The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean

The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
Season 4
Episode 8
Original airdate
Canada	February 23, 2012
United States	July 24, 2012
Summary
Cameo(s)	Gwen
Challenge(s)	Swim to the shore Find a treasure chest with both Sam and Gwen trapped inside
Winner(s)	Toxic Rats
Eliminated	Scott (idol) Dakota
Episode guide
Previous episode "A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"
Next episode "Grand Chef Auto"

The teams wake up in the middle of the lake, where a returnee starts mutating due to toxic exposure, and seeks help from a fellow teammate. Meanwhile, another member tries to help a friend keep his secret under control. Someone is revealed to have found the idol, and asks someone else to keep it a secret. The finder is eliminated, but uses his discovery and his new friend to eliminate a mutant instead.

Plot

The episode begins with the camera panning at both teams sleeping on rafts out in the lake. Scott doesn't seem to remember anything after dinner. Cameron goes into a flashback when being served the "Turkey Buttolini," where he remembers Chef telling Cameron to enjoy his nap, before correcting himself and saying dinner, theorizing that eating mutant turkey knocked them out. Mike then finds a fedora hat and puts it on, commenting that he has always wanted one. Putting it on causes him to turn into Manitoba Smith and starts talking to Zoey. Cameron pushes her in the water and takes off the hat for Mike, in order to save their relationship.

Cameron

“

Mike and I have a deal. I help him stay Mike so he can win Zoey over and he helps me to convince her to turf Scott. I've already decoded Mike's personality triggers. Whenever he loses his shirt, Vito comes out. In an acrobatically challenging environment, he becomes Svetlana. When he gets frustrated, Chester appears. And we just saw Manitoba Smith in his fedora. But I still don't know how to consistently bring Mike back. This would be so much easier if I could just dissect his brain.

”

After Mike helps her out of the water, Zoey says out of his "characters" she likes Mike the best, but it makes it hard to get to know him, and she feels like he’s hiding from her. Mike assures her he isn’t. As Cameron watches the two, Dakota taps on his shoulder and asks if he has sunblock as she points to her newly bald head.

Dakota

“

This is so not how I wanted to get back on the show! Now that my looks are on hold, I need an ally. If only Sam were here. He was so dedicated! *sighs* Zoey's the only person I'd be seen with in public, post make-over. So I guess it's time to start the 'friend-ing' process? Is that what it's called?

”

A mutant squid attacks the Toxic Rats.

Chris then arrives to start the next challenge, but Dakota interrupts him and starts revealing embarrassing things she learned about Chris while being an intern and without Dakota knowing it, the toxic waste had caused an impressive mutation and she began to grow larger and her hair grew again, only now spiky and in a neon green color.

Cameron

“

Remarkable! All the toxic waste in the mine has caused some kind of evolving mutation. Hello, cover story for Bubble Theory magazine!

”

Chris then gets on with the challenge saying first that the Chris immunity statue has been found for someone and that the teams have to first race back to shore to earn a reward to use for the second part of the challenge. Dakota made fun of Chris and he threw a compact mirror at her, Dakota looked in the mirror and thought it was a photo of a scary monster but Scott told her it was a mirror and Dakota was horrified to see that she was the monster and furiously vows to tear Chris apart. The Maggots attempt to remove their raft's post as a paddle, but Dakota said furiously that she wanted to get to the shore and tear Chris to pieces, so she broke the post and threw it, scaring Zoey. Dakota calmed down a bit, apologized and explained that her mutation was making her stressed, it had even caused quills to start growing on her elbows and her clothes to start to tear, then asks Zoey to hold her, which she reluctantly complies to.

Zoey

“

It’s really nice that Dakota wants me to help her. I just hope she doesn’t crush me to death in the process

”

The Maggots went into the water to push the raft but Zoey stayed with Dakota to calm her down, so Zoey gave her a tissue to wipe her nose, Dakota blew and splashed her with a lot of snot, Lightning and Jo run into a mutated squid, slowing down the Rats. Meanwhile, Fang has found the Maggots and he scared them, fortunately Dakota managed to stop him and gave him a blow that threw him away and revealed her new strength, Fang hit the squid in the eye, freeing the Rats from its tentacles. After the Maggots reach the location of the squid, it starts attacking them. Cameron then comes up with a plan to hit the front of the board launching everyone on the back to shore.

Dakota mutates multiple times throughout the episode, usually when angered.

