#3131 Below Deck Med S10E13 Part Two: Party Pooper

Summary

Podcast Summary: Watch What Crappens #3131 – Below Deck Med S10E13 Part Two: Party Pooper

Hosts: Ben Mandelker & Ronnie Karam
Release Date: December 23, 2025
Episode Focus: Recapping Below Deck Mediterranean, Season 10, Episode 13 – the notorious “Party Pooper” episode

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Episode Overview

In this spirited, hilarious, and often delightfully gross episode, Ben and Ronnie dive into the second half of their Below Deck Mediterranean recap, focusing on the boat’s most infamous bathroom incident to date—a mysterious shower poop—while weaving in sharp commentary on relationships, boat drama, and Bravo’s knack for ridiculous television. It’s equal parts roast and celebration, dropping iconic Bravo references and laugh-out-loud observations, all wrapped around a fecal whodunit and some unexpectedly touching moments.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

The 80s Rom-Com Boat Romance (00:46–03:02)

• Ben and Ronnie mock Nathan and Gail’s melodramatic love confessions, noting its over-the-top "80s rom-com" vibes.
• Gail recounts Nathan ghosting her after a previous trip, leading to Ben’s incredulity about forgiving such disrespectful behavior.
  • Quote (Ben, 02:28): "I don’t know. How could you get back to someone who does that to you? ... That, to me, is like a real big—like, I don’t know. I don’t think you can come back from that."

Kizzy, Joe, and the No-Remorse Kiss (02:57–03:35)

• Ronnie skewers Kizzy’s guiltless attitude after kissing Joe, despite his entanglement with V.
• There’s mockery around boat secrets and the impossible-to-hush drama when filmed.
  • Quote (Ben, 03:35): "There were sober decisions the entire time. There were sober subterfuges. Like, this is... not a 'we got drunk and it just happened.'"

Seeding the Poop Mystery (03:35–06:57)

• The hosts gleefully chart Bravo’s foreshadowing: Aisha brings dates to Carlin (“They’re good for digestion” → “good for pooping!”).
• The first hints of “who pooped in the shower” emerge, with suspects mounting amid fart jokes and comedic asides.
• Notable Moment: Ronnie notes they were discussing dates and poop on Amazon Live at the same time, showing the universe’s sense of humor about Bravo content.

All Aboard the Poop Train: The Great Below Deck Mystery (06:57–12:56)

• As foul bathroom smells linger, Ben theorizes about the guilty party and possible narcotics use in one cabin correlating with the bathroom disaster in Joaquin’s cabin.
  • Quote (Ben, 11:23): "My theory is that they were doing drugs together in a room, and... yeah, and then Joaquin has a moment in his shower."
• Both hosts explore all possible gross explanations—poop, douching, “railing up the butt,” and more—leaving Ronnie appropriately horrified.

The Discovery: "Waffle Stomping" Enters the Chat (13:56–19:18)

• Kizzy discovers the dreaded shower poop; Ben and Ronnie delight in the over-the-top pixelation and the show’s comedic edit (cutting between the bathroom incident and the plating of brown, shiny eggplant).
• The conversation veers into “waffle stomping”—mashing poop down a grated shower drain. The hosts are horrified this has an official term.
  • Quote (Rob, 16:20): "Did they waffle stomp it?"
  • Quote (Ben, 16:59): "The fact that—also, like, why bring waffles into this?"

Production Anecdotes & Real-Life Poop Trauma (20:03–22:01)

• Ben shares a wild behind-the-scenes story from working on NBC’s "Three Sisters," where he once had to retrieve rat poop from a clogged office toilet—leading to a side discussion about unsung sacrifices in TV.
  • Quote (Ben, 21:02): "That remains the most disgusting thing I ever did."

Relationship Drama Redux (23:02–25:53)

• Nathan presses Gail for romance; she resists, wary after last year’s hurt.
• Joe ignores V’s birthday, compounding the ongoing “bad boyfriend” Bravo subplot.
  • Quote (Ben, 24:46): "How do you not say happy birthday... The whole episode, the whole show has been about this!"

Crew Ineptitude and Professionalism Debates (26:27–31:16)

• Max fails to know his position; Nathan keeps Gail on the boat for personal time instead of professionalism, which Ben criticizes.
  • Quote (Ben, 30:08): "I do think it’s shitty that you’re going to keep someone on the boat purely because you’re, like, in love with them. Like, I think you kind of have to be professional..."

The Tragedy: Kathy’s Personal Loss (32:31–35:29)

• Kathy receives news on charter that her stepfather-figure has died, shifting the tone dramatically. The cast and Captain Sandy comfort her—Ben notes the jarring contrast to the episode’s prior tone.
  • Quote (Ben, 35:27): "For an episode that was all about this poop... for it to end on this very somber and sobering note was totally unexpected, but, yeah, very sad."

