme music playing]
Hi, hi, hi!
It's time to fry the funnel cakes
and fire up the Ferris wheel,
because the ticket booth
is open at Nailed It!,
the baking competition
where the cakes reach for the blue ribbon...
[dog barking]
...but barely get an honorable mention.
We know you aren't at home baking alone,
so we want to see what you can do
with your favorite baking buddies.
I'm the queen of the state fair,
Nicole Byer, and today it's double trouble
as three teams of best friends
try to re-create professional treats
inspired by the state fair.
Which state? I don't know! You pick!
-[all cheering]
-What's at stake for our teams?
Ten thousand bucks!
Let's meet these BFFs.
-I'm Selma Nilla.
-I'm Lagoona Bloo.
[both] And we're ready to nail it.
[whip cracking]
[whistling]
[Lagoona] Selma and I
got to know each other
through our drag in New York City.
Selma does a show,
and I do a show right after.
The more we started working together,
the closer and closer we got.
Who are you?
[both laughing]
[Lagoona] We are a great team together.
Look at us.
Like, obviously, like, I'm so good
at decorating.
-And I'm so good at baking.
-[chuckles] And eating.
-And eating.
-[Lagoona] And we're gonna win.
So, it's just great.
-[both laugh]
-Tea.
-I'm Sonja.
-I'm Shereta.
We've been friends since high school.
[Sonja] We've never baked together,
but we keep in touch
through our love of baking
over social media.
At least we know, as a team,
we can get it done.
We're Southern girls,
so our food always tastes good.
[both laugh]
-I'm Sheldon.
-I'm Ron.
We've been friends for eight years.
We don't call each other friends.
We say family.
[Ron] Our families
are together quite a bit.
-We share a lot of experiences.
-That's why we're a great team.
[Sheldon] Our wives actually put us
on this show.
So, we don't know
what we're walking into, but when we win...
We're gonna do what every
self-respecting husband does in America.
We're gonna give it to our wives. [laughs]
Teams, give a wave to the grand marshal
of pastries and chocolate.
-[chuckles]
-[Nicole] It's Jacques Torres.
-[both] Hi.
-Thank you, Nicole. Bakers, welcome.
I cannot wait to taste
your prize-winning treats today.
And next to me is actor, comedian,
and my dear friend. It's Ron Funches!
[all cheering, applauding]
It is good to be here.
I haven't worked in months.
[all laugh]
Teams, step right up. Don't be shy.
I'll show you what we've got
for our Baker's Choice challenge.
Welcome to our fairgrounds
in beautiful downtown Burbank.
You can win your sweethearts
a big old prize when you make
caramel corn knockdown dolls!
That's right. You can take it back
to those nights where you paid $5
to try to knock these guys down
to impress your date.
-[laughs]
-Okay.
[Nicole] These dolls are made entirely
out of caramel corn and fondant.
-We have Cheery the Clown.
-[clown horn honking]
-Bobby the Barker.
-[man] Hey, you!
And Samson the Strongman.
[man 2 grunting]
Wow!
[Nicole] Ron and Sheldon,
you guys get to pick first.
-Strongman.
-Strongman.
Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo,
who did you pick?
We want the clown.
Okay. Sonja and Shereta,
you had to pick what was left.
-Bobby the Barker. Yep.
-Bobby the Barker.
I'm just excited.
Those are all the things I love.
I love corn. I love clowns.
I love caramel.
I love knocking people over
with baseballs.
[all laugh]
This is gonna be a great challenge.
All right, teams,
you guys have 45 minutes...
-[exhales]
-...and those 45 minutes start now.
-[Klaxon buzzes]
-So I would... Ladies!
[judges laughing]
I can't see that, bro.
-[laughs]
-Make that bigger, bro.
-I can't see that.
-Okay.
-I need one of these. Okay.
-[Lagoona] It's so heavy!
Get the pot. Get the pot.
Come on, Shereta,
move fast, baby. Move fast.
So, Jacques,
how would you go about making
these caramel corn knockdown dolls?
It's very tricky to do caramel corn.
First, they should start the popcorn
and then make the caramel.
When the corn is popped,
coat it with caramel and cool the mixture.
Then one baker should form the dough,
while the other roll out the fondant.
Finally, together the team
should cover the doll with fondant
and add all of the little details
to make this knockdown doll
ready for the state fair.
I love caramel corn. How do you say it?
"Car-mel"? "Car-a-mel"?
-Depends on the day.
-Same.
-Right now, I'm gonna say car-a-mel corn.
-[Nicole] Car-a-mel corn!
-Carmel!
-Car-a-mel!
Car-a-mel! Carmel!
[Selma] Okay, so I'm gonna
start making the popcorn, babe.
Okay, great.
Um, and I'll do the caramel
if you want to start the decorations.
Great.
-I'm a connoisseur at popcorn.
-Yeah.
My roomies and I make popcorn
from scratch every night for movie night.
[in sing-song] We are making popcorn!
I'm immediately gonna
start rolling out fondant.
Fondent. Fon-dent? Fondant.
-Fon-dent?
-No.
-Fondant.
-Mm-hmm.
Fondant. [clicks tongue]
-Okay.
-Oh, I already lost a nail.
-Nailed it! [laughs]
-That's okay. Nailed it!
That's why we're here. To lose nails.
-Yeah, I got it on ten.
-You hit "on" and "power"?
-Yeah, see the ten?
-[Sonja] Okay.
-Oh, it's hot.
-[Shereta] Good. Great.
[Sonja] I'm sorry.
-I might be a little bossy.
-I'm kinda calm.
But I think we'll balance
each other out well.
I agree.
Shereta, you're gonna
have to do double duty.
You're gonna have to watch
the caramel too.
Shereta, do you believe
in this dynamic duo?
Yes.
[judges laughing]
"Yes."
I truly have never seen
someone so unsure of themselves.
"Yes?"
[Sheldon] Never made it.
First time.
Because we don't know
what we're walking into,
we're just hoping our friendship
and how we work together will help us.
[Ron] And two is always better than one.
[both laughing]
-Ron, Sheldon, how's it going over there?
-Super good!
-[Sheldon] Doing great.
-Teamwork makin' the dream work?
-Oh, all day. All day.
-All right.
[laughs]
-Can you tell me what your plan is?
-Yeah.
We figuring it out. [laughs]
[laughing] Okay.
So, you take it as it comes.
That's right, that's right.
It's just born organically.
I've never made caramel before,
but today's gonna be the first.
I really gotta take the time
and unwrap all of these things.
[groans, laughs]
What else am I doing?
Oh, unwrapping these painstakingly.
Oh boy. Of course, like,
we have to do this with nails on.
I understand why these come wrapped,
but it's a hate crime.
It's bad.
Okay.
[groaning] God! The nails!
The nails are killing me.
-[Lagoona] Are you okay?
-[Selma] I'm fine.
-I'm amazing. I'm talented. I'm beautiful.
-[Lagoona] Babe, you got this.
[Selma] I'm humble.
-[Lagoona] Humble? Yikes.
-[Selma] I'm... [laughs]
[both laugh]
[Shereta] It's just not very caramelly.
Nicole, I'm afraid
that that sugar is not cooked enough.
Oh no.
[Jacques] If it's not cooked enough,
nothing going to hold together,
and things going to collapse.
I did everything that thing said.
Now it's starting to come up.
[Lagoona] Oh my God.
[Shereta] Feeling good.
Okay, okay, okay. Here we go. Here we go.
-Oh my God.
-[Sheldon] Um...
I've cooked a lot of popcorn in my life,
and I don't think Ron and Sheldon
are cooking it long enough.
-Uh-oh.
-[Ron] We just gotta thug it now.
-[Sheldon] Yeah.
-[Jacques laughing]
Look like a lot of kernels.
I hope you have strong teeth.
[Sonja] All right, Shereta.
Ooh, baby.
That is the strongman right there.
-[Ron] Let's pour it in.
-[Sheldon] How much do we need?
-[Ron] Shoot, I don't know now.
-Oh.
Wow, Ron and Sheldon
are using too much caramel.
-That's going to be a soggy mess.
-Okay.
[Shereta] Getting the caramel
coated over the popcorn.
But it... it... it's not stacking. It's soft.
Put it in the cooler to cool it down.
That's what I'm saying.
And then when you come back,
it'll be hard enough to stack.
