Phobia Factor

**Phobia Factor** is the seventh episode from *Total Drama Island*, the first season of *Total Drama*.

## Characters

* Chris McLean
* Sadie
* Bridgette
* Katie *(mentioned)*
* Tyler
* Harold *(no lines)*
* Geoff
* DJ
* Duncan
* Courtney
* Leshawna
* Cody
* Gwen
* Trent
* Owen
* Beth *(no lines)*
* Lindsay
* Izzy
* Heather *(no lines)*
* Chef Hatchet *(no lines)*
* Chicken
* Ninjas
* Sumo Wrestler
* Mime
* Celine Dion *(cardboard cutout standee)*
* Chimpunk

## Recap

* **Chris:** Last time on Total Drama Island, the campers had their survival skills put to the test when they spent the entire night camping in the woods. Katie and Sadie's friendship was strained when Katie's sense of direction got them totally lost. Duncan's mad ghost storytelling skills freaked out the Killer Bass, *(laughs)* and uh, Izzy played a prank on the Gophers by dressing up as a bear. Unfortunately, a real bear showed up and the Gophers spent a night up in a tree, which really sucked for them. Cody peed his pants and then it rained, basically, no one got any sleep last night. Ultimately, the Killer Bass were the ones on the chopping block, leaving Katie without a marshmallow. Yep, the challenge was rough, alright. *(pats a stick in his hand)* And if I have anything to say about it, today's will be even more brutal. Luckily, I do. What fresh horror have we planned for the campers? Find out next on Total, Drama, Island.

## Opening: After Katie's Elimination

* *(The episode continues from where it left off. Sadie is still depressed from the elimination. Bridgette comforts Sadie.)*
* **Bridgette:** Katie would want you to keep going. *(Sadie continues crying. Bridgette sighs)* Come on, let's go back and join the others. *(she drags Sadie who grabs a broken piece of wooden plank from the docks)*
* **Sadie:** *(mumbles)* Katie, I miss you!... *(the scene changes to the Bass, upset from their loss. Sadie continues sobbing. After she sits down, she hugs the plank)*
* **Bridgette:** It was a long goodbye.

## The Screaming Gophers Join the Killer Bass

* *(The Killer Bass see that the Screaming Gophers have showed up.)*
* **Courtney:** What do you guys want? Come by to rub it in?
* **Trent:** *(Beth holds up a plate of green jelly dessert)* We got some extra dessert after our tux shop party. Thought you might want some.
* **Courtney:** So what, you're just being nice?
* **Gwen:** Okay, Owen stank up our cabin and we need some time to air out.
* *(Owen toots.)*
* **Trent:** *(disgusted)* Ew, dude!
* *(Beth offers Courtney green jelly.)*
* **Courtney:** *(intimidated)* No! I mean, no thanks, I'm good.
* **Duncan:** What, are you on a diet or something?
* **Courtney:** No, I just don't like green jelly, okay? *(Beth offers to DJ, but he gets frightened)*
* **DJ:** *(throws away the green jelly with a snake)* SNAAAKE!!
* **Cody:** Chill, dude, it's just a gummy worm.
* **DJ:** Sorry for tripping, snakes just freak me out.
* **Tyler:** I feel you. Chickens give me the creeps, dude.
* **Gwen:** You're afraid of chickens?
* **Duncan:** *(scoffs)* Oh, wow, that's, that's really lame, man.

## Sharing Our Biggest Fears

* **Gwen:** *(in the confessional)* So suddenly everyone's having this big share fest by the fire. Beth went on and on about how her mortal fear is being covered by bugs, Harold's afraid of ninjas, even Heather admitted she's afraid of sumo wrestlers. *(back to the camp)* What's my worst fear? I guess being buried alive.
* **Lindsay:**: Walking through a minefield, in heels.
* **Owen:** Flying, man. That's some crazy stuff.
* **Izzy:** I would never go up in a plane, never.
* **Geoff:** I'm scared of hail. It's small, but deadly, dude.
* **Bridgette:** Being left alone in the woods.
* **Sadie:** Bad haircuts!
* **Lindsay:**: Oh, okay, I changed mine, that's so much scarier than a minefield.
* **Cody:** Having to defuse a time bomb under pressure.
* **Courtney:** I'm not really afraid of anything.
* **Duncan:** Baloney!
* **Courtney:** Oh, really? Well what exactly is your phobia, Mr. Know-It-All? *(the campers are interested in hearing Duncan's phobia)*
* **Duncan:** *(sighs)* C-Celine Dion music store standees.
* **Cody:** Uh, ex-squeeze me, I didn't quite get that.
* **Trent:** Dude, did you say "Celine Dion music store standees?" *(Duncan is embarassed)*
* **Lindsay:**: Oh, I love Celine Dion... *(confused)* What's a standee?
* **Trent:** You know, that cardboard cutout thing that stands in the music store.
* **Duncan:** Don't, say it, dude!
* **Trent:** *(continues)* Kind of like a life-sized, but flat Celine.
* **Courtney:** So if we had a cardboard standee right now...
* **Duncan:** *(covers his ears)* Shut up! What about you guys?
* **Trent:** Okay, well I hate mimes, *(Courtney rolls her eyes) like a lot. All right, Courtney, you're afraid of something. Spit it out.*
* **Courtney:** Nope. Nothing.
* **Duncan:** *(to DJ and Geoff)* That's not what she said last night.
* **Courtney:** Duncan, did you ever consider that maybe I was just humoring you and your stupid story?
* **Duncan:** Sure, sure, Princess, whatever floats your boat.
* **Courtney:** Shut up!

