Summary video: Priya and Bowie interview the first winner of the original Total Drama Island: Owen! The big man talks about his participation in the show, questions about his sexuality and his feeling of being the first winner. Also, Ripper is here too.
Priya: Hi! My name is Priya.
Bowie: And mine is Bowie.
Priya: We were the finalists of the new season of Total Drama Island, available worldwide since last week on HBO. The producers asked us to promote the rebooted series in some exciting way, so we decided to do a podcast with some of the former contestants!
Bowie: In each episode, we will interview a contestant who has left their mark on the show. Can you imagine how much backstage gossip there is? Me neither.
Priya: And that's not to mention that we will have our friends from the new season as special guests! Isn't that right, Ripper?
Ripper: Thanks, nerd queen. Hello ladies. The alpha male is ready for a fight!
Priya: Hey! I'm not a nerd!
Bowie: Don't you think we have something more important to discuss, dear?
Priya: Oh, yes! Sorry for that, guys. Today's guest is one of the show's most beloved contestants.
Ripper: And the gassiest of all
Bowie: I want to welcome him...Owen!
Owen: Hi, everyone!
Owen was thinner than he had been 15 years ago; he wore sunglasses and a short ponytail. His face now had a garibaldi beard. He was wearing a Hawaiian shirt that showed off his hairy arms.
Opening
A screen is filled with photos of Owen's iconic moments on the show, such as winning the first season, his elimination in the second season, the musical number in Sweden and his participation in Ridonculous Race.
The camera zooms out, showing that the thousands of photos make the words The Drama Podcast.
Priya: Owen! I'm glad you accepted our invitation!
Owen: No problem. At the same time that they told me that they would do a podcast with former participants, I immediately wanted to participate.
Bowie: Can you tell us about your story before Total Drama? Who was Owen before fame?
Owen: Well, I grew up in the suburbs of Ottawa. As the middle brother, I never had much prominence in the family, but my parents always loved me. Since I was a baby, I liked to eat, my mother says I started chewing before I even had teeth!
Priya: Wow!
Owen: And there's more: my whole life was like this. I grew up eating everything. In our house, breakfast and lunch were like Christmas dinners. We ate enough food for two families.
Bowie: And didn't that cause health problems for you? I mean, overeating at least causes stomach aches.
Owen: I only realized this much later. Even though I was fat, I had a lot of muscle mass, so one thing made up for the other. To this day, I am the strongest man in the family!
Owen flexed his biceps, tapping the muscle.
Ripper: And how did you get on this nerd show, huh? Thought it was a food competition?
Owen: Kinda...Season 1 announcement mentioned challenges and prize amount, but we all thought we were staying at a 5-star resort. So I thought, "Why not? What's the worst that can happen?". And the flyer even mentioned unlimited food, so I fell for it.
Priya: It's good that you said that because we got the audition tape never shown until today of Owen from 2006! Let's look!
Audition Tape: Owen
Owen was in front of the camera, looking sideways and fidgeting his fingers.
Owen's Dad: All clear, pup!
Owen nodded as his dad thumps up.
Owen: Hello! My name is Owen McCord. I am 16 years, and I live in Barrhaven with my parents. I wanna be in Total Drama Island because...
A fart escapes
Owen: Oops! I'm sorry! Let's restart. My name is Owen McCord, I am 16 years, and I live in Barr...
Another fart.
Owen: Sorry! The third time's a charm. AHEM. My name is Owen, and I...
This time more farts erupted from the boy, who blushed.
Owen: Sorry! I fart when I get nervous.
Owen's Dad: Don't worry, you're doing well, son!
Owen's look of concern disappears, replaced by a smile.
Owen: Thanks, Dad! I wanna be on Total Drama Island because I want to be famous. I mean, everyone calls me The Party Guy! I can chug a bottle of soda in 10 secs! Imagine what I can do if you let me in the show!
Owen's Dad: And done! I think that is enough for them.
Owen: Phew! I couldn't bear to hold it any longer.
A cloud of fart gas came up behind Owen.
Bowie and Priya were stunned. Ripper was smiling like he was seeing Santa Claus. Owen blushed with embarrassment.
