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03x02 - Best Frenemies

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "Floor Is Lava". Aired: June 19, 2020 – September 30, 2022.*
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The show's premise is based on that of the children's game of the same name.

03x02 - Best Frenemies

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[dramatic music playing]

-[Rutledge Wood] Tonight...[/i]
-[/i]I'm coming, Joey!

...three of the fittest teams this season
face our toughest room yet.


-[chimp screeching]
-This is so gross.


We've got yoga masters...

I'm using my booty.

...action heroes...

Come on, this is for Netflix.

...and even professional wrestlers...

This is so much harder than I thought.

Don't fall in.

Bet on Best Friends,
'cause we're the best bet to win.


[lazily] Grr.

...on Floor is Lava.[/i]

Oh, hey! I'm way above the Kid's Room
here in the Lava Lounge.


Three teams are about to climb, leap,
swing and slide their way


across this treasure trove of toys.

But don't trip, because the floor is lava.

There are plenty of fun paths
to get over to the exit.


But they have to snag
one of three exit passes


before they can leave.

They can tunnel down through the lava

and slip across the swings,

carefully hopscotch their way
over to the puzzle cube,


or balance across our Newton's Cradle
and the teeter-totter,


before leaping to our giant
four-in-a-row board.


Will they claw their way
along the extra sketchy board


or shimmy up a shaky ladder
to the tree house?


The top two teams face off on the volcano
for ten grand


and, more importantly,
the Stanley Cup of jumping on stuff:


the Floor is Lava Lamp.[/i]

Let's get started.

These three fit friends are
looking to chakra the competition


and prove they are no downward underdog.

They're the Fitness Fanatics.

We never stop moving.

{\an8}Always in the gym,
yoga studio, volleyball courts.


{\an8}It's fitness all day.

{\an8}We all met at this co-living space
in Venice, California.


[Max] There are Japanese-style pods.

You go in there
when we want to be private.


And the first thing you do is wake up
and bother the guy next to you.


So I go, "Knock, knock,
Frank, are you awake?"


-[Frank groans]
-And then we work out.


We got Frank the Tank over here.

He's muscle. He's brawn.

I'm a cheerleader. I get the energy going.

And I think that will boost morale
enough to get us across the lava.


-Definitely.
-Yes.


But our secret weapon on this team
is Mr. Joey.


[Frank] This guy.

No pressure, but he's
got some tricks up his sleeve.


[Joey] I was a professional ballet dancer
with the National Ballet of Canada


and Boston Ballet,

and now Floor is Lava.[/i]

The Fitness Fanatics are
gonna
namaste out of the lava.[/i]

[all] Om.

-All right.
-Wow.


-It is pretty slippery...
-It is.


-[Joey] This looks super dicey.
-[Frank] That's pretty slippery.


What's up, guys?

[all] Hi, Rutledge.

All right, Fitness Fanatics, listen to me
like you listen to your bodies.


The key to happiness here is simple.

Don't fall in, because the floor is...

[all] Lava!

All right. Let's go.

Okay, I'll go this way.
All right. If I just get...


[Joey, Max] Take your time.

[Max] Okay.

[Rutledge] Oh, Frank with an early jump.[/i]
There we go.[/i]

Further than I thought.

-Was this okay?
-Guys, it's really slippery.


[Rutledge] The guys need to make it[/i]
all the way over here to the exit.[/i]

And it looks like they'll split up now.

[Joey] How is this with the bench?

It's okay. It's really slippery, though.
Oh my goodness.[/i]

[Frank] Yeah, get it, Max.

Here we go.

[Rutledge] Ooh,[/i]
Frank with the super stretch.[/i]

-Boy, that hurt just watching.
-[Max] This is slippery.[/i]

I don't know whether to go head first
or feet first.


[Rutledge] This is where pod living[/i]
pays off.[/i]

This must feel like a townhouse.

[grunts]

[Frank groans] Woo!

Agh. Agh!

Oh my gosh.

[Frank] You guys ready?

