The Riggory of Drag Race All Stars 1 

Damn, imagine being the commenter of "Chad about to die so ru probably wanted him to be happy" what an icon

All Stars 1 had the potential to be one of the best seasons of Drag Race, they had such an amazing cast but they completely shot themselves in foot with the whole teams situation

The fact that this is Nina Flowers last showing on drag race just leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Nina never really got the recognition she deserved to be honest

The fact that Manila probably could’ve won both seasons of all stars she was on but was held back do to her friendship with latrice

I honestly thought Yarlexis should of won the girl group challenge. they looked amazing together, Kelly was amazing and they performed the house down. RuJu's makeover person really let them down for me and team Shad got carried by their celebrity

I am pretty sure Manila or Latrice did an interview (maybe Hey Queen?) where they discussed that their team had the most points in the prank challenge... or something along those lines and that they were edited to do bad (Latrice in the garbage can was embellished or something). From what I remember, they basically said that this episode was done to get Latrilla out

I can't wait for the "What if AS1 dosen't have teams and was not rigged"

You know, with the Gaff-In challenge, you have to wonder: given the team dynamic, why not just do Snatch Game, but have it be people who are known for having a history together, be it as friends, enemies, whatever, and they could play off jokes like that. Like Chad was Bette Davis, maybe Shannel could’ve done Joan Crawford and have the two of them fighting each other the whole time? But the way it is now, you just wonder why Bette Davis is partnered with Lucille Ball, what Bea Arthur and Fran Drescher have to do with each other, and so on.

LMAO not the Down Under promo pic in the corner when you said “worst *US* seasons ever”

Arguably the strongest cast a Drag Race season has ever had and such a shame it got put to waste

Thought you'd address Willam's tea that she and PhiPhi were originally cast for AS1 but when PhiPhi got arrested they both got pulled.

Nina Flowers is my winner of season one and she's forgotten so often but i adore her so much

I will always find it funny that Raven, who at this point paints herself as dark as Latrice, plays a villain trying to steal a gun that gives you natural melanin💀

Yaralexis deserved the win in the girls group challenge.

Here's a little hot tea: for the Heroes vs. Villains episode, Raven & Jujubee originally won that challenge. However, production didn't think a Chad vs. Shannel lip sync would have worked in provoking an emotional response from viewers as Jujubee vs Raven would have. :)

AS1 is kinda underrated for what it was… But then again the Tammy quotes are Golden so…

All Stars 1 feels like such a fever dream! They literally had the first batch of absolutely incredible queens who deserved a return, and their format and short season completely wasted that opportunity. Can you imagine if we’d gotten a format like AS2 or AS3 with this iconic cast?? GOLD

The absolute derailment of Pandora’s, Alexis’ and Manilla’s reputations start now. Thank Tammy brown they got a second chance

In my opinion, Yarlexis should've won literally almost EVERY single episode. They should've been around safe in episode 1, I thought they did about 3rd place overall. the Gaff-in, they def deserved to win. Yara was the funniest this entire episode, and Alexis was ok, but better than most. Raven was pretty bleh as Bea, Jujubee was funny but Raven was just kind of there. Episode 3 I think they should've been safe again instead of a low, as it seems weird to have that kind of breakdown. Episode 4 by far they were the best in this challenge. Rujubee did good, sure, but Yarlexis literally looked like a girl group, their main star was having the time of her life, and overall they had such a fun performance. It was great! So why did they go home that episode I wonder...maybe they knew they'd win episode 5 as well, since we know these 2 slay look based challenges. Just look at every runway this season!

Something that I really hope to see talked about here is the mistreatment of Pandora, Mimi, Alexis and Yara, as well as the horrible buzzer gimmick they had for each LSFYL. This season was a huge disappointment all around and I’m still not over it.

idk if anyone has said it yet but APPARENTLY (according to Willam on Race Chase i think? someone correct me if I'm wrong) the reason Mimi was casted is bc Willam and Phi Phi were both on but then Phi Phi got arrested and they didn't want Willam without Phi Phi (bc of the drama they had on season 4 and they wanted the gag of them competing together again) so they had to scramble last minute to get a queen and Mimi was available. so, yeah, kinda interesting

at least we got Tammie's iconic comments and Raven's dont cha lipsync from this season, which were more memorable than anything on as5 lol

So if All-Stars 1 was “technically” rigged for Chad, 2 was for Alaska, 3 was for Trixie, and 5 was for Shea, who was 4 rigged for? I’d guess Manila, and then they had to change it after Naomi chopped her.