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Notable Quotes & Moments (with Timestamps)

• Ben on returning to an ex: "That, to me is like a real big... I don’t think you can come back from that." [02:28]
• Ronnie on Kizzy’s remorse: "O, no, you were leading up to that the whole day. And I’m not gonna listen to you." [03:13]
• Ben on the logistics of shower incidents: "But that’s a lot to come out from the douching." [12:50]
• Rob on shower-excreted mystery: "It’s basically they’re making this big mystery, but we know who it is. And no one is surprised either..." [13:05]
• Ben on the infamous Bravo edit: "They do a smash cut to Josh with a plate brown, goopy eggplant... I was like, they are so rude." [19:10]
• Rob on the entire theme: "The whole episode, it’s just about this poop and running around the best poop." [17:09]
• Ben on emotional whiplash: "For an episode that was all about this poop... for it to end on this very somber and sobering note was totally unexpected, but, yeah, very sad." [35:27]

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Episode Highlights by Timestamp

• 00:46–03:02 – Nathan & Gail’s heartbreak; Kizzy’s drama
• 03:35–05:40 – Early seeds of the poop mystery, fart gags, party prep
• 06:43–07:37 – Suspicious bathroom smells and guest behaviors
• 10:05–13:56 – Shower poop mystery escalates, hosts debate logistics
• 16:09–19:18 – “Waffle stomp” debate and the infamous Bravo edit
• 20:03–22:01 – Ben’s real-life poop story from TV production
• 23:02–25:31 – Joe forgets V’s birthday, relationship drama continues
• 32:31–35:29 – Kathy’s family loss and emotional tonal whiplash

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Final Thoughts & Tone

Ben and Ronnie expertly balance gross-out hilarity with snappy social commentary and empathy. Their tone is silly, irreverent, but loving toward the Bravo universe and its fans. They ridicule the absurdity of Below Deck while amplifying the fun of scandalous boat life—before quickly shifting gears to handle a real emotional moment with care. The show closes with gratitude toward listeners and optimism for the future, even as it departs its network—a true Watch What Crappens classic.

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Transcript

[Ben]

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[Rob]

Well, hello and welcome to Watch what Crappers. This is part two of a two part recap. If you're like, hey, wait a minute, I didn't hear part one. Guys, it's because we put out a lot of recaps. Go back and listen to part one. Okay, it's before this one. Bye. Enjoy the show.

[Ben]

So now Nathan and Gail have like their 80s Rom com moment where they sit on the boat and they confess their feelings. And you start saying things like, that's mad seeing you again. You know, it's brought back a lot of feelings.

[Rob]

She's like, no, no feelings.

[Ben]

Like, yeah, for me, there is no feelings. Genuinely, I think I love your man.

[Rob]

You.

[Ben]

You think a lot of me. I think I love you. Say the strawberry thing to me one more time. Do you want a strawberry? Oh, there it is. It's true. It's love.

[Rob]

You can't say. You can't say that you love me. And he's like, I can. No, you can't. I can. No, don't say it. It's a big thing to drop on day one. I feel like I've spent a lot of last year just pretending I'm okay. I don't want any trouble. I don't want trouble. I leave in two days and I'm gone and it's done again. So please, no more trouble.

[Ben]

Gail, I love you. We're having a below deck romance. Isn't this beautiful? I can't go another day without you. I can't be on these high seas without seeing your beautiful little face. It's just. Oscar, give it a little bit of a little J. There. Romance.

[Rob]

So she is telling us, can't. Can't we just be friends? Like, I want to be friends after a lot. And then she tells us the story of how they went out of town for six weeks together. Then he ghosted her. And she was saying, can you just let me know that you're okay? And then he was like ghosting her. And then he broke up with her because she had the nerve to say, call me back. So, yeah, super romantic story.

[Ben]

I don't know. How could you get back to someone who does that to you? Because that's like, first of All. It's disrespectful. But that's also just, like, base communication. Like, I don't know if I could trust that that person wouldn't do something like that again. When things get tough, that they just up and disappear and you don't hear from them, and then you're the crazy one for being worried about them. I don't know. That's. That, to me is like a real big. Like. Like, I don't know. I don't think you can come back from that.

[Rob]

I wouldn't. So Josh is asking if Kizzy has heard from V, and she's like, no. I hate myself. At this point, I'm sure everyone knows I kiss Joe because on a boat, there's no secrets, Especially when you go behind a camera, then pull them back to get to the front, smile in the camera's face. But, you know, the walls have ears. And for the next day, I just want to pretend that V doesn't exist so that I can, like, get through without feeling like shit. I'm such a good person. Look at me feeling bad the next day. O, no, you were leading up to that the whole day. And I'm not gonna listen to you. And Joe's like, oh, we were just drunk and we got out. No, we saw you two leading up to this for, like, the whole week before. So stop.

[Ben]

There were sober decisions the entire time. There were sober subterfuges. Like, this is. This is not a. Oh, we got drunk and it just happened. And, like, also, Kizzy pretending like she's actually feeling bad about this, which she has not shown any visible sign of remorse, is hilarious. Like, you. Just because you say it does not make it true. We were watch you, ma'. Am. So everyone's doing their jobs, and Asia brings Carlin a snack. And so now they're starting to plant the seeds of who might be the pooper, because Asia brings some dates, and Carlin's like, oh, these are really good for digestion. Yeah, I was gonna say they're good for pooping. Dun, dun, dun. It's a poops out mystery.

[Rob]

It's also poops out. Also, it was very weird because at the same time this was airing, we were on Amazon Live, and you were talking a cookbook that's all about dates. And then we were talking about how it's good for pooping there. I mean, how many times do you need to be reminded to take your dates from this podcast? But here you go. I know.

[Ben]

Seriously. Oh, my hot date book is right over there. It's It's. It's reminding me right now to take a boop. So.

