Top 10 Most Toxic Survivor Players

[@michaelalansara8893]

I still cant handle how the players used the "Dan Grope Scenario" in their game-play. They really sickened me with the way they gas lighted Janet that season.

[@Beardedgumby]

Yea the fact they showed it was crazy. He should have been kicked off way earlier

[@lerdog]

Janet is a real life hero

[@yogib4272]

Bro that part makes me so heated I literally cannot watch it without getting pissed. Using harassment to advance your game is absolutely disgusting behavior.

[@tjflash60]

That was so disappointing and I feel that Janet was unfairly affected because she tried to do the right thing and help. The show had video about what was happening and should not have allowed it to progress as far as it did.

[@KlaviceGavin]

Yeah Island of the Idols might be the equivalent to Big Brother 15 in terms of awful casts.

[@NDeezy]

Janet is one of the most respectable Survivors ever for how she handled Dan’s BS. An absolute gem of a human being. Similarly, the way the Game Changers players stood up for Zeke against Varner. Much respect to them for that. Also so glad to see Alicia included in the Colton segment. She didn’t do as much as Colton, so she doesn’t get mentioned as much when people talk about the bad behavior on that season. The way they treated Christina was ridiculous.

[@fukhyu3330]

Imo I think Alicia could be considered worse. Colton’s hate doesn’t necessarily affect anyone in his life (plus he has seemingly changed a lot) but Alicia is a special ed teacher and basically mocked her own students on the show. At least colton’s victims had the power of being able to fight back/be portrayed positively but Alicia was bullying people not even on the show. Feel free to disagree with me but I just find Alicia’s behavior a lot more appalling. Not necessarily because it’s “worse” than Colton’s but because Colton’s hate came more from a lack of exposure to people different from him, whereas Alicia was making fun of people she was supposed to care about.

[@travisflint7616]

@@fukhyu3330 I completely agree with this. I can't believe someone who lacks that much empathy can choose a career path she was in. She was so despicable. Easily one of my most hated Survivors. The two of them were the worst of the worst.

[@fukhyu3330]

@@travisflint7616 sadly there are a lot of people like her who choose the same career. Not all special ed teachers of course, in fact it’s a very small minority, but it’s far too many. Why choose a job caring for people you don’t see as fully human? Sadly this behavior isn’t held accountable because most of society has yet to care about disabled people 🫠

[@travisflint7616]

@@fukhyu3330 I completely agree

[@annrodriguez2891]

I loved Janet the minute she showed all them young ones how to make fire...the first hour at camp .One badass lady❤

[@erakfishfishfish]

Let’s also not forget Brandon Hantz’s gross fixation on voting out Mikayla because he found her attractive but was “loyal to his wife”. Ugh.

[@buggyking2523]

I feel like this isn’t brought up enough as one of the cringiest/creepiest things a contestant as done. Like you’re an adult man, surely you can find people attractive and just decide to not cheat on your wife without having to vote Mikayla off. So weird

[@wills3210]

Brandon has gotta be bipolar because one second he’s the nicest guy ever and then he’s mentally unstable and dangerous

[@imnevergonnaloveagain]

Knowing what Russel Hantz did to Brandon, it's awful, but also pitiful😞🙁😐

[@wintergirl8]

Not to mention the fact that even if he had decided to be "loyal to his wife" (what a great guy!!), what on earth made him think Mikayla would have had anything to do with him? He was so deluded.

[@wintergirl8]

​@@wills3210 He is the perfect illustration of what a "nice guy" looks like

[@Cardinals97]

The fact that Alicia is a special Ed teacher and is treating someone like that is insane makes me worry for how she treated the kids she taught

[@DylanDickson2]

She even said that she treats Christina like she does her students, right after bullying and harassing her for weeks.

[@kirstybrown1185]

⁠@@DylanDickson2 in a way that condescended both Christina and her own students. Just a nasty little cretin. Hope she had a reality check after this. 👌🏻

[@Jiorgiapeach]

I think she lost her job after that. Definitely deserved. God knows how she treated those poor kids.

[@abbyrose6660]

@@Jiorgiapeachshe appeared very apologetic when it was brought up at the reunion. I always found it weird how Alicia and Christina worked together postmerge because of how horribly Alicia treated Christina at the swap but they had apparently mended fences, though that makes those comments even worse.

[@LoneGamerNerd]

She did apologize during the reunion, but yeah, I do acknowledge that doesn't necessarily exempt someone from the things they said. She did seem sincere though.

[@jennatodd4664]

I will never be over Dan "demonstrating" that he doesn’t just randomly touch women without their consent by randomly grabbing Noura before even asking her.

[@burnsabeast]

Watching the way Kellee was treated again really makes my skin crawl. To this day I cannot believe that the women were all being harassed like that, had the opportunity to cut that cancer out of the tribe that was responsible, yet went ahead and voted Kellee out before going back to jackass and downplaying the very real reasons why the producers talked to them all. Just disgusting.

[@denglish5]

Also their spinning it as possibly being "false accusations" and trying to two sides the issue was grotesque

[@deltagolavista1]

I should never have been on the players, who are going to take every advantage to win. Everyone wanted Dan at the end because he was a goat. Even Kellee didn’t want him kicked out at first and wanted to target Molly. That said, Tommy, IMO, is a bottom tier winner because he sided with Dan and always will be. it should have been on production to kick him out, or at least pull her aside and strongly suggest she should play one of her idols so it doesn’t look like he is being kicked out but voted out.

[@066kshitizvsingh4]

​@@deltagolavista1Janet actually tweeted that Tommy was constantly on her side(and against Dan) during the vote off and had choice words for production's handling of the situation.