[Selma] Oh.
[grunts]
This is a nightmare.
Ooh! Ah, ah, ah, ah!
That's hot! [chuckles]
I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
The problem is the caramel needs
to cool down a little bit
in order to be shapable.
Oh, okay.
So, yeah, that's what they're doing.
[Funches laughing] Yeah.
Shereta, that's the first smile
I think I've seen.
[judges laughing]
Now, we trying to make
this whole thing form up?
Yeah.
-Okay. You know what we're gonna do?
-All right.
-Here we go.
-Ooh! Rice cereal treats over there.
Okay. There we go.
-Now, stuff the middle with popcorn.
-[Sheldon] Yeah.
Oh boy, Jacques,
that's gonna be hard for you to cut into.
-But I'm excited to see your strength.
-I can do Samson the Strongman.
-Want me to show you?
-I'd like to see it.
-Are you ready?
-[Nicole] Yes.
-[grunting] The strongman!
-Oh!
[Jacques] What do you think?
Oh! You're popping out of your coat!
Oh my goodness, your muscles.
-Oh, wow! I've never seen muscles so big.
-You see that?
Maybe I'll get super muscular.
-Wouldn't that be wild?
-[chuckles]
[Sheldon and Ron] Get it done.
[Sheldon] Fill it. Get it done. Cover it.
[Shereta] All right, it's cool.
We're ready.
[Sonja] All right.
This is supposed to be for the bottom.
-Make sure the fondant meets.
-[Shereta] Okay.
[in sing-song] I'm in hell. I'm in hell.
-Put her down.
-[Selma] I just need that to sit.
Wow, this is really, really difficult.
Oh boy, oh boy,
you guys have eight minutes left.
Dolls better be standing.
Okay.
-[Shereta] Oh, that's the lapel.
-[Sonja laughing] Don't be judging me.
[Shereta] He's really gonna be
a one-eyed, uh...
[Sonja] No, he's not.
He's gonna have two eyes.
-Where is it?
-Turn the eye around the other way.
-Flip it around.
-[Shereta] He's coming together.
-It looks so much easier on TV.
-[Sheldon] That's where you are right now.
OMG, that strongman is looking
like Samson after the temple fell on him.
[laughs]
Yes, we could've done better,
but we will stand behind our creation.
[Ron] We've invested now.
[laughs]
[Sheldon] Look like
a Thanksgiving turkey.
It does, doesn't it?
-[Selma] Babe, that looks great!
-[Lagoona] LOL. Are you lying?
That looks so good.
My clown is very sad,
but that's how he's supposed to be.
He's supposed to be very sad.
-[Selma] Do you want an Oreo, baby?
-[Lagoona] Not right now!
[Selma] Ooh.
We got about a minute left!
-Hurry! Hurry! Yes.
-You're yelling.
We gotta stand him up.
-He's sick.
-[Sonja] Shereta, we gotta move fast.
We got it! We got this, man.
We got this. We got this.
Whoo, Ron and Sheldon,
I can't wait to see that.
-[laughing] No, stop.
-[Lagoona] Yeah, just a little decoration.
Oh gosh, everybody's is standing up.
[Sonja] I'm not trying to stress you out,
but we just gotta move.
-[judges] Five, four, three, two, one!
-[Ron] Oh my God.
-[alarm blaring]
-You're done!
-[laughs]
-Hands off. Oh my God.
All right, Sonja and Shereta, this is
the Bobby Barker you were trying to make.
[man] Hey, you!
-[Nicole] Let's see what you did.
-[drumroll]
[Sonja and Shereta] Nailed it!
[laughing]
[Funches] Okay!
[Nicole] You know, Bobby's solid. [laughs]
Honestly, this challenge was really hard,
but I think you guys did a great job.
I think that you're right.
The challenge was pretty difficult
to make all those corn
hold together and shape it.
[Funches] I love him.
He reminds me of Mr. Potato Head's brother
who can't keep a job. You know?
-It's like the family's worried about him.
-[all laughing]
-But he's still family.
-[both] That's right.
-I love him.
-I love how personal that was for you.
Like, "That's right. Family is family."
-[both] That's right.
-[all laugh]
I can't wait to taste it.
Jacques, will you do the honors?
-[Jacques] Sure.
-[Nicole] All right.
-He gonna fall over.
-[Funches] He's drooping.
-[Jacques] Uh-oh. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-[Shereta] He's going.
He's gone.
Oh!
-Oh.
-Oh, dang.
Cooking the caramel a little bit longer
will maybe give a little bit more bite.
But we have a nice, buttery flavor.
I gotta back up Jacques.
I think the flavor is great,
and I think, by the fact that maybe
you undercooked the caramel a bit,
it actually works better for me.
I like it like that.
This is actually very delightful.
-[both] Thank you.
-But we have other knockdown dolls to see.
-Okay.
-Jacques, let's go.
That's a knocked-down doll.
-Yeah, it is.
-[all laugh]
All right, Lagoona Bloo and Selma Nilla.
This is the Cheery the Clown
you were trying to make.
Let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
-[Selma and Lagoona] Nailed it!
-[all laughing]
[Funches] Did you mean
to make the clown sadder
than the clown that you received?
Yes. He got more and more sad
-as the time progressed.
-[laughs]
I like that he's sad
but also questioning it.
-He's like, "Hmm."
-[Selma] "Why am I sad?"
-I feel like I relate to this clown.
-[both laugh]
I think I've woken up several times
with that look on my face,
covered in gummy bears.
[all laughing]
-I love him. I think he's beautiful.
-[Lagoona] Thank you.
-Jacques, cut into that sad clown.
-Let's try it.
[Selma] Yeah, dig in there.
I think the caramel is cooked,
so it's holding together. That's good.
I like the flavor, the buttery flavor,
little bit of salt, then the sweetness.
I didn't know I liked popcorn
that much, you know?
[laughing]
I gotta agree.
The popcorn's excellently cooked, I think.
The flavor is wonderful.
You guys did a great job. Wonderful.
Thank you.
[Nicole] Yeah, I thought this tasted nice.
-It could've been a little sweeter.
-Okay.
Overall, I think
you guys did a lovely job.
[both] Thank you.
-Jacques, follow me, and I'll follow Ron!
-[Jacques] Yes?
-Yes, Nicole.
-[Funches] Thank you, ladies. Bye.
All right, Sheldon and Ron.
-Here's Samson the Strongman.
-[man grunts]
Let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
-[Sheldon and Ron] Nailed it!
-[laughs]
Oh no!
Wow! I can't believe y'all talked to me
with a straight face
and had that under there!
[both laughing]
What's the front, and what's the back?
-This is the front.
-Okay, I get it. Sorry.
The belt. See this little smile.
He got a little lean.
-Let's call it very interesting.
-[Nicole] Ah!
I... I love your confidence,
but it seems like... it didn't work out.
[all laughing]
Okay, so...
-[Nicole] Taste it.
-I see more cereal treats than popcorn.
It's the angle.
-The angle? He's right up in it!
-[Ron laughs]
[Jacques] My dear.
-Thank you. Merci, Jacques.
-Voilà.
-[crunching]
-Oh!
[Ron laughs]
[laughing]
I got a kernel.
[all laughing]
I found a kernel too.
I got two. So, that must mean
you like me the most.
[both chuckling]
The taste is actually not bad.
The crunchiness is not so pleasant.
-[Nicole] Mm-hmm.
-I love your passion.
Uh, the texture and the consistency
I'm having trouble with.
The fact that some of it's soggy
and some of it I bite into
and there's kernels.
-But, um, I believe in you, as people.
-[Ron laughs]
You didn't win this round.
[all laugh]
[Nicole] I'll just say that now.
I don't know why we should pretend.
So, it's between these two teams!
-Jacques?
-[Jacques] Yes, Nicole.
I can't wait for you to tell us
which one of these two teams won.
[all laughing]
Nicole, well, one team
knock it out to the park.
And this team is...
Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo!
[Lagoona] Yay!
[all applauding]
Your team is getting
the top prize at the state fair,
valued at more than 100,000 tickets,
when you take home
a tangerine stand mixer!
-[Selma gasps] Oh!
-[Lagoona] My God!
And you also get the amazing
Nailed It! golden baker's hat!
Now, go get your crown
and let it adorn your beautiful wigs.
Hmm.
