Not sure what Total Drama Island is? Then you must not have a tween. Because almost every kid I know anywhere near that age watches “TDI”. When the complete DVD set arrived at our house…chaos ensued. There was a marathon of “TDI” watching going on, phone calls being made. Then, other peoples kids started arriving to watch. Popcorn was everywhere. The funny thing was that everyone of the kids refer to it as “TDI” and you would have thought some of the cast was their real friends the way they talk about them.
Total Drama Island is about a group of contestants that are placed in a remote location, with cameras filming their every move. Every couple of days, the loosing team must vote out one of their own. The last one remaining takes home an enormous cash prize. The contestants compete in a series of challenges, sometimes for a reward, and sometimes for immunity from getting voted out. The competition is overseen by a host, who often announces changes or alterations to the rules as the game goes on…or as a whim hits him. That’s the premise of Total Drama Island, with a summer camp filling in for the remote location. Only this isn’t a reality show like Survivor. It’s an animated spoof of such shows, one that is so spot on, you might forget it’s a cartoon.
The complete Total Drama Island DVD set features nearly 600 minutes of episodes. That is all 27 episodes of non-stop action along with bonus features including cast interviews and an alternate ending.
Total Drama Island can be seen on Cartoon Network.
The Complete Set:
Disc #1 — Total Drama Island: The Complete Season
Not So Happy Campers Part 1
Not So Happy Campers Part 2
The Big Sleep
Dodgebrawl
Not Quite Famous
The Sucky Outdoors
Phobia Factor
Disc #2 — Total Drama Island: The Complete Season
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
Disc #3 — Total Drama Island: The Complete Season
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 Triathalon
Disc #4 — Total Drama Island: The Complete Season
After the Dock of Shame
Camp Castaways
Are We There, Yeti?
I Triple Dog Dare You
The Very Last Episode, Really
TDI Rundown
Extras: Cast Interviews
