Beach Blanket Bogus

'''The cast mates are participating in a number of beach related challenges, hosted back on Total Drama Island. Beth makes friendship bracelets and hands them out to everyone on her team, yet she cannot control herself to give one out to Justin. Meanwhile, Trent starts to have some mental compulsions due to his strained relationship with Gwen.'''

Plot


The cast mates are once again getting their breakfast, Trent discovers that Duncan unscrewed the salt and pepper, causing too much salt and pepper to fall on his eggs. Trent tosses it aside (where it lands on Heather) and Gwen helps him clean up some eggs. Meanwhile Lindsay tries to offer Justin bacon while Beth offers him "Facon", but Justin says he's happy with both dishes. Beth is then shown in the confessional making friendship bracelets. Chris then comes in and announces that this weeks genre is a teen surfing movie (which none of the cast mates are familiar with). The two teams will compete in two challenges followed by a possible tie breaker. The first challenge is a surfing contest of who can stay on the board the longest, featuring the return of the sharks. Most of the campers fail, but some mange to stay on longer, causing Chef and Chris to bring in heavy special effects to knock them off. Gwen and Justin both manage to stay on the longest, but they are knocked off when Chris fires birds at them. Finally, Duncan gets on the board and is able to simply knock the birds aside, causing Chris to throw equipment and Lindsay at him. However Duncan manages to dodge it all and wins the challenge for his team and Gwen hugs him (which greatly hurts Trent).

The cast then returns to Total Drama Island to build sand castles. The Gaffers have a great lead due to the half hour early start they won from the surfboard challenge, while the Grips try hard to get a castle going. Meanwhile, Duncan and Gwen slip away and sabotage the bus so they can spend more time on the island (strangely missing the old cabins). Back on the beach, the Grips finally manage to start a castle, but Trent knocks it down while trying to put on a ninth flag. However Beth reminds everyone it's a Prop Building Castle contest, and they use some of Lindsay's magazines to make a paper masche castle and win the challenge. Gwen soon starts to notice that Trent is naming things after her and even constantly using the number nine (which is actually the total number of letters in Gwen and Trent's names). Trent and Gwen then meet up in the woods, where Gwen runs in fear due to Trent's strange behavior about her. When Trent asks what's wrong, Owen says the girl likes to win.

The final tie breaker starts and is a "Whatoosie-Twist-Mashed Potato-Dorky-Old School" dance off, Trent is chosen to go up against LeShawna (who claims she's been known back home as Leshaka). Leshawna's performance was considered poor by the rest of her teammates (except Harold), while Trent was getting cheers. However he soon remembers Owen's words and purposely trips on a branch and started writhing on the ground, causing LeShawna and the Gaffers to win the challenge. While the Gaffers are celebrating, Chris asks the losers to return to the bus (until he finds it's broken due to Duncan and Gwen). So he says the Grips have to now watch the Gaffers celebrate, Gwen and Trent meet again later and make up. They are about to kiss, until Owen interrupts them and they throw branches at him. Later the Grips are on the beach shore, where Owen is disposing of the paper masche castle, by eating it. Then Justin tells Beth that he never got a friendship bracelet. She then gives him the one she is wearing and says it's a little sweaty, but he says it's nice. Then the two happily smile at each other. However Justin is then shown in the Confessional and says he will do anything to win, he then looks at the bracelet on his wrist and asks whether or not Beth wants an alliance. Chris watching from his control room then says he and Justin are both clever and manipulative and may be related, but then he says he wishes. Justin then tells Chris (from the confessional) that he really doesn't and Chris immediately cuts the transmission. Chris then says to tune in next time, then he gets up and asks who left the two way mike on.

Quotes

 * Lindsay: Justin! Look!  I brought you bacon. Beth: I brought you Facon.  Tofu's good for your heart. Lindsay: Pig's good for his hair. Beth: HOLY CRAP, I LOVE HIS HAIR! (leaps onto Justin's head) Justin: Ladies, please. (brings Beth down) I accept both your offerings.  Join me for breakfast? (is about to eat when Lindsay and Beth go into a giggling fit) ... Aren't you eating? Lindsay: When you can gorge your soul on Essence de Beau Hunk, who needs food? Justin: (eats and gives Beth a wink, causing her to gasp and fall over)


 * Duncan: (laughs at Trent falling for his unscrewed salt shaker prank) Ah, sorry about the morning assalt! Gwen: (slaps Duncan in the back of the head) Third grade called; You're due back in class. Trent: Real mature. Don't you know it's bad luck to spill salt? (tosses salt over shoulders, ends up hitting Heather in the face and she screams) Nothing a little pepper won't fix. (pepper shaker comes loose, Trent tosses pepper over shoulder, once again ends up hitting Heather in the face, she goes into a sneezing fit and runs away screaming) Duncan: (laughing) Ah, you still gonna finish those eggs, bro? (eats a piece of Trent's eggs) Trent: (upset) Are you nuts? Now I only have eight pieces left! Duncan: Am I nuts?  Dude, you are officially capital "W" weird. Gwen: (comforts Trent from behind) Which is good, because I happen to really like weird. (eats a piece of Trent's eggs) There.  Now you've got seven pieces, which is an odd number again.  Isn't that kinda better? Trent: (smiling) Abso-Gwen-ly.


