The Challenge Season 38’s Johnny Bananas Has An Eyebrow-Raising Take On The New House Rules

According to Johnny Bananas, the people who competed in “The Challenge” Season 38 were forced to follow ridiculous rules and guidelines while inside the new house, along with the strict monitoring of phone calls and belongings. 

“It’s so demeaning,” Bananas explained during a September 2022 podcast interview with The Ringer (via CheatSheet). “It went from having no rules and being able to do whatever we wanted to do, whenever we wanted to do it, to now…we’re in a form of like a white-collar prison, for lack of a better comparison.” But while it may seem cruel, Bananas — who has the most “Challenge” season appearances in show history — knows deep down that everything has a purpose in the game, like the monitoring of phone calls to prevent show leaks and checking of people’s belongings to avoid phones being brought in. “I feel like that is part of the whole environment that they create,” Bananas explained. “If we treat you like you’re a child and an animal, you’re going to act like a wild animal. And that’s exactly what they get.”

Season 38 of “The Challenge” is set to debut on October 12 on MTV. Some of the OG players joining Bananas include Aneesa Ferreira, Laurel Stucky, Darrell Taylor, Kaycee Clark, Nelson Thomas, and Jordan Wiseley (via MTV).