Are We There Yeti?

'''The campers are stuck in the middle of the woods, where they have to race back to the camp to win. The boys are on one team, and the girls on the other. Although their host isn't there, somebody else takes charge. Another camper is eliminated.'''

Recap
The campers have a quite literal rude awakening when they wake up in the middle of the wilderness. Because Chris is hosting an awards show that episode, Chef is hosting and tells the campers that they must find their way back at camp for their challenge. Gwen is angry because she has been left in the woods with Heather and she would rather swim in the shark infested water. Duncan acts like a coward (to steal night goggles from Chef) and Heather thinks he is up to something. Duncan and Owen are paired up while Heather and Gwen are forced to be partners.

Duncan and Owen quickly run into the forest to get away from the girls to confuse them. They check their supplies and notice they have no food which worries Owen, but Duncan remains calm and thinks they will get out of the forest quickly with the goggles that he stole from Chef. The boys quickly check the map and Duncan thinks that they go right while Owen thinks that camp is in the opposite direction. Meanwhile the girls use a compass and go north and Heather believes they will be fine if they are not killed by Sasquatchanakwa which Gwen feels that it is a story made to scare them.

At the camp, Chef reads a book and seems to forget that the campers are in the forest. Duncan and Owen climb on a mountain and Owen admits that Chef's story scared him, but Duncan thinks that the story is only made up. Then he quickly spots the girls and teases them thinking they are going the wrong way, but Gwen tells that their compass tells them to go north where camp is, Duncan checks the map realizing he and Owen have been going the wrong way, then slaps his forehead.

Back at camp, Chef goes through the campers stuff and finds Heather's makeup, Owen's secret stash of candy, Duncan's Knife and Gwen's diary. At the river, Heather and Gwen know that despite the fact that they hate each other they must work as a team in order to win because the feel that the boys could have a evil bonding which shows them having a farting contest. They finally agree and see the boys floating on a raft. Owen gets caught in a trap and while Duncan tries to get him down the girls steal their items resulting in the teams trying to steal from each other.

Later at night, Heather and Gwen try to get their stuff back only to find a large foot print. Thinking it is a prank, Gwen jumps in the bushes and is shocked to find out that Sasquatchanaka is in the bush and made the footprint. A large chase commences, forcing the four contestants to find shelter in a cave full of bats, which chases the campers out. Heather and Gwen accept defeat and the boys offer to let them sleep with them. While the boys pitch the tent Heather tells Gwen to let them think they are strong boys, Owen ask Duncan if they should trust them and Duncan tells him to trust no one and hides the map under his shirt. The girls act like they are scared and fools the boys, Heather tells Duncan she can't sleep and starts cuddling him and he allows her.

The next morning Duncan notices that the map is missing and becomes angry over it, Owen tells him that he has become weak but smells sticky buns made from Chef and runs toward camp faster than the girls. Unfortunately, he steers clear of the pole and eats the buns while the girls reach the pole and win. Later at the ceremony Duncan is voted off. Indignant but glad to be leaving, he declares that he will be glad to get back to juvie. While he remains bitter with Owen and Heather mocks him, he and Gwen part on good terms. As he rides on the boat Chef scares him repetitively through the use of a Sasquatchanakwa costume.

Cast

 * In Owen's flashback, LeShawna has lines.

Quotes

 * Chef: Yeah, it's me doing the recap, you got a problem with that?! Since Chris is off hosting some foo-foo award show, I'm filling in as host. And guess what? I ain't happy about it neither. So sit back, shut up and watch tonight's episode of Total Drama Island.


 * Gwen: They left us in the woods! Alone! Again! With Heather! I'd rather go swimming in the shark infested water.
 * Duncan: (to Heather, about her complaining of the suicidal challenge that is to be performed) Hey, peaches, file it with the network lawyers.


