History Series / DualSurvival

* DoesNotLikeShoes: As noted above, Cody goes barefoot throughout the series, unless doing so would be truly dangerous (snowy environs, in which he'll wear socks, and in one episode he fashioned a set of sandals so he could walk across sharp volcanic rocks without cutting his feet to ribbons).
** Matt, Cody's replacement, wears sandals he makes himself. But unlike Cody, Matt doesn't wear much in the way of clothing. In hotter climates, Matt wears nothing more than a deer hide around his waist and a bandana on his head, much to Joe's discomfort. Also unlike Cody, Matt isn't averse to wearing normal footwear (he wears boots in snowy environments, but otherwise mostly sticks to sandals), and he wears long pants in cooler weather.

** That episode had a few other examples as well, like Cody making a pair of sandals from a tire tread (even [[DoesNotLikeShoes he]] isn't willing to walk over sharp volcanic rock barefoot), lighting a fire with a parabolic mirror from a headlight, and making a water filter with a plastic water bottle, a wad of felt, and sand and rocks.
* ElitesAreMoreGlamorous: Joe is a former member of the US Special Forces.
* OddCouple: Pretty much the set-up of the show.

* RecycledInSpace: It's ''Series/ManVsWild'' [-WITH TWO MEN-]!
* RedOniBlueOni: {{Downplayed}}, with Dave's Red Oni to Cody's Blue Oni.
** Joe's Red to Matt's Blue.
** Bill (red) vs. Grady (blue). Grady often comments on how emotional Bill is and the mood swings Bill goes through.

* ArtisticLicenseAnimalGenderBender: In Africa, Dave keeps talking about how dangerous a bull elephant can be when protecting his herd. This is incorrect, as elephant herds are matrilineal and led by a senior female while males live alone or in loose bachelor herds until mating season.

** Sometimes they'll go the other way and more openly acknowledge that they're in a contrived situation to demonstrate survival techniques than, say, ''ManVsWild'' does. This includes one time where Cody helps Dave heal an open wound even though Dave hadn't been injured. How do they create an open wound? Dave ''gashes his own arm with his knife.''

* RecycledInSpace: It's ''ManVsWild'' [-WITH TWO MEN-]!

A Creator/DiscoveryChannel show in the same vein as ''Series/{{Survivorman}}'' and ''Series/ManVsWild'', with the draw of offering two experts with very different backgrounds trying to live together while showcasing their individual talents and methods for survival. Yes, it is in fact ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' [[XmeetsY meets]] ''Series/ManVsWild''.

** Sometimes they'll go the other way and more openly acknowledge that they're in a contrived situation to demonstrate survival techniques than, say, ''ManVsWild'' does. This includes one time where Cody helps Dave heal an open wound even though Dave hadn't been injured. How do they create an open wound? Dave ''[[BadAss gashes his own arm with his knife]].''

* BadAss: Both of the guys, in different ways. Dave, of course, being a professional hunter, sniper and general roughneck, while Cody plays it more quietly badass, being a soft-spoken hippie who uses cutesy language and looks like he could rip your head off without thinking twice.
** [[BewareTheNiceOnes Cody has also shown that he can be a more than competent hunter when he chooses to be.]]
** Any time that Cody [[ShirtlessScene goes without his shirt]], we see that he has the physique that would be envied by any football player.
** See Acceptable Breaks From Reality example above. Even Cody's left in amazement at the bowling balls Dave has stuffed in his crotch.

A DiscoveryChannel show in the same vein as ''Series/{{Survivorman}}'' and ''Series/ManVsWild'', with the draw of offering two experts with very different backgrounds trying to live together while showcasing their individual talents and methods for survival. Yes, it is in fact ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' [[XmeetsY meets]] ''Series/ManVsWild''.

** And the wound itself is healed by ''setting it on fire with black gunpowder.''

* HealItWithFire: See the BadAss example above.

A DiscoveryChannel show in the same vein as ''{{Survivorman}}'' and ''ManVsWild'', with the draw of offering two experts with very different backgrounds trying to live together while showcasing their individual talents and methods for survival. Yes, it is in fact ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' [[XmeetsY meets]] ''ManVsWild''.

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* DoesNotLikeShoes: As noted above, Cody goes barefoot throughout the series, unless doing so would be truly dangerous ( snowy environs, for example he does wear socks, and in one episode he fashioned a set of sandals so he could walk across sharp volcanic rocks without cutting his feet to ribbons).
** Matt, Cody's replacement, wears sandals he makes himself. But, unlike Cody, Matt doesn't wear much in the way of clothing. In hotter climates, Matt wears nothing more than a deer hide around his waist and a bandana on his head, to Joe's discomfort.

The show originally featured Cody Lundin and Cave Canterbury demonstrating their differing philosophies towards survival. Cody, is a hardcore naturalist who has worn neither shoes, long pants or underwear in the past 22+ years and attempts to live in harmony with nature as much as humanly possible. His partner for the first two seasons, Dave, is an army veteran and professional hunter, along with being every gruff southern stereotype that has ever existed.

A DiscoveryChannel show in the same vein as ''{{Survivorman}}'' and ''ManVsWild'', with the draw of offering two experts with very different backgrounds trying to live together while showcasing their individual talents and methods for survival. Yes, it is in fact ''Theatre/TheOddCouple'' [[XmeetsY meets]] ''ManVsWild''. One, Cody Lundin, is a hardcore naturalist who has worn neither shoes, long pants or underwear in the past 22+ years and attempts to live in harmony with nature as much as humanly possible. His partner for the first two seasons, Dave Canterbury, is an army veteran and professional hunter, along with being every gruff southern stereotype that has ever existed. His new partner Joe Teti has has a special operations background. Seems as if it might set up a similar DuelingShows example with ''{{Man Woman Wild}}'' as ''{{Survivorman}}'' has with ''ManVsWild'', only with two competent and experienced men rather than one experienced competent man and his [[UnfortunateImplications shrieking, nagging bag of a wife]].

Cody Lundin was fired by Discovery in February 2014. According to Lundin, it was due to differences over health and safety concerns. Matt Graham of "Dude, You're Screwed" will be Joe's new partner for next season.

** And the wound itself is healed by ''setting it on fire with black gunpowder.''
*** And to make it arguably MORE badass is that the first time, it didn't work properly. So he did it AGAIN.

* DoesNotLikeShoes: As noted above, Cody goes barefoot throughout the series, unless doing so would be monumentally stupid (in snowy environs, he wears thermal socks, and in one episode he fashioned a set of sandals to walk across sharp volcanic rocks without cutting his feet to ribbons).

* DuelingShows: May become this with ''{{Man Woman Wild}} ''if the latter manages to catch on.

A DiscoveryChannel show in the same vein as ''{{Survivorman}}'' and ''ManVsWild'', with the draw of offering two experts with very different backgrounds trying to live together while showcasing their individual talents and methods for survival. Yes, it is in fact ''TheOddCouple'' [[XmeetsY meets]] ''ManVsWild''. One, Cody Lundin, is a hardcore naturalist who has worn neither shoes, long pants or underwear in the past 22+ years and attempts to live in harmony with nature as much as humanly possible. His partner for the first two seasons, Dave Canterbury, is an army veteran and professional hunter, along with being every gruff southern stereotype that has ever existed. His new partner Joe Teti has has a special operations background. Seems as if it might set up a similar DuelingShows example with ''{{Man Woman Wild}}'' as ''{{Survivorman}}'' has with ''ManVsWild'', only with two competent and experienced men rather than one experienced competent man and his [[UnfortunateImplications shrieking, nagging bag of a wife]].