Bowie: That's...interesting? What do you say, Priya?
Priya: Unexpected?
Ripper: That's so cool! You might have considered participating in a fart contest. You have more ability to break the world record than me and look, I almost got it after eating canned beans from Chef.
Owen: I'll be honest; most of the farts I've had in my life have been from nervousness. I don't know what happened, but I just got nervous and farted.
Bowie: Good to know there's a plausible explanation, and it's not just for fun.
Bowie stares at Ripper, who stares back.
Owen: Sometimes, yes, I farted for fun, but not all the time. Like that time on the Awake-a-Ton, I could never fart on Cody's face on purpose.
Priya: Speaking of Awake-a-Ton, I think it's time to review your stay on the show. In the first episode, you are one of those who were most enthusiastic about Chris' presence. Did you know him already?
Owen: Only on TV. Believe it or not, Chris was THE man on Canadian television in 2006/2007. His face was on everything: commercials shows...even as a music and food critic. Meeting him in person was so...
Ripper: Awesome?
Owen: Yeah, Awesome!
Bowie: And you were one of the few who weren't upset or irritated by McLean's false advertising...
Owen: Like I said, meeting Chris McLean was already a victory. He got nasty after season 1 when he became this ass guy, you know.
Priya: Wow, that's harsh.
Owen: Season 1 Chris would never put a bomb in my face and blow me up.
Owen crosses his arms with a frown.
Owen: He was a little mean but not a psychopath like letting us fall into the sea by the pier giving in to everyone's weight.
Bowie: I wanted to discuss a scene from episode 1, but I think we got time to see your opinion later.
Owen raised his eyebrows, curious, but let that aside.
Bowie: What went through your head when there was the first challenge? Like, that was a tough test.
Owen: Today, I don't consider it a difficult challenge. At the time, yes, jumping off a cliff into a sea full of sharks was scary, but when you face Area 51 land mines or eat scenic food, it seems like child's play. I still have fun with the splash I made! That wasn't a special effect; it definitely happened.
Ripper: Really cool, man.
Owen: Thanks! Also, we Gophers get the hot tub until the finale.
Priya: That tub looks nice.
Ripper nods in approval.
Priya: Now, let's go for episode 2. You were the first person to sleep. I imagine you must have thought how easy to vote you off would be if the Gophers had lost.
Owen: I shouldn't have eaten that much. The cameras don't show, but I woke up after Chef hit me with a trout.
Bowie: A trout?
Owen: Yeah, the frozen ones.
Ripper, Priya and Bowie cringed from pain.
Ripper: This must hurt a lot.
Owen: One funny thing about being a teenager and being on Total Drama is that you look like a cartoon character. Many things that would cause you pain for the rest of your life just don't work. If I took a shot back of my head, I'd be brand new in a week.
Bowie: In our season, we had two quitters for almost being killed by a giant bird.
Priya: After you smooched him.
Bowie: Guilty as charged.
Ripper: Dude, you're awesome on episode 5. Burping the whole alphabet is really impressive!
Owen: That's nothing; I learned that from my older brother. Do you want me to do it here now? Gimme that Coke.
Bowie leaves the scene as he brings a bottle of coke. He gives it to Owen, who drinks it in a matter of seconds.
Owen: A-B-C-D-E-F-G-H-I-J-K-L-M-N-O-P-Q-R-S-T-U-V-W-X-Y-Z
Priya and Ripper were impressed. Bowie, not so much.
Priya: Ladies and gentlemen, Owen McCord!
Bowie: Moving aside, why did you agree to Heather's plan? Just because she brings cake to you?
Owen: That's a way to put that...Justin didn't deserve to be eliminated, but someone had to go.
Priya: In fact, that elimination bugs me out. Heather said she could eliminate Justin with four votes plus her, but your team had ten campers. How was that possible?
Owen: That's simple; Cody voted for him even though Heather didn't influence them. I'm sure that Trent, Gwen and Leshawna voted for her. He figured if he took out the hottest guy on the island, Gwen would start to notice him. He never had a chance with her.
Owen cracked a smile remembering that.
Ripper: Cody was the first simp for goths. Just like a beta male could behave.
Priya: Should I remember that you simped for Lauren for two weeks?