[Rob]

So, yeah, Max is dancing around. Joe's laughing. They're all having fun. And then Asia is talking to kissing kathy about the 80s party. And Asia's like, well, tonight we've got an 80s party. And experience of the 80s was not being alive yet.

[Ben]

Okay, Asia, that wasn't nice. I'm very young. So then people are getting ready, and then someone says, like. Like, Joaquin, did you just fart? He's like, no, I didn't fart at all. So, like, another suspect in our midst. And then this guy Daniel is like, hits that guy's dick coming out of his ass from last night. And Monkey's like, don't be a. But also does set up the. A little bit of the. The suspect situation a bit. I don't know what I'm saying. Yeah, I can't use words.

[Rob]

So people are doing the tables, and Kathy's just so happy because she's got so much cuteness in her life right now with Max and everything. And Max is in his cabin talking to himself, saying, oh, my little Carrie. She is also my tiny little lover. D level.

[Ben]

Josh is talking about how all these diets are very stressful, but luckily, because they've requested an Asian dinner, it's actually a lot easier because you can sort of navigate through all these things more easily. So he's. He's fine. It's like, they're not going to do the whole, like, whoa, everyone wants something else storyline today. This is tonight's an episode about things coming out, not things coming in to your mouth. So then when. Then now. Another. Another foreshadowing. One lady is like, whoa, this bathroom smells. So does this mean that the poop has happened or has it not happened? Either way, the. The lingering specter of a bad poop situation is hanging over this boat.

[Rob]

Yeah, Someone immediately went in and pooped down the drain, I don't think, because they had more.

[Ben]

They had more scenes in that hallway, though. Like, after this, there was more, like, cutaways, this hallway. And if someone had pooped in that shower already, then I think that there would have been a lot more commentary about it.

[Rob]

So someone's poop is just bad. Today we've just got someone with very.

[Ben]

Someone just has bad poop. Yeah. Too many dates. And now there's also really. By the way. And plus, coming up, we're gonna have a really damning moment, I think, with one of the guests for what they tell the staff.

[Rob]

Okay, now Gil and Joe are on the deck, and he's like, oh, we're going out tomorrow. I wish we were going out tomorrow. Eh. I mean, it's looking all right. And she's like, say, what city are with you and V? Then he's like, oh, I don't know. It's just like a little boatman's. She's well out of my comfort zone. Like, she's not here. She's ill, which is very uncomfortable. Am I ready to take care of a sick person yet.

[Ben]

Mons. Or I guess this is where it happens. And he's like, oh, do you know what? You know what it is, girl? She's really giving me V's really giving me relationship vibes. Like, I'm just not ready. I'm like, this was like, your whole thing. Your whole thing is that she's changed you. Your whole thing is that, like, she don't want to hurt her. You saw what path this was going down. In fact, I don't know if he has given relationship vibes. I think she's actually just reacted to the vibes you've given her. Whole thing was, I just want to have fun. Because then he was. Because remember, he was the one saying things like, but, you know, this has an expiry date. And she's like, whatever, let's have fun. He's like, but I've never something like this before. You've been the one who's been, like, feeding her line after line of, like, commitment, and she's. Now you've sold her a story. She's responded to it. She's embraced it. Now she's like, okay, maybe this is gonna be something more serious. And now you're gonna turn it against her. Like, she's the crazy one who came up with all this. You were the one who started it.

[Rob]

Yeah, and I think you're right that she doesn't even feel the same way. Like, she's not in love with him. He's just the kind of person that needs to tell everybody that people are in love with him. Like, he needs that validation. So Gail's like, well, I'm no hero, but me? I mean, how many people have you gotta hit? He's like Cupid, but with a TNT at the end of his you. So now it's time for the 80s party. And Josh is talking about how he's into the 80s, but at. At heart, I love the 70s more. I really retri. Tried to recreate it with my own music. And this is when we see that Josh recorded a Music video, and it's disturbing. Okay.

[Ben]

It's this clown. He's like. He's in the clown makeup doing this sort of like, 70s Brit rock kind of oasisy throwback music. And it's like, sir, what are you doing on this boat? I just love it. Like, yeah, I'm in 1970s Wonder Child. Child of the child of the earth. That's what I do. I just. I just don't care about, like, the societal norms, which is why I came onto a yacht to cook for rich people. It's like, this doesn't make sense.

[Rob]

The lyrics are, love is blinding, but I see you this time. Stop falling ap. I'm falling apart because you're showing up at my house dressed like a clown. A sad clown.

[Ben]

Yeah, that's why I'm falling apart.

[Rob]

Okay, don't. Don't show my house like that and then ask why the police were called. It's not because I have emotional regulation problems. It's because you're fucking scary, Sir.

[Ben]

Down in the guest quarters, lady Gus says, what? What did you do with my pantyhose, Joaquin? And he's like, why would I steal your pantyhose, bitch? Why are you super nasty? You know, I'm your best friend, Fred. I'm like, sir, you are like. You're like 48 years old. Why are you talking like this?

[Rob]

Yeah, so the girls are, you know, they're just getting ready, and Joe and Nathan are wearing their wigs. You know, everybody's getting wacky. 80s as they do on this show. And Joe starts whispering in Kizzy's ear. He's like, do you feel bad? Oh, I hate that you feel bad. Can it make you feel better?