[@wills3210]

I’m not even a Kellee fan but she was done so dirty, and the fact that Missy and Elizabeth used Kellee

[@MovieTimeEveryNight]

i mean tbh Dan wasnt that bad, the girls were just a little not smart

[@PingPongMan3377]

The thing that makes the Colton/Alicia/Christina situation worse is the fact that Christina gets literally no content in Survivor: One World that isn’t related to people being horrible to her. As soon as Colton’s gone she’s basically removed from the show and is only mentioned when people shit talk her.

[@lerdog]

And after all that Christina still comforted Colton when he was in pain, showing how great of a human being she is despite being the target of such horrible people.

[@notamberp]

⁠@@lerdogand OF COURSE they turned it around on her and said she was doing it to save herself 💀 it’s crazy that they’re such awful people, they can’t even recognize when someone’s just being kind to be kind.

[@notamberp]

also how was this posted a day ago?? I’m confused 😅

[@handsoaphandsoap]

I wish Christina got the opportunity to play again, I feel like she had a decent head for the game but was just beaten down by her castmates to a point where she can’t even stand up for herself in the end. I don’t think she’ll ever be the best Survivor player in the world but I think she deserves a fair shot at the million.

[@mchapmond]

@@notamberp Patrons likely get early access.

[@dyeager152]

"new yorks full of a bunch of gay people" is something me and my fellow queer survivor friends say to each other on like a daily basis, I'll tell them I'm going to the store and I'll get a text that says "walgreens is full of a bunch of gay people", bigotry is never ok but finding ways to create humor is a great way to take your power back

[@Samsyoutube-bk4rg]

I grew up watching survivor and learned a lot from the sexist assholes and the ladies of survivor who used their awful views to their advantage. It's a huge part of what made me who I am. The badass women that i grew up to be

[@Jiorgiapeach]

Yes but sharing your inside joke here, ‘in mixed company,’ makes people think that they can talk like that and that homophobia is ok. So pls let’s not share stories like this when the conversation is serious. It’s not a joke.

[@christianzombievampire]

As a gay, I kind of loved Shannon just for how ridiculous he was. I am from the south so i’m used to that sort of guy, and it’s fun to actively play into the game with the knowledge he can’t speak his mind without being outed as a dumbass. If I was sash, I’d be like “yeah, man, I am gay, I bang the hottest dudes you’ve ever seen” cuz what could Shannon even say to that without exposing himself as a homophobe lol

[@annaf7207]

To me Shannon seems like a cartoon chatacter because I've been lucky enough to not encounter someone like him in my life. That and the fact that he was out so fast makes him into a big meme to me and my survivor friends.

[@Fknheck]

So I wonder this sometimes. Sometimes when a friend tells me something cool or shows me something they like or whatever I say “that’s so gay…” but then clarify “gay is a good thing”. For context, I’ve never had anything against gay people in my life and completely denounce homophobia. I’m even bi myself but I can find humour in it all. Anyway, if I said that’s so gay as in that’s so cool, is that offensive?

[@ashen_roses]

Jaison's emasculating of Ben during his boot episode was one of THE best things I've seen anyone do. Just flat out stop the vote and strongarm it to stand up to a very inflammatory bully. No one can tell me he was doing too much or being too militant or triggered. He handled it with a perfect mix of logic and outrage

[@daveconnor6174]

For real!

[@michaelnorton6818]

Jaison was so articulate in that moment. A shame he never got to play again. He and Jamal were so eloquent in their conversations about race, implicit bias, and the connotation of words and labels.

[@buggyking2523]

@@michaelnorton6818He was on a Talking with T Bird podcast epis about a year ago. He’s had a super successful life after the show, he said he’s now way too busy and doesn’t really want to come back on the show.

[@StrengthIncarnate]

The way that man carries himself, no surprise he's found success in his life. Good for him@@buggyking2523

[@mo_13.]

I was genuinely so happy he stood up and said something, there have been multiple questionable moments regarding race in other seasons and most if not all of them had been brushed off until Jaison finally stood up on camera.

[@peytonbond4886]

Can you just imagine being Kellee on the jury, listening to Dan giving his side and downplay everything while the whole tribe gaslights the one person that stood up for you, knowing you can’t do or say anything from your side?

[@esinger23]

It’s fucked up. I felt so bad for her

[@cameronmantai5256]

I did hear that the producers gave Kellee the opportunity to speak about the issue on the tribal after she was voted out but she declined, not wanting to ruin the integrity of the game.

[@wills3210]

@@cameronmantai5256im glad she spoke out against Dan at final tribal

[@msw25]

When Varner outing Zeke my mind was blown. Not just because you would think Varner would know better, but because the whole tribe was immediately furious. I couldn’t have been more proud of the survivor community.

[@ocho33]

9/10 people react the same way…. People are good if you stop listening to the news

[@vmaxlax]

The Dan situation really sickens me, especially bc other women were using other people being uncomfortable as a way to advance their game. It still saddens me that the people that spoke out got so much backlash in the game

[@PDX-Red]

just like in our society. its one of the many reasons victims don't come forward.

[@CompeAnansi1218]

The real timeline is the one where Janet wins s39

[@lerdog]

That stupid, stupid coin ruined the only chance the season had to be salvageable

[@CompeAnansi1218]

@@lerdog f*$king Dean

[@superraul6449]

As much I like Janet, the better outcome would be Lauren or Dean

[@rogerdodger1984]

​@@superraul6449naw, Janet.

[@wills3210]

Tommy is a solid winner but it should’ve been Janet

[@daniellegershman9165]

To add on to Brandon’s segment, in South Pacific he hated and relentlessly targeted Michaela pretty much solely for the reason that he was attracted to her, and he blamed her for making him have desires to be unfaithful to his wife. She literally just existed and he was furious at her for being attracted to her

[@PintheDog]

And then, after he verbally attacked her, he had a self-pitying confessional in which he basically cried about not wanting to be like his Uncle Russell, and he clearly expected people to feel sorry for _him_ instead of _her_ in that moment. And even worse, the _editors_ clearly wanted us to feel sorry for him, when I only felt sorry for Mikayla.

