History PlayingWith / MachoDisasterExpedition

* '''Played For Drama''': Alice and Carol enjoy a beautiful vacation. Bob and Doug nearly get killed.
* '''Played For Horror''': Alice and Carol enjoy a beautiful vacation. Bob and Doug are torn apart by bears.

* '''Played For Laughs''': This is the most regular way that this trope is represented on-screen.

* '''Averted''': Everyone actually knows what they're doing and nobody grabs the IdiotBall.

** Writers and/or executives believe that WomenAreWiser

** WomenAreWiser

** DontGoIntoTheWoods

* '''Implied''': The opening scene of an episode of ''Dueling Couples'' has Alice and Carol entering the living room giddy about how awesome the camping trip was and how excited they are for going out again, while Bob and Doug enter dirty, wet, in pain, and with a ThousandYardState.

* '''Deconstructed''': In the aftermath of the expedition, far from [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensuing]], the balance of power between sexes goes so tilt that it isn't funny, and either side may go to the most brutal of extremes (in terms of taking up risky activities, a game of extreme-sports chicken... although on ''some'' shows murder wouldn't be off the table) to stop feeling emasculated/keep on showing those boys who's boss. Alternatively, just because the women managed to get off better than the boys on ''one'' expedition, they may not get as lucky on the ''next'' one - the fact that they had it real easy on the one before may even make them feel full of themselves and paint a real big "humble pie" target on their backs.

* '''Conversed''': "You'd think that the woods are a woman's playground, given the number of 'manly men' characters who can't even walk properly in the wild."

* '''Straight''': Alice, Bob, Carol, and Doug go camping. Bob and Doug go on a hike, and insult Alice and Carol by telling them to [[StayInTheKitchen stay at the tent and make sandwiches]]. Alice and Carol go on their own hike, just to spite Bob and Doug, who become lost in the woods and get attacked by [[EverythingsWorseWithBears a bear]]. Alice and Carol save Bob and Doug just before the two become grizzly-bear-chow.

* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Carol get out of the woods, and find themselves in a nice little town, and decide to have their own little vacation. Bob and Doug are left behind.

* '''Defied''': The girls vehemently oppose splitting up, pointing out that the boys have no idea what they're doing in the wild. Alternatively, the boys at least never insult the girls in the fashion that is typical to this plot (thus never triggering LaserGuidedKarma), or don't try to do anything that is beyond their skill level (even hiking).

* '''Deconstructed''': In the aftermath of the expedition, far from [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensuing]], the balance of power between sexes goes so tilt that it isn't funny, and either side may go to the most brutal of extremes (in terms of taking up risky activities, a game of extreme-sports chicken... although on ''some'' shows murder wouldn't be off the table) to stop feeling emasculated/keep on showing those boys who's boss. Alternatively, just because the women managed to get off better than the boys on ''one'' expedition, they may not get as lucky on the ''next'' one -the fact that they had it real easy on the one before may even make them feel full of themselves and paint a real big "humble pie" target on their backs.

* '''Deconstructed''': In the aftermath of the expedition, far from [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensuing]], the balance of power between sexes goes so tilt that it isn't funny, and either side may go to the most brutal of extremes (in terms of taking up risky activities, a game of extreme-sports chicken) to stop feeling emasculated/keep on showing those boys who's boss. Alternatively, just because the women managed to get off better than the boys on ''one'' expedition, they may not get as lucky on the ''next'' one -the fact that they had it real easy on the one before may even make them feel full of themselves and paint a real big "humble pie" target on their backs.

* '''Parodied''': ???

* '''Exploited''': Eliza suggested the trip in the first place, knowing it would teach the men a lesson
* '''Defied''': The girls vehemently oppose splitting up, pointing out that the boys have no idea what they're doing in the wild.

--> '''Doug:''' ...[[GenreBlind Nah]].

-->'''Bob''' is this going to one of those trips like on TV, where we make fools of ourselves and the girls have to save us?
--> '''Doug''' ... Nah
--> '''Bear''' ''''ROAWR!!''''

* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': "You'd think that the woods are a woman's playground, given the number of 'manly men' characters who can't even walk properly in the wild."

* '''Double Subverted''': ...But Bob stops to sample some unidentified berries and starts to hallucinate. Doug pushes him in the right direction, but doesn't remember all of the way back. The two eventually get return in time to find Alice and Carol having already settled back in from their hike.

* '''Conversed''': ???

* '''Subverted''':
* '''Double Subverted''': But Bob stops to sample some unidentified berries and starts to hallucinate.

* '''Subverted''': Alice, Bob, Carol, and Doug go hiking together.

* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': Bob and Doug make no such comments, and everyone goes hiking together.

* '''Basic Trope''': Women outdo men in a traditionally "masculine" activity (such as survival in the wilderness)
* '''Straight''': Alice, Bob, Carol, and Doug go camping. Bob and Doug go on a hike, and insult Alice and Carol by telling them to [[StayInTheKitchen stay at the tent and make sandwiches]]. Alice and Carol go on their own hike, just to spite Bob and Doug, who become lost in the woods and get attacked by [[EverythingsWorseWithBears a bear]]. Alice and Carol save Bob and Doug just before the two become grizzly-bear-chow.
* '''Exaggerated''': Alice and Carol get out of the woods, and find themselves in a nice little town, and decide to have their own little vacation. Bob and Doug are left behind.
* '''Downplayed''': Alice and Carol [[KnowYourVines know how to identify poison ivy]]. Bob and Doug do not.
* '''Justified''': Alice and Carol are much more experienced hikers/outdoor survivalists/etc.
** Bob and Doug have grabbed the IdiotBall and done something like [[LetsSplitUpGang split up]] or picked unfamiliar wild berries.
* '''Inverted''': Bob and Doug [[AlwaysSaveTheGirl save Alice and Carol]] from getting eaten by a grizzly bear.

*** Or, alternatively, outdo Alice and Carol at a traditionally "feminine" activity, such as taking care of the house and kids.
* '''Subverted''': Alice, Bob, Carol, and Doug go hiking together.
* '''Double Subverted''': But Bob stops to sample some unidentified berries and starts to hallucinate.

* '''Enforced''': WomenAreWiser

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"I hate to admit it, honey, but you were right. Going back to MachoDisasterExpedition is a lot more dangerous than I thought it would be."

* '''Conversed''': ???

** Bob and Doug have grabbed the IdiotBall and done something like [[LetsSplitUp split up]] or picked unfamiliar wild berries.

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