Ripper: First, I don't simped; Second, Scary Girl is not a goth girl. Case Closed.
Owen: Cody and I were close friends during the first season, at least until his elimination. I would never dare him to take Gwen's bra if he wasn't my pal. I wonder if there's a world where they two got along...
Bowie: I highly doubt it.
Owen: Anyway, I don't like my performance in Phobia Factor and the outdoors challenge. Come to think of it, I only managed to stand out positively again in the eating challenge.
Priya: By the way, Owen, why did your fear airplanes? Something about your childhood?
Ripper: Now you sounded like your nerd friend...nerd!
Priya: Hey! Millie is an excellent friend!
Owen: Guys, please! My fear of planes came from 9/11. I was 11 then, and seeing the second tower get hit was a lot for me. Thank God no one I knew died, but it traumatized me for years.
Everyone was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Bowie: Wow, that's rough, buddy.
Owen: Yeah, I know. In World Tour, I almost had a heart attack in the first few weeks because we live on that plane, you see?
Bowie: Changing the subject, did you think you could be eliminated from the cooking challenge? After all, you were the one who ate the ribs.
Owen: I won't deny it; I was scared shitless that night. I fucked up too much on that challenge. Sorry Beth, but better you than me.
Priya: Let's skip to the eating challenge, then. Brunch of Disgustingness. A classic to gross everyone who's competing or watching.
Ripper: Like that episode where Julia and I ate a whole tapeworm.
Owen: You ate a tapeworm!? That's messed up, even for me.
Ripper: It wasn't so bad when adrenaline pumps in your body. But then we had to take a vermifuge to avoid any illness.
Priya gagged, deciding to ignore them both.
Priya: You boys were rewarded with a luxury weekend trip. Did something happen in that yacht?
Owen made a thoughtful face and rested his chin on his hand.
Owen: If I remember correctly, it was me, DJ, Trent, Geoff and Duncan that weekend. We were very excited to have two days of rest. The only ones who were the most upset were Trent and Geoff. They'd rather stay on the island with Gwen and Bridgette than with us boys if they had a choice.
Owen: But there were some good stories; Duncan said he went to third base with Courtney before she was voted out. At the time, we were all surprised, but seeing today, he must have lied to us to appear more macho.
Bowie rolled his eyes playfully.
Bowie: Boys being boys, what a shock!
Owen: I know! On that yacht, Duncan consolidated the general idea of the men's alliance for us. For obvious reasons, the most reticent ones were Trent and Geoff.
Priya: Ironically, Gwent finished early thanks to Heather, and Gigette had the same destiny because of Duncan's mind.
Ripper: Now I'm the one wondering, how was Bridgette eliminated if Geoff betrayed the men's alliance?
Owen: This was something I only found out a few days later. You see, after that episode, I started to get closer to Izzy. We talked a lot during the day even though the cameras didn't show it on TV. She was a beast! I remember we were on the beach, and she knocked me out of nowhere and kissed me.
Ripper: Feisty!
Owen: Indeed! When I asked why she did that, she said I was the best guy on that island, and she felt guilty for voting for Bridgette.
Priya and Bowie gasped.
Priya: Wow!
Owen: By my count, she walked away by four votes to Duncan's three votes. He and someone else must have abstained from voting to give this result.
Bowie: Write that down, Priya; we'll clean up this story later.
She nodded, writing Owen's statement in a notebook.
Owen: The next episode was the one with the bikes, right? I remember Lindsay cussing at Heather. Funniest thing I'd ever heard, hahaha.
Bowie: Can you repeat what she said? For...historical reasons?
Owen: We can curse in this podcast? Aren't you kids?
Bowie: We're not kids. I'm almost 17! Besides, you already cursed in this show.
Priya: And I'm just short...everyone thinks I have 14!
Owen: I don't think I should curse in front of you...maybe Lindsay itself can talk about that with you guys.
Ripper: Izzy looked pretty pissed that you threw her to the killer. Was that really what happened?
Owen: She was pissed! She only talked to me in the finale. I'm still amazed that she helped me win in the end. After that, we went back and dated until World Tour.