## Phobia Factor

* *(The scene changes to morning. The campers and Chris are in the main lodge where Chris explains today's challenge.)*
* **Chris:** *(whistles)* Campers, your next challenge is a little game I like to call **Phobia Factor**. Prepare to face your worst fears!
* **Leshawna:** *(carries the breakfast they just ate)* Worse than *this*?
* **Gwen:** We're in trouble.
* **Chris:** Now, for our first victims, Heather! Meet us all in the theater. It's sumo time! *(Heather spits out her drink in Trent's face)* Gwen, you, me, the beach. A few tons of sand. *(Gwen gasps)*
* **Lindsay:**: Wait, how did they know those were your worst fears? *(Beth nods)*
* **Gwen:** *(facepalms and sighs)* Because we told them... *(the two are confused)*
* **Trent:** At the campfire last night. *(flashback to the campfire at night)*
* **Gwen:** What's my worst fear? I guess being buried alive. *(flashback ends)*
* **Lindsay:**: *(realizes)* Wait, they were listening to us?
* **Gwen:** It's a reality show, Einstein, they're always listening to us.
* **Lindsay:**: Like, eavesdropping!
* **Chris:** Chef Hatchet, didn't you have a special order for Tyler, here today? *(Chef nods, Tyler gets nervous and sees a cooked chicken. Tyler grabs the chicken and reclutantly attempts to eat it. The flashback plays again)*
* **Tyler:** Chickens give me the creeps, dude. *(he bites of the head. The actual live chicken pops out, frightening him)*
* *(The scene switches to the campers and Chris with a pool of bugs. The campers are disgusted. Flashback plays again.)*
* **Gwen:** *(in the confessional)* Beth went on and on about how her mortal fear is being covered by bugs. *(more campers are disgusted and Owen faints. Beth shrugs off the bugs and dives in and succesfully completes her phobia challenge. The Gophers have their first point, 1-0. The Gophers cheer and Owen faints again)*
* *(Now, it's Sadie and Lindsay's turn. The girls are aghasted as Chris is about to put on the terrible wigs. Flashback plays again.)*
* **Sadie:** Bad haircuts! *(flashback ends. Before Chris could put them on, Owen takes Lindsay's wig and tries it on for himself. He does a ballerina dance, trips and crashes into the firepit wall. Chris takes back the wig and puts them on Lindsay and Sadie. Flashback continues)*
* **Owen:** Flying, man. That's some crazy stuff.
* **Izzy:** I would never go up in a plane, never.
* *(Owen and Izzy are forced to fly in a plane. Chef, dressed as a pilot with a wig, opens the door for Izzy and Owen. The two gasp in horror. The two are in the plane and it takes off, scaring and traumatizing the two as the plane goes in a loop de loop. Next, for his phobia challenge, Harold has to fight three ninjas. He is seen in the bathroom. Three ninjas enter in the bathroom. Harold, with his pants still down, spots the ninjas. He pulls out his nunchucks, surprising and scaring the ninjas. He expertly spins his nunchucks, only for to hit his head, landing in the toilet, and knocking himself out unconscious. Next, the campers are seen looking at Leshawna for her phobia challenge: face a big spider. She runs off screaming, with Chef, in a large spider costume, chasing her. Heather facepalms. Next, Heather has to face off a sumo wrestler.)*
* **Chris:** Heather, stepped up to the plate, scoring the Gophers their 2nd point. *(the sumo wrestler begins charging towards Heather, who can only duck. The sumo wrestler however trips on Heather and bounces away into the distance, like a ball, scoring the Gophers another point, 2-0. Meanwhile, Owen and Izzy are still stuck screaming inside an upside down plane. Next, for her phobia challenge, Bridgette has to spend several hours in the forest alone)* Bridgette began her her six hours of solitude in the woods feeling pretty confident.
* **Bridgette:** *(confident)* I'm not scared. Six hours out here is nothing. *(a chipmunk approaches her and squeaks to her. She screams and kicks the chipmunk out of the woods and into the beach water where Gwen starts her phobia by being buried alive for five minutes. Chris digs up and buries nervous Gwen)*
* **Trent:** There's enough air for an hour. You only need to do five minutes.
* **Chris:** As long as we decide to dig you up.
* **Gwen:** Not funny, Chris!
* **Chris:** *(resentful)* Sheesh. Take a pill
* **Trent:** I'll be listening the whole time. *(drops the walkie-talkie and gives it to Gwen inside the glass box)* Just yell for me if you panic and I'll dig you right up.
* **Gwen:** Goodbye, cruel world. *(smiles as Trent closes the box. Her smile turns into a frown. It blackens out, then the screen opens up. Now, DJ has to face his fear by facing and petting a snake. DJ starts to get hesitant. Flashback plays again)*
* **DJ:** SNAAAKE!! Sorry for tripping, snakes just freak me out. *(flashback ends)*
* **Duncan:** *(cheering for DJ)* Hey, you can do this, buddy! *(as DJ stares at the snake, he gets more and more frightened and hesitant. the snake blinks, freaking DJ out)*
* **DJ:** It blinked!
* **Sadie:** It means she likes you.
