Stoked (season 1)

Summary
Six teenagers come to Sunset Beach for a summer's worth of surfing. However, they get more than they bargained for when they deal with a bad boss and the Seniors [groms].

Why This Season Rocks

 * 1) It was really nice to see what Emma, Reef, and Fin's home lives were like in the first episode
 * 2) The setting of the show stands out from its sister shows Total Drama and 6teen.
 * 3) The show features an all-star cast.
 * 4) While the show is a carbon copy of 6teen, almost every episode has original plot lines.
 * 5) Reef and Fin's on-and-off relationship was depicted much better than what Reef would go through with Lo in the second season.
 * 6) The show features several likeable characters, including Emma, Fin, Wipeout the Whale, and Broseph.
 * 7) The insert songs featured in almost every episodes are catchy.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) This show is deemed as a carbon-copy of 6teen, as if it took place on a beach. Even many characters are shown to plagiarize certain characters from other shows. For example, Reef is Jonesy, and Broseph is Jude.
 * 2) When the show aired on Cartoon Network, promos for the upcoming episodes spoiled the plot. For example, "Waves of Cheese" showed Blair's relationship with Reef and the end of it.
 * 3) At the start of the series, teenagers must go through an initiation, which includes torture and humiliation, in order to surf The Office.
 * 4) This season featured mean-spirited episodes, including "Who Knows What Evil Lurks In The Heart Of Clam?" where Reef dates Amber Green (who would later stalk Reef) despite Fin's advice.
 * 5) The series quickly went downhill in Season 2.

Trivia

 * In the United States, only 22 episodes were aired on Cartoon Network. This meant that season 2--and the last four episodes of the first season--was not shown in the United States.
 * In episode 24, "A Prank Too Far", the intro to Total Drama Action can be seen on a TV in the restaurant.
 * In many countries, "The Day The Sea Stood Still" (the 26th episode of season 1) served as the series finale.