Kevin and Drew Unleashed, Episode 1: Frats Entertainment

Before the fun begins, we get this message: "No animal was harmed or mistreated in the making of this program." Not a good way to start things off, but it certainly does make you wonder what’s in store!

We meet our two leading men as they pack for their journey: Drew Feinberg, 38 years old, court officer; and his best friend Kevin O'Connor, 37, Manhattan accountant. If you've never seen The Amazing Race, Drew is the taller guy, while Kevin bears a close resemblance to Lou Costello. Voiceover Guy tells us they these "diehard New Yorkers" will hit the road in an RV. Along the way, they will "perform the difficult, dangerous, and unusual jobs of ordinary Americans..." Yes, because New Yorkers are a species unto themselves or something. We see some cattle wrestling, Drew dangling from a rope, and Drew preparing meat. Voiceover Guy: "...without killing each other first." Cut to the boys' trademarked ragging on each other. We get more clips, as Voiceover Guy tells us they'll be leaving their white collar lives for blue-collar jobs. Yes, we get it already! Move on!

This week, the boys work on an alligator farm in Florida, and work at a cranberry bog. Don't worry... all will be made clear in good time. Voiceover Guy: "They're big, they're bad..." Cut to a supervisor asking the fellas if they need hairnets. They take off their caps, revealing their shaven domes. Nice touch. "...they're bald." Cut to title card. On with the show!

Drew drives the RV, and Kevin wants to hit a McDonald's already. After some bickering about Kevin's appetite, Drew expositions that they're going to Orlando to work on a gator farm. Kevin: "To do what?" Drew: "Taking care of alligators, idiot. What do you think?" Kevin thinks that he'll do well in the challenge, and that Drew is a wuss.

More driving. Drew smells something bad. Kevin tells him that there are "problems" in the back of the RV. Drew finds it disgusting. "Open a couple of windows, you'll be fine!" Kevin says. "Where do we keep the deodorizer?"

After we hear Kevin complain about the bumpy road, the boys make it to Florida and Gatorland. Yes, that is the name of the establishment. They see an older-looking man in camouflage pants and call him Marlon Perkins. Actually, his name is Tim Williams, the Dean of Gator Wrestling. Hey, I just watch the show. Tim tells them that they'll be taking care of alligators today.

The first challenge: collecting gator eggs. Tim will find a nest, and possibly run the mother off. Then he'll take the eggs, delivery them to the nursery, and incubate them. Sure enough, they run into a mother gator, but she walks away. Tim points out that the eggs are so fragile, and the embryos would die if turned over. The guys mark the eggs, so as to keep them right-side up. Of course, Kevin and Drew stress about the mother coming back. Tim tells them that the mother could sneak up on them. Kevin then proceeds to tap Drew's back. Tim collects the eggs, the mother comes back, and the trio manage to skedaddle away.

Second challenge: placing the eggs in the nursery. The eggs are placed in a grass-filled incubator. Kevin shoves an egg in Drew's face. Drew says that Kevin can't do anything right. "I wanna see you drop one," Drew snipes. "I think it'll be born with a concussion, or have brain damage like you." This gets a chuckle from Tim, and I'm guessing he's a Race fan. He explains that it takes 65 days for the eggs to hatch. Next, they pick up baby alligators, and dump them in a crate.

Now the boys meet John Brown, alligator keeper. He makes the Frats put on masks and safety glasses so they can clean the pens. Drew complains about the 108-degree heat in the room. After the cleaning, they put the little gators back in the pen. Kevin holds one on his back. Drew: "They go to sleep instantly when you hold 'em like that." Tim: "I heard your girlfriend does the same thing." Heh... I guess Kevin and Drew bring the snark out from everybody they meet. Drew puts his finger out, and a baby gator bites into it... and decides not to let go. Kevin taps the bugger's head, causing him to bite harder. Tim finally dislodges the baby, leaving a perfect bite mark on Drew's finger.

Tim tells the boys it's time to figure out who is the better gator farmer. They'll be handling gators that are bigger than the babies. He brings them to an older gator named Pop, on whom he sits and straddles with ease – though he points out that Pop is not trained. As Drew prepares to try it out, Kevin quips, "This is the way Drew used to meet girls in college." Drew squats down, marveling about the scales on Pop's back and his belly. Kevin manages to pet the belly on his turn, but then Pop gets away.

Tim declares that to determine which Frat will win, they will wrestle an alligator. The winner gets an easy job, the loser gets to do something disgusting. They move to the Gator Wrestling Stadium (yes, I said it) to meet Tony Pistain, an alligator wrestler. Tony goes into the water moat and pulls a gator out by its tail. The guys are understandably nervous, with Kevin ordering Drew to stay in front of him. Tony puts his hand under the gator's mouth, managing to keep its jaw shut as he goes for the pin.

Tim asks for somebody to go first. Drew doesn't see an advantage, "other than if I get eaten, [Kevin] won't have to do it." Kevin wants Drew to go first. As Tim keeps time, Drew tries to pull a gator out of the moat by the tail, but he loses his grip and lands flat on his back. Tim has Drew timed at 43 seconds. Kevin notes that the gator can't weigh more than him, and Drew has pulled him out of more difficult places than this. Drew manages to pull the gator up, sitting on it and getting into position. Drew's time: 1:06.27. Tim takes over as Drew gets off, thanking the gator and patting his tail.

Kevin's turn. Wasting no time, he pulls the gator with no problems, grunting, "C'mon you fat lil bastard!" Sadly, he chooses not to swing the fat bastard around. Kevin gets the gator into position in 25 seconds for the win.

The fellas kvetch about being tired. Kevin concludes it's mostly from the stress. Drew congratulates Kevin, as they drink beer outside of the RV. "Clearly," Kevin says, "I am a man who walks amongst gators. You can call me Kev Dundee from now on."

Next day. It's time for the separate jobs. Since Kevin won, he gets to work with guests with handling a small gator and a snake. Drew wonders why they don't just let him ride the choo choo train around the park. Tim adds that Drew will get to handle the red meat to feed the gators.