Dodgebrawl

'''The teams participate in five round game of dodgeball. One team was winning until someone taught his team a skill, leaving an unlikely hero determining the outcome. Another contestant leaves the island on the Boat of Losers.'''

Recap
The two teams are gathered in the main dining hall with many still showing the effects of the Awake-A-Thon challenge. The Killer Bass are especially tired, since Harold had snored all of last night and made sleeping difficult for his entire team. Chris thinks most of them must be hurting just as Harold, sporting a mustache someone drew on him while he was sleeping, enters. He is followed by Gwen, who sags onto the nearest table. Meanwhile, Heather gives Beth and Lindsay a review of the alliance rules, such as Heather being allowed to borrow anything Lindsay and Beth owns at any time, but her stuff being strictly off-limits. Lindsay questions it, but after being threatened by Heather that she could kick her out of the alliance whenever she felt the need to, Lindsay becomes obedient. Heather mocks the opposing team for getting rid of their strongest player, Eva. Courtney attempts to hit Heather with a spoonful of oatmeal in response, but Heather dodges, making Gwen the unfortunate target of the oatmeal. However, she is too tired to retaliate. Chris tells the campers that the next challenge begins in ten minutes.

On what looks like a squash court with clear glass walls, the two teams gather with Duncan, still exhausted, collapses onto one of the bleacher rows. He threatens the team to not dare awaken him, or it would be the last thing they do. Courtney blames Harold for this, but he yells at Courtney that his snoring is because he has a medical condition. Chef, dressed as a referee, blows a whistle to silence the teams as Chris explains that the teams will be playing the game of dodgeball and goes over the rules. The Gophers have to sit out one person per game and Noah immediately volunteers to sit out with Gwen.

Harold attempts to use his martial arts to throw his dodgeball, but with no actual muscle power behind his throw, it only goes less than a foot, not even reaching its intended target: LeShawna. LeShawna quickly makes short work of Harold by throwing him out. Near the end of the round, DJ and Katie manage to corner Cody, the lone Gopher standing. However, Cody proves to be an expert dodgeball player by using his skills to make the ball work like a boomerang to take DJ out by surprise, and by rubbing the dodgeball on his sweater vest, he manages to use static electricity to guide the ball to hit Katie like a heat-seeking missile. With Katie eliminated, the Gophers win the first game in a best three out of five.

Tyler, over hyped his abilities in this round and ended up hitting his own teammate on the bench, making Courtney believe he wasn't worth having on the court. However, he convinced her and the others that it was just a warm-up throw and that he could dominate the game if all the balls were given to him. The rest of his team complies, however, all but one of his balls fly out of control, nearly hitting Chef, Chris, and the Gophers who were benched. The last one finally hits an active player on the Gopher team, but of all people, it was Lindsay. Tyler cries out as he rushes to her and picks her up. Due to Lindsay's general clueless nature, she had gotten herself hit in the face with dodgeballs numerous times, making her face a bruised mess. Tyler assures her that she doesn't look that bad, and despite it being against the alliance rules, Lindsay agrees to go on a walk with him. Before that, Trent weakly tosses a ball at Tyler to eliminate him from the game.

Suddenly, Owen is overcome with rage as he starts taking dodgeballs out of his teammates' hands and thrashes every single Bass player on his own, earning his team their second win. Afterwards, he admits he doesn't know what got into him. Heather points out to the Bass that the score is now 2-0, and if they lose the next game, they would lose the entire challenge and end up in yet another Campfire ceremony. Courtney was determined to not let this happen. Without Eva, Courtney looked to Duncan to aid the team with his fierce, merciless nature. The Bass team is mostly too afraid to awaken him, but through a joint effort, they all wake him up and inform him of the situation they were in. Duncan asks Courtney why he should help them, and Courtney threatens that he would undeniably be the next one to leave the island if he refused to cooperate. Not wanting to take any chances, Duncan concedes and participates, but only on the condition that everyone follows his orders.