[Ben]

Oh, yeah. So then now. Now this is the moment that I thought was damning, which is that this guy tells. Tells. I don't know who he tells. Maybe Kizzy or some. Or maybe it's Kathy. He tell. They're in the guest area in that hallway. And he's like, yeah, by the way, we don't want any service in our room whatsoever. Do not go in our room. Whatever you do, do not go in here. Stay out of the room. And then you're like, that's weird.

[Rob]

You're on a different room.

[Ben]

I know, but. Okay, here's my theory. My theory is that they were doing drugs together in a room, and we're like, don't interrupt us because we're doing drugs. We're doing.

[Rob]

Oh, I see. Oh. So they did the coke, and they wanted to leave the coke out, so they Said, don't clean our room or something. But then the coke made them poop in the other room.

[Ben]

Well, because honestly, later on, we see which room is Joaquin's room, because when they go to it, they. We see them walk down the hallway from. From the view of the camera, the stationary camera, the GoPro on the wall. There's like a staircase in, like, back. Back there. Come down the hallway, you come towards the camera, and then you make a left, meaning like a left from, like, the camera's point of view. And that's where the poop. The poop situation is. And that's also where Joaquin's room, I think, winds up being. So, like, they definitely. It definitely happens in Joaquin's bathroom for sure. And so my theory is that they do illegal substances in the other guy's room and. Yeah. And then Joaquin has a moment in his shower.

[Rob]

The thing is that Joaquin should be more of a pro with drugs. I mean, coke will make you poop the first few times, but, like, if you're. If you do a lot of coke, you don't poop every time you do coke. It's not like that. At least from my experience.

[Ben]

Coke and dates, maybe.

[Rob]

Maybe they were snorting dates up their buttholes and that did it. I don't know. Yeah, but so. Or he was probably getting. I just don't want.

[Ben]

It's so gross.

[Rob]

Like, this whole thing is so gross. But maybe he railed up the butt producing or something. I mean, I don't know.

[Ben]

Oh, he could have been douching. Yeah, actually, he could have been douching. Right. But that's a lot to come out from the douching.

[Rob]

And why do that in the shower? You know? Like, I don't know. Is that where you do it? You do that on the toilet? Right?

[Ben]

I would. Yeah, I would think, too.

[Rob]

It's all too much. It's all too much for me. But, yeah, it was Joaquin. So then everyone knows it's Joaquin. Yeah. So it's basically they're making this big mystery, but we know who it is. And no one is surprised either, by the way. I'm sure there's no one in the audience surprised that it's this guy. So now Kizzy goes down to the cabin while everybody's being served dinner, and she's about to gag, and now starts calling Kathy to come because she's found poop in the drain. And so she's like, why? Kathy's like, what's that smell? She's like, is it just me or is it like, Actual poo. And she goes, no, he's actually pooed in it. I mean, there's a piece of poo there. Look at it. And then they fuzz out the poop, Which I thought was so funny. I know. And they're like, oh, my God, he's had a. In the shower. Are you joking me? And Kathy's like, sorry, I'm running plates today. Have fun with this. Bye.

[Ben]

Yeah, I. This was already just. I was like, oh, my God. I did love that it was Kizzy who had to find it. Like, I felt like that was a nice bit of It's Kizzy justice, you know? Yeah.

[Rob]

Because he had to do it.

[Ben]

Yeah. Yeah. So Kathy's like, bye, bye, bye. So then Kizzy's like, old crew, old crew. There's poo in the shower. So then everyone's like. And everyone's hearing it, and Josh is like. We have this, like, moment where Josh is in his clown makeup and he.

[Rob]

Just goes, that's stinky.

[Ben]

And I did actually laugh at that.

[Rob]

Yeah. So we go to Kitty muttering to herself as she's. Kitty Kizzy muttering to herself while she's dealing with this. And she's like, I can't even deal with this. I mean, it smells like dog shit. Even worse. It's human shit.

[Ben]

Yes.

[Rob]

Oh, God. So then everyone's coming down to see now. Now this is like the thing on the boat. And everybody's like, oh, my God, it's so gross. And everyone's gagging. And then it keeps intercutting with the guests who are like, cheers. Yes. We're so funny and hilarious on Below Debt. Guys, glad we all split this, you know, 40,000 bucks to party together on TV and look amazing. Like, we. It just keeps cutting to these disgusting guests. Shit in the shower.

[Ben]

I know. And then Nathan's like, telling Joe, having a piss in the shower is questionable, but having a shit in the shower, bro, on a multi million dollar yacht and you're here for two nights and you take a shit in the shower. And Josh is like, hello, everyone. Can we just focus on the food? Was someone saying something? I feel like there's someone in this kitchen, but I don't really see anyone. Like, no, there's no one been in this kitchen this entire season. Like, has there been someone cooking the food all this time? No, I'm pretty sure not. They would just have it delivered in. It's like, guys, I'm actually here. Can you please serve the food?

[Rob]

Yeah, serve the damn food. He's like, the poo is distracting the girls from taking the food out, so.

[Ben]

They'Re running more plates, and Josh is. He is explaining all the food and everything. But meanwhile, this, like, poop situation is continuing to fester, and they're continuing to, like, try to figure it out. So then here's Gail's contribution. Gail is like, what's going on?