[@GamingFanactic911]

It still shocks me how much Dan got away with what he did. The producers should have stepped in immediately and ejected him. I feel for Kellee and Janet. The season was going so well too, if Dan did not ruin it

[@WilsonReviews]

Colton and Alicia’s treatment of Christina alone makes the one world premerge the worst premerge in survivor history imo

[@awilk709]

And that’s why Christina outlasted Colton & Alicia 🤩🤩🤩

[@wills3210]

@@awilk709Christina wasn’t a good player by any means, but of course anyone with common sense will take her side over Alicia and Colton who are the two worst people to ever play the game

[@awilk709]

@@wills3210 real, she sucked but she’s so nice, bc I would’ve been embarrassed if I got out before her bahahahahaha

[@wills3210]

@@awilk709 for real she was really sweet. One World was just an awful season altogether besides Kim of course

[@zcjonesy]

Thank for actually including Varner and Dan; all the time I see things about worst this that or cringe and the content creator will say he’s leaving two obvious ones out; we can’t ignore history and it’s a good guide to show what to never do

[@allycat0136]

So as much as I LOATHE Varner for what he did to Zeke, I can’t skip over the fact that I love how the rest of the castaways there absolutely REAMED him to shreds. Like I don’t really care for Sarah or Debbie, but their participation in absolutely destroying Varner gives them some serious points in my book.

[@Jiorgiapeach]

Wow yesssss let’s enjoy the destruction of a trailblazing out gay man because he refused to play along with a biological female that wanted to represent gay men on tv. Sounds about right. Yalls homophobia knows no bounds. Smfh

[@johndebono1870]

So Varner is 100% in the wrong, but I don't think the producers get enough flak for the fact they showed Varner outing Zeke. If you just let the tribe vote, you can edit around the confrontation and it's still Zeke call on when he wants to be out to the public (See the accusations of Kenny calling Charlie slurs in Gabon). It comes across to me like they wanted that big moment in Millennials vs. Gen X and just baited Varner into outing him to force Zeke's hand.

[@stereohype1]

@@johndebono1870 I could be wrong but I vaguely recall reading somewhere of Zeke saying in a post game interview that the producers did in fact ask him what they should do with those scenes and he decided to allow it to remain in the show. One of the rare occasions when a contestant had a say in their edit.

[@leonsavag4450]

@@stereohype1yes! Zeke was asked about this and specifically wanted it to be in the edit, in part as a way of being a role model to other trans people!

[@eagerturtle4791]

Sarah's eyeroll when Varner says he doesn't want to be misrepresented was iconic.

[@corlettklein4108]

Best survivor hack: don’t be racist, homophobic, sexist, ableist, or a predator

[@olivermensinger6022]

You improve your odds of surviving the vote by not doing these things. Correct.

[@abhainnxv]

Don't be racist, I am a building

[@SamuraiDoggo14]

Also, don't be those in general.

[@ManCheat2]

Ben wasnt racist.

[@NYChica23]

@@ManCheat2 Okay no...we're not going to act like him telling the only African American woman on the season that she's ghetto trash and to go eat ketchup sandwiches and drink Kool Aid didn't have racist implications

[@erakfishfishfish]

I just read Colton’s AMA Reddit and wow, he really matured in the 8 years between his seasons and that AMA. He’s forthcoming in explaining why he was the way he was, but it never comes off as an excuse. My favorite part is when someone asked him if he ever apologized to Bill and Colton replied he did and learned a ton about forgiveness and empathy from him.

[@natalieberrow9490]

Didn’t his fiancé pass away? I’m sure that really changed his life and perspective on the world. I hope he’s grown and he has found peace. Rest in peace Caleb 🤍

[@wills3210]

I’m so happy for him, it sucks what happened to his fiancée, that’s terrible.

[@llorona7847]

Did he ever apologize to Christina?

[@ElStinko-ve6mb]

Once a bigot, always a bigot.

[@NYChica23]

@@ElStinko-ve6mb Some people actually can change their views from simply being around others who are different for the first time in their lives

[@Captain_Subpar]

I think it's important to note that when Jeff was talking to Rob Cesternino and fans came away from it thinking he said that there will never be villains on Survivor again and it was just going to be a lovefest... he never said that. What he was saying that there will never be people on the show again who would make this list. No more Brandons. No more Wills. No more Coltons. Etc. And I'm thankful for that.

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

Yeah because while it's only been two episodes of 46, it seems that Kenzie and Tiffany are going to get a more "villainous" edit and I also can see Venus getting one (but more in a Parvati sense) where she's just a cold calculated strategist. I also think that Tevin being so dismissive of Venus and saying how he controls his tribe is also being shown to us in that way. I'm not saying these people are villains because it's way too early to say that, but the edit was leaning that way last episode.

[@roguemerc]

yea, theres a big difference in casting villains on the level of a Megamind or a Loki, and casting Jeffery Dahmer. Can still have villains, but casting pure assholes to force the issue is not great.

[@zenbija]

That's what I was thinking too. Sometimes when casting around seasons 10-39 wanted "memorable villains" and "big personalities," they got people who were just terrible. The new era has some people who are ruthlessly strategic, but the new casting process seems to be getting rid of the toxic before they start.

[@abhainnxv]

@@roguemerc PLEASE CAST MEGAMIND ON SURVIVOR!

[@AKIsAClown]

You’re the only one. The rest of us don’t like boring TV

[@jacobadelsheimer9645]

Shannon: Why are you gay? Sash: Who says I’m gay? Shannon: You are gay.

