Total Drama Island

Total Drama Island is the first season of the original series and the first installment in the overall franchise. It follows twenty-two contestants as they compete for the chance to win one hundred thousand dollars. It is followed by Total Drama Action.

Production
Originally titled Escape From Summer Camp, work on a series about a bunch of kids trapped at a summer camp began. After a while, the concept was tweaked into what is called Camp TV, and featured eighteen contestants as opposed to the finalized twenty-two.

The series once again was restarted, this time under the title Total Drama Island, in March 2006. Character designs from Camp TV were slightly altered, and a few more characters were added to make the series what it ended up becoming.

Episodes
For more information, visit List of episodes

This season contained twenty-six episodes, on recap special, and one reunion special.

Characters
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Main characters

 * Beth
 * Bridgette
 * Chef Hatchet
 * Chris McLean
 * Cody Anderson
 * Courtney
 * DJ
 * Duncan
 * Ezekiel
 * Geoff
 * Harold McGrady
 * Heather
 * Izzy
 * Justin
 * Katie
 * Leshawna
 * Lindsay
 * Noah
 * Owen
 * Sadie
 * Trent
 * Tyler
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Recurring characters

 * Bandanna intern

Prominent guest characters

 * Mr. Coconut
 * Killer
 * Finale intern

Minor guest characters

 * Large intern
 * Eskimo
 * Mime
 * Ninjas
 * Sumo wrestler

Online exclusive-clip only

 * Jasmine
 * Duncan's father
 * Duncan's mother
 * Duncan's parole officer
 * Gwen's brother
 * Gwen's mother
 * Gwen's neighbor
 * Heather's father
 * Heather's mother
 * Owen's father
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Teams
This season featured two teams, the Killer Bass and the Screaming Gophers.