Camp Castaways

'''After a huge flood, the campers float away to a "deserted island" and try to fend for themselves while dealing with the dangers there, as well as enduring each other. Meanwhile, the hosts are having a day of relaxation on the same island. While the four campers are separated at first, they eventually wind up back together again and, after someone's mental breakdown, an inanimate object is eliminated.'''

Recap
It's raining on Total Drama Island as Chris introduces the show. He says that it was a hard thing to pull off, but somehow, the production crew managed to create rain, since Chris figured the remaining campers were getting off way too easy with all the nice weather. He is then almost hit by lightning. At the cabins, Duncan, Gwen and Heather are lounging around; Gwen and Heather are naturally getting on each others nerves, while Duncan is whittling a stick. Gwen glares at Heather, and Heather tells her that being angry at her won't bring Leshawna back. Chris speaks over the loudspeakers, and gives the weather forecast as rain, rain, and more rain, followed by rain; and tomorrow's activities are canceled in favor of the craft tent. Duncan comments that even Owen couldn't find anything positive about this weather, when he suddenly notices that Owen is unaccounted for.

Owen, however, is in the confessional, joyous that he made it to the final four. He admires the other three for being good competitors and suggests they have a trust thing between them, so it's good that they haven't found out about the food Owen is stashing away. He then says he hopes Chef doesn't find out about him raiding the pantry. Owen stops himself from saying anymore, and wonders what it is about the confessional that makes him want to confess stuff.

The other three campers head off to bed. During the night, the rain starts washing bits and pieces of the camp away. The next morning, the rain has stopped, and Chef rings the breakfast bell, but no one comes. Chris drives up to the mess hall to ask Chef if he's seen the campers, and he says no, which is a shame since he peeled a bag of rotten potatoes for them. Chris looks around and notices that not only are the campers missing, but so are their cabins. Duncan wakes up and leaves his cabin, only to walk right into the middle of Lake Wawanakwa; just beyond him are Gwen and Heather sleeping in their bunk bed, only to wake up and roll out into the water. The three have little time to consider their plight when they see the fresh water sharks circling them, and race to the boys' cabin, just in time to see the bunk bed getting eaten.

All this time, Owen is still in the confessional, talking about how he once ate the soccer team's entire bake sale and his mom made him pay for it, as he was caught due to the icing in his hair. Recounting the tale makes Owen hungry, so he tries to leave the confessional, only to find it floating in Lake Wawanakwa. The cabin eventually grounds on an island, and the campers have varying theories to their plight; Duncan figures that a rescue team will come looking for them shortly, Gwen believes that the stupid producers of the show won't come looking for them, and Heather thinks it just another one of Chris' sick challenges. Heather kicks a rock to prove it's just a prop, but instead almost breaks her foot. In a confessional tape, Chris reveals that it is a set, but that the rocks are real; he also confirms that the campers are on their own, and no search party is coming for them. Chris and Chef reconvene at another campsite on the same island the others are stranded on.

The confessional booth has hit ground, and Owen runs out to the beach he's landed on, running for joy, but stops when he comes across the gaping jaw of a T-Rex skull; screaming, Owen returns to the safety of the confessional booth. Meanwhile, Duncan and Gwen argue over whether to stay put or build a raft and leave, Heather goes off and locates a tree house; when she checks it out, a skeleton drown in front of her, and she screams. Heather falls to the ground, backs up, and is scared again, this time by the same T-Rex skull Owen found. Owen's fear is eventually overridden by his stomach, when he sees coconut palm trees on the beach; he goes over and starts eating coconuts until there is one left; he starts talking to himself, and then to the coconut, into which he calls Mr. Coconut.

Duncan, Gwen and Heather are arguing over the skeleton, and continues to believe what they originally thought. Eventually they to go their own ways; Duncan uses a bow and arrow he made to hunt, Gwen tries to make a raft to escape, and Heather moves into the tree house. Duncan fires his one and only arrow into the air, and it hits Mr. Coconut, leaving Owen to believe that the island is inhabited by head hunters; Duncan has no idea where his arrow went, and switches to hunting with his knife, cutting up a voracious pack of wild bananas. Duncan collects a giant fruit salad of food, and also discovers a nest with a large egg in it. When he returns, Duncan finds Heather eating a chocolate bar, one of Owen's stash that she discovered; he wants her to share, but she dismisses him, telling Duncan it's every camper for themselves. Heather then points out that they are alone on the island, when a loud roar is heard in the background.