* **Courtney:** *(facepalms)* It's the smallest snake ever, DJ, come on!
* **DJ:** Yeah, but it's slimy, and scaly, slithery-
* **Courtney:** *(bossy)* We need this point, DJ! SUCK IT UP!! *(the Bass shake their head at Courtney for her rude and bossy behavior)* What? We're heading back to Loserville, people. *(DJ sighs and starts to become confident in himself. He touches the snake, finally scoring the Bass their first point: 2-1. The Bass cheer for DJ)* See, fear is only in the mind. *(meanwhile on Gwen's challenge, it has been two minutes. Trent checks on Gwen)*
* **Trent:** You still alive in there? Only three more minutes.
* **Gwen:** *(in walkie-talkie)* And then you'll pick me up, right?
* **Trent:** Don't worry, I'm not going anywhere, I promise.
* **Gwen:** I need some kind of distraction. Tell me a story. Um, why do you hate mimes so much?
* **Trent:** *(gets up, sighs)* My mom took me to this carnival once when I was four so I could see the elephants. I was stoked.
* **Gwen:** Yeah?...
* **Trent:** I was so busy watching them that I lost her for a minute. I called out, but then when I turned, all I could see was this horrible white face with black lips pretending to be me. I screamed and tried to run, but everytime I turned around, he was there doing this creepy fake running scream routine. *(someone taps Trent's shoulder. He looks behind and it is revealed to be a mime, his biggest fear. Trent is horrifed and starts running, with the mime chasing him, leaving Gwen along with Trent's walkie-talkie)*
* **Gwen:** Trent? *(Trent and the mime pass by Chris and the campers)*
* **Chris:** *(in megaphone)* Just talk to him, brah, and ask him to go away. Okay then, we've got two minutes before Gwen's done. Cody, you're up. *(flashback)*
* **Cody:** Having to defuse a time bomb under pressure. *(a time bomb is set for Cody to defuse, with three trash cans strapped. Cody is nervous about this challenge)*
* **Chris:** Alright, Cody, this garbage bomb is going off exactly in ten minutes. Everything you need to know to defuse it is on this schematic blueprints.
* **Cody:** What? No way, I can't do this!
* **Chris:** Then... *(laughs)* I suggest you find a safe place to hide, brah. Later, dude.
* **Cody:** Wait, you're not gonna watch?
* **Chris:** No way! That's a live bomb, dude! *(runs off. Back at the beach, with only 1 minute to go for Gwen, Trent hides in the beach and the mime spots him. He continues running, with the mime following him in the same running position. Trent looks at the mime and he takes off his baret and wipes off a "sweat". He stops, stopping the mime and starts doing mime acts)*
* **Trent:** There's no wall there, man! Stop being creepy! *(the mime continues miming acts. While he's pretending to climb a "wall", Trent finds the beach. Flashback plays)*
* **Courtney:** Well what exactly is your phobia?
* **Duncan:** C-Celine Dion music store standees. *(all Duncan has to do is hug the Celine Dion standee)*
* **Courtney:** She's pretty, she's nice. *(camera pans up to the Celine Dion standee)*
* **Chris:** Just one hug, and you're done. *(snaps his fingers)*
* **Duncan:** *(anxious)* That- that looks really, real, man.
* **Tyler:** *(shouts)* Dude, she's made of cardboard, get in the game!
* **Courtney:** Hey, it's okay if you can't do it. *(Duncan stares at Celine and sighs. Courtney holds his hand. Duncan starts to feel confident)*
* **Duncan:** All right, I'll try.
* **Courtney:** You can do this.
* **Duncan:** *(determined)* Okay. *(he runs and hugs Celine Dion, scoring the Bass a point. So far it's a tie, 2-2. The Bass cheer for Duncan. Courtney cheers for Duncan and hugs him)*
* **Courtney:** Duncan, you're awesome!
* **Duncan:** *(laughs)* I did it. *(Courtney opens her eyes and lets go of Duncan as the Bass apporach and cheer for him)*
* *(Back to Trent and the mime at the beach. Trent dives into the water. The mime stops and pretends to be trapped in a box.)*
* **Trent:** Woohoo! Ha-ha! What's the matter, mime? Can't swim? *(the mime prepares to dive until Trent stops him)* Stop! Uh, your makeup will run. *(the mime nods and sadly leaves Trent alone, scoring the Gophers a point, now the score is 3-2)* Take that you makeup-wearing freak! *(Chris applauds Trent)*
* **Chris:** Nicely played, Trent. *(Chris looks at the mime and shudders)* Unfortunately, I don't think things are going quite so smoothly for our buddy Geoff. *(Geoff relaxes in the beach. Flashback plays)*
* **Geoff:** I'm scared of hail. It's small, but deadly, dude. *(flashback ends)*
* *(A cloud starts to hover around Geoff and it pours hail on him, frightening and chasing him. The girls watch him being chased by hail.)*
* **Lindsay:**: Look, that cloud is following him! Awww, it's like hiw own baby cloud! I want one, too! Here, cloudy cloud! *(Geoff passes Gwen's buried area, where time is almost up. Chris controls the cloud, engaging Trent)*
* **Trent:** Can you make the cloud go lower and pelt him harder?
* **Chris:** Dude, you are one sick dude... but yeah. *(the cloud goes lower on Geoff, raining hail harder on him)*