 * Gwen: Okay, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I actually miss Chris. Anything is better than Chef's psychopath. Why do camp cooks always look like escaped criminals? Heather: Can you hear me, Chris? I hope you enjoyed your little day off while we put up with your psychotic sidekick, who, by the way, wasn't even doing anything. He just ditched us in the woods.


 * Heather: Okay, look, we both know we don't like each other and we both probably wish we could push each other off a cliff right now. Gwen: The thought had crossed my mind. Heather: But we can both agree that we have to win this challenge. We can't afford to let the guys win invincibility and who knows what evil male bonding they are up to.


 * (after the campers run into the bat cave) Owen: Duncan? Heather: Owen? Duncan: Heather? Heather: Duncan? Gwen: Heather? Heather: Gwen? Owen: Gwen? Gwen: Owen? Heather: Now that we've taken roll call, what are we going to do? Did you see the size of that thing? Duncan: I could have taken him. Gwen: Is that why you were screaming like a little girl? Duncan: Right. I was just faking him out. Anyway, I think we're safe here for a while. (hundreds of little bat eyes appear) Owen: That depends on what you mean by safe. Heather: I never thought I'd say this, but please tell me that tongue in my ear's...Owen? Owen: No...that would be the...BATS! (the campers and Sasquatchanakwa run out of the cave screaming)


 * Gwen: (in confessional) Did I feel bad about stealing from the guys? Not really. They stole from us first. All is fair in love and war, and this is definitely war now!


 * Duncan: (in confessional) We lost the challenge for a few sticky buns, what was that?! Do you know how many sticky buns I could've bought with a hundred thousand dollars?! Heather: (in confessional) (chuckles) O-M-G. That was so pathetic. I hope those buns were worth it! Gwen: (in confessional) Wow...we kinda scored that one. Owen: (in confessional) I think Duncan's really mad at me. Maybe I should've saved him a sticky bun.


 * Chef: (to Owen) You! Choke on this, Glutton!


 * Chef: (to Duncan) You're finished! Duncan: Good! Get me out of here and back to juvie. At least with convicts, you know what to expect.


 * Chef: (to Duncan when they're leaving) Left, left, left, right, left! Come on, soldier! Do I bear a striking resemblance to somebody who's got all day?


 * (Duncan is walking to the Boat of Losers on the Dock of Shame) Heather: You could have scored an alliance with me, but you blew it. Gwen: You played the game well. Sorry that you had to lose over a sticky bun. Owen: I-I-I- (burps) Duncan: Whatever.


 * Heather: I just want to thank everyone who got me to the final three. Courtney, I feel your pain, girl. You should not have been cheated off like that. Noah, you are one seriously smart guy, don't think I didn't notice. And Lindsay, the most fashionable girl on the island next to me, you know you'll always be one of my BFFs.


 * Gwen: I gotta admit, I didn't really think I'd get this far. (yawns) But now that I have, I might as well win.


 * Owen: Soooo, it's Owen and two hot chicks. (laughs) Partay!


 * Duncan: Just get me outta this place. (sees Sasquatchanakwa driving the boat and repeatedly taking off masks of Chef and himself) Ahhhhhh! Whew. Ahhhhhh! Phew! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! Nooohoho! Whew. Nyaaaaaaaa! Hoo. No! Whew. Gyaaaaaaaaaaa! Phew. (etc, etc.)

Trivia

 * Title Reference: This episode's title is referenced to the phrase, "Are We There Yet?"


 * This is one of the episodes to prove that Sasquatchanakwa might be fake, as Chef has a costume that looks just like him. A costume like this one is also seen in The Aftermath: I.


 * Unedited the full rating is TV-PG D.


 * All dialog edits of this episode can be found on the Edits page.


 * This episode has the second longest pause before elimination announcement in the show due to it been the last one in Total Drama Island.
 * The first one was in Not So Happy Campers - Part 2.


 * This is the third episode (and second in a row) to feature a challenge that was involved with returning to camp.


 * Before the Campfire Ceremony, the Final Four went into the confessionals in the order they were eliminated. Duncan went first (4th) Heather went next (3rd) then Gwen (2nd) and finally Owen who was never eliminated.