[Ron laughing]
[Nicole] Okay.
We didn't think this out.
Congratulations.
[both] Thank you!
The Ferris wheel of fun
keeps on spinning to door number two.
All right, teams, it's time
for the Nail It or Fail It challenge,
which might make you a little queasy.
-Oh boy. Ron.
-It's time to lower your safety bars.
You'll be screaming
all the way when you make...
[Nicole] A roller coaster cake!
-[Selma gasps]
-[Lagoona] Oh, wow!
-I told you.
-[laughing]
[Nicole] Your stomach will drop
as you plunge
into our very own Butter Scream!
[Jacques]
This two-tiered sideways-stacked cake
is coated
in cotton-candy-flavored buttercream.
Its wooden structure, train track,
and scenery
are all shaped with fondant
and modeling chocolates.
Modeling chocolates are also crafted
to form the train car
carrying the terrified riders.
But I don't want you to worry.
If any of you feel like you are going
to throw up, just hit the panic button,
and I'll stop the ride for three minutes,
and I'll come and help your team.
-[both] Okay.
-Okay, good.
There's $10,000 at the end of this ride.
So, you have 90 minutes.
-We're gonna start the clock right now.
-[Klaxon buzzes]
-[Sheldon] Where the hell the cake mix is?
-[Ron] Okay.
[Sonja] Get your pans.
-Gonna move your cake mixer.
-[Shereta] Oh! It's heavy.
Oh boy, Jacques. How would you
make that roller coaster cake?
Nicole, I think this is a lot of cake.
So, it's a good thing
that there are two bakers.
The first things to do is
to have one baker make the cake
while the other starts on the buttercream,
taking extra care
with the cotton candy flavoring.
While the cakes bake,
they should work on their cart, riders,
and any other details
needed to create the roller coaster.
Finally, it's time to carefully stack
and carve the cakes,
cover them with fondant
and bring the Butter Scream to life.
So, it is a lot of work.
They cannot waste any time.
-I think I could do it.
-I think you can do it, yes.
-You guys have space. This is your area.
-See, you know, I'm gonna pass on that.
[laughs hysterically]
One container of cake mix.
So, basically, we're gonna try
to bake as many as we can
so that, when we are needing to stack,
we have what we need.
We only have an hour and a half
to make this monstrosity of a cake.
Maybe that's not the right word.
[Shereta] I'm gonna make more, okay?
You hear me?
Uh-huh.
The second round's not dependent
on the first round,
so, hey, we still got a shot
to win this thing.
We're okay. We can make
our own golden hats. I'm pretty crafty.
[both laughing]
Here, wipe that stuff in there,
that trash.
We were successful in the first round.
We divided and conquered.
We're gonna do the same thing again.
I am handling decorations.
-We're gonna win, right? Right?
-Yeah, we are. We're gonna win.
The detail work alone
in this cake is overwhelming.
Absolutely.
-[grunting]
-So many chickens are going in here.
I've never been so intimidated in my life,
and I'm a drag queen from New York City.
I look over, and I notice that
no one else is working on decorations yet.
-I think our plan is going to work.
-Divide and conquer works for us.
Absolutely. That's how we eat pizza.
-Divide it and conquer it.
-[laughs]
I'm gonna wash my hands,
because I don't wanna get "Selma Nilla."
[Lagoona laughs]
How you looking, Ron?
[Ron] Looking real good.
How you doing, Shel?
Living the dream, baby.
Going into round two, we have
to get it together and keep our cool.
Defeat is never an option.
When we win, it's gonna feel
so good to show our wives that,
"Hey, I may be bad at baking,
but all America knows
-that I'm bad at baking."
-[laughs]
And I have an award to prove it. [laughs]
-I'm doing the buttercream.
-I need to find the cake mix.
One thing that I've learned
is read the directions carefully.
Uh, sugar.
Read the directions carefully.
-[Sheldon] How much longer?
-[Ron] About done.
[Sheldon] Okay.
Let's see.
[Ron] It's off.
-What do you mean it's off?
-It's grainy.
Maybe I used the wrong sugar.
I used the wrong sugar.
[in slow motion]
Read the directions carefully.
[groans]
-How is it going over there?
-[Jacques laughs]
[Ron] I'm starting over again.
It felt so good the first time.
Why not do it again?
Fair.
[Ron laughs]
-I think Ron's falling apart.
-Ron's having the time of his life.
Ah! That's too funny!
[laughing]
-[Lagoona chuckles]
-Whoo! [laughs]
Ugh! What's the whiff in my nose?
-I think you can put a little more in.
-A little more? I'm nervous.
Bloop. Okay. Okay. [winces]
Oh, I can smell the cotton candy
from here. Oof!
[Sonja] Just a little bit more, not much.
It's very thick.
I hope they like it.
They will like it. They will love it.
-[Jacques] Look, he didn't measure again.
-I am nervous yet excited.
[Shereta] I'm gonna put these in the oven.
All right, here we go.
-I shouldn't need any more cake, right?
-[Ron] No, that should be enough cake.
Oh God, this is heavy, baby.
Is that the heaviest thing
you've ever picked up?
[Selma] I'm the heaviest thing
I've ever picked up.
No, honey, I'm the heaviest thing
you've ever picked up.
I'm using this modeling chocolate
to try to make those little yellow cars.
I never worked with modeling chocolate,
but I figure it's just like Play-Doh,
so we'll give it a go.
Do you see Sonja, how clean she is
and how clean their station is?
I wonder if they're mothers.
Sonja and Shereta, do you have children?
I have one son, Christian.
He's 15 years old.
Aw.
And I have one daughter.
Her name is Courtney.
She's the one that originally said,
"Mama, you should do this."
-So cool.
-[Nicole] That's sweet.
Look in the camera
and tell her you love her.
I love you, Courtney. [laughs]
That's nice. They'll probably cut it out.
[all laughing]
Okay. Rider two. Okay.
♪ I'm making fondant
I'm making fondant right now, yeah ♪
-[in sing-song] Lagoona Bloo!
-[Lagoona] Yes, ma'am?
Were you singing a song about fondant?
♪ Yes, I was singing a song about fondant
Making it up as I go ♪
[Nicole] Hey!
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
-Do you know any song about chocolates?
-[Lagoona] Uh, let's see.
♪ Jacques is a beautiful chocolatier ♪
♪ And I really like him ♪
♪ And I really like him
And his chocolate ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
-We'll workshop it.
-Yeah, it was great.
-[laughing] Selma!
-[Selma] Thank you. Thank you.
[Nicole] ♪ Ron and Sheldon
How are you doing? ♪
♪ We are doing supergood, supergood ♪
[Sheldon] So, what are you taking
out of there?
[Nicole] Oh boy.
-Over here. Over here. She's good.
-[laughs]
Ron's trying to have fun, and Sheldon's
saying, "No, man, we got work to do."
-Do you have a space for cakes?
-[Ron] Yeah.
-Shereta, them bottom cakes are ready.
-Okay.
Nicole, you have to see what's going on.
Sonja just told Shereta
that the cakes are done,
but they're leaving them in the oven.
-They're going to be overcooked.
-Why would she do that?
I don't know.
-[Selma] These cakes are perfectly cooked.
-[Lagoona] Okay, great.
[clock ticking]
[Shereta] What's wrong
with these cakes?
-Oh boy.
-[Sonja] The bottom ones are done.
-I touched 'em.
-[Shereta] You're talking about those?
-They're done. These are done.
-[Shereta] Okay.
Thought you meant the bottom oven.
I think that one's done.
Twenty minutes left!
-We gotta hurry up.
-[Shereta] Ooh.
-This isn't my best job. I'm so sorry.
-[Lagoona] You're fine.
-We need to start covering this.
-Yeah.
-[Shereta] This is for the tracks.
-[Sonja] Okay.
-That's what it looks like right there.
-I don't think it's gonna stay.
One second. Let me get...
-[Lagoona] Dowels?
-[Selma] Yeah.
As soon as we start layering
and icing the cake, I just start to panic,
because this is not looking
how I thought it was going to look.
-Run!
-[Selma] Sorry, I don't wanna slip.
We need Jacques to help
"stand up" our roller coaster. [groans]
-Frosting, frosting.
-[Selma groans]
Okay. Panic! Jacques! We need help!
It's a panic! [screaming]
[announcer 1] Welcome aboard
the Panic Mixer.