Owen also hears the roar, and cowers in the confessional. It turns out the roar was made by Chef, as a signal that brunch is served for the staff. Gwen has finished her raft, and Duncan trades her the egg for a place on the raft, leaving Heather behind. Now completely alone, Heather is terrified, and makes a confession where she apologizes to Lindsay and Beth over how she treated them. Owen leaves the confessional, now dressed like a long time ship wrecker complete with a tattered piece of loincloth,a huge beard that grows, and brandishing a plunger as a weapon, he goes off to take the fight to the headhunters; instead, he finds the tree house, and the terrified Heather, who tries to beat him off by throwing chocolate bars at him. The chocolate brings Owen back to his senses, and Heather is relieved to find a familiar though bearded face.

On the raft, Gwen paddles in a large circle, and ends up back on the island; seeing the leftovers from Owen's coconut feast, Gwen believes the island isn't deserted after all. Having failed to get off the island, Duncan reclaims his egg from Gwen; a large pterodactyl flies overhead, and swoops down to pick up Duncan. Gwen ties a rope around his ankle, and is pulled up into the air with Duncan. After flying around for a minute, they are dropped back to the ground just outside the tree house; the four stranded campers are then reunited. While Owen is giving everyone a big group hug, a large python falls down from the trees, and the campers are forced to retreat to the tree house.

At the other campsite, Chris is wondering what the campers are doing right now; Chef comments that anything could have happened by now: mauled by bears, fell of a cliff, or starved to death. Worried about an potential lawsuit, Chris decides to check the cameras, and Chef commends Chris for his dedication and being an inspiration. Back in the tree house, the campers are contemplating whether they are going to die here; so Owen suggests that they should confess their sins to clear their conscience. Eventually Duncan reveals what got him into juvenile detention, which isn't as bad as what Heather did, and while a bit unorthodox, even that wasn't as bad as what Gwen did, if that is her real name. After the soul searching, Owen sees smoke out in the woods; the campers decide to take up arms and attack whomever is messing with them, but first they have to deal with the python waiting outside, so Owen throws Mr. Coconut and knocks it out cold.

At the other camp, the campers charge in brandishing improvised weapons, decorated in war paint, and scare the crap out of Chef, while Chris calmly welcomes to their formerly secret production camp. Heather is angry that Chris and Chef were living it up, while they were lost in the woods. The rain returns, and Chris and Chef retreat into their camper-trailer; Chris would invite them in, but there's only room for six, even though there are exactly six of them, and leaves them out in the rain.

At the campfire ceremony, Chris goes over the challenge, and chews them out for splitting up, saying that four heads are always better than one; Owen corrects him by saying five, and holds up Mr. Coconut. Chris then moves onto the marshmallows, and has four marshmallows on the plate. Duncan points out the mistake, but Chris says the number is correct, and hands them out to Heather, Duncan, Gwen, and Owen. To Owen's shock, it is Mr. Coconut who is eliminated. Owen refuses to let his edible friend go, but Chris wrestles the coconut away while Owen cries, and throws it down the Dock of Shame, telling Owen to get a grip since it was freaking him out. As Mr. Coconut floats away, Owen is heard yelling "Don't worry Mr. Coconut, I shall never let go!"

Quotes

 * Heather: Frowning like a big sap won't bring Leshawna back, you know. It'll just give you premature wrinkles... (looks at Gwen) Oops! Too late. Gwen: (to Heather) Why don't you just put us out of our misery and vote yourself off? Duncan: It's so nice to see you two getting along. Gives me the warm fuzzies. Heather: In your dreams, perv.


 * Owen: (in the confessional) Oh, darn it! There's something about this confessional that just makes me want to confess stuff!


 * Gwen: Where did all this water come from?! Heather: How should I know, why don't you ask the leeches? (Heather lifts up her arm to reveal it is covered in leeches, screams and shakes them off) Duncan: You know, this is so ridiculous, it's almost funny.


 * Gwen: Quick, we need something big and chewy to shove in his mouth. Heather: Owen!


 * Owen: (in the confessional) So I snuck in and ate the entire soccer team's bake sale. I mean the whole sale. But I got caught on account of the icing in my hair. My mom made me pay for it out of my allowance. But mmmmm, those soccer moms make a mean brownie. I'm hungry.


 * Owen: (opens the confessional stall door) I'm all alone! Adrift at sea! AAAAHHHH! And without breakfast.