 * At the beginning of the episode, Chef chops up Mr. Coconut, effectively rendering him dead. It is unknown how he would have Owen's coconut friend, as he was thrown into Lake Wawanakwa in the previous episode.


 * This is the only episode of the season not to feature Chris McLean, aside from the brief cameo during the recap.


 * Owen says he conquered his fear of heights, but a few days later it came back to him. He is possibly referring to DJ tossing him off the cliff during the paintball challenge (as he seemed horrified at the incident).


 * It's implied that Chef picked the eliminated; however, it is also possible that there was a tie between Owen and Duncan in number of votes, as they were the only vote options. If the guys' team had won the challenge, then Heather would have most likely been eliminated since both Owen and Duncan would vote for her due to their friendship with Gwen and Gwen wouldn't vote for herself. Heather probably would be picked by Chef anyways, because he has respect for Gwen, due to her winning his challenge in Basic Straining and Heather has gotten on Chef's bad side on a few incidents.


 * With Duncan's elimination, all of the original Killer Bass (including Izzy and Katie, who switched teams at the beginning) have left the camp; Gwen, Heather and Owen were all members of the Screaming Gophers.


 * Chef calls Heather and Gwen's team "Grim and Grimmer", although it's unknown which one was "Grim" and which one was "Grimmer" (the "Grimmer" may have been Heather due to her nasty attitude, however it might have also referred to Gwen's Gothic look).


 * When Chef is doing the recap, he gives all of the campers nick names:
 * Owen: The Chubby One
 * Duncan: The Delinquent
 * Heather: Mouthy Girl
 * Gwen: The Gruesome Chick


 * The challenge of this episode is very similar to that of the previous episode's.


 * When Owen was the confessional talking about his previous challenge to jump off the 1000-foot high cliff into the water, he said he was the "king of the world". This is a reference to the 1997 movie, Titanic.


 * Gwen says that the boys stole from her and Heather first, when actually, it was Heather who stole from the boys first.


 * This is the first (and so far, only) episode to feature Gwen and Heather working together.


 * It is possible that Duncan forgave Owen due to his screw-up in this episode, as seen in The Very Last Episode, Really! he took Owen's side, and they seem to remain friends through Total Drama Action.


 * Duncan was angry because Owen lost the challenge and in the confessional he asks who can lose a challenge because of sticky buns, and ironically, Owen won Total Drama Island because of brownies and Izzy.


 * This is the second of the only three episodes, that Chef has hosted, the first being Basic Straining and the third being Mutiny on the Soundstage (partly).
 * This is the only episode when only one contestant is eliminated in the final four. In the final four of Total Drama Action, two contestants were eliminated, they were Owen and Courtney.
 * This episode was written by Alex Nussbaum.

Goofs

 * When the campers are running out of the bat cave, you see them carrying three bags, but Chef only gave them two, and when they entered they were only carrying one bag.
 * When Owen walks up to a candy-bar trap, there is no rope, but when he is trapped they are clearly visible.
 * None of the campers originally believe in Sasquatchanakwa, even though he appeared in many previous episodes. These include The Big Sleep, Who Can You Trust?, and No Pain, No Game. However, Owen was asleep when the Sasquatchanakwa was poking him with a stick in The Big Sleep, Eva was the only contestant who actually saw the Sasquatchanakwa in No Pain, No Game, and the Sasquatchanakwa was never actually seen by any of the contestants in Who Can You Trust?.
 * When Owen is looking at the map holding it upside down, the mountains on it are drawn as if he was holding the map properly. So if you hold the map properly, the mountains would be upside down.
 * One of Duncan's neckband spikes are missing when he is sleeping. Also, his wristband is shown on the wrong arm numerous times, and when he lifts up his shirt to check on the map, his section of shirt is missing.
 * Comcast calls this episode "Are We There Yet?" leaving off the "i" at the end of "yet."