Dakota's mutation continued to advance, she became bigger, her clothes were torn more, she lost her shoes and her necklace, her eyes turned red with yellow sclera and spikes grew on her elbows and shoulders, Dakota starts to look for Chris. She tries to jump and grab Chris in the helicopter. He dumps rewards on the ground, that the Maggots had won, which include a compass and a map of the island. Lightning and Jo are seen washed up on shore as Chris continues to explain that the teams have to find the chest in which Gwen and Sam are buried alive in, Dakota was happy to see that Sam had returned and wondered if he still loved her even with her mutation, Chris mentioned that Sam was knocked out by the meal from the previous night and laughed, this angered Dakota and she let her mutation to continue transforming her, causing more spikes to grow on her shoulders, giving her a tail, her hair grew, her skin turned orange, she became much taller and her clothes were torn even more, becoming a top and shorts. Chris whispers saying that they need some elephant tranquilizers and then, he allows the Maggots to head out, but stops the Rats. He gives them the "Penalty Belt" and gives them a metal detector. Jo states how that would be of any use to them as the chest is made of wood. Chris replies that it isn't and sets them off.

A furious Gwen contacts Chris through her cell phone while she is buried alive.

Back in the chest, Gwen calls Chris with her cell phone. He answers and makes fun of the farting noise in the background from Sam, which knocks her out. The Maggots get to a swamp that blocks their way. Mike finds a path out of the swamp and Cameron and him start to swim. Scott tries to make his team lose by showing the way through the swamp for the Rats. Dakota grabs Zoey and starts going to the water, but Scott reminds Dakota that Sam is losing air in the chest, which makes Dakota drop Zoey and race for Sam, leaving Scott and Zoey alone. Scott says he trusts Zoey enough to show that he has the immunity idol. Zoey is flattered by the fact he trusts her that much. He then tells her at least he doesn't hide things from her like Mike, and tries to make it seem like he is the only trustworthy person on her team, then they both go into the water. Later on, the Rats finally make it to the swamp. Jo sees the arrow Scott made and follows it through the water.

Scott secures Zoey's trust by showing her that he has the McLean-Brand Chris Head.

Back on the Maggots' team, Mike and Cameron try to tell Zoey not to trust Scott, but Zoey ignores them, still believes that Scott is a nice person.

Mike

“

I don't know what's worse — the giant mutants or the fact that Zoey trusts Scott more than me.

”

Zoey doesn't notice when she walks onto the back of a giant mutant alligator, which startles her and her team, making them run in order to find a nearby tree. Scott and Cameron climb up, while Mike turns into Svetlana to get up, leaving Zoey by herself. She screams for Mike, which results in him turning back into himself, because of which Cameron figures out how Mike reverts back into himself and grabs Zoey.

Cameron

“

Of course! Whenever Zoey's in danger, Mike returns! Not that I would put her in peril just to make the happen. Except maybe as a last resort. Heh heh heh.

”

The alligator lunged to attack them but fortunately Dakota appeared in time and saved them, Zoey was happy and Dakota told her that they were friends, then the alligator bit Dakota's tail so she hit it and faced it easily. While trying to find a way out of the swamp, Zoey asks for the compass after realizing that they had dropped the map back in the swamp but Mike tells her that he doesn't have it. Scott admits to having the compass in the confessional and attempts to hide it.

Scott

“

Gotcha! Now to find out the deal with Mike and Bubble Boy. Zoey's right. Those two are hiding something.

”

Lightning sees Dakota fighting and brags about how he could do the same, which Jo mocks as more alligators show up and start attacking him. Cameron tries to find an alternative to help the team to get out of the situation, which ends up being a thorn forest, and Dakota clears a path while fighting. Mike's shirt is caught on one of the thorns, turning him into Vito, and calls out for Anne Maria. Zoey stops and seems upset of hearing Vito again, but Cameron tries to pull his shirt back down. Jo and Lightning both get out as well and find a key under a rock with the metal detector, one for the belt lock, and one for the chest. Jo then hears Gwen underground and starts digging, while Scott tries to make his team dig away from the actual location of them, but Jo had already found Gwen, making the Rats have their second win of the season. Then Dakota came and pushed Jo, threw Gwen outside and grabbed Sam, gave him a hug and Sam woke up.

Sam

“

Whoa, the girl of my dreams just got a thousand times more awesome!

”

Later that night, at the campgrounds, Dakota and Sam are seen spending time away from the rest of the Maggots, while Mike pulls Zoey over to say that they need to get rid of Scott, but Zoey is still unsure know who to vote for. Scott tries to get the secret about Mike by saying to Cameron that he appreciates that he helps him. Cameron didn't know it was a trick and tells him that Mike has Multiple Personality Disorder.

Dakota and Sam take the Hurl of Shame together for the last time.

At the elimination ceremony, Dakota asks if Sam still likes her. Sam says he's always liked her and now she’s even cooler than before, nicknaming her "The Dakotazoid". They make out, disgusting the other campers. Chris then tells that the camper voted off was Scott. He then pulls out the Chris idol, making Chris go to the next highest voted person, which happened to be Dakota with one vote, from Zoey, who didn't like her friendship that could potentially hurt her health. Dakota doesn't seem to care anymore about the show because of being too occupied with Sam and takes the Hurl of Shame.