[announcer 2 speaking Spanish]
Okay. So, we have a question about
the structural integrity of the cake.
They said to place the cake sideways.
-Is that what they meant?
-Yes.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
You can put some piece of cakes.
-Carve it a little bit and then cover it.
-[both] Okay.
-To give that type of impression.
-That rounded shape?
-[Jacques] Yes.
-Cool.
[announcer 1] Welcome to the Pukinator.
[announcer 2 speaking Spanish]
[screaming]
And, uh, what do you suggest
for gluing the little pieces of wood on?
-A little bit of buttercream on the back...
-And it's pink, so that's perfect.
-Thank you, Jacques.
-Thank you very much.
[announcer 1] Keep all arms and hands
inside the vehicle at all times.
-Help!
-Are you okay?
No.
[laughs]
Five and a half minutes. Make sure you got
your two little riders and other stuff.
-We got a cart. We got tracks.
-[Nicole] Yes.
-Got a carnival operator.
-That other stuff. Yes. Yes.
-You got your permits.
-Yes.
[Ron] We have to just decorate it now.
[Sheldon] The X factor
is these heavy old brick people.
You got it, Shel. You got it.
You got it, man.
[Shereta] Oh, those are great!
Look at us, yeah.
-That's beautiful.
-[Sonja] Well, thank you.
-[Shereta] I love it.
-[Sonja] Thank you.
Move her wherever she needs to go.
[both gasp]
[screams]
I'm sorry, ma'am.
So many people would be injured
if they rode this cake. [chuckles]
Two minutes remain.
-[Sonja] Gonna put the Butter Scream on.
-[Shereta] Okay.
[Selma] I'm doing the crossbeams,
you know?
It looks like something
a gay troll would live in.
-[Lagoona] So, is this your home, Selma?
-[laughs]
-You wanna add any elements or anything?
-I don't know. I like it.
-Sprinkles for the grass?
-Yes.
[Shereta] This is
the happiest candy land ever.
She just fell out again.
This roller coaster's getting sued.
Thirty seconds!
-What do we want it to say?
-[Ron] Stowells.
[Selma] We should put cute sprinkles
all around the base of this.
Great. Love that.
[Sheldon] At least
people will recognize this one.
[Ron] Yeah. Yes, yes, yes.
[judges] Five! Four! Three! Two! One!
-You're done!
-[Ron] Whoo!
[Nicole] Yes!
All right, Sonja and Shereta,
roll your cake on over.
This is the roller coaster cake
you were trying to make.
Let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
-[Sonja and Shereta] Nailed it!
-You know!
[chuckles]
[Nicole] This is fun!
Very colorful.
We got the Butter Scream.
I think you got all the elements.
I think you're right.
We have all the elements.
And, you know, congratulation for that.
It's not easy, and, you know,
you end up with... with a cake.
-[all laugh]
-[Jacques] A nice cake. Congratulations.
[both] Thank you.
I just love seeing
the racial diversity that is in your cake.
They seem like they love each other
and are bringing forth unity together.
-I love that. I think you did a great job.
-Thank you.
I think this is fabulous.
We've got other cakes to see.
All right. Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo,
let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
[both] Nailed it!
Oh boy, this is fun.
[Lagoona] Thank you.
[Nicole] I feel
like the lady on top is me!
[Lagoona] Yes, absolutely.
-Was that intentional?
-Yes. And this is Jacques in drag.
[all laughing]
Why not? I do like it.
Look, you have the structure pretty right.
It's concave on the middle.
We have the tunnel.
-We have quite a bit of what we ask you.
-Ah! Thanks.
I would describe it as a hot mess,
which is a thing I love.
-I love a good hot mess.
-Me too.
-Who isn't a hot mess? I know I am.
-Yeah.
-[Nicole laughs]
-[both] Thank you.
-Thank you, guys. Oh, what a treat!
-Beep, beep.
It's a good bit. No one's done it yet.
[Selma] Beep.
Ron and Sheldon, let's see what you did.
-[drumroll]
-[laughs]
-[Ron and Sheldon] Nailed it!
-[all laugh]
[Nicole] Ron was laughing
before it even came down.
[laughing]
They look like they're riding Twinkies!
[all laugh]
-What does... The front says...
-[Ron] Stowell. Our last name.
-Stokes is my name. Powell.
-Powell.
Stowells.
[Nicole] I love it!
I love how much you guys own your work.
How much you just go, "This is who I am.
I'm gonna put my name on it."
I would not have done that.
[all laugh]
The cake is a little bit smaller
than the original one,
but maybe all the parts are in there.
All right. Ron and Sheldon,
thank you so much.
You can wheel back to your station.
And I would like all of you to cut us
a big, beautiful slice
of your roller coaster cakes.
Jacques, let's sit,
'cause we can't eat standing.
[Sheldon] It was great for Ron and I
to show our families that we're open
to any challenge
that is out of our comfort zone.
The way we look at it,
we're still in the running.
-We're in the top three.
-[Ron] Definitely in the top three.
[laughs]
All right. Sonja and Shereta,
your cake is up first.
[chuckles]
That's a lot of cotton candy.
Flavor, it's a little bit
on the strong side.
Texture is a little bit dry.
So, maybe a little bit overbaked.
I did notice
the strong cotton candy flavor.
It's very strong, but I feel, if you
gonna step up to that bell, ring it.
-I wanna know there's cotton candy there.
-[laughing] That's right.
It was on the drier side,
but I didn't mind,
because I really like the flavor.
-Overall, I think you did a nice job.
-[both] Thank you.
[Nicole] All right,
Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo.
[Lagoona] Oop. Too much?
Um, as I thought that
the first cake's flavor was very strong,
but this one almost made me go cross-eyed
-as I put it in my mouth.
-[Ron laughs]
Honestly, this might be the wildest thing
I've put in my mouth this year.
I can't say the same.
-[Nicole] Ooh. Okay.
-[laughing]
I have to say the texture is beautiful.
You make a beautiful cake, a good cake,
but pretty strong flavor.
-[both] Thank you.
-[Nicole] Thank you, guys.
All right, my smiling friends,
Ron and Sheldon.
Jacques, what do... Hold on.
[chuckles]
It's so much. It's a lot of flavor.
-Extracts are very difficult to work with.
-Lucky us.
[all laugh]
The cake is moist. It's well-baked,
but again, you know, the flavoring
is a little bit overpowering.
-Did you measure the cotton candy flavor?
-Yes. I put it by drops.
I didn't use a teaspoon or a tablespoon...
I don't think
that's an official measurement.
[Ron laughs]
For me, the flavor
was still... transcendent,
uh, to a place
that I'm not sure I wanted to go to.
[Ron laughs]
But that being said, you guys should be
proud of yourselves. The comeback kings.
-Hey!
-[Nicole] Yeah, that coaster looked good.
We've seen
three amazing roller coaster cakes
from six... No, wait.
Two, four, six, seven, eight.
[all laughing]
[Nicole] How embarrassing.
All right, judges, are we ready
to announce the winner?
We are.
Remember, whoever wins big
gets a whopping $10,000
and the Nailed It! trophy.
Wes!
-[all laughing]
-[Nicole] Oh. Aw!
Wes, you finally cleaned up your room
and brought your toys out. Oh no!
Simple things aren't your specialty.
Oh, that was very mean.
You're my friend. Bye, Wes.
Ron... [laughs]
-You got the tokens ready?
-Ready.
All right, Jacques, please do the honors.
I have to say
that you're a great bunch of people.
You guys smile all the time, you work
well together, but you cannot bake.
-Those cake was not good.
-[Nicole laughs]
[Jacques] I'm very sorry.
Uh, way too much flavor.
So, we have to base our decision
on the look of the cake.
So the winner is...
-Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo.
-[gasps] Oh my God!
-[both laughing]
-[Lagoona] Oh my God!
-Oh my...
-[laughing]
-Go get the trophy!
-[Lagoona screams]
We are not only
the first drag queens on the show.
We're the first drag queens
on the show, and we won.
[both vocalizing]
It, like, truly validates
what we do as drag queens.
-And as bakers and artists and creatives.
-Fat people.
-[both laugh]
-As eaters.
That's all for Nailed It!
Now throw your arms up
as we ride the roller coaster.
[all screaming]
[theme music playing]
Hi, hi, hi!
