'Are You Tougher Than A Boy Scout?' review: Hilariously dorky

The team that loses that challenge will then lose one of its members, until only one adult, or Scout, is left standing. The adults include John, a single dad; Dan, who wants to prove to his two brothers who "Eagled" that he's just as good as they are; and Mark, a drama teacher who wants to "chase his childhood dream" of becoming a Scout. This limited-run series ends in early April.

But the point is, Monday's challenges aren't exactly tough, either (buoy tossing?), and when the tricks of the reality TV trade are slathered on -- a thumping synth score, for example, that could have been lifted from "The Amazing Race" -- then high comedy ensues. Tonight's episode very nearly turns into an episode of "The Office" with Mark -- so earnest and so joyously, unapologetically nerdy -- as Dwight. When he yells out in triumph, "I AM TOUGHER THAN A BOY SCOUT!," you will weep with laughter. Reality TV this hilarious doesn't come along every day, which makes this newcomer almost therapeutic in some sort of unintended way.

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