Beach Blanket Bogus

'''The cast mates are participating in a number of beach related challenges. Beth hands out friendship bracelets and tries her best to please Justin, while Trent starts to have some mental disorders due to his strained relationship with Gwen.'''

Plot
The cast mates are once again getting their breakfast while Chris announces that this weeks genre is a teen surfing movie. 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 Chris to fire birds (and Lindsay at them). In the end, Duncan 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, while the grips try hard to get a castle going. They manage to start one, 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). The final tie breaker starts and is a dance off, Trent is chosen to go up against LeShawna. LeShawna and the Gaffers win the challenge due to Trent tripping. While the Gaffers are celebrating, Chris asks the losers to return to the bus (until he finds it's broken). Later the Grips are on the beach shore, where Justin tells Beth that he never got a friendship bracelet. She then gives him one and 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 this will be great and to tune in next time.

Cast
{| class="wikitable" ! Actor !! Role
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 * Christian PotenzaasChris
 * Megan FahlenbockasGwen
 * Rachel WilsonasHeather
 * Scott McCordasOwen / Trent
 * Emilie-Claire BarlowasCourtney
 * Carter HaydenasNoah
 * Adam ReidasJustin
 * Novie EdwardsasLeShawna
 * Sarah GadonasBeth
 * Peter OldringasCody / Ezekiel / Tyler
 * Drew NelsonasDuncan
 * Clé BennettasDJ/Chef Hatchet
 * Julia ChantreyasEva
 * Brian FroudasHarold
 * Lauren LipsonasSadie
 * Kristin FairlieasBridgette
 * Dan PetronijevicasGeoff
 * Stephanie Anne MillsasLindsay / Katie
 * Katie CrownasIzzy
 * Peter OldringasCody / Ezekiel / Tyler
 * Drew NelsonasDuncan
 * Clé BennettasDJ/Chef Hatchet
 * Julia ChantreyasEva
 * Brian FroudasHarold
 * Lauren LipsonasSadie
 * Kristin FairlieasBridgette
 * Dan PetronijevicasGeoff
 * Stephanie Anne MillsasLindsay / Katie
 * Katie CrownasIzzy
 * Lauren LipsonasSadie
 * Kristin FairlieasBridgette
 * Dan PetronijevicasGeoff
 * Stephanie Anne MillsasLindsay / Katie
 * Katie CrownasIzzy
 * Stephanie Anne MillsasLindsay / Katie
 * Katie CrownasIzzy
 * Katie CrownasIzzy
 * Katie CrownasIzzy

Trivia

 * This episode marks the first time nudity is shown in Total Drama Action (DJ losing his swimsuit).
 * While no one is eliminated in this episode, it's possible that the Grips were supposed to eliminate someone (as Chris asked them to return to the Bus), but since the bus broke down 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 in mystery.