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Total Drama Action
File:TDA Cast 1.JPG
The primary cast
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 McLean
Megan Fahlenbock as Gwen
Stephanie Ann Mills as Lindsay
Rachel Wilson as Heather
Scott McCord as Owen and Trent
Drew Nelson as Duncan
Clé Bennett as DJ and Chef Hatchet
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 Tyler, Cody and Ezekiel
Adam Reid as Justin
Katie Crown as Izzy
Lauren Lipson as Sadie
Dan Petronijevic as Geoff
Theme music composerVoodoo Highway
Opening themeI Wanna be Famous!
Ending themeI Wanna be Famous! Instrumental
Country of originCanada
Original languagesEnglish, French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes27 (including special) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersTom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, George Elliott, Brian Irving
Production locationAbandoned Movie Studio Lot in Windsor, Ontario
Running time22 minutes
Original release
NetworkTeletoon (Canada)
ReleaseJanuary 11, 2009 (2009-01-11) –
June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)

Template:Fix bunching Template:Fix bunching Total Drama Action is a Canadian animated television series. It is the second season of the Total Drama series, which began with Total Drama Island. The show premiered in Teletoon Canada at 6:30 pm ET/PT[1] on January 11, 2009. This series was also created by the makers of 6teen, another Teletoon program.

Plot

Main article: List of Total Drama Action episodes

Like the previous season, much of Total Drama Action chronicles the events of the eponymous fictional reality shows. The Total Drama series itself is an "animated reality television series", which stars the cast and crew of the fictional series, parodying many aspects of reality television in general.

After last season's winner, Owen (Scott McCord), forgoes his prize money of C$100,000 for a challenge (open to all 22 of Total Drama Island's contestants) in which the winner would receive C$1,000,000, the money was left in limbo after a situation resulted in a 14-way tie. As such, show host Chris McLean (Christian Potenza) had no choice but to commission a second competition with all 14 tied contestants. The contestants are told to arrive at an abandoned movie studio lot in Windsor, Ontario, where the new competition, titled "Total Drama Action", would take place. Because of its location, Chris tells the contestants that the challenges would all be in the form of various movie genres. The accommodations of the contestants are handled by Chef Hatchet (Clé Bennett) in a similar manner to how it was handled in the previous season.

After a quick elimination of two contestants, the couple Geoff (Dan Petronijevic) and Bridgette (Kristin Fairlie), a second challenge determined the team captains of the two competing teams: the Screaming Gaffers, headed by Gwen (Megan Fahlenbock), and the Killer Grips, headed by Trent (Scott McCord). From then on, challenges would alternate between "reward challenges" where winners would receive a special prize, and "elimination challenges" where the losing team would vote off one of its own in an elaborate "Gilded Chris Ceremony". The pattern of reducing the contestants down was briefly interrupted on two occasions: once when Izzy (Katie Crown) was reinstated following a voting irregularity where her alter-ego, "E-Scope", was voted off, and another time when Courtney (Emilie-Claire Barlow), a contestant who did not originally qualify for Total Drama Action, successfully sued the show. The players eliminated would make the "walk of shame" and into the "Lame-o-sine", where they leave the movie studio.

Once seven contestants were left, the Screaming Gaffers and the Killer Grips were dissolved, and the challenges became individual-oriented in nature. Chris hired Owen as his ringer to sabotage the other contestants and to create drama. Eventually, two contestants were left standing: Beth (Sarah Gadon) and Duncan (Drew Nelson). The Total Drama Action winner was Duncan. Beth wins in the alternate ending. Beth also won over Duncan in the Australian airing of Total Drama Action.

TDA Aftermath

Sprinkled among the episodes (taking the place of reward challenges) is TDA Aftermath, a show-within-a-show hosted by Geoff and Bridgette, commissioned shortly after their eliminations. On TDA Aftermath, Geoff and Bridgette interview eliminated contestants on their Total Drama Action experiences. They are accompanied by the contestants of Total Drama Island that did not qualify for Total Drama Action, as well as other previously-eliminated contestants. TDA Aftermath consisted of various "never-before-seen footage" sequences (purportedly taking place during the events of previous episodes), as well as two recurring segments, "That's Gonna Leave a Mark" (a segment of the contestants getting badly hurt), and "Truth or..." (in which a contestant is interviewed and are hurt if they lie to the hosts or the studio audience).

When the field eventually narrowed down to two contestants, (Beth and Duncan), a final obstacle course challenge would lead the contestants into the Aftermath set, with the first one arriving winning the show's million-dollar grand prize. Unfortunately, Beth and Duncan had sufficiently cooperated enough though the final challenge to arrive at the same time, and what was meant as a season recap became a show in which the winner would be determined. After efforts by the eliminated and nonparticipant contestants to come up with an impartial way of determining the winner all fail, Chris (supposedly leaving on vacation) ultimately returns to the set and has the eliminated (but not the nonparticipant) contestants vote for the winner who was eventually Duncan.

Characters

Main article: List of Total Drama series characters

The main Total Drama Action cast consists of host Chris McLean, assistant Chef Hatchet, and the contestants that make up the castmates. The remaining contestants from Total Drama Island also appear in the show, but serving in lesser capacities as commentators on The Aftermath. Also, one other character in the show is Brady, Beth's boyfriend whom she talks about constantly throughout the show, but is only seen in the final episode.

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. Many of the show's settings, as well as the show's opening sequence, are deliberately made to be as close as to their Total Drama Island counterparts as possible; Camp Wawanakwa, the setting of Total Drama Island, was also revisited on several occasions, most notably as the site of some of the season's challenges.