Exclusive clip

Dakota prepares for her wrestling match, with Sam complimenting her.

At a locker room (which resemble the Aftermath show's green room), Sam is seen complimenting Dakota's mutation as the latter prepares for her wrestling match. She then kisses Sam on the cheek and runs through the door once they called her name.

Cast

Voice actor	Role(s)
Christian Potenza	Chris
Kevin Duhaney	Cameron
Clé Bennett	Chef Hatchet
Carleigh Beverly	Dakota
Megan Fahlenbock	Gwen
Laurie Elliott	Jo
Tyrone Savage	Lightning
Cory Doran	Mike
Brian Froud	Sam
James Wallis	Scott
Barbara Mamabolo	Zoey

Elimination Ceremony

Scott used the McLean-Brand Chris Head, avoiding elimination.

Elimination Ceremony 8: Mutant Maggots
Status	Contestant
In	Cameron, Mike, Zoey
Out Low	Scott
Low Out	Dakota

Still in the running

Staci 13th

B 12th

Dawn 11th

Sam 10th

Brick 9th

Anne Maria 8th

Dakota 7th

Cameron

Jo

Lightning

Mike

Scott

Zoey

Trivia

General

• With Dakota's elimination, all of the remaining contestants go on to qualify for Total Drama All-Stars.
• This is the sixth episode in the series to reference a character's name in the title. The others are:
  • "The Chefshank Redemption," "Super Hero-ld," "Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen," and "2008: A Space Owen" (Action).
  • "Aftermath: Bridgette Over Troubled Water" (World Tour).
  • Later on this season, "Grand Chef Auto."
  • "Zeek And Ye Shall Find" (All-Stars)
  • "Scarlett Fever" and "Sky Fall" (Pahkitew Island).
• This is the first episode that Dakota wears her original outfit since "Ice Ice Baby," as she is required to wear an intern outfit from "Finders Creepers" through "A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste."
• Sam returns in this episode as a part of the challenge.
  • This makes him the second new contestant this season to return as something other than be a contestant; the other is Dakota, whom Chris used as his intern.
• Scott makes more attempts to throw the challenge in this episode than in any other episode to date, as he does so three times:
  • He drew an arrow on the ground to point the rival team in the right direction.
  • He stole their compass and rendered them temporarily unable to find out which way to go.
  • He tricked them into digging in the wrong spot entirely, which finally succeeded in making them lose.
• The giant mutant squid that appears in this episode briefly appears in the opening sequence.
• The map the Mutant Maggots got was the same map Gwen used on Boney Island in "Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon," and the compass was the same as the one Gwen and Heather had in "Are We There Yeti?."
• This is the second recap in which Chris fails to mention a contestant leaving in the previous episode.
  • The first was with Sadie in the recap of "Who Can You Trust?" (during "Basic Straining," Total Drama Island).

Continuity

• This is the second episode this season in which the Toxic Rats win a challenge.
  • The first is "Finders Creepers," although that was a non-elimination challenge.
• This is the second episode in which the contestants wake up in the middle of the lake.
  • The first is "Camp Castaways" (Island).
• This episode marks the only episode of the season in which a bonfire ceremony that results in a contestant's elimination occurs where Lightning is not present.
• Gwen's exclamation about being "buried alive again" is a callback to her challenge in "Phobia Factor."
  • This is the second episode in which Gwen has to face her worst fear.
  • This also shows that, like Owen in Total Drama World Tour, Gwen hasn't fully conquered her fear from the first season.
• With this episode, Dakota has taken the Hurl of Shame three times, and Sam has taken it twice.
• This episode marks the first time a contestant is eliminated through an invincibility statue.

References

• The title of this episode is a reference to the classic adventure novel Treasure Island and the 1896 sci-fi novel The Island of Dr. Moreau.
• When Mike was showering as well as changing into Vito, he said "Put your hands up! Put your, put your hands up!" while pumping his fist in the air which is a reference to the show Jersey Shore, as "fist-pumping" is shown many times throughout the series.
  • This is most likely due to Vito being a parody of Jersey Shore cast member, Michael "The Situation" Sorrentino.
• Each time Dakota gets angrier, she mutates further, referencing Marvel's The Incredible Hulk who gets stronger the angrier he gets.
  • This is the second time a contestant's actions is a reference to the Hulk, as the first is Owen in "Ocean's Eight—or Nine" (Action).
  • Additionally, Dakota's mutation is due to radiation exposure similar how Bruce Banner was exposed to gamma radiation that turns him into the Hulk.
  • Like the Hulk, Dakota refers herself in third-person and speaks in broken English.