[Rob]

What's happening?

[Ben]

I hear there's a story, and Nathan's, like, one of the guests shot in the shower. And she goes, no, no. Did they waffle stomp it? And I was like, waffle stomp it. So I didn't know what that was.

[Rob]

He didn't know what that is.

[Ben]

Did not know what it was. So I looked that up. Was that a commonly known thing? Waffle stomp. And why is it called waffle Stomp? So waffle stomp. I looked it up.

[Rob]

It's basically is in a pattern, right? The drain has a pattern, like a waffle pattern. Usually this one had, like, swirly patterns. I was looking at it. But normally they have, like, a waffle pattern. And so you stomp it down there. It's like a waffle stomp.

[Ben]

So that means that people must poop in the shower enough that there's a term for how to mash something through the grate into the drain. Right?

[Rob]

You waffle.

[Ben]

So, like, so I guess people do this.

[Rob]

People are pigs. Okay.

[Ben]

I've never had to waffle stomp in my life. Okay.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Like, the fact that, like, also, like, why bring waffles into this? Why do that? Like, that's just not right. Like, waffles.

[Rob]

Well, humans are notoriously disgusting. And that's why when there's someone too hot and, like, you're feeling insecure because someone's, like, super hot, and you're. Oh, my God, I'm. That person's, like, too hot. I can't even be around them. Just picture them pooping in the shower and then waffle stomping it. Because they're humans, you know, we're all gross. At the end of the day, we're all gross. So, I mean, we're not all waffle stompers, but you know what I mean? So then. Yeah, so then everyone's laughing because it is kind of funny, but it just is. The whole episode, it's just about this poop and running around the best poop. And then. And he didn't waffle stomp it. Actually, it looks like he pooped in the shower, removed the COVID Because we see the drain cover, and it's not a waffle. It's like, like I said, it's like the wave patterns. It reminds me of the cookie press.

[Ben]

That you talked about to say, this is the cookie press. It would be fine if you said cookie press it. I'm like, okay, but don't waffle. Stop it.

[Rob]

They cookie press the poop. But they didn't cookie press it either because he the the drain lid off and then shoved it down and then put the drain lid back over it.

[Ben]

And this was so. I mean, post production had a field day with this because basically this is the big twist is that Kizzy is like, what's going on? And so she takes off the. The shower drain cover, and it's revealed that there is like a mass amount of poop that's been compacted into that. Into that shower drain. And so it's. And we now we see a big pixelated blur. It's like, oh, this is the mother lotus here. We thought was like a little. No, it turns out, take off the shower drain. There's a giant accumulation of feces right there. And they do a smash cut to Josh with a plate brown, goopy eggplant. It goes, miso braised eggplant. And it was like, brown and shiny and wet. I was like, they are so rude. I was like, it remind me of me, myself and Irene when, like, Jim Carrey poops on someone's lawn and they immediately like, smash cut to chocolate frozen yogurt coming out of a spigot. It's like, like, oh, my God. The fact that they cut to that miso eggplant.

[Rob]

The fact that he.

[Ben]

I was like. I was like, please, Josh, please don't serve anything brown that they can do the smash cut to. And of course he did. And they did it.

[Rob]

Yeah. And then cut to the poop and then cut to the lady being like, this is delicious.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah. They kept going back and forth. Oh, my God, I was dying.

[Rob]

It's time for a commercial. It's time for a crappin's commercial. So Asia's like, oh, my God, they've pushed the entire poo down there. You're gonna have to put gloves on and grab it, Kizzy. And she's like, who does that? Who lets a shit fall out of their ass in the shower? We're in a place where the staff clean for you. And, like, why don't I lift up the drain cover, scoop it in there with my feet, pat it down and put the COVID back on. No one will know. And then it goes to Joaquin at the T. Like.

[Ben]

I will say, I Mean, I'm really sorry for you, Ronnie. I know this is like the episode from hell for you. I know you hate discussing this, but when I was a production assistant on the seminal NBC sitcom Three Sisters, starring Vicki Lewis and Diane Cannon and Catherine Lanasa, now of the Pit, and I. There was, there was an incident where like there was like rat poop or something and someone had gathered it with paper towel and tried to flush it down a toilet in the production office and it clogged up and there was no plunger. So I just remember a supervisor said, ben, you're gonna have to pull out the rat poop. And I had to go in and put my hand into a toilet, all the way in, into the hole and pull out the paper towel with the rat poop in it. It was. I think that remains the most disgusting thing I ever did.

[Rob]

Yeah, it's pretty bad. That's why you were never invited to the Three Sisters Christmas parties.

[Ben]

That was, that's why I was not an AJ Langer scrapbook that she made of the entire cat, the entire crew. Except for me. I'm like, I made the biggest sacrifice for all of you. All of you. I was elbow deep in a toilet pulling out rat poop, almost getting rabies.

[Rob]

I'm not going to put a scrap. I'm not going to put that guy in the scrapbook. That was a rap. Let's just all rip out the, the rat poop page from the scrapbook.

[Ben]

That was such a weird ass show. It was very. Everyone there was super nice. You know, even. Even Ozzy, even the supervisor, she was really nice. Her name was Corey, but like, that was a traumatic experience. Also traumatic was that at that time, I don't know if they still are dating, but like Vicki Lewis was dating Nick Nolte and he came to the series finale in a, in a bathrobe. He's wearing pajamas in the bathroom and just was walking around backstage. His hair was like out to here. Weird walk. The weirdest. This weirdest ass. Like this minor show in NBC that I feel like have so many stories from. Love it.

