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Total Drama
File:Total Drama.png
The Total Drama logo along with the main host on the left.
GenreComedy / Animation / Drama / Action
Created byJennifer Pertsch
Tom McGillis
Developed byFresh TV Inc. / Teletoon
Directed byTodd Kauffman (1–2)
Mark Thornton (1–2)
Keith Oliver (3–5)
Chad Hicks (3–5)
Presented byFresh TV Inc. / Teletoon
StarringChristian Potenza
Clé Bennett
Theme music composerVoodoo Highway Music & Post Inc
Opening theme"I Wanna be Famous!"
Ending theme"I Wanna be Famous!"
(Instrumental)
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons5 completed
No. of episodes120 aired (including specials)
Production
Executive producersTom McGillis
Jennifer Pertsch
George Elliott
Brian Irving
Running time22 minutes (excluding commercials)
44 minutes (specials)
Production companiesTeletoon
Fresh TV Inc.
Neptoon Studios
Original release
NetworkTeletoon (CAN)
Cartoon Network (US)
ReleaseJuly 8, 2007;
17 years ago (2007-07-08)[1][2] (Canada)
June 5, 2008;
16 years ago (2008-06-05)[3] (United States)
Related
Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race[4]

Total Drama is a Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality television. The show and its sequel seasons are collectively referred to as the Total Drama series. It premiered on the Canadian cable television specialty channel, Teletoon on July 8, 2007, and on the American cable television channel Cartoon Network on June 5, 2008.[3] All of the contestants have distinct personalities that serve as a main plot point with the characters consisting of the eponymous fictional reality series and the contestants therein. The style of this series is similar to that of Survivor, Fear Factor, and The Amazing Race.

The Total Drama series currently consists of five seasons that have aired in the past six years; the first season, Total Drama Island, the second season, Total Drama Action, the third season, Total Drama World Tour, the fourth season, Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, and the fifth season, Total Drama All-Stars and Total Drama: Pahkitew Island. The latest installment is set to air on July 7, 2014 in the United States[5] and this fall in Canada.[6] Tom McGillis, the co-creator of the series, has stated that his personal goal is for Total Drama to go to at least ten seasons.[7]

Format

The name of each season consists of the title Total Drama with a different word or phrase later in. That changing word or phrase defines the theme for that season. This series is a competition to win a cash prize of C$100,000 in the first season and C$1,000,000 in every other season. This series takes elements of other widely known series such as Survivor, Fear Factor, and The Amazing Race. Like these other series, Total Drama is rated TV-PG because it features mild profanity, censored language, brief censored nudity, and some suggestive dialogue. When more suggestive dialogue is present, the episode is rated TV-PG-D. The first three seasons are rated TV-PG-D while the latter two are rated TV-PG. Unlike many other animated shows, this series has a different logo for every season (while each season might have multiple alternate logos), so there is no official logo for this series.

Location

Most seasons in this series takes place in a different location. The first season, Total Drama Island, is set in Camp Wawanakwa, a fictional island located in an unspecified area in Muskoka, Ontario. The second season, Total Drama Action, is set in an abandoned movie studio lot in Toronto, Ontario. In the third season, Total Drama World Tour, the contestants are taken all around the world in a large aircraft, which seems to be structurally unstable. Some of the countries that are visited in the third season include Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The fourth season, Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, is set back at Camp Wawanakwa, but this time the island is radioactive. The first part of the fifth season, Total Drama All-Stars, also takes place on the island,[8] due to the success of the first and fourth seasons. The second part, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island however, will take place on another island called Camp Pahkitew.[6]

Production

Total Drama was developed and produced by Fresh TV and was distributed by Cake Entertainment. The series is funded in part by the Canada Media Fund (formerly the Canadian Television Fund), and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit.[9] The first season was funded by Xenpohile Media, Bell Broadcast and New Media Fund. The series, primarily targeted at twelve to eighteen-year-olds, was animated at Elliott Animation and directed by Todd Kauffman and Mark Thornton of Neptoon Studios.[10] The creators, Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch, studied what teenagers liked and disliked about reality television shows in the writing process.[11]

McGillis says they used a "countrywide online research project" to determine this demographic's likes.[12] Fresh TV Inc. partners McGillis, Pertsch, Elliott and Irving produced the series.[13] The budget for the first season was $8 million.[14] It was animated in Flash,[10] at Elliott Animation's studio in Toronto.[13]

Every cast and crew member on Total Drama had to sign a confidentiality agreement not to disclose who the winner was.[15] All the characters were designed by Kauffman.[16] An early name for the series was Camp TV when the series first started production in 2006.[17] Camp TV Productions is still labeled in the end credits of every episode, along with the season number in Roman numerals.

