Out on a Limb

Out on a Limb is an episode of the Happy Tree Friends internet series, the sixteenth of the second season, and forty third overall.
==HTF Episode Description==
Next to "Eye Candy", this episode really has the cringe factor going for it! Yes, we were inspired by a true story, but it was perfect for Happy Tree Friends. Check out another one of Lumpy's adventures!
==Plot==
In the middle of the forest, Lumpy the woodsman has finished chopping the base of a very large tree. With only a thin line of wood supporting the entire weight and balance of the tree, it begins to topple over. Unfortunately, it falls towards Lumpy, and he trips while running away. He turns onto his back and as the shadow of the tree draws closer, he closes his eyes in anticipation of death. Luckily, the tree suddenly stops falling right before it hits him. He opens his eyes, and gives a sigh of relief.
It is revealed that the only thing keeping the tree from crushing Lumpy is a branch that props the tree up at an angle. Sadly, the branch has landed squarely on one of Lumpy's legs, trapping him. He tries pulling his leg out from beneath the tree and pushing the tree off of him, but his efforts are for nothing. Luckily, he quickly notices his axe nearby, and grabs it. He prepares to swing the axe and chop off the little branch. Unfortunately, the instant he swings his axe back, its head flies off, leaving him with just the handle. Bothered by what just happened, he mutters to himself and digs through his pockets to figure out what he can use to save himself.
He finds a button, a spoon, and a paperclip. Lumpy grabs the spoon and, realizing what he must do to survive, places the axe handle between his teeth. He swings the spoon at his leg, which forms a small cut as he lets out a muffled cry of pain. Nevertheless, he continues with his struggle as time changes from day to night, with the spoon getting more and more bloody with every jab. With tears running down his face and the axe handle breaking into two due to excessive biting, he now has to break the bone of his leg. He swings the spoon at his leg bone, but it's not powerful enough to do any sufficient damage. Thinking of an alternative, he grabs a rock nearby, and begins hammering the spoon into the bone. After a few attempts, he finally manages to get the spoon lodged into the bone. Using all of his power, he starts twisting the spoon until his bone finally snaps in two, while he gives a screech of pain.
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Lumpy then falls to his back, in tremendous pain. He begins smiling and laughing, as his ordeal is finally over. The spoon is now bent and useless, but he does not care. However, when he sits back up, he looks dumbstruck, and gives a scream of shock. It turns out that he hacked off his free leg instead of his trapped leg. Because of this, he lets out a sigh of disappointment, pulls out the paperclip from his pocket, unbends it, and places his severed leg between his teeth, apparently ready to begin the horrible procedure all over again. As the iris closes in on his face, he swings the paperclip at his other leg, just as he lets out a howl of pain through his clenched teeth.
===Moral===
"The bigger they are, the harder they fall"
==Injuries==
#A tree branch crushes one of Lumpy's legs, trapping him.
#Lumpy hacks off one of his legs using a spoon.
#Lumpy impales his other leg using a paperclip. (Off-screen)
==Survival Rate== 
*Amount of surviving main characters: 1
*Amount of dead main characters: 0
*Total rate: 100%
==Destruction== 
#Lumpy chops down a tree, which collapses on his right leg.
#The head of Lumpy's axe flies off when he swings it.
#Lumpy bites the handle of his axe in half.
#Lumpy's spoon gets bent after he uses it to break his leg bone.
==Goofs==
#When the scene changes from day to night, there are stars in the shaded part of the moon. This is impossible for obvious reasons.
# Throughout most of the episode, Lumpy's right antler points up and his left antler points down. They swap briefly after he tries using a rock to break his leg bone.
#Despite the axe handle falling out of Lumpy's mouth when it breaks into two, the split handle is nowhere to be seen when he realizes his blunder.
#The direction the paper clip is facing changes as Lumpy uncurls it into a point.
#When Lumpy unbends the paperclip at the end of the episode, he is shown with four fingers and a thumb.
==Quick Shot Moment==
When the scene changes from day to night, there's a brief shot of Lumpy's face when he first jabs the spoon at his leg.
Note: This is fixed in the Classics Remastered version and in Winter Break.
Category:Internet Episodes
Category:Internet Season 2
Category:Solo Episodes
Category:No Deaths
Category:Episodes
Category:Regular Episodes
Category:Episodes Starring Lumpy
Category:2003 Episodes
Category:Episodes With No Debatable Deaths
Category:Single-Character Torture Episodes
Category:Out of Town Episodes
Category:Job Episodes
Category:Episodes written by Rhode Montijo
Category:Episodes written by Kenn Navarro
Category:Episodes written by Warren Graff
Category:Episodes written by Ken Pontac
Category:Episodes directed by Kenn Navarro
Category:No Featuring
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