The BEST episodes of Total Drama
Every episode of Total Drama ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Total Drama!
Teens vs each other in a mock off cartoon reality show. All about the fight to win, no matter what.
#1 - Hawaiian Punch
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/24/2011
Total Drama World Tour has reached its final episode, where one of the final three will win a million dollars. Alejandro and Cody engage in a tie-breaker to determine a spot in the final two, and with one last manipulation from Alejandro, Cody gets eliminated. Chris then announces the final challenge with Heather against Alejandro which involves climbing Hawaii's active volcano with a wooden dummy of your opponent. During the challenge, Cody and Harold volunteer to help Heather, while Lindsay and Courtney choose to help Alejandro. In the end, Heather manages to trick Alejandro (by saying that she loves him), which distracts Alejandro, giving Heather the opportunity to bring Alejandro to his ultimate downfall in the game. However, after a misunderstanding, Alejandro still gets the win, after Heather throws Alejandro's dummy into the volcano. Later on, Ezekiel reemerges and steals the million dollar case from Chris, but then falls into the volcano (similar to the death of Gollum from The Lord of the Rings), and nobody gets the million dollars. The volcano then erupts, potentially harming everyone present, and Alejandro is the only one who suffers major injuries caused by the volcano's lava. Alejandro is then put inside a robot by Chef and Chris due to his extensive injuries, an obvious parody of the creation of Darth Vader from Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith.
#2 - Super Crazy Happy Fun Time in Japan
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/16/2010
The contestants figure out they are in Japan after Chef slashes the door open and they fall in a giant bowl of rice. The first challenge was a game of giant pinball with each team having a pinball partner (Teams Victory and CIRRRRH got a panda and Team Amazon had Cody and Sierra instead), Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot won thanks to Alejandro's care for the panda. The second challenge was writing and producing a Japanese commercial for the brand new Total Drama Yum Yum Happy Go Time Candy Fish Tails. Team CRRRRH chose to do a Japanese monster mash style commercial, Team Victory chose to do a samurai style commercial, and Team Amazon did a commercial with the leftovers. In the end, Team Amazon won because of Chef's love for exploding donuts. Overall, Harold quit because the samurai style was his idea. Instead of being pushed out of the plane, he "kills" himself with a toy lightsaber and falls out.
#3 - Walk Like an Egyptian: Part 1
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 6/10/2010
The 17 contestants see the plane and all of the accommodations. They then compete in a challenge where they have to navigate around a pyramid to reach the finish line. They can choose to either climb on top of the pyramid, or go under the pyramid (a majority of the cast chose the latter). Duncan quits mainly due to refusing to sing and having to listen to Gwen and Courtney argue the whole way up the pyramid. Three teams are made (names chosen by the teams themselves) according to who finished the challenge first. They are also given a reward. DJ, LeShawna, Harold, Lindsay, and Bridgette are on Team Victory and are given a stick. Owen, Alejandro, Noah, Sierra, and Tyler are on Team Chris is Really Really Really Really Hot, and are given a goat. Courtney, Heather, Izzy, Cody, and Gwen are on Team Amazon and are given a camel. Ezekiel is the last to finish the race, but is not eliminated because of Duncan quitting, so Chris places him on Team Victory.
#4 - Walk Like an Egyptian: Part 2
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/9/2010
The remaining contestants are forced to compete in a camel race to the Nile, bringing their rewards to the finish line. Chris tells them that each reward has a "special surprise" (the stick being a divining rod, the camel being a camel, and the goat being small). Izzy and Sierra switch teams because of Sierra's interest in Cody and Izzy's interest in Owen. Chris catches Duncan humming the song from the previous episode while lounging in the plane, but Duncan denies it. Alejandro tries to win everybody over with compliments and remarks, but Heather doesn't buy it, though she admits he's a good manipulator. In the second challenge, the contestants must weave a basket and row across The Nile to the finish line.
#5 - Chinese Fake-Out
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/10/2011
The final seven go to China for a visit to the Great Wall. Tension continues between Heather, Courtney, Duncan and Alejandro and Cody plans to establish the connection between him and Sierra. Blaineley allies with Chef, but in the end, she is voted off along with Courtney due to another tie in votes and the show's budget problems.
#6 - I See London...
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/2010
With only two teams remaining, the host takes the remaining contestants to London, England, where their goal is to capture "Jack the Ripper" (who is really Ezekiel in a costume) before he catches them. In the end, Duncan is caught by Courtney and Gwen with Jack being caught by Team Chris, giving Duncan a return on the latter team as a consolation for losing. Noah attempts to reveal Alejandro's true intentions, yet he is too late and instead gets eliminated as a result. In the end, Gwen and Duncan kiss, to which Tyler walks in on.
#7 - Sweden Sour
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/20/2011
The two teams land in Sweden to compete in a "Viking" capture the flag game. Courtney still tries to flirt with Alejandro, while Cody misses Gwen. Owen becomes aware of Alejandro's true nature thanks to Noah and warns Duncan, much to his surprise. Alejandro starts to reveal his true feelings for Heather. In the end, Chris reveals that there will be no elimination again, sparing Courtney, while leaving the rest of her team upset and disappointed.
#8 - Niagara Brawls
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/3/2011
The remaining seven are dumped in Niagara Falls for their next challenge, where it is revealed that Blaineley is debuting onto the show and that the teams have merged. The challenges have a wedding theme, leading to added tension for three particular couples. Alejandro tries his hardest to convince Duncan, Heather and Sierra to vote off Owen, ultimately causing Owen to take the Drop of Shame.