[@Jiorgiapeach]

💀 no comment

[@farooqmian9344]

Says the guy whose name is shanon

[@buggyking2523]

NaOnka really should have gotten a mention. Her treatment of Kelly B was gross and then her still taking the reward even though she was quitting the game was cartoonishly selfish

[@josabby474]

It was so heartbreaking to watch Kellee get voted out, Jamal get screwed by the fake advantage, and Janet being driven to tears and ready to quit after they tried to do the right thing in the Dan situation. Tommy was a villainous winner. He was keeping Dan in the game as a goat despite the fact that he didn’t respect boundaries (to put his disgusting actions mildly), he sabotaged Janet’s idol play, then sabotaged Lauren’s fire making. Can’t blame him for not wanting to sit next to Janet or Lauren at the end, but his gameplay was still villainous. Lil got grief for being a scout leader who lied in a game that requires lying. How about Tommy- a fourth grade teacher/ whose female students watched him keep a predator in the game?

[@jamelwelch8127]

4+4=

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

Janet and Kellee have both said Tommy had their backs and a lot of the cast speculate that he was buried in the edit because if he won after speaking out against production the entire season would have been clouded. They voted for him to win for a reason.

[@abhainnxv]

@@thefoxoflaurels3437 What a surprise, production doesn't want to look bad, so they silence the people who speak out against them.

[@NYChica23]

Tommy actually didn't approve of Dan's actions in the game, but because production didn't want to air anything that made them look bad/wanted to cover their asses the whole time after constantly dropping the ball on the sexual harassment issues that happened multiple times over 39 seasons, and Tommy had the balls to call them out on their mishandling of everything, none of that stuff made the edit, and instead he got falsely edited to look like a sympathizer

[@Samsyoutube-bk4rg]

12:03 this is a reminder that it took almost the WHOLE GAME for dan to be removed!!!!! But "come in guys" was removed INSTANTLY the second they got backlash. Sounds preformative to me

[@ransum_]

it is performative, otherwise Jeff would have never even brought it up on camera he would have just stopped saying it

[@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong]

There was never even any backlash over it. Probst just did it to try and win points. No one even took the bait initially, but Ricard wanted to be a lap dog.

[@letsgoblues21]

@@Captain-Sum.Ting-Wong oh Ricard. The "gay" man married to a "trans man" who was carrying his baby...... which boils down to two straight, heterosexual people

[@sammyismuff]

“Come on in, guys” is so benign. I’ve never thought of it in a gendered way, and I can’t imagine anyone getting upset over it.

[@zoharshaked726]

Let it go. The "come on in" stuff doesn't really matter if it has "guys" or not at the end. Jeff did a mistake in trying to make this a "grand TV moment" and it ended up being very cheesy but he admitted that he shouldn't have made this into a TV moment and instead just change it. Ricard was just the one to speak up but it was something that the whole Ua tribe was thinking with him and at the end of the day he just wanted to make things a bit more inclusive for those whose this mattered (and there were some).

[@JitteryJackanape]

The thing that disgusts me the most about the dan situation is that this kind of thing does happen in real life all the time. Women talk all the time about needing to hold men accountable but there are a significant portion of women who stand by and let things happen if it benefits them. Bill Burr made a great joke about it with how the WNBA fails where Real Housewives succeeds. "Women would rather tear each other down than achieve a common goal" that shit is so true at the most ruthless level. We always say survivor is a reflection of society and that was the most real vile shit. Ive never been able to watch that season again despite my love for Janet, Jamal and Kellie. There was a fun cast and then Dan fucked it up and the women allied with him put the game before life because everyone wanted him around for an easier shot at winning. The show fucked up and the cast did too. There's no way he shouldve been allowed to stay that long.

[@teddymanguerra]

Forgot that Alicia was a special ed teacher. I feel horrible remembering it now.

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

Look it was messed up but as somehow who is hella queer that Sash thinks saying he’s “one of the most eligible bachelors in New York” is somehow supposed to help his case is kinda funny

[@handsoaphandsoap]

For sure, the transgression of Shannon is infinitely worse but Sash getting so defensive about being called gay and essentially refuting it by saying he “slays mad pussy” is also not a great look. It shows that he perceived being called gay to be negative and something he needed to refute. But I give him grace, it was a different cultural time and he was being verbally assaulted for no reason so it’s not that strange that he would respond poorly.

[@buggyking2523]

Yeah honestly the way Sash reacted was kind of off putting too. Like he almost seemed mad someone would ever think he’s gay rather than being bothered by Shannon’s homophobia

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

@@buggyking2523 Oh no for me it’s more just the fact he rebuffed it in the zestiest way possible

[@SissyFlower5]

A harsh reality is that the field of special education is full of people like Alicia. Maybe not as overt, but many don't respect their students as people and just train them like dogs to obey. She thought that was an okay thing to say, probably because she and her coworkers would joke about it in the teacher's lounge. It's such a huge but hidden problem

[@speedude0164]

That's something I've noticed a lot in media. See this person over here who's a total asshole and can't control their ego for a second? Yeah guess what that person's job is: a child therapist! Wonderful isn't it?

[@miajean1514]

@6:53 “you constantly correct them-“ “No I don’t” palpable irony.

[@erakfishfishfish]

One of the worst parts about Dan/Kellee on Survivor is Kellee got retaliated against for blowing the whistle on Dan. If that happened in any company, there’d be a lawsuit. (She was such a fun player to watch-she deserved better.)

[@wills3210]

Kellee deserves a second chance but in terms of gameplay she wasn’t very good

[@erakfishfishfish]

@@wills3210 she won me over when she got an advantage from a journey, then hid it in her hair and came back to camp crying, telling the tribe that she lost and was upset. It fooled everyone.

[@wills3210]

@@erakfishfishfish yeah that was honestly awesome I just wish she used her advantage!

[@llorona7847]

It was disgusting how so many of the girls complained about Dan but when Kellee was brave enough to come forward they all gaslighted her. Janet was protective & took responsibility to get the accusations addressed. They all turned on her. So gross

[@coletrainhetrick]

Million dollars on the line. Dan had zero chance of winning so people seized the opportunity

[@llorona7847]

@ Principles should be placed ahead of money. Sometimes it takes more courage and too many people don’t have that.

