Season 4 Episodes

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407: BEE STUNG LIPS AND DESERTED ISLAND TIPS

Missions:
7: Harvest Honey
8: Survive a Desert Island

My comments:
Th group needs to start respecting other people’s work.
Oscar seemed to enjoy the conch’s genitalia too much.
It was quite fitting that Bob Denver saved them.

What Bonnie had to say about the episode:

Original Air Date: August 18, 1997
Previously: They find a clue written on a piece of paper inside a jar with bees inside it.
Segment #1
Mission #7 - Harvest honey at a bee farm.
They get into the jeep and drive to the farm to meet Otto. Otto tells them that spraying smoke on the bees will keep the insects calm. Oscar tries to blow smoke at the bees, but for a split moment freaks out and the bees chase him. It's not until Otto sprays the bees with more smoke that both the bees and Oscar calm down.
Otto warns them that bees sense fear.
They all get into the bee suits, except Jake. He volunteers not to wear a suit because there aren't enough bee suits to go around.
They discover that for them to successfully complete the mission, they have to lift up the honeycomb sheets and shake off the bees. Then they must dispense of the honey in a separate box away from the main boxes.
Oscar is stung first, then Vince and then Jake. Erika and Kalle seem to be spared from stingings.
Mission #7 completed.
And they all seem to be happy it's over.
The next clue, found inside the bee box, says they should get prepared for "a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour" in Saint Thomas.
The next morning, they leave for St. Thomas where they meet two people who will be their guides. They discover that they need to travel light, only bringing a pair of shorts, long pants and a T-shirt. They will be going on a survival course on a deserted island.
Jake is nervous that they will end up like the characters in the book, The Lord of the Flies. He says that of everyone to get his head put on a stake (like in the book) it will be Oscar.
Segment #2
On the deserted island (Hans Lolik Island) with the guides, the set up hammocks and tents. The guides tell them which plants they can and cannot eat. The guides also teach them how to fish using hermit crabs as bait. They also swim for lobsters and shellfish.
Erika deshells a concoch, in which the guide points out the shellfish's penis. Oscar picks it up and eats it to his island-mates disgust and laughter.
Kalle and Jake sleep in the same hammock.
The next morning the guides leave and the group has to fend for themselves on the island.
Mission #8 - Survive on a deserted island
Day 2
Erika says they must keep the fire going and find food for the group. Vince ends up getting sick from the night before and Erika feels sorry for him. Kalle tells Jake that Vince said when he was vomiting, his mosquito bites started bleeding. Jake looks worried.
Oscar and Jake go fishing. Erika and Kalle find wood for the fire. Jake toys with the idea of catching one of the island's wild roosters. He even makes rooster noises.
Oscar says this mission brought out a sense of culture and roots.
Day 3
Vince feels better and starts to harvest coconuts. Vince asks the group around the campfire if they're feeling homesick yet. Kalle says she doesn't feel homesick because she doesn't really have a home to miss. Erika says she missed having a phone. Kalle says she misses shaving her legs and having a nice bath.
While Jake and Kalle are sitting on the beach they notice storm clouds in the sky. They wake up Oscar and warn everyone that they should wait the storm out underneath the tarp. It starts to rain and the wind blows hard.
Day 4
Erika spots a boat and Vince and Jake start skipping along the beach waving their arms.
As the boat reaches the shore, the group notices a celebrity with the guides, Bob Denver a.k.a. Gilligan from the TV show, Gilligan's Island.
Segment #3
Bob Denver gets off the boat and gives everyone in the group a big hug. He also gives them their next clue which reveals that they will all be staying the night in a deluxe suite in a great hotel where they will be pampered. Erika almost faints when she sees that they will also be getting massages.
They pack up their stuff and leave on the boat with Bob Denver who jokes with them.
Mission 8 completed.
On the boat ride back, the wind blows off Bob Denver's trademark hat. Vince and Oscar jump overboard to retrieve the hat. Oscar gets it for him and Bob Denver says he'll get an autographed photo now for sure.
When they reach the shore, Bob Denver gives Oscar the next clue which appears to be a flag and a message in a bottle. The flag is of Puerto Rico and the clue includes a photo of Oscar's little sister along with a note from her saying Oscar should come home for a visit. Oscar is really happy that their next destination will be his home.
As the group relaxes and are on the beach, except for Jake and Kalle who are in the water, Vince tells Erika that he thought he saw Kalle and Jake kissing. Erika says Jake seems to be taken with Kalle, but she thinks Kalle's more into the attention than into Jake himself.
Kalle says Jake makes her feel good and that he treats her like she's fun to be with.
As Kalle and Jake take one of their many walks, he talks to her about getting tested for AIDS. She says that it shocked her that Jake gets tested for AIDS because he had sex with more than one partner. He tells her she's in the high-risk category for AIDS because she has unprotected sex with her boyfriend, Brian. She says that if she gets tested for AIDS that she'll be admitting to herself that she doesn't trust her boyfriend. Jake asks her to get tested as a favor to him.
End Segment
Images of the group getting manicures, messages and fed with a banquet of food. Erika says she's in heaven.