 * Chris: Ever seen one of those 1950's surfer movies, where the kids get up to neato fun before the big bonfire twist-a-thon, and the bully kicks the sand castle in the nerdy guy's face? (DJ shrugs, LaShawna raises an eyebrow, Harold nods, Heather sneezes, Gwen and Trent give blank stares) Duncan: Uh, no, grandpa. We haven't. Chris: Well, get ready to recreate one, junior!


 * Lindsay: (freezing) When did you guys move the beach to Ant-arc-tica? Chris: (wearing winter clothing) As some of you can see, we're actually in the shooting studio. Duncan: (freezing) And the AC's cranked because...? Chris: All the cameras and lights get so hot, they can melt Chef's heart. (Chef smiles and waves) And the network told my agent sweaty isn't a good look for me.


 * Chris: The team that wins will get a half-hour head start on the next challenge. And given tonight's reward, you should be fighting harder than Justin's abs over who gets first shot.


 * Harold: (in the confessional) I'm very protective of my buttocks. They provide me the low center of gravity that is the key to my many mad skills.  You could say they're my hugest asset. Check it!  I can juggle my Magic Steve's Magical trading cards! (shows off juggling card from one back pants pocket to the other)


 * Harold: My booty and I are out! LeShawna: Your booty has an opinion? Heather: That's a big job for a saggy, sad little thing. Harold: I'll have you know this is a selfless act! My lady fans couldn't handle the loss of this perfect behind! Heather: And by lady fans, he means his mother!


 * Beth: Did you ever notice... Trent's a little weird? Lindsay: (happily) Did you say Tyler is here?! (gasps with excitement) That's amazing! Beth: Okay, Linds: Tyler is not in the game any more! Lindsay: Oh, right!  I must have a dental block about the whole thing... Beth: (slowly backs away)


 * Lindsay: Yay! Go Justin! Beth: Yeah!  Go! Lindsay: Copycat. Beth: Tan-orexic. (gasps in horror at what she said) Sorry!  Friendship bracelet?


 * Beth (as Chris loads the seagull gun): Justin! Beth (in confessional): I wanted to tell him he looked like a surfing god. Instead, I said... (the camera cuts back to Beth at the challenge) Beth: Your face! Watch your beautiful face!


 * Chris: (staring at Justin posing on the surfboard) So... perfect... Almost makes me believe in the inherent goodness of the human race... (loads seagull firing gun) Almost.


 * Owen: (as Gwen and Duncan hug in celebration of his winning surfing challenge) Man, Gwen's team is unstoppable! Trent: Try unstable. A ticking time-bomb of betrayal. We have to stop them! Owen: With what?  A freight train?  Toot-toot! Trent: (tapping the friendship bracelet to his head) ... five-six-seven-eight-nine. Owen: Ex-squeeze me...? Trent: (repeats) ... four-five-six-seven-eight-nine. Owen: Uh, your secret weapon's being weird? Trent: If being weird brings us good luck, then yeah.  I'm weird.  Besides, Gwen likes weird. Chris: (to the camera) If you at home like weird, you'll love what's coming up next! Trent: I'm telling you, sometimes being weird is cool. Chris: (shaking his head) Delusional.  So sad.


 * Owen: (in the confessional) Chris actually told us the truth for once? What's next? Being treated with actual respect?


 * Chris: Yes campers, we're actually back at your old stomping grounds. Total...!  Drama...!  Island...!  If you need to take a moment to reminisce about the great times you had here...  (cast laughs at the suggestion to Chris' frustration)  Fine!  We'll skip the good memories montage.


 * Gwen: (disabling the bus, giggles with success) There! (throws engine piece in Duncan's bucket) If we're stuck at the beach, at least we can stay at the cabins. I never thought I'd miss them. Duncan: I've always been a dismantler than a builder any way. Gwen: No, you just love to stir up the s-- (Duncan removes a piece that activates the horn) Stuff! I was gonna say stuff! Duncan: We should disconnect the horn, too.


 * Trent: (naming the Killer Grips sand castle) I dub thee... Casa Gwen! Gwen: Now he's naming buildings after me?! I think Trent might be obsessed! Trent: Nine moats... nine flags... (chuckles) nine wicked jam rooms... Gwen: At least his number nine obsession is even worse than the me ones. Duncan: Four letters in your name, five letters in Trent. Put 'em together and you get... Gwen: (startled) Nine!  He can't be doing everything nine times just for me! Harold: Dude always does everything nine times.  I reckon it started when he figured out you might like him. Trent: (counts the number of waves he gives Gwen) One-two-three-four-five-six-seven-eight-nine! Gwen: (waves back nervously) Duncan: Could say, uh, you sent him to Cloud Nine. (chuckles until Gwen shoves him hard on the arm)


