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Treeleb is the cargo ship between Caleb and a tree in the Total Drama fandom.
Canon[]
Throughout the series, there have been several moments involving Caleb and trees. None of the interactions are too meaningful and there's not much of a pattern or consistency between them. However, it is still just kind of funny to bring all of this up. Caleb has also stated in the confessional that he wants to be an environmental engineer, meaning that he'll be working a job that heavily involves trees.
TAKING IT TO THE RIM REAPER
Caleb can be seen doing sexy shirtless pull-ups with a tree branch and sweating at the start of the episode. Priya looked upon him with amazement, just adoring his hot shirtless muscles. When Priya started talking to him, Caleb jumped down from the tree and had a little conversation with her. It was then, they created an alliance. Although Priya saw her interaction with Caleb as a blossoming relationship, Caleb did not exhibit any romantic attraction toward Priya, probably because he was too focused on that tree.
YOU POOR SAPS

Caleb carries a tree on his back, while covered in tree sap.
Caleb was covered in the sap from Icky Splat Tree, one of the stickiest trees in the world. Caleb competed in the challenge, which was a race across the island, smothered in the luscious substances of a dendrological plant. During the challenge, Julia and MK dropped a log on him, Priya, and Emma and pins them to the ground, as well as getting them all stuck to it. However, Caleb was not going to let this stop him and his team from winning, so he lifted up the log and carried the broken trunk of tree on his sticky back, along with Emma and Priya. A log is just a broken tree trunk, so he was going double-dendrology here. Throughout the episode, Caleb would get several other people stuck to his log, including Damien, Millie, and Axel but he would just keep powering through the contest until he got to the end. Unfortunately, due to the weight of the log he was stuck to and all of the other people stuck to it with him, he lost the challenge. Chris finally sprayed him with de-sapifying spray, ridding him off the tree fluid as well as the giant tree log on his back.
FUN FIGHT AT THE O-CAKE CORRALL
Caleb stands on a tree branch as he searches inside the tree's open knothole for the immunity idol. Priya worries for him and warns him to be careful. Despite assuring Priya that he'd be fine, Caleb falls down seconds later after the branch breaks and hits every stupid branch on the way down, hurting himself and getting all scratched up. Priya dives in to save him before he hits the ground.
BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO

Caleb's canoe is crushed by a tree.
Caleb runs through the forest lands of Total Drama Island, trying to apologize to Priya for lying about their relationship. However, Priya completely zones him out. Caleb is so focused on trying to make it up to Priya, that he doesn't look where he's going and ends up crashing into a tree. Later, Caleb found a canoe to use for the "find a big object" challenge but Julis sabotages his game by crushing it with a tree. This leaves Caleb with no choice but to find a different object, this one being a yacht. Interestingly, it would be Julia who uses a tree as her object in the challenge.
SOAR LOSERS
Caleb and Julia go tumbling down a tree after battling each other in the air with their flying suits.
Fanon[]
Treeleb is a completely random Total Drama cargo ship that was mostly just invented as a joke. Some people think that it would be really funny for Caleb to start dating a tree instead of Priya. The joke works pretty well because there have been several tree-related moments in the show involving Caleb. Plus, Prileb is often portrayed and viewed as a toxic relationship in the series so this could be seen as a healthier alternative.
Fandom[]
Trivia[]
- Ironically, despite Caleb mentioning that he wanted to be an environmental engineer, he is frequently injured or inconvenienced by trees throughout Total Drama Island (2024).
- Caleb's negative experiences with trees was a minor running gag in Total Drama Island.