Chris explains to the campers around the campfire that their next challenge is to survive one night in the woods with the supplies they were given and return to camp the next morning. The team that returns first wins the challenge and gains invincibility. Heather and Duncan are given maps and compasses — though Courtney snatches the map from the latter — by Chris, who warns them about bears. Leshawna shares her fear of bears, but Owen reassures her by making up a story about a previous bear experience that he and his grandfather had. Izzy adds her own story of a bear rummaging through her neighbor's garbage with spaghetti noodles dangling from its teeth, leading her to believe the bear ate her neighbor's cat.
Katie&Sadie in the confessional, together, for the first time.
Trent tries to talk to a downtrodden Gwen on the way to the campsite after hearing her diary read in the previous episode, but she rejects his efforts to comfort her. Heather plans to eliminate Gwen after she dumped Harold's red ant farm into her bed, despite Trent's insistence that she was justified in doing so. Elsewhere, Courtney is leading the Killer Bass to their location when Katie spots a blueberry bush, and she and Sadie stop to eat some. In the confessional, Katie & Sadie talk about being "B.F.F.F.L."s, which stands for "Best Female Friends for Life," and how they got the chickenpox together. Outside, after finishing the berries in the bush, Sadie notices that the rest of the team is missing. The two know they are lost after calling out for them, which causes them to panic.
When the Gophers arrive at their campsite, Owen notices that there is no food. Trent concludes that since this is a survival game, they have to fend for themselves. Owen, who claims to be a hunting expert, goes into the woods to get their food. Back with Katie & Sadie, who are still lost, they get into an argument as Sadie criticizes Katie's poor sense of direction. As night falls, their argument escalates, mimicked by a pair of squirrels nearby, and culminates in their friendship ending when the challenge is over. In the confessional, however, they are seen talking about how pretty the other is while recognizing that they are able to say this without feeling conceited.
At the Gopher camp, the campers get hungry while waiting for Owen when a delivery man arrives with a pizza for the camera crew, much to their annoyance. Owen returns with a catch of fish, for which everyone except Heather is grateful. Izzy tries to bite into one before sheepishly asking if it's better to cook it first. Owen tells the others that his grandfather taught him how to fish and that a shark once bit him in the butt. He drops his pants to show off the scars, but only Izzy is impressed.
While the Killer Bass set up camp, Geofftries to complimentBridgette by saying she pitches a tent like a guy. When this doesn't seem to flatter her, he tries to explain that what he really meant was that she's not afraid to get dirty.
While Duncan and Courtney argue about gender roles in food preparation, DJ arrives with a sick rabbit in his arms, which Duncan suggests should be their dinner. DJ wants to make it a pet and names it Bunny. At this point, Duncan notices that Katie and Sadie are missing. The missing campers are still wandering in the woods and realize to their horror that they have accidentally walked in a large circle. They panic when they hear an owl in the dark and run screaming through the woods into a cave; Sadie is further frightened when a bat flies around her head, and after it flies away, she resigns herself to the fact that they are going to die.
Duncan scares the Killer Bass with a horror story.
Back at the Gopher camp, Owen is telling the others the story of how he and his grandfather fought a bear when Heather notices that Izzy is missing. They attract the attention of a nearby bear while calling to her, which scares everyone — especially Cody, who wets himself — and forces them to flee by climbing a tree. At the Bass camp, Bridgette is frightened by an owl and reveals that she is afraid to be alone in the woods, prompting Duncan to tell the story of a killer with a hook for a hand. He scares the campers by pulling a hook out of his right hand at the end of the story. Courtney chastises Duncan for his stunt, but when the wolf's howl startles her, she leaps into his embrace.
The Gophers call on Owen to deal with the bear, but he reveals that he was just being theatrical with his story, and is subsequently blamed for attracting the bear in the first place. Lindsay fears that the bear has eaten Izzy, which Heather points out is as a good thing since the bear won't be hungry anymore, much to everyone's shock. The branch Leshawna was sitting on gives way and she falls close to the bear, which moves in to attack her. Leshawna screams for help, but the bear suddenly speaks. When the bear's head is removed, it reveals Izzy in costume.
