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Total Drama Action
File:TDA Cast 1.JPG
The primary cast of Total Drama Action
Top: Gwen
Middle: Courtney, Heather, Lindsay, Harold, Duncan, Owen, LeShawna, Trent, Geoff, Bridgette, Justin, DJ
Bottom: Izzy (E-Scope / Explosivo), Beth
GenreComedy/Animation/Drama/Action
Created byJennifer Pertsch
Tom McGillis
Developed byFresh TV Inc. / Teletoon
Directed byTodd Kauffman
Mark Thornton
Presented byTeletoon/Fresh TV
Voices ofChristian Potenza as Chris
Megan Fahlenbock as Gwen
Stephanie Ann Mills as Lindsay
Rachel Wilson as Heather
Scott McCord as Owen/Trent
Drew Nelson as Duncan
Clé Bennett as Chef/DJ
Novie Edwards as Leshawna
Julia Chantrey as Eva
Emilie Barlow as Courtney
Sarah Gadon as Beth
Kristin Fairlie as Bridgette
Brian Froud as Harold
Peter Oldring as Cody/Tyler
Adam Reid as Justin
Katie Crown as Izzy (E-Scope / Explosivo)
Narrated byChris McClean (Total Drama Island Host)
Theme music composerVoodoo Highway
Opening themeI Wanna be Famous!
Ending themeI Wanna be Famous! Instrumental
Country of originCanada Canada
Original languagesEnglish, French
No. of seasons2nd Season of the Total Drama Series
No. of episodes13 (List of Episodes)
Production
Executive producersTom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, George Elliott, Brian Irving
Production locationAbandoned Movie Studio Lot in Toronto, Ontario
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkTeletoon (Canada)
Cartoon Network (America)
ReleaseJanuary 11, 2009 (Original Canadian Airdate)[1] June 11, 2009 (American Airdate)

Template:FixBunching Template:FixBunching Total Drama Action is the second season of the Canadian animated television series Total Drama Island. The show premiered in Teletoon Canada 6:30 et/pt[2] on January 11, 2009. This series was also created by the makers of 6Teen, another Teletoon program.

Plot

Main article: List of Total Drama Island episodes

Like its predecessor, Total Drama Island, this season's series is an "animated reality show" starring fifteen teenagers. This series still portrays likeliness towards other physical and social shows, like Fear Factor and The Real World. The original twenty-two "campers" were cut down to fifteen "cast-mates" after the reunion special's dramatic ending between these seasons. Both host and assistant Chris McClean and Chef Hatchet will return as the cast-mates' supervisors and challenge distributors. The theme of this series is "Cinematography". These fifteen cast-mates have found out that they will be staying in an abandoned movie studio lot in Toronto, Ontario. Since the theme is all about movies, the competitors are treated as real actors. They stay in small, unaccomodating actors' trailers competing against each other and themselves. Challenges come back for this season, as well. Unlike the random TDI challenges, TDA challenges will be based upon which movie genre the cast-mates will portray. The "mess hall" of TDI will also be replaced this season with The Craft Services Tent, which will also be catered by Chef Hatchet, once more. The "outhouse/confession can" of TDI was used to let the audience at home know what the campers were really thinking about. In TDA, this was replaced with the "Make-Up Confessional", a room full of make-up and body enhancements. If the cast-mates were able to make it past Chris, the daily challenge(s), and themselves, their fate would, then, have to be decided. TDI also used the outhouse/confession can to cast votes as to who they would like voted off. Cast-mates of TDA now used "voting devices" placed under their seats to vote someone off. The elimination bonfire ceremony was replaced with an "awards ceremony", where all but one person would receive a Gilded Chris Statuette (which took the place of the marshmallows). The losers of Total Drama Island had to walk down the Dock of Shame, board the Boat of Losers, and leave the campsite (to go to La Playa De Losers); however, the Total Drama Action losers must walk down the Red Carpet Walk of Shame, get into the Lame-O-Sine, and leave the film lot for good (it is unknown to the viewing world where the losers go). This process is supposed to continue until one cast-mate is left on the film lot. That one cast-mate will, then, take home the $1,000,000 cash prize.

