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"For so many years I prayed every night to be hotter... THIS ISN'T WHAT I MEANT!" |
| Survival of the Hottest | |
| Season 1, Episode 8 | |
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| First Aired | June 26th, 2010 |
| Production Code | 117 |
| Writer(s) | Dan Schneider |
| Director(s) | Russ Reinsel |
| Viewed By: | 3.82 million |
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Survival of the Hottest (also known as Stuck in an RV [1] and Trapped in an RV[2][3][4]) is the 8th episode of Season 1 of Victorious. It premiered on June 26, 2010, receiving 3.82 million viewers.
Plot[]
Freedom! Gif
A heat wave hits the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, and the students at Hollywood Arts are looking for a way to cool off. After Robbie reveals that it is a lot cooler in Venice Beach, Beck suggests the gang to head to Venice Beach and volunteers to take everyone there in his Airstream RV, which his father purchased from a rapper named Fat Biscuit. Once there, Cat leaves to find a bathroom while the rest of the gang stay back to get their beach stuff ready. When they try to leave, the door won't open. It turns out that a 7,000-pound Class A motor home has been parked right next to it. At first, the gang thinks it's no big deal, since Cat will soon return and can simply pull the truck forward, letting them out.
Tori suffering because of the RV's heat.
However, after Cat uses the bathroom, she meets a group of good-looking guys, including Ben (JC Gonzalez), who ask her to hang out. Initially reluctant, she agrees to goof off and hangs around with the guys, unknowingly leaving her friends trapped in the RV along with the temperature high. The gang attempts to call Cat's cell phone, but they get no response. As their thirst begins to build, Tori finds that Trina has been hoarding a single water bottle, having near completely drained it which she confiscates from her sister. Tori then remembers that she has a small battery powered fan but using it on all six of them drains its power in little time.
With only one swallow left in Trina's bottle, Tori decides to share it with everyone else (except for Trina) by pouring it into the cap, with only one tongue dip allowed. Tori and André take their dips, but Robbie ends up swallowing the whole rest of the water after receiving the cap, leaving Jade and Beck with no drink causing Jade to overreact when she begins sweating for the first time. Still desperate for water, Robbie decides to drink out of Beck's fish tank (which Beck never realized had to be washed) only to throw up into Trina's bag shortly after. André tries to make the most of the situation by informing everyone that his grandmother told him, before she lost her mind, that everything can be improved through a song, and everyone begins singing Make It Shine just as Cat opens the door.
Everyone is relieved to see Cat and runs out of the RV. When Cat asks why they didn't open the door, Beck begins to explain, only for everyone to realize that the motorhome that blocked them had left without them knowing it before they run off to the ocean. Fat Biscuit is seen at the end, having had surgery and no longer being fat. He walks by the RV with some friends and recognizes his old vehicle. When one of the friends recalls past events occurring in the RV, Fat Biscuit responds by quickly saying, "Don't talk about it," implying he has experienced traumatic and illegal events in the RV as well.
Status updates[]
- On our way to THE BEACH!!! Gonna COOOL off!!! So psyched! :) (Mood = Pumped)
Trivia[]
- The costume designer was Kristen M. Dangl.
- This episode is often referred to as Stuck in an RV or Trapped in an RV in various episode listings.
- This episode aired the same day as the iCarly episode "iBeat the Heat," True Jackson VP's "Heatwave," and the Big Time Rush episode "Big Time Fever," which also revolves around the protagonists surviving a heatwave as part of Nickelodeon's "Hottest Night on Nick" event.
- This episode features the first on-screen conversation between Trina and Beck.
- Jade yells "NO ONE LIKES YOU!" at Trina twice in this episode, an insult she later repeats in the Season 2 episode Terror on Cupcake Street.
- The truck that tows Beck's trailer is a 1993-1997 Ford Ranger regular cab pickup.
- The motor home that blocks the door of Beck's trailer is a National RV Dolphin LX.
- André and Jade are the only two of the gang who have Cat's number in their phone.
