Trivia[]
- This is the only regular solo episode in which the only character (in this case Lumpy) survives.
- This is the third-most viewed episode, behind Eyes Cold Lemonade and Remains to be Seen.
- This is Lumpy's most famous episode in the series.
- At an event, Warren Graff has said that the noise that is made when Lumpy hits his leg with the spoon and rock is the moment that made him cringe the most.
- A made-up "teaser" was made for this episode, in a manner similar to 127 Hours. Truffles makes a short cameo in this "teaser" for a few seconds.
- There is a 1950 Donald Duck cartoon with the same name, which stars Chip and Dale.
- This is one of the seven episodes where a character (Lumpy) is forced to cause pain to themself, the others being Flaky in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!, Disco Bear in Easy Comb, Easy Go, and Toothy in Eye Candy and An Inconvenient Tooth. Lumpy also causes pain to himself in The Chokes on You and I've Got You Under My Skin.
- This is one of a few episodes where one of the characters suffers throughout most of the episode.
- There are no female characters in this episode, due to the only character being Lumpy, a male.
- This is one of three episodes where only one animal (anthropomorphic or not) appears. The other two are Nuttin' Wrong with Candy and YouTube 101: Subscriptions (in which there are other characters, but Cuddles is the only physically seen animal).
- This episode is one of seven instances of a character crying during their injury due to the degree of pain. The other six instances are Lumpy in The Chokes on You, Toothy in Eye Candy and Brake the Cycle, Flaky in Ski Ya, Wouldn't Wanna Be Ya!, Petunia in Read 'em and Weep, and Sniffles in Tongue in Cheek.
- The YouTube thumbnail spoils the ending, as well as Lumpy's injury.
- This is the first regular episode to not feature a character who rarely survives. The second being In Over Your Hedge.
- This episode was banned in Russia on YouTube.
Cultural References[]
- To go "out on a limb" means to be in a position that might be dangerous.
- The moral means the more powerful and successful people are, the more they suffer when they experience defeat and disaster.
- This episode is loosely based on a real life accident involving canyoneer Aron Ralston. In April 2003 (a month before this episode was released), Ralston had gotten his right arm trapped under a boulder whilst hiking in Bluejohn Canyon, Utah, and had to resort to amputating it in order to free himself. His experience was later adapted into the 2010 film 127 Hours.
Production Notes[]
- This is the last episode in which Rhode Montijo has writing credits. From this episode onwards, most of the webisodes are written by Kenn Navarro, Warren Graff, and Ken Pontac.
- This was Ken Pontac's first episode as a writer for the show, even though Shard at Work (another episode he worked on) was released first. Pontac got the idea when he saw the aforementioned Aron Ralston on either a talk show or a reality show.
- There are a few titles that were dropped in favor of Out on a Limb. The rejected titles include Knock On Wood, Just Fir You, and Pineing for You.