Woo!

Oh!

That's slippery. Oh my goodness.

That was close.

-[Frank] That's really slippery.
-[Max] I feel I have the hardest path.


[Frank] Slipping...

Oh my gosh.

[Frank] Oh, Max, be careful.

[Max squeals]

Why is it so much harder than it looks
on TV?


[Rutledge] It is hard,[/i]
but if you're stressed, look,[/i]

we have a cute, cuddly monkey you can hug.

It's also holding the teeter totter down.

-[Frank] Gonna kick the monkey off.
-[Max] Nice.


[Rutledge]
Ah, the teeter totter's released.[/i]

[Max] Oh. Oh my God...

-You ready, Frank?
-Whoa.


-You good?
-Yeah.


[shakily] Oh. Oh. Oh.

[Rutledge] Oh boy. Max is struggling.[/i]

Oh my gosh.

Oh, what if I sit? Gonna sit.

Good job. Okay.

This is dicey. This is dicey right here.

There you go. Yeah, nice.

Oh.

[Rutledge] Max, you made it to the bed,[/i]
but watch out.[/i]

[Max] Oh. Oh, the monster!

[Rutledge] There really is a monster[/i]
lurking under the bed.[/i]

[Max] It's a Demogorgon!

[Rutledge] I told you[/i]
we had stranger things[/i]

in store for you this season.

Am I supposed to step on this?

Agh, I'm sticky!

[Rutledge] And speaking of strange,[/i]

am I crazy or does Max
look just like Dustin from the show?


Yep, I knew it.

Don't you have to climb that ladder?

[Rutledge] Frank, you're almost to that[/i]
exit pass under the balloons.[/i]

-You got it. You got that.
-Are you good?


-Yes.
-Joey, I don't know how I'm gonna help.


-[Frank] We got it!
-Yeah!


Now let's get outta here.

[Rutledge] So now Frank is free to leave.[/i]

[Joey grunts]

[Rutledge] Whoa![/i]

[Frank] Woo!

[Max, Joey] "Find the piece to release."

-I can't get there unless...
-I don't know if I can get there.


[Rutledge] Now your secret weapon[/i]
is stuck,[/i]

because someone has to
pull the rope on the other side


to release the piece
and let Joey climb up and over.


-Worry about getting your exit pass first.
-Okay.


[Frank] Okay.

Whoa! Whew.

So that one's no good.

So I think the green ones are good, yeah?

Oh man.

Oh my gosh, oh my gosh.

Agh! I'm shaking and wobbling.

I'm shaking and wobbling. I'm okay though.

[sing-song] I'm using my booty.

I'm stabilizing my booty.

[Rutledge] Good job, Max.[/i]
Nobody wants an unstable booty.[/i]

-Yay! Oh.
-[/i][Joey] Yes, Max.

Ugh! Oh.

-That's right! That's right!
-[cheering]


[Rutledge] And now Max has his exit pass.[/i]

I'm stuck here, though.
Can Frank do anything?


[grunts]

[Rutledge] Apparently Frank can fly.[/i]

I feel like I got the hardest path.
This is not cool.


[Frank] This one's pretty hard, man.

Okay. I'm gonna jump.

[Joey] Yeah, you got this.

[Max squeals]

Whoa!

-That's not fair.
-Nice.


[Rutledge] Whoa![/i]
Max found out the bed spins.[/i]

Last time I went to the gym,
everything was spinning.


I got you, bed.

[Rutledge] Now Max needs to get over[/i]
to the fort[/i]

so he can pull the piece
and let Joey climb up


to reach the exit pass on the other side.

[Max] I'm gonna jump.

[Joey] Okay, okay. Can you do it?

Okay, I got this.

[Joey] Just keep your butt down.
Butt down.


-Oh. Agh!
-[Frank] Oh no!


[Joey] Hold it, hold it!

{\an8}[Joey, Frank] Oh no!

{\an8}[Frank] No!

[Rutledge] {\an8}There goes Max into the lava.[/i]

His run is done.

