Kid Nation: Bonanza is Disgusting!

This week at Kid Nation, they're burning off a bunch of footage for the mid-season shows. We see the kids dig a pit to dispose of the town's trash, and learn that some townspeople just dig in their heels when asked to do any work. The Town Council finally learns that the only power they may actually have is to withhold paychecks when their team members don't do their jobs.

It isn't until about the last five minutes of the show that we see the actual subplot, and perhaps the more clever explanation for the episode's title. One of the townspeople has been working in the background, helping out his team's elected leader, counseling other townspeople, and moderating disputes. We see that the Town Council has met and decided to award him the coveted gold star for the week. But we also discover that the same level of involvement that makes him popular is causing him to debate whether he wants to continue as a resident of Bonanza City. We hear him say that the ongoing negativity makes him want to be somewhere else. And so, when the host asks his weekly question over whether anyone wants to leave Bonanza City, he raises his hand. It is only through the quick intercession of some of the townspeople and Town Council that he is convinced that he should stay and help make the town better.

Does anyone share that townsperson's thought, that while he tries to be an involved member of the community, the grass may be greener somewhere else?