- This is the first episode of the series to take place primarily outside of Hollywood Arts.
- This episode can be considered a bottle episode, as the gang spends the majority of it trapped in Beck’s RV.
- This episode premiered on Ariana Grande's 17th birthday.
- The title for this episode was chosen by fans through a poll on Dan Schneider's blog,[5] which also determined the name for Wi-Fi in the Sky. The other title options were Tori Gets Hotter and None Like It Hot, with the latter being a parody of the 1959 film Some Like It Hot and was the title of an episode of M*A*S*H. Interestingly, neither Stuck in an RV nor Trapped in an RV were among the options in the poll.
- Tori's line "Catherine could be a captain!" could also be a possible subtle reference to Captain Kathryn Janeway, the commanding officer of the titular starship from the Star Trek: Voyager series.
- This is the first time the show Bonanza is referenced in Victorious. It will be referenced again in Star Spangled Tori.
- Matt Bennett, who plays Robbie, said on Twitter that this was his favorite episode of Victorious.
- This is the second time Jade has cried. The first was Jade Dumps Beck.
- Liz Gillies, who plays Jade, found that she looked very pale while in a bikini, so for iParty with Victorious, the producers gave her a tan. The tan remained on Jade for the remainder of Season 2, although it has worn off by Season 3.
- André is the first of them to mention someone else's weight when he says "The girl (Cat) only weighs 90 lbs. How much pee can she hold?".
- The gang visits Venice Beach, where Cat will eventually live with Nona in Sam & Cat.
- Cat made several posts on TheSlap regarding her adventures during this episode. In them, she reveals that she considers Tori to be her best friend.
- During a Twitch stream in February 2021, Matt Bennett reacted to this episode, along with Robarazzi, and revealed many facts from this episode.
- In the opening scene when Jade squirted Rex with sunscreen, it permanently damaged the Rex doll because it degraded the paint, so they could no longer use that, Rex.
- The mother of the RV that parked next to Beck's RV was Krisha Bullock, the casting director of Victorious.
- The actors were constantly spritzed to consistently keep the sweaty look.
- The fish tank in Beck's RV was a real dirty fish tank.
- In the last scene, Robbie kissing the ground was improvised by Matt Bennett.
- The order that the gang passes around the water bottle cap matches the exact order of the cast as they appear in the opening credits.
- The shoes Beck are wearing are a black pair of Converse All-Star.
- Ending tagline: "I heard you swallow." - Tori
Allusions[]
- The episode title is a reference to the phrase "survival of the fittest", associated with Darwinian evolutionary theory.
- Fat Biscuit is a parody of rapper Fat Joe.
- The scene where Cat is making pottery with one of the guys is a reference to the iconic pottery scene from the 1990 film Ghost.
- Jade and Beck use F-Mobile as their cellular provider, a parody of T-Mobile.
Goofs[]
- After André tries to calm the gang by saying Cat will return soon, Jade walks to the back of the RV and sits on the couch. However, when the camera cuts to Tori and then back to Jade, she is seen sitting down on the couch again.
- After Beck and Jade enter the RV, Jade's sunglasses, which are initially visible on top of her head, disappear and reappear multiple times throughout the scene.
- At the beginning of the episode, when the camera flashes to Cat and Robbie, Sinjin is seen in the background sitting upright in the pool. Moments later, the camera flashes back, and Sinjin is facedown, appearing to be drowning. The brief time between shots is inconsistent with someone accidentally starting to drown.
- Beck’s RV is revealed to lack air conditioning, making it unlikely that he could realistically live in it, especially because he doesn't always have a truck hooked up to it. It is possible, however, that he can get his electricity through extension cords from an outlet at his parent's house.
- After Jade says she can't call Cat due to having no service, André remarks that she shouldn't have chosen F-Mobile. He then states he can't call Cat because he lost all his contacts. However, Jade could have easily shared Cat's number with André, as she had it saved in her phone.