 * Trent: (looking for branches in the forest with Owen, spots Gwen) Gwen! Hey.  I-I feel like it's been ages since we any, uh... you know... quality time together. Owen: (makes kissing noising) Gwen: (seeing Owen) Uh... Trent: (remembers Owen is behind him) Ahem. Owen: (gets the point) Check. (quickly leaves) Gwen: I kinda want to talk to you about... (pauses, sees Owen sticking out behind a nearby tree)  Owen, I can see you! Owen: Do you mind speaking up?  I don't wanna miss all the juicy bits. (gets hit by a branch thrown by Gwen)


 * Lindsay (when deciding who would dance for their team): I vote for Trent! Justin: We heard you got some fly moves. Trent: Okay, I'll do it. If you all say my name nine times. Justin, Owen, Beth, and Lindsay: (tiredly) Trent, Trent, Trent...


 * Beth (cheering for Trent during the dance contest): Go Trent! Lindsay: Shake your lady lumps!


 * Trent: (discussing in private his throwing the challenge for Gwen) I know you really wanted the win. Gwen: I guess... You know, you're a really good dancer. Trent: Yeah?  You like that? (does his dance) Gwen: Your ankle seems better. Trent: I'm weird like that. Gwen: You sure are. (the two lean in for a kiss) Owen: (watching from behind a tree) You guys gonna make out now? (gets nailed by branches thrown by Gwen and Trent)


 * Justin: Thanks for winning us the sandcastle contest, especially since I blew the surfing challenge. You really saved my bacon, or should I say Facon? (Beth sighs) Justin: Except, I kinda noticed you gave everyone on the team friendship bracelets; everyone but me. Aren't we friends, Beth? Beth (taking one from her wrist to give him): 'Course! Here! It's kinda wet; my palm's a little sweaty. Justin (takes it): Red... nice. Justin (in confessional): Let's just say I'll do anything to win. Anything. "Ooh Beth, I love it." "I was thinking, Beth; it could be really good for us if we were in an alliance.". Chris (watching in control room): Wow! Dude is as crafty as he is good-looking. Maybe we're related. Hahaha! He wishes. Justin (on screen): Uh, no, Chris. No, I don't. Chris (quickly turning off the screen): Poor delusional guy could never even swim in my gene pool. More importantly, tune in next time to watch more... me! Haha! And a few minutes of Justin, on Total Drama Action! Which one of you geniuses left the two-way mic on?!

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first times that words such as "crap" and "sucking" be said in Total Drama Action.
 * Like in the previous episode, Tyler is mentioned.
 * This episode marks the Second time nudity is shown in Total Drama Action (First being when Owen's pants fell down in the previous episode). In this episode, DJ is seen naked after the sharks manage to snag his swimming trunks.
 * DJ is the third person to display full-body nudity on screen; the other two are Owen and Harold (though Harold still had on his shoes and socks).
 * Lindsay says Owen's name wrong, even though she's always gotten his name right in the first season. It is also interesting to note that this is also the first time she's gotten a name wrong this season.
 * Goofs:
 * DJ is wearing his hat with his swimsuit during the surfing contest, yet when he is running out after losing his bathing suit, it's missing yet appears again in the next scene.
 * When Gwen falls off the surfboard during the first challenge, she only has one foot.
 * Right after the show returns from the commercial break from the surf board challenge, Chris is seen with all of the castmates standing outside the lot in their teams. The team logos float above the teams' heads are switched over to the incorrect positions.
 * Chris states that to clear things up, the cast mates have changed out of their bathing suits, this may be a homage to Not So Happy Campers - Part 2 (and probably Not Quite Famous, when Gwen changes to a bathing suit in only a few seconds) where the campers are in their swimsuits one scene and then are changed to their normal clothes in the next scene with no explanation.
 * While no one is eliminated in this episode, it is possible that the Grips were supposed to eliminate someone (as  Chris asked them to return to the Bus), but since the bus was dismantled and they couldn't make it to the award ceremony, Chris probably gave them a break.
 * Owen still shows no signs of sadness about Izzy's elimination, still leaving the future of their relationship a mystery.
 * Though the cast returns to Total Drama Island for the episode, none of the recognizable landmarks are shown.
 * Apparently Total Drama Island is not an actual island, as the cast traveled from the film lot by bus and not by boat, though this was proven by Courtney during the TDI special when she found civilization and a fast food restaurant beyond the forest walls.
 * The crash dummy that Chris used on the island seemed to greatly resemble C-3PO from Star Wars. The car that crashed on it is an homage to the car from The Dukes of Hazzard.
 * Beth, Heather, LeShawna and Trent were not shown taking on the surfing challenge.
 * When Chef is shown smiling and waving his hand, it is the same animation once used last season in Brunch of Disgustingness (except his eyebrow was turned upside-down).
 * While Harold said that Trent had been using the number nine ever since he became interested in Gwen, there has been no obvious notion of Trent's obsession with the number throughout Total Drama Island. Trent's interest obviously originated there no later than Not Quite Famous. It is likely that Trent merely did things nine times for luck prior to this episode, and that his stress caused it to become more noticeable.