Chef Hatchet and Chris

The Chef Hatchet-Chris Friendship is the somewhat antagonistic, and often tender, friendship between Chris McLean and Chef Hatchet. Chef and Chris are often partners in crime, putting their heads together to figure out new ways to make all the contestants and interns as miserable as possible. Because they work together, the two grown men have a very close friendship.

Camp Castaways
Chris and Chef sip tea and converse about the current condition of the campers. When Chris shows slight worry for them, Chef scoops Chris up in his arms and rocks him like a baby and tells him he's one dedicated host and an inspiration. Chris then says, "Thanks dude, it's what I do" and has no problem with the hug and seemed to even enjoy it. The entire time while the campers are lost, Chris and Chef are enjoying the luxurious life of the secret production camp, eating delicious food, playing games, and drinking coffee while wondering how the contestants are doing. The campers arrive at Chris and Chef's secret location unexpectedly, and scare Chef, who jumps into Chris's arms. After it begins to rain, Chris and Chef hop into their trailer, refusing to let the other four campers in.

The Aftermath: I
During the web-cam segment of the show, Chris is the next guest (disguised as a Yeti) and while he is complaining about how Geoff and Bridgette get to host their own show, Chef interrupts off screen yelling, "Yo, Chris! If I wanted to take a hot tub by myself..." in an oddly suggestive tone. Chris blushes while Chef asks Chris if he was on the webcam. Chef tells the audience not to believe a word Izzy says, knowing she would bust him for trying to create an illegal alliance with him. However, some believe Chef quickly changes the subject to Izzy after realizing they're on camera because he was embarrassed to be taking a hot tub with Chris.

The Chefshank Redemption
While the castmates are digging their way to the finish line, Chris and Chef are watching from the sidelines. Chris, while being more awkward than usual, attempts to strike up smalltalk with Chef, which Chef does not participate in. Chris then asks if Chef is doing anything after work, suggesting that they rent a movie together. Chef gives him a look, meaning "no", as he was upset with Chris for a past fight they had gotten into.

Masters of Disasters
Chris and Chef play cards with each other as they wait for the challenge to finish. Chris begins to have a panic attack because the campers are likely to die, and no more campers means no paycheck. Chef constantly tries to draw his attention from them so they can continue their game, and while Chris somewhat admits what his friend is doing is impressive, he screams at him to turn the water off. Chef winds up snapping the lever in half, but thinks nothing of it and keeps trying to get the host to finish, offering any other game he wanted to play. Because of the fact the series would end once the castmates died, Chris's luxurious lifestyle would end, and Chef would lose nothing as Chris had lagged behind in paying him.

Later on, after Chris suffers through the failing attempts of the cast mates to save themselves, Harold saves the day by constructing a snorkel out of bendy straws. He is extremely relieved and, while exclaiming happily that he will still receive his paycheck, he hugs Chef from behind. Chef shows extreme annoyance at this action. This possibly indicates that the second season has put their friendship into a certain degree of trouble, as Chef, getting unpaid, has begun to defy and act against Chris. Also, as Chef does more of the grunt work, Chris seems to care less for his friend's misfortune. This has begun to strain the friendship between the two, although in Ocean's Eight - Or Nine, Chef seemed to have cooled down slightly.

Million Dollar Babies
Chris gave a rather revealing outfit to Chef while in the ring; but this could also be that it's Chris's way to humiliate Chef. Earlier in the episode, Chef had been moved to tears by Chris's movie performance of a badminton movie Chris was in, feeling sorry for "the poor little flipper" in the movie who apparently didn't get the chance to compete.

Super Hero-ld
Chef dresses as a damsel in distress for Chris to save in the beginning of the episode. Whilst the stunt is successful at first, the bungee cord snaps and they both fall to the ground. Though half the time Chef seems to hate his outfits, he is quite clearly enjoying the dress in this episode and gets into the damsel role. Also, in one scene Chris, while wearing only a towel, is receiving a massage from Chef, although it could be an intern.

Mutiny on the Soundstage
At the beginning of the episode, Chef and Chris kept fighting and getting into each other's face over who has the easier job. Chef says he is going to quit and move on to better things. Chris gets highly emotional and starts crying, even though this may only be because he was peeling an onion. Beth talks to Chris and gives him some advice, Chris smiles. Beth tells Chef that Chris will miss him, and later Chris admits it himself. While preparing to fire a safe at Duncan and Beth, Chef and Chris make amends as Chris tells him that the show would not be the same without him, calling the way he tortures the kids "inspiring". After agreeing on a few new terms (including a better pay check), Chef decides to stay and they hug each other. They then shoot the safe at Beth and Duncan.

The Aftermath: IV
Chris and Chef, in the beginning of the episode, are getting ready to go on vacation together.

Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special
Chef and Chris are seen together almost always in this episode and later perform a duet, singing about Total Drama World Tour's musical concept.

Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better
At the beginning of the episode, Chef offers Chris cocoa.