[@coletrainhetrick]

@llorona7847 I genuinely refute this. This is a game, after 40 days you can go back to normal, acting like principles matter is honestly silly. If my principle is to be poor and give superficial impact that's just stupid. They took advantage knowing he's hated and couldn't win and played accordingly.

[@btreese7]

Colton and Alicia were horrible people in that season. I felt really bad for Christina in that Season. I thought she deserved a 2nd chance if she wanted it.

[@Jiorgiapeach]

Yes and I recently found out that Survivor does not allow ADHD medication and Christina was diagnosed as ADHD. This makes the situation even worse. Feel terrible for christina.

[@PintheDog]

@@Jiorgiapeach That explains why Christina started out so into the game, but then completely fell apart. Her ADHD probably made her have several moments of brain fogs.

[@elji02]

Did the guy actually say he was not racist after calling someone ghetto tr. And after telling her to go eat sandwiches and kool-aid? At this point i want to know what he considers racism then..😮

[@annaf7207]

Yeah, some people are so ignorant they think they would only be racist if they specifically said something along the lines of "I hate this person because they're X ethnicity"

[@TheDXJC56]

You know white people live in ghettos and eat sandwiches and kool-aid too right? If we're being honest you're the racist here for thinking only black people can drink kool-aid and live in the ghetto 😂

[@MultiSaintsfan123]

Some people genuinely think they cannot possibly be racist unless they say the n word

[@ManCheat2]

he wasnt racist.

[@ManCheat2]

@@MultiSaintsfan123 again, ben wasnt racist.. dude literally got it from a eddie murphie bit. Hell, my mom grew up eating and drinking the same thing as the ghetto joke.

[@soupkabukii]

Since I haven’t seen anyone else mention it: Alicia being a special ed teacher and making the comments she did at 15:44 is vile. As an autistic person, it really bothers me that so many special ed teachers who are supposed to help us and be there for us during our most vulnerable years don’t actually see us as equals. I hope she got fired after her season because she should not be working with disabled people (especially not disabled children).

[@Rodanguirus]

Always enjoy sharing with Survivor fans who may not be super into sports that Scot's constant claims of being a "champion" refer to a season where he played in about one-fourth of the regular season's games. In those, he played slightly less than 8 minutes per (48-minute) game, averaging under 2 points. He didn't see the court at any point during the playoffs.

[@codypagels1598]

His ass would have been working at Arby’s if he was born into a normal sized body

[@captsfufp]

You would know more than me, but having watched Brandon - he clearly had mental issues. That doesn’t excuse his behavior - but I would steer him toward therapy and treatment than others on this list. And Jeff sucks - having lived in Greensboro, where he was, he continued his toxic behavior (and he does on Twitter).

[@teamsteed1]

Yeah Brandon did have mental issues on both of his seasons. I did not like what Jeff did to Zeke at the TC on "Survivor: Game Changers."

[@koelkastridder3388]

I get where you're coming from and I agree, but I kind of also believe pretty much everyone on this list should go to therapy. Sadly that is also what makes them "interesting" for this show

[@notamberp]

@@teamsteed1…mental issues aren’t temporary, so yeah of course they were there for both seasons…

[@handsoaphandsoap]

Brandon should never have been cast on the show. They exploited his obvious mental problems. Twice.

[@JRJuggernaut1]

Varner’s behavior on social media is awful, he has no grasp of what a bigot he is and he highlights the worst parts of transphobia. I use him as a prime example of how transphobia rots people’s brains.

[@denglish5]

Nothing in survivor has ever made me as frustrated as when they took out Kellee and then removed Dan from play. She deserves way better for standing up for herself and it was a shame to see those women and men go against someone instead of standing up for them in solidarity

[@daniellegershman9165]

We should have a season of players who were abused or mistreated in some way by toxic players their first time around. It could have people like Janet, Kellee, Christina, Alecia, Bill, and so many more. There were so many players who were tortured or screwed in their first game and were going no chance to move forward because extremely toxic people had the power. They deserve a second chance with other players who are actually empathetic, decent human beings

[@JimmyVermeer]

I think a good person to include in this list is RC.

[@NYChica23]

I'd add Mikayla to that list because of the whole Brandon trying to get her out because he was tempted by her situation

[@davidroos935]

The Dan situation is sad and frustrating. I like to think that a lot of kids growing up saw and accepted Jamal’s explanation debunking the false notion of “if this was a problem then I would’ve heard about it.” Same with Kellee and Janet setting boundaries with the game and real life

[@gatorgoatjohnny]

The three worst episodes of the show are in a league of their own, and it's not even close: 1. The Dan Spilo merge incident. 2. Sue Hawk's quit in All-Stars 3. Varner and Zeke It's easy to be a boring episode. It takes a special kind of episode to make me disgusted to be a fan. (At least Varner's ejection was affirming in the positivity that followed.)

[@lerdog]

#3 is a little less awful because everyone rightfully defended Zeke and stood up against Varner, while in the other two situations there was no silver linning.

[@gatorgoatjohnny]

@@lerdog Exactly. Varner was the most out of the show's control.

[@cameronmoland]

I can’t believe that Jeff Varner tried to make money off of outing Zeke. Deserving of the top spot

[@PingPongMan3377]

Good thing that book never came out, can’t imagine why

[@2222themoon]

Exactly what I was thinking. Wish Jeff had asked him what portion of proceeds would be donated to a trans rights group.

[@esinger23]

He tried to make money off of it?! That’s not right

[@abbyrose6660]

And now Varner is a transphobe. He really learned nothing from what he did.

[@JNDReacts]

17:57 “My transgender friends” 18:28 “You don’t have a bigger cheerleader [than me]” Extra toxic cringe knowing what Varner tweets nowadays.

