Scruffy

Scruffy is Duncan's pet tarantula. It was sent from home in 2008: A Space Owen, along with the other castmates' packages from home. Scruffy dies near the end of the episode, because he was accidentally smashed in The Vomit Comet by Harold.

In 2008: A Space Owen, all of the remaining campers are given something sent from home. Duncan receives Scruffy, his pet tarantula, which makes him very happy. He makes it obvious right off the bat that he has affection for Scruffy by talking baby talk to him and making kissing sounds at him. Scruffy immediately jumps on Harold, after hearing a loud noise, after Duncan tells him that he jumps with loud noises. In the zero gravity chamber, Duncan gives Scruffy his pillow, and not to Courtney, much to her protest that he would give it to a tarantula over her. Scruffy, much like DJ's Bunny, has been able to tap into Duncan's soft side, due to way he talks to Scruffy in an endearing tone and takes very good care of him.

Later, once Harold is the first to enter the Vomit Comet space ride. Duncan loses track of Scruffy. Once Harold gets out of the ride after lasting a mere 5.3 seconds, Duncan notices Scruffy crushed on Harold's back. Courtney assures Duncan that Scruffy is in a better place, and that place is most likely a lot better than where they are now. However, Courtney says in the confessional that she's glad Scruffy is gone so that Duncan will start to pay attention to her again. This prompts Duncan to vote for Harold in the elimination ceremony. Owen's vote for Harold eliminates him. Duncan also seems pleased Harold goes home. When the castmates choose their animals to train in Top Dog, Duncan chooses the chameleon as his animal friend. He says he chose it as a dedication to his deceased friend Scruffy. Owen reminds him that Scruffy was a bug, but Duncan responds by saying "Nobody talks about Scruffy like that!!"

Trivia

 * He is the fourth pet to appear on the second season of the show, after Chris' cat in Dial M for Merger, along with Chef's cat in Super Hero-ld, and LeShawna Jr., the snail in Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen.
 * He is the second pet to die on screen, the first was DJ's first bunny.
 * He is the second thing to die, or be killed, on the show, or third if you count Mr. Coconut's "death" in Are We There Yeti?.
 * He seems to be the Total Drama Action counterpart to DJ's bunny.
 * Duncan reveals that Scruffy is very dangerous, but only when Scruffy hears loud noises.
 * Scruffy is the second animal to bring out Duncan's soft side.
 * Scruffy had the same hair colors as Duncan (green and black), and also had a unibrow like Duncan.
 * Scruffy's other enemy, Courtney, dislikes Scruffy because Duncan prefers Scruffy over her.
 * Scruffy is the second pet known that Duncan has lost; the first was his dog Petey, who ran away when he was six (mentioned in Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon).
 * Like LeShawna Jr., Scruffy is only present in one episode (Since Harold killed him by accident).
 * However, he was mentioned in the next episode.
 * Duncan thinks Scruffy is a reptile, while he actually is an arachnid.
 * Owen is also wrong with his statement to Duncan on how Scruffy was not a reptile, saying Scruffy was a bug in Top Dog (this is a common mistake in society today, but spiders are truly arachnids).
 * Scruffy is shown to be aggressive as he attacks Harold and Duncan said in a confessional that he slept with a baseball under his pillow because of him.