The Cho Show: Off The Grid (Episode 3)

"I want to reduce, reuse, and recycle that ass." Margaret and Selene discuss how going green is more than just a trend, but a real movement. A movement with hot celebrities like Leo DiCaprio, but there you have it. Margaret thinks the gang should "go off the grid", and see how they do living off the land. Selene is less enthused, though the promise of a Laura Ingalls style dress gets her on board.

"We need to have this experience from olden time because we are so fragile." That's Mr. Cho's rather poetic reaction to the plan, though Blaine, Stapleton, and Charlie are less enthusiastic when they learn about it from Margaret.

The boys do like the luxury RV they take to the sporting goods store, where Margaret drops a bomb: the RV is for Mr. and Mrs. Cho, while the rest of them will be sleeping in a tent. Blaine cries "bait and switch", then later goes into "bitch and switch" mode when they arrive in the wilderness (which I think is just a national park outside of Malibu). First order of business is setting up a tent, while Mr. and Mrs. Cho retire for the night to the RV. Mr. Cho's parting words: "One advice to Charlie... die like a man." That's pretty messed up, but awesome and hilarious at the same time.

Even Laura Ingalls had a pillow.

The boy whine pitching the tent (heh heh heh) but that's easy compared to sleeping in a tent with Margaret and a flatulent Selene. Her farts would seem to hang like a fog, as Margaret says, so morning couldn't come fast enough. Morning presents it own problems when they realize that nobody knows how to start a fire without the aid of Blaine's starter. And the powdered eggs are a failure, so what's a girl and her tiny assistant and cadre of gays to do?

Are you running away from a polygamist organization?

Huntin', or at least trying to hunt. It's not long before their whining and lack of nature skills lead them to Gary Busey. Of course. Because when you are stranded in a national park, what you need is Gary Busey's crazy ass to help you out. Gary is confused by the ladies' old timey garb, but seems to be "with it". Gary scares Charlie a bit, but is generally pretty harmless. And useless. He doesn't seem to have a lot of practical advice for the gang, and so they go their separate ways.

Things come to a head when the gang can't fish or hunt properly, resorting to eating out of a dumpster in order to quell their hunger pangs. While Margaret takes the dumpster diving in stride, the others are less enthusiastic, retching and gagging. They barely make it back to the camp site alive.

And it's a good thing they do make it back, as they find the Chos making Korean barbecue. Mr. and Mrs. Cho reminisce about the hardships they faced during the Korean war, real hunger during a hard time in their history. Margaret is chastened, though not so much that she doesn't see how crass this whole trip was in the first place. Sorry, that's just me editorializing. In any case, Blaine wins the prize for being the bitchiest bitcherson of the trip, and they all get to ride in style in the RV on the way back to their civilization known as West Hollywood.