Our Big Wild Wedding (Prep) - Part 1

**Our Big Wild Wedding (Prep) - Part 1** is the first of three parts to the *WildSide* reunion special, Our Big Wild Wedding (Prep). It will officially be counted as the 101st episode of the Comedies for Kids series *WildSide*. It premiered on the *CFK 2 Go!* app on July 9, 2021.

## Overview

Rachel and Dean decide to host their wedding in Denver, the town that the two met and fell in love in several years before. Unfortunately, their preferred venue is revealed to be overbooked... until a last minute cancellation sees their wedding date pushed forward to 4 days from the enquiry!

## Episode Summary

The special opens with a shot of Dean in his and Rachel's apartment; reciting his potential wedding vows to a character off-screen. As the camera pans out, it is quickly revealed that he was speaking to his cat, called Rachel Jr., and Rachel ends up over hearing this. Dean ends up getting embarrassed, but he quickly attempts to ease it by hugging and kissing Rachel on her neck. Rachel responds by telling him that she was in the bathroom, however this fact doesn't seem to bother him. The couple then sits together on their couch. While on the couch, Rachel begins to ask Dean about the possible date for their wedding, and she immediately brings up the idea that they should get married "as soon as possible". After a brief debate, the two decide to host their wedding in Denver, the city that they met and fell in love in. The two then decide to invite their old friends, Justice and Gary, to help them scout wedding locations.

Later that day, Rachel phones Justice while she is at work. A child in Justice's care ends up picking up her phone, however Justice ends up snatching it from him just in time. Justice answers the phone, and while having visible difficulty with the children in her care, has a conversation with Rachel about her horrible job. After a while, Rachel brings up her proposal to invite Justice to Denver, and Justice immediately agrees. At the end of their phone call Justice's boss suitably shows up, prompting Justice to tell her about her plan to travel to Denver. Her boss protests, telling her that she used up all of her sick days. This prompts Justice to quit her job, leaving her boss in the care of the children.

A while later, Dean video calls Gary while he is at work. Gary's personal assistant tells him about the call, and he decides to accept it. At first Gary doesn't appear to remember Dean, but he quickly gets reminded after seeing his face. He and Dean engage in a brief conversation about his work; revealing that he was close to becoming America's Richest Man. Dean eventually brings up his proposal to invite Gary to Denver, and Gary immediately agrees. At the end of the call, Rachel approaches Dean, and the two share a conversation about their plan. They also reveal that they were planning on doing crossword puzzles together at that moment (which is an obvious sexual innuendo) while they waited for their plane to take off.

The next day, Rachel and Dean arrive in Denver. They immediately enter the community centre, and both appear to agree that it would be a suitable place to host their wedding. Justice and Gary soon arrive a few minutes after each other. The two have a brief conversation with the couple before they decide to join the queue at the centre. When they get to the front, the two immediately reveal to the receptionist that they were planning on hosting their wedding "as soon as possible". The receptionist first tells them that the waiting list was 2 years long, although a few seconds later she tells them that they had a last minute cancellation; resulting in the wedding being hosted in 4 days. Rachel immediately accepts this, much to the protest of Dean. Dean then begins to argue with Rachel, however she manages to convince him that they could achieve a last-minute wedding. Gary and Justice agree with her also.

The group then leave the community centre and being discussing possible catering suggestions. Julianna ends up over-hearing them, and tells them that she would be happy to cater for their wedding with food from her restaurant *Julie's Burger Bar*. Dean begins to protest this, which prompts Bill to over-hear them. Rachel decides to invite both Julianna and Bill to their wedding. Justice also offers for them to invite Mr Leopron, however it is quickly revealed by Bill that Mr Leopron was retired in Canada with his wife.

That afternoon, the group venture into their hotel rooms; located across the street from the community centre. Dean lets down his hair, and the group begin to have discussions about possible food options. Dean suggests for them to eat food out of the mini fridge in their room; much to the protest of Rachel. Justice and Gary then decide to join them for a picnic.

During the picnic, Dean accidentally squirts chocolate syrup onto Rachel's arm, making her angry. Rachel retaliates by shoving a piece of cake into his face. In response, Dean begins to purposely squirt chocolate syrup into Rachel's direction, making him accidentally hit Justice and Gary. This escalates into a food fight, which lasts for a short while. The fight comes to end when the group get a knock on the door; revealing the hotel maid. The maid understandably gets upset at the friends for the mess that they made.