Goofs

• When Dakota punches Fang into the squid's eye, it gains a black eye. However, it later disappears.
• When Chris reveals that the McLean-Brand Chris Head has already been found, his hair glitches.
• On iTunes, this episode's title is incorrectly spelled "The Treasure Island of Dr. MacLean."
• The iTunes description for this episode says that Dakota's hair grows back bright orange. It is actually her skin that turns orange, while her hair is bright green.
• When the Maggots discovered they lost, Mike says "What?" in Cameron's voice.
• When Cameron is asking why Chris didn't hand out the marshmallows, Dakota's top is the same color as her pants. In the next scene, when she admits she ate them, it changes to its usual light pink.
• When Dakota throws the Maggots's sign off their raft, she has small, singular spikes on her shoulder and elbows, but in the next scene they have disappeared.

Gallery

Chris advertises his "Chris McLean Instant Coffee."

Lightning is seen sleeping…

…and so is Jo.

Dakota and Scott are seen sleeping.

Mike, Zoey, and Cameron are seen sleeping.

The Mutant Maggots wake up in the middle of nowhere.

Cameron recalls the previous night…

…where Chef Hatchet gave the campers "mutant turkey" in order to get them to sleep.

Lightning enjoys his nap…

…until no-nonsense Jo wakes him up.

Mike notes that the campers are in the middle of nowhere.

Mike finds a fedora…

…puts it on…

…and immediately turns into Manitoba Smith…

…until Cameron snaps him out of it…

…by pushing Zoey into the lake.

Mike turns into Vito in the shower, in Cameron's flashback.

Svetlana performs while avoiding a giant cockroach throwing things, in Cameron's flashback.

Chester appears after Mike gets frustrated about stepping on a rock, in Cameron's flashback.

Dakota asks Cameron for sunblock.

Dakota uses the confessional to complain about losing her hair.

Chris and Chef drive up to the campers on motorboats.

Chris converses with the campers.

Chris and Chef notice that Dakota is starting to grow taller.

Jo and Lightning's reaction to Dakota's mutation.

Zoey, Scott, Mike, and Cameron's reaction to Dakota's mutation.

Dakota is ecstatic when she learns that her hair is growing back…

…then asks her teammates why they have gotten shorter.

Cameron finds Dakota's mutation remarkable.

Chris reveals that someone has already found the McLean-Brand Chris Head.

Dakota realizes that she is mutating…

…and takes her anger out on Chris.

The Maggots attempt to use the post as a paddle.

Jo tells Lightning to paddle their raft.

Dakota hugs Zoey, who gives her a tissue…

…and, as she blows her nose…

…she covers Zoey's head in snot.

Jo pushes her team's raft forward.

Jo unsuccessfully tries to free Lightning.

The boys on the Mutant Maggots push their team's raft forward…

…until Scott is attacked by Fang…

…who is beaten up by Dakota.

Fang crashes into the giant squid…

…causing it to release the rats.

The octopus attacks the Maggots.

Chris pauses for a commercial break.

The maggots are send flying to the island.

The Maggots win the first part of the challenge.

Dakota tries to attack Chris.

The Rats come in second.

Gwen makes a cameo over the television, buried alive in a treasure chest…

…with recently-eliminated contestant Sam.

Dakota goes through the final phase of her transformation…

…and grows larger shoulder-blades…

…along with a tail…

…then grows even taller.

The maggots win a map and a compass…

…and the rats win to be chained for the rest of the challenge.

Mike winks at Zoey.

Zoey attempts to walk on a mutated alligator.

Mike grabs Zoey's hand.

Dakota appears and saves the maggots.

The mutated alligator attacks Dakota by the tail.

The map has been destroyed…

…and the compass has disappeared.

Jo and Lightning watch Dakota's fight with the alligator.

Two mutated gators attack Lightning.

When Vito appears, Cameron turns him back to Mike quickly.

An injured Lightning discovers the key.

Jo wins the challenge for her team.

The maggots dug in the wrong place thanks to Scott.

Dakota throws Gwen away…

…only to save Sam.

Dakota and Sam embrace.

Cameron accidentally reveals to Scott that Mike has multiple personality disorder.

Dakota and Sam's first kiss.

The rest of the Maggots are disgusted about Sam and Dakota's kiss.

Mike glares at Scott during elimination ceremony.

Scott uses the Immunity Idol.

Dakota is eliminated for the second and last time.

See also

<< Total Drama World Tour | Total Drama World Tour | Total Drama All-Stars >>

1. "Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!"
2. "Truth or Laser Shark"
3. "Ice Ice Baby"
4. "Finders Creepers"
5. "Backstabbers Ahoy!"
6. "Runaway Model"
7. "A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste"
8. "The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean"
9. "Grand Chef Auto"
10. "Up, Up and Away in My Pitiful Balloon"
11. "Eat, Puke, and Be Wary"
12. "The Enchanted Franken-Forest"
13. "Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown"