America's Got Talent (season 3) - Top 40 - Top 40, Part 1

Top 40, Part 1

The first episode of the Top 40 performance semifinals was broadcast from Los Angeles, California on October 29, 2008, following a break for the 2008 Summer Olympics .

Acts that were eliminated include:

• Derrick Barry
  • General: Male Britney Spears impersonator
  • Preliminaries, Week 1: Performed to "Toxic".
  • Las Vegas Callbacks: Performed to "Gimme More." Passed through
  • Top 40: Performed to "...Baby One More Time", received an X from Morgan for not "wowing" him Eliminated

• Ronny B
  • General: Ron Belala, singer and dancer
  • Preliminaries, Week 6: Danced and sang to "All Night Long" by Lionel Richie. Hasselhoff disliked his performance, saying "This is a talent show, not a freak show."
  • Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
  • Top 40: Performed "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin. Hasselhoff said in an interview he had "0" talent. Eliminated

• Shimshi
  • General: magician
  • Preliminaries, Week 7: Performed a clear box version of the classic "Sawing a woman in half" illusion.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
  • Top 40: Performed a card trick that had him find a specific card with his foot out of a deck hanging above him. Hasselhoff and Morgan criticized for not having a more elaborate trick. Eliminated

• The DC Cowboys
  • General: Cowboy-male dance troupe
  • Preliminaries, Week 2: danced to "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" by Big & Rich.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks: Performance was not shown. Passed through
  • Top 40: Performed to "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins, received an X from Morgan for inability to be a successful dance group. Eliminated

• Elite
  • General: Alexandra Pyles, a 10 year old martial artist
  • Preliminaries, Week 4: Beat up her dad.
  • Las Vegas Callbacks: Shown briefly in a montage fighting multiple opponents. Passed through
  • Top 40: Performed a pirate themed martial arts exhibition, including a slow motion flip, a fight versus a pirate sword, and a short set with a spinning staff. Judges Choice, Eliminated in favor of The James Gang.