[@emilymcdonald2684]

I will never forgive nearly everyone in IOI for gaslighting Janet...the fact that production only pulled the plug when it happened to a crew member is truly disgusting

[@JessicaAbbott-k8c]

@@emilymcdonald2684 yea for an Emmy award winning program

[@jag519]

Since you talked about colten growing as a person you should have also talked about Varner doubling down and being even worse as a person now, going from "accidently" outing a trans person to trying to attack trans children.

[@ActiveAdvocate1]

Also, Jaison, LOVE that man. Can he please play again if he wants to? That would be nice. Same goes for Janet, because I thought she was very stand-up and dealt with the Pervy Dan situation very well, tying to defend the younger women, from what I could tell.

[@NYChica23]

Jaison has said that he wouldn't play again because his schedule wouldn't allow it

[@cookielafoo3848]

Alicia is so crappy as a human, she slept with David Murphy after his reunion proposal to Christine. What and icky human, on an icky list.

[@littlegreencap28]

Janet, Kellee and Jamal were the only saving graces of season 39. I almost didn’t come back to watching survivor after that because of how horribly badly that was handled.

[@Jiorgiapeach]

Janet carried that season. I remember crying when she went home. She is such a hero.

[@um773]

I'd argue Molly, Vince, Chelsea, Tom, Jack, Karishma and Noura were also saving graces of 39 because they were either great, likeable players taken out too soon (Molly/Vince/Chelsea/Tom/Jack) or were the few that tried to vote Dan out at 13 in support of Kellee (Karishma and Noura).

[@lerdog]

The episode where Kellee and Jamal were kicked and Janet was gaslighted and driven to tears was the first time I had to reconsider my unwavering loyalty to the show. It was horrible, dark and nasty. They seem to have done better tho.

[@lerdog]

@@um773 I liked Noura on the season, but she defended Dan a bunch after the show

[@Jiorgiapeach]

@@lerdog it was traumatizing. Especially the way Missy and Elizabeth planned all of it. It was really disturbing

[@dancegregorydance6933]

Brandon is rightly called out, but what about Philip bullying him and then talking about his family? Philip strikes me as the kind of person who is very difficult to be around.

[@Ori_Kohav]

He was like that in s22 as well. He was every bit as toxic as Brandon, if not more

[@queenofcats9240]

I remember watching Kaoh Rong as it was airing. I was maybe 13 or 14 and I remember my dad and I always arguing about Alecia. I liked her a lot. I thought that despite being ostracized immediately by her tribe, she kept up great spirits and still tried to work with her teammates and talk things out. Everyone else on the tribe however, especially Scott and Jason just always blamed her for every little thing that went wrong. My dad felt the same way as Scott and Jason and just out right hated her and kept calling her a “dumb blonde” Everyone on that tribe was just used to being the best physically wherever they were from so when they didn’t win physical challenges, they just immediately put the blame on her. She was the only one who would voice any sort of strategy because not all challenges can be won by strength alone, but she would just get ignored

[@VictimPoliticized]

10 times Survivor the "social experiment" didn't go as expected or desired.

[@BaGurpaGurpa]

Where seasons like South Pacific and One World nearly drove me to quit watching Survivor with their toxic crap, KZbinrs like you and Luke of Idoled Out kept me watching Survivor, and I'm glad I didn't give up on the show. So thank you.

[@Samsyoutube-bk4rg]

18:51 how was rocky not on this list😂😂😂

[@heatherparisi8250]

Yes the stuff he said to Anthony was so uncalled for

[@Samsyoutube-bk4rg]

@heatherparisi8250 there are so many actually racist sexist homophobic people from the early seasons and none of them are here.

[@Samsyoutube-bk4rg]

@heatherparisi8250 i am weirdly greatful for all the actually horrendous people like rocky because it definitely taught me that people like that exist and they're always going to exist, but you can use their horrendous opinions of you to your advantage. I'm glad I grew up watching old survivor it is a huge part of why i am the way that i am. It's weird

[@antoineharris2176]

Don't worry, he's gonna be on part 2 of this video along with Judd, Jamie, and Brian H.

[@johndebono1870]

Not that Rocky's behaviour was cool, but it was brought up by Anthony that they are friends now and the show did him dirty by leaving out the fact he was going through nicotine withdrawal. Why Rocky thought that was a good idea right after Shane Powers I have no clue, but it does explain a lot.

[@A.tess08]

Jeff Probst handle the Varner boot very well

[@kentavoorhees9082]

honestly it's disgusting they way Dan put his hands all over Noura during tribal council

[@emjayee]

6:28 my skin crawls listening to these comments. Heard it my entire life, no matter my grammar or lifestyle. Wonderful on that King for defending her

[@ajl9772]

Ted never gets talked about. It's wild. Like even if you believe he was unintentional of any wrong doing, the way he treated Ghandia after was awful. Jean Robert was also really toxic. If he did what he did today, he'd face the same backlash Dan did. Maybe even worse. Rocky bullying Anthony in Fiji was awful. Worse was Probst joining him!

[@PintheDog]

There's a reason that many fans don't like Probst.

[@thefoxoflaurels3437]

@@PintheDog Probst yells at people a lot. He’ll ask production to stop filming so he can yell at people

[@varisrevolver4061]

Sidetracking a bit, but I read Jean (like the woman's name) Roberts, and got confused for a second

[@NYChica23]

Rocky and Anthony actually have mended fences now and are cool with each other, and according to Anthony, a large part of why Rocky was the way he was is because he pulled a Shane Powers and went through nicotine withdrawal his entire time on the show

[@the_exTIMinator]

Dan Foley and Rodney Lavoie Jr should've been on this list alongside Will for the way they treated the women on Worlds Apart

[@jacobway468]

What did Rodney do

[@InkAndPoet]

And now Brandon Hantz, Dan, Colton, and probably others from this video are on the Survivor Blacklist, never to compete again. I'd like to see a video on that.