I always thought the whole team dynamic would've been perfect for a "snatch game" variant of the newly wed game, tbh it was a missed opportunity

it sucks cause imo this season has the greatest cast out of any season of drag race Ever and there are so many iconic moments still talked about today from it that highlight that. the production fucked up so bad this couldve been like so so legendary it still makes me mad

Just here to say AS5 was made for Shea and it ended up being bored asf

Episode 3 was rigged aswell, latrice revealed in an interview that her and manila got the second most points but they were still put in the bottom

“The fans would’v burned her fracking farm to the ground.” 😭😭😭

Latrice actually said on hey qween I think that they got the second most points 😬

I hope you later also do older seasons because I just rewatched some older seasons and there was a lot of favouritism towards some really popular queens like Adore and Kim Chi. Also All stars 1 had the best cast ever, all exept one were fan favourites and all were so talanted.

Willam's probably thankful he didnt get to do All Stars 1 after seeing the teams bullcrap

I feel like Season 7 is gonna become a cult season in the future. I rewatched it recently and it's honestly full of iconic moments. The problem was the switch they did to the Untucked format and the weaker cast right after S6, by far the most entertaining season to this day. It's like dating Tom Holland right after you made love to Henry Cavill.

Edit: I looked high and low and i got the hot tea gals about what i said in the comment below, Latrice on Hey Qween from way back ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IGG4dfn1bTo.html About the 3rd episode's challenge- so apparently it HAS been confirmed that Manila and Latrice got more points than Alexis/Yara did! I would give the source, but i've been searching and wasn't able to find it lmao, if i do i'll probably edit the message with the source, but Latrice's last words do seem to point that maybe it is true. If it IS true i'd think it was probably that they were the biggest competition to Shad left, so they were given the push to go (although tbf i don't think they'd do too hot in the girl group challenge so i don't think they needed to be pushed out, but I dunno). This may be just a baseless rumour but even after watching i don;t think it's too out of the realm of the possibility it was true. I'm just a messenger here lmao

Can confirm I found you on the Insta Explore page! I'm pretty sure it was your “Yvie + Gigi judged fairly” images.

Had there not been the twist of Finale being filmed a year later Ru and Production would had crowned Chad on season 4. They probably thought that Sharon's "Alt Drag" would make here a fan favorite but she wasn't "pagent" enough to get the crown. So they created All Stars for Sharon to win. Because of the twist Producers were able to see fans react to Sharon in real time which cause them to switch the winners.

Yarlexis was so mistreated this season. This video brought back a lot frustration 😡😡😡

AS1 was made for Chad AS2 was made for Alaska AS3 was made for DeLa but she kicked herself off AS4 was for Manilla (& Trinity) but we know what happened AS5 was for Shea

Raven never winning a crown is criminal but being one of the most successful BTS is a flexxx🤭👑❤️

It’s almost like the judging is always inconsistent and just serves the storyline that production is trying to create. Watching this video is bringing back memories about this nonsensical season.

Still waiting for Shannel’s second chance at All Stars lol.

Crazy how one of the worst seasons ever had one of the best episodes of Untucked!

I remember Latrice (I think) saying on an interview that the point system was rigged and that they were second best with that point system

Chad may have been handed the crown, but that doesn't mean she didn't deserve it. It just sucks how the whole season went which makes it easy for people to discredit her. Like I'm major Rujubee fan, team Raven was robbed, but I still think Chad was the best overall on the season and would have destroyed it even easier without teams.

1.25 speed is perfect

This season was honestly made way too early. They should've waited a little longer before making it

I just happened to rewatch this season on Saturday....I was wondering why they did teams. I was thinking maybe they didn't have the time and were rushing

It could’ve worked had the queens competed individually or if them made better use of the team format, kind of like what happened in the twist with The Challenge: Double Agents. Queens compete in the challenges as a team, one queen from each of the bottom two teams lip sync and the winner stays and decides if whether or not she wants to keep her teammate or switch with another queen while the queen who lip synced goes home, alone. Meanwhile, the queen who loses her teammate cannot compete in the next challenge and must wait until the next queen gets eliminated so that she can be paired up with a new queen. If the queen who wins the lip sync keeps her original partner, then the queen whose partner was eliminated the week before will be paired with the other queen who just lost her partner. If the same lip sync winner chooses to swap partners, the other queen who lost her partner the previous week can pick any partner she wants afterwards, and if she takes another queen’s partner, then the queen who was robbed of her original partner will be stuck with whichever queen is without a partner.

oh i'm loving your youtube channel, thank you!

early here to see how somehow Juju and Raven should have won every challenge

Rujubee will always be my favorite friendship 😭

Why was there no mention of Tammy hands down winning that lip sync??