Duncan implements his "Crush the New Guy" strategy, which basically meant that everyone on the team throws their ball at the same person, making it nigh impossible for that person to escape. It takes all of the Screaming Gophers by surprise when Owen, the strongest dodgeball player on the team is taken down by the strategy. With Owen eliminated, the rest of gophers are taken down one by one. The Killer Bass have earned their first win. Noah, who had refused to participate at all in this challenge, criticizes his team and hypocritically urges them to put more effort into their game, which angers several of his teammates. Heather becomes angry, not willing to let the Killer Bass strike back successfully next time. She then notices that Lindsay is still missing, so she goes off to find her. Lindsay is found cuddling with Tyler under the boat deck. Heather drags Lindsay back to the court, but not before throwing a canoe over Tyler's head. When Heather returns, she asks the others how they are faring in Round 4, but quickly sees that her team is getting slaughtered again with Duncan's strategy. The Killer Bass win again, tying up the scores. The next round would decide the winner of the challenge overall.

For the final game, Harold is tired of sitting out and wants to play for his team, but Courtney is dead set against it. This round carries on for a while, with numerous players rotating throughout the duration of the game. Eventually, Geoff, who pitied Harold, allowed him to take his place in the game. Duncan instructed Harold to stay in the back of the court. Gwen nails Courtney in the face with the dodgeball, saying it was revenge for the oatmeal earlier that day. One by one, the Gophers and Bass take each other out until it comes down to the final players of each team: Owen for the Gophers, and Harold for the Bass. Knowing they had this win for certain, the Gophers are already cheering in victory. Owen, will all his might, hurls four dodgeballs at Harold, but Harold shows a certain strength that no one had seen before: his expert reflexes, as he successfully dodges every ball Owen threw at him. Amazed, Courtney calls for a time-out as they tend to Harold and ask him how he was able to dodge so skillfully. Harold explains that he had taken figure-skating classes. Geoff compliments his talent, but tells him that dodging isn't enough to win the game. Courtney concurs and asks Harold if he would be able to catch the ball, since it was already well-known that Harold had no chance of throwing out Owen. Harold assured her that he could catch the ball.

The game then resumes, and Owen uses all of his strength to throw one single dodgeball at Harold that would hit him for sure. It does, and the force behind Owen's throw was hard enough to drive Harold against the glass wall. He slides down to the floor, but reveals that he had caught the ball and never let go. The Killer Bass win the round, and the entire game. Shocked at this fluke, Owen wails in defeat. Everyone carries off Harold in celebration while Chris asks the Gophers what happened. Noah blames the loss on weak effort by his teammates, but Heather and the others, noting Noah's total lack of participation, tell him to be quiet.

At the bonfire ceremony, marshmallows are given to Owen, Gwen, Cody, Trent, Heather, Beth, Justin, LeShawna, Izzy, and finally Lindsay. Noah is voted off, much to his surprise. He then complains and tells his team that they just voted off the only person who had any intelligence, but this statement falls on deaf ears of his former teammates. They respond to him by throwing their marshmallows at him, which surprisingly hurts him. LeShawna insults Noah by calling him a disrespectful turkey. Unfazed, Noah takes his leave off the island. Chris acknowledges that it wasn't the most dramatic bonfire ceremony ever but figures it's okay since he still gets paid.

Dodgeball Tourney

 * Challenge 1: Campers were to participate in a dodgeball tournament.  Each time a team defeats the other in a round, that team earns one point.  The winning team wins invincibility from the campfire ceremony.