[@e_eyster]

To this day I am actually still fairly impressed that Brandon didnt (somewhat justifiably) throw a punch and Phillip because he was really asking for it to a point where it seemed he was hoping that production/his tribe would help him.

[@Jiorgiapeach]

Agreed. Brandon was repeatedly bullied by Phillip. We saw it happen over and over again. Now yall call Brandon a villain… I wonder why…

[@Campbish10]

I still remember the way I felt watching the Varner moment the first time. My heart dropped it was horrible. Zeke handled it better than most of the human population could ever have. Hopefully one day peoples differences won’t even cross others minds. ❤

[@loganarnoldkicks4321]

I can tell you the number 1 most toxic Survivor players is Sami Layadi from Survivor 43. HE LIED ABOUT HIS AGE TO HIS WHOLE TRIBE.

[@brianwilliams766]

Honestly, did you know Sammy was only 19?!

[@lachepro6860]

Wait Sami is only 19? Never heard that before.

[@LourencoGordao]

how is that toxic?

[@zirphynx8471]

@@LourencoGordao It's an inside joke that originated from the Once Upon an Island channel.

[@Jake-bw3xs]

I thought Sami was in his 20s 😔

[@kimberlyskits7241]

I think the worst part about the Varner situation is that in the months he had to reflect after the season he instead decided to write a book and then he took said book to the reunion to promote, essentially monetizing off of outing Zeke. So disgusting.

[@asmodeus58XX]

About half the cast of Fiji can be here, especially Rocky and Lisi.

[@slimcognito383]

Varner outing Zeke the way he did genuinely makes me uncomfortable. I'm glad that not only did he had the of the other players there to call Varner out for what he did but that he also stayed very calm in situation where I wouldn't blame him for being upset.

[@BigSleepyJoeCooking]

9:34 “Talent manager” says it all 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ChrisMackTalks]

That’s why I will never rewatch the season with Colton and Alicia

[@josephinelilith3224]

Don't forget how after the episode aired, Will actually doubled down on his statements and claimed the reason why people sided with Shirin was cause she was white (even though she's not actually white either.)

[@zoeytwice]

i feel so bad for christina; even on the jury she was being made fun of 😢 if i was her i would’ve lost it so good for her for staying calm

[@igator210]

Watching these clips has reaffirmed my belief that the camera people and producers should step in at will when the bullying gets too much. Yes it is a game of "surviving" amongst all the players, but there is no need to degrade the other players in the process.

[@dawnwilson1529]

To be fair Philip could prob drive anyone over the edge...

[@Ori_Kohav]

He should be thankful that Brandon didn’t steal and bury his pants, like Julie did.

[@redduskironsky1058]

The audacity he had to then sit there and cry over him maliciously outing Zeke, hahahahaha and on top of that, monetizing the entire situation and making it about his shame and not the shame he brought to the whole episode and contestants.

[@MultiSaintsfan123]

So disgusting that the producers only did something about Dan once he started that stuff with a crew member. How they handled that entire situation was definitely a low point in the franchise

[@ajl9772]

At what point would you have removed Dan from the game?

[@brittanyscott9994]

@@ajl9772what the producers and everyone else that works on the show should’ve done which was remove him the first time it happened or the first time Kelly mentioned it I mean it’s appalling disgusting behaviour and it’s like Dan was rewarded by being able to stay in the game

[@ajl9772]

@@brittanyscott9994 So the first time Kellee said it made her uncomfortable they should have removed him? Or the first time after she told him it made her uncomfortable? Based off of what Probst said, I think the issue for the producers was, technically Dan didn't break any laws and since they didn't have anything written in their rule book about it, they were potentially liable for a lawsuit from him if they removed him. Reminder that this show allowed far worse to happen numerous times before this.

[@brittanyscott9994]

@@ajl9772 that’s definitely true in all stars Sue quit because hatch rubbed himself on her during a challenge and maybe they shouldn’t have removed Dan immediately but when he kept touching Kelly after she explicitly told him to stop and he didn’t he should’ve been removed what I don’t like is that missy and Elizabeth lied and used that whole thing as a game move

[@ajl9772]

@@brittanyscott9994 The Sue/Hatch incident was ugly moment. Now, most the other contestants have stated they dont think Rich had any malice intent and no one saw anything. Hatch has talked about his side. He claims he made no contact with her and that footage backed him up. He did also make a good point about how odd it was that she went out of her way to be close to him when he was naked (not victim blaming, but logically, it made no sense). Her whole tribe was yelling at her to just score the point. Now, Hatch shouldn't have made his joke as it was very inappropriate (as was being naked for the challenge!). What's crazy is despite production paying a settlement to Sue for the incident, they didn't learn their lesson. They allowed Dave in China to compete naked in a physical contact challenge! Missy and Elizabeth pulled off one of the dirtiest moves ever for sure. I get why people are pissed at them. That said, they were playing a game for a million dollars. They had no idea how bad the situation was or if Kellee was just playing it up to benefit her own game (Unless Im mistaken, didnt Kelee pitch getting rid of Dan?). I think people were too harsh towards them. It's on production to take a player out if it gets that bad. It's on the players to play the game. Honestly, Aaron pissed me off the most. Dude called Janet and Kelee liars because he "would have known about it if it was going on" 🙄. I think Jean-Robert in China never gets talked about enough. Dude constantly made sexual remarks in front of everyone about Courtney and Amanda. He would also follow the girls around the shelter so he could cuddle with them at night. Took James to put a stop to it. Everyone got mad at Courtney for speaking up for herself and trying to get him out. Oh and then there's the Ted/Ghandia situation...

[@jesmy]

I'm surprised that creepy Ted wasn't listed. I'm always so disappointed when the women who raise the issues with these men get voted out before the men committing the acts.