Owen smiled sweetly, remembering his relationship with Izzy, while the other three sighed with cuteness.
Bowie: Awwww, how sweet! I would love to hear more about this romance, but we must continue. There's a gap between the Tri-Armed Triathlon challenge and the Castaways episode. Do you remember why?
Owen: Chris never let us know what was going on. We thought he was struggling to think of a new challenge, so we left him alone and went to rest as much as we could. I think it's our fault that Leshawna was eliminated, though.
Priya: How?
Owen: We decided to have a secret barbecue while Chris didn't give us a challenge. Leshawna and Duncan were responsible for food and drink; Heather and Gwen were responsible for choosing the location and taking the cameras, so the production didn't know what we were doing. And me? I stayed to look for coal and fire.
Bowie: A truce between everyone, at least.
Owen: So everyone was working. The girls chose the amphitheatre and managed to cover the cameras there; I remember Duncan even stealing some booze from Chef's stash.
Priya: Do you drink even though you are underage?
Owen: You do not? We used to steal Chris' booze at least once a season. He always punished us with more painful challenges when he noticed someone with a hangover.
Ripper: I think we can continue this tradition, my friends?
Ripper gives a suggesting look at Bowie and Priya. Both rolled their eyes in annoyance.
Priya: Grown up, Ripper, that's really immature.
Bowie: I don't wanna sound like Millie, but drinking to prove yourself to others demonstrates your hidden insecurities.
Ripper frowns
Ripper: Humf! Party poopers...
Owen: Back to the story. Everything was ready, and only my part was missing. The easiest part was finding the grill, but the charcoal and the lighter fluid were more complicated than I thought. You've seen me on the show; I've never been a stealthy person. As I approached to pick up the items, someone from production saw me and alerted the others. I lost them but pierced the fluid when passing through a thornbush.
Owen: When I arrived at the amphitheatre, everything was ready. But when I went to light the barbecue, the liquid trail ignited the charcoal and a tarp.
Priya: oh no.
Owen: It was already dark when we left for the cabins. We only realized the problem the following day when the entire island smelled of burning. We saw a bunch of fire trucks heading toward the amphitheatre to put out the fire that had occurred.
Bowie: Never get drunk; you can cause a forest fire.
Owen: Chris had this look on his face all day; the only times I saw him make that face was when the plane blew up in Drumheller, and Duncan blew up his cottage in All-Stars.
Owen proceeds to make a sad face, imitating Chris.
Priya: How much damage was there?
Owen: A lot of damage! The amphitheatre was gone, including the cameras. Burn to the crisp.
Ripper: And Chris didn't suspect anything?
Owen: Not at first. But in the next few hours, I noticed that he and Leshawna argued about something, and she snarked about the fire. I'm sure Chris thought she burned down the amphitheatre to piss him off.
Priya: But wouldn't that be too OOC of her? I mean, I imagine him suspecting Duncan but Leshawna!?
Owen: There was no saint among us. As much as Duncan seemed the most likely culprit, Leshawna made it clear how she hated McLean for favouring Heather during the challenges.
Bowie: So he's been doing that since season one? Good to know.
Owen: He put 2 + 2 together and thought of a way to screw Leshawna. We knew this was going to happen sooner or later. His revenge came the next day. I don't know if you've noticed, but when Chris is very friendly, he's sure to knock you down in the most painful way possible.
Owen: He had announced a sewing challenge. As the fire had occurred, he said that the challenge would be rewarding and not eliminatory due to the lack of equipment for the test.
Priya: He made a mock challenge?
Owen: It seemed like a very realistic challenge; we had to use a needle and thread to sew a piece of clothing together and wear it. I remember I made a meat jacket, but I lost it because I started eating the garment before he inspected it; Gwen took tufts of bear fur to mend the pants Heather had ripped several challenges ago; Duncan used spider web to make shoes; Leshawna and Heather had the same idea, making a bikini out of leaves.
Bowie: I could love it if Chris made us do this challenge! Better than dinosaurs or bees.
Owen: It looked like Heather would win again, but when it was time to walk the runway, her top ripped, and her breasts popped out. She only realized a few seconds later, then screamed and ran to the cabin.
Priya: Ouch.
