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Recap / The Inbetweeners S 1 E 5 Caravan Club

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The boys call Jay's bluff and agree to go to the Camber Sands meeting of the Caravan Club to see if it really is like a massive orgy. Jay's dad is on hand to give advice on all matters sexual, whether they want it or not.

This episode contains examples of:

  • Ambiguous Situation: Jay finds a magazine with a centrefold model who looks startlingly like Will’s mother, so much so that even Will finds the resemblance uncanny. We never get any confirmation on whether it actually is her or not.
  • Everyone Has Standards: Despite his own spotty hygiene, even Neil is visibly put off by just how gross Jay's dad is.
  • Fan Disservice: Jay's fat, hairy dad walks around half-naked, and if that wasn't bad enough, he soaks Will at a urinal and then starts farting.
  • Foil: The two teenage girls at the caravan club. While Becky is wholesome and sweet, the punk girl is coarse and willing to sleep around.
  • Gasshole: Jay's dad is quite loud when using to toilet in a cramped caravan. The smell is so bad that Will notes that his eyes are burning.
  • Girlfriend in Canada: Jay claims to have had lots of sex with the girls at Caravan Club. When his friends call his bluff and agree to accompany him to Caravan Club, their suspicions that he has been lying are quickly confirmed.
  • Jerkass Has a Point: When Mr. Gilbert chides Will for being willing to grass when Donovan ties him up and puts a bin on his head, he has a good point that "everyone hates a grass" and even if he did punish Donovan then and there, Donovan would just get Will back outside of school later, especially since Donovan was standing a few feet behind Will and would know who snitched on him.
  • Opposites Attract: The Punk Girl propositions the uptight Will before settling on Neil, who doesn't understand some of the lengthy words she uses.
  • Pet the Dog: Jay genuinely sets Simon up with a girl at the caravan club; granted, things inevitably backfire, but it's more out of Jay's own ignorance rather than him openly bullshitting or throwing someone else under the bus (as it is 99% of the time).
  • Sock Slide Rink: Will does this in the recreation centre at the caravan campground, sliding around on a highly polished floor in hope of impressing a girl, however this instead annoys her and ruins his chance of getting laid note .

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