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The Missing Map to Pirates Haven

  • When a Zany Scheme involves capturing seagulls with fishing rods to provide a distraction, Ricky catches the first seagull. It is agonizingly difficult, but he acts like it’s no big deal to trick Mike into begging to take over.

The Missing Tribe of Camp Blackeagle

  • Mike tricks two bullies into stealing a seemingly desirable camping spot that is located over an ant mound.
  • The camp bullies try to prank Ricky by dumping dirty water into the outhouse he’s in, but accidentally get one of the counselors instead and are given a Punishment Detail peeling potatoes.

The Phantom Outlaw of Wolf Creek

  • Joel gets chased across the barnyard after being tricked into disturbing an ornery rooster. The trickster is a farmer Joel subjected to an annoying Stealth Hi/Bye.

The Disappearing Jewel of Madagascar

  • Ricky accidentally causes Mike to eat real worms instead of fake ones during a carnival fundraising show. Mike admits that it was Actually Pretty Funny.

Tyrant of the Badlands

  • Ricky and Mike make a mess while making a film for America's Funniest Home Videos, then accidentally leave the camera running to capture them scrambling to clean up the mess before Ricky's parents get home. The first thing Ricky's parents do when they get home is try to record a family message on the camcorder, only to notice it's out of film and replay the tape in the machine out of curiosity.

Legend of the Gilded Saber

  • A smug reporter gets caught in the middle of a big lawn when a sprinkler system goes off, has her humiliation filmed by her Beleaguered Assistant, and makes the mistake of trying to run across a muddy lawn in high-heeled shoes.

Shroud of the Lion

  • In the epilogue, Ricky and Mike make a wager about whether each can finish a sandwich the other made with ingredients like mayonnaise and fresh cat food. They both lose and get a Vomit Discretion Shot.

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