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|title=<center>Brainrush</center>
|title=<center>BrainRu$h</center>
|image=brainrush.jpg
|image=brainrush.jpg
|imagecaption=Promotional image for the series.
|imagecaption=Promotional image for the series.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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'''''Brainrush''''' was a live-action game show that premiered on Cartoon Network on June 20th, 2009, as part of the CN Real block. The series took place at the Knott's Berry Farm theme park in California where 3 contestants would ride a roller coaster and answer trivia questions to win money, the contestant with the least amount of money would drop out from the next round. The first round took place on the Boomerang roller coaster, the second on the Silver Bullet, and the last round on the Xcelerator with the final contestant having the chance to win 5,000 dollars. The series received poor reception for its low quality, and for airing on a channel previously known for only cartoons, along with the other CN Real shows, leading the show to be cancelled on July 22nd, 2009. According to a comment <ref>[http://youtu.be/kOEPsyCpTkE?lc=UggUGbwizdfRNHgCoAEC.8NQBFcSjcWQ8Nwqzy3d9vT ''The Othersiders'' Archive's comment about the show] Retrieved 23 Jan '18</ref>made by The Othersiders Archive, the full series was available on YouTube but was later taken down.
'''''BrainRush''''' (also spelled ''BrainRu$h'') was a live-action game show that premiered on Cartoon Network on June 20th, 2009, as part of the CN Real block. The series took place at the Knott's Berry Farm theme park in California, where three contestants would ride a roller coaster and answer trivia questions to win money. The contestant with the least amount of money would drop out before the next round. The first, second, and third rounds took place on the Boomerang, Silver Bullet, and Xcelerator. The final contestant had the chance to win $5,000 in prize money. ''BrainRush'' and other CN Real shows received poor reception for airing on a channel known for primarily airing cartoons. The show was also criticized for its poor quality, leading it to be cancelled on July 22nd, 2009. According to a comment made by ''The Othersiders'' Archive, the full series was available on YouTube but was later taken down.<ref>[https://youtu.be/kOEPsyCpTkE?lc=UggUGbwizdfRNHgCoAEC.8NQBFcSjcWQ8Nwqzy3d9vT ''The Othersiders'' Archive's comment about the show] Retrieved 23 Jan '18</ref>


It is also worth mentioning that the episodes of the show used to be available in full as apart of the Cartoon Network Video service during the months of June 2009-July 2009. However, these uploads of the full episodes were quickly pulled after the series' abrupt cancellation in July of 2009. <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090622151200/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com:80 An archive of the official Cartoon Network website that lists a full episode of BrainRush being available for viewing.] Retrieved 28 Jan '18</ref>
==Availability==
Episodes of the show used to be available in full as apart of the Cartoon Network Video service during the months of June 2009-July 2009. However, these uploads of the full episodes were quickly pulled after the series' abrupt cancellation in July 2009. There are several clips of the show available on YouTube.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090622151200/http://www.cartoonnetwork.com:80 An archive of the official Cartoon Network website that lists a full episode of BrainRush being available for viewing.] Retrieved 28 Jan '18</ref>


On January 31, 2018, LMW user Comikid found episode 5 and with help from user Dinkleberg, was able to extract the episode from iTunes and has since been uploaded to YouTube.
In late January of 2018, Lost Media Wiki user [https://lostmediawiki.com/User:Comikid Comikid] found episode 5 and was able to extract the episode from iTunes and has since been uploaded to YouTube (with the help from another user Dinkleberg). On February 1st, 2018, another LMW user named [https://lostmediawiki.com/User:Johnny_2x4 Johnny 2x4] found a minute and a half clip of the show.


==Episode List==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="background-color:lightblue" | #
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Contestants
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Air Date
! style="background-color:lightblue" | Status
|-
|1||Antwone, Hope, and Jake||June 20th, 2009||[https://youtu.be/Zkn6uunYAX0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|2||Nick, Austin, and Lorenze||June 27th, 2009||[https://youtu.be/zoyQ6pGpFRU<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|3||Vin, Chris, and Blake||July 4th, 2009||[https://youtu.be/8EajXkw294M<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|4||Eddie, Matt, and Shanavia||July 11th, 2009||[https://youtu.be/vMfHmXnhLoE<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|-
|5||Nick, Austin, and Lorenz||July 15th, 2009||[https://youtu.be/akEocI2voO0<span style="color:green;">'''Found''']
|-
|6||Devin, Walter, and Paloma||July 22nd, 2009||[https://youtu.be/49aEekN5Ou0<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found''']
|}
==Videos==
==Videos==
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   |description2 =Clip of the series.
   |description2 =Raw clip of someone on ''BrainRush''.
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   |description3 =Footage at (2:00-2:47).
   |description3 =Same clip but with ''BrainRush'' editing (as aired on TV).
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   |service1    =youtube
   |id1          =kRHZtskWRD4
   |id1         =5IUJkz4lwsw
   |description1 =A remix containing clips from the show that was originally posted on CNThisSummer's YouTube account.
  |description1 =Footage at (2:00-2:47).
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  |service2    =youtube
  |id2          =akEocI2voO0
  |id2          =kRIjKvTdb8Y
  |description2 =Episode 5 of Brainrush, courtesy of ComiKid
  |description2 =Sarah Karges explains the first ride on ''BrainRush''.
  |service3    =youtube
  |id3         =kRHZtskWRD4
   |description3 =A remix containing clips from the show that was originally posted on CNThisSummer's YouTube account.
}}
}}
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 16:59, 4 March 2020

Brainrush.jpg

Promotional image for the series.

Status: Partially Found

BrainRush (also spelled BrainRu$h) was a live-action game show that premiered on Cartoon Network on June 20th, 2009, as part of the CN Real block. The series took place at the Knott's Berry Farm theme park in California, where three contestants would ride a roller coaster and answer trivia questions to win money. The contestant with the least amount of money would drop out before the next round. The first, second, and third rounds took place on the Boomerang, Silver Bullet, and Xcelerator. The final contestant had the chance to win $5,000 in prize money. BrainRush and other CN Real shows received poor reception for airing on a channel known for primarily airing cartoons. The show was also criticized for its poor quality, leading it to be cancelled on July 22nd, 2009. According to a comment made by The Othersiders Archive, the full series was available on YouTube but was later taken down.[1]

Availability

Episodes of the show used to be available in full as apart of the Cartoon Network Video service during the months of June 2009-July 2009. However, these uploads of the full episodes were quickly pulled after the series' abrupt cancellation in July 2009. There are several clips of the show available on YouTube.[2]

In late January of 2018, Lost Media Wiki user Comikid found episode 5 and was able to extract the episode from iTunes and has since been uploaded to YouTube (with the help from another user Dinkleberg). On February 1st, 2018, another LMW user named Johnny 2x4 found a minute and a half clip of the show.

Episode List

# Contestants Air Date Status
1 Antwone, Hope, and Jake June 20th, 2009 Found
2 Nick, Austin, and Lorenze June 27th, 2009 Partially Found
3 Vin, Chris, and Blake July 4th, 2009 Partially Found
4 Eddie, Matt, and Shanavia July 11th, 2009 Partially Found
5 Nick, Austin, and Lorenz July 15th, 2009 Found
6 Devin, Walter, and Paloma July 22nd, 2009 Partially Found

Videos

Promo for the series.

Raw clip of someone on BrainRush.

Same clip but with BrainRush editing (as aired on TV).

Footage at (2:00-2:47).

Sarah Karges explains the first ride on BrainRush.

A remix containing clips from the show that was originally posted on CNThisSummer's YouTube account.

References