I honestly feel like AS1 is one of the less-rigged seasons. There were a couple things that were super suspect, but I think for the most part, the season sucking had less to do with rigging and more to do with the teams twist. I don’t think even the best seasons of RPDR would have been good if they’d had teams.

i think Season 3 was actually rigged for Ben De La Creme, but she ruined that storyline by self eliminating herself so they went with Trixie instead.

Chad Michaels is still alive and in good health

I get what they were doing with all stars 1 it’s like a normal season but everything is elevated, oh you’re in teams, oh we’re not doing the snatch game we’re doing a whole variety show, oh we’re not doing a reading challenge we’re doing a cheer leader reading challenge.

I wouldn’t be surprised to see jujubee in an all stars international season

No way was All Stars 3 rigged for Trixie. I don’t think that was ever meant to happen

Idea for a shorter season without teams: Two people still get eliminated each episode, but it’s a bottom 3. Winner of the challenge gets a chance to eliminate someone, and the judges eliminate someone else. For example, let’s say the judges eliminate whoever was the worst of the bottom 3 without even lip syncing, and the two remaining queens lip sync for the winning queen of the episode, who then picks someone to Shante/Sashay.

imagine this cast returning for a season next year… i’d live for it, america ‼️

This is honestly one of my fave seasons! All the queens are too good for it not to be. I agree that it does have draw backs though.

Besides Chad’s somewhat-rigged win, the only good thing this season gave us was episode 1’s untucked.

All stars really wasn’t bad, not everyone got a fair chance but it’s a good season to watch imo

Thank you for your service

A few points to add: Willam and Phi Phi were originally cast, but Phi Phi couldn't do it, so then Willam was dropped. Producers clearly wanted a Willam and Phi Phi feud, and villain edit. Mimi and Tammi were the replacements, so it was no big deal sending them home. Pandora was fan favorite, but her attitude was so bad, it made for good TV. The whole idea for All Stars 1 went into production while season 4 was still airing, so no one knew whether Sharon or Chad would win. The idea that All Stars was created for Chad is technically false, since if Chad won season 4, then All Stars would have been the avenue to crown Sharon. Nowadays, Raven is seen as such a fan favorite and "robbed" queen from season 2, but she didn't have such high esteem back then. Keep in mind, Raven was in the bottom a lot her season (back when track record really mattered), and also Fashion Photo RuView wasn't a thing, so she wasn't the super star she is now. Latrice and Manila were likely considered the front runners, alongside Chad. You bring up the STUPID prank wars inspired challenge, that sent Latrice and Manila home. Well.... legally, if the challenge is based on subjective points, and not based on objective talent, there is no wiggle room. Game show laws for reality TV would not allow Ru to say that points matter, and then ignore the points. It's no different than Jeopardy or any other merit based game show. Producers probably didn't think that through, so had no choice but to send them home. By doing so, Chad became the default front runner. Lastly, so many of the contestants on RPDR, up to that point, were handpicked from the local Southern California drag shows that Chad produced. So to not give her the crown, at that point, would also kind of be a slap in the face.

The way they could have gotten rid of Mimi, Tammie & Alexis (no shade to these), and then just a normal season with a top 4

It should’ve been 8 queens, would’ve worked with the amount of episodes.

Could you please make a "what if all stars 1 season wasn't in teams" with some challenges we usually have in anothers all stars season. Let's if Chad has what is take to be crowned. Thanks and I love your videos

Also, if they have another winners season, I need Chad back. Simply to redeem this thought of "it was rigged for Chad" because she's genuinely an incredible queen

My new big idea: All Stars 1 The Ru-Mix, bring them all back, do it over again, get Manila her crown 😭❤️

There is a rumor that they made AS1 for Chad cause they wanted someone to represent that vodka brand that appeared on the show. Sharon's drag was controversial and they wanted someone polished and less spooky. Don't know if that's true, but I could see it happening.

Something else about all stars 1 is the fact that the tv company wouldn’t sign on more episodes then 6. When they thought they would. I swear I’ve seen that somewhere before. Wish I remember when and where I saw this stated.

Have you ever seen a bette davis movie? Chad was spot on

They just did way too much this season. If you only have six episodes, just have less queens. Eight queens would’ve been perfect for a six-episode season

Am I the only one who really don't remember chad when going through rpdr winners? Chad disappeared into thin air after AS1

I liked that challenge w the celebrity impersonations. Nobody else seemed to.

Correction about the practical joke episode, Latrila actually got the second highest amount of points in the challenge and the point system was announced to be the main focus.

