Total Drama Island
★ 7.5 · 2007 · 22m · Animation · Comedy · Family
Total Drama Island focuses on twenty-two teenagers' arrival at Camp Wawanakwa to compete on a reality television show. The contestants are divided into two teams and must compete in challenges every three days. While the winning team earns invincibility, the losing team has to vote off one of their own players. Whoever is voted off must walk the Dock of Shame to the Boat of Losers and leave the island. The teams eventually dissolve and the elimination process continues until the last contestant standing wins a grand prize of $100,000.
Episodes
1. Not So Happy Campers (1)22m · The twenty two contestants arrive at the island, are divided into teams and learn the rules of the competition they will be taking part in.
2. Not So Happy Campers (2)22m · The two teams face their first competition: jumping off a thousand foot cliff into shark infested waters and building a hot tub out of materials they find in crates at the base of the cliff. The first camper is voted off the island.
3. The Big Sleep22m · The two teams set out on a twenty mile race that they think is the contest on this occasion. However, the real winning team is the one who has the individual that goes to sleep last afterwards. Another camper is voted off the island.
4. Dodge Brawl22m · The two teams participate in a grueling five round game of dodgeball with an unlikely hero determining the outcome. Another contestant leaves the island on the Boat of Losers.
5. Not Quite Famous22m · The two teams participate in a talent competition and the rivalry between Gwen and Heather intensifies.
6. The Sucky Outdoors22m · The two teams must spend a night alone in the woods in the contest for this episode. Another contestant is voted off the island.
7. Phobia Factor22m · In this episode, each of the contestants face their worse fears. Another person is voted off the island.
8. Up The Creek22m · The two teams take canoes to a nearby island and build rescue fires on it in this week's contest. Another contestant is voted off the island.
9. Paintball Deer Hunter21m · The two teams compete in a paint ball contest with the teams divided into "hunters" and "deer". Another person is voted off at the campfire ceremony.
10. If You Can't Take The Heat20m · The teams compete in a cooking challenge but one person's attitude towards hygiene threatens to doom his team's chances and Heather and LeShawna's conflict reaches a boiling point. Another person is voted off the island.
11. Who Can You Trust?21m · The teams take part in a three part competition where trust in team mates could mean the difference between victory and defeat. Another contestant is voted off the island.
12. Basic Straining22m · Chef Hatchet makes the teams go through several difficult obstacles designed to make people quit. Another camper is voted off the island.
13. X-Treme Torture22m · Chris has the contestants pair off in the next immunity contest. Another person is voted off the island.
14. Brunch of Disgustingness22m · The two teams are divided up with the guys on one team and the girls on the other. A surprise awaits the two teams for the next challenge.
15. No Pain, No Game22m · Two campers from the past return to the game as the two teams are dissolved and the campers face an excruciating challenge with individual immunity at stake.
16. Search And Do Not Destroy21m · The campers are off on a scavenger hunt and Heather does something so horrible that it makes even Gwen cry. Another person is voted off.
17. Hide and Be Sneaky22m · The campers play an extreme game of Hide and Seek with Chef Hatchet who hunts them down with a huge water gun. Another person is voted off.
18. That's Off The Chain!22m · The campers are challenged to build their own bikes using supplies from the Arts and Crafts lodge and race them in a dangerous motor cross challenge with invincibility at stake.
19. Hook, Line And Screamer22m · The campers go through a challenge where they are stalked by a psycho killer and see who can last the longest.
20. Wawanakwa Gone Wild!22m · The campers square off in a challenge where they must trap a certain animal and one person gets a delicious meal as a reward. Another person is voted off the island.
21. Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon22m · The six remaining campers are split into three teams of two and must compete in various challenges based on teamwork. Another camper is voted off the island.
22. Haut Camp-ture21m · In this episode, we are shown what happened to the campers who have been voted off so far and hear their thoughts of the final five. They also decide who gets to be voted off.
23. Camp Castaways21m · After a huge flood, the campers float away on a deserted island and try to fend for themseleves while dealing with the dangers on the island.
24. Are We There, Yeti?22m · The campers are stuck in the middle of the woods where they have to race back to the camp to win. Another camper is voted off the island.
25. I Triple Dog Dare You22m · The remaining three campers participate in a series of dares that were made up by the ones that have been voted off so far. Another camper leaves the island.
26. The Very Last Episode, Really!22m · Gwen and Owen participate in one last challenge for the grand prize, with all of the previously eliminated campers returning to watch a race filled with sabotage, heartbreak, and brownies.
27. Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island45m · Chris has one final challenge for all of the contestants, forcing them to form their own respective teams, and participate in an all-out, no-rules hunt for one million dollars!More Like This
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