Wild Talent

**Wild Talent** is the sixteenth episode of season three, and the 70th episode overall of the Comedies for Kids series *WildSide*. It first aired on August 16, 2013.

This episode was the seventeenth episode to be filmed in Season 3. Primary production took place between February 18-22, 2013.

## Overview

Rachel and Justice get put in charge of casting the school talent show, and ultimately decide to not put Maze in it. Maze gets extremely upset, and Rachel makes a promise to him to put on the best talent show ever. Meanwhile, Gary misplaces Slitherz again.

## Continuity

### WildSide

* Dean auditions with an instrumental version of his song Do What's Right; first heard in Wild Undercover Celebrity. The vocalised version of the song is also performed by Dean during rehearsal and the show itself. Both versions of the song feature a basketball in its choreography.
* Multiple characters make a reference to Wild Snake when Gary manages to lose Slitherz "again". They could also be referencing Wild Animals as well, since Gary lost her in that episode.
* Reptile Rick from Wild Snake makes a return in this episode to take Slitherz away for good.

### Good Luck Charlie

* This episode pays homage to the Good Luck Charlie episode "Duncan's Got Talent" through the following moments.
	+ Both episodes deal with the conflict between the main character (Rachel/Teddy) and her love interest (Maze/Spencer) regarding the school talent show.
	+ The main character's best friend (Justice/Ivy) hosts the school talent show.
	+ Both episodes include a similar scene opening with a student playing "Party In the USA" on a sousaphone. Both characters are mentioned to have braces and have speech impairment.
	+ The main act of both talent shows consist of it going horribly wrong, and involves the sousaphone player, a magician, a student on stilts, and a few rollerblading students making their way across the stage during the act.
	+ After both horrible performances, both hosts use the line "thank you \_\_\_\_\_\_\_, and friends!"
	+ Both Maze and Spencer can be seen in the audience of the talent show looking disgusted.
	+ At the conclusion of the horror performance, both girls choose to talk to their love interests in the hallway of the school.

## Future References (contains spoilers)

* Rachel and Maze’s arguments in this episode are displayed during the flashback sequence in Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken; when the two are reminiscing on their relationship.
* Several events from this episode are shown as flashbacks in Wild and Bad Memories.
	+ Dean’s confetti raining down on Rachel, and Rachel falling backwards on a stool is displayed in Rachel’s bad memories.
	+ Dean getting covered in olive oil, Dean’s horrible talent show performance, and Gary saying goodbye to Slitherz is displayed in Gary and Dean’s combined bad memories.
	+ Rachel and Maze hugging is displayed towards the end of the episode during Rachel’s dream about Maze.

## Cast

### **Main Cast**

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

### **Recurring Cast**

* James Maslow as Maze
* Orlando Brown as Ernie
* Doug Brochu as Chris’ Kebabs Dude
* Nick Meaney as Reptile Rick

### **Absent Cast**

* Rebecca Graham as April Haden
* David St. James as Calum Leopron