 * Chris: (in the confessional) Just to set the record straight, my sets are not cheesy. I lost three interns moving those rocks into place. And about that search party, nuh-uh. Those campers are on their own.


 * Duncan: (in the confessional) Well, well, well, stuck on an island with two hot girls... too bad they're both completely annoying!


 * Heather: (in the confessional) Mental note. Never sign up for a reality TV show ever again.


 * Owen: (in the confessional) Okay. Going to my happy place. I'm in a doughnut shop. There's an all-you-can-eat-for-a-dollar sale on. Unlimited chocolate milk.


 * Chef: Will someone please explain to me why there be palm trees and coconuts up here? We're in Northern Ontario. Chris: They were leftover props from the Big Assic Park movie shoot. What? We're on a budget.


 * Duncan: If we're stranded, then the producers will obviously rescue us. Gwen: What if the producers don't know where to look. They're not exactly the sharpest tools in the shed, in case you haven't noticed. Chris: I'm gonna let that little comment pass... Chef: Hmm.


 * Duncan: Fine. Then let's make a new rule: every camper for themselves. Heather and Gwen: Fine!


 * Duncan: (after shooting an arrow) Oh man! I have no idea where that thing went! Note to self... make more than one arrow next time.


 * Duncan: (while stabbing bananas with his knife) DIE! DIE! DIE!


 * Duncan: Where did you get that chocolate? Heather: Oh, nowhere. Just Owen's secret stash of junk food. Duncan: That genius. I always thought his mattress looked lumpy.


 * Heather: It's just Chris, freaking us out.


 * (Gwen's stomach growls) Gwen: Well whatever it is, I'm outta here. Heather: You don't even know where you're going. Gwen: Who cares? At least it's not here with you. Duncan: I'll trade you my egg in exchange for a ride. Gwen: (in the confessional) Riding with him was the last thing I wanted to do. But I was STARVING. (Gwen's stomach growls again) Gwen: Deal.


 * Heather: (Scared) Okay, I have never been more terrified in my whole life. They left me there, alone on that island to die. I had to draw on reserves of inner strength I never knew I had. If you're watching Lindsay, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. You're an awesome friend. And Beth, ditto for you. I miss you guys, BFFs forever.


 * Chris: So, Chef, how do you think our campers are doing on their "deserted" island? Chef: Anything could have happened to them by now. Mauled by bears, fell off a cliff, starved to death. Chris: Maybe I should go check the monitors and see what kind of footage we got. Chef: Chris man, you are one dedicated host. (cuddles Chris in his arms) You're an inspiration. Chris: Thanks, dude. It's what I do.


 * Heather: I am the only one left on this show with a shred of sanity. Duncan: Ha! And this coming from the girl, who changes friends more often than I change socks. Heather: Which is so not often enough by the way.


 * Owen: Guys, you know what we have to do? Duncan: Run for our lives and leave you and Mr. Coconut behind?


 * (after everyone makes their confessions, off screen) Gwen: Whoa! So that's what you went to juvie hall for. Duncan: Yeah, but at least it's not as bad as what Heather did. Heather: I admit, it was a little unorthodox, but it doesn't come close to what Gwen did, if that's even your real name. (Gwen looks away nervously)


 * Owen: But, I've never been on a date, or held hands, or fulfilled any of my "Owen Gets Jiggy" like the one- Gwen: Ugh. Stop! Make him stop!


 * Owen: (remembering the snake) Oh, that. (Owen drops Mr. Coconut and knocks the snake unconscious) Gwen: Why didn't you do that hours ago?! Owen: What? And miss out on all our bonding?!


 * Owen: Mr. Coconut, it's a mirage. They're just figments of my imagination. Chef: Why is he talking to a coconut?


 * Owen: Oh no, you don't mean... Chris: That's right. It's time for Mr. Coconut to walk the Dock of Shame. Owen: BUT WHY?! Chris: Get it together, dude. You're starting to creep me out.


 * Owen: (as Mr. Coconut is thrown into the lake) Don't worry Mr. Coconut. I shall never let go!

