First up, the husbands must identify their wives by a kiss while blindfolded. Also, while blindfolded the men will drive through and obstacle course with verbal assistance from their spouse.
Dancing With the Stars instructors Carrie Ann Inaba, Elena Grinenko and Tony Dovolani give lessons in tango. Later, the husbands are taught how to write and perform a roast of their wives by comedian Greg Fitzsimmons.
The husbands are tested about their wives physical flaws, and to demonstrate the parenting skills of the pair. Later, the men will receive only phoned in, vague clues as they shop in a grocery store.
The remaining four couples test their knowledge of each other with a series of questions, plus a psychic looks into their futures. Later, the husbands are sent on a shopping spree to buy clothes for their wives, without being told their sizes first, and one wife is counseled about her get rich quick schemes.
The parents of the three remaining contestants come for a surprise visit, as the father in law's and husbands build a soap box racer in a effort to bond.
The remaining two contestants face their most challenging test yet in the season finale. The six couples all reunite at the shows closing.
The season nine opener finds nine new couples introduced, featuring a men vs. the women in a paintball match with the losers being forced to cook breakfast for the winners. Other contests includes the competitors first impressions of each other, and the wives guiding their blindfolded husbands by directions.
The eight remaining couples become uncomfortable when psychosexual therapist Dr. Ruth arrives to give them relationship advice.
This week's challenges include the wives identifying their husband's backsides, and who can scoop up the most bugs with their hands.
The seven remaining couples are visited by a "tantric educator" who discusses ways to enhance their sexuality. This week's challenge includes the husbands describing a variety of hardware items -- over a cell phone -- to their wives.
The remaining six contestants use teamwork as they are challenged to design the best carnival game as voted on by the neighborhood kids. Another challenge finds the men guessing what their wives think are their shortcomings when it comes to intimacy.
The remaining five couples are challenged to load a minivan up with vacation supplies and outdoor equipment. And in a second challenge, the men will need to identify their wives' taste in foods.
Interior designer Nate Berkus will judge a competition between the remaining four couples in a room-decorating contest, and the women are in for a surprise when the men are put under hypnosis.
The remaining three couples get a glimpse of what the upcoming years will be like when the men are put in makeup to look 40 years older. Their challenge involves an obstacle course designed towards baby care, which includes heating up bottles and setting up a playpen.
The second season finale finds the previously released seven couples choosing a winner between the final two contestants, but first head to a retirement home to get advice from the residence in trying to maintain a healthy marriage.