| Nothing stands a greater chance of invoking Len's derision and penchant for a catchy put-down than a gimmick in a routine, but sometimes,sometimes they pay off. Which was your favorite ploy? |

| | Funnyman Adam Corolla scored some originality points for his Zorro-on-a-unicycle paso doble but he was promptly sent home the next night. Hey buddy, it isn't called Cycling With the Stars! |
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| | Mark Dascascos is a martial-arts whiz, but his kung-fu-inspired debut performance was panned by the judges, who wanted more cha cha cha and less chop-chop-chop! |
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| | Mark Ballas and Shawn Johnson donned geeky gym clothes for a lively Lindy Hop that included several gymnastic leaps from the Olympic medalist, deemed, you guessed itit, "too gimmicky." |
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| | We get it, Tom Delay, you're a politician. You're patriotic! But we got stress fractures just watching this star-spangled routine! |
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| | "Too much choo choo," denounced Len Goodman of this cutesy train-inspired jitterbug from Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson. |
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