Max tried to jump over to the fort.

He had one hand on the rope,
but never found his feet.


Finally, just like a true yoga master,
Max became one with the lava.


I'm coming for you, Joey. I got you.

-[Joey] Okay.
-[Frank grunts]


Here we go, Joey. I got you, man.

[Joey] You got it?

I don't know how, but I'm gonna do it.

Oh, I gotta solve this first.

There we go.

[Rutledge] Okay, that move[/i]
locked a lower step into place,[/i]

which is key for a possible escape later.

How are you doing?

[Frank] We made it easier to get us out.
Now I gotta get you.


-I'm coming.
-[Joey] Okay.


[Frank] I don't know which way to go.

-[Frank] Um...
-I wish I could help.


[grunts]

-[Joey] Yes!
-[Rutledge] Look at that.


-[Frank] That was sweet.
-[Joey] You got this.


I'm coming, Joey.

[Joey] Kick 'em. Yes!

[Rutledge] Frank the tank.[/i]

Ah, here we go.

-Yes.
-[/i][Rutledge] There he goes.[/i]

-Knock 'em out and climb up, Joey.
-Yeah.


Come here.

Got it!

Okay.

-Now I have to get to there...
-You have to jump from there to the cube.


Now, can they get out of the room
successfully?


-[Frank] Oh!
-[Joey] Whoa, whoa.


-[Frank laughs]
-This is slippery.


This is a big jump.

Yeah, that's a big one.
Land on your body. Surface area.


-Okay.
-Let's go!


[Joey] That's looks...
I like that way better.


[Frank grunts]

[Rutledge] Oh! Can he hold on?

Yes, yes, yes. Body, you got this.

I was nervous there.

Of course he can hold on.
With arms like that?


Are you gonna just exit?
Or are you going to try to help me?


Yeah, I gotta try and catch you.

Okay. So I need to just give it my all.

-I think I'm good.
-Are you sure?


I got you, Joey.

This is really slippery.

Yeah.

[Joey] Okay, ready?

-Yeah! Yes, we got it.
-So easy.


-Oh yeah, it's easy.
-All right, here we go.


-Last part. You ready?
-All right.


{\an8}-[Frank grunts]
-[Joey] Yes, Frank!


[Rutledge] {\an8}Frank's out of the room.[/i]

{\an8}We did it. Come on, Joey.

[Rutledge] One more move.[/i]

Can Joey plié his way out
of the Kid's Room?


{\an8}-Yes! Yeah, we did it. Woo!
-We've done it!


-[Rutledge] That's two out of the room.[/i]
-[Frank] Max, we miss you![/i]

[Rutledge] The Fitness Fanatics proving[/i]
they're not just a bunch of dumbbells.[/i]

Congratulations, fellas,
come on up and join me.


[Joey, Frank cheering]

[Rutledge] A strong start[/i]
for the Fitness Fanatics,[/i]

who got two over and out of the room
in just under seven minutes.


Guys, that was a real dramatic...

You were really trying to save Joey
and then...


-Last time I do anything for anyone else.
-[laughing]


[Rutledge] It was too much.

So here's the deal.
Two through the room is great,


unless the next two teams
get three through.


-Then that means y'all are going home.
-Scary.


Well, let's see your competition.

Next up, these three thespians
are looking to nail their audition.


Hopefully, they won't break a leg.

It's Latin Heat.

Feeling it.

Watch your feet.

{\an8}[Rutledge] Curtains up on Pablo,
Layne, and Max.


-There's another Max?
-There's another Max.


-What the heck?
-Too many Maxes.


-Right?
-Oh my gosh.


[Rutledge] Hey, fellas!

-Hey!
-So we're on!


Be warned, Latin Heat,

you'll need more than smoldering looks
to cross this lava.


The Fitness Fanatics set a high bar,

so to beat them you'll
need to get all three across.


[all] Uno, dos, tres.[/i]

Oh, and one final rule.

Don't fall in, because the floor is...