It's time to fry the funnel cakes
and fire up the Ferris wheel,
because the ticket booth
is open at Nailed It!,
the baking competition
where the cakes reach for the blue ribbon...
[dog barking]
...but barely get an honorable mention.
We know you aren't at home baking alone,
so we want to see what you can do
with your favorite baking buddies.
I'm the queen of the state fair,
Nicole Byer, and today it's double trouble
as three teams of best friends
try to re-create professional treats
inspired by the state fair.
Which state? I don't know! You pick!
-[all cheering]
-What's at stake for our teams?
Ten thousand bucks!
Let's meet these BFFs.
-I'm Selma Nilla.
-I'm Lagoona Bloo.
[both] And we're ready to nail it.
[whip cracking]
[whistling]
[Lagoona] Selma and I
got to know each other
through our drag in New York City.
Selma does a show,
and I do a show right after.
The more we started working together,
the closer and closer we got.
Who are you?
[both laughing]
[Lagoona] We are a great team together.
Look at us.
Like, obviously, like, I'm so good
at decorating.
-And I'm so good at baking.
-[chuckles] And eating.
-And eating.
-[Lagoona] And we're gonna win.
So, it's just great.
-[both laugh]
-Tea.
-I'm Sonja.
-I'm Shereta.
We've been friends since high school.
[Sonja] We've never baked together,
but we keep in touch
through our love of baking
over social media.
At least we know, as a team,
we can get it done.
We're Southern girls,
so our food always tastes good.
[both laugh]
-I'm Sheldon.
-I'm Ron.
We've been friends for eight years.
We don't call each other friends.
We say family.
[Ron] Our families
are together quite a bit.
-We share a lot of experiences.
-That's why we're a great team.
[Sheldon] Our wives actually put us
on this show.
So, we don't know
what we're walking into, but when we win...
We're gonna do what every
self-respecting husband does in America.
We're gonna give it to our wives. [laughs]
Teams, give a wave to the grand marshal
of pastries and chocolate.
-[chuckles]
-[Nicole] It's Jacques Torres.
-[both] Hi.
-Thank you, Nicole. Bakers, welcome.
I cannot wait to taste
your prize-winning treats today.
And next to me is actor, comedian,
and my dear friend. It's Ron Funches!
[all cheering, applauding]
It is good to be here.
I haven't worked in months.
[all laugh]
Teams, step right up. Don't be shy.
I'll show you what we've got
for our Baker's Choice challenge.
Welcome to our fairgrounds
in beautiful downtown Burbank.
You can win your sweethearts
a big old prize when you make
caramel corn knockdown dolls!
That's right. You can take it back
to those nights where you paid $5
to try to knock these guys down
to impress your date.
-[laughs]
-Okay.
[Nicole] These dolls are made entirely
out of caramel corn and fondant.
-We have Cheery the Clown.
-[clown horn honking]
-Bobby the Barker.
-[man] Hey, you!
And Samson the Strongman.
[man 2 grunting]
Wow!
[Nicole] Ron and Sheldon,
you guys get to pick first.
-Strongman.
-Strongman.
Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo,
who did you pick?
We want the clown.
Okay. Sonja and Shereta,
you had to pick what was left.
-Bobby the Barker. Yep.
-Bobby the Barker.
I'm just excited.
Those are all the things I love.
I love corn. I love clowns.
I love caramel.
I love knocking people over
with baseballs.
[all laugh]
This is gonna be a great challenge.
All right, teams,
you guys have 45 minutes...
-[exhales]
-...and those 45 minutes start now.
-[Klaxon buzzes]
-So I would... Ladies!
[judges laughing]
I can't see that, bro.
-[laughs]
-Make that bigger, bro.
-I can't see that.
-Okay.
-I need one of these. Okay.
-[Lagoona] It's so heavy!
Get the pot. Get the pot.
Come on, Shereta,
move fast, baby. Move fast.
So, Jacques,
how would you go about making
these caramel corn knockdown dolls?
It's very tricky to do caramel corn.
First, they should start the popcorn
and then make the caramel.
When the corn is popped,
coat it with caramel and cool the mixture.
Then one baker should form the dough,
while the other roll out the fondant.
Finally, together the team
should cover the doll with fondant
and add all of the little details
to make this knockdown doll
ready for the state fair.
I love caramel corn. How do you say it?
"Car-mel"? "Car-a-mel"?
-Depends on the day.
-Same.
-Right now, I'm gonna say car-a-mel corn.
-[Nicole] Car-a-mel corn!
-Carmel!
-Car-a-mel!
Car-a-mel! Carmel!
[Selma] Okay, so I'm gonna
start making the popcorn, babe.
Okay, great.
Um, and I'll do the caramel
if you want to start the decorations.
Great.
-I'm a connoisseur at popcorn.
-Yeah.
My roomies and I make popcorn
from scratch every night for movie night.
[in sing-song] We are making popcorn!
I'm immediately gonna
start rolling out fondant.
Fondent. Fon-dent? Fondant.
-Fon-dent?
-No.
-Fondant.
-Mm-hmm.
Fondant. [clicks tongue]
-Okay.
-Oh, I already lost a nail.
-Nailed it! [laughs]
-That's okay. Nailed it!
That's why we're here. To lose nails.
-Yeah, I got it on ten.
-You hit "on" and "power"?
-Yeah, see the ten?
-[Sonja] Okay.
-Oh, it's hot.
-[Shereta] Good. Great.
[Sonja] I'm sorry.
-I might be a little bossy.
-I'm kinda calm.
But I think we'll balance
each other out well.
I agree.
Shereta, you're gonna
have to do double duty.
You're gonna have to watch
the caramel too.
Shereta, do you believe
in this dynamic duo?
Yes.
[judges laughing]
"Yes."
I truly have never seen
someone so unsure of themselves.
"Yes?"
[Sheldon] Never made it.
First time.
Because we don't know
what we're walking into,
we're just hoping our friendship
and how we work together will help us.
[Ron] And two is always better than one.
[both laughing]
-Ron, Sheldon, how's it going over there?
-Super good!
-[Sheldon] Doing great.
-Teamwork makin' the dream work?
-Oh, all day. All day.
-All right.
[laughs]
-Can you tell me what your plan is?
-Yeah.
We figuring it out. [laughs]
[laughing] Okay.
So, you take it as it comes.
That's right, that's right.
It's just born organically.
I've never made caramel before,
but today's gonna be the first.
I really gotta take the time
and unwrap all of these things.
[groans, laughs]
What else am I doing?
Oh, unwrapping these painstakingly.
Oh boy. Of course, like,
we have to do this with nails on.
I understand why these come wrapped,
but it's a hate crime.
It's bad.
Okay.
[groaning] God! The nails!
The nails are killing me.
-[Lagoona] Are you okay?
-[Selma] I'm fine.
-I'm amazing. I'm talented. I'm beautiful.
-[Lagoona] Babe, you got this.
[Selma] I'm humble.
-[Lagoona] Humble? Yikes.
-[Selma] I'm... [laughs]
[both laugh]
[Shereta] It's just not very caramelly.
Nicole, I'm afraid
that that sugar is not cooked enough.
Oh no.
[Jacques] If it's not cooked enough,
nothing going to hold together,
and things going to collapse.
I did everything that thing said.
Now it's starting to come up.
[Lagoona] Oh my God.
[Shereta] Feeling good.
Okay, okay, okay. Here we go. Here we go.
-Oh my God.
-[Sheldon] Um...
I've cooked a lot of popcorn in my life,
and I don't think Ron and Sheldon
are cooking it long enough.
-Uh-oh.
-[Ron] We just gotta thug it now.
-[Sheldon] Yeah.
-[Jacques laughing]
Look like a lot of kernels.
I hope you have strong teeth.
[Sonja] All right, Shereta.
Ooh, baby.
That is the strongman right there.
-[Ron] Let's pour it in.
-[Sheldon] How much do we need?
-[Ron] Shoot, I don't know now.
-Oh.
Wow, Ron and Sheldon
are using too much caramel.
-That's going to be a soggy mess.
-Okay.
[Shereta] Getting the caramel
coated over the popcorn.
But it... it... it's not stacking. It's soft.
Put it in the cooler to cool it down.
That's what I'm saying.
And then when you come back,
it'll be hard enough to stack.
[Selma] Oh.
[grunts]
This is a nightmare.
