[s1e8] Up The Creek ✓

In the episode (Season 1, Episode 8 of Total Drama Island ), the "piece" or item central to the plot is the cursed Tiki idol .

While the challenge involves a canoe race to Boney Island, the key conflict revolves around picking up a small Tiki doll from the forbidden island as a souvenir. According to show lore, anyone who takes an object from Boney Island brings a curse upon their team. This "piece" is later blamed for the Screaming Gophers' string of bad luck and eventual losses in subsequent episodes until it is returned. [S1E8] Up the Creek