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The campers are stuck in the middle of the woods. The challenge is to race back to camp and tag a totem pole. The boys are on one team while the girls are on the other. Since their host isn't there, somebody else takes charge. Another camper is eliminated because of someone's eating habits and someone's bad mood.

Plot[]

Wake up woods

The campers wake up in the woods.

The episode begins the day after the events of the previous episode, when the final four campers wake up to find themselves in the middle of the forest. Since Chris is busy hosting a "frou-frou" unnamed awards show, Chef takes over as host for the day. He tells the campers that their challenge is to find their way out of the forest.

TDI Gwen
Gwen
They left us in the woods… alone… again… with Heather! I'd rather go swimming in the shark-infested water.


After Chef gives them two bags of items they will need to survive the challenge, Duncan and Owen are paired up, while Heather and Gwen are forced to be partners. Duncan acts like a coward in front of Chef, hugging him before he leaves and begging him not to leave. However, this is his guise to steal the night goggles from Chef, which Heather is suspicious of.

TDI Heather
Heather
Duncan's a lot of things, but he is definitely not a chicken. He's up to something, I can tell, and I am going to find out what it is.


Owen seems frightened, thinking they will be eaten by a grizzly bear, but Chef warns them to worry about the Sasquatchanakwa instead. Chef then boards a helicopter and flies back to camp, leaving the campers stranded in the wilderness.


TDI Heather
Heather
Okay, nothing would give me greater pleasure than ditching her grim little butt in the middle of nowhere, but this is the wild. I need someone to shove in front of me if a bear comes by.
TDI Duncan
Duncan
I gotta say, I was jazzed to be paired with Owen. I mean, come on, if you were a grizzly, who would you rather be dipping in barbecue sauce?

Duncan and Owen quickly run into the woods to get away from the girls and confuse them. They check their supplies: a map, binoculars, bug spray, and a sleeping bag. Owen thinks it's all good, but notices there's no food, which upsets him greatly, but Duncan remains calm, thinking they'll get out of the woods quickly with the night-vision goggles he stole from Chef. The boys quickly check the map and Duncan thinks they are going right, while Owen thinks the camp is in the opposite direction. Meanwhile, the girls use a compass and head north. Heather thinks they will be fine if they are not killed by Sasquatchanakwa. However, Gwen thinks that it is just a story that Chef made up to scare them.

TDI Heather
Heather
I don't believe in Sasquatches. I don't. And they wouldn't like, drop us here in the middle of the forest if there really was one. What if we died? Would they?


As Gwen and Heather walk through the woods, Heather complains about the mosquitoes, and one of them gets in her throat.

TDI Gwen
Gwen
Okay, I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think I actually miss Chris. Anything is better than Chef psychopath. Why do camp cooks always look like escaped criminals?
TDI Heather
Heather
Can you hear me, Chris? I hope you enjoyed your little day off while we put up with your psychotic sidekick, who, by the way, wasn't even doing anything. He just ditched us in the woods!

Meanwhile, back at the camp, Chef is seen relaxing and reading a French self-study book, presumably forgetting about the campers who are still lost in the woods. Duncan and Owen climb a mountain, and Owen admits that Chef's story scared him, but Duncan thinks the story is just made up. Then he quickly spots the girls with their binoculars and teases them for thinking they are going the wrong way, but Gwen says that their compass tells them to go north, where the camp is. Duncan looks at the map and slaps his forehead when he realizes that he and Owen are going the wrong way and have the map upside down, so he tells Owen that they have to jump and dive into the river.

TDI Owen
Owen
After my big cliff dive on the first day of camp, I was king of the world! I conquered my biggest fear and helped my team win! It was awesome! But then, a few days later, my fear came gurgling back up like a day old Indian buffet. [farts]


Owen tries to brush jumping off by saying he doesn't do daredevil dives anymore, so Duncan pushes him off the cliff and jumps right after. Back at camp, Chef goes through the campers' belongings, finding Heather's makeup, Owen's secret stash of candy, Duncan's knife, and Gwen's diary. At the river, Heather and Gwen know that despite the fact that they hate each other, they must work as a team in order to win because they feel that the boys may be bonding. They finally agree and see the boys floating on a raft and getting ahead. Gwen and Heather team up to stop the boys from winning.