Episodes

Main article: List of Total Drama episodes

This is a list of all the seasons that have aired with the original Canadian air dates shown below along with basic elements for each season. The 100th episode of the whole series aired in Canada on February 27, 2014, with the producers very happy of this milestone.[5] That means that it took Teletoon 6 years and 7 months for them to air the first 100 episodes.

Season Original airing dates Winner
Season premiere Season finale Original International
1 July 8, 2007 January 4, 2008 Owen Gwen
2 January 11, 2009 December 10, 2009 Duncan Beth
3 June 10, 2010 April 24, 2011 Alejandro Heather
4 January 5, 2012[18] April 12, 2012[19] Cameron Lightning
5 P1 January 9, 2014[6][20][21] March 27, 2014 Mike Zoey
P2 September 4, 2014[22][6] December 2014 TBD Shawn

Source for table:[23]

  : Current airing season
  : Seasons in production

The first part of the fifth season has already finished airing in the United States and Canada with Mike as the most recent winner. The second part of the fifth season is currently airing as of 2014. For the most recent seasons, the United States and other countries usually air the seasons first and before Canada gets to air it (usually the following year).

Seasons

There are currently five seasons in the Total Drama series that have aired worldwide, with new seasons currently in production, which all are listed below. The air dates listed in the table are from the original Canadian airings.

Season Title Episodes Director Contestants Season premiere
1"Total Drama Island"28Todd Kauffman / Mark Thornton22July 8, 2007
Total Drama Island is the first season of the series. It first premiered on Canada on July 8, 2007 and June 5, 2008 on the United States. This season takes place at Camp Wawanakwa, a fictional island located somewhere in Muskoka, Ontario where the season is based on a summer camp theme (although a contestant is eliminated at the end of every episode). Like the whole series, this season is a competition to see which of the twenty-two contestants will survive and last the longest. This is because the contestants are brutally tortured along the way through the intense challenges they are given. Challenges are sometimes based on other reality shows like Fear Factor and Survivor. All of this is so that the winner of the season (the one to last the longest on the island and not get eliminated), will win a small fortune of C$100,000 and cheesy fame. Eliminated contestants are sent packing toward the Dock of Shame and must ride the Boat of Losers off the island.
2"Total Drama Action"27Todd Kauffman / Mark Thornton15January 11, 2009
Total Drama Action is the second season of the series. It premiered on Canada on January 11, 2009 and June 11 in the U.S. It is a sequel to the first season of the series, Total Drama Island. In this season, fourteen characters from Total Drama Island returned: Beth, Bridgette, DJ, Duncan, Geoff, Gwen, Harold, Heather, Izzy, Justin, Leshawna, Lindsay, Owen, and Trent. Courtney returns later on in the season due to a lawsuit. In this season, the contestants are taken to a brand new location: an old film lot in the center of Toronto, Ontario. The challenges are now based on movie genres, and the grand prize is now C$1,000,000. Cody, Eva, Ezekiel, Noah, Katie, Sadie, and Tyler do not return to compete, but still appeared for the aftermath special, an extra show which was hosted by Bridgette and Geoff, the first two eliminated contestants. All losers must take the Walk of Shame on the red carpet and ride the Lame-o-sine.
3"Total Drama World Tour"26Keith Oliver / Chad Hicks18June 10, 2010
Total Drama World Tour is the third season of the series. It premiered in 2010 internationally and continued onto 2011 in Canada. In this season, seventeen contestants are taken on a trip around the world as they compete in cultural themed challenges based on the countries or regions that they visit. An added twist in this season is that the contestants are required to break spontaneously into song, or else be immediately eliminated by Chris (although this rule was not strongly enforced, and no one was eliminated for not singing anyway). Fifteen of the original characters from Total Drama Island returned: Bridgette, Cody, Courtney, DJ, Duncan, Ezekiel, Gwen, Harold, Heather, Izzy, Leshawna, Noah, Lindsay, Owen, and Tyler. Two new characters, Alejandro and Sierra, also joined the cast at the beginning of this season. Additionally, a third new character, Blaineley, was brought on to compete past the halfway point of the season. Beth, Eva, Geoff, Justin, Katie, Sadie and Trent did not return to compete, but have instead appeared for the aftermath specials. The prize for this season is also C$1,000,000. People are eliminated by jumping off the Drop of Shame.
4"Total Drama: Revenge of the Island"13[28]Keith Oliver / Chad Hicks13[25]January 5, 2012
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island is the fourth season of the series. The series' extension was commissioned by Teletoon from the producers, Fresh TV Inc.[24] It premiered in Canada on January 5, 2012 and in the United States on June 5, 2012. This season returns to Camp Wawanakwa (the original setting of the first season), but no contestants from previous seasons return. Instead, a new set of thirteen contestants compete, which are Anne Maria, B, Brick, Cameron, Dakota, Dawn, Jo, Lightning, Mike, Sam, Scott, Staci, and Zoey.[25] However, some characters from the original cast still have cameo appearances throughout the season.[26] Also, due to the island being abandoned for the past two seasons, Chris had lent the island to a biohazardous waste dump company, causing the island to turn radioactive.[27] This means that causes of radiation and toxic waste is the main theme for this season. This season only contains 13 episodes (half the length of a regular season),[28] and the cash prize is once again C$1,000,000. People are eliminated off the island by the Hurl of Shame.
5"Total Drama All-Stars & Total Drama: Pahkitew Island"26[29]Keith Oliver / Chad Hicks28[36]January 9, 2014[6][20]
Total Drama All-Stars and Total Drama: Pahkitew Island both make up the fifth season of the Total Drama series which were ordered by Cartoon Network in October 2012 as 26 episodes.[29] Both parts of Season 5 feature different islands and casts, but share similar elements and are both under the same production code.
Total Drama All-Stars is the first part of the fifth season of the series.[30] while the season premiered on January 9, 2014 in Canada[20] and on September 10, 2013 in the United States.[21] This segment is 13 episodes long, just like the previous season.[31] Total Drama All-Stars features the fourteen most popular contestants from the previous two seasons,[29][32] which are: Alejandro, Cameron, Courtney, Duncan, Gwen, Heather, Jo, Lightning, Lindsay, Mike, Sam, Scott, Sierra, and Zoey.[33] They all compete in several "Heroes vs. Villains" themed challenges, which means that the protagonists (heroes) team up and compete against the antagonists (villains).[34] People will now be eliminated by taking the Flush of Shame and the winner once again takes home C$1,000,000.
Total Drama: Pahkitew Island is the second part of the fifth season and was announced on June 11, 2013.[6] It will consist of 13 episodes and will take place at a new location, this time on an island called Camp Pahkitew located somewhere in Western Canada.[6] A new set of fourteen contestants are going to compete in this season, which are: Amy, Beardo, Dave, Ella, Jasmine, Leonard, Max, Rodney, Samey, Scarlett, Shawn, Sky, Sugar, and Topher. The last part of this season is set to air in Canada on September 4, 2014[22] and in the United States on July 7, 2014.[5][35] Eliminations will take place via the Cannon of Shame and will feature another one million dollar grand prize. Pahkitew Island features various similar elements to Camp Wawanakwa but the island is much bigger.