#9 - Greece's Pieces
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/2010
The final nine go to Greece to compete in an Olympics challenge. Duncan and Gwen are nervous about their kiss last episode. Tyler reveals the secret, thanks to Alejandro, and a fight breaks out and tension between Gwen and Courtney grows. After Team Amazon wins, Chris decides not to eliminate anybody just because of the growing drama.
#10 - Brain vs. Brawn The Ultimate Showdown
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 4/12/2012
Lightning and Cameron, the final two, are told to vent all of their feelings in the confessional at the beginning of the episode. They then both watch video messages on a television from their relatives at home: Cameron's mother and Lightning's father. Lightning's father bets his championship rings that Lightning can win. They then arrive at a massive arena where Chris, Chef, two interns, and the eleven previously-eliminated contestants are watching them from the stands. A pile of junk is then dropped into the middle of the arena, and the two finalists must find a way to use some of the junk as either armor or weapons for the duel that will follow between them. Lightning creates a rather crude set of armor with ankle plates, a chest plate, a pan as his helmet, and a plastic mannequin's leg with nails sticking out of the top. Cameron at first appears to have nothing, but then reveals a mechanical suitcase that he created that turns him into Iron Man. The battle then begins, and over time, the two battle for so long with no clear winner that Chris later decides to make it interesting and drops every mutated creature from the island into the arena, only for the creatures (including Ezekiel) to start attacking everyone. During the attack, Cameron tries to save the other contestants from the monsters, while Lightning keeps attacking Cameron only. Eventually, one of Cameron's iron suit's abilities causes many of the barrels of toxic waste to magnetize to Lightning's body armor, giving Lightning white hair and causing him to get tired and black out. Cameron then gets tired too and falls down on top of Lightning, making Cameron win the final challenge. Chris then comes and crowns Cameron as the winner of Total Drama: Revenge of the Island and the new recipient of the million dollars. As Chef and the thirteen contestants sail away on a boat, Chris attempts to detonate a bomb placed on the underside of the boat, only for the bomb to go off on the dock directly beneath Chris,
#11 - Planes, Trains and Hot Air Mobiles
Season 3 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/27/2011
With the Total Drama Jumbo Jet destroyed, the three remaining contestants (plus a tag-along Sierra) must engage in a full-out, no-rules race to Hawaii. Alejandro confronts Heather about attempting to vote him off earlier, enlisting the help of a stowaway in defeating her. Meanwhile, Cody works with Sierra to reach the finish line and in the process, develops a strong bond with her. In the end, Heather guarantees herself a spot in the final two, while Cody and Alejandro tie for second place.
#12 - Get a Clue
Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 11/12/2009
The remaining cast members must solve a murder mystery challenge. While on a train, Chris is "murdered" and the cast must figure out who done it.
#13 - Rapa-Phooey!
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/2011
The final four contestants are on their way to Easter Island to compete in a egg hunt themed challenge as Heather and Alejandro maneuver to become closer to the end through manipulating others. In the end, Heather won the challenge, but when Sierra was spared due to it being a reward, Heather gets frustrated and picks Alejandro to stay in first class with her.
#14 - The Ex-Files
Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/2011
After breaking up with Duncan, Courtney decides to get revenge by flirting with Tyler after being encouraged by Alejandro. The two teams must search Area 51 for intact alien artifacts and bring them back to the Total Drama Jumbo Jet. During the challenge, Duncan and Gwen bump into each other and have their second kiss, thus officially starting a relationship with each other. In the end, Team Amazon wins again and Tyler is voted off due to a mistake that costs his team the challenge.
#15 - Scarlett Fever
Season 5 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/30/2014
Thanks to the last challenge, the island goes insane. Chris reveals the island is artificial as the self-destruct is activated. The contestants must work their way to the control room to deactivate it. When Scarlett and Max find the room, Scarlett reveals her true nature. She uses the robot animals to destroy the others and demands the million dollars from Chris.
#17 - Pahk'd With Talent
Season 5 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/13/2014
Down to the final three, Chris has the challengers each make their own challenge, and all compete to see who is the best of all three.
#18 - Monster Cash
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/11/2009
The first installment of the Total Drama Action finds the cast members participating in a monster movie challenge.
#19 - Mutiny on the Soundstage
Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/3/2009
The remaining two cast mates go up against each other in a series of challenges based on past trials with the winner getting the million dollars.
#20 - Dial M for Merger
Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 10/1/2009
The teams are dissolved and the remaining cast mates participate in an individual challenge which is revolved around spy movies.
#21 - The Sand Witch Project
Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/19/2009
The castmates compete in a horror themed trilogy challenge. Someone's conscience begins to bother them about their actions, and they end up removing themselves from the competition.
#22 - One Flu Over the Cuckoos
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/12/2009
The contestants take part in a medically themed challenge. When a deadly virus breaks out, things go critical on set. It all leads up to someone's "acting skills" that gets the reward.
#23 - The Chefshank Redemption
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/5/2009
The remaining contestants square off in another challenge. This week's theme centers around a prison movie.
#24 - Alien Resurr-eggtion
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/18/2009
Chef tracks the players progress as they search for alien eggs.
#25 - Celebrity Manhunt's TDA Reunion Show
Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 6/10/2010
This two-part special introduces the next exciting series; Total Drama World Tour. Celebrity Manhunt, a celebrity gossip TV show, follows the Total Drama contestants as they arrive at television's coveted Gemmy Awards.