Ripper: So you saw her breasts?
Owen: It was impossible not to see! It wasn't like what aired in the extreme challenge, where only the public and Harold saw it. The girls laughed uncontrollably; we guys could only think about those tits. Chris tried to ignore it and declared Leshawna the winner.
Bowie: That must have been a low blow for her, huh? I wouldn't get out of bed in embarrassment if she were me.
Owen: Production had to drag her to the elimination ceremony. We can only laugh when she appears with the sheets covering her whole body.
Priya: I think we have that scene in the archives, don't we have Bowie?
Bowie: You got right, my dear. Let's see it!
Elimination Scene: Haute Camp-ture
Leshawna, Gwen, Duncan and Owen sit on the wooden stumps they are used to.
Gwen: Great job, Leshawna. That girl got what she deserved.
Leshawna: That was nothing, I told her that she would pay sooner or later.
The girls did a high five. Meanwhile, the boys stared at the fire.
Duncan: You did see too?
Owen: Yeah.
Duncan: So I wasn't dreaming, right? They looked like porcelain, but soft.
Owen: Totally.
Gwen: Huh, guys.
Duncan: See how they bounced? I was sure she was hot before, and now I have confirmation. Too bad she's rotten inside.
Owen: Do Izzy's boobs look like that too?
Gwen: Guys! We're here too!
Gwen stared at the two when Leshawna put her hand on her shoulder.
Leshawna: Save your words, girl. These two are lost causes. The way they behave, they'll be the only boobs they'll ever see in his entire life.
Chris approaches this time without the marshmallow tray.
Chris: Congratulations, my final 5! Good to see everyone is here despite wardrobe malfunctions.
He gives a smug smile to them.
Owen: Wait, Heather, is missing!
Chris: Is she not right here, Owen? Oh Cheeeef...
On cue, Chef appears carrying a Heather wrapped in the bed sheets. She refuses to look at anyone.
Heather: Just leave me alone...
Chris: Now that you're all here, I will recap today's challenge: because of the fire that consumed our beloved and esteemed amphitheatre, I was forced to use my mind on how we could do a sewing challenge without sewing machines. Luckily, we still had spool and line available, courtesy of our Chef Hatchet's dressing room.
Chef showed up grumbling about using his portable sewing kit.
Chris: I don't want to say this, but you guys suck at this. A meat jacket, really?
Owen: At least it was tasty.
Chris: Sew your pants? Practical but lame.
Gwen: At least my panties aren't on national television again.
Chris: The cobweb boots were interesting. If they didn't stick to the floor.
Duncan just grunted at his failure.
Chris: Which brings me to Leshawna and Heather. You two made the best outfit, a complete bikini made of leaves! I already see the ratings when they see you two walking down the runway like that.
Leshawna was wearing a smug smile as Heather tightened the covers.
Chris: Too bad that your top was too tight for your...bust, Heather. You lost your modesty in your eagerness to try to win your particular competition with your opponent. I was almost thinking of a tie-break between you two when that happened.
A clip showed the two girls fighting to show who had the firmer breasts.
Chris: Anyway, the only one who managed to unite creativity and practicality was none other than...Leswhana! A round of applause for her!
Everyone except Heather cheered.
Chris: As a reward for this challenge, you'll win a ticket to Playa Des Losers, where all those eliminated from the program stay until we finish recording!
The announcement fell like a bombshell for everyone, who stopped celebrating. The one who continued smiling was Chris.
Leshawna: WHAT?
Chris: You heard it! The winner of this challenge will be the loser of this show. Grab your things; it's time to go.
Leshawna: B-But, I win! You can't eliminate me! Boot Heather instead!
Heather: Hey!
Chris: Yes, I can't eliminate you. But they can!
A big screen showed the losers unintentionally eliminating Leshawna.
Everyone was stunned by the revelation, except for Heather, who was now cheerful enough to come out of the covers.
Heather: Good trip, ghetto queen, I'm sure everyone will love to see you again!
The black sister was frozen. The shock of being eliminated was too great.
Chef pushed her onto the Boat of Losers. Chris ends the episode already on the pier in Playa.
The four from the podcast were stunned by the end of the episode.
