Season 6: Let's Have a Threesome

The sixth season of Tossed Off found the show flush with money, as ratings continued to go through the roof and embed themselves on the surface of the moon.

This time around, Team Chucklebasket and Team Futhermucker fought a third team - a Tossed Off first ! (and last) - comprised of the invading army from the neighboring island of Ju-Matinga. It wasn't planned, but it made for great television when in one week half of the contestants were wiped out in a hail of spears and Molotov cocktails.

Eventually the aboriginal people of Pariah Island pushed back the invaders, leaving Mike Tanley to scramble and come up with some way to fill extra episodes with only half the cast. Mike's idea to have a six week long Hindu raga played bored some viewers, and was later determined to be a bit of a slip. But Mike made up for it in the end, by introducing venomous snakes to the final, sleeping contestants.

Can you say hypertoxin-induced subconscious abreaction?

The winner: bikini model Jewel Backhassle.

Season 7: Kaiju?... Gesundheit!

Fans of the show knew immediately that Season 7 would be unusual, when -- during the opening episode -- the aboriginal natives of Pariah Island held a strange ritual involving dancing, beating drums and singing a chorus of "Mo-su-ra!"

Things settled in a bit after that, and the show was back to normal: contestants faced the "Razor Wire Chimney Sweep" challenge, the "How Long Can You Get Raped" challenge and the "Flying Fists of Really Sharp Aluminum" challenge.

In the end, it was truck driver William Whistle that won the competition. But, alas, it was not the final episode. Cameras kept rolling as giant monsters -- apparently summoned by the earlier native chanting-- went on a rampage, destroying everything in their path. Ever the quick thinker, Mike Tanley hid in his plantation house, but not after executing the hitherto unknown "Secret Order 57" which immediately irradiated the entire island, killing everything on it (everything not in Tanley's shielded plantation house, anyway.)

William Whistle's widow is said to have appreciated the prize money regardless.

Image (c) 1969 Daiei Motion Picture Co.

Season 8: Well Hung

Season 8 was a bit drab, what with the formerly-lush Pariah Island still trying to grow back from last season's Secret Order 57, but contestants played with enthusiasm anyway.

Team Ford Mustang and Team Radio Shack battled each other fiercely, facing the "Rubber Band Battle Royale" challenge and the "Hula Hoop of Doom" contest with great effort.

The season hit a speed bump when, for reasons still unclear, Mike Tanley refused to come out of his plantation home for three weeks, forcing the contestants to host themselves for three episodes. Many viewers thought the surprisingly good performance (as interim host!) by male model Jim Whittler may have led to him actually replacing Mike Tanley as host for the next season, but Mike emerged on the fourth week and immediately shot Whittler to death for no good reason. Ratings soared!

When all was done, the dust settled and the smell of blood lifted from the air, it was stripper Jenna Sofine who walked ... er, hobbled away with the award money.

Season 9: Don't Open the Box!

Intent on protecting his job, and on getting some help for his "down time", Mike brought in some additional souls (well, maybe that's not the best word) to help share the hosting duties for Season 9.

These helpful folks popped out of an ornate box Mike had brought with him, and they proved especially clever at devising ratings-boosting challenges, like the "Fluffy Bunny Stuffed with Napalm" challenge and the "Eat These Bugs, Oh Wait, They're Not Bugs, They're Hand Grenades" challenge.

When the season was down to the two final contestants, it was the (literally) backstabbing Jeff Koops who won the day after the grueling "Circumcise Your Opponent" final challenge.

Unfortunately, some chick named Kirsty showed up and destroyed the little box, so we'd never again see Mike's helpers again on Tossed Off. Bitch!

Image (c) 1987 Cinemarque Entertainment BV

Season 10: The Potter Who Went Potty

Airing against the Super Bowl, the Network knew it was going to take a rating beating for Season 10, so they were faced with two choices: to throw a ton of money at the season, and spice things up to get viewer attention no matter what -- or to go cheap, and take the season as a loss.

The Network chose the latter.

As a result, it was generally an unmemorable season for fans of the show, with one slightly-significant exception: when conniving pottery artist Justine peed in everyone's food.

Surprisingly, while the contestants and fans at the time thought it was disgusting, Tossed Off lore has since turned that event into something of a cultural me me. If you look in your span in box, you're certain to have received - at one time or another - a chain email which includes the recipe for Tossed Off Urine Cookies.

In all honesty, they don't taste half bad.

Season winner: bartender Hugh Roll ins, beating his opponent by (and with) a nose.