Trivia

 * This episode has multiple allusions to the movie "Castaway."
 * Title Reference: The names are nearly identical.
 * It has a similar plot of getting lost on a deserted island.
 * Owen's friendship with Mr. Coconut is extremely similar to Tom Hanks' character's relationship to Wilson the volleyball (They are both inanimate objects who are the main cause of their owners' mental instability and they both get thrown to sea).
 * Running Gag: One of the characters seeing Owen's beard, asking him why he has a fake beard, and pulling on it.
 * Duncan's makeup closely resembles that worn by Gene Simmons of the Glam Rock band KISS.
 * This episode marks the first time that Owen has grown spontaneous and inexplicable facial hair, in this case, a beard. The second time was in Monster Cash.
 * This episode is more of a filler episode, since none of the four remaining campers were eliminated; instead, an inanimate object was eliminated (this is the first and only episode where this has happened).
 * This is the second time that there has been a marshmallow ceremony without a suspenseful pause, the first being Hook, Line, and Screamer (probably because no one was really getting voted off).
 * If not counting the recaps, this is the first episode where Geoff and Leshawna do not appear in.
 * This is second episode that features all of the campers still in the competition in the confessional booth.
 * The campers all have a habit of saying "Note to self" frequently in this episode.
 * Chef mentions that they are in Northern Ontario, while there were lots of references from campers that they were in Muskoka. Muskoka is part of Central Ontario, Canada, though some federal and provincial programs treated Muskoka as part of Northern Ontario for development funding purposes.
 * When the campers confess their sins, Duncan explains why he went to juvenile detention. Though the reason is unknown to the viewer, he looked visibly depressed (implying it might have been something bad enough to haunt him presently).
 * Duncan mentions that what Heather had done was worse than what he did. She claims it was unorthodox.
 * Heather mentions that what Gwen did was worse than both hers and Duncan's and even inquires if Gwen is her real name.
 * The final marshmallow went to Owen in this episode.
 * Heather suffered from a near death syndrome when she apologized to Lindsay and Beth for being so harsh on them and even calling them BFFs.
 * In Owen's stash of food, is the Bear's bag of marshmallows from X-Treme Torture, Trent and Duncan's soda bottle and can from Search and Do Not Destroy.
 * The conch shell that Chef uses to blow into, and the campers dressing up as warriors, are references to the book/movie Lord of the Flies.
 * Chris said there was room for six people in the trailer. Owen, Duncan, Gwen, and Heather could have gotten in with Chris and Chef (which they didn't allow, either to make somebody finally dislike Owen - for Mr. Coconut - or because of the cameraman). Chris may have also been trying to annoy them.
 * When annoyed by Heather's taunting, Gwen tells her to vote herself off. Ironically, Gwen does exactly this after the events of the Total Drama Action episode The Chefshank Redemption.
 * The roars given off by the pterodactyl are the same as the giant monster, Godzilla.
 * The incident in the beginning with Gwen, Duncan, and Heather running out of the water was a direct reference to the Scooby-Doo cartoons, even using the same sound effect.
 * When Owen dances and talks about his "Owen gets Jiggy" fantasies the music in the background is music similar to Lovin' Time in Walk Like An Egyptian - Part 2.

Goofs

 * Owen is able to grow a beard in eleven minutes, but when other challenges are longer, Owen doesn't have a beard, similar to how he managed to spontaneously grow a mustache in Monster Cash.
 * When the campers fall off their beds into the floodwater, Gwen's hair is dry even though her whole head was in the water a few seconds before. In the next couple of shots, her hair is visibly wet.
 * It is possible that the hair dye in Gwen's hair could make it partially resistant to water.
 * Throughout the episode, the contestants can still use the confessional, despite being on the deserted island. Although, this could be because the contestants recorded their thoughts of the challenge after it occurred.
 * Two seconds after Owen and Mr. Coconut leave the confessional stall, Mr. Coconut is hit by Duncan's only arrow, leaving holes in his sides, but in all of the following scenes, Mr. Coconut has no visible damage.
 * When Owen throws Mr. Coconut at the snake, Duncan and Heather have spears. When they are in the woods next to Chris and Chef's secret campsite, Heather has a plunger and Duncan has his bow with another arrow. It is possible that he retrieved his first arrow from inside Mr. Coconut or simply made a new one from the objects in the area.
 * Owen says he never had a date or kissed a girl, but he and Izzy have kissed before when they were making out in the bushes before they were attacked by the "The Psycho Killer" in Hook, Line, and Screamer.
 * When Gwen and Duncan fell from the big flying goose, they fell on a palm tree, but on the next scene they were seen falling in front of Owen and Heather, where there were no palm trees in the area.
 * There were many times in this episode where Gwen's hair was not at its proper length:
 * When she is sitting on the step of the cabin with Heather.
 * When she stares at Duncan in shock after realizing why he went to juvenile prison.
 * When Heather accuses her of "Gwen" being her real name.