The setting takes place on a campsite in Canada. A happy, sadistic host jumps up and says, "Yo! We're coming at you LIVE from Camp Wawanakwa. Somewhere in Muskoka, Ontario. I'm your host, Chris McClean. Dropping Season 1 of the hottest new reality show on television, right now!" As he walks, he would give us how the game should be played, "Here's the deal, 22 campers have signed up to spend 8 weeks right here in this crummy, old summer camp. They'll compete in challenges against each other. Then, have to face the judgement of their fellow campers. Every 3 days, one team will either win a reward or watch one of their team members walk the Dock of Shame. Take a ride on the loser boat, *chuckle,* and leave Total Drama Island for good." A place that looks like a campfire is used as the next setting. "Their fate will be decided here, at the dramatic campfire ceremonies. All but one camper will receive a marshmallow. In the end, only one will be left standing and will be rewarded with cheesy tabloid fame and a small fortune, but let's face it. They'll probably blow in a week. To survive, they'll have to battle: black flies, grizzly bears, disgusting camp food; all in a sudden, a worm says "Hey Now." Chris goes on and says, "And each other and every moment will be caught on one of the hundreds of cameras situated all over the camp. Who will crumble under the pressure? Find out here right now on TOTAL! DRAMA! ISLAND!"
*Theme song*
Dear Mom and Dad, I'm doing fine. You guys are on my mind
You asked me what I wanted to be and now I think the answer is plain to see
I WANNA BE FAMOUS
I wanna live close to the sun. Don't pack your bags cause you already won
Everything to prove, nothing in my way. I'll get there one day
Cause I wanna be famous
Da da na da naaaaa da na da na da na da na da na da naaaaaa
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
I wanna be, I wanna be, I wanna be famous
*whistle then two second guitar riff*
After the theme song, Chris McClean is shown far distance. "Welcome back to Total Drama Island. Alright, it's time to meet our 1st eleven campers. We told them they'd all be staying at this 5-star resort. So, if they seem a little TO-ed, that's probably why. As Chris told the viewers what it'll be like on the campgrounds, the first camper has arrived. It is a girl with brown hair with square glasses, braces, and a ponytail with strands of hair pulled down. She is also short and goes running to Chris, who was both shocked with fear and confusion. "Beth, what's up?" Chris said as she came running to hug Chris. She then said in an excited voice, "It's so incredulous to meet you." She lets go of Chris and then comments on his height, "Wow, you look much shorter in real life." Chris gives a weird face and says "Uhh, thanks."
The next camper seemed to be tall for his age, seemed strong, and had a small smile on his face. He walked to Chris introducing himself. "DJ!" Chris said. After a second, DJ said in a happy tone, "Yo, Chris McClean! How's it goin'? Hey, you sure you got the right place here? Where the hot tub at?" Chris felt like he wanted to laugh at him, but instead he said, "Yo, dawg. This is it. Camp Wawanakwa." DJ walks off to the other side of the dock. He looks around. "Hmm.. looked a lot different on the application form," he mumbled.
The next camper wasn't so happy. All she had done for the first few minutes at Camp Wawanakwa was glare at the host. Chris said happily, "Hey Gwen!" All she did was walk as if she woke up and had an exhausted look on her face. "You mean we're staying HERE?!" said the goth girl. Chris felt good at this time because he wanted the campers to become tortured, even though there were only three so far. He smiled, "No, you're staying here. My crib is an airstream with AC that away." She then all in a sudden gotten a worse look on her face than she had when she first got on the dock. She pointed at Chris and said, "I didn't sign up for this." "Actually, you did," said the grinning, sadistic host known as Chris McClean." As soon as he finished his sentence, Gwen grabbed the contract papers with their names signed on it and ripped them with her hands to a million pieces and threw it into Lake Wawanakwa. She was not impressed after Chris said, "The great thing about lawyers is they make LOTS OF COPIES." Chris shows her the extra copies, but she refused to rip another set. "I am not staying here," she said with a still not impressed voice." All in a sudden, Chris would've let her leave, but then she was too late. "Cool. I hope you can swim though because your ride has left." As the boat left, it honked the horn to pick up the next camper. Gwen then screamed, JERKS!"