Owen: Wow, that's worse than I remembered.
Priya: I thought "Leshawna was robbed" was just a meme. What a douche!
Bowie: I wonder if Damien was eliminated for exploding the kitchen...
Ripper: Boobies...
The three stared at Ripper.
Ripper: what?
Priya: Now we know what happened before the Castaways.
Bowie: I think it's time.
Priya: Of what?
Bowie: Time for my question to Owen.
Owen: Aha! Gimme your best shot, boy! I am ready for anything.
Owen looked at Bowie with a challenging look.
Bowie: What sin did you confess while trapped in the tree house?
Owen's courage instantly vanished.
Owen: Well...you see...err...hum...can we skip it to the final 3?
Bowie: No, no, no. It's been 15 years, the public deserves to know what happened.
Seeing that Bowie wouldn't give in, Owen sighed as he closed his eyes.
Owen: ...my "sin" at that time was liking boys.
Ripper and Priya gasped in surprise. Bowie was silent, just seeing Owen continue.
Owen: One thing I resent about the production is that they never showed my confessionals where I vented my crush on Justin. I loved him the first moment I saw him, for crying out loud! It was obvious to anyone watching! And yet I had to be told by not one but several people that I should stop looking like a fag because it might alienate the public. When we were shipwrecked on that island, I thought it would be a good time to confess that.
Bowie: And back then, you were confused about how you could be attracted to Justin and Heather's breasts at the same time, right?
Owen: Yes! It was so frustrating! I was, "What the hell is happening with me?" Only a long time later, I came out as bisexual in my terms. But by then, TDA was already over. On the World Tour, it was an open secret for everyone, but nobody could say anything about it because of the contract.
Bowie: Your contract said you couldn't talk about sexuality?
Owen: And not about politics. They were forbidden topics both during recording and off.
Priya: I didn't know production was so reactionary; Sorry for bringing this up, Owen.
Owen: No sweat Priya. We're talking about 2007. Bisexuality was not something that appeared much on television, even with the legalization of same-sex marriage that took place two years earlier. I only spoke about it publicly in 2015! At almost thirty-three years old, I saw how important that conversation was for me. And the most impressive thing is that neither Gwen nor Heather and even Duncan laughed at my confession.
Ripper: You had balls to do that, man.
He had a thoughtful look on his face, which didn't go unnoticed by Priya.
Priya: Something is wrong, Ripper?
Ripper: Huh? Nothing at all.
Bowie: I'll be honest with you, Owen; I felt that way until I could talk to my brother about my sexuality. And I say more, I only brought up this question because, for many people, you were one of the Canadian LGBT icons of the 2000s. You were for me too.
Owen's eyes began to water.
Bowie: When I said I was the first openly LGBT competitor, I was thinking about you. And how difficult it was to deal with all of this without being able to talk to anyone.
Owen started crying with emotion.
Bowie: Come here, big buddy!
Bowie stood and held his arms out for the big guy to hug him.
What he wasn't calculating was that Owen was stronger than he expected, which caused Bowie to be crushed in the embrace.
Owen: Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you!
Bowie: No need to thank me...but I wish you wouldn't kill me with that bear hug
Realizing he was crushing Bowie, Owen quickly released him. He then gives a sheepish smile.
Owen: Sorry! I got carried away, haha...
Bowie: Anyway! Let's move on to "I Triple Dog Dare You!". Any Total Drama fan knows very well what episode this is. The day Heather went bald.
Priya and Owen giggled a bit.
Bowie: What was it like to be part of the story?
Owen: It was fantastic! When Chris mentioned the rules, Gwen and I made Heather do all the dares.
Ripper: Wait, wait! You said the auditorium was burned to a crisp! How he was fine by the final 3?
Owen: It beats me, we thought it strange, but we didn't dare question Chris. So anyway, I collected as many freebies as possible so Gwen could use them. Heather is a girl who cannot be underestimated, and I knew that Gwen would ask for my help at some point or another. When she mentioned sharing the prize, I accepted right away.
Priya: I imagine seeing her eliminated through her fault was refreshing. I would love to feel it!