Characters

Main article: List of characters from Total Drama Island

The Total Drama Action cast consists of Chris McClean (the host), Chef Hatchet (the caterer and assistant), and the fourteen teens that make up the cast-mates. These cast-mates were divided into teams of six: The "Screaming Gaffers" and The "Killer Grips". Geoff and Bridgette, two of the fourteen cast-mates were eliminated before Episode 3, "Riot On Set", when the teams were decided. Gwen and Trent won the challenge of that same episode and got the privilege of choosing the teams for the rest of the season. Courtney, a "camper" who did not qualify for Total Drama Action, has been proven to join the remaining cast-mates due to a technicality with the last season. She also been proven to which team she will be on. Below is a list of the cast-mates, the team that they are on, and their status in the competition.:

Position Cast Mate Team Status
14 - 15 Bridgette N/A Eliminated 1st / 2nd
in Episode 2
"Alien Resurr-eggtion"
Geoff
• E-Scope The Killer Grips Eliminated 3rd
in Episode 3
"Riot on Set"
13 Trent The Killer Grips
(1st Captain) 		Eliminated 4th
in Episode 5
"3:10 to Crazytown"
12 Gwen The Screaming Gaffers
(1st Captain) 		Eliminated 5th
in Episode 7
"The Chefshank Redemption"
11 DJ The Screaming Gaffers Eliminated 6th
in Episode 9
"The Sand Witch Project"
• Izzy /
Explosivo 		The Killer Grips Eliminated 7th
in Episode 11
"Full Metal Drama"
10 Owen The Killer Grips Eliminated 8th
in Episode 13
"Ocean's Eight - or Nine"
Leshawna The Screaming Gaffers Active
Beth The Killer Grips Active
Courtney The Killer Grips Active1
Duncan The Screaming Gaffers
(Captain) 		Active
Harold The Screaming Gaffers Active
Heather The Screaming Gaffers Active
Justin The Killer Grips
(2nd Captain) 		Active
Lindsay The Killer Grips
(Captain) 		Active

1 Courtney was an inactive cast-mate. She began competing as a Total Drama Action cast-mate in Episode 13, "Ocean's Eight - Or Nine".

2 In Episode 11, "Full Metal Drama", Izzy was voted off as one of her alter-egos, Explosivo. With "Explosivo" being voted out, it has been hinted that Izzy may return as either herself or another alter-ego.

Production

Like Total Drama Island, Total Drama Action was developed and produced by Fresh TV, targeting an age group of 10 to 15 year olds.

Various Voice actors from 6Teen come back as the same actors for the same people of this season. Christian Potenza as Chris McClean, Julia Chantrey as Eva; Drew Nelson as Duncan; Megan Fahlenbock as Gwen; Adam Reid as Justin; Stephanie Anne Mills as Lindsay; Rachel Wilson as Heather; Emilie Barlow as Courtney; and Peter Oldring as Cody.

Total Drama Action Interactive

Like for the series, Total Drama Island, Teletoon has released an interactive website for Total Drama Action, more than likely entitled, "Total Drama Action Interactive". Also, like Total Drama Island, it features games similar to the challenges, and will have new, updated games every week, along with the televised challenges.

Aside from this, there is also an introductory game entitled "Wheel-O-Secrets". In this game, the player uses skill to stop roulette wheels to match up the heads, bodies, and legs/feet of Owen, Gwen, Heather, Duncan, LeShawna, Geoff, Izzy (E-Scope / Explosivo / Izzy, Esuqire), DJ, Lindsay, Bridgette, Trent, Harold, Beth, Justin, and mysteries cast-mate Cody and Courtney, to their appropriate and correct positions.

Total Drama, The Musical

It has been announced that there will be a third season of the Total Drama series. Currently, not much is known about the season, but it is rumored to be called Total Drama, The Musical.[3] It has been revealed on the official production blog that both Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton will not be the directors of the third season. Kauffman's last day on the show was February 6, 2009, and Thornton will leave at the end of Total Drama Action.