Round One

 * Cody, LeShawna, Owen, Lindsay, and Heather vs. DJ, Courtney, Katie, Tyler, and Harold
 * Cody tries to hit Tyler, but misses.
 * Owen eliminates Tyler. Gophers 5 - Bass 4
 * Harold tries to hit LeShawna, but misses.
 * LeShawna eliminates Harold. Gophers 5 - Bass 3
 * Katie eliminates Lindsay. Gophers 4 - Bass 3
 * Heather hits Tyler after elimination.
 * Owen eliminates Courtney by catching her ball, and brings in Gwen. Gophers 5 - Bass 2
 * Owen tries to hit DJ, but misses.
 * DJ eliminates Gwen. Gophers 4 - Bass 2
 * Owen and Heather's elimination are unseen. Gophers 2 - Bass 2
 * DJ tries to hit LeShawna, but misses.
 * Katie eliminates LeShawna. Gophers 1 - Bass 2
 * Cody eliminates DJ. Gophers 1 - Bass 1
 * Katie tries to hit Cody, but misses.
 * Cody eliminates Katie. Gophers 1 - Bass 0.  Gophers win Round One, 1 - 0.

Round Two

 * Lindsay, Beth, Owen, Trent, and Izzy vs. Sadie, Katie, Tyler, Bridgette, and Geoff
 * Tyler throws the ball at Chef Hatchet.
 * Tyler throws the ball at Chris.
 * Tyler eliminates Lindsay. Gophers 4 - Bass 5.
 * Trent eliminates Tyler (who crossed the line). Gophers 4 - Bass 4.
 * Owen eliminates Sadie, Katie, Bridgette, and Geoff. Gophers 4 - Bass 0. Gophers win Round Two, 2 - 0.

Round Three

 * LeShawna, Justin, Owen, Beth, and Izzy vs. DJ, Katie, Geoff, Duncan, and Courtney
 * Justin tries to hit Duncan, but misses.
 * LeShawna tries to hit Courtney, but misses.
 * DJ, Geoff, Duncan, and Courtney eliminate Owen. Gophers 4 - Bass 5.
 * DJ, Duncan, Geoff, and Courtney eliminate LeShawna, Beth, and Izzy. Gophers 1 - Bass 5.
 * Katie, DJ, Geoff, and Courtney eliminate Justin. Gophers 0 - Bass 5.  Bass win Round Three, 2 - 1.

Round Four

 * Trent, Izzy, LeShawna, Beth, and Justin vs. Geoff, DJ, Katie, Bridgette, and Duncan (most events weren't seen)
 * Geoff, DJ, Katie, and Bridgette eliminate Justin, Trent, Izzy, Beth, and LeShawna. Gophers 0 - Bass 5.  Bass win Round Four, 2 - 2.

Round Five
Substitution Round:
 * Gwen, Cody, Heather, Owen, and LeShawna vs. Bridgette, Courtney, Geoff, DJ, and Duncan
 * Heather tries to hit DJ, but misses.
 * An unseen person tries to hit Heather, but misses.
 * Unseen people eliminate Gopher Cody and Bass Bridgette.
 * Substitutions are made.
 * Justin tries to hit someone, but misses.
 * Katie tries to hit someone, but misses.
 * Substitutions are made.
 * Gwen eliminates Courtney.
 * An unseen person tries to hit Geoff, but misses.
 * Unseen people eliminate Geoff, LeShawna, Duncan, and Cody.
 * DJ and Gwen eliminate each other. Gophers 1 - Bass 1
 * Owen tries to hit Harold, but misses.
 * Harold eliminates Owen by catching his ball. Gophers 0 - Bass 1.  Bass win Round Five, 2 - 3.

Cast
Justin, Katie, Izzy, Cody, Beth, Sadie, Trent, and Bridgette appear, but have no lines, though Katie is heard cheering when the Killer Bass won.

Quotes

 * Chris: Duncan! You look like crap, dude! Duncan: Stick it. Courtney: Harold snored all night. Chris: Wow! Four nights with no sleep. How much are you hurting, dude? Duncan: Wanna find out?! Chris: No, no, it's cool.


