Episode Report Card Potes: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Happy Campers
By Potes | Season 4 | Episode 14 | Aired on 07.29.2012
The crew heads into Camping World like it's an episode of Supermarket Sweep. Give it a few moments, and Lauren will totally start chucking hams into her cart. Greg grabs some decorative disco balls for his RV, and Teresa wins ever more points with her family by interviewing that Kathy, riding in a hat on a bicycle, looks like the Wicked Witch of the West. These idiots buy, like, $4,000 of camping supplies each. Meanwhile, Vito has brought a box of dried sausages and cheeses and other delicacies enjoyed by those who love salty meats and aged dairy. Sorry, vegans, it really is good stuff. Juicy totally wants some, but Caroline wants to take the box all for herself. It's clear where Lauren gets her healthy attitude toward food! Speaking of Lauren, she's just mad about everything. She notes that Juicy is stealing the Manzo camping stuff right out of their cart. Who ever thought any of this was a good idea? Per usual, I blame Andy Cohen. In other scintillating news, Teresa takes a dump in the RV. And they're off! Joe Gorga drives right over the Camping World lawn, in his continued effort to convince us of the solidity of his member.
After a break, the whole group caravans in their RVs around dangerous looking cliffs. Kathy worries that they're all going to die. What some might see as cause for worry, I see as cause for hope. Joe Gorga is a particularly terrible driver, and every time he takes a turn drawers fall out and fruit flies to the other side of the RV and that sort of shit. He almost causes Juicy to lose a finger, but not quite. Meanwhile, everyone checks out reports of the weather in Jersey, and Albie worries about Lindsey. He's even more worried about telling Caroline that Lindsey is living with him, though. Jacqueline speaks with hope about how nice Teresa has been on this trip, but of course Caroline shoots that down with a scowl. Chris really wants everyone to get along on this trip, though, and hopes that the men can serve as enforcers for this goal.
The RVs pull into the Pillar Point RV Park at Half Moon Bay, and Teresa correctly points out that it's a giant parking lot. This is not what she had in mind. She is also horrified at the thought of cooking on a propane grill. But lest you think that Teresa is just diva-ing out, Vito and Greg are also less than thrilled about the setting. The Manzo kids also think they have a particularly raw deal since they have to camp in a parking lot. This is not camping, Albie says. It's being homeless. He'd rather be in the hurricane, with his non-work lady love. Teresa gives the definitive statement: "I don't like camping." Caroline assesses the situation as such: "Nobody's dressed appropriately. Nobody knows how to do anything." It is truly the worst of all time. It's like National Lampoon's Jersey RV Vacation.