Marshmallow



Marshmallows are tasty treats, often called "the best part of camping", and were used during the Campfire Ceremonies in the first season.

Total Drama Island
According to Chris, marshmallows 'represent life' in the camp and the contestant who does not receive a marshmallow will be eliminated, must walk the Dock of Shame and then ride the Boat of Losers and never come back (although that has been proven to be false.)

At all campfire ceremonies, Chris, standing behind an oil drum, with a plate full of marshmallows, will explain what happens when you don't receive a marshmallow ("The camper who does not receive a marshmallow must walk down the Dock of Shame, board the Boat of Losers and leave...and you can't come back...ever!") and then hand out marshmallows one by one. When there is only one marshmallow left, Chris will have some type of dialogue relating to the final two campers and then give out the final marshmallow, often with a dramatic pause (long or short) in between.

The final marshmallow is given out in The Very Last Episode, Really! to Gwen or Owen, depending on the ending. At first, Owen promised he would treasure the marshmallow for the rest of his life, but his appetite got the better of him and he swallowed it whole.

Total Drama Action
In this season, marshmallows are not given out as a sign of immunity, but are still seen in some episodes of the season, always used as giant marshmallow boxing gloves. In Million Dollar Babies, these marshmallows play an important role early in the episode. are used as boxing gloves by Harold and Lindsay. While they were fighting, Lindsay eats a part of Harold's marshmallow, meaning they could be real marshmallows. Duncan had to use these marshmallows to fight the bear in Mutiny on The Soundstage, since he did not answer a question properly. Duncan continuously punches the bear, until the bear knocks him out in one punch. A gigantic marshmallow, much like the ones shown in Million Dollar Babies and Mutiny on the Soundstage are also used as a weapon by your player in the Cartoon Network game, "Best. Game. Ever."

Trivia

 * Geoff was the first Killer Bass male and the first contestant overall to get a marshmallow, and Katie was the first Killer Bass female. She is also the first female overall to get a marshmallow.
 * Owen was the first Screaming Gopher to get a marshmallow; Gwen was the first female Gopher. Coincidentally, they were the final two.
 * The amount of marshmallows each participant received was:
 * Ezekiel: 0
 * Eva: 1
 * Noah: 0
 * Justin: 1
 * Katie: 2
 * Tyler: 3
 * Izzy: 6
 * Cody: 3
 * Beth 4
 * Sadie: 4
 * Courtney: 5
 * Harold: 6
 * Trent: 5
 * Bridgette: 8
 * Lindsay: 9
 * DJ: 10
 * Geoff: 11
 * LeShawna: 11
 * Mr. Coconut: 0
 * Duncan: 12
 * Heather: 13
 * Gwen: 13 (14 in the alternative ending)
 * Owen: 14 (13 in the alternative ending)
 * There has been a total of 141 marshmallows given out to the contestants (both on-screen and off-screen).
 * The only episodes the marshmallows were not handed out at the Campfire Ceremony were Brunch of Digustingness, No Pain, No Game, That's Off The Chain, Hook, Line, And Screamer, Haute Camp-ture and I Triple Dog Dare You!.