Okay, okay, that was so funny, like 'Oh, it’s a bear! Oh no!' And like, 'We’re all gonna die now! Help! Help!' [laughs] And I’m like, 'Rah! I’m gonna eat you!' [laughing] Like I could actually do that! There's no way, okay? [laughing]
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Just when Courtney thinks things can't get any worse, it starts to rain.
At the Bass campsite, the campers — with the exception of Duncan — are too frightened by Duncan's story to leave their tent or sleep. Bridgette finally leaves the tent to go to the toilet, preferring not to share DJ's jar, but as she walks outside, a colony of bats flies past her, one flying directly into her face. Bridgette's jumping shadow frightens the campers, and when she accidentally kicks an ember from the campfire into the tent, it burns down.
After Izzy's scare, the Gophers are enjoying their fish dinner when another bear emerges from the bushes. Owen tries to remove the bear's head, thinking it's a joke Chris is playing, but discovers that this bear is real, forcing the Gophers to climb back into the tree for protection. Elsewhere, it begins to rain, leaving the Gophers and Bass without shelter, while Katie and Sadie remain alone and terrified in the cave.
The next morning, the rain has stopped, and Katie & Sadie wake up from a long night in the cave, only to flee immediately after encountering the same bear that attacked the Gophers. At the Bass camp, Courtney wakes up cuddling with Duncan and accuses him of cuddling her. Duncan mocks her denial as he smugly refutes her accusation.
Okay, I just wanna say for the record, that I was totally asleep and therefore, unconscious at the time of the 'alleged cuddling' with said Neanderthal. So essentially, it's like it never happened.
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Back at camp, Chris is preparing the campfire for that night's bonfire ceremony when the Killer Bass come out of the woods and declare victory. The Screaming Gophers arrive a moment later and, seeing the Bass already there, Heather blames Izzy and Owen for losing the challenge. Chris stops the Bass from celebrating, pointing out that two of their members are missing. Courtney casually dismisses Katie & Sadie's absence, saying they were eaten by wolves, which Duncan confirms, but the two soon appear, happy to have made it back and babbling about how they got lost. Now that they're safe, Katie and Sadie apologize to each other for the hurtful things they said during their fight and reaffirm their BFFFL status. Chris declares the Gophers the winners of the challenge and awards them an all-expenses-paid trip to the Tuck Shop right after Katie & Sadie arrive last, leaving the girls with their angry teammates. The Gophers enjoy their Tuck Shop winnings in their hot tub, though some are disgusted when Owen vomits after eating too many snacks.
Katie's long goodbye to Sadie.
At the campfire ceremony, the marshmallows go to everyone except Katie & Sadie, who are upset because they know they will be separated. The last marshmallow goes to Sadie, and Katie is sent to the Dock of Shame. Sadie refuses to let Katie go, but the latter encourages her to go on without her. Later, at the Bass cabin, Duncan apologizes to Courtney for scaring her with his hook man story the night before. Courtney insists that she was not scared and denies the existence of a hook man, but screams in terror when Duncan suddenly pulls out his hook prop again. Courtney gets angry and walks away, screaming how much she despises him, though Duncan is convinced she doesn't, as he relaxes and puts his hands behind his back, accidentally piercing himself with the hook.
Chef, Cody, Harold, and Tyler appear, but they do not speak. Although, Harold and Tyler gasped after the Screaming Gophers won a prize to tuck shop, and Cody grunts when his teams collided.
The Pizza Delivery Guy speaks; however, it is unknown who voices him.
The cameraman is heard speaking, but it is unknown who voices him.
Cartoon Network Canada refers to this episode as "The So Completely NOT Great Outdoors."
Continuity[]
This is the first episode in which Courtney shows signs of having a crush on Duncan, most notably when she runs into Duncan's arms after being spooked by a wolf and wakes up the next morning lying on his chest.
Duncan told a story about a man with a hook for a hand. In a later episode, an escaped killer appears, showing proof that his story may be true.
This episode marks the only Killer Bass elimination ceremony where neither Courtney nor Harold are in the bottom two.
References[]
This episode title lampoons the term "the great outdoors."
Heather's quote on survival of the fittest is a reference to Charles Darwin's theory of natural selection.
Owen catching fish for his team is likely a reference to the first Survivor winner, Richard Hatch (whom Owen shares many similarities with) who was also a skilled fisherman.
The scary story that Duncan tells his team is a popular urban legend called The Hook.