Ooh! Ah, ah, ah, ah!
That's hot! [chuckles]
I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy.
The problem is the caramel needs
to cool down a little bit
in order to be shapable.
Oh, okay.
So, yeah, that's what they're doing.
[Funches laughing] Yeah.
Shereta, that's the first smile
I think I've seen.
[judges laughing]
Now, we trying to make
this whole thing form up?
Yeah.
-Okay. You know what we're gonna do?
-All right.
-Here we go.
-Ooh! Rice cereal treats over there.
Okay. There we go.
-Now, stuff the middle with popcorn.
-[Sheldon] Yeah.
Oh boy, Jacques,
that's gonna be hard for you to cut into.
-But I'm excited to see your strength.
-I can do Samson the Strongman.
-Want me to show you?
-I'd like to see it.
-Are you ready?
-[Nicole] Yes.
-[grunting] The strongman!
-Oh!
[Jacques] What do you think?
Oh! You're popping out of your coat!
Oh my goodness, your muscles.
-Oh, wow! I've never seen muscles so big.
-You see that?
Maybe I'll get super muscular.
-Wouldn't that be wild?
-[chuckles]
[Sheldon and Ron] Get it done.
[Sheldon] Fill it. Get it done. Cover it.
[Shereta] All right, it's cool.
We're ready.
[Sonja] All right.
This is supposed to be for the bottom.
-Make sure the fondant meets.
-[Shereta] Okay.
[in sing-song] I'm in hell. I'm in hell.
-Put her down.
-[Selma] I just need that to sit.
Wow, this is really, really difficult.
Oh boy, oh boy,
you guys have eight minutes left.
Dolls better be standing.
Okay.
-[Shereta] Oh, that's the lapel.
-[Sonja laughing] Don't be judging me.
[Shereta] He's really gonna be
a one-eyed, uh...
[Sonja] No, he's not.
He's gonna have two eyes.
-Where is it?
-Turn the eye around the other way.
-Flip it around.
-[Shereta] He's coming together.
-It looks so much easier on TV.
-[Sheldon] That's where you are right now.
OMG, that strongman is looking
like Samson after the temple fell on him.
[laughs]
Yes, we could've done better,
but we will stand behind our creation.
[Ron] We've invested now.
[laughs]
[Sheldon] Look like
a Thanksgiving turkey.
It does, doesn't it?
-[Selma] Babe, that looks great!
-[Lagoona] LOL. Are you lying?
That looks so good.
My clown is very sad,
but that's how he's supposed to be.
He's supposed to be very sad.
-[Selma] Do you want an Oreo, baby?
-[Lagoona] Not right now!
[Selma] Ooh.
We got about a minute left!
-Hurry! Hurry! Yes.
-You're yelling.
We gotta stand him up.
-He's sick.
-[Sonja] Shereta, we gotta move fast.
We got it! We got this, man.
We got this. We got this.
Whoo, Ron and Sheldon,
I can't wait to see that.
-[laughing] No, stop.
-[Lagoona] Yeah, just a little decoration.
Oh gosh, everybody's is standing up.
[Sonja] I'm not trying to stress you out,
but we just gotta move.
-[judges] Five, four, three, two, one!
-[Ron] Oh my God.
-[alarm blaring]
-You're done!
-[laughs]
-Hands off. Oh my God.
All right, Sonja and Shereta, this is
the Bobby Barker you were trying to make.
[man] Hey, you!
-[Nicole] Let's see what you did.
-[drumroll]
[Sonja and Shereta] Nailed it!
[laughing]
[Funches] Okay!
[Nicole] You know, Bobby's solid. [laughs]
Honestly, this challenge was really hard,
but I think you guys did a great job.
I think that you're right.
The challenge was pretty difficult
to make all those corn
hold together and shape it.
[Funches] I love him.
He reminds me of Mr. Potato Head's brother
who can't keep a job. You know?
-It's like the family's worried about him.
-[all laughing]
-But he's still family.
-[both] That's right.
-I love him.
-I love how personal that was for you.
Like, "That's right. Family is family."
-[both] That's right.
-[all laugh]
I can't wait to taste it.
Jacques, will you do the honors?
-[Jacques] Sure.
-[Nicole] All right.
-He gonna fall over.
-[Funches] He's drooping.
-[Jacques] Uh-oh. I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
-[Shereta] He's going.
He's gone.
Oh!
-Oh.
-Oh, dang.
Cooking the caramel a little bit longer
will maybe give a little bit more bite.
But we have a nice, buttery flavor.
I gotta back up Jacques.
I think the flavor is great,
and I think, by the fact that maybe
you undercooked the caramel a bit,
it actually works better for me.
I like it like that.
This is actually very delightful.
-[both] Thank you.
-But we have other knockdown dolls to see.
-Okay.
-Jacques, let's go.
That's a knocked-down doll.
-Yeah, it is.
-[all laugh]
All right, Lagoona Bloo and Selma Nilla.
This is the Cheery the Clown
you were trying to make.
Let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
-[Selma and Lagoona] Nailed it!
-[all laughing]
[Funches] Did you mean
to make the clown sadder
than the clown that you received?
Yes. He got more and more sad
-as the time progressed.
-[laughs]
I like that he's sad
but also questioning it.
-He's like, "Hmm."
-[Selma] "Why am I sad?"
-I feel like I relate to this clown.
-[both laugh]
I think I've woken up several times
with that look on my face,
covered in gummy bears.
[all laughing]
-I love him. I think he's beautiful.
-[Lagoona] Thank you.
-Jacques, cut into that sad clown.
-Let's try it.
[Selma] Yeah, dig in there.
I think the caramel is cooked,
so it's holding together. That's good.
I like the flavor, the buttery flavor,
little bit of salt, then the sweetness.
I didn't know I liked popcorn
that much, you know?
[laughing]
I gotta agree.
The popcorn's excellently cooked, I think.
The flavor is wonderful.
You guys did a great job. Wonderful.
Thank you.
[Nicole] Yeah, I thought this tasted nice.
-It could've been a little sweeter.
-Okay.
Overall, I think
you guys did a lovely job.
[both] Thank you.
-Jacques, follow me, and I'll follow Ron!
-[Jacques] Yes?
-Yes, Nicole.
-[Funches] Thank you, ladies. Bye.
All right, Sheldon and Ron.
-Here's Samson the Strongman.
-[man grunts]
Let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
-[Sheldon and Ron] Nailed it!
-[laughs]
Oh no!
Wow! I can't believe y'all talked to me
with a straight face
and had that under there!
[both laughing]
What's the front, and what's the back?
-This is the front.
-Okay, I get it. Sorry.
The belt. See this little smile.
He got a little lean.
-Let's call it very interesting.
-[Nicole] Ah!
I... I love your confidence,
but it seems like... it didn't work out.
[all laughing]
Okay, so...
-[Nicole] Taste it.
-I see more cereal treats than popcorn.
It's the angle.
-The angle? He's right up in it!
-[Ron laughs]
[Jacques] My dear.
-Thank you. Merci, Jacques.
-Voilà.
-[crunching]
-Oh!
[Ron laughs]
[laughing]
I got a kernel.
[all laughing]
I found a kernel too.
I got two. So, that must mean
you like me the most.
[both chuckling]
The taste is actually not bad.
The crunchiness is not so pleasant.
-[Nicole] Mm-hmm.
-I love your passion.
Uh, the texture and the consistency
I'm having trouble with.
The fact that some of it's soggy
and some of it I bite into
and there's kernels.
-But, um, I believe in you, as people.
-[Ron laughs]
You didn't win this round.
[all laugh]
[Nicole] I'll just say that now.
I don't know why we should pretend.
So, it's between these two teams!
-Jacques?
-[Jacques] Yes, Nicole.
I can't wait for you to tell us
which one of these two teams won.
[all laughing]
Nicole, well, one team
knock it out to the park.
And this team is...
Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo!
[Lagoona] Yay!
[all applauding]
Your team is getting
the top prize at the state fair,
valued at more than 100,000 tickets,
when you take home
a tangerine stand mixer!
-[Selma gasps] Oh!
-[Lagoona] My God!
And you also get the amazing
Nailed It! golden baker's hat!
Now, go get your crown
and let it adorn your beautiful wigs.
Hmm.
[Ron laughing]
[Nicole] Okay.