* **Trent:** Aw, that's aweseome. *(forgets something)* Hey, do you feel like you've forgotten something?
* **Chris:** Sometimes, I usually ignore it and the feeling goes way. *(laughs)* Watch this, I'm gonna bury him in hail.
* **Trent:** *(remembers he forgot Gwen)* *Bury*! OH CRAP! GWEN!! *(runs to get Gwen)*
* *(Meanwhile, Bridgette is still in the woods. She needs four more hours to complete her challenge.)*
* **Bridgette:** Okay, okay, okay. Bridge, you can do this. Only, *(checks her watch)* four hours and 15 minutes to go. *(a crow caws)* Oh, don't even bother trying to freak me out, producer people! *(an explosion erupts)*
* **Trent:** What was that?
* **Chris:** If I had to guess, I'd say Cody just blew himself up.
* **Cody:** *(covered in garbage looking like a monster)* Oops. *(starts walking slowly like a zombie)* Is anyone here? Girls? *(laughs nervously)* Ladies? Anyone!? *(back to Trent, he finally digs up Gwen)*
* **Trent:** Gwen, you did it! *(Gwen throws her walkie-talkie to Trent after leaving her buried for more than 5 minutes. The Gophers score another point, score is 4-2)*
* **Chris:** She's all right, she's all right!
* *(Back to Owen and Izzy's challenge, the airplane lands. The two are relieved to made it back safely.)*
* **Izzy:** We did it! *(the Gophers score two more points, with it being 6-2. The wings collapse. Both Owen and Izzy kiss the grass happy they landed safely)*
* **Bridgette:** *(in the confessional)* Actually, I'd like to thank the producers for making me face my fear. I'm proud of myself. There's really nothing to be afraid of. *(back to the woods, Cody moans and walks like a zombie, scaring off Bridgette. Cody trips on the log Bridgette was sitting on. Scene cuts to the communal bathrooms. Sadie and Lindsay have finished their challenges)*
* **Lindsay:**: We did it! We made it through the whole day! Are you ready? *(Sadie nods)* One. *(grabs their wigs)*. Two. Three! *(they take off their wigs. They both gasp, both scoring the Bass and the Gophers a point, with it now being 7-3)* I totally forgot how cute you are!
* **Sadie:** Oh my gosh! You are, too!
* *(Now, Tyler has to face his fear by sitting in a chicken coop.)*
* **Chris:** All right, gang, we're in the ninth inning. Tyler, for your challenge, you need to get into this pen for three minutes with these chickens. *(camera dramatically zooms on the chickens)*
* **Bridgette:** *(rooting for Tyler)* You can do it, Tyler!
* **Duncan:** *(doubtful)* Yeah, unless of course you're chicken. *(imitates a chicken flapping its wings)*
* **Chris:** *(Tyler sits in a rocking position traumatized)* I'm not sure we're getting anywhere on this one.
* **Courtney:** Tyler, this is the last challenge. *(yells)* Quit being such a girl! You have to do this or we're going to lose.
* **Cody:** *(calculates)* Actually, if you do the math, you can't possibly win, and the score's 7-3.
* **Chris:** Not necessarily. We've got one more challenge set up.
* **Courtney:** Who? It can't be me, but... I didn't...
* **Chris:** You didn't have to. We're *always* watching you and your reactions. *(flashback to Courtney)*
* **Courtney:** No! I mean, no thanks, I'm good. I just don't like green jelly, okay?
* **Lindsay:**: I knew it. Didn't I tell you guys they were eavesdropping? *(Harold nods)*
* **Courtney:** Oh, who cares? It's not going to make a difference.
* **Chris:** Let's make this interesting, then. I'll give you triple points if you can complete it. *(Courtney is dismayed. For the last challenge, she has to climb up a high tower and dive into a pool of green jelly)*
* **Duncan:** *(scoffs)* You're afraid of jelly?
* **Courtney:** Shut up! Only the green kind! It's like sugary, jiggly snot!
* **Chris:** You can face your fear and dive straight into this pool of jelly or let your team lose yet another challenge.
* **Courtney:** *(sighs disappointedly and walks up to the ladder)* This is insane. I could seriously die doing this. *(climbs the ladder)*
* **Gwen:** Ugh, that is just cruel. It's probably warm by now. *(trying to scare Courtney)* Warm, green jelly, snotty, bouncy, UGH!
* **Courtney:** *(motivated)* You're not going to make me quit!
* **Duncan:** That's it, keep climbing!
* **Bridgette:** She's just trying to sike you out! *(Courtney makes it to the diving board. She hesitates to jump)*
* **Duncan:** Like you said, Courtney, it's okay if you can't do it.
* **Bridgette:** It is? But we'll lose!
* **Courtney:** Oh... *(decides to go back down)* I can't do it. I'm coming down! *(the Bass are disappointed, the Gophers cheer)*
* **Chris:** Then, there you have it. The Gophers win invincibility this week... again!
* **Courtney:** *(in the confessional, sniffing in tears)* I'm so embarrassed. How could I be so weak?! I deserve to go home! *(shakes head)* Ugh, okay, stop it! You're pathetic! Show some confidence, Courtney! *(crying, slaps herself)*
* *(Owen is in the pool filled with green jelly. He dips in)*
* **Owen:** *(laughs)* You're right, Gwen, it is warm. *(sinks his head in the jelly)*