I still think Mimi smoked Chad in their lipsync

Not to be offtopic but i am gagged that you're the same person who made the Champions series! :o

I wouldn't have said All Stars 3 was rigged for Trixie. She easily could have placed higher in more challenges, and yet she didn't, with Thorgy being High instead of her episode 1, and missing out on a top 2 placement episode 3, for example. Dela was who I'd argue was the intended winner from the casting

In Brazil we used to have a... Humour? TV show called "Zorra Total" (Total Mess, on a free and absolutely appropriated translation). It was made on a very similar format as Gaff-In, short sketches with punchlines and claques laughing and applauding poorly made jokes. It lasted for 16 years, airing on Saturday nights right after the soap operas.

Based on the title of the episode, my guess is that the intern you mentioned was watching "Girls Behaving Badly" rather than "Impractical Jokers." But my thing is that if you're gonna do a weird challenge like that, then at least have a good reason for it like one of the cast members from that show guest-judging (like, I don't know... Chelsea Handler? Melissa from The Real World? Ken Jeong?).

Maybe I'm nuts but I love season 7

I basically thought in that time that AS1 was created to give Chad Michaels a crown. Because S4 of RPDR was VERY tight between Chad and Sharon. I thought Ru personally liked Chad more, but the fan base liked Sharon a smidge more. So probably the first season in the drag race cannon where there was obvi riggory. Then came 7 and 8.

I have to watch the season again, 'cause I don't remember Raven and Juju doing so well in the superhero/villain challenge for example, but... I think Raven wasn't robbed of the crown given the circumstances, but if her team was treated fairly she would have a good chance to win (or even Jujubee if they lipsynced in the final two). It's sad 'cause she's probably not going to return, at least we get to see her doing a cameo in almost every season now lol. AND CALL ME CRAZY BUT I WANT RAVEN AS A LIPSYNC ASSASSIN!!!

The shade of Rupaul Down Under in the beginning 😂😂😂🔥

All stars 1 definitely wasn’t a great season, but the RuJube lip synch at the end was still a really awesome moment. Every time I rewatch it I cry.

I rewatched this season and the edit shows a LOT of Chad. Like.. a lot.

I need Tammy back on all stars. She’s a true wild card and can’t be changed or give one fuck about “societal wants” (for a lack of better terms) and I love her for that. There’s a reason why she’s so iconic yet only having two episodes of her early af seasons.

Team BROW/FLOWERS for life!

It was always so odd to me why Raven got to lip sync for the crown tbh. I mean we can question the choices from production and say Rujubee probably deserved more recognition for their performance while on the show, but if we’re being objective about what actually did take place (as in who they decided to reward throughout the season) then it makes no sense why Shannel is not in that final lip sync next to Chad. They did statistically the best, together as a unit with 3 wins, while Rujubee lipsynced 3 times for contrast, and the whole main thing about the season is the whole duo twist so why abandon it last minute to reward someone who had statistically not been performing as well? It just doesn’t make any sense, this season was a mess. Just feels like they didn’t like Shannel on a personal level so they put Raven there instead.

It was said by Manila or Latrice that Latrila placed 2nd in the 3rd challenge.

Thank you for your service 💚

Some queens said that in the queen's behaving challenge team latrila actually had the 2nd MOST points of all the teams

Well this video just proved AS1 was an even bigger mess than I thought it was lol xd #JujubeeWasRobbed

I thank you for your service

All star 1 being a team up show and then deciding to have queens compete individually is the biggest missed opportunity honestly. Like regardless of whether or not the concept is taken on in later seasons, thank God it wasn't, this season should be the only one with two winners. The whole point was for them to carry eachother to the crown ! Also, imagine what kind of show it would have been if they would have been able to prepare in advance... Maybe all star would have stayed a team up show.

Wow, never disagreed with so many of your opinions. Maybe it's cause I watched AS1 fewer times than all other seasons. Chad did great in the finale and Raven was completely overrated. You can't say Shannel should've lip-synced for the crown cause she won three challenges (but flopped the finale), but then Raven should've been in the top even though she was in the bottom for half the season and Jujubee carried her.

YES FUCK LETS GO BEEN WAITING FOR A VID FROM YOU

This season is the biggest mess of a season ever, and the only reason more people don’t complain about it is because they haven’t watched it. If judged individually, jujubee might of actually won, with queens such as yara also doing well, but they way the show portrays is that Chad solos the competition and carried shannel? Okay, I guess that’s fine because literally no one cares about this season.

I just realized UK vs the world has the same amount of episodes as this season