- The gang could have easily checked the RV door periodically to see if it was still blocked by the trailer, rather than assuming they were trapped.
- Jade claims that she doesn't sweat. In reality, this would be a condition called anhidrosis, which could be fatal without proper medical intervention.
- Beck states that he does not drink mountain water in Jade Dumps Beck, but at the end of this episode, he was drinking it.
Running Gags[]
- People complaining it's hot in Beck's RV.
- Jade not having the capability to sweat.
- Jade yelling "no one likes you" at Trina.
Quotes[]
Tori: Oh, my God! [She fans herself with her hand] I am so...HOT!
Rex: Ain't that the truth.
Beck: Man, I hate sweating.
Tori: I know, my arms feel like warm wet ham.
Jade: Hey, Robbie. You done with that water?
Robbie: No!
Jade: Give it to me!
Robbie: Alright!
Tori: [Looks at Jade incredulously an leans on her shoulder to look at her more closely]
Jade: What?!
Tori: You're not sweating.
Jade: Uh-huh... [Tori starts patting her face, neck, and shoulder] Having fun there?
Tori: How can you not be sweating?
Jade: I don't sweat.
Tori: Everyone sweats.
Beck: Not Jade.
Robbie: Jade never sweats.
Tori: What do you mean, she never sweats?
Jade: Sweating is gross, so I don't do it.
Tori: So, you're just, like, what? Cold blooded?
Rex: Jade? Cold blooded? What a surprise. [Beck laughs. Jade sprays sunscreen in Rex's face] Ah! That witch got sunscreen in my eyes! Help me Rob!
Robbie: Uh, it's okay, there you go.
Rex: Aw, now my face is gonna tan unevenly.
Cat: Is it true that sweat and pee are, like, cousins?
André: What now?
Beck: Man, how long is this heat wave gonna last?
Tori: They say 'til Tuesday?
Cat: Why would they say that?
Cat: Gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee, gotta pee!
Beck: Hurry back!
Cat: Kay, kay!
Jade: She has the bladder of a squirrel.
Tori: Hey.
Jade: What?
Tori: Does it ever worry you that you don't sweat?
Jade: No.
Tori: But, what if one day all your sweat builds up inside and you just explode?
Jade: I would love that.
Jade: We gotta get out of here.
Tori: Yeah. Thank you, Catherine Obvious!
Trina: What?
Tori: I said, thank you Catherine Obvious!
Robbie: Did she say Catherine Obvious?
André: It's Captain Obvious.
Tori: Huh?
Jade: The expression is 'Thank you, CAPTAIN... Obvious.'
Tori: It's not Catherine?
Trina: No...
Beck: Who would Catherine be?
Tori: Catherine could be a captain!
Tori: Where is Cat?
Robbie: She's been gone for 20 minutes.
André: The girl only weighs 90 pounds. How much pee can she hold?
Trina: We've got to get out of this stupid RV.
(Beck looks at her) Yeah, offense.
André: Okay, it's official. I have achieved maximum hottitude.
Jade: Hey, hey, your fish tank.
Beck: Oh, yeah, I forgot about my fish tank.
Rex: Wait, we're gonna drink fish water?
Jade: When was the last time you cleaned it?
Beck: You're supposed to clean it?
Jade: Something's dripping on me. Something's dripping on me!
Beck: N-nothing's dripping.
Jade: Yes. Look on my arm, see? And on my forehead. WHAT'S GOING ON, WHAT'S HAPPENING?!
Beck: You're sweating.
Jade: No, I don't sweat. I am not sweating!
Beck: [grabs her wrists] Look at me.
Jade: No.
Beck: Look at me!
Jade: NO!!
Beck: LOOK AT ME!!
Jade: WHAT?!?
Beck: You're sweating.
Jade: [squeals and falls onto the floor]
Trina: For so many years I prayed every night to be hotter. (pause) THIS ISN'T WHAT I MEANT!
André: When I was a little boy, my grandma, before she lost her mind, told me 'André, no matter how bad things get, you can always make it better by singing a song.'