 * Gwen: I am so tired, I can't feel my face. (clonk)


 * Heather: So, let's go over the rules one more time. Number one: I am the captain of this alliance, so I get to make the rules. Number two? Lindsay: Breaking the rules can result in getting kicked out of the alliance? Heather: Good. Number three: I can borrow any of your stuff without asking but my stuff is strictly off-limits. Lindsay: I dunno about that last rule. Heather: That's cool. I can change it... I can also find someone else to take to the final three with me.


 * Duncan: Wake me up, and it'll be the last thing you do! (clonk)


 * Courtney: (to Harold) This is all your fault, you know! You and your snoring face! Harold: It's called a medical condition, gosh!


 * Chris: Today's challenge (pause) is the classic game of dodgeball. The first rule of dodgeball is- Noah: Do not talk about dodgeball? (he and Owen snicker)


 * Noah: (sarcastic tone) Throwing balls. Gee, another mentally challenging test. Lindsay: I know, right?


 * Tyler: Oh, you're going down! We're gonna bring the dinner to the table, and then we're gonna eat it!


 * Harold: Time to unleash my wicked skills! LeShawna: Yeah? Well then bring it, string bean! Let's see what you got!


 * Harold: We can do this! We just have to believe in ourselves. Courtney: Oh, I believe. I believe you suck!


 * Chris: (angrily, after a ball almost hits him) Hey! Watch the face, dude!


 * Tyler: Do you want to go for a walk? Lindsay: (in her head) Have to say no. Have to say no. (out loud) Okay!


 * Noah: Oh, sorry. (sarcastic) Woohoo, way to throw those murder balls. Go, team, go.


 * Heather: Hey, it's 2-0! How's it feel to suck so much? Harold: Not very good. Courtney: It's not over yet! (under her breath) It's so over.


 * Duncan: Grrr! (snaps the stick used to awaken him in half, speaking to Harold) You better have a really good reason for sticking this up my nose! Courtney: Look. We are down 2-nothing. I can appreciate that you need a little nap time, but we need your help. Duncan: Oh, and why should I help you, darling?! Courtney: (sweetly) Because, I can personally guarantee you that if we lose this game, you'll be the one going home, darling.


 * Courtney: Where were you? Tyler: Nowhere! Courtney: You were with that blond Gopher girl, weren't you? Tyler: No. Maybe. So? Courtney: So, she could've been getting you to spill all of our weaknesses to her. (Lindsay is seen having a silent conversation with her hands)


 * Chris: Gophers, Bass, let's send this sample to the lab and see what you're made of!


 * Noah: (snidely) Knock 'em out, throw 'em out, rah rah. (gets hit with the ball, the other Gophers smile) Owwwh!! Heather: You're right. Sports aren't your forte.


 * Chris: Gophers, what happened? Noah: What can I say? Weak effort. (everyone glares at him) Gwen: Oh, shut it, Noah! Heather: You know, for once, I agree with her.


 * Harold: (in confessional) I guess I'm kind of a role model now that I won the dodgeball competition. People will probably all want my autograph when this show is over and stuff.


 * Leshawna: (to Noah) You need to learn a little thing called respect, turkey!


 * Chris: All right, so it wasn't the most dramatic campfire ceremony ever... but I still get paid. Heh heh, bonus!

Trivia

 * Title Reference: This episode title is a small parody of the sports game, dodgeball.


 * The episode is rated in Cartoon Network, TV-PG.


 * All dialog edits of this episode can be found on the Edits page.


 * Noah is the second person to never earn a single Marshmallow, following Ezekiel.


 * The final marshmallow went to Lindsay in this episode.


 * When Heather returns after finding Lindsay, all of the players from the fourth round are briefly seen. The Bass team was Bridgette, DJ, Duncan, Geoff, and Katie. The Gopher team was Beth, Izzy, Justin, LeShawna, and Trent.


 * When the campers are fading in and out around Noah (illustrating rotating players) in the final round, Izzy never fades from her position. She may have been the one chosen to sit out that round since she played in the previous one.


 * This episode marks the first time the Screaming Gophers lose and the first time the Killer Bass won.


