A Dam Too Far

**"*A Dam Too Far*"** is an episode of *The Angry Beavers* from Season 1. It is the first segment of Episode 2, and is the third episode overall.

## Plot

After facing many problems trying to solve a flooding situation in the northwest, the government decides to hire Norbert and Daggett to dam up two rivers named The Big Happy and The Little Meanie, with Norbert being assigned the former and Daggett being assigned the latter. Little do they know, even more problems will arise when The Little Meanie actively tries messing with Daggett the entire time and preventing him from finishing the job.

## Episode Summary

Two rivers, the Big Happy and the Little Meanie, are causing uncontrollable flooding in the Northwest. Since the Army Corps is unable to contain the floods, the president decides to send in Norb and Dag to build dams and control the flooding. Norb is assigned the Big Happy, and Dag is assigned the Little Meanie much to his displeasure.

After being briefed on their mission, the two beavers are air-dropped into the flood zone. Norb quickly finishes building his dam and spends the rest of his time eating cocktail weenies and watching an "almost interesting" nature program about a river that runs near a cliff edge but doesn't go over. Dag on the other hand struggles to build his dam as the river seems to be actively sabotaging his work.

Norb refuses to believe his brother and mocks the river, slapping the water with his tail. The river suddenly rises up behind the two beavers and chases them to the edge of a cliff. Remembering the "almost interesting" nature program, Norb begins to loudly comment how high the cliff is and how much it would hurt to go over. The river rushes to the edge of the cliff, but appears to look over the edge, change its mind and retreat.

The Army Corps thanks Norb and Dag for their work in stopping the floods and saving the Northwest. Back at home, the two beavers watch their celebration on TV when a knock is heard at the door. As Dag opens their door, the Little Meanie rushes up and drags him underwater.

## Production Information

* This episode was originally entitled "Doomsday Beavers".
* The photo of Norbert and Daggett posing for the newspaper at the beginning of the episode was remade into stock art for the series.
* This episode, along with "Long in the Teeth" aired on October 15, 2016 on NickSplat.

## Trivia

* Newspaper headlines shown in the episode:
	+ "Army Corps Can't Stop Flooding"
	+ "Rivers Too Wild! President Sends in Norbert & Daggett" ---- " 'No sweat--it's just a bunch of spooty water!' sez Daggett”.

* The "almost interesting" nature program Norb watched about how rivers hate big cliffs came in handy towards the end of the episode.
* This episode is the first for multiple things:
	+ The first episode to premiere on Sunday, along with "Long in the Teeth."
	+ The first episode where Norbert mispronounces words.
	+ The first episode to air that takes place after Norb and Dag have met all of their friends.
	+ The first episode to take place in November.
	+ The first episode with no female characters.
* This episode reveals that Norbert writes in cursive.
* One of Daggett's screams in this episode would later be reused in "Long in the Teeth," "Go Beavers!," "Enter the Daggett," "Tree of Hearts", "The Mighty Knot-Head", and "Moby Dopes."
* Music from this episode would get reused in “Omega Beaver” and “Big Fun”.

## Errors

* During the pan shot of Daggett seeing Norbert's dam for The Big Happy, his monobrow is missing.
* When Norbert says to The Little Meanie, "Now you be good so Daggy can dam you up," Daggett's eyes are white instead of yellow.
* When Daggett tells Norbert "The river's not gonna like this," Daggett doesn't have his monobrow for one frame.
* In the beginning of the episode when Norbert and Daggett are on the plane heading to the flood zone after Daggett tells him to pay attention, Norbert's eyes are yellow for a few seconds.

## Allusions

* ***A Bridge Too Far*** - The title of this episode is a reference to the 1974 book A Bridge Too Far and the 1977 movie adaptation.
* ***On Golden Pond*** - When Dag said "Life was so much easier on Golden Pond.", he could be referring to the play and the 1981 film.

1. ↑ The Angry Beavers (1995 Pitch Bible)
2. ↑ [1]