[@Shosci]

Dan from World's Apart I personally would add too tbh

[@midnalazuli793]

Dan’s not really a bad person at all. He’s just kind of oblivious to how his words can be misconstrued. Even Shirin claimed that there were ten other people in her season that she hated more than him.

[@cookielafoo3848]

@@midnalazuli793hard disagree Dan was worse than Will and should’ve been a 3 way entry with Rodney.

[@midnalazuli793]

@@cookielafoo3848 Dan’s only problem is his complete lack of filter. He’s what happens when you put an old school Survivor fan in a modern season.

[@MaximilliansHammer]

@@cookielafoo3848 There's a really great deep-dive analysis of Dan Foley on Funny115 v.3. It's the #2 entry on the list and kind of explains how, yes, he was a pretty annoying dude, he wasn't nearly as toxic as the edit make him appear.

[@NYChica23]

@@cookielafoo3848 I don't think Dan is a bad person necessarily...he's just insanely clueless/doesn't realize how his words come across, but he didn't do anything to be intentionally vile like some others on this list

[@Tam5115]

The worst thing I have ever seen on the show was Dan the groper, and how some of the women used that to get further in the game. There are things that no one should have to deal with, in or outside of a game. Dan should have been removed before Kellee left.

[@Ddilly]

The annoyance I got from watching all these ppl again is wilddddd lmao 😂

[@philipjoseph8389]

Crazy how you could make a list just of people from Thailand, One World and Worlds Apart

[@lerdog]

I had to skip the majority of the scenes of these people, it was painful to sit throught it once when watching the show, I'm not doing it again lol (but the vid is awesome anyway!)

[@feasible]

The Rocky/Lisi/Edgardo/Mookie alliance in Fiji was pretty rough. Especially at final tribal, and ESPECIALLY Lisi. It was probably the most uncomfortable I've ever been watching the show, and is at least part of the reason I didn't actively watch much longer afterward.

[@NYChica23]

Edgardo honestly was the only likable member of that alliance...Alex on the other hand, he was about as bad as Lisi was in those FTC questions, especially the not letting Cassandra defend herself when he incorrectly accused her of flipping on Stacy the round that Yau-Man played his idol

[@KrazeElk]

Honestly as a gay guy, I find Shannon’s stupidity to be really funny. “By the way are you gay?” Just makes me laugh so much because of how jarring the bigotry is lol. There’s no lead up at all, he just fires it away

[@adammeyer347128]

Rocky didn’t even get a dishonorable mention? He was toxic as hell, and beyond worthless when it mattered in challenges too.

[@notamberp]

…All I have to say is I’m gonna need uninvolved players to stand up for the players who get verbally attacked waaaay more often. Like why are people not speaking out against the racist and misogynistic comments as they’re being said?? Waiting for confessionals or tribal shouldn’t be the go-to. That bothers tf outta me. Fun video as usual, though! Lol. Thanks for the hard work 🫶🏼

[@NYChica23]

More people spoke out on season 39, but it just wasn't shown...in Tommy's case, it was because he was also critical of production for their handling of the situation

[@GerritCoulter]

Woof. This was a tough watch.

[@XanderMatthews-nv9zf]

Honestly Scot and Jason are like a good level below the rest of the people on this list, at least they were just assholes and not assaulting people

[@jekyllynch6168]

God, i forgot how much that basketball player and the bearded guy were douchy.

[@Mendejito]

Idk if he’s on here but he should if not. I will never get over Shannon on Nicaragua asking Sash blatantly if he was gay at tribal. Like what are you on ?

[@Ori_Kohav]

He’s on the list

[@alexhirsch5738]

Dan: "The most absurd accusation in the history of mankind" Janet: "Every one of them made it"

[@RJnottheraccoon]

I hadn’t seen the clip of Varner talking before trible council since the I watched this season a few months ago and the bit where he says “I feel like I know something about Zeke that is insignificant to this game” is foul!!! He acknowledges that is does not have to do with the game yet he BRING IT UP ANYWAYS!! 😤😤😤 (16:58)

[@solenopsis1]

varner was my moms cheerleading coach in college. he was mean then too! he would make fun of the girls for their looks and was rude. he hit her up years later promoting his appearance on survivor 😭😭it’s strange that he would do something so rude like that considering he’s openly gay …

[@CasuallyShadow]

I know that I'm replying to a really old comment, but sometimes gays and lesbians can be the MOST hateful towards trans people, probably because they think they're allowed to

[@LivTheSlayer]

I wish Jean Robert from China was removed from the game or at least given some sort of warning by production since he also was doing things similar to what Dan was doing. It probably had to do with that season being much earlier and the way harassment was handled back then, but it bothers me that those incidents weren't taken seriously

[@scottyj8500]

Wow, I forgot about a couple of these! Unbelievable

[@bluepower1177]

Varner was one of my favorites growing up. I honestly hope he never recovers from that moment

[@boomcar61]

Island of the Idols what an awesome cast. It could've been a top tier season but the Dan situation completely ruined it.

[@purplemario50]

This video is the KZbin version of doom scrolling....... I need more.

[@JMoney615]

Before I watch I hope to see my boy “Super Special Agent Phillip Shepard” on here

[@InkAndPoet]

Nope, sadly not

[@DylanDickson2]

@@InkAndPoet At least he made a special appearance in the Brandon Hantz segment.

[@Ori_Kohav]

He’s not, but he definitely should be

[@ElFrencho]

I'm surprised Rocky (Fiji) is not in this

[@nevenpatrk9661]

All I have to say is that if you have Tye yelling at you, you know that you're a piece of work.

[@antonnovo695]

"As soon as he had his hands on janet he was good." LoL

[@Jiorgiapeach]

Justice for Brandon. Dude had to deal With coach dehumanizing him all season and then he comes back and Phillip was doing the same thing. PTSD is no joke.

[@Steelers2]

And russell