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Main infoProduction info

Yearly overviewShow timelines (Timeline of RLBFDIRLBFDIA • RLIDFBRLBFB before and after the split • RLTPOTExtra scouting) • General timelines (pre- and post-1950)

Differences from Pencil 2.OAestheticsMethodology (NamesNationalitiesHeightsAgesColours • AccessoriesTeam portraits) • Beyond the 64

TL;DR: InfoTimeline of the final project (part 1part 2part 3)

The (slightly un)official RLBFB yearbook! (Alternate takes)

Pre-RLBFDI (1960–1961)[]

All RLBFDI-related events that happened before RLBFDI's premiere.

1960
5 February Inspired by the decolonization movements sweeping the African continent, Jacknjellify move from the United States to Nairobi, Kenya (which is still a colony).
20 February Jacknjellify send out casting calls to the people of the world for a new television series. No one knows what it's about, but stacks of applications come in nonetheless, mostly consisting of those sent by young children.
2 May The first name placed on the list of accepted future cast members is that of Frederic Collins, an unremarkable Virginia-born high school student from Chicago.
6 May Letters are sent out informing the first five candidates that they have been accepted onto the new show. They are sent personally to Frederic and Maja Zanaroff, the only other over-10 to send in an audition form. In 1960, Maja is a Canadian who had dropped out of school and moved to New York at seventeen to become a waitress.

In addition to these two, letters are also sent to the Spongy-Karjalainens (in Michigan), the Cohls (in Luxembourg) and the Guttas (in New Zealand), the families of three most interesting of the unassuming children. Their names are Spongy,[1] Thérèse and Woody, respectively.

10 June More letters are sent to the only over-10s found in the pile a month ago: One goes to Kathy Jinko (a Turkish teenager) and the other two to Penelope Carvalho and Joe Graffeo—the latter two having been recommended by Maja, who calls Penelope her best friend from Kenya and Joe her stepbrother and boyfriend.
2 September The largest number of letters is sent in one batch. Some don't even make it that far (like to Rocky Mohamed in Zanzibar, or to Simon Burger in a cave in England), while others go to the United States. These recipients are Flora Harvey (a middle-aged aristocrat from Boston), Ady Deeb (a self-proclaimed greaser from New York), Columbus Lincoln (a Chicago high school student of noticeable lineage), Eugenia and Thomas Ball (resp. a school principal and a mathematics teacher in Iowa) and Iris Tsukuda (a six-year-old from Hawaii whose parents were interned during the war).
1961
April Inspired by the ever-popular sporting pageants, Jacknjellify change the format of the future series from a regular comedy show to a competition show for people of all ages. But with this change of genre comes a need for more competitors.
July Jnj are in correspondence with some of the participants about who should be added to the series. The wishes of the only four to talk to them are granted: Those potentially included in the series are Nathalia Carvalho (a high schooler and sister of Penelope, who recommended her), G.P. Graffeo (a college student and brother of his recommender, Joe), Lela Pearson (recommended by Frederic, her clandestine husband by whom she is pregnant) and Phuong Nguyen (recommended by Columbus, who ripped her picture from the headlines and has since called her his wife, even though she lives in Vietnam).
4 August These four new contestants are officially added to the roster.
23 to 26 October All the contestants arrive on location based on where they were previously: those coming in from East Africa (Nathalia, Penelope and Rocky) arrive first (23 October), those from Europe (Kathy, Simon and Thérèse) and Asia (Phuong) arrive a day later (24 October), those from mainland North America (Ady, Columbus, Eugenia, Flora, Frederic, G.P., Joe, Lela, Maja, Spongy and Thomas) arrive a day after that (25 October) and those from the Pacific Islands (Iris and Woody) arrive a day after that (26 October).
30 October As preparation for the filming for RLBFDI commences, all the contestants meet the showrunners, who tell them to act naturally. For many of the younger ones, this isn't really possible.
5 November Age-averaged: Ady, Columbus, Eugenia, Flora, Frederic, G.P., Iris, Joe, Kathy, Lela, Maja, Nathalia, Penelope, Phuong, Rocky, Simon, Spongy, Thérèse, Thomas and Woody
6 November RLBFDI 1: The pre-credits scenes are filmed, including the flashback with Flora and Iris.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy
  • Changes in state: Woody loses a piece of the top of his body.[2]
7 November The intro is filmed; or, more accurately, photographed.
RLBFDI 1: The balance beam contest is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic (implied)[3]
8 November RLBFDI 1: The selection of teammates and the first team contest are filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy (twice)
  • Changes in location: Ady, Eugenia, Flora, Frederic, Maja, Nathalia, Rocky, Thérèse, Thomas and Woody are all floating in the Goiky Canal.[4] It was assumed (until 15 January 1962) that Ady had died in the Goiky Canal.
9 November RLBFDI 1: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.[5]
25 November RLBFDI 1: Editing is finished.