Broadway, Baby!
While waiting for the teams to arrive at the finish line, Chris and Chef have a friendly conversation. Chris mentions that someone he knows has a sister and Chef asks Chris to give her his number.

Picnic at Hanging Dork
Chris and Chef have an conversation discussing how long the emu race will take and laugh together. Later, they sit together on a ledge and Chef plays a didgeridoo while Chris smiles and snaps his fingers to the tune of the music.

Chinese Fake-Out
After Blaineley tells Chris that he was only hired as host of Total Drama because she had rejected the offer earlier, Chris worriedly asks Chef if what she had said was true, Chef looks nervous, indicating it is, but reassured Chris that he was the producers first choice, Chris cheers up and then tells Chef to watch as he signs off the show, to which Chef chuckles and says, "It is better when you do it."

African Lying Safari
Chris plans in the opening about a punishment for helping a contestant, again. Chef, rather than upset at Chris, looks more guilty and takes the penalty of wearing the coats in the middle of the heat. When Chris thought it was already enough punishment for Chef, he invited him to watch the rest of the challenge inside the plane.

Rapa Phooey!
In Sierra's first Confessional for the episode, she says that with her and Cody's "marriage" and Heather and Alejandro's attraction, the whole plane is like one big double-date in a can, except for Chris and Chef, since "Chef isn't really Chris's type."

Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles
When Chris told Chef they should tell them about the weather, they shared a laugh, joking.

Not So Happy Campers - Part 2
In a flashback, Chris is seen convincing Chef to dive off The Cliff into a lake of man eating sharks. After Chef does it, and notices the sharks, Chris is seen walking away, saying to himself that it 'looks safe enough' for a challenge.

Hide and Be Sneaky
When Chris asks Chef to demonstrate the spraying of the water gun Chef points the gun at Chris. Chef sprays Chris really hard and Chris is angry.

The Very Last Episode, Really!
When the contestants throw Chris into the water, Chef says that he wanted to do that all season.

Alien Resurr-eggtion
Chef is shown to be frustrated that Chris hasn't paid him any money yet, presumably for all the work he did in the first season. He later threatens Chris about it, prompting Chris to run away.

3:10 to Crazytown
When Chris complains that they need to upgrade things for the challenge, Chef gets angry at Chris. He also refused to provide anymore water for the challenges due to his irritation with the heat. Later in the episode, Chris teases Chef for his damsel outfit, prompting Chef to tie him up to a fence post for the rest of the challenge.

Million Dollar Babies
At the end of the episode, Chef punched Chris in the face after becoming annoyed with Chris's hyperactive joking about knocking Chef out in a comedic way.

2008: A Space Owen
In one scene, Chris is talking to the audience, and you can see a Chef's head cut-out. This is being used as a make-shift dart board. It also has three darts right though the head.

Mutiny on the Soundstage
Chris and Chef have an argument after the former finds out that the latter is leaving him after the show's over. Chris does not understand why he would do this and continues to insult Chef which annoys him even more. Chris then challenges Chef to act like a show host and Chris like a cook throughout the episode. At the end of the episode, they become friends again as Chris promises Chef a raise and a vacation.

The Aftermath: IV
Both Chris and Chef are planning to take a vacation during this episode, but end up fighting for several reasons, such as when they are stuck in traffic. A few girls ask Chris for an autograph, much to Chef's annoyance.

Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special
Chris complains about Chef's driving skills and tells him to clean up the barf.

Best. Game. Ever.
The last task is to invite every castmate to a party hosted by Chef, where you proceed to reveal a mural with embarrassing and humiliating pictures of Chris.

Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 1
While on the P.A. system, Chef states that musical numbers were the worst idea ever, when ironically it was his idea to do musical numbers. He then calls Chris an idiot, much to Chris' anger and annoyance, but he quickly realizes that the P.A. light is still on and switches the intercom off.

Broadway, Baby!
Chef cracks up in the confessional when he heard Chris was in a boy band.

Jamaica Me Sweat
In the episode recap, while Chris is saying "World Tour", he accidentally hits Chef. Chef and Chris argue throughout the episode. Chef yells at Chris for spending all of the funds for the season in himself. He also throws a radio at his head possibly knocking him out.

Rapa Phooey!
When the plane is about to land, Chris asks Chef if he could fly it just once. Chef refuses, but Chris insists that he fly it since it's technically his plane. The two then get into a slap-fight over the controls, resulting in a rough, low landing that knocks over one of the Easter Island heads on the island.

Awwwwww, Drumheller
After Chris is flinging boulders at the contestants, he accidentally flings Chef, which angers Chef. Chef then does the same thing to Chris as he returns to the cliff.

Trivia

 * This is the only friendship either Chris or Chef have from anybody that doesn't have an everybody friendships.
 * Both of them have hosted episodes of both Total Drama Island and Total Drama Action.
 * Christian Potenza has described the interactions between Chris and Chef as a "bromance".