![]() ![]() Remember that show Pop Up Video on VH1? Tougher uses a similar approach, replacing random facts about a music video with tidbits ripped from the pages of the Boy Scout Handbook, such as the three stages of a canoe stroke (catch, power, recovery). The implication is that there’s a merit badge for just about everything - which isn’t too far from the truth.Īlong those lines, the show includes little e ducational nuggets during each challenge. That’s a nice way to tell the uninitiated viewer what his or her son might get out of the program. Right away I noticed just how deeply it appears the merit badge program will be incorporated into the show. First Challenge: Boy Scout Scavenger HuntĪ three-part challenge tested the teams’ abilities in three popular merit badges: Orienteering, Climbing, and Lifesaving. Representing the Scouts in this episode were Keegan (aka “Yeti”), Michael (“Hitch”), and Rob (“Robin Hood”), three teens who came off as well-spoken and knowledgable about Scouting - no surprise they were among the Scouts chosen by producers to represent the program’s best. Baden-Powell may not approve of a three-person patrol, but these adults didn’t have much say in the matter. ![]() The adult trio quickly elected the outspoken Mark their patrol leader. Then there was John, a 43-year-old who works in software security, whose aim is to show his soon-to-be Eagle Scout sons that “Dad can keep going with them and do all the things they can do.”įinally we met Mark, a 45-year-old drama teacher whose Scouting career ended when his troop folded. ![]() The episode started by introducing us to Dan, a 30-year-old telecommunications specialist looking to prove he’s just as good at outdoors skills as his two brothers who are Eagle Scouts. ![]() Scouts not competing in a particular episode stand on the sidelines for moral support. The show takes us to Camp Whitsett in the beautiful Sequoia National Forest. For each episode, three Scouts are chosen from a rotating cast of Scouting stars - the best of the best - to go up against three adults who were previously in Scouting and are now out to prove a thing or two. Don’t read on if you haven’t seen Episode 1 and want to be surprised by the results. Spoiler alert: This recap will include details that reveal who won the competitions in this week’s episode. How was the show? What was the format? And did the Scouts or adults prevail in the first episode? You’ll have to read on to find out… The season premiere of Are You Tougher Than a Boy Scout? on the National Geographic Channel was my first time seeing the show I’ve been hearing about since January 2012, so my expectations were high. Tonight, we finally discovered the winner - well, of Round One, at least. Who’d win in a Boy Scout Handbook-inspired battle between current Scouts and adults who didn’t quite make Eagle as boys? ![]()
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