Wild Animals

**Wild Animals** is the twenty-fourth episode of season two, and the 51st episode overall of the Comedies for Kids series *WildSide*. It first aired on August 31, 2012.

This episode was the twenty-first episode to be filmed in Season 2. Primary production took place between February 20-24, 2012.

## Overview

The friends return to Triquan after several months and are hired as chefs. As the existing head chef, Rachel is given the difficult task of impressing one particular customer, her neighbour Ms Waters, while maintaining the discipline of her friends in the kitchen. Meanwhile, Chloe makes a threat to Bill when he refuses to give her his food.

## Continuity

### WildSide

* In this episode, a trampoline mysteriously appears. A similar trampoline (without the outer net, however) appeared in the episode Wild Smell.
* In Rachel's letter Julianna mentions not seeing Rachel for "several months", referring to her last appearance at Triquan in Wild Maze.
* Julianna's line "Welcome to Triquan, the best Indian restaurant in town" is cut short and finished by Justice. The first time it was heard was in Wild Job.
* The friends make reference to being hired as waiters, in Wild Job.
* Julianna mentions that Soot got burnt in the kitchen the "last time" Rachel showed up to work, which occurred in Wild Maze. Viewers are also treated to a "flash back" to this time that shows Soot working right after Rachel runs out of the restaurant crying from that episode.
* After Dean accidentally gets his omelette stuck to the ceiling, Rachel let's out a groan and makes the comment "What do you want me to do? Climb up a ladder and break my leg again?". This is a reference to Wild Injury, where Rachel breaks her leg after falling from a ladder at fault of Dean getting his food stuck to the ceiling.
* Ms Waters refers to Rachel as "Bossy", a nickname penned by her in Wild Old Lady.
* This episode marks the second time Justice treated a customer poorly. The first time was in Wild Job.
* This episode marks the second time Slitherz goes missing due to Gary letting him out. The first time was in Wild Snake.
* This episode marks the second time Rachel suffers short-term memory loss. The first time was in Wild Broken Nose (although in this episode, her injuries were much more life threatening).

### Good Luck Charlie

* The music Chloe (and eventually Bill) used in her viral video is the same one used in multiple Good Luck Charlie episodes, including Charlie Goes Viral.
	+ Also, Chloe's video bared a close resemblance to Jo's video from the episode Duncan's Got Talent (both characters were played by G Hannelius).
* Several bits of dialogue in this episode were borrowed from Good Luck Charlie episodes:
	+ When Justice dumps a customers' order over his head, his mother tells her that she was scaring him and that she needed to "cut it out". Justice responds to her saying that she thought her son was "stupid". This conversation is similar to one that occurred in the episode Take Mel Out to the Ball Game between the characters Uncle Mel and a spectator at a baseball game.
	+ The scene where Pickles and Slitherz "fall in love" is similar to a scene in Snow Show where Charlie "falls in love" with another toddler. Both situations end with someone (Ms Waters and Amy) saying "If I'm gonna be single, you're gonna be single too."
	+ The scene with Rachel in hospital is very similar to a scene in It's a Charlie Duncan Thanksgiving, and the same hospital room set it used.
* Teddy and Spencer appear in their Princess and the Frog costumes, despite being fired in Make Room for Baby. Dialogue from this episode is also borrowed.
	+ In the same scene Teddy also refers to Spencer as "Spence-Spence". This is a reference to The Singin' Dancin' Duncans, when she referred to him as such.

## Future References (contains spoilers)

* Dean mentions Rachel's trolley cart incident in Wild Relationship.
* In Wild Celebration, Bill gives the friends' a gift certificate for the Reddi Mart after giving all of their food away to Chloe in this episode.
* A couple of events from this episode are shown as flashbacks in Wild and Bad Memories.
	+ Rachel riding on the trolley cart and running into a truck is displayed in Rachel's bad memories.
	+ Justice yelling at the customer is displayed in Justice's bad memories.

## 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

### Recurring Cast

* G. Hannelius as Chloe
* Bridgit Mendler as Teddy Duncan
* Shane Harper as Spencer Walsh

### Guest Cast

* Stacy Heather as Customer
* Marvin Guild as Doctor

### Absent Cast

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