[Rob]

That's okay. So Asia says she'll do it for her was, no, make Kizzy do it. The audience wants Kizzy to do this, not you. So she does it and then, let's see. So it's, it's gross. I mean, how much do we need to talk about it? It goes on for a long.

[Ben]

It's worse than you can imagine.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Ben]

And you know, I have to say, like, Asia, you know, I mean, she does the whole thing where she's like, you know, I used to love pee. And we see a flashback to the famous scene where she was like I once was when I was younger. I really wanted to know her pee work, so I stuck my finger up my bum and touched the pee. But now she's like, yeah, I'm. I'm older and not so into it anymore. But, you know, she's a pro. She puts on those gloves, She's. And she. And she. She's not only pro, she's considerate because Kizzy is a monster. And she should have made Kizzy do it, like, but she did it. Aisha was like, I'm the boss here. I will take over. And she goes. And she. She pulled. She pulled out that beep. She went elbow deep, much like.

[Rob]

So now. So now Nathan and Joe are in their cabin. All the guests are going to bed. So Nathan's talking about how he likes Gail so much and he wants to go see her, and Joe's just grossed out. And then he goes into Gail's cabin to see her, and they cuddle up, and he's whispering to her. So he's not on camera, but he is. And he's like, oh, I know it's crazy, but I need you. Honestly, it's like, you can't say that. You can't say it. And she's telling us that there were definitely cons in coming and this was one. And she doesn't want to upset him, but it hurts her heart. I do want to believe him, but I still don't think it's right. Because if I'm honest, like, it's been an emotionally tough year, and to step back into something that would be, like, that would be a big risk. And, yeah, don't do it. Don't do it. And I know you. You had a baby, but God damn it.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah, don't do it. Don't do it. So then Kathy comes in and ruins the party.

[Rob]

What more sign do you need? You come on the boat. And there's in a drain, like, God is trying to tell you something.

[Ben]

Look at the signs. They're there. They are there.

[Rob]

So we find out Josh is talking to Kizzy, and Josh is like, so, is it V's birthday? And she goes, yeah, it is. And then we cut to Joe and his bunk, who clearly doesn't remember this because he's a fucking idiot. And V is texting him and saying, hey, how's everything going? I'm missing everyone. And he's like, oh, shit. What do I write. What do I write? Okay, all is well. Feel better.

[Ben]

I mean, isn't it?

[Rob]

It's her birthday. She has made the whole plot line about her birthday. Her birthday is today. Her boyfriend died today on her birthday. The whole episode, the whole show has been about this. How do you not. How do you not say happy birthday?

[Ben]

How is it? Like, it's. It's the evening. See, I thought the birthday was the next day, but I guess it was. It was that day. But how do you get all the way to the evening and you haven't said happy birthday to the girl you're banging, like, who also is suffering, like a major traumatic, like, anniversary today. You don't even say Happy birthday. That is like, so shitty. That is so, so shitty, you know? And she has to be the one to fish for the happy birthday. She has to be the one to text, say, how's everything going? Missing everyone, you know, and. And then Kizzy's like, shame bit to be spending it ill, isn't it? And the fact that her boyfriend died today, it's like, well, you know which way? How you can make it better is that you can wish her happy birthday. You could do that, you know? So then Joe texts her and he's.

[Rob]

Like trying to jump her boyfriend's bones.

[Ben]

Yeah. And then he goes, well, all is well. We miss you. Feel better. He doesn't say, like, like, how are you feeling? Are you feeling better? How is the day going for you? He doesn't. He's not even like, inquisitive. It is like a brush off. We miss you. Feel better. Oh, I would be mad. I'd be like, this guy.

[Rob]

Yeah. So then now there's clouds and Sandy's like, oh, geez. You know, I really don't like the spin off. Ah, geez. I guess I'll watch it. There's nothing else on, so it's time to leave the dock.

[Ben]

Oh, wait, I just want to. Sorry, I want to say something. I forgot it was the next morning, so it wasn't the whole evening. So I take, I take that back. I feel it's not that Joe went the whole day and then texted at night. This was the morning, but still him, he still should have been more inquisitive. He still should have been like, happy birthday. How's. How are you feeling today? How was the morning going? Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

[Rob]

Yeah. So now it's time to leave the dock and Max has no idea where he's supposed to be, of course. And so Gail is asking him, are you Normally on the stern. And he's like, oh, he switched me last time. So I don't know. Do I know?

[Ben]

Time to drop some lines. Okay, time to go. Time to go. Time to go. In the water and churning waves, and the boat is going. And Sandy's like, yeah, driving a boat.

[Rob]

Pretty cool. Yeah.

[Ben]

So then V, text Kizzy, because, like, everyone's ignoring V. And she's like. She's like, hey, girly. Missing you has the charter. I'm just here in my hotel room celebrating a certain day of the year. I won't. Don't want to say what it is, but if you know what it is, you could say something. So Kezzy's like, oh, it's so. It's so good. But it's not. Obviously not the same to you. Hugs and kisses. But then she, like, erases the kisses part. That was funny. She's like, too much. Too much.

