Ben's dad deserted the family when Ben was five.Diegetic Switch: During the campout, the Indian Guides all start singing "Louie Louie" only for it to shift to the original version by The Kingsmen when the scene changes.While Ben may not appreciate the high-cholesterol breakfast Jack fixes, it is clear that he is competent in the kitchen. Wrapping people up in wet rawhide so when it hardens, it mashes their bones and squeezes their internal organs out through their bodily orifices like a tube of toothpaste.Throwing people off a cliff after drilling holes in their heads with power-tools to make it look like an industrial accident.Creepy Child: Ben shows shades of this, describing increasingly gruesome ways to kill people throughout the movie, including:.
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When the Indian Guide tribe leave for white water rafting without him, the driver waves to Ben, making him flashback to his dad leaving him, and combined with Jack being a no-show, brought him to tears. Call-Back: The film begins with young Ben seeing his dad waving good-bye as he drives away with his mistress, abandoning him and his mother.Later, thanks to sabotaged brakes courtesy of Joey Renda, Jack ends up in the Puget Sound and comes home sopping wet, to be met with No Sympathy from Sandy and Ben (although, to be fair, Jack did conceal that the "car trouble" he had was a life-threatening situation). To this end, Ben saddles Jack with the Embarrassing Nickname Squatting Dog, tricks him into wearing an Overly Stereotypical Disguise to a cookout, complete with war paint that Jack is allergic to, which causes him trouble at work the next day. Then, Ben convinces Jack to join Indian Guides with the sole purpose of embarrassing him. When Jack moves in, Ben objects to his sleeping with Sandy (in either sense of the word) and Jack has to sleep on the cot from hell. Butt-Monkey: Jack is this, largely thanks to Ben's antics.As a result, Jack gets chewed out by his boss and taken off the case. government in a lawsuit brought by a local Native American tribe. The resultant rash is still visible the next day, when Jack has to defend the U.S. At one point, knowing about Jack's allergy, Ben tricks Jack into putting on war paint to which he is allergic for an Indian Guides outing. Bratty Half-Pint: Ben definitely shows shades of this, setting Jack up for some embarrassing situations, some of which could impact his job.
The network-television-friendly alternative name is "Butt Head", after a beloved pet goat. The original alternative name Ben gives is "Numb Nuts", allegedly after a beloved pet squirrel.
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When asked for alternatives, the choice Ben gives depends on whether the movie is airing on network television.