Source for season list:[37]

Spin-off series

A new spin-off series called Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race is already under production and will take place at the same time as the current show.[38] Some of the contestants from previous seasons will return along with new contestants who have yet to be introduced.[4] Alex Ganetakos is set to produce this new season[39] while Terry McGurrin is set to write the screenplay.[40] Chad Hicks will direct the new series.[41] Kristin Fairlie, the voice actor for the character Bridgette, is set to voice one of the new contestants named Carrie for the new series. Jacob Ewaniuk is set to voice a new contestant named Junior. [42] Chris McLean will still be the main host of Total Drama, however the new host for the Ridonculous Race will be named Don.[43]

Broadcasting

Total Drama first premiered in Canada on July 8, 2007 on Teletoon, while the United States aired the show one year later on Cartoon Network on June 5, 2008, followed by other countries thereafter. Since then, Total Drama has become an international franchise and one of the biggest successes for Fresh TV. As of September 2011, the entire series has been shown in over 100 countries around the world, with the first season airing in 188 countries worldwide.[9]

Country Channel Broadcast Language
Canada Canada Teletoon, Télétoon 2007–present English, Canadian French
Australia Australia ABC1, ABC3 2009–present English
Brazil Brazil Cartoon Network Brazilian Portuguese
Bulgaria Bulgaria Cartoon Network 2008–present Bulgarian
Croatia Croatia Croatian
Denmark Denmark Cartoon Network 2008–present Danish
Ecuador Ecuador Oromar Televisión 2014–present Spanish
Finland Finland Cartoon Network Finnish
France France Télétoon+, Canal+ Family 2008–present European French
Hungary Hungary Cartoon Network 2008–present Hungarian
Israel Israel Arutz HaYeladim 2010–present Hebrew
Italy Italy K2 2010–present Italian
Mexico Mexico Cartoon Network 2009–present Spanish
Netherlands Netherlands Jetix, Cartoon Network 2008–present Dutch
New Zealand New Zealand Cartoon Network 2009–present English
Norway Norway Cartoon Network 2008–present Norwegian
Philippines Philippines English
Poland Poland Cartoon Network 2008–present Polish
Portugal Portugal Panda Biggs, RTP 2 2011–present European Portuguese
Romania Romania Cartoon Network 2008–present Romanian
Russia Russia Cartoon Network, 2x2, MTV 2010–present Russian
Serbia Serbia Cartoon Network Serbian
Spain Spain Canal Super3, Disney XD 2009–present Catalan, Spanish
Sweden Sweden Cartoon Network 2008–present Swedish
United Kingdom United Kingdom Jetix, Disney XD 2009–present English
United States United States Cartoon Network 2008–present English