RLBFDI (1962–1964)[]

The era for which RLBFDI's first season is the latest. For simplicity's sake, this season will be split up into a good number of parts, depending on what determined an individual to be up for elimination. This roughly correlates with the Cake at Stake themes used during the series, though not exactly.

Two-teams stage (1962)[]

1962
1 January RLBFDI is released with its first episode, "Take the Plunge". It is aired as a double special.
10 January RLBFDI 2: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
  • Changes in location: Eugenia, Flora, Frederic, Maja, Nathalia, Rocky, Thérèse, Thomas and Woody are brought back.[6]
11 January RLBFDI 2: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Flora, who is sent flying off the horizon.
15 January RLBFDI 2: The obstacle course contest is filmed.
  • Major deaths: Iris
  • Changes in location: Ady is brought back. Later he, together with Columbus, Eugenia, G.P., Joe, Kathy, Lela, Maja, Penelope, Phuong, Rocky, Simon, Spongy, Thomas and Woody, end up in the Failers' Waiting Room.[4]
16 January RLBFDI 2: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
25 January RLBFDI 2: Editing is finished.
1 February RLBFDI 2, "Barriers and Pitfalls", is released.
12 February RLBFDI 3: The pre-credits scene and Cake at Stake are filmed.
  • Eliminated: Spongy—from this episode on, eliminated contestants are sent to the Tiny Loser Chamber (the TLC), just as Flora had been some time around this date.[7][8]
  • Changes in location: Ady, Columbus, Eugenia, G.P., Joe, Kathy, Lela, Maja, Penelope, Phuong, Rocky, Simon, Spongy (before his elimination), Thomas and Woody are brought back.
13 February RLBFDI 3: The examination contest is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris (twelve times) and Kathy (four times)
  • Major recoveries: Iris (before her deaths)
14 February RLBFDI 3: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
21 February RLBFDI 3: Editing is finished.
1 March RLBFDI 3, "Are You Smarter Than a Snowball?", is released.
12 March RLBFDI 4: All of the episode is filmed (at the time; E.C.).
  • Eliminated: Ady
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris (once) and Kathy (twice)
20 March RLBFDI 4: The surprise ending, the news report on Nathalia's cake, is filmed and subsequently appended onto the episode..
21 March RLBFDI 4: Editing is finished.
1 April RLBFDI 4, "Sweet Tooth", is released.
3 April RLBFDI 5: The flashback from "one week ago"[9] is filmed.
  • Changes in location: Nathalia is sent flying into outer space.
  • Changes in environment: The world becomes full of windstorms for a while.
10 April RLBFDI 5: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Woody
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy
  • Changes in location: Nathalia falls back to Earth from space.
11 April RLBFDI 5: The bridge-crossing contest is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Eugenia and Rocky[3]
  • Changes in location: Eugenia (before her death), G.P., Iris, Kathy, Lela, Maja, Nathalia, Penelope, Rocky (before his death) and Thomas end up at the bottom of the gorge. They are brought back some time between 12 April and 10 May.
12 April RLBFDI 5: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
18 April RLBFDI 5: Editing is finished.
1 May RLBFDI 5, "Bridge Crossing", is released.
10 May RLBFDI 6: The pre-credits scene and Cake at Stake are filmed.
  • Eliminated: Phuong
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy
14 May RLBFDI 6: The rest of the episode is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic
24 May RLBFDI 6: Editing is filmed.
1 June RLBFDI 6, "Power of Three", is released.
11 June RLBFDI 7: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
12 June RLBFDI 7: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Nathalia
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy
  • Changes in location: G.P., Joe, Kathy, Maja and Penelope end up stuck in the room where the contest is held. They are brought back some time between 13 June and 11 July.
13 June RLBFDI 7: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
18 June RLBFDI 7: Editing is finished.
1 July RLBFDI 7, "Puzzling Mysteries", is released.
5 July RLBFDI 8/9: It is announced that an eliminated contestant will have the chance to rejoin the contest.
10 July RLBFDI 8: The rejoin auditions are filmed (from the TLC).
11 July RLBFDI 8: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy
12 July RLBFDI 8: The relay race contest and the events leading up to this are filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris (once) and Kathy (twice)
13 July RLBFDI 8: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Major deaths: Iris (probably thousands of times; this cycle stops on either 13 or 14 August)
20 July RLBFDI 8: Editing is finished.
1 August RLBFDI 8, "Cycle of Life", is released.
13 August RLBFDI 9: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
14 August RLBFDI 9: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Rejoins: Ady