Duncan is seen sleeping while folding his fingers to the Signs of the Horns.
Izzy mentions her neighbor has a cat named Simba, a nod to the main character of the Disney movie The Lion King.
Goofs[]
Bridgette is absent from the beginning of Chris'speech to all of the campers about the challenge.
When Owen talks about his experience with a bear, Duncan is seen holding the map. However, Courtney has already taken it from him. Additionally, the compass disappears from Duncan's hand when Courtney takes the map.
Courtney actually holds the map backwards when the Bass set out for the woods.
After Owen's story the Netflix captions read as "Courtney: As if." when in actuality Heather says this
When the Killer Bass are shown walking throughout the forest, right before Katie and Sadie stop for berries, Duncan is not present in the line with the rest of his team.
When Katie says "It was so nice to have someone to scratch all your little scabs," and Sadie says, "I know, right?" in the confessional, their voices are swapped.
When Katie & Sadie are arguing, Katie doesn't have any eyebrows.
Gophers' logo appears in a scene featuring Killer Bass.
When the Killer Bass are seen pitching their tent, the symbol seen on the top left corner is the Screaming Gophers' symbol instead.
When Duncan is telling his ghost story, there is a close-up of Harold, and it is shown that his facial hair has disappeared as have his sleeves.
When Owen says "Great Pyramid of Giza," he pronounces Giza with the /ai/ diphthong, and it sounds like "Guy-za," as it should be pronounced with a long /i:/ sound, like "Ghee-za," although this could have been Owen's fault as he is not seen as a smart contestant.
When Gwen asks Izzy if she is a weirdo after revealing herself from the bear costume, her hair is longer than it's supposed to be.
When Izzy scares the Screaming Gophers, Cody wets his pants and stains them, yet when the real bear comes and Cody wets himself again, the old stains have vanished and a new stain forms.
When Leshawna falls out of the tree, her ponytail is messed up after she lands, but when she crawls back, her hair is normal again.
When the Killer Bass are lying in their tent, Duncan and Courtney are lying side by side, but when Bridgette sits up, they are lying parallel to each other.
When the real bear chases the Screaming Gophers up the tree, they are in the same positions as they were when Izzy was in the bear costume. Two errors are present during this scene:
Izzy is not up the tree with the other Gophers.
The branch Leshawna is sitting on is intact despite breaking earlier.
While Katie and Sadie are arguing, Sadie says "If it wasn't for me, you wouldn't even be on this show," but according to Sadie's biography, Katie wanted to audition for Total Drama, and let Sadie audition with her.
When the Killer Bass are around their campsite when it's raining, Harold's sleeves are gone again.
When the real bear arrives at the Gopher camp, Beth is not seen with the other Screaming Gophers.
When Screaming Gophers are announced to have won the challenge, part of Heather's chest disappears.
When the Gophers are in the hot tub, Izzy is wearing her usual top instead of her swimsuit top.
The goof scene where Bridgette is seen floating.
At the end, at the bonfire, when Tyler is receiving his marshmallow, the stump Bridgette is sitting on is missing making it look like she is floating in mid-air
When Katie is eliminated her belly button is missing.
When Katie is on the Boat of Losers, Cody is shown with the Killer Bass, even though he is not on their team.
When Courtney scolds Duncan for telling them a scary story, Duncan's hook is gone even though he wasn't seen removing it.
At the end of the episode, Duncan is shown with a nose piercing and two earrings on both sides.
When Leshawna is setting up the campfire, two of her kumquats on her shirt are missing.
There is an animation mistake in the shot where Katie and Sadie reconcile in front of the Screaming Gophers. Izzy is wearing her bear costume in this scene, yet her normal shoes can be seen behind her almost as if there's a second Izzy present.
In the shot of Cody looking ashamed after Heather mocks him for wetting his pants, his legs are going through his undershirt.
Owen was above Trent, Heather, and Gwen when they were at the tree, yet, he slid down as if they weren't there when Izzy revealed herself as the bear.
When Duncan scares Courtney with the hook at the end of the episode, the scream is Bridgette's instead of her own.
Gallery[]
The contestants listen to Chris explaining the challenge.
The Screaming Gophers listening to Chris talk about the safety of camping.
Chris gives the teams maps and compasses for the challenge.
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