Dakota and Sam

This article focuses on the interactions between Dakota and Sam.

Overview
This friendship develops in Total Drama: Revenge of the Island. Being put on the same team together, they both become friends when they realize they are not as different as they appear to be. Even when Dakota is voted out, they still interact when she becomes an intern. Their relationship finally blossoms in Runaway Model when Dakota tries to give Sam her phone number.

Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!
Dakota and Sam are both placed on the Toxic Rats. Later, when Dakota is frightened by the mutated squirrel, she jumps into Sam's arms, and he smiles at her. In the challenge, Sam helps Dakota cut with the saw by telling her to "dig down on the rope."

Truth or Laser Shark
In the beginning of the episode, when Dakota says she has not received enough sleep, Sam tries to compliment her, but is scared away when he sees her eyes. While walking through the forest, Sam awkwardly compliments Dakota on her nostrils. She tries to figure out something to compliment him on, but fails to come up with anything and tells him she will "get back to him later."

During the "getting to know you" trivia game challenge, Sam admits that he farted during his first (and only) date, which left Dakota laughing. Afterwards, Sam mentions that he and Dakota have a lot in common which Dakota mistook it as an insult. Sam quickly covers himself up by saying that they both like technology but besides that she was nothing like him.

Scott makes plans with his team to get Dakota eliminated, which Sam opposes in the confessional. However, she ends up being eliminated, which Sam is visibly upset about. He goes into the confessional disappointed he won't be able to have the chance to ask Dakota out, despite the fact he believes he would be "constantly rejected" all season long.

Ice Ice Baby
Dakota crashes into Sam via para-glider during the campfire ceremony. She gives him a small wave and remembers his name. Sam is happy to see her again. She is torn away from him quickly by Chris, who announced that she will be returning to the competition, but as an intern.

Finders Creepers
Sam seems happy when he greets Dakota, who was blowing the horn for Chris as her intern duties; she, however, has been temporarily deafened by the air horn. Sam and Dakota meet again, after he fell into a grave full of kitchen grease. As Dakota watches giant maggots leap into the grave and start biting him, she suddenly gets the urge to apologize, feeling guilty. She doesn't like this feeling, and simply walks away.

Runaway Model
Sam decides to seek out Dakota for advice on fashion. He compliments her on her always being so well put together, so she agrees to give him some advice: stripes are in. Sam enthusiastically thanks her and calls her an "angel", to which she blushes. She forgot to mention, though, that vertical stripes help make them look slimming. Dakota warns Sam about a barrel as he runs up the scaffolding to rescue Lindsay, and gives him encouraging words near the end. She compliments his moves after he was knocked out by the Sasquatchanakwa. At the elimination ceremony, Dakota comes to see him off. She gives him her number, except that during the launch, he drops the sheet she gave him, leaving Dakota visibly upset.

Trivia

 * They both have some sort of electronic that they depend on.
 * Dakota is dependent on her cell phone to text and call her paparazzi.
 * Sam is dependent on his digital game system, which he plays many games on.
 * They are shown back to back in the opening sequence.
 * This friendship is similar to Harold and Heather and Cody and Gwen's friendship, where the respective nerd tries to gain the heart of the popular girl.
 * However, only Sam succeeds in winning the heart of his crush.