TDI Heather
Heather
Ha. Using the river was brilliant. Well played, boys. Well played.
TDI Owen, Gwen, Heather, and Duncan

The campers hide in the cave.

Next, the two pairs set themselves in traps and snares along the way, stealing whatever they can from the opposite team. Later at night, Heather and Gwen try to get their stuff back, only to find a large foot print. Thinking it is a prank, Gwen jumps in the bushes and is shocked to find out that she is on top of Sasquatchanakwa, who made the footprint. A large chase commences, forcing the four campers to find shelter in a cave full of bats, which chases the campers out. Heather and Gwen accept defeat and the boys offer to let them sleep with them. While the boys set up camp, Heather tells Gwen to let them think they are strong boys.

TDI Heather
Heather
It's so easy to fool guys. They're like little kids. They never see it coming.
TDI Gwen
Gwen
I gotta admit. Just when I think Heather can't get more underhanded, she gets more underhanded. Toying with the boys, well played.

On the other side, Owen asks Duncan if they should trust them, which Duncan responds by telling Owen to trust no one and hides the map under his shirt. The girls act as if they are scared and fool the boys. Heather tells Duncan she can't sleep and starts cuddling with him which he allows. The next morning, Duncan notices that the girls are gone and all their stuff, including the map, is missing and becomes angry over it.

TDI Gwen
Gwen
Do we feel bad? No way. They stole our stuff first. All is fair in love and war, and this is definitely war now.
TDI Heather
Heather
Okay, that was so much fun. I just wish I could've seen the looks on their faces. And for the record, Gwen was just as into scamming them as I was.

Owen tells him that he has become weak but smells sticky buns made by Chef, so he runs toward camp faster than the girls. Unfortunately, he steers clear of the pole and eats the sticky buns while the girls reach the pole and win. Duncan was very upset and Chef was mad saying the buns were for himself, nonetheless he declares the game over and that the girls win invincibility.

TDI Duncan
Duncan
We lost the challenge for a few sticky buns? What was that? Do you know how many sticky buns I could've bought with $100,000?
TDI Heather
Heather
(chuckles) O.M.G. That was so pathetic. I hope those buns were worth it.
TDI Gwen
Gwen
Wow, we kinda scored that one.
TDI Owen
Owen
I think Duncan's really mad at me. Maybe I should've saved him a sticky bun.
Duncan is happy to finally go

Duncan is glad to finally be eliminated.

Later at the ceremony, Chef has to eliminate either Duncan or Owen, choosing the former. Indignant, but glad to be leaving, he declares that he will be glad to get back to juvie. While he remains bitter with Heather for mocking him and Owen, who burped at his face, he and Gwen part on good terms. Owen, Heather and Gwen sit in front of the bonfire, and Heather tries to break the ice by saying that it looks like they made it to the final three.

TDI Heather
Heather
I just wanna thank everyone who got me to the final three: Courtney, I feel your pain, girl; you should not have been cheated off like that. Noah, you are one seriously smart guy; don't think I didn't notice. And Lindsay, the most fashionable girl on the island next to me, you know you'll always be one of my BFFs.
TDI Gwen
Gwen
I've gotta admit, I didn't think I'd make it this far. [yawns] But now that I have, I might as well win.
TDI Owen
Owen
So… It's Owen and two hot chicks. Yeah! Partay!

As Duncan rides on the boat of losers, Chef scares him repetitively through the use of a Sasquatchanakwa costume.

Cast[]

Voice actor Role(s)
Clé Bennett Chef Hatchet
Drew Nelson Duncan
Megan Fahlenbock Gwen
Rachel Wilson Heather
Novie Edwards Leshawna
Scott McCord Owen

Elimination Ceremony[]

Elimination Ceremony 19
Status Contestant
Win TDI GwenTDI Heather
Gwen, Heather
Low TDI Owen
Owen
Out TDI Duncan
Duncan

Still in the running[]