Owen: And it was. Seeing her leave on the boat was my biggest reward up to that point. Oh, I almost forgot to mention! Before this challenge, we were shown a video with our family cheering for us. It was nice to see my country again after five weeks. I still remember Heather's face when they showed her parents celebrating that she was on the Island. Truly priceless!
Bowie: And how was the preparation for the grand finale?
Owen: We had almost one week between the semifinal and the final. Basically, Gwen and I were doing common summer activities until the last hour. The food improved, perhaps as a reward for enduring so many weeks of eating that gruel the Chef gave us.
Owen: The funny thing is that the ending was recorded live. I remember Chris begging us not to do anything that would be too offensive or could get us in trouble with the law. I did my part, I accepted the check.
Priya: And the aftermath?
Owen: We partied that night and returned to our homes the next morning. My dad picked me up from Gravenhurst to our town. I remember the happiness on his face; the old man cried when he saw me.
Priya: Awww!
Ripper: So the special episode was shot later, right?
Owen: We actually returned to Playa about two weeks after the final. I remember going to school and people screaming my name. People I had never seen hugged me and asked for my autograph. Dude, that kind of feeling is once in a lifetime!
Priya looked at the counter that was on the table.
Priya: I think we have time for one more story before moving on to the closing lines. Got anything, Owen?
Owen: Remember when I said we stole Chris' booze? I will tell you in more detail about that party.
Bowie: Go on, I'm all ears.
Ripper: Yeah, man!
Owen: So, everyone was very drunk, and as you know, drunk people act very differently than when they are sober. Heather, for example, was very clingy.
Bowie: Ohhh, juicy!
Bowie clapped his hands with that gossip.
Owen: She would turn red and start talking about how everyone was her friend and what a bitch she was. She and Gwen started singing My Heart Will Go On in a duet just to piss Duncan. I started laughing like a maniac when they scared him with that cardboard Celine Dion figure.
The three teenagers burst out laughing.
Owen: If you thought that was all, you should see Leshawna dancing drunk. This one I followed in the three seasons we participated together. A classic.
Priya: AHAHHAHAHHAHAHHAHA, o-okay, HAHHAHAHHAHA, t-that's enough for today, phew.
Bowie: I-I agree, haha, we're reaching, ha, the end of this episode.
Priya: Any final thoughts about the first season, Owen?
Owen: It was one of the most wonderful experiences I've had. I never shined brighter than I did that season, both in screentime and popularity. As I said, I only resent being forbidden to talk about how I felt about Justin and how they censored all my confessionals related to that topic.
Priya: What about you, Bowie?
Bowie: I'm good. It's really nice to start with someone as excited as Owen. I hope to see you more often here, we still have much to cover!
Ripper: And what about me?
Priya sighed.
Priya: And what about you, Ripper? What did you think of today's episode?
Ripper: When I was invited, I thought it would be a nerd show, so I lowered my expectations to the minimum. I was surprised by Owen's stories and some reflections. Maybe if it were Harold, I would have left the studio by now.
Priya rolled her eyes.
Priya: Thanks for your thoughts, Ripper. I hope this is your last appearance in our show.
Ripper: Hey, I just telling the truth!
Bowie: And your truth sucks.
Priya: Anyway, thanks to everyone who's watching us! Don't forget to like and subscribe!
Bowie: Tell us in the comments what you thought of this episode and who you would like to be the next interviewee. Perhaps your participation will make a difference!
Priya: This live will also be recorded on our channel Total Drama Bits, where we will release excerpts from our chat with Owen for you to enjoy with family and friends. See you next time!
Owen, Priya, Bowie and Ripper: Bye-Bye!
Thumbnails from Total Drama Bits (in case anyone wants to make fanart):
1. OWEN'S AUDITION TAPE | TOTAL DRAMA BITS
2. CAN OWEN BURP THE ENTIRE ALPHABET? | TOTAL DRAMA BITS
3. WHO VOTED FOR BRIDGETTE WAS... | TOTAL DRAMA BITS
4. THE AMPHITHEATRE AND LESHAWNA'S ELIMINATION | TOTAL DRAMA BITS
5. MY SIN WAS... | TOTAL DRAMA BITS
6. LIFE AFTER THE FINALE | TOTAL DRAMA BITS