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.'''

Plot
It's raining on Camp Wawanakwa as the episode opens to Chris introducing the show. He says that it was a hard thing to pull off, but somehow, the production crew managed to create rain, as Chris figured the remaining campers were getting off way too easy with all the nice weather. He is then angered when he is 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 which causes Heather to tell 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. Also, he announces that tomorrow's activities are cancelled in favor of going to 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 has been 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 things.

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 freshwater 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 discover that it is 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's just another one of Chris's sick challenges. Heather kicks a rock to prove it's just a prop, but only succeeds in hurting her foot. In a confessional tape, Chris reveals that it is a set, but that the rocks are real, 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 landed on a shore and Owen runs out to the beach he's landed on with joy, but stops when he comes across the gaping jaw of a T-Rex skull. With a scream, 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, she sees a skeleton 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, which he calls Mr. Coconut.

Duncan, Gwen and Heather are arguing over the skeleton, and continue to believe what they originally thought. Eventually they 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 flies until it hits Mr. Coconut, which leads 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 from Owen's stash that she discovered. Duncan 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 that Chef is making the noise by blowing a conch shell 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 in which 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 off a cliff, or starved to death. Worried about a 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 claims he 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 on to the marshmallows, and has four marshmallows on the plate. Duncan points out the mistake, due to their being four contestants, 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 frightening him. 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: (stomps foot on board, causing Heather's nail polish to spill) (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! 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."
 * Their 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's character's relationship with Wilson the volleyball (they are both inanimate objects who are the main cause of their owners' mental instability and they both get thrown into the sea).
 * Running Gag: One of the characters seeing Owen's beard, asking him why he has a fake beard, and pulling on it.
 * This is the first time that a character that had not competed previously in the show is eliminated. In this case, Mr. Coconut.
 * However, since he is generally not considered to be an actual contestant, then this is considered to be a non-elimination episode.
 * This is the third and final non-elimination episode in Total Drama Island, the first two being Not So Happy Campers - Part 1 and Brunch of Disgustingness.
 * Duncan's makeup closely resembling 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 is in Monster Cash.
 * This is the second time that there has been a marshmallow ceremony without a suspenseful pause, the first being Hook, Line, and Screamer.
 * If one does not count recaps, this is the first episode in which Geoff and Leshawna do not appear in.
 * This is third episode that features all of the campers still in the competition using the confessional booth. The first episode was Wawanakwa Gone Wild! and the second episode was Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon.
 * This is the second (and final) episode where Heather has her sunglasses.
 * The first episode was Not So Happy Campers - Part 1.
 * 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 are many references from campers that they are in Muskoka. Muskoka is part of Central Ontario, Canada, though some federal and provincial programs treat 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 by this.
 * 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 sins and even inquires if Gwen is her real name.
 * Heather suffered from a near death syndrome when she apologized to Lindsay and Beth for being so harsh on them and even called them BFFs.
 * In Owen's stash of food is the bear's bag of marshmallows from X-Treme Torture and Trent and Duncan's soda bottle and can from Search and Do Not Destroy.
 * According to Owen and Heather, there are also some Mallomars, a chocolate coated marshmallow cookie, and some Nanaimo Bars, a popular Canadian dessert.
 * The conch shell that Chef uses to blow into, and the campers dressing up as warriors and becoming practically savage by the end of the episode are possible references to the book Lord of the Flies.
 * This is the first of two references to this novel in the series; the second is in Top Dog.
 * Gwen becomes irritated with Heather's taunting during this episode and requests that she votes 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 ones given by the giant monster, Godzilla.
 * The incident in the beginning with Gwen, Duncan, and Heather running out of the water is 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 that of the song 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 grow a beard.
 * 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.
 * Immediately after Owen and Mr. Coconut leave the confessional stall, Mr. Coconut is hit by Duncan's arrow, leaving holes in its 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. However, when they are in the woods next to Chris and Chef's secret campsite, Heather has a plunger and Duncan has his bow and arrow.
 * Owen says he GwenCastways.png had a date or kissed a girl, however 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 fall from the big flying goose, they fall on a palm tree, but in the next scene, they are seen falling in front of Owen and Heather, where there are no palm trees in the area.
 * There are many times in this episode where Gwen's hair is 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" not being her real name.