The fourth camper appeared to be a boy with blonde hair, blue eyes, a cowboy hat, a pink casual shirt with the sleeves folded and buttons unbuttoned, denim shorts, and a pair of sandals, was happy as he could be when he walked onto the dock. He appeared to be some party animal because he was pumping his hands up and down as he was dancing without using his legs. His name was Geoff. "Chris McClean~ Sup man? It's an honor to meet you man!" Geoff told Chris in a very approving voice. He was a happy-go-lucky kid who loved to meet new people. Chris was happy and said, "The Geoffster. Welcome to the island, man." Geoff put up his fist, but not as if he was going to punch somebody, he lifted it up saying, "Thanks man." All Gwen did was crossing her arms and saying, "They say man one more time, I'm gonna puke."
After Geoff and Chris high five each other he introduces another camper. "Everybody, this is Lindsay," Chris said as he was kind of nice enough to one person. Lindsay turned out to be a beautiful girl with blonde hair, baby blue eyes, red and brown tank tops with exposed cleavage, an orange looking skirt, and cowboy boots along with a sky blue bandana on her head stepped off the boat. Chris seemed to tell the truth a little about Lindsay's looks and outfit. He whispered saying, "Not to shabby." "Hi. Ok, you look so familiar," Lindsay said in a nice voice. She turned out to be a dumb blonde, but she was still pretty. He looked at her for a sec and told her, "I'm Chris McClean? The Host? Of the show?" After a long pause, she went on and said, "Oh that's where I know you from" Chris was still wondering why she didn't know who he was saying, "Uh... yeah."
The next camper came out with a bit of an unwelcoming greeting. She stepped off the boat with authority, while wearing sunglasses. She has raven hair, gray eyes, a red casual tanktop with a silver hoop in the middle, olive green shorts, and pale red sandals. She then took off her sunglasses and looked suspiciously at the island. She walked with more of a mad look on her face than Gwen. All Chris said was. "Heather.." in a carefree voice. All in a sudden, Beth ran up to Heather. "Hi. Looks like we're your new friends for the next eight weeks." Heather had the most disgusted face so far on the island after being talked to by the wannabe.
Loud music was playing from a distance. It was the next camper. He had a green mohawk, blue eyes, a black shirt with a skull on it, a cream yellow undershirt, long denim blue jean shorts, and red Converse with a number of piercings walked out the boat. Chris said, "Duncan.. dude. "I don't like, surprises," Duncan said in a grim voice. He walked to the other side of the dock and noticed Heather. He said in a seductive voice, "Meet you by the campfire, gorgeous." Heather has gotten mad a second after he told her that. She replied, "Drop dead, skeeze." After telling Duncan to drop dead, she walked towards everybody and said, "I'm calling my parents. You cannot make me stay here." Chris gladly showed Heather the contracts.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Tyler!" Tyler had semi long hair with brown eyes and a red and white bandana. He wore red and white sportswear with both a T and an upside down T on his sweatshirt. He waved to the campers with a cheerful smile until he tumbled into the water spinning and flying up into the air, bumping into the suitcases. One of the smaller suitcases, fell into the water, causing Heather to get wet. She ranted, "Ah... My shoes!" Chris had a joyous, excited look on his face screaming, "WICKED WIPEOUT MAN!" After, Tyler lifted his fist, gave a thumbs, and Geoff and DJ easily became friend by giving themselves a thumbs-up, being between the pouting Gwen.
Chris chuckles until he hears a deep, loud exhale. Chris had a freaked out face then quickly said, "Welcome to camp, Harold." He looked around camp to see if anything was similar to his application form. It was silent until Beth said, "What's he looking at?" Several seconds after, he commented to Chris, "So you mean this show is at a crappy summer camp and not on some big stage or something?" Chris's face then turned leer and said, "You got it!" Harold was thrilled and said, "Yes! That is so much more favorable to my skills." After Harold walked towards the campers.