 Ezekiel
22nd
TDI Ezekiel bw
 Noah
21st
TDI Noah bw
 Justin
20th
TDI Justin bw
 Katie
19th
TDI Katie bw
 Tyler
18th
TDI Tyler bw
 Cody
17th
TDI Cody bw
 Beth
16th
TDI Beth bw
 Sadie
15th
TDI Sadie bw
 Courtney
14th
TDI Courtney bw
 Harold
13th
TDI Harold bw
 Eva
12th
TDI Eva bw
 Trent
11th
TDI Trent bw
 Bridgette
10th
TDI Bridgette bw
 Lindsay
9th
TDI Lindsay bw
 DJ
8th
TDI DJ bw
 Izzy
7th
TDI Izzy bw
 Geoff
6th
TDI Geoff bw
TDI Leshawna bw
 Duncan
4th
TDI Duncan bw
 Gwen
Merge
TDI Gwen
 Heather
Merge
TDI Heather
 Owen
Merge
TDI Owen

Trivia[]

General[]

  • It is interesting to note that before the Campfire Ceremony, the final four went into the confessionals in the order they were eliminated in Owen's ending:
    • Duncan (4th); Heather (3rd); Gwen (2nd); and Owen (1st), who is never eliminated.
  • Owen says that he has conquered his fear of heights, but a few days later it came back to him. He is possibly referring to flying in an airplane at a high distance during "Phobia Factor," or DJ tossing him off the cliff during "Paintball Deer Hunter."
  • When Chef is doing the recap, he gives all of the campers nicknames:
    • Owen: the chubby one; Duncan: the delinquent; Heather: mouthy girl; Gwen: the gruesome chick.
  • With Duncan's elimination, all members of the Killer Bass have been eliminated. This also leaves Owen as the only male camper left in the competition.
  • This is the last episode Sasquatchanakwa is referred to by his name. In future episodes, he is referred as "Bigfoot" or the "Yeti."
  • This is the only competition-related episode in the series in which Chris does not have any lines nor appears physically.

Continuity[]

References[]

  • This episode's title is referenced to the phrase, "Are We There Yet?"
  • Chef refers to Gwen and Heather's group as "Grim and Grimmer." This is a reference to the 1994 movie, Dumb and Dumber.
  • When Owen is in the confessional talking about his previous challenge to jump off the 1000-foot high cliff into the water, he says he is the "king of the world." This is a reference to the 1997 movie, Titanic.

Goofs[]

  • When the campers are running out of the cave due to the bats inside of it, they are seen carrying three bags, but Chef only gave them two. When they entered, they were only carrying one bag.
  • When Owen walks up to a candy-bar trap, there is no rope, but when he is trapped, the rope is clearly visible.
  • When Owen is looking at the map and holding it upside down, the mountains on it are drawn as if he is holding the map properly. So, if he held the map properly, the mountains would be upside down.
  • One of Duncan's neckband spikes are missing when he is sleeping. Also, his wristband is shown on the wrong arm numerous times, and when he lifts up his shirt to check on the map, a section of his shirt is missing.
  • Many cable service providers, such as Comcast, calls this episode "Are We There Yet?" leaving off the "i" at the end of "Yeti."
  • Owen bites the candy bar, but its physical appearance is not altered after he swallows.
  • Sometimes the transitioning sound effect will play, but the visual transition does not appear.

Gallery[]

See also[]

Total Drama Island Episodes
Team Phase "Not So Happy Campers—Part 1" | "Not So Happy Campers—Part 2" | "The Big Sleep" | "Dodgebrawl" | "Not Quite Famous" | "The Sucky Outdoors" | "Phobia Factor" | "Up the Creek" | "Paintball Deer Hunter" | "If You Can't Take the Heat..." | "Who Can You Trust?" | "Basic Straining" | "X-Treme Torture" | "Brunch of Disgustingness"
Individual Phase "No Pain, No Game" | "Search and Do Not Destroy" | "Hide and Be Sneaky" | "That's Off the Chain!" | "Hook, Line, and Screamer" | "Wawanakwa Gone Wild!" | "Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon" | "Haute Camp-ture" | "Camp Castaways" | "Are We There Yeti?" | "I Triple Dog Dare You!" | "The Very Last Episode, Really!"
Recaps "Total Drama Island Recap" | "TDI Rundown"
Special "Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island"
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