[Rob]

So they're gonna have a beach picnic at this lighthouse. And so it's five minutes to Anchorage, and Gail goes to talk to Sandy, and she's just in such shock that she's here. I can't believe I'm in Barcelona. And she talks about how she took the master of yachts in Indonesia and learned so much. You should see me put together an IKEA shelf. It's like, God, that's my girl. This girl is gonna run an IKEA boat one day. I guarantee it. Wow. She came back a badass.

[Ben]

She knows her way around an Allen wrench, which, by the way, is the name of our first engineer, Alan Wrench. So the difference between Gail from last season and this season is that she's a year older. It's just awesome, you know?

[Rob]

And if she continues slightly longer, too.

[Ben]

Yeah, yeah. Also, all this time, I thought it was G A, I, L, G A, E, L. And then when I learned it was G A, E, L, I thought it was a typo from G A, G, A, L, E. But it turns out it's G A, E, L. I just. There's so many layers to her. God bless her.

[Rob]

It's completely changing. So they're deciding who's gonna go on the picnic, so Kizzy's gonna go. And then we cut to Carlin, who's the guest in the room with Joaquin, Right? And she's like, I have to go to the bathroom. I'm having diarrhea. Dun, dun, dun. There's a clue.

[Ben]

There's a clue.

[Rob]

Someone has to poop.

[Ben]

Except she's speaking with intention of using a toilet. Like, I don't I don't think it's just.

[Rob]

I just mean it's a clue as the show, because they're trying to figure out who. Every time somebody says anything about pooping, they're putting it in the show now, you know?

[Ben]

Yeah. Well, they tried to do a whole thing. They tried to do a whole bit where Asia was doing like a. It could be this person. It could be that person. It could be this person or that person. And what's funny is that she names everyone as a suspect except for Joaquin. She. In fact, she suggests that Joaquin gets framed. So I feel like in the omission is the admission, because I think that was the producer's way of being like, okay, we're gonna be kind. We are not gonna call out the guest that came on this boat, but we're actually going to call him out by not including him as a suspect. Also, we're going to show that he's. He is actually changing in the room where the poop was. So it's pretty obvious that that was his room where he was showering.

[Rob]

Yeah. So Nathan wants to go on the picnic because Gail. No, he doesn't want to go on the picnic because Gail's not going to. So he sends Joe and Max instead so that he can spend time with Gail. And Max is already onto his shit. He's like, oh, this is ballsy. I'm tired. Gail is new, fresh, new crew member, full of energy. But he did just do send me because he want to stay on the boat with Gail. And Nathan's like, I did it because I want to spend time with Gail.

[Ben]

Yeah. This is not even really hiding. This is not professional.

[Rob]

Well, it's Nathan. Nathan has never been professional.

[Ben]

Yeah. I don't know, like, how legitimate it is to be like, oh, well, Gail's fresh. So she sent her on the picnic because Max is kind of lazy, so he's always saying he's tired. But I do think it's shitty that you're going to keep someone on the boat purely because you're, like, in love with them. Like, I think you kind of have to be professional and you have to just, like, not lead like that because that's going to cause resentment amongst your crew.

[Rob]

Yeah. So then Max goes and complains to Joe, and Joe's like, well, you're right. You do have something valid there. And Max is like, oh, he went really low on my standard of someone I respect, because as he has just thought of him, only him. So then Nathan's saying, well, basically, I have a limited amount of time with this girl, and I'm gonna stay with her because I'm in love. Like, who cares about my job, by.

[Ben]

The way, you could have had five more days with her. I hate to break it to you could have had five more days with her. It's only limited because of you and your actions.

[Rob]

Yeah. So he's like, ah, I can't believe I've only have a limited amount of time. Except that I ghosted her.

[Ben]

Yeah.

[Rob]

So Max. Max goes. And Nathan and Gail get the water toys ready. Joaquin is awake. Guys. Will he poop on somebody? We don't know yet, but we're wondering.

[Ben]

It's like Hansel and Gretel. Just follow the trail of peeps to see where he is. Grums. So then Max is. Is talking to Joe, and because they're doing this, the picnic setup, and Max is like, well, you tell me what is happening? So Joe's like, I'll let you into a little secret. I kiss Kizzy. He's like, no.

[Rob]

He's like.

[Ben]

But when I was drunk, though. Yeah, it came out of left field. We were not flirting at all that entire day or the day before that or the whole charter. But I'm gonna have to have the conversation now with Victoria. I'm gonna tell her because I'm a man, and I don't hide nothing. Like, well. But you've told every single other person but her at this point.

[Rob]

I just don't want to hurt her because it's only a drunken kiss at the end of the day, you know? Okay, keep telling yourself that. So now we go back to the boat, and Queenie's going on the big slide. I guess they call him Queenie. Joaquin. They call him Queenie.

[Ben]

Oh, Queenie.

[Rob]

So, yeah, so whatever. Kathy is talking to her mom, and she. There's an emergency. She gets an emergency call from her mom, and she said. She says Richard's girlfriend came around and said that he's gone.

[Ben]

And.

[Rob]

Is this her stepfather? Richie?