Another camper appeared with raven hair, light green eyes, a yellow/green shirt with a handprint on the center, a camp undershirt, and grat denim jeans walked with a smile. Chris says, "Contestant Number 10 is Trent." Trent still has a happy dace and then said, "Hey, good to meet you man. Saw you on that figure skating show. Nice work." Chris seemed to be surprised on the inside, but really beamed on the outside and bumped fists with Trent. "Hey, thanks man. Knew I rocked that show!" After a minute, Beth then commented, "I saw that! One of the guys dropped his partner on her head, though they got immunity that week." "Lucky.. I hope I get dropped on my head," Harold then told Beth. Soon after, Lindsay replied to Harold, "Me too." Trent looks around the camp with a confused looking face. "So, this is it?" Trent says with a still confused face. Heather is wringing the water out of her hair, Harold is picking his nose, and Trent walks to the other side getting in between Gwen and Harold. Trent then smiles at Gwen. She still has a mad look on her face, but Trent looked away; she smiled back at him.
The boat comes by with a girl with a long blonde ponytail, sea green eyes, a blue sweatshirt, blue jean capris, and sandals walked in with a surfboard. She had a small smile on her face and said, "Hey. What's up?" "Alright.. Our surfer chic, Bridgette is here," Chris then reminded the campers that the next camper was here. Duncan scoffs then makes a sarcastic comment, "Nice board. This ain't Malibu, honey." Bridgette's smile went down to a slight frown and told him, "I thought we were gonna be on a beach." "We are!" Chris then said from a distance as a seagull with a soda can ring on it head was flowing in the water by the waves. Bridgette was kind of upset and then said, "Great." Chris then goes on and says, "Alright, that makes.." as he was interrupted by Bridgette accidently hitting him with her surfboard. "Ow! Darn it! That hurt!" Bridgette ignores Chris and walks to the other side to meet everybody. As soon as she stops walking, "Hey guys," she said and an excited looking Geoff introduced himself to her. "Hey. I'm Geoff," he said to her as she was his best friend. She replied, "What's up?" and accidently whips her surfboard into the air causing Harold, Duncan and Trent to duck. Harold was kind of mad at this. "Dang, watch the board man." Beth came up and introduced herself, "Hi, I'm Beth." Bridgette replies back saying "Hey." While Heather was still wringing the water off her hair, she said in a jealous voice, "Ok, we all met surfer girl. Can we get on with the show please?" Duncan commented the queen bee saying, "Someone missed their double cappuccino mokiyato this morning." Heather replied, "Get bent." with an angry look on her face.
The twelfth camper was probably one of the most careless, but smartest person on the island so far. He had tan skin, dark brown hair and eyes, a teal polo shirt with a white undershirt, a crimson sweater vest over his polo, green denim jeans, and green and orange shoes walked out the boat with a suitcase. He had a low opinion on liking anything he would do. Chris hated him at first sight before even saying anything about him. Instead, he said, "Our.." He paused for a second and sighed as he was annoyed, then continued, "Next camper is Noah." Noah turned out to have more of a mature teen voice saying, "You got my memo about my life threatening allergies?" Chris smiled and lied saying, "Sure someone did." "Good, is this where were staying?" Noah said in a more nonchalant voice. Duncan then punched his fist and said, "No, this is your mother's house, and we're throwing a party." Duncan felt like punching Noah, but had gotten beat by a sarcastic comment by Noah. "Cute, nice piercings, Original. You did them yourself?" Quickly after the sarcastic comment, Duncan reached for his lip, grabbed it and replied, "yes, you want one?" He looked like he wanted to threaten the know-it-all, but Noah just scoffed and pointed telling the delinquent, "Uhh, no thanks. Can I have my lip back please?" Duncan then let go of the cynical guy's lip with still a depraved look on his face. Noah then gave a reply not so long from now, "Thanks."