[all] Lava!

Max, you go first.

-I'm going first.
-Got it.


Hold on. Good job.

[Rutledge] You've got tall, dark,[/i]
and handsome out there.[/i]

These Latin leading men are hoping
they can lead their way out of the room.


Max Acevedo, baby.

You think the lava's hot? Oh, no, no, no!

[speaks Spanish]

We are the hot ones.

I am Pablo and my friend Max.

[in Spanish] We are Latinos.

[in English] But we had to bring in
a brother from another mother.


The one and only Layne right here.

And we came together
'cause we're three actors


taking over Hollywood,
and taking over this volcano, baby.


Max and I, we actually met, we were both
reading for the same scene,


I heard the loudest person in the room.
I'm like, "Latino."


I'm in the Netflix family.
I did
The Babysitter: k*ller Queen.[/i]

Melanie, you know my dyslexia kicks in
when I'm stressed.


For this sign up not did I.

[Pablo] Then Layne, he's got so much heat.

He's an honorary Latino Heat member
right here.


My stepdad was Force Recon
in the Marine Corps.


This guy was intense.

I was raised to be a soldier,

so I'm really hoping it comes
and serves us today.


Strength, agility, brains.

[speaks Spanish]

A little Spanish lesson for you.
Perfect combination.


It's getting hot in here,
but it's not the lava.


No, no, no. It's the Latin Heat.

We're swinging, baby, come on.

Max, take your time, baby. Take your time.

[Rutledge] Well, Latin Heat is off[/i]
to a blazing start here in the Kid's Room.[/i]

[Pablo] Layne, go slow, baby.
Slow and steady.


[Rutledge] Layne says a quick prayer[/i]
before crossing the rope ladder.[/i]

Pablo is at the end of Newton's Cradle,

and Max needs to move that monkey
to lower the teeter totter.


-Kick him off.
-[chimp screeching]


-They're still alive. How are you feeling?
-A little nervous.


Where do I put this?

-[Pablo] Throw him in the lava.
-[Max A.] You're gone, buddy.


-Right, what now? Shall I go for it?
-I can't do nothing till you jump.


[Rutledge] Look at the focus,[/i]
the breath control.[/i]

That Recon training is paying off.

[Layne laughs]

The rope was hard.
If I didn't do 100 crunches a day...


Yeah.

Yeah! Exit pass, baby!

[Max A.] Bring it on. Booyah!

[sighs]

Thanks, Dad.

[Rutledge] So now Layne can exit the room,[/i]

but Pablo is stuck until Max makes a move.

-[Max A.] I'm afraid I'm gonna fall.
-[/i][Pablo] You're k*lling me, go.

[Max A.] Yes, sir.

[Layne] Yes, sir.
I'm swinging over to the secondary bed.


[Max A.] What do I do from here?

Max, I need your help.

-[Rutledge] Oh dear. Layne.[/i]
-Agh![/i]

[Rutledge] Oh, he's in a spin cycle[/i]
on the bed.[/i]

[Max] Oh my God, that is a crazy jump.

[Rutledge] Wow.[/i]
Flying by the sheet of his pants.[/i]

Man, when that bed moved, that scared me.
I was like, "No!"


-Pablo, you got it, buddy.
-What do I gotta do? Jump on it?


[Rutledge] Here's a fun fact.[/i]
Pablo's not just an actor,[/i]

he's also a sports anchor
for Spanish-language stations.


Don't believe me?

[in Spanish] Don't change the channel.
Don't go anywhere.


Because here comes the greatest,
the most handsome,


the most beautiful and talented team...

[in English] ...Latin Heat.

[Rutledge] Well, that's easy[/i]
for you to say, Pablo.[/i]

Come on. This is for Netflix.

-[Rutledge] My goodness.
-The headfirst dive down.


[Max A.] Yeah! Come on.

-Mr. Pablo Alsina!
-Yes, sir.


[grunts] Woo!

I feel bad. I wish I could
see what you're doing, Layne.


I'm on a cube or something.

Some kind of puzzle.

Something's happening.

[Rutledge] Layne, what's happening is you[/i]
just locked in a step to help you escape.[/i]

Right now, Max is still stuck
at four-in-a-row,


but Pablo has his pass to freedom.

Exit pass!

-Number two, baby!
-Yeah.


[Rutledge] That's right. Pablo can salsa[/i]
his way to the exit along with Layne.[/i]

But someone needs to
help open the path for Max


so he can climb over
the four-in-a-row board.


All I see is the actual pass.

-Oh, wait. I see the piece.
-[Max A.] Do I move this?


I have to go back to the bed

and try and swing over to this piece
that you can't see.


That'll be the piece to release.

[Layne yells]

[Pablo] Layne!

Yeah, all right, stand by.

Layne Herrin, the one and only, baby!
[grunts]


All right.

[Pablo] That's my boy!

-[cheering]
-[Rutledge]
And Layne makes it, barely.[/i]

[Max A.] You released them.
Now it's a ladder.


[Pablo] Don't jump. Let me go with you.

No, I'm gonna climb it first.

-No. Let me go with you.
-Oh.


[Pablo] Move over.

So jump. Catch me. Grab my hand.

[Rutledge] Oh, nice jump.[/i]

[whooping]

-Go, baby!
-All right.


-Can I climb it?
-Are we alive? Are we good?


-We're alive. Go.
-Can I climb it?


All right, let me know.

[Rutledge] Now, where's the rest[/i]
of that shirt?[/i]

Oh, and he's got it.

-Booyah!
-[cheering]


Sparta!

-They've got to get out of the room now.
-Yup. Which... should be doable.


-Oh my gosh.
-No, what? Joey, don't manifest that.


-Well...
-[Frank laughs]


-[Layne] Can you make that jump?
-No.


-Let me...
-Let's make a plan...


[Pablo] What if you get up there
so you can catch him?


Right.

-Throw me the rope.
-I need the rope to get across.


All right.

-[Layne grunts]
-Come on, Captain America, you got this.


-That's my trigger right there.
-There we go.


-Woo!
-Come on...


[Rutledge] Oh, and he makes it.[/i]

Somehow Layne defies all gravity
of hair gel.


[Frank chuckles]

-Now pass him the rope.
-I don't know if it will reach.


Are they going to try the rope?
That won't work.


-Oh no.
-I hope it doesn't.


Just be there on your knees.

When he jumps, try to grab him.
Get on your knees.


Just don't knock me off this thing.

-I'm gonna swing that way if I...
-Wait.


-Hey, man, let's go.
-I got you.


-Yeah? Ready?
-I got you.


-Three, two...
-Commit.


Trust yourself. I got you, baby.

[Rutledge] Oh, and they do it.[/i]
They bro-hug.[/i]

-There it is.
-Yes, sir, I gotta clear it.


Now, Layne...

Yeah, let him clear it,
and then you'll get me.


[Layne] I have to jump then dive.

-Layne Herrin!
-Jump!


{\an8}Yes, sir.

{\an8}-Booyah!
-All right, Max.


[Rutledge] Check out Layne.[/i]

He flew, he backflipped,

and he karate-chopped
like a true superhero.


Style points too.
I didn't get any style points.


Same thing, buddy.
You come straight to me.


-Okay.
-Two! Three!


[Pablo grunts]

-Bueno!
-I got you.[/i]

Yeah! Go!

Max Acevedo. Hollywood superstar.

You are now ready for this jump!

[Rutledge] {\an8}He makes it, but barely.[/i]

{\an8}Last but not least,
can Pablo make the jump,


and send his team to the volcano?

{\an8}[Pablo grunts]

{\an8}Oh! Oh.

{\an8}-Three through.
-Oh man.


[whooping]

[yelling]

[Rutledge] The floor is muy caliente aquí.[/i]

Congratulations, guys,
you are moving on to the volcano.


Come on up and join us.

-Woo!
-MVP!