 * The campers in the Confessional stall for this episode were Courtney and Harold.


 * Katie is in every round of the dodgeball challenge.


 * This episode foreshadows the Duncan/Courtney relationship, as they both call each other "darling".


 * Running Gags: Lindsay being hit in the face by dodgeballs; Tyler being injured.


 * Cody's devotion to Gwen is shown when he jumps out in front of her to save her from a dodgeball, which hits him in the groin.


 * The way Harold dodges Owen's balls in the fifth round is a reference to The Matrix.


 * Chris states, "The first rule of dodgeball is-", to which Noah responds, "Do not talk about dodgeball?"; a play on the famous Fight Club quote.


 * This episode has Owen after being hit by four dodgeballs is a parody of an MGM show "Tom and Jerry". There are a few red and white stars flying around on a black screen while "POW!" sound effects were played by time to time while he is knocked down by a result.


 * Duncan and Gwen are still tired from the previous challenge. However, Chris said that challenges would be given every three days, therefore the two of them should have had at least one day prior to this challenge that they could use to sleep.


 * This is the only episode where Izzy is seen being called up to get a marshmallow.
 * In Not Quite Famous, all the Gophers accept Heather and Justin had already been called up to get their marshmallows and never seen getting them in the process.
 * In Up the Creek, Izzy leaves the island after being chased away by the RCMP. After this she isn't seen until No Pain, No Game.
 * In No Pain, No Game, no marshmallows were given to anyone because Chris said they had run out of them.
 * In Search and Do Not Destroy, the marshmallows were quickly thrown to the campers one after another and Izzy got her's first but she was never seen catching it or eating it after receiving it.
 * In Hide and Be Sneaky, all the campers accept Duncan, Bridgette and Owen had already been called up to get their marshmallows, but the other campers are never seen getting them in the process.
 * In That's Off the Chain!, there was no campfire ceremony.
 * In Hook, Line, and Screamer, DJ was automatically eliminated at the campfire ceremony.
 * In Wawanakwa Gone Wild!, Izzy was voted off for the second time.

Goofs

 * When people are cheering most of the time, Heather can be heard saying "We won!", even when no one wins or only the Bass have something to cheer about.
 * Tyler's track suit is monogrammed "T.J." However, during the dodgeball challenge, it reads "J.T." Also, when Tyler is first seen in the dodgeball cage, the monogram is on the right side, when it typically is on the left.
 * When the Killer Bass decide they need to wake up Duncan, Courtney tells Harold that aside from Trent, he is the only one they can afford to lose, however, Trent is not on the Killer Bass; Courtney was supposed to say Tyler.
 * At the beginning of the campfire ceremony, Heather has her hair done up in a ponytail. However, when she goes to get her marshmallow, her ponytail is gone.
 * When Owen and Harold went to face each other, The close up-of Owen showed he had three balls next to him and one in his hand. But when it closed out to the view of the whole court. He had four on the ground and one in his hand.
 * When Owen throws the ball at DJ during the first round of dodgeball, DJ evades and the ball goes behind his head. However, the ball completely disappears after doing so; it does not continue its path past DJ.
 * Lindsay gets hit in the face with dodge balls and it gets lumpy and swollen. However, just before Tyler throws his last ball, her face is perfectly normal. Yet when the ball makes contact, it's swollen again.
 * Right before the Screaming Gophers bonfire ceremony, when the Killer Bass are congratulating Harold for winning the challenge for them, Bridgette wasn't seen.
 * This may be extremely hard to see, but if you look closely when the Gophers are all walking away from Noah after the game is over, LeShawna is briefly seen walking on air before stepping off the bleachers.
 * At two points in the episode, Katie's hair under her ear has disappeared.
 * In this episode, the campers' oatmeal is at a consistency loose enough so that Courtney can throw it at Heather, but in other episodes, the oatmeal is like dried glue.
 * When Noah volenteers to sit out Courteny is standing with the Gophers even though shes a Bass.