We didn't think this out.
Congratulations.
[both] Thank you!
The Ferris wheel of fun
keeps on spinning to door number two.
All right, teams, it's time
for the Nail It or Fail It challenge,
which might make you a little queasy.
-Oh boy. Ron.
-It's time to lower your safety bars.
You'll be screaming
all the way when you make...
[Nicole] A roller coaster cake!
-[Selma gasps]
-[Lagoona] Oh, wow!
-I told you.
-[laughing]
[Nicole] Your stomach will drop
as you plunge
into our very own Butter Scream!
[Jacques]
This two-tiered sideways-stacked cake
is coated
in cotton-candy-flavored buttercream.
Its wooden structure, train track,
and scenery
are all shaped with fondant
and modeling chocolates.
Modeling chocolates are also crafted
to form the train car
carrying the terrified riders.
But I don't want you to worry.
If any of you feel like you are going
to throw up, just hit the panic button,
and I'll stop the ride for three minutes,
and I'll come and help your team.
-[both] Okay.
-Okay, good.
There's $10,000 at the end of this ride.
So, you have 90 minutes.
-We're gonna start the clock right now.
-[Klaxon buzzes]
-[Sheldon] Where the hell the cake mix is?
-[Ron] Okay.
[Sonja] Get your pans.
-Gonna move your cake mixer.
-[Shereta] Oh! It's heavy.
Oh boy, Jacques. How would you
make that roller coaster cake?
Nicole, I think this is a lot of cake.
So, it's a good thing
that there are two bakers.
The first things to do is
to have one baker make the cake
while the other starts on the buttercream,
taking extra care
with the cotton candy flavoring.
While the cakes bake,
they should work on their cart, riders,
and any other details
needed to create the roller coaster.
Finally, it's time to carefully stack
and carve the cakes,
cover them with fondant
and bring the Butter Scream to life.
So, it is a lot of work.
They cannot waste any time.
-I think I could do it.
-I think you can do it, yes.
-You guys have space. This is your area.
-See, you know, I'm gonna pass on that.
[laughs hysterically]
One container of cake mix.
So, basically, we're gonna try
to bake as many as we can
so that, when we are needing to stack,
we have what we need.
We only have an hour and a half
to make this monstrosity of a cake.
Maybe that's not the right word.
[Shereta] I'm gonna make more, okay?
You hear me?
Uh-huh.
The second round's not dependent
on the first round,
so, hey, we still got a shot
to win this thing.
We're okay. We can make
our own golden hats. I'm pretty crafty.
[both laughing]
Here, wipe that stuff in there,
that trash.
We were successful in the first round.
We divided and conquered.
We're gonna do the same thing again.
I am handling decorations.
-We're gonna win, right? Right?
-Yeah, we are. We're gonna win.
The detail work alone
in this cake is overwhelming.
Absolutely.
-[grunting]
-So many chickens are going in here.
I've never been so intimidated in my life,
and I'm a drag queen from New York City.
I look over, and I notice that
no one else is working on decorations yet.
-I think our plan is going to work.
-Divide and conquer works for us.
Absolutely. That's how we eat pizza.
-Divide it and conquer it.
-[laughs]
I'm gonna wash my hands,
because I don't wanna get "Selma Nilla."
[Lagoona laughs]
How you looking, Ron?
[Ron] Looking real good.
How you doing, Shel?
Living the dream, baby.
Going into round two, we have
to get it together and keep our cool.
Defeat is never an option.
When we win, it's gonna feel
so good to show our wives that,
"Hey, I may be bad at baking,
but all America knows
-that I'm bad at baking."
-[laughs]
And I have an award to prove it. [laughs]
-I'm doing the buttercream.
-I need to find the cake mix.
One thing that I've learned
is read the directions carefully.
Uh, sugar.
Read the directions carefully.
-[Sheldon] How much longer?
-[Ron] About done.
[Sheldon] Okay.
Let's see.
[Ron] It's off.
-What do you mean it's off?
-It's grainy.
Maybe I used the wrong sugar.
I used the wrong sugar.
[in slow motion]
Read the directions carefully.
[groans]
-How is it going over there?
-[Jacques laughs]
[Ron] I'm starting over again.
It felt so good the first time.
Why not do it again?
Fair.
[Ron laughs]
-I think Ron's falling apart.
-Ron's having the time of his life.
Ah! That's too funny!
[laughing]
-[Lagoona chuckles]
-Whoo! [laughs]
Ugh! What's the whiff in my nose?
-I think you can put a little more in.
-A little more? I'm nervous.
Bloop. Okay. Okay. [winces]
Oh, I can smell the cotton candy
from here. Oof!
[Sonja] Just a little bit more, not much.
It's very thick.
I hope they like it.
They will like it. They will love it.
-[Jacques] Look, he didn't measure again.
-I am nervous yet excited.
[Shereta] I'm gonna put these in the oven.
All right, here we go.
-I shouldn't need any more cake, right?
-[Ron] No, that should be enough cake.
Oh God, this is heavy, baby.
Is that the heaviest thing
you've ever picked up?
[Selma] I'm the heaviest thing
I've ever picked up.
No, honey, I'm the heaviest thing
you've ever picked up.
I'm using this modeling chocolate
to try to make those little yellow cars.
I never worked with modeling chocolate,
but I figure it's just like Play-Doh,
so we'll give it a go.
Do you see Sonja, how clean she is
and how clean their station is?
I wonder if they're mothers.
Sonja and Shereta, do you have children?
I have one son, Christian.
He's 15 years old.
Aw.
And I have one daughter.
Her name is Courtney.
She's the one that originally said,
"Mama, you should do this."
-So cool.
-[Nicole] That's sweet.
Look in the camera
and tell her you love her.
I love you, Courtney. [laughs]
That's nice. They'll probably cut it out.
[all laughing]
Okay. Rider two. Okay.
♪ I'm making fondant
I'm making fondant right now, yeah ♪
-[in sing-song] Lagoona Bloo!
-[Lagoona] Yes, ma'am?
Were you singing a song about fondant?
♪ Yes, I was singing a song about fondant
Making it up as I go ♪
[Nicole] Hey!
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
-Do you know any song about chocolates?
-[Lagoona] Uh, let's see.
♪ Jacques is a beautiful chocolatier ♪
♪ And I really like him ♪
♪ And I really like him
And his chocolate ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
-We'll workshop it.
-Yeah, it was great.
-[laughing] Selma!
-[Selma] Thank you. Thank you.
[Nicole] ♪ Ron and Sheldon
How are you doing? ♪
♪ We are doing supergood, supergood ♪
[Sheldon] So, what are you taking
out of there?
[Nicole] Oh boy.
-Over here. Over here. She's good.
-[laughs]
Ron's trying to have fun, and Sheldon's
saying, "No, man, we got work to do."
-Do you have a space for cakes?
-[Ron] Yeah.
-Shereta, them bottom cakes are ready.
-Okay.
Nicole, you have to see what's going on.
Sonja just told Shereta
that the cakes are done,
but they're leaving them in the oven.
-They're going to be overcooked.
-Why would she do that?
I don't know.
-[Selma] These cakes are perfectly cooked.
-[Lagoona] Okay, great.
[clock ticking]
[Shereta] What's wrong
with these cakes?
-Oh boy.
-[Sonja] The bottom ones are done.
-I touched 'em.
-[Shereta] You're talking about those?
-They're done. These are done.
-[Shereta] Okay.
Thought you meant the bottom oven.
I think that one's done.
Twenty minutes left!
-We gotta hurry up.
-[Shereta] Ooh.
-This isn't my best job. I'm so sorry.
-[Lagoona] You're fine.
-We need to start covering this.
-Yeah.
-[Shereta] This is for the tracks.
-[Sonja] Okay.
-That's what it looks like right there.
-I don't think it's gonna stay.
One second. Let me get...
-[Lagoona] Dowels?
-[Selma] Yeah.
As soon as we start layering
and icing the cake, I just start to panic,
because this is not looking
how I thought it was going to look.
-Run!
-[Selma] Sorry, I don't wanna slip.
We need Jacques to help
"stand up" our roller coaster. [groans]
-Frosting, frosting.
-[Selma groans]
Okay. Panic! Jacques! We need help!
It's a panic! [screaming]
[announcer 1] Welcome aboard
the Panic Mixer.
