Sharing is Caring

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"**Sharing is Caring**" is the eighth episode of the first season of *Total DramaRama*. It first aired on Cartoon Network on 15 September 2018 alongside "Cuttin' Corners".

## Overview

*Courtney refuses to share her valuable collectors item toy with her classmates.*

## Synopsis

Chef Hatchet tells the kids that it's show-and-tell time (telling Owen that it isn't lunch time) and introduces the day's presenters: Courtney and Beth. Courtney volunteers to go first, but Beth interrupts, saying they should go alphabetically and shows off a display of things that doctors have pulled out of her nose. As Beth begins to describe the various boogers, Chef tells her that her time is up and Courtney presents a mint condition Extremasaurus. The other kids, but Beth, are impressed by the exclusive toy. Leshawna says that she asked for one for Christmas but got a Jack Squat toy instead. Harold says he got underwear though Owen doesn't know what that is. Courtney reminds everyone her turn isn't over and explains that her egg was signed and hatches into a Drago-Chicken.

Chef Hatchet tells Courtney that he's glad she brought something everyone is interested in as today's lesson is sharing, exciting the others and upsetting her. He goes to the office to answer the phone, which turns out to be a survey of house cats. Meanwhile, Courtney tells the others they can have three seconds to touch it while she holds the box which Harold says isn't sharing. Owen pleads that Courtney let them play with it though Courtney explains no one is playing with it as it is investment, hoping to sell it later on when it becomes valuable, causing Duncan to want it for himself.

Courtney explains that selling the egg is part of her plan to afford a transfer to a school for gifted children, get into an Ivy League where she'll double major, start a toy company which she will then sell to fuel a campaign to save the whales and use the earnings from the inevitable documentary to fund a Presidential campaign. Beth says she doesn't even know what she's doing on the weekend and Owen tells her he is going to a petting zoo. Leshawna and Duncan attempt to steal the egg from Courtney, but she manages to avoid the both of them and runs into the castle.

There, Beth asks Courtney if she would like to play house. While Courtney stirs the imaginary pasta, Beth attempts to open the egg though Courtney catches her and leaves with it. Duncan mocks Beth's attempt and tells her to observe him. He sneaks into Chef's office and reports a fire drill is taking place. Chef rounds up the kids while Owen decides to save the food and takes them outside. Duncan cheers at his plan's success but Courtney catches him gloating and tells him to turn off the alarm, frustrating him. Chef tells the kids it's naptime and continues his survey.

In the napping room, Duncan and Leshawna wait for Courtney to fall asleep, who chides herself for needing nap-time despite outgrowing her sippy cup. As soon as she begins to nap, Beth replaces the egg with a cardboard box, but Leshawna steals it from her. Duncan kicks out of her hands, but Beth swings by and steals it from him. Courtney wakes up as the three leave the room and pursues them. Inside the playroom, Duncan uses a remote-controlled car to knock Beth over. He almost runs into a tripwire but steps over it only to be hit by a ball. Leshawna tells him the tripwire was a distraction but promptly trips over it with Courtney retrieving her egg.

Eventually, while Bridgette and Owen are having a tea party, Courtney pleads for them to hide her. When the two are confronted, however, Owen gives up her position. Beth, Leshawna and Duncan implore Courtney to share but Bridgette intervenes and claims that while friends should share with friends, the decision to share should come from within. While everyone is touched by Bridgette's words, Courtney still refuses to share and is tackled by the others, shooting her egg into the air. Owen manages to catch it, but the egg falls out and cracks, revealing the Drago-Chicken which only chirps. The others become disinterested and decide to play dodgeball instead, failing to miss the Drago-Chicken transform into a mechanical robot that breathes fire.

### Post credits scene

Izzy is building in the playroom when it is knocked over by Owen, being pursued by Jude. She gets up and chases after Owen while Jude attempts to rebuild the blocks. Owen knocks them over again and Jude resumes the chase while Izzy continues building.

## Trivia

### General

* This is the first episode in which Izzy has no lines.
	+ As a result, only Chef Hatchet and Owen have appeared and spoken in every episode so far.
* Courtney's teenage appearance from *Total Drama* makes an appearance when Courtney fantasizes of her future.

### References

* The way Courtney, Duncan, Beth and Leshawna run from room to room while chasing the Extremosaurus egg mirrors the popular chase sequences from the *Scooby-Doo* franchise.