Multiple airings

For every season, the show's producers create two alternate endings for the final episode, such that the winner seen in one country's broadcasts is the runner-up in other countries (and vice-versa) where the show airs. Recently however, the winners have been the same for all the new countries the series is being introduced in (like Hungary, Africa, Slovenia, etc.). The characters, Gwen, Beth, Alejandro, Cameron and Zoey are depicted as the season winners in these versions. Winners in bold are the original winners (the winners that aired in the country the show was produced).

List of winners by country
Winners Table
Country Seasons
TDI TDA TDWT TDRI TDAS TDPI
Canada Owen Duncan Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD
United States Owen Duncan Heather Lightning Mike Shawn
Australia Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Brazil Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Croatia Owen Beth Alejandro Cameron Zoey TBD
Denmark Owen Duncan Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD
Ecuador TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Finland Gwen Beth Alejandro Cameron Zoey TBD
France Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Hungary Owen Beth Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD
Israel Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Italy Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey Shawn
Latin America Owen Duncan Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Netherlands Owen Beth Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD
New Zealand Owen Beth Heather Cameron Mike TBD
Norway Gwen Duncan Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Philippines Owen Duncan Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Poland Gwen Beth Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD
Portugal Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Romania Gwen Beth Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD
Russia Owen Beth Alejandro Cameron Zoey TBD
Serbia Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
Spain (Catalonia) Owen Beth Heather Cameron Zoey TBD
South Africa Owen Beth Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD
Sweden Gwen Beth Alejandro Cameron Mike TBD

After a season is done, the winner usually gets keeps the money and is able to spend it at the end, except for Total Drama Island where the money is eaten by a shark, and in Total Drama World Tour where the money is thrown into a volcano.

Characters

Total Drama has had a total of 52 characters in the series who were introduced as contestants in the first five seasons. The first three seasons consisted of an original set of cast, with a total of 25 contestants (22 are introduced in the first episode of the series, while the other 3 are introduced later on), while the fourth season only consisted of a new cast, with only 13 contestants. However, the fifth season has brought back both casts to compete together and against each other, while also introducing a third set of 14 contestants. Most contestants have competed in two or more seasons, but only five have won. Mike is the most recent winner as of March 2014, while previous winners who competed again after their win are no longer capable of winning due to their unfortunate events.

The characters of the Total Drama series

The names of all the contestants who have competed in the first five seasons are: Alejandro, Amy, Anne Maria, B, Beardo, Beth, Blaineley, Brick, Bridgette, Cameron, Cody, Courtney, Dakota, Dave, Dawn, DJ, Duncan, Ella, Eva, Ezekiel, Geoff, Gwen, Harold, Heather, Izzy, Jasmine, Jo, Justin, Katie, Leonard, Leshawna, Lightning, Lindsay, Max, Mike, Noah, Owen, Rodney, Sadie, Sam, Samey, Scarlett, Scott, Sierra, Staci, Shawn, Sky, Sugar, Topher, Trent, Tyler, and Zoey. 22 characters competed in Season 1, 15 competed in Season 2, 18 competed in Season 3, 13 competed in Season 4, and 14 characters competed in each half of Season 5 (28 total).

Voice actors

There are several voice actors who have voiced the characters in the Total Drama series. Both Christian Potenza and Clé Bennett voice the two main characters in the series who appear in almost every episode.[44] Christian Potenza plays the role of host Chris McLean and said that the best part of the job was that his character could not be voted off the show.[45] Clé Bennett plays the role of the co-host of the series, Chef who is Chris McLean's best friend. Other notable voice actors include Brian Froud who voices contestants Harold and Sam, and is the only other voice actor who has a main role in every season. Also worth mentioning is Emilie-Claire Barlow, who plays the contestant Courtney on Total Drama Island and stated that Courtney was her favorite character that she had ever played.[46]