What MTV had to say about the episode:

407: BEE STUNG LIPS AND DESERTED ISLAND TIPS
Previously: Still reeling from the thrill of examining the Road Ruler's calendar, Scott the photographer hands over a map that reveals the location of the next clue. Through the dark of night, Oscar, Jake, and Kalle race to X-marks-the-spot on a stretch of beach. Oscar unearths a glass jar filled with BEES and Kalle screams!
Our fearless friends pile into their trusty left-handed jeep and head over to Otto's Bee Farm where hundreds, maybe thousands, of wood crates are piled and stacked all over the front yard. These crates are the little bee condos! Otto greets our brats, and it's handshakes all around. Otto is a gentle soul with a Caymanian accent so thick, you'll think you need an interpreter.
Otto, clutching a little oil-can smoke machine, leads the nervous nellies over to a skyscraper of towering bee crates. He pumps the handle on his machine and explains that smoke keeps the bees away. Smoke gets in your eyes... Oscar takes control of the smoke machine as crazy glove-free Otto removes a frame from inside the top crate, explaining that this is where the honey is kept. (Funny, I always thought it was kept in a teddy-bear shaped dispenser in a cupboard over the microwave.) Meanwhile, hundreds of angry bees are buzzing everywhere; the sound is so loud, it's like a movie! Our cast is all prickly, just waiting to get stung.
Suddenly, Oscar decides the bees are getting just a little too intimate; he makes a run for it. Of course, all the bees follow. Oscar spins out some modern dance moves, trying to throw the little critters off his trail, but they're smarter than him and he gets nailed in the head. Suddenly everyone decides those protective bee suits are rather attractive! Did you know the suits are smartly accessorized with matching helmets and gloves (for evening, of course)? But guess what? Otto has only four suits! Gulp. Jake volunteers to leave his lanky limbs naked.
Our pals take their turns removing the honey frames. Otto instructs everyone to stay calm, but the bees must sense the terror. Jake is stung and before he can finish yelping, Vince is stung too; the stinger went right through his protective glove! Our queen bees, Erika and Kalle, remain unscathed. What's wrong, yellow jackets? Our girls not sweet enough for you?
Otto congratulates the kiddies on a job well done and explains that their next clue is waiting inside one of the bee crates. Great. They yank the clue from the bee fortress: meet me for a three hour tour, Kenny. Also included are plane tickets to St. Thomas. Ciao Otto!
The kids fly to St. Thomas and meet up with up with stocky survivalist Kenny and his sexy first mate, Vanya. Kenny briefs the kids: leave you gear on the dock, we're heading for a deserted island. How cool is that? All motor to the island where Kenny demonstrates how to snooze in a hammock, how to gulp the sweet milk of coconuts, and how to dive for luscious lobster.
At a makeshift table, Kenny demonstrates how to remove conch from it's shell. (Conch is this disgusting snail that you can eat - if you're starving and have absolutely nothing else to eat.) Kenny chops off the conch's penis. Ouch. Without warning, Oscar gobbles the penis!! And you thought he only went for lovely ladies...
Later that night, Kenny and Vanya bail, leaving the Road Rulers to fend for themselves. Daybreak. Vince is puking his guts out. And he didn't even eat conch penis! Adding to the fun is an approaching storm. Wait, it's not approaching. It's here! Everyone huddles under a plastic tarp as the tiny island is pummeled by heavy rain and whipping winds. Paradise, huh? Don't worry, they won't starve. There's plenty of cold, half-baked rice to go 'round.
Daybreak. Yes, again. Erika spots a boat on the horizon. As the vessel nears, Vince recognizes... Can it be? I thought he was dead! It's Bob Denver!!!! That's right little buddy! Halle-fricking-lujah. We're saved. BOB DENVER lands and hugs our filthy, stinky cast. He hands over the next clue: as a reward for not dropping dead, the kids will be treated to a deluxe suite at a fabulous hotel where they will receive massages, facials, and all that other pampering type stuff. Can you say sea-weed wrap?
They pack up camp and head back to the mainland, and not on the S.S. Minnow, by the way. Half way home, Bob Denvers's hat flies off his little gray-haired head. Oscar dives into the soup to rescue the precious garment. Yes, it's the same hat that Gilligan wore on the show. I know, you'd think it would have disintegrated by now.
The boat docks and Bob Denver hands the punks yet another clue. It's a message in a bottle. The message is: come to Puerto Rico. Oscar's brain can barely take in the information. Yes, baby, you're going home!
That afternoon, Jake and Kalle take a swim in the ocean and slip-n-slide against each other like two baby dolphins. Next, it's a post-swim power walk. Jake pops the question: will you get an AIDS test. What?! Me?! Kalle is shocked at the thought. She firmly reminds Jake that she does not fit into a high risk category. Jake shoots her right down, explaining that because she sexed it up with Brian unprotected, she is in fact HIGH RISK. Kalle reminds Jake that she and Brian were monogamous. Jake SAYS WHO! Good for you, Jakey! Kalle caves and agrees to have her blood drawn.
Roll up your sleeve and make a fist...

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