[Ben]

So I think what she winds up saying is that Richard was her mom's partner after her parents split up, Richard was her mom's partner for, like, 15 years. And so he basically was. I think he came into the picture when she was 2. He basically raised her, and so it's basically like a father figure for her. So she just. She starts to cry, and everyone sees what's happening, and Asia's trying to console her, but she goes down to her room, and then, you know, Aisha tells Captain Sandy, ultimately. So Captain Sandy goes down there and and, like, sits with her, and it's like. You're like, ugh. Like, when these things happen on reality. Reality tv, it's very gutting because it's very, very real. And so she's sitting there sobbing. And the one thing that I thought was amusing in this was that, you know, Kathy's like. She's crying and she's like, yes, I'm here. And, like, they're taking care of me. And Captain Sandy is here with me. And Captain Sandy leans in and waves like, hi. Is television's Captain Sandy.

[Rob]

Television's Captain Sandy.

[Ben]

Hey, it's like a free cameo you're getting right now. Congratulations. Yeah, I'm here.

[Rob]

I don't know if. I don't know if you need help getting through this, but I do women empowerment seminars, you know, you should look into them. Captain sandyseminars.com. okay. Be a boss. Okay.

[Ben]

Don't.

[Rob]

Just be a. Be a boss. Okay.

[Ben]

I thought Little Bear was. I thought Little Bear was on camera. My bad. Sorry. I didn't realize it was your mom.

[Rob]

Okay, you know what? I'd love to send you condolences right now, but I. There's no. There's no way to get you flowers, so I'm going to give you 20 off the bad seminar. Okay. Come sign up Captain Sandy.

[Ben]

Yeah, hi. If you need me to record a wind for you tonight, I'll do that. I can send you the vhs. Okay. Get back to your conversation.

[Rob]

So, yeah, you know something? I like to. I like to tell myself when situations like this happen, these are the colors of the wind. These are the colors of the wind. You know what? There's no me and Pocahontas. Okay.

[Ben]

Have you. Honestly, though, have you ever seen Little Bear cry at the blue corn moon? It's adorable. So, yeah, it's really sad. And Kathy is crying, and Sandy's consoling her, and Asia's there consoling her, and then this like. Like, very dramatic to be continued sort of like, comes at us. And I was like, damn. For an episode that was all about this poop, poop in the drain. And this. This guy flouncing around the boat for it to end on this very somber and sobering note was totally unexpected, but, yeah, very sad.

[Rob]

Yeah, yeah. Poor Kathy.

[Ben]

Poor Kathy. God, they're like, merry Christmas, everyone. Like, okay, everyone, it's Christmas is just a few days away. Time to have a very merry below deck episode. Someone fills the drain with poop and someone dies.

[Rob]

Yeah.

[Ben]

Okay. Bravo.

[Rob]

Hug your loved ones.

[Ben]

Oh, God. Around the Christmas tree.

[Rob]

Wow. Well, thanks Robs. Well, this has been a great year for us here at Watch what Crappens. We've had an amazing time with you guys, talking to you, getting to meet so many of you during the year. Thanks so much for being here with us and supporting us and letting us do this for a living because I don't think I could have asked for anything more fun than sitting here and talking to Ben every day and laughing with you guys.

[Ben]

I can't believe we're. I can't believe we're ending our year talking about defecation in a fight.

[Rob]

But like honestly, we ended up the big show.

[Ben]

It is truly a show. I was just looking at, I was going through pictures last night from the year because I was like going to write something about on my sub stack about food and I was like, yeah, like our tour was this year and we, we saw a bunch of you guys earlier this year and really thank you for coming out to our shows and seeing us. And it really was, this was I think a banner year for us. If I really have to say so like this, I would say this is probably the best year that we've ever had as a podcast.

[Rob]

I think it's been so much fun. And when is our birthday?

[Ben]

January. January. We turn 14 on. I have it written down like I.

[Rob]

Thought it was the end of December, so.

[Ben]

No, it's in, it's in Jack. I think it's like January, where is it? January 25th.

[Rob]

I have.

[Ben]

In January I have two things written down. Shade's birthday, January 16th and Crappin's anniversary, January 25th.

[Rob]

So there you go. So we're back 14 and we're switching networks. We're. Next time you hear us well we'll have episode. We're not going to stop putting out episodes but next time we're back live ish with you is going to be. We're going to be at a new network. We will be back with Acast. So we're leaving Wondery. So thanks to wondering everybody over there who's given us such a great time, we've had a really good time.

[Ben]

They were wonderful to us.

[Rob]

Wonderful. We're also extremely excited to be back with Acast who we were with a while back. So yeah, exciting.

[Ben]

I don't know why you guys all.

[Rob]

That you probably don't really even care about.

[Ben]

What I was trying to say though before was just that like you know, the year began with the crappies and it was. That was like the best crappies we ever, ever had. Like that was absolutely insane. That, that, that show we were on watch what happens live. And that was just like in January. And it just felt like it just kept on going up from there. So starting that way. And then we had our whole tour and then we had Bravo con and then now we have this poop in a pipe episode. It really was like, it actually really was an amazing. It was really an amazing year of growth for us and, and getting to see everyone and, like, really thanks for everyone who's like, I can't believe that, that, like, like approaching 14 years. That, like, this is where the podcast is at. It's really amazing.

[Rob]

Yeah. Well, we're lucky. We appreciate you guys and we love you guys. Have an amazing new year. We'll talk to you next time.

[Ben]

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