A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket

'''The fourteen teams travel to Romania, where they must face their fears and show off athletic talents in order to survive. Two competitors feel right at home, while two others are terrified beyond belief in hopes of surviving. Two competitors are pushed to their limits by physical torment and significant others, but in the end, a duo find themselves in the most fashionable exit possible.'''

Plot
The episode begins in Brazil, where Josee and Jacques are the first team to depart, after their first placing last episode. They take a Travel Tip from the Don Box and are shocked to find out the next location is Transylvania. The Ice Dancers are delighted to have such a major lead over the other teams and eagerly get on the bus, only to find out several teams would be traveling on the same bus, thus bridging the gap between them. Josee does not take to this well and throws another temper tantrum.

Not wanting to be on the second flight, Stephanie orders Ryan to throw her over the other teams in line, and manages to get the first two tickets for herself and Ryan. As the teams settle themselves on flights one and two, Spud tries to console his teammate about not being on the first flight, but has little success. With the first flight arriving, most of the teams are terrified by the location, but the Goths have couldn't be happier with the prospect of visiting Dracula's castle. During the race to the castle, Josee tries to sabotage the Police Cadets, by pushing Sanders down the hill, leading MacArthur to tackle the Ice Dancers. Leading to MacArthur and Josee getting into a fight.

Meanwhile, on the second flight, the Fashion Bloggers get into an argument over their blog after Carrie asks about its origin. Back at the castle, the Goths and Daters are the first to get their next clue. Whoever picked the clue, must drag one of the coffins they find in the castle with their teammate in it and bring it to the graveyard to get their next clue. While the Ice Dancers and Cadets fall behind because of their feud, the second flight arrives carrying the last seven teams. Meanwhile, the Surfer Dudes form a temporary alliance with the Sisters, although Emma doesn't approve. While most teams face trouble in the next challenge, Josee uses the opportunity to get revenge on Jacques for what happened during the Olympics. Despite their speed, the Stepbrothers manage to arrive before the Ice Dancers.

The teams must then ride on horseback to the Romanian gymnastics training center, where they will find their next Travel Tip. The Goths decide to use the opportunity to experience what it is like being inside a coffin, with Crimsons switching with Ennui mid-race, despite being aware of the penalty. Meanwhile, the Fashion Bloggers fall behind most of the teams, with their incessant arguing of whose idea it was to create the blog. The Ice Dancers pick up speed and manage to regain their lead, being the first ones to get their next clue. The next challenge is a Botch or Watch in which the teams must first walk a balance beam which involves a jump at the center. After doing this, they must jump over a vaulting horse and if they manage to land on the mat correctly, they will be are approved by a local gym teacher. The teams must then race to the next Chill Zone, where the last team arriving may be eliminated.

The Ice Dancers complete the Botch or Watch with ease, due to Josee's exceptional ice dancing skills and get first place for the second time. Both Emma and Chet also have no problem shows exceptional skills in the Botch or Watch due to having taken Rhythmic Gymnastics at school. Despite Geoff's suggestion, Lorenzo refuses to work together with his step-brother, but they still manage to bag fourth place. As more teams reach the Chill Zone, the pressure starts to get to Stephanie due to the Daters being in the bottom three teams. Meanwhile, the Goths get a ten minute penalty for switching places in the coffin, but don't seem to be phased by it.

The Fashion Bloggers reconcile after Tom gets injured due to being struck by electricity but with Jen's motivation, he is able to complete the challenge. The race is on between the final two teams but the daters manage to pick up speed leaving the Fashion Bloggers in last place, which gets them eliminated but they appreciate the fact that they able to do the race together, despite the numerous challenges that almost lead to their death. The episode ends with them getting chased by the bats due to Tom's fez hats.

Cast

 * Devin, Kelly, Kitty, Noah and Taylor appeared, but had no dialogue, although they were occasionally heard screaming, sighing, groaning and laughing.

General

 * Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race follows Total Drama's trend of including a horror themed episode.
 * Those who did the Botch or Watch are: Chet, Emma, Sanders, Jay, Kelly, Rock, Josee, Crimson, Devin, Owen, Brody, Ryan, Tom, and Dwayne.
 * This is the first time that Jacques and Josee arrive in first without benefiting from another team incurring a penalty.
 * Jacques and Josee also became the first team to come in first on consecutive legs.
 * Crimson and Ennui became the first team to intentionally incur a penalty.
 * When Geoff and Brody cross a hallway by themselves, a painting of a man follows them with its eyes.
 * With Tom and Jen's elimination, two pairs named after the staff of Total Drama series were eliminated back-to-back.

Continuity

 * Sanders mentions her team coming in eleventh and thirteenth in two previous episodes.
 * Josee throws another temper tantrum, which she also did in a similar fashion in None Down, Eighteen to Go - Part 2.
 * Mickey and Jay's fear of werewolves is discussed again after first appearing in Brazilian Pain Forest.
 * Josee's delight in hurting Jacques is associated with how she was dropped during the Olympics prior leading to their silver medal, originally revealed in None Down, Eighteen to Go - Part 1.