The next camper was an African-Canadian girl with a ponytail, yellow shirt with cumquats, denim capris, and sandals was waving while she was on the boat saying, "What's up y'all? Leshawna's in the house!" Harold then started to look at her and then he gasped. Leshawna then got onto the dock and said, "Yo, baby. Hey, how you doin'? How's it going?" She high fives Chris and then continues, "Feel free to quit now and save yourself a chocolate custard I came to win." She walked over to a smiling DJ sand said high fiving him, "Oh, what's up my brotha? Gimme some sugar, baby." They easily became friends. All in a sudden, Harold appeared and commented, "I've never seen a girl like you in real life before." "Excuse me?" Lesahwna said in a suspicious, questioning voice. Harold continued, "You're real big, and loud." Leshawna's smile dropped to a mad face and yelled saying, "What did you say to me? Oh no you didn't You have not seen anything yet! I'll show you big, baby!" Before she could beat up Harold, DJ and Bridgette ran over to prevent her from causing more trouble. Harold still had his "skills" from a few seconds ago. Leshawna went on, "Oh yeah, you want some of this? Well c'mon then!" Chris then yelled at Harold and Leshawna from a distance, "Alright campers! Settle down!" Leshawna walked and stood next to DJ while Harold gave her a smile.
Two girls with raven hair pigtails, short black and white striped shirts with short pink shorts and pink sandals arrived on the island. They appeared to look like twins. One of them was thin and the other was overweight. The thinner one was tan and her name was Katie. The overweight one was pale looking, and her name was Sadie. Chris walked over to the two girls saying, "Ladies. Sadie, Katie. Welcome to your new home for the next eight weeks." They then looked at the place and it was silent until Katie said, "Oh my gosh, Sadie look! It's a summer camp!" Katie's smile was big, her voice sounded sweet and Sadie said, "Okay. I always wanted to go to summer camp." They both ran to the other side of the dock saying "Yay!"
Chris looked like he wanted to shoot himself, but the next boat came. It looked like a kid who has never boon outdoors in his life. He had dark brown hair, grayish-blue eyes, a teal toque, a seaweed green hoodie, folded up jeans, and hiking boots. Chris then waved saying, "Ezekiel. What's up man?" He then pointed to the sky, "I think I see a bird," while smiling. Trent then chuckled. Chris came up to Ezekiel and told him, "Okay, look dude. I know you don't get out much, been home-schooled your whole life, raised by freaky prairie people. Just don't say much and try not to get kicked off too early. Okay?" He then let go on his shoulder and Ezekiel gave an approving, "Yes, sir." Gwen then says, "That's just... wow."
The next camper was innocent and cute. He had medium/light brown hair, pretty turquoise eyes, a yellow polo with a red and green stripe, a darker yellow long sleeve undershirt, blue jeans, and tennis shoes. He got off the boat with a happy face. Chris smiled too and said, "Cody. The Codester. The Code Meister!" They gave gunshots every moment he said a nickname and after, they gave each other a high five. Cody then waved his bent arms saying, "Dude, psyched to be here, man. See the ladies have already arrived. Alright!" He gave a seductive look while Bridgette and Lindsay were starting to fall for the cute tech geek. He tried getting Leshawna's attention until she knew he was trying to talk to her and she put a finger on his lip saying, "Save it short stuff," in a calm voice.
The next camper appeared to be a girl with a raven ponytail, hazel eyes, a dark blue tank top and short, white knee high socks, and tennis shoes. She had a glued look on her face as she stomped onto the dock. Chris then said, "Eva, nice. Glad you can make it. Cody was then trying to get Eva's attention until BAM! She dropped her bag onto Cody's foot. "Ow! What's in there? Dumbbells?" She then replied to him, "Yes." Duncan and DJ glanced at each other with Duncan telling DJ, "She's all yours man." DJ was kind of frightened, but still had a strange look like a "what now" face.