Later that night, Dean sneaks up behind Rachel, telling her that he was planning on eating dinner in the hotel's restaurant. He invites Rachel to join him, however Rachel tells him to go ahead and that she'll meet up with him later. Rachel then listens to her own music before Justice startles her, which results in the two having a brief conversation about Rachel's wedding. Rachel proceeds to tell her that the night was going "perfect", and that the only thing that would ruin it would be a "twist that showed up out of nowhere". After Justice leaves, Rachel gets a knock on her door. When she opens it, she is confronted with someone who she clearly doesn't want to see. The person's face is not revealed as of yet as the screen fades to black; ending Part 1.

## Continuity

* For the majority of the special it can be seen that Rachel and Dean are still together after first getting together in Wild Warehouse.
* Rachel's love of cats was first seen in Wild Psychic.
* Justice's hatred for the working world can be seen in this special. This hatred was first established in the episode Wild Job.
* Gary's "America's Richest Man" dream from the original series is still very much alive in the special.
* Gary's company is called *Reptilez*, a clear nod to his pet Slitherz from Wild Snake.
* Rachel and Dean's sex-life was first established in Wild Finale.
* The community centre from Wild, Wild West makes a return, however it appears slightly different.
* It is revealed that Julianna sold Triquan soon after the friends moved out, and opened up a new restaurant called "Julie's Burger Bar". According to Julianna, the restaurant is the 2nd best American restaurant on the street that they were on, a clear nod to Triquan's "Best Indian restaurant in town" status from the original series.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Sierra McCormick as Rachel Norman
* Zach Gordon as Dean Ford
* Chloe Moretz as Justice Leonardo
* Kyle Massey as Gary Fisherman
* Ryan Gornman as Bill
* T'Keyah Crystal Keymah as Julianna

### Guest Cast

* Amy Ainsley as Syd
* Dale Jarman as Woman
* Sobian Harriet as Maid

## Trivia

* The initial table read for this episode took place on December 6, 2020, exactly 10 years to the day of the table read to Wild Pilot.
* It is revealed that Rachel and Dean have a cat named Rachel Jr.
* This episode utilises the concept of foreshadowing twice in the same scene:
	+ One of Rachel's first lines of the special has her tell Dean that she was just in the bathroom. Kenwood Delay later confirmed that Rachel had just taken a positive pregnancy test, which prompts her to want to get to married to Dean "as soon as possible". Rachel's pregnancy isn't revealed until the final minutes of Part 3.
	+ When Dean offers to host their wedding in Philadelphia, Rachel responds by telling him that she would only do that if "the stars in the sky die". This is a reference to a lyric in the song Astronomy, which is sang by Rachel after her and Dean's brief break up at the beginning of Part 3. The two end up hosting their wedding in Philadelphia anyway.
* It is revealed that after the events of Wild Finale, Rachel and Justice have kept in contact every single day, while Gary and Dean haven't spoken to each other in years.
* This episode reveals that Justice dropped out of college after 2 days, becoming a part-time babysitter in the process. She ends up leaving this job.
* While on the phone to Rachel, Justice uses the term "Karen", which Rachel didn't seem to be familiar with. "Karen" became a popular internet term in recent years.
* This episode reveals that Gary is now the CEO of *Reptilez*, the world's largest reptile company.
* It is revealed that Dean and Rachel like to do crossword puzzles together, although Dean doesn't like it when Rachel screams when she gets an answer right. According to Rachel, sometimes she fakes the screams!
* This episode reveals that Dean is a freelance inventor. It also appears that he is constantly out of work, as he tells Rachel that he was still paying off his student loans.
* This episode reveals that Julianna sold Triquan just after the events of Wild Finale and bought a new restaurant, *Julie's Burger Bar*, instead.
	+ This fact also confirms that the events of the spin-off series *Wilder-Side* is non-canon, as Triquan was shown in the 2017 show.
* Bill reveals that Mr Leopron was currently retired with his wife Matilda in Canada. The way that this is bought up is a reference to the actor David St James' death, which occurred in 2019.
* It is revealed that Rachel is a chef.
* During the special, it is noticeable that Sierra McCormick is wearing a wig, due to her hair in real-life being too short for Rachel. This fact is poked fun at a couple of times during the special. In Part 1, Rachel tells her friends that she would be scared to pull her hair out of her pony tail in fear that her hair would "fall out". She also tells her friends that her hair was *really* thin.
* According to Zach Gordon on Twitter, the food fight scene was improvised.
* During one scene, Rachel can be heard singing "Heartbreak Anthem", a song by In the Beat. She can also be seen wearing a pair of AirPods Pro, which actually belonged to Sierra.