History Main / BootCampEpisode

* In a [[WholeEpisodeFlashback Flashback Episode]] of ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Bumble Bee and Bulkhead go through basic training.

* One chapter of ''Manga/CellsAtWork'' is a WholeEpisodeFlashback to when Helper T Cell and Killer T Cell were thymocytes, which is depicted as them being rookies going through basic training during their time in the thymus.

* The ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'' episode "In the Army" features the duo in a boot camp. Just when Ren [[SanitySlippage thinks he can't take anymore]], the DrillSergeantNasty announces that they made the cut and are now "full-fledged tank paratroopers".

%%* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland'' had one of these.

* ''WesternAnimation/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]].

** Though it still has a prominent military flavor, possibly due to the Wonderbolts themselves being a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_angels Blue Angels]], and the fact that pegasi were the soldier-class during the pre-Equestria era (unicorns were the nobility, earth ponies were the farmers).

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

* ''Series/ShortlandStreet'' has done at least one arc about it, with Daniel Potts being sent there as punishment for selling bootleg MP3 players.

* In ''{{WesternAnimation/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]].

* The [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Mqqsn7_nJ8 Moving Targets]] episode of ''{{Eddsworld}}''.

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* The WesternAnimation/TwoStupidDogs were sent to a "cartoon boot camp" in "Cartoon Canines".

* In ''Anime/FullMetalPanicFumoffu'', it is the protagonist who organizes a boot camp on two occasions, playing the DrillSergeantNasty. And he's ''very'' good at it.

* ''[[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood]]'' OAV 4 "Yet Another Man's Battlefield" is an AdaptationExpansion of the manga gaiden "His Battlefield Once More", featuring an 18-year old Roy Mustang at boot camp. It shows how he became friends with [[KnifeNut Maes Hughes]] and the result of befriending fellow cadet [[SpellMyNameWithAnS Heathcliffe/Heiss Clif]] Arber, who happens to be also Ishvalan.

* ''Series/TerminatorTheSarahConnorChronicles'' season two episode "Goodbye To All That" has John enroll in military school and Derek sign up as a teacher.

* ''Series/SabrinaTheTeenageWitch'' had her get sent there by her aunts for crashing a train into the living room.

* Done in ''Series/TheAndyGriffithShow'' when Gomer Pyle joins the Marine Corps, which leads to the spinoff series, ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' In this episode, Andy gives Gomer a ride, accompanies him onto the base, and even interacts with Gomer several times, all with the intent of talking Gomer out of his decision. The pilot episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. led to some disconinuity as many of the scenes were re-enacted without Andy being present.
* A segment of ''Series/TheColbertReport'''s series from Iraq featured Stephen going through a boot camp. Stephen never broke character, and the DrillSergeantNasty never cracked a smile.

* ''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/{{NCIS}}:'' The eleventh episode of season three, "Model Behavior", has a reality show with models set at a boot camp.
* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': The B-plot of the episode "Kommando" involves the veteran Inspector Brackenreid re-enlisting to fight against the Boers in South Africa. After [[FeelingTheirAge a rather rocky start]], his experience and leadership skills (mentoring a younger fellow recruit on how to use a bayonet) prompt the drill instructor to offer to falsify his age on his enlistment papers. Brackenreid negotiates for a full decade deduction on the records, but later changes his mind after his wife insists he be the one to explain his decision to their two young sons.
* ''Series/{{Jake 20}}'': Jake has to infiltrate a 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]]."
* In ''Series/RaumschiffGamestar'', the newly-appointed NumberTwo Stangl organizes one for the rest of the crew, with himself cast as a DrillSergeantNasty.
* ''Series/HeartbreakHigh'': A plotline involving two characters wanting to join the army leads to several episodes in basic training.

* ''ComicStrip/{{Shoe}}'' had a running gag where Skyler wound up spending every summer in Marine Corps boot camp.

* In ''WesternAnimation/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 ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' Homer joins the Naval Reserve (''Simpson Tide''), and later the Army (''G.I.-Annoyed Grunt'').
* In ''{{WesternAnimation/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]].
* ''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo'' accidentally joins the army rather than the Dodgeball Camp.
* On ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' Stewie signs himself and Brian up for the military after Brian tries to get Chris out of a recruitment contract.
* In ''WesternAnimation/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 ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'', Bumble Bee and Bulkhead go through basic training.