[Max, Pablo] MVP!

[Rutledge] This trio showed us[/i]
the true meaning of teamwork.[/i]

Layne, the little soldier boy,
grew up to be a real life hero,


leading his teammates across the lava.

Now, Latin Heat will face the inferno
of our volcano.


Get in here, Latin Heat! Nice work.

-[cheering]
-[/i]Yeah! Oh, fellas.

-Wow, you guys.
-Yes.


Impressive, impressive.

I don't know how you guys did that
and Layne's hair is still perfect.


-I just use a bit of lava.
-[laughing]


Fellas, there's no easy way to say this.

You'll be nervous about the next team
because they are professional athletes.


They flip. They fly.

They go through the air.

It's the All Elite Wrestling Best Friends.

Hello, I am the Kentucky Gentleman,
Chuck Taylor.


{\an8}I'm the brains of the operation.

{\an8}This is the galaxy's greatest alien,
Kris Statlander.


{\an8}Just landed on this planet, what?
Five, six years ago?


Yeah.

And we needed the muscle.
Show 'em the muscle.


-No. Flex.
-I am.


sh**t, I'm sorry.

[crowd cheering, groaning on TV]

This lava's scary,
but I got something scarier,


and it's also orange,

{\an8}and it's Orange Cassidy.

{\an8}[lazily] Grr.

[Chuck] I don't know if lazy
is the right word. He's...


He's a man who picks his spots.

He knows when to go.
He knows when to slow.


-I didn't even mean to do that.
-That was good.


Make that a T-shirt.

-Agh!
-[crowd cheering][/i]

I hope this doesn't come back to bite me,
but if we lose I'll be very embarrassed,


and we might have to rethink
this whole best friendship.


-[Kris] Yeah.
-[Chuck laughs]


[Rutledge] And in this corner
of the Kid's Room, it's the Best Friends.


-[Chuck laughs]
-Oh man.


Let's hug it out. Come on, guys.

[Rutledge] Oh, it's a best-friend hug.

[Kris] Oh boy.

[Chuck] Come on.

Hey, guys, how are you doing?

-Fine.
-Hi.


-[Chuck mutters] Hi!
-Hello.


[Rutledge] Hey, nerves are natural.

There's a lot at stake here.

Pride, reputation, and most importantly,

the chance to take on Latin Heat
on the volcano.


The only other rule,
don't fall in because the floor is...


[all] Lava!

[slowly] Lava.

-So I'll go first.
-I'll go this way.


[Rutledge] Okay, now that's[/i]
a bold fashion statement.[/i]

I thought your shirt, Max,
was the coolest one here,


but then I saw Orange Cassidy's shirt
with himself on it.


-It beat me to it.
-I think it did.


-All right, you got this.
-All right.


This looks dangerous.

[Rutledge] And the alien invades our room[/i]
first on the extra sketchy board.[/i]

Belly flop on top of that guy.

-Look at Orange Cassidy, just chilling.
-No big deal.


[Kris] I don't wanna do this.
Why am I the only one on here?


-[Chuck] We're gonna go.
-[Kris] Want me to go first?


No, Chuck's gonna go.
I'll stay right here.


-[Kris] You stay there, Orange.
-[Chuck grunts]


[Max] Head first, really? Okay.

You can tell that guy's
jumped from the top ropes before.


I think I broke everything.

-[Kris] You got this.
-I'm going in.


-[Kris] He's going in.
-Oh God.


[Rutledge] Chuck Taylor is 6'2".[/i]
That is a big man for that small tunnel.[/i]

Is he still in there?

Yeah, he's still in there.

[Rutledge] Orange Cassidy doing[/i]
a great job holding up the wall there.[/i]

He's just chilling there.

[Rutledge] And some good news,[/i]
Chuck didn't get stuck.[/i]

[Kris] How you doing, Chuck?

-I'm alive.
-[Orange] Nice.


All right, I'm gonna go to this bed, okay?

-[Chuck] Yeah, go for it.
-Oh boy.