The Babylon League is a secret society of wealthy, powerful older men Calvin Fischoeder is in. The group gathers annually on Babylon Island. It gets introduced in "Escape from Which Island?"
Profile[]
The Babylon League is a group that "quietly runs the world." Every year, members congregate on Babylon Island to vote on matters like voting on the group's next president and have a party with cocktails, food from selected chefs, and drugs ("Escape from Which Island?").
Story[]
When the Babylon League has its annual retreat in "Escape from Which Island?," Calvin Fischoeder requests Bob Belcher to be his chef for an event on Babylon Island. However, things go wrong when a storm destroys all of the boats, and an intoxicated Hubert Hammerschmidt starts chasing and biting the other members.
Members[]
- Calvin Fischoeder
- Randolph Brackenbrown
- August Scharffenheimer
- Samuel Summerbottom
- Hubert Hammerschmidt
- Nicky McArthur
Trivia[]
- Randolph, August, and Samuel were already introduced in "The Last Gingerbread House on the Left" when they had their annual Christmas gingerbread house-building contest.
- The members perform a blood oath. ("Escape from Which Island?")
- Members of the group voted for every person to bring their own chefs because of dietary restrictions the year before the present events of "Escape from Which Island."
- They host an award party on an island, not Babylon Island, where every member gets trophies. ("Escape from Which Island?")
- When members vote a member out of a club, there's a ceremony for the event that Mr. Fischoeder believes has "so much singing." ("Escape from Which Island?")
- Mr. Fischoeder claims the Illuminati wishes they were in this group. ("Escape from Which Island?")
- The group's premise, annual gathering, and name resemble the real-life "Bohemian Grove" secret society, which is a group of elite men including (largely Republican) former American presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon, who meet annually in the redwood tree forests of Monte Rio, California.