All of the cast of Total Drama Island return in the same roles as that of Total Drama Island, though some had their roles reduced as their characters were not as prominent in this season. As with Total Drama Island, two endings were commissioned for the series, one with each of the final two competitors winning; after the airing of the penultimate episode and prior to the season finale, viewers were prompted to the show's website (either at Teletoon for viewers in Canada or Cartoon Network for American viewers) to vote for the desired ending. Unlike Total Drama Island, however, the alternate ending was available as a webcast on the show's website immediately following its airing.

Episodes

Main article: List of Total Drama Action episodes

Canada

Season Episodes First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 2 27 January 11, 2009 June 10, 2010

United States

Season Episodes First Airdate Last Airdate
Season 2 27 June 11, 2009 April 6, 2010

Elimination table

Place Name Final Team Ep. 2 Ep. 3 Ep. 4 Ep. 5 Ep. 6 Ep. 7 Ep. 8 Ep. 9 Ep. 10 Ep. 11 Ep. 12 Ep. 13 Ep. 141 Ep. 15 Ep. 16 Ep. 17 Ep. 18 Ep. 19 Ep. 20 Ep. 214 Ep. 224 Ep. 231 4 Ep. 24 Ep. 25 Ep 26 CMTDARS
FAIL style="background:green;"| Duncan WIN IN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN WIN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN LOW IN LOW IN WIN IN IN LOW IN IN Beth IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN WIN IN
2 RUNNER-UP PASS
3/4 Courtney Debuts in episode 13 "Ocean's Eight or Nine" IN WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN WIN IN LOW OUT PASS
4/3 Owen WIN IN IN IN LOW IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN OUT Returns in episode 21 IN IN IN OUT PASS
5 Harold WIN IN WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN IN WIN OUT PASS
6 Lindsay IN IN LOW IN IN IN WIN IN LOW IN IN IN IN WIN WIN WIN IN IN IN WIN OUT PASS
7 Justin WIN IN LOW IN IN IN WIN IN LOW IN LOW IN LOW WIN WIN IN IN IN OUT FAIL
8 Lesshawna IN LOW WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN LOW IN OUT PASS
9 Heather IN IN WIN WIN WIN IN LOW WIN WIN WIN WIN IN WIN IN OUT PASS
10 Izzy IN IN OUT Returns ep 7 WIN IN IN IN OUT PASS
11 Dj WIN IN WIN WIN WIN IN IN WIN QUIT PASS
12 Gwen IN WIN WIN WIN WIN IN OUT PASS
13 Trent WIN WIN IN IN OUT FAIL
14 Bridgette IN OUT PASS
15 Geoff WIN OUT FAIL
N/A Alejandro PASS
N/A Blaineley PASS
N/A Cody PASS
N/A Eva FAIL
N/A Ezekiel PASS
N/A Katie FAIL
N/A Noah PASS
N/A Sadie FAIL
N/A Sierra PASS
N/A Tyler PASS

Key

Notes
Sw – This contestant switched teams over the course of the game.
  • Courtney was assigned to The Killer Grips upon her return.
In – This challenge was an individual challenge before the merge occurred.
Re – This episode featured a reward challenge therefore no contestants were eliminated.
  • Due to the challenge being a reward challenge, there were no Gilded Chris Ceremonies in these episodes.
M – This episode was the merge, meaning the teams were dissolved and every contestant competed for him or herself. Every episode from the merge on featured an individual challenge.
D – This episode featured a double elimination.
  • Episodes 6, 12, and 18 are TDA Aftermaths. Thus, this episode didn't have any challenges. Episode 26 is also a TDA Aftermath, but is also the second part of the season's final challenge.
  • Geoff and Bridgette were voted off before the teams were formed.

1 Izzy was eliminated in episode 3. She was voted off as "Izzy", but insisted on being called "E-Scope". The votes for Izzy were changed to votes for E-Scope and she was given the boot. She returned in episode 7 without her new alias, and was allowed back into the competition, because technically, "Izzy" was still in the game. (She later made a new alter-ego, Explosivo.)

2 DJ withdrew from the competition because he felt guilty for cheating by making an illegal alliance with Chef Hatchet.

3 Courtney sued Total Drama Action because she originally did not qualify, and wanted to compete. In the episode she debuted in, everyone voted her off. However, her legal contract stated she was immune from being voted off in her first episode. She wanted Owen to leave and voted him off. Due to her immunity, only her vote counted, and Owen left.

4 Lindsay won this challenge but shared her reward with Duncan.

5 Owen did not participate in the challenge.

6 This challenge was supposed to see who would win the million dollar prize, but Beth and Duncan tied, so they both won the challenge.

7 Two endings were made for this episode. This table shows the main ending; for the alternate ending, Beth wins and Duncan gets second place

8 CMTDARS stands for the episode "Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Show" which showed the contestants that moved on to the next season.

Teams
  This cast-mate was on The Screaming Gaffers.
  This cast-mate was on The Killer Grips.
  This cast-mate was eliminated before the teams were formed.
Challenge wins
  (WIN) This cast-mate won the challenge for their team. (Episode 1-15)
  (WIN) This cast-mate was on the winning team (Episodes 1-15)
  (WIN) This cast-mate won the challenge for themself (Episodes 16-24)
Gilded Chris Ceremony recipients
  (IN) This cast-mate is still competing in Total Drama Action as of that episode, and had their name called at the Gilded Chris Ceremony.
  (LOW) This cast-mate was the lowest-ranking contestant who wasn't eliminated.
  (OUT) This cast-mate was eliminated from Total Drama Action (either voted off or last place in the challenge).
  (WD) This cast-mate withdrew from the competition or was eliminated voluntarily.
Honor places
  (RUNNER-UP) This cast-mate was the season's runner-up.
  (WINNER) This cast-mate won first place and the C$1 million.
  This cast-mate was inactive during these episodes.

References

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