## Ending: Tyler Gets Voted Off and Has a Surprise

* *(The scene becomes nighttime, the Bass are once again in the campfire ceremony. There are two marshmallows left.)*
* **Chris:** They're only two marshmallows left on this plate. *(to Bridgette, Courtney and Tyler)* The three of you did not complete your challenges today. One of you is going home tonight and cannot return... ever. The next name I'm gonna call... *(pause)* iiiiiiiisss... Bridgette. *(Courtney and Tyler look at each other)* The final marshmallow of the night goes to... Courtney. *(she smiles. Tyler is upset)*
* **Duncan:** *(pats Tyler)* You'll get that chicken next time, dude. *(Tyler walks to the Dock of Shame sadly)*
* **Chris:** Looks like a new *pecking* order has been established here. *(team starts making bird puns)*
* **Duncan:** It's not like he can cry *fowl*.
* **Geoff:** Time for Tyler to *fly the coop*.
* **Bridgette:** He won't be *flying high* tonight.
* **Courtney:** Okay, that's enough!
* *(Tyler is on the Dock of Shame and starts to cry. Then all of a sudden, numerous chickens start surrounding him, scaring him.)*
* **Lindsay:**: *(in the confessional)* Aww, I'll never forget our time together, Taylor! *(corrects herself)* Uh, Tyler. *(blows a kiss)* Bye! *(the episode ends)*

## References

1. ↑ In the censored version, Chris said stunk.
2. ↑ In the censored version, Duncan said "Shut it!" instead.
3. ↑ In the censored version, Courtney said "lame-o".
4. ↑ In the censored version, Courtney said "Shut it!"
5. ↑ In the censored version, Trent said "OH NO!"