Squirrel

The squirrel is a rodent that resides in the forests of Camp Wawanakwa and Pahkitew Island. They have made numerous appearances throughout the series, including during seasons in which the cast is not competing on one of the two islands.

Total Drama Island
At the beginning of the Opening sequence, a camera pushes a squirrel out of a hole in a tree. Soon after, squirrels are seen peacefully sitting by DJ. This continues until a fish falls on him, causing the squirrel and all of the other animals to attack him, even though he is supposed to be an animal lover.

In The Sucky Outdoors, the squirrels make fun of Katie and Sadie when they get lost in the woods by mimicking their argument by mouthing the words and making the faces.

In X-Treme Torture, early in the morning, an annoyed squirrel smacks a tweeting bird off a tree.

In Search and Do Not Destroy, a squirrel is seen coming out of the tree with a cup of coffee.

In Hide and Be Sneaky, Gwen punches a squirrel who is near her hiding spot before it can reveal her location to Chef who is hunting the contestants to eliminate them from the challenge. Later, when Geoff climbs a tree, an acorn falls off the tree and knocks out a passing squirrel.

In Camp Castaways, a squirrel is seen floating away from the island, on top of a submarine.

In I Triple Dog Dare You!, a squirrel in the forest turns dramatically towards the camera after hearing Heather scream.

Total Drama Action
In Dial M for Merger, the squirrel is seen falling into the tomato bath in which the cast is sitting in after smelling their stench.

Total Drama World Tour
In Aftermath: Bridgette Over Troubled Water, the squirrel makes a brief appearance in the aftermath in a never-before-seen clip of Harold's "best" moments. It is also seen punching Harold in the face, with its fist enlarging to a much greater size, after it becomes annoyed with his stream of trivial facts.

In Aftermath: Revenge of the Telethon, the squirrel is seen during the "DJ's World of Animals" segment, in which a clip is shown of DJ feeding a squirrel food in Central Park, when a bicycle suddenly runs over the squirrel, squishing it to the ground.

In Awwwwww, Drumheller, two squirrels are among all of the animals and Ezekiel seen evacuating from the Total Drama Jumbo Jet moments before Sierra accidentally blows it up.

Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
During Dawn's audition tape, a squirrel appears on a branch nearby. She takes it in her hand and explains that she's going to use her money to help Mother Earth. The squirrel then is taken away by an eagle, shocking her.

When Camp Wawanakwa has become radioactive, the squirrel had become heavily mutated. Its eyes blink vertically opposed to horizontally, along with its tongue being extremely long and it having the ability to shoot lasers from its eyes, as well as becoming completely hairless. In addition, it became either a carnivorous or omnivorous animal, as it ate a butterfly.

In Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!, when the contestants first arrive on the island, they thought they are being chased by a large monster but it turns out to be a squirrel. Dakota later tries to pet the squirrel, wanting it, but it proceeds to shoot lasers at her. During the first challenge, while Brick tries to pull an axe from his team's totem, the squirrel appears again. After being agitated by Mike, the squirrel shoots more lasers from its eyes, cutting down the Mutant Maggots totem, giving them a lead in the challenge.

In Truth or Laser Shark, a squirrel is seen eating a chocolate bar while watching Jo and Brick run into each other, laughing when it happens.

In Runaway Model, a squirrel is seen hanging around in some scenes and joining in on the mutant animal fight in the woods.

In Grand Chef Auto, Chef Hatchet used a group of squirrels to prevent the contestants from getting into their Go Karts. Cameron eventually get rid of them by throwing a packet of nuts at Chef.

In Eat, Puke and Be Wary, a squirrel appear in the beginning of the episode, disintegrating three birds with its laser. Later, a few of them attack Cameron while he is looking for ingredients to cook his dish.

Another squirrel appeared in The Enchanted Franken-Forest eating the giant fly that was trying to kiss Cameron.

A squirrel appear in Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown with the other mutated creatures. It shot Anne Maria's hair with its beams, but Ezekiel threw it aside and saved her.

Total Drama All-Stars
In Saving Private Leechball, Sam encounters a squirrel in a tree on Boney Island while trying to avoid the animals trying to get him. The squirrel throws a nut at Sam, knocking him into the angry horde.

In The Final Wreck-ening, when the island is sinking, a squirrel is seen holding up a sign showing the world falling apart, laughing hysterically. It is then later seen with the other animals, escaping in the Boat of Losers.

Total Drama: Pahkitew Island
This season features a new contestant named Ella who has the ability to charm any animal by singing. In So, Uh This Is My Team?, two squirrels are seen alongside Ella and several other animals inside the confessional while Ella is using it.

In Pahk'd With Talent, during the final part of the third challenge, Sugar's singing is so loud that a nearby squirrel loses all its fur.