History Main / BootCampEpisode

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'': In "Operation F.U.N" Timmy inadvertently wishes to send him and his friends to a boot camp named Camp F.U.N after a lie by Remy Buxaplenty. Later on the episode "Wishing Well" has Timmy sentenced by Jorgen to a boot camp where he could learn to accomplish tasks by himself without wishing for anything.

* ''The LittleLulu Show'' episode "Iggy's New Leaf" had Iggy faced with the threat of getting sent to military school if he does one more bad thing, prompting Lulu, Tubby, and Willy to help him stay out of trouble. In the end, however, the three wind up getting sent to military school instead, because of the troubles that they got caught up in that they were trying to keep Iggy from committing, while Iggy gets off the hook.

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* An episode of ''Disney's Disney/{{Hercules}}'' has Herc and Icarus infiltrate Spartan Military Academy to save Adonis, who has to go through basic training in accordance to family tradition. Ironically, ButtCuckoolander Icarus warms up to the military lifestyle.

* [[http://www.sincomics.com/phpAlbum/main.php?cmd=imageview&var1=DDG%2FDDG81.jpg&var2=2 This]] ''{{DDG}}'' arc.

* ''JohnnyBravo'' accidentally joins the army rather than the Dodgeball Camp.

* In ''TheProudFamily'', Penny becomes a bad girl while coming up with an interesting story about [[TerribleTrio The Gross Sisters]] for the school newspaper, and is sent to a boot camp style reformatory.
* In a [[WholeEpisodeFlashback Flashback Episode]] of ''TransformersAnimated'', Bumble Bee and Bulkhead go through basic training.

** A similar thing occured in an episode of SpongebobSquarepants, but with ''prison'' camp. Similar hilarity ensues though.

* ''InvaderZim'', "Hobo 13": Zim is sent to the military training world 'Hobo 13' and told that if he survives he can have a big sack of battle tanks. The drill instructor is a hulking cyborg played by [[RLeeErmey R. Lee Ermey]].
* ''XMenEvolution'' also had an example (with both the good guys and the bad guys sent to a boot camp).

* ''KingOfTheHill'' had an episode where Cotton wanted Bobby to go to a boot camp to be toughened up.

* ''TheJetsons'' puts its spin on this trope in the episode where George, Mr. Spacely, and apartment handyman Henry have to report to a National Guard training camp.
* On ''PhineasAndFerb'', the titular boys are sent to a boot camp after Candace actually manages to bust them. The camp (run by an [[DrillSergeantNasty evil drill sergeant]]) is [[BreakTheCutie designed to smother and stifle their creativity.]] It works. They get better. And [[AllJustADream then]]...

* A ''RenAndStimpy'' episode features the duo in a boot camp.

* ''GeneratorRex'' features an episode where the titular character and his friend Noah join a Providence boot camp. Even though Rex has superpowers, they still wind up failing [[spoiler: by passing]].

* An instance where the "episode" lasted most of the series: BeetleBailey was originally a slacker college student, when one day in the first year of the strip's run he ran into an army recruiter office to hide from his [[BettyAndVeronica two love interests]]. He's been in Camp Swampy ever since.

* BugsBunny was once enlisted in the army in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnoH4_OkbU Forward March Hare]]

* In the ''CodeLyoko'' episode "I'd Rather Not Talk About It", the Lyoko Warriors go to boot camp under Jim to get in shape.

* DaffyDuck joins the Marines in ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow'' episode "Semper Lie".
* ''CodenameKidsNextDoor'' has "Operation: T.R.A.I.N.I.N.G.", where Numbuh 2's little brother Tommy is in KND arctic training base. Subverted as everyone but Tommy and 2 other recruits are called away early in the episode and [[BigBad Father]] arrives to steal the Code Module.

* In ''TheSimpsons'' Bart is forced to go to military school after blasting a soundwave through the town (and Lisa joins him after being bored with public school education).
** In two other ''TheSimpsons'' Homer joins the Naval Reserve (''Simpson Tide''), and later the Army (''G.I.-Annoyed Grunt'').
* In ''{{Futurama}}'', Fry and Bender enlist in order to take advantage of a discount for recruits in "War is the H-Word". [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin Almost immediately]], [[NotMyLuckyDay war was declared]].

* On ''FamilyGuy'' Stewie signs himself and Brian up for the military after Brian tries to get Chris out of a recruitment contract.

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* In ''RaumschiffGamestar'', the newly-appointed NumberTwo Stangl organizes one for the rest of the crew, with himself cast as a DrillSergeantNasty.
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** He was also enlisted in the U.S Marines during WW2, and retired at the end of the war a Master Sergeant...

* ''EndersGame'' is this. They send young kids to [[spoiler: battle school, to train super-geniuses to command a fleet against alien invaders.]]

* ''The {{Little Lulu}} Show'' episode "Iggy's New Leaf" had Iggy faced with the threat of getting sent to military school if he does one more bad thing, prompting Lulu, Tubby, and Willy to help him stay out of trouble. In the end, however, the three wind up getting sent to military school instead, because of the troubles that they got caught up in that they were trying to keep Iggy from committing, while Iggy gets off the hook.

* In ''{{Futurama}}'', Fry and Bender enlist in order to take advantage of a discount for recruits in "War is the H-Word". [[CantGetAwayWithNuthin Almost immediately]], [[NotMyLuckyDay war were declared]].

* ''[[Series/{{Jake20}} Jake 2.0]]'': Jake has to infiltrate an specialized black-ops army corps. His powers allow him to keep up with the soldiers' extreme training, but the real problem is adapting to their mentality. The episode is called "[[MilitaryAlphabet Whiskey Tango Foxtrot]]."

* ''Series/{{JAG}}'':'' A first season episode had Meg go undercover as a female Marine recruit, to investigate the suspicious death of another female recruit.

* ''Series/{{JAG}}'':'' A first season episode had Meg go undercover as a female Marine recruit, to investigate the suspicious death of another female recruit.

* A segment of ''Series/TheColbertReport'''s series from Iraq featured Stephen going through a boot camp.

* An episode of ''Disney's Disney/{{Hercules}}'' has Herc and Icarus infiltrate Spartan Military Academy to save Adonis, who has to go through basic training in accordance to family tradition. Ironically, CloudCuckoolander Icarus warms up to the military lifestyle.