Elimination table

Place Contestant Ep 13 Ep 24 Ep 3 Ep 43 Ep 5 Ep 63 Ep 7 Ep 83 Ep 9 Ep 103 Ep 11 Ep 123 Ep 13 Ep 143 Ep 15 Ep 163 Ep 17 Ep 183 Ep 19 Ep 203 Ep 21 Ep 223 Ep 23 Ep 243 Ep 25 Ep 263 Ep 27
TBA Beth IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN HIGH IN HIGH IN
TBA Courtney Debuts in Episode 13, "Ocean's Eight - Or Nine" [4] LOW IN
TBA Duncan WIN IN WIN WIN WIN IN HIGH WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN
TBA Harold WIN IN WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN
TBA Heather IN IN WIN WIN WIN IN LOW WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN
TBA Justin WIN IN LOW IN IN IN WIN IN LOW IN LOW IN LOW IN
TBA Lindsay IN IN LOW IN HIGH IN WIN IN LOW IN IN IN IN IN
TBA LeShawna IN LOW WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN
10 Owen WIN IN IN IN LOW IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN OUT
• Izzy /
Explosivo1 		Returns in Episode 7, "The Chefshank Redemption" 1 WIN IN HIGH IN OUT
11 DJ WIN IN WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN OUT
12 Gwen IN WIN WIN WIN WIN IN OUT
13 Trent WIN HIGH HIGH IN OUT
• E-Scope1 IN IN OUT
14 - 15 Geoff 2
Bridgette 2 		WIN OUT Current Co-Host of Total Drama Action Aftermath
IN OUT Current Co-Hostess of Total Drama Action Aftermath

Teams

  This cast-mate was chosen by Gwen in Episode 3, "Riot on Set", to be on the team of The Screaming Gaffers on Total Drama Action.
  This cast-mate was chosen by Trent in Episode 3, "Riot on Set", to be on the team of The Killer Grips on Total Drama Action.

Challenge wins

  This cast-mate has met the qualifications of a certain episode's challenge(s) to win the challenge and its prize (mostly team invincibility) for their entire team.
  This cast-mate has met the qualifications of a certain episode's challenge(s) to win a challenge and its prize (mostly team invincibility) from another cast-mate.
  This cast-mate has met the qualifications of a certain episode's challenge(s) to win a challenge and its prize (mostly solo invincibility) for themselves and had their name called first at the Gilded Chris Ceremony.

Gilded Chris Ceremony recipients

  This cast-mate is still competing in Total Drama Action as of that episode, and had their name called first at the Gilded Chris Ceremony.
  This cast-mate is still competing in Total Drama Action as of that episode, and had their name called at the Gilded Chris Ceremony.
  This cast-mate is still competing in Total Drama Action as of that episode, but had their name called last at the Gilded Chris Ceremony.

Elimination reasons

  • Geoff and Bridgette - Voted off due to everyone's annoyance of them making out too much.
  • E-Scope - Voted off due to losing the acting challenge for the Killer Grips and obsessively persuading the Killer Grips to call her "E-Scope".
  • Trent - Voted off due to Justin finding out he was throwing challenges for Gwen and the Screaming Gaffers.
  • Gwen - "Voted off" due to her "owing" the Killer Grips from Episode 5, "3:10 to Crazytown" (Canada) / "The Wacky Wild West" (US). Gwen acted on this by sabotaging her team so she could basically get herself voted off.
  • DJ - "Voted off" due to his guilt of being in an illegal alliance with Chef Hatchet.
    • Note: DJ's team, The Screaming Gaffers, did win this challenge; however, DJ runs to the Gilded Chris Ceremony and confesses to Chris, The Killer Grips, and The Screaming Gaffers of his illegal alliance, and feels that the only way to settle his guilt and shame was to vote himself off.
  • Explosivo - Voted off because this alter-ego had cost The Killer Grips the first war challenge. Also, to save himself, Justin convinced Lindsay and Beth to vote with him for Izzy for a previous comment she said to him about how he wasn't "cute".
  • Owen - Voted off due to costing the Killer Grips the challenge win.
    • Note: All Killer Grips (excluding recent Courtney) voted for Courtney. Courtney's lawyers made the producers give her immunity from being voted out the first day she was competing. Her one vote for Owen caused his downfall.

References

  1. ^ "Total Drama Action Ad".
  2. ^ http://www.teletoon.com/teletoon3/teletoon.php?language=En&func=php%7Ctemplates/show.php%7C../tv/totalDramaAction/totalDramaAction_en.xml&xVar=
  3. ^ http://www.freshtvinc.com/news/news_details.asp?c=1&id=24
  4. ^ Courtney's Appearance on TDA., Courtney's Speculation of Being on Total Drama Action.

See also

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