It was silent until somebody yelled "WHOO HOO!" Chris! What's happening?" He then chuckled. Then he yelled with an over excited voice, "THIS IS AWESOME! WHOO HOO!" The jubilant kid seemed to be way overweight for his age, blonde hair, dark eyes, a white shirt with a blue maple leaf on the front and a big "O" on the back, green cargo shorts and tennis shoes. Chris then felt both sarcastic and excited and said "OWEN! WELCOME!" Owen then grabbed Chris and hugged him saying, "Awesome to be here, man. YEAH!" Chris had a peculiar face on him. Owen finished, "Man, this is just so.." until Gwen finished it for him saying, "Awesome?" Owen then got cheery again saying, "YES! AWESOME! WHOO! Are you gonna be on my team?" Gwen gave a sarcastic comment to Owen replying, "Oh I sure hope so," as she was rolling her finger like he was crazy. Owen then screamed a long "WHOO!" Chris then got a little mad and told him, "You about finished?" Owen then let go of Chris and told the sadistic host, "Sorry, dude. I'm just so psyched!" Chris then told him, "Cool. And here comes Courtney."
Courtney was a girl with dark/medium brown hair, tan skin, dark eyes, and wore a casual outfit. She waved to the camera with a small smile. Chris grabbed her hand smiling at her and told him, "Thank you." Courtney then walked to the other side by everybody else and said, "Hi. You must be the other contestants. It's really nice to meet you all." A happy Owen then came up to Courtney, grabbing her hand and shaking it. "How's it going? I'm Owen" Courtney then said, "Nice to meet you O..O..Oh.. WOW!"
The next camper was arriving. He had tad darker skin than Noah, Courtney and Katie, dark brown hair, crystal blue eyes, a forest green shirt, blue jeans and sandals. A lot of smiles were shown and some had faces. Owen's eyes were glowing at the time. Justin then looked at the camera. Sadie fainted, Katie grinned biting her bottom lip, and even the rageaholic Eva fell for him. Chris leered and said, "This is Justin. Welcome to Total Drama Island" They pounded their fists and Justin responded, "Thanks Chris, this is great!" Chris then said, "Just so you know, We picked you basic entirely on your looks." Justin then gave a friendly smile and said, "I can deal with that." Owen ran up closer and pointed, "I like your pants!" "Thanks, man," Justin said to Owen. Owen finished, 'Cuz they look like they're all worn out." The oaf then chuckled. "Did you buy them like that?" he finished. Justin then said, "Uh, no. Just had them for a while." Owen was bent down and told him, "Oh.. Cool." Owen gave a thumbs up and said to himself, "Stupid."
Chris said from a distance "Hey everyone. Izzy!" Izzy had orange curly hair, green eyes, a green tank top, light seaweed skirt and green top siders. She then waved and said, "Hi Chris, Hi! Hi!" while she was running off the boat until unsuccessfully landing on the dock and she her her chin onto the dock saying "Ow!" Tyler then twitched and bent away and said, "Ooh.. That was bad!" He then chuckled afterwards. Courtney came running to Izzy saying, "Guys, she could be seriously hurt." Courtney then helped Izzy get out of the Lake Wawanakwa, shook off the water like a dog, and said, "That felt so.. uhh.. GOOD! Except for hitting my chin. This is summer camp? That is so cool! Do you have papier maché here? Are we having lunch soon?" Owen then pointed out to Izzy's comment sand said, "That is a GOOD call!" Chris then pointed his finger and said. "First thing's first. We need a group photo for the promos. Everybody on the end of the dock." All of the 22 campers walked to the end and Chris leaped onto the boat with a camera. "Okay, 1.. 2.. 3.." Everybody was smiling until Chris realized, "Oops. Forgot the lens cap." He then clicked a button and tried to get a good position for the picture. "Okay, Hold that pose. 1.. 2.. Oh. No wait. Card's full. Hang on," Chris said with a sadistic look. Leshawna then got worried and mad saying, "C'mon man. My face is starting to freeze." Chris finally said, Got it! Okay! Everyone say WAWANAKWA!" Every camper except Eva were happy, but they all said, "WAWANAKWA" until everybody screamed and realized the dock was breaking apart causing everybody onto the water. It was probably one of Chris's jokes or Owen's weight. Chris then took several pictures. "Okay guys. Dry off and meet at the campfire pit in ten," Chris then warned all of the campers about after getting soaked.