Three-teams stage (1962)[]

1962 (cont'd.)
14 August (cont'd.) RLBFDI 9: A new team is created, Another Name, to be separate from the Squishy Cherries and the Squashy Grapes. After team-picking, the six-legged race is filmed.
  • Changes in state: Ady, Iris, Lela and Thérèse are tied up in a giant rubber band ball, attached to Simon's leg.
15 August RLBFDI 9: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Changes in location: Ady, Iris, Lela, Simon and Thérèse fall down a "bottomless" cliff.[4]
23 August RLBFDI 9: Editing is finished.
1 September RLBFDI 9, "Insectophobe's Nightmare", is released.
10 September RLBFDI 10: The pre-credits scene and Cake at Stake are filmed.
  • Eliminated: Thérèse
  • Changes in location: Ady, Iris, Lela, Simon and Thérèse are brought back. Spongy escaped the TLC some time from 14 August and now, and is returned on this day.
  • Changes in state: Ady, Iris, Lela and Thérèse are freed from the rubber band ball.
11 September RLBFDI 10: The three contests are filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris and Kathy
12 September RLBFDI 10: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
18 September RLBFDI 10: Editing is finished.
1 October RLBFDI 10, "Crybaby!", is released.
10 October RLBFDI 11: The pre-credits scene and Cake at Stake are filmed.
  • Eliminated: Eugenia
11 to 14 October RLBFDI 11: The remaining contestants (Ady, Columbus, Frederic, G.P., Iris, Joe, Kathy, Lela, Maja, Penelope, Rocky, Simon and Thomas) climb the stairs.[4][10]
15 October RLBFDI 11: The rest of the episode is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic, G.P., Iris (in the sky), Kathy, Maja, Penelope and Thomas, as well as NC[11] Bomby
20 October RLBFDI 11: Editing is finished. Notable extras that appear in this episode: Bomby Kaboumogo (called Bombi to 28 September)
1 November RLBFDI 11, "Lofty", is released.
12 November RLBFDI 12: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy
13 November RLBFDI 12: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Columbus

Points stage (1962–1963)[]

1962 (cont'd.)
13 November (cont'd.) RLBFDI 12: The teams are split and points are introduced. The ladder-climbing contest and the reckoning of the points are filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic and Kathy
14 November RLBFDI 12: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
20 November RLBFDI 12: Editing is finished.
1 December RLBFDI 12, "A Leg Up in the Race", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 12 October to 11 November): Marc Anastasiades, Lina Angola, Nonexisty
10 December RLBFDI 13: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Ady, Frederic, Iris, Kathy, Penelope, Simon, as well as NC Renata[12]
11 December RLBFDI 13: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Simon
12 December RLBFDI 13: Most of the ball-finding contest is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Kathy
13 December RLBFDI 13: In the early morning, the rest of the ball-finding contest is filmed.
RLBFDI 13: In the evening, the post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
20 December RLBFDI 13: Editing is finished.
1963
1 January RLBFDI 13, "Don't Lose Your Marbles", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 10 November to 9 December 1962): Liz Bethel (called Liz to 8 December), Jamie Blaine (called James to 2 December), Chico Cortes, Claude Le Page, Terence Leigh, Renata Monteiro
10 January RLBFDI 14: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
14 January RLBFDI 14: Most of the episode is filmed. It is surprise-announced that an eliminated contestant had a choice to join the game.
  • Eliminated: Maja
  • Rejoins: Spongy
  • Deaths < 1 day: Ady, Frederic, G.P., Iris, Joe, Kathy (twice), Lela, Penelope and Rocky, as well as most of the extras.[13]
  • Changes in location: Columbus, Eugenia, Nathalia, Phuong and Woody sink into the giant basket of loaves.[14]
15 January RLBFDI 14: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
24 January RLBFDI 14: Editing is finished.
1 February RLBFDI 14, "Half a Loaf Is Better Than None", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 26 November to 10 December 1962): Marc Tobias Anastasiades, Lina Angola, Astrid Bergjord, Mechanised Flora Harvey, Nick Jefferson, Paula MacPherson, Abigail Man (called Paramita to 25 December 1962), Tony Ortega, Robot (invited 9 January), Khaled Saad, Belle Saleh (called Bahiya to 3 January), Peggy Tan, Selda Varela, Gabriel Weiland, T.V. Woo, stand-in for Freddy Collins
10 February RLBFDI 15: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
11 February RLBFDI 15: The rest of the episode is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Eliminated: Joe
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris (once) and Kathy (twice)
  • Changes in location: Columbus, Eugenia, Nathalia, Phuong and Woody are sent to the TLC.
19 February RLBFDI 15: Editing is finished.
1 March RLBFDI 15, "Vomitaco", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 27 December 1962 to 10 January 1963): Marc Anastasiades, Lina Angola, Barbara Baker, Astrid Bergjord, Liz Bethel, Nick Jefferson, David Justdavid, Bomby Kaboumogo, Abbie Kipling, Rafael Kregelin, Eddie Machava, Paula MacPherson, Lulu Madikizela, Dora Marquez, Toni Ortega, Pedro Quispe, Roboty, Peggy Tan
10 March RLBFDI 16: The pre-credits scene is filmed (in a crudely animated form).[15]
11 March RLBFDI 16: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Eliminated: G.P.
  • Changes in location: Most of the extras are enclosed in a metal wall.
12 March RLBFDI 16: The bowling contest and its aftermath are filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris
13 March RLBFDI 16: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Most of the extras
20 March RLBFDI 16: Editing is finished.
1 April RLBFDI 16, "Bowling, Now with Explosions!", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 27 January to 10 February): Astrid Bergjord, Lizzie Bethel, Naily Carpenter, Franciscus de Vries, Arbutus Harvey, Fannie Hateford, Nick Jefferson, Bomby Kaboumogo, Jake McRae, Lou Lou Madikizela, T.V. Woo[16]
RLBFDI 17/18: It is formally announced that thirty extras have a chance to be in the show. Some are flown in (as they last appeared in older episodes), while others are selected from the existing stock of scouted characters for this episode. The extras were called up as follows:
  • Called up again, retrieved from their home countries (last recommended before RLBFDI 16): Marc Anastasiades (called Marc Tobias in RLBFDI 14), Lina Angola, Barbara Baker, Jamie Blaine, David Justdavid, Abbie Kipling (credited as Abigail Man in RLBFDI 14), Claude Le Page, Terry Leigh (called Terence in RLBFDI 13), Eddie Machava, Paula MacPherson, Dora Marquez, Nonexisty, Renata Monteiro, Toni Ortega (called Tony in RLBFDI 14), Roboty (called Robot in RLBFDI 14), Khaled Saad, Belle Saleh, Peggy Tan, Gabriel Weiland
  • Called up again, already present (last recommended in RLBFDI 16): Astrid Åse Bergjord, Naily Carpenter, Frankie de Vries (called Franciscus in RLBFDI 16), Arbutus Harvey (called Mechanised Flora in RLBFDI 14), Fannie Hateford, Nick Jefferson, Bomby Kaboumogo, T.V. Woo
  • First scouted for this episode (not recommended before this episode): Alelsatan (retrieved some time between 24 February and now), Ruby Jiwe, Sana Salama
9 April Age-averaged: Abbie, Alelsatan[17], Arbutus, Astrid, Barbara, Belle, Blaine, Bomby, Claude, David[17], Dora[17], Eddie, Fannie, Frankie, Gabriel, Khaled, Lina, Marc, Naily, Nick, Paula, Peggy, Renata, Roboty[17], Ruby, Sana, Terry, Toni and T.V.
10 to 11 April RLBFDI 17: The join auditions are filmed in alphabetical order (A–K on 10 April; L–Z on 11 April).
  • Deaths < 1 day: CH's[18] Abbie, Peggy and Renata
16 April RLBFDI 17: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris and Kathy
17 April RLBFDI 17: During the day, evening and night, Cake at Stake and the Frisbee-throwing contest are filmed.
  • Eliminated: Ady (again)
  • Deaths < 1 day: Iris (twice)
18 April RLBFDI 17: The scene in which awards are given is filmed.
19 April RLBFDI 17: In the early morning,[19] the post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
28 April RLBFDI 17: Editing is finished.
1 May RLBFDI 17, "The Reveal", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (outside the auditions; scouted 24 February to 10 March): Donald Adura, Lina Angola, Barbara Baker, Åse Bergjord, Jamie Blaine, Cam Daguerre, Frankie de Vries, Ray Denning, Fannie Hateford, Nick Jefferson, Claude Le Page, Terry Leigh, Paula MacPherson, Sana Salama, Belle Saleh, Peggy Tan, T.V. Woo
13 May RLBFDI 18: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
14 May RLBFDI 18: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Thomas, to the TLC; all failed debuters (Abbie, Alelsatan, Arbutus, Åse, Barbara, Belle, Blaine, Claude, Dora, Eddie, Fannie, Frankie, Gabriel, Khaled, Lina, Marc, Naily, Nick, Paula, Peggy, Renata, Roboty, Ruby, Sana, Terry, Toni and T.V.), to the LOL.
  • Débuts: David
  • Deaths < 1 day: Bomby
  • Changes in location: The TLC and its inhabitants (Ady, Columbus, Eugenia, Flora, G.P., Joe, Maja, Nathalia, Phuong, Simon, Thérèse and Woody) are moved to the bottom of a cliff some time between 13 May and now, and it is brought back on the same day, with Thomas now inside. At the end of the day, the TLC ends up underwater.
15 May RLBFDI 18: In the early morning and at sunset, the second part of the staring contest and the post-credits scene are filmed, respectively. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Deaths < 1 day: The inhabitants of the LOL (Abbie, Alelsatan, Arbutus, Åse, Barbara, Belle, Blaine, Claude, Dora, Eddie, Fannie, Frankie, Gabriel, Khaled, Lina, Marc, Naily, Nick, Paula, Peggy, Renata, Roboty, Ruby, Sana, Terry, Toni and T.V.)
  • Changes in location: The TLC and its inhabitants (Ady, Columbus, Eugenia, Flora, G.P., Joe, Maja, Nathalia, Phuong, Simon, Thérèse, Thomas and Woody) escape drowning through the sunrise. It is implied that after they died, the inhabitants of the LOL were freed.
27 May RLBFDI 18: Editing is finished.
1 June RLBFDI 18, "Reveal Novum", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (outside the second Cake at Stake; scouted 30 March to 13 April): Chico Cortes, Petra Dierschl, Briselda Varela
10 June RLBFDI 19: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic, Kathy, Lela, as well as most of the extras
11 June RLBFDI 19: Cake at Stake is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Penelope
  • Deaths < 1 day: David, Iris and Rocky

Immunity stage (1963)[]

1963 (cont'd.)
11 June (cont'd.) RLBFDI 19: The points system is no longer in place. Also, the unicycle race is filmed.
  • Deaths < 1 day: David, Iris, Kathy and Lela
12 June RLBFDI 19: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
17 June RLBFDI 19: Editing is finished.
1 July RLBFDI 19, "Rescission", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 26 April to 10 May): Liz Bethel, Chizuko Summer, Briselda Varela
5 July RLBFDI 20/21: It is announced that an eliminated contestant will have the chance to rejoin the contest.
10 July RLBFDI 20: The rejoin auditions are filmed (from the TLC).
  • Changes in state: Maja dyed her hair blue some time between 5 July and now.
11 July RLBFDI 20: All parts of the episode that are not pre-shot are filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Eliminated: David
  • Deaths < 1 day: Frederic, Iris, Lela, Rocky and Spongy
  • Changes in location: The remaining contestants (David, Frederic, Iris, Kathy, Lela, Rocky and Spongy) end up in space;[14] David (when eliminated) is sent back to Earth.
17 July RLBFDI 20: Editing is finished.
1 August RLBFDI 20, "Gardening Hero", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 27 May to 10 June): Liz Bethel, Katja Horvat, Bomby Kaboumogo, Jake McRae, Louie Madikizela, Briselda Varela, Vortex
12 August RLBFDI 21: The entire episode is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Eliminated: Iris
  • Rejoins: Flora
  • Changes in location: Frederic, Iris, Kathy, Lela, Rocky and Spongy return to Earth.
  • Changes in state: Kathy becomes metallic;[20] Maja dyes her hair back to red some time between now and 12 November.
19 August RLBFDI: Editing is finished.
1 September RLBFDI 21, "The Glistening", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 28 June to 12 July): Donald Adura, Marc Anastasiades, Lina Angola, Jamie Blaine, Steven Juststeven, Lulu Madikizela, Briselda Varela
10 September RLBFDI 22: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Rocky
  • Host deaths: Announcer
  • Deaths < 1 day:
    • Before the contest: Flora, as well as NC Bomby
    • During the contest: Flora (multiple times), Frederic (twice), Kathy (multiple times), Lela (multiple times), Spongy (multiple times), as well as most of the extras (implied).
  • Changes in state: Kathy goes back to normal.
  • Changes in status: Flora's and Frederic's Speaker Boxes become co-hosts.
11 September RLBFDI 22: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Changes in state: Flora, Frederic, Kathy, Lela and Spongy become metallic.[20]
17 September RLBFDI 22: Editing is finished.
1 October RLBFDI 22, "Don't Pierce My Flesh", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 27 July to 10 August): Bomby Kaboumogo, Lulu Madikizela
10 October RLBFDI 23: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Spongy (again)
  • Host deaths: Flora's Speaker Box
  • Deaths < 1 day: Flora (four times: two in the volcano), Frederic (five times: at least two in the Canal, one in the volcano), Iris (once), Kathy (three times), Lela (four times, two in the Canal), Spongy (once), as well as NC Cheese Orb (once)
  • Major recoveries: Announcer
  • Changes in state: Flora, Frederic, Kathy, Lela and Spongy (before his elimination) go back to normal.
  • Changes in status: Frederic's Speaker Box is no longer host, his duties having been replaced by that of the Announcer.
11 October RLBFDI 23: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Announcer (multiple times)
19 October RLBFDI 23: Editing is finished.
1 November RLBFDI 23, "Hurtful!", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode: Rafael Kregelin, Bertha McRae, Lulu Madikizela, Briselda Varela
11 November RLBFDI 24: The pre-credits scene is filmed.
12 November RLBFDI 24: Most of the episode is filmed.
  • Eliminated: Flora (again)
  • Deaths < 1 day: Flora, Frederic, Kathy, Lela,[21] the inhabitants of the TLC (Ady, Columbus, Eugenia, G.P., Iris, Joe, Maja, Nathalia, Penelope, Phuong, Rocky, Simon, Spongy, Thérèse, Thomas and Woody), a David clone, as well as most of the extras.
13 November RLBFDI 24: The post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Deaths < 1 day: Announcer, Frederic, Kathy and Lela (all multiple times)
24 November RLBFDI 24: Editing is finished.
1 December RLBFDI 24, "Insectophobe's Nightmare 2", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode (scouted 27 September to 11 October): Cheese Orb, Chico Cortes, Briselda Varela
10 December RLBFDI 25: The pre-credits scene and the night before Cake at Stake are filmed.

After the finale (1963–1964)[]

1963 (cont'd.)
11 December RLBFDI 25: The rest of the episode is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Winner: Frederic
  • Runners-up: Lela (second place) and Kathy (third place)
  • Deaths < 1 day: Flora and Kathy (before they die for real)
  • Major deaths: Flora, Kathy and Woody
  • Changes in location: The eliminated contestants (Ady, Columbus, David, Eugenia, Flora, G.P., Iris, Joe, Maja, Nathalia, Penelope, Phuong, Rocky, Simon, Spongy, Thérèse, Thomas and Woody) are freed from the TLC.
  • Changes in status: The eliminated contestants (Ady, Columbus, David, Eugenia, Flora, G.P., Iris, Joe, Maja, Nathalia, Penelope, Phuong, Rocky, Simon, Spongy, Thérèse, Thomas and Woody) are now free.
RLBFB 22: The flashback to the end of season 1 is filmed (but revealed later).
RLBFDIA 1: The beginning chase scene is filmed.
  • Changes in location: Lela ends up in exile, in Yoyleland, Turkey.
RLBFDI 25: That night, the post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
RLBFDIA 1: That night, the post-credits scene is filmed. Editing commences as the contestants go on break.
  • Lela becomes metallic[20] some time between now and 17 July 1964 (tending towards the earlier date).
13 December The contestants are allowed to return to their home countries. However, as the series ended on a rather bleak note, technically not all contestants would be repatriated.
24 December RLBFDI 25: Editing is finished.
1964
1 January RLBFDI ends as its finale (and 25th episode), "Return of the Hang Glider", is released. Notable extras that appear in this episode: Every extra who appeared in a past episode, plus new ones (scouted 27 October to 10 November). In theory, this group should include Donald Adura, Marc Anastasiades, Lina Angola, Barbara Baker, Astrid Bergjord, Liz Bethel, Jamie Blaine, Naily Carpenter, Cheese Orb, Chico Cortes, Cam Daguerre, Frankie de Vries, Leo Denning, Petra Dierschl, Arbutus Harvey, Fannie Hateford, Katja Horvat, Nick Jefferson, Ruby Jiwe, Steven Juststeven, Bomby Kaboumogo, Abbie Kipling, Rafael Kregelin, Claude Le Page, Terry Leigh, Eddie Machava, Paula MacPherson, Bertha McRae, Jake McRae, Lulu Madikizela, Dora Marquez, Renata Monteiro, Nonexisty, Toni Ortega, Pedro Quispe, Roboty, Khaled Saad, Sana Salama, Belle Saleh, Chizuko Summer, Peggy Tan, Briselda Varela, Vortex, Gabriel Weiland, T.V. Woo and the stand-in for Freddy Collins.

Notes[]

  1. The name through which the audition was sent; it stuck.
  2. Interpret that how you wish.
  3. 3.0 3.1 It might have been over one day, since this character had no Recovery Center.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 For a period of time so long that it would seem unethical otherwise. It is assumed that they have food.
  5. Rule of thumb: whenever editing commences (what is meant by "E.C."), the contestants have their break.
  6. Another rule of thumb: When someone is brought back, it usually means they come back to wherever the main filming place is. In RLBFDI and RLBFDIA, that place is Nairobi, Kenya. In RLIDFB, it's Yoyle City, Yoyleland, Turkey. In RLBFB and RLTPOT, it's Somewhere in Kenya or Afghanistan, depending on the part of the season it's in.
  7. BFDI 18: 0:16. "I've been in here for sixteen months…" Obviously, she doesn't mean "precisely sixteen months".
  8. Oh yeah, ambiguous situations will be shown in green.
  9. BFDI 4 (10:01; "in three weeks") and BFDI 5 (0:01).
  10. Contrary to the sky's changing colours seemingly hundreds of times at 3:03, this only lasted one weekend.
  11. "NC" = non-contestant
  12. It might have been over one day, since this character had no Recovery Center.
  13. As of this episode, recovery is something that doesn't require a Recovery Center to appear on screen.
  14. 14.0 14.1 For a period of time so long that it would seem unethical otherwise. It is assumed that they have food.
  15. The real-life analogue of using puppets for an animated series, I suppose.
  16. Abbie isn't included here to spare her the cruelty. The cake for this episode was just a blueberry pie with a face drawn on it.
  17. 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 Failed attempt at age-averaging for this contestant.
  18. "CH" = contestant-hopeful
  19. Post-credits scenes are (usually) filmed after midnight, one day after the scenes that come directly before.
  20. 20.0 20.1 20.2 Interpret that how you wish.
  21. BFDI 24: 7:23. According to Lela, the four of them faked their deaths before the Announcer.

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