[announcer 2 speaking Spanish]
Okay. So, we have a question about
the structural integrity of the cake.
They said to place the cake sideways.
-Is that what they meant?
-Yes.
Ooh! Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
You can put some piece of cakes.
-Carve it a little bit and then cover it.
-[both] Okay.
-To give that type of impression.
-That rounded shape?
-[Jacques] Yes.
-Cool.
[announcer 1] Welcome to the Pukinator.
[announcer 2 speaking Spanish]
[screaming]
And, uh, what do you suggest
for gluing the little pieces of wood on?
-A little bit of buttercream on the back...
-And it's pink, so that's perfect.
-Thank you, Jacques.
-Thank you very much.
[announcer 1] Keep all arms and hands
inside the vehicle at all times.
-Help!
-Are you okay?
No.
[laughs]
Five and a half minutes. Make sure you got
your two little riders and other stuff.
-We got a cart. We got tracks.
-[Nicole] Yes.
-Got a carnival operator.
-That other stuff. Yes. Yes.
-You got your permits.
-Yes.
[Ron] We have to just decorate it now.
[Sheldon] The X factor
is these heavy old brick people.
You got it, Shel. You got it.
You got it, man.
[Shereta] Oh, those are great!
Look at us, yeah.
-That's beautiful.
-[Sonja] Well, thank you.
-[Shereta] I love it.
-[Sonja] Thank you.
Move her wherever she needs to go.
[both gasp]
[screams]
I'm sorry, ma'am.
So many people would be injured
if they rode this cake. [chuckles]
Two minutes remain.
-[Sonja] Gonna put the Butter Scream on.
-[Shereta] Okay.
[Selma] I'm doing the crossbeams,
you know?
It looks like something
a gay troll would live in.
-[Lagoona] So, is this your home, Selma?
-[laughs]
-You wanna add any elements or anything?
-I don't know. I like it.
-Sprinkles for the grass?
-Yes.
[Shereta] This is
the happiest candy land ever.
She just fell out again.
This roller coaster's getting sued.
Thirty seconds!
-What do we want it to say?
-[Ron] Stowells.
[Selma] We should put cute sprinkles
all around the base of this.
Great. Love that.
[Sheldon] At least
people will recognize this one.
[Ron] Yeah. Yes, yes, yes.
[judges] Five! Four! Three! Two! One!
-You're done!
-[Ron] Whoo!
[Nicole] Yes!
All right, Sonja and Shereta,
roll your cake on over.
This is the roller coaster cake
you were trying to make.
Let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
-[Sonja and Shereta] Nailed it!
-You know!
[chuckles]
[Nicole] This is fun!
Very colorful.
We got the Butter Scream.
I think you got all the elements.
I think you're right.
We have all the elements.
And, you know, congratulation for that.
It's not easy, and, you know,
you end up with... with a cake.
-[all laugh]
-[Jacques] A nice cake. Congratulations.
[both] Thank you.
I just love seeing
the racial diversity that is in your cake.
They seem like they love each other
and are bringing forth unity together.
-I love that. I think you did a great job.
-Thank you.
I think this is fabulous.
We've got other cakes to see.
All right. Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo,
let's see what you did.
[drumroll]
[both] Nailed it!
Oh boy, this is fun.
[Lagoona] Thank you.
[Nicole] I feel
like the lady on top is me!
[Lagoona] Yes, absolutely.
-Was that intentional?
-Yes. And this is Jacques in drag.
[all laughing]
Why not? I do like it.
Look, you have the structure pretty right.
It's concave on the middle.
We have the tunnel.
-We have quite a bit of what we ask you.
-Ah! Thanks.
I would describe it as a hot mess,
which is a thing I love.
-I love a good hot mess.
-Me too.
-Who isn't a hot mess? I know I am.
-Yeah.
-[Nicole laughs]
-[both] Thank you.
-Thank you, guys. Oh, what a treat!
-Beep, beep.
It's a good bit. No one's done it yet.
[Selma] Beep.
Ron and Sheldon, let's see what you did.
-[drumroll]
-[laughs]
-[Ron and Sheldon] Nailed it!
-[all laugh]
[Nicole] Ron was laughing
before it even came down.
[laughing]
They look like they're riding Twinkies!
[all laugh]
-What does... The front says...
-[Ron] Stowell. Our last name.
-Stokes is my name. Powell.
-Powell.
Stowells.
[Nicole] I love it!
I love how much you guys own your work.
How much you just go, "This is who I am.
I'm gonna put my name on it."
I would not have done that.
[all laugh]
The cake is a little bit smaller
than the original one,
but maybe all the parts are in there.
All right. Ron and Sheldon,
thank you so much.
You can wheel back to your station.
And I would like all of you to cut us
a big, beautiful slice
of your roller coaster cakes.
Jacques, let's sit,
'cause we can't eat standing.
[Sheldon] It was great for Ron and I
to show our families that we're open
to any challenge
that is out of our comfort zone.
The way we look at it,
we're still in the running.
-We're in the top three.
-[Ron] Definitely in the top three.
[laughs]
All right. Sonja and Shereta,
your cake is up first.
[chuckles]
That's a lot of cotton candy.
Flavor, it's a little bit
on the strong side.
Texture is a little bit dry.
So, maybe a little bit overbaked.
I did notice
the strong cotton candy flavor.
It's very strong, but I feel, if you
gonna step up to that bell, ring it.
-I wanna know there's cotton candy there.
-[laughing] That's right.
It was on the drier side,
but I didn't mind,
because I really like the flavor.
-Overall, I think you did a nice job.
-[both] Thank you.
[Nicole] All right,
Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo.
[Lagoona] Oop. Too much?
Um, as I thought that
the first cake's flavor was very strong,
but this one almost made me go cross-eyed
-as I put it in my mouth.
-[Ron laughs]
Honestly, this might be the wildest thing
I've put in my mouth this year.
I can't say the same.
-[Nicole] Ooh. Okay.
-[laughing]
I have to say the texture is beautiful.
You make a beautiful cake, a good cake,
but pretty strong flavor.
-[both] Thank you.
-[Nicole] Thank you, guys.
All right, my smiling friends,
Ron and Sheldon.
Jacques, what do... Hold on.
[chuckles]
It's so much. It's a lot of flavor.
-Extracts are very difficult to work with.
-Lucky us.
[all laugh]
The cake is moist. It's well-baked,
but again, you know, the flavoring
is a little bit overpowering.
-Did you measure the cotton candy flavor?
-Yes. I put it by drops.
I didn't use a teaspoon or a tablespoon...
I don't think
that's an official measurement.
[Ron laughs]
For me, the flavor
was still... transcendent,
uh, to a place
that I'm not sure I wanted to go to.
[Ron laughs]
But that being said, you guys should be
proud of yourselves. The comeback kings.
-Hey!
-[Nicole] Yeah, that coaster looked good.
We've seen
three amazing roller coaster cakes
from six... No, wait.
Two, four, six, seven, eight.
[all laughing]
[Nicole] How embarrassing.
All right, judges, are we ready
to announce the winner?
We are.
Remember, whoever wins big
gets a whopping $10,000
and the Nailed It! trophy.
Wes!
-[all laughing]
-[Nicole] Oh. Aw!
Wes, you finally cleaned up your room
and brought your toys out. Oh no!
Simple things aren't your specialty.
Oh, that was very mean.
You're my friend. Bye, Wes.
Ron... [laughs]
-You got the tokens ready?
-Ready.
All right, Jacques, please do the honors.
I have to say
that you're a great bunch of people.
You guys smile all the time, you work
well together, but you cannot bake.
-Those cake was not good.
-[Nicole laughs]
[Jacques] I'm very sorry.
Uh, way too much flavor.
So, we have to base our decision
on the look of the cake.
So the winner is...
-Selma Nilla and Lagoona Bloo.
-[gasps] Oh my God!
-[both laughing]
-[Lagoona] Oh my God!
-Oh my...
-[laughing]
-Go get the trophy!
-[Lagoona screams]
We are not only
the first drag queens on the show.
We're the first drag queens
on the show, and we won.
[both vocalizing]
It, like, truly validates
what we do as drag queens.
-And as bakers and artists and creatives.
-Fat people.
-[both laugh]
-As eaters.
That's all for Nailed It!
Now throw your arms up
as we ride the roller coaster.
[all screaming]
[theme music playing]