Editing Take the Plunge (section)

== Production and release ==
The series and episode was first conceived on [[August]] [[August 18|18]], [[Pre-2010#2009|2009]], when the [[Huang twins]] returned from a trip at Hawaii. The concept originated from a set of [[Pre-BFDI comics|hand-drawn comic strips]] between 2008 and 2009 and they decided to make an Adobe Flash animated web series, and upload it to [[YouTube]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@BFDI jacknjellify]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G24FBueY3KI We Discovered Our Forgotten "Firey" Comics]</ref> The first Flash project was however made on [[February]] [[February 20|20]], 2009 when [[Cary Huang]] made [[firey.fla]] and a week later, he made a music video named [[Firey Music Video.fla]] that would later be titled as "First BFDI Animation Ever".<ref>[[Cary Huang|Humany]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TK6miTFRME Earliest "first BFDI animation" discovered! (February 20, 2009)]</ref><ref>[[Cary Huang|carykh]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fou9vv9qTLo First BFDI Animation Ever! (Dated Feb 27, 2009)]</ref>

''Battle for Dream Island'' would begin its production on [[September]] 2009 with the voice clips and animations being done around this time. The version of [[Adobe Animate object shows#Adobe Flash|Adobe Flash]] that was used was "Macromedia Flash 8". The episode was mostly written by Cary through inspiration from the first book of ''Total Firey Points'' named "Balance Beam". In the comics, later turned [[Storyboard|storyboards]], shows alternative scenes and different team names that were later changed in the final episodes, which were later nicknamed "deleted scenes". In one of the storyboards, the team names were originally going to be the team names from ''TFI'', but they had been crossed out. There was an alternate ending to the contest where [[Pin]] won alone; [[Leafy]] was out and ended up in third place, then Pin knocked off [[Teardrop]] and won. Apparently, the voices were done, but it was scrapped, most likely due to timing.

The series would officially have its first part of the premiere on [[January]] [[January 1|1]], [[2010]] on New Year Day at 8:11:19 A.M. PST. Episode 1b was uploaded 26 minutes and 3 seconds after 1a. (8:11:19 A.M. PST then 8:37:22 A.M. PST). Jaysillyboy, now known as [[BlueJay]], casted the very first [[vote]] in [[object show]] history, voting to eliminate [[Flower]] in this episode. This comment is long gone, however the 2nd vote has been recovered.

=== 1b removal ===
On January 19, [[2016]], for unknown reasons to this day, YouTube removed the episode from the air for "violating the spam and scam rule" and as a result, it was re-uploaded until January 22, 2016, where the video was restored.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@BFDI jacknjellify]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbr_u2nS5ac Bring BFDI Episode 1 Part 2 Back! (also YouTube face reveal)]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/@BFDI jacknjellify]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5wjhgC9LGk BFDI Episode 1 Part 2 is back online!]</ref> The reupload is currently unlisted.