** A similar thing occured in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', but with ''prison'' camp. Similar hilarity ensues though.
* 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.
* ''WesternAnimation/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]].
* ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' also had an example (with both the good guys and the bad guys sent to a boot camp).
* ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaIsland'' had one of these.
* ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' had an episode where Cotton wanted Bobby to go to a boot camp to be toughened up.
** The trope is mostly averted however when Cotton discovers the camp has been turned into more of a military-themed summer camp for young boys. [[BreakTheCutie Then Cotton takes over as headmaster]], but utterly fails ([[spoiler:ironically, [[HoistByHisOwnPetard his own bragging]] on the wall of "the box" is what gives Bobby the resolve to perservere]]).
* ''WesternAnimation/DaveTheBarbarian'': when Dave and Fang joined the Mongrel Horde.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheMask'': The season two episode "The Green Marine" showed how The Mask accidentally enlisted himself in the Marines.
* The short-lived ''Laverne & Shirley'' animated series had them joining the army. Their drill sergeant was a talking pig.
* ''WesternAnimation/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 ''WesternAnimation/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]]...

* The ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpy'' episode "In the Army" features the duo in a boot camp. Just when Ren [[SanitySlippage thinks he can't take anymore]], the DrillSergeantNasty announces that they made the cut and are now "full-fledged tank paratroopers".
* The WesternAnimation/TwoStupidDogs were sent to a "cartoon boot camp" in "Cartoon Canines".
* Happens rather frighteningly on ''WesternAnimation/CowAndChicken''.
* WesternAnimation/BugsBunny was once enlisted in the army in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQnoH4_OkbU Forward March Hare]]

* In the ''[[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' episode "Zach and the Alien Invadors", Zach is sent to a boot camp for constantly CryingWolf from reporting crimes that never occurred. No physical activity was shown, but Zach notices the fellow cadets are zombies controlled by two aliens disguised as officers.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'' episode "I'd Rather Not Talk About It", the Lyoko Warriors go to boot camp under Jim to get in shape.
* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' episode "Wonderbolts Academy" puts Rainbow Dash through this, though it's to join the Wonderbolts, a squadron of pegasus flyers, rather than the military.
** Though it still has a prominent military flavor, possibly due to the Wonderbolts themselves being a reference to the [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_angels Blue Angels]], and the fact that pegasi were the soldier-class during the pre-Equestria era (unicorns were the nobility, earth ponies were the farmers).

* ''WesternAnimation/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.

* ''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.
* ''WesternAnimation/CatDog'' gets a military-style experience... at a ''clown school''.

* Much of the middle portion of ''[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Fanfic/Legionnaire Legionnaire]]'' involves training Twilight Sparkle to be able to merely survive her upcomming mission.

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* In ''{{WesternAnimation/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]].

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* ''Literature/EndersGame'' is this. They send young kids to battle school, to train super-geniuses to command a fleet against alien invaders.
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* ''Series/MurdochMysteries'': The B-plot of the episode "Kommando" involves the veteran Inspector Brackenreid enlisting to fight against the Boers in South Africa. After a rather rocky start, his experience and leadership skills (mentoring a younger fellow recruit on how to use a bayonet) prompt the drill instructor to offer to falsify his age on his enlistment papers. Brackenreid negotiates for a full decade deduction on the records, but later changes his mind after his wife insists he be the one to explain his decision to their two young sons.

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

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* WesternAnimation/TwoStupidDogs were sent to a "cartoon boot camp".

* ''FamilyMatters'' had Urkel and Eddie infiltrate a boot camp in order to convince an emotionally hurt Waldo to leave.
* ''TheSarahConnorChronicles'' season two episode "Goodbye To All That" has John enroll in military school and Derek sign up as a teacher.
* ''LaverneAndShirley'' had a two-part episode where they joined the army. Vicki Lawrence guest-starred as their DrillSergeantNasty.

* Done on ''{{Popular}}'' as a method of punishment, and to introduce another Glass sibling.
* Done in ''TheAndyGriffithShow'' when Gomer Pyle joins the Marine Corps, which leads to the spinoff series, ''Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.'' In this episode, Andy gives Gomer a ride, accompanies him onto the base, and even interacts with Gomer several times, all with the intent of talking Gomer out of his decision. The pilot episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. led to some disconinuity as many of the scenes were re-enacted without Andy being present.

* The kids on ''SavedByTheBell'' had a rudimentary training experience in one episode (rope climbing, running through tires).
* ''ShortlandStreet'' has done at least one arc about it, with Daniel Potts being sent there as punishment for selling bootleg MP3 players.

* ''[[Series/{{Jake20}} Jake 2.0]]'': Jake has to infiltrate a 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]]."

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

* DonaldDuck had a number of boot camp episodes all while under [[DrillSergeantNasty Sergeant Pete.]] There was [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwjeBL01tz0 Donald Gets Drafted,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jQ32XGavR8 The Vanishing Private,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmz_YveSsf4 Sky Trooper,]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIN0sViNhqA Fall Out Fall In]] and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiZmgMTkVHo The Old Army Game.]]