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The Best Episodes of Total Drama Island Season 1

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Total Drama Island focuses on twenty-two teenagers' arrival at Camp Wawanakwa to compete on a reality television show. The contestants are divided into two teams and must compete in challenges every three days. While the

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 1 - Not So Happy Campers (1)
    7.5/10(562 votes)

    #1 - Not So Happy Campers (1)

    S1:E1

    The twenty two contestants arrive at the island, are divided into teams and learn the rules of the competition they will be taking part in.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 2 - Not So Happy Campers (2)
    7.6/10(505 votes)

    #2 - Not So Happy Campers (2)

    S1:E2

    The two teams face their first competition: jumping off a thousand foot cliff into shark infested waters and building a hot tub out of materials they find in crates at the base of the cliff. The first camper is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 3 - The Big Sleep
    7.8/10(470 votes)

    #3 - The Big Sleep

    S1:E3

    The two teams set out on a twenty mile race that they think is the contest on this occasion. However, the real winning team is the one who has the individual that goes to sleep last afterwards. Another camper is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 4 - Dodge Brawl
    8.2/10(480 votes)

    #4 - Dodge Brawl

    S1:E4

    The two teams participate in a grueling five round game of dodgeball with an unlikely hero determining the outcome. Another contestant leaves the island on the Boat of Losers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 5 - Not Quite Famous
    7.5/10(428 votes)

    #5 - Not Quite Famous

    S1:E5

    The two teams participate in a talent competition and the rivalry between Gwen and Heather intensifies.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 6 - The Sucky Outdoors
    7.6/10(414 votes)

    #6 - The Sucky Outdoors

    S1:E6

    The two teams must spend a night alone in the woods in the contest for this episode. Another contestant is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 7 - Phobia Factor
    8.1/10(422 votes)

    #7 - Phobia Factor

    S1:E7

    In this episode, each of the contestants face their worse fears. Another person is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 8 - Up The Creek
    7.8/10(402 votes)

    #8 - Up The Creek

    S1:E8

    The two teams take canoes to a nearby island and build rescue fires on it in this week's contest. Another contestant is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 9 - Paintball Deer Hunter
    8.2/10(408 votes)

    #9 - Paintball Deer Hunter

    S1:E9

    The two teams compete in a paint ball contest with the teams divided into "hunters" and "deer". Another person is voted off at the campfire ceremony.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 10 - If You Can't Take The Heat
    7.8/10(400 votes)

    #10 - If You Can't Take The Heat

    S1:E10

    The teams compete in a cooking challenge but one person's attitude towards hygiene threatens to doom his team's chances and Heather and LeShawna's conflict reaches a boiling point. Another person is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 11 - Who Can You Trust?
    7.9/10(390 votes)

    #11 - Who Can You Trust?

    S1:E11

    The teams take part in a three part competition where trust in team mates could mean the difference between victory and defeat. Another contestant is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 12 - Basic Straining
    8.1/10(405 votes)

    #12 - Basic Straining

    S1:E12

    Chef Hatchet makes the teams go through several difficult obstacles designed to make people quit. Another camper is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 13 - X-Treme Torture
    8.0/10(383 votes)

    #13 - X-Treme Torture

    S1:E13

    Chris has the contestants pair off in the next immunity contest. Another person is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 14 - Brunch of Disgustingness
    7.6/10(369 votes)

    #14 - Brunch of Disgustingness

    S1:E14

    The two teams are divided up with the guys on one team and the girls on the other. A surprise awaits the two teams for the next challenge.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 15 - No Pain, No Game
    7.9/10(371 votes)

    #15 - No Pain, No Game

    S1:E15

    Two campers from the past return to the game as the two teams are dissolved and the campers face an excruciating challenge with individual immunity at stake.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 16 - Search And Do Not Destroy
    7.8/10(359 votes)

    #16 - Search And Do Not Destroy

    S1:E16

    The campers are off on a scavenger hunt and Heather does something so horrible that it makes even Gwen cry. Another person is voted off.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 17 - Hide and Be Sneaky
    8.3/10(381 votes)

    #17 - Hide and Be Sneaky

    S1:E17

    The campers play an extreme game of Hide and Seek with Chef Hatchet who hunts them down with a huge water gun. Another person is voted off.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 18 - That's Off The Chain!
    8.2/10(363 votes)

    #18 - That's Off The Chain!

    S1:E18

    The campers are challenged to build their own bikes using supplies from the Arts and Crafts lodge and race them in a dangerous motor cross challenge with invincibility at stake.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 19 - Hook, Line And Screamer
    8.8/10(416 votes)

    #19 - Hook, Line And Screamer

    S1:E19

    The campers go through a challenge where they are stalked by a psycho killer and see who can last the longest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 20 - Wawanakwa Gone Wild!
    7.6/10(344 votes)

    #20 - Wawanakwa Gone Wild!

    S1:E20

    The campers square off in a challenge where they must trap a certain animal and one person gets a delicious meal as a reward. Another person is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 21 - Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon
    8.1/10(346 votes)

    #21 - Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon

    S1:E21

    The six remaining campers are split into three teams of two and must compete in various challenges based on teamwork. Another camper is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 22 - Haut Camp-ture
    7.5/10(362 votes)

    #22 - Haut Camp-ture

    S1:E22

    In this episode, we are shown what happened to the campers who have been voted off so far and hear their thoughts of the final five. They also decide who gets to be voted off.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 23 - Camp Castaways
    7.1/10(360 votes)

    #23 - Camp Castaways

    S1:E23

    After a huge flood, the campers float away on a deserted island and try to fend for themseleves while dealing with the dangers on the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 24 - Are We There, Yeti?
    7.4/10(337 votes)

    #24 - Are We There, Yeti?

    S1:E24

    The campers are stuck in the middle of the woods where they have to race back to the camp to win. Another camper is voted off the island.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Total Drama Island Season 1 Episode 25 - I Triple Dog Dare You
    9.0/10(460 votes)

    #25 - I Triple Dog Dare You

    S1:E25

    The remaining three campers participate in a series of dares that were made up by the ones that have been voted off so far. Another camper leaves the island.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Not So Happy Campers (1)" is the best rated episode of "Total Drama Island" season 1. It scored 7.5/10 based on 562 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/8/2007. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Not So Happy Campers (2)".