Trina: That's...so.....stupid!
Beck: The AC doesn't work unless the truck is running.
Trina: Then go start the truck!
Beck: I can't get out.
Trina: Awwwwhhhh....Why did you invite me here?!
Tori: We didn't!
Robbie: You invited yourself!
Jade: No one likes you.
Tori: I need a cold drink.
Beck: Me too. (stood up)
Tori: Where are they?
Beck: In the truck.
Trina: What are we gonna do?!
Tori: CAAAAAAAAATT!!!
Everyone: (starts yelling, calling for Cat)
Cat: It's so cold! It's so cold!
[Meanwhile...]
Tori: It's so hot!
Robbie: That's your fan?
Tori: Yeah.
Beck: It's not big.
Jade: It's an embarrassment.
André: You teased us!
Tori: OK. OK, fine then I guess I just won't turn it on.
[Everyone except Tori] NO! NO! NO!
Tori: Yeah, yeah, NOW YOU LIKE MY TINY FAN, DON'T YA?!
Tori: Trina, what are you doing?
Trina: What do you mean?
Tori: Why was your head... in your bag?
Trina: It's-- it's c-cool in there.
Tori: I heard you swallow. Give me the bag!
Trina: No!!
Tori: GIVE ME THE BAG!!
Trina: NO!!
Tori: You had water this entire time, and you didn't share it with the rest of us!
Trina: If I shared it I would have less for me!
Beck: Hey check Venice Beach.
Robbie: Venice is... only 91 degrees.
Tori: Oh! Let's go to Venice.
Beck: You guys wanna?
Jade: What, blow off school?
Rex: I could do that.
Beck: I meant Saturday. We could borrow my uncle's pick-up, hook it to my RV, then we'll all hit the beach.
Everyone: Yeah sure.
Trina: The beach? I'm so in!
Jade: No, no, no, no
Rex: Stay away.
Trina: I can't wait! (Trina walks away)
Beck: Woh woh woh woh WOOH! Wooh!!
Jade: NO ONE LIKES YOU!
Tori: Just push on the door!
Beck: I can't push a 7,000-pound RV out of the way.
Tori: Then push harder!
André: Aw man, I told y'all not to get F-Mobile!
Tori: Where's your phone?
André: I left it in my pants and my grandma washed it. All my contacts, GONE!
Jade: At least it oscillates.
André: Um... I'm still not happy.
Trina: I'm so hot.
Robbie: Where could Cat be?
Tori: I hope she's okay.
Tori: It's slowing down.
Robbie: NO!!!!!!!!! Come on fan, work! Spin!
Beck: Robbie... Robbie. Stop.
Robbie: NO! I NEED IT, I NEED IT.
Beck: The batteries are dead. ROBBIE STOP!
Robbie: COME ON, SPIN! ISOLATE!
Beck: IT'S OVER!
Robbie: (Cries on a pillow)
André: I'M EXTREMELY HOT NOW!
Robbie: (Indicating to Sinjin in the kiddie pool) Maybe you should give him mouth to mouth.
Tori: Nah, he's alright. (Stands up and leaves)
Tori: Aw man! Some idiot parked a huge RV right next to us!
Trina: Whatever, let's just go out the backdoor.
Beck: There is no back door.
Trina: Well that's stupid...
Robbie: Will someone open a window?
Jade: The windows are bullet proof. They don't open!
Rex: Aw, thanks a lot, Fat Biscuit!
Jade: WHAT?!
Rex: I meant the rapper from whom Beck's daddy purchased this vehicle!
(Robbie screams and then dunks his face in the filthy tank and literally drinks. Tori, Jade, and Beck are grossed out. In less than a second, Robbie gags, and barfs in Trina's bag. Jade facepalms in disgust, and Beck silently retches).
Trina: (while Robbie is barfing in her bag) That's my bag!
Robbie: (After throwing up from drinking the water from the fish tank) Don't drink the fish water!
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