A list of all the voice actors for the original cast are: Emilie-Claire Barlow as Courtney,[47] Clé Bennett as DJ,[48] Julia Chantrey as Eva, Carla Collins as Blaineley, Katie Crown as Izzy,[48] Novie Edwards as Leshawna, Megan Fahlenbock as Gwen,[49] Kristin Fairlie as Bridgette,[48] Brian Froud as Harold, Sarah Gadon as Beth,[50] Marco Grazzini as Alejandro (for Total Drama World Tour), Carter Hayden as Noah, Alex House as Alejandro (for Total Drama All-Stars), Lauren Lipson as Sadie, Scott McCord as both Owen and Trent,[48] Stephanie Anne Mills as both Katie and Lindsay,[51] Drew Nelson as Duncan,[52] Annick Obonsawin as Sierra, Peter Oldring as Ezekiel, Tyler and Cody, Dan Petronijevic as Geoff, Adam Reid as Justin, and Rachel Wilson as Heather.[53]

For the second generation cast, the voice actors are:[48] Carleigh Beverly as Dakota, Jon Cor as Brick, Cory Doran as Mike, Kevin Duhaney as Cameron, Laurie Elliot as Jo, Brian Froud as Sam, Athena Karkanis as Anne Maria, Barbara Mamabolo as Zoey, Caitlynne Medrek as Dawn, Ashley Peters as Staci, Tyrone Savage as Lightning, and James Willis as Scott.

Confirmed voice artists for the third generation cast are:[54] Clé Bennett as Beardo and Leonard, Zachary Bennett as Shawn, Katie Bergin as Jasmine, Daniel DeSanto as Dave, Bruce Dow as Max, Kristi Fireley as Scarlett, Christopher Jacot as Topher, Bryn McAuley as Amy and Samey,[55] Sunday Muse as Ella,[56] Sarah Podemski as Sky, Ian Ronningen as Rodney,[57] and Rachael Wilson as Sugar.

Some of these characters will appear in a new series called, Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race.[4]

Most voice actors have only voiced one character, while some actors have voiced two characters. Peter Oldring and Clé Bennett are the only two voice actors who have each voiced over two characters, Peter Oldring voicing three and Clé Bennett voicing four (five if counting DJ's mother). Brian Froud and Clé Bennett are the only voice actors to voice contestants from more than one generation. Milie Claire-Barlow revealed that Courtney was voiced by an unnamed voice actress in the first two episodes of Total Drama Island before the role was given to her. Alejandro is the only character to have three voice actors, he was voiced by Marco Grazinni in Total Drama World Tour, Keith Oliver while he was in the robot suit and Alex House in Total Drama All-Stars.[58] Josh is the only minor character to have a voice actor of his own, Dwayne Hill, as these roles are usually given to one of the main cast members.

Character participation summaries

Character appearance summary

Out of all the characters, 38 of them are contestants who compete in the main competition of the series (with 14 new ones to be announced in the second half of Season 5). However, not every contestant appears in every episode or season, and in every season a contestant is on a different team. The tables below show how many episodes and seasons a specific contestant was in, how they ranked, and in which team they were in. This is a basic, brief summary of each contestant's participation in the series so far, with their status in each season included. Brighter cells indicate that the character was a finalist in that season.

Contestant S1 S2 S3 S4 S5[6]
Alejandro Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Amy Green tickY
Anne Maria Green tickY Red XN
B Green tickY Red XN
Beardo Green tickY
Beth Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Blaineley Red XN Red XN
Brick Green tickY Red XN
Bridgette Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Cameron Green tickY Green tickY
Cody Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Courtney Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Dakota Green tickY Red XN
Dave Green tickY
Dawn Green tickY Red XN
DJ Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Duncan Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Ella Green tickY
Eva Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Ezekiel Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Geoff Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Gwen Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Harold Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Heather Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Izzy Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Jasmine Green tickY
Jo Green tickY Green tickY
Justin Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Katie Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Leonard Green tickY
Leshawna Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Lightning Green tickY Green tickY
Lindsay Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Max Green tickY
Mike Green tickY Green tickY
Noah Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Owen Green tickY Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Rodney Green tickY
Sadie Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN Red XN
Sam Green tickY Green tickY
Samey Green tickY
Scarlett Green tickY
Scott Green tickY Green tickY
Shawn Green tickY
Sierra Green tickY Red XN Green tickY
Sky Green tickY
Staci Green tickY Red XN
Sugar Green tickY
Topher Green tickY
Trent Green tickY Green tickY Red XN Red XN Red XN
Tyler Green tickY Red XN Green tickY Red XN Red XN
Zoey Green tickY Green tickY

Key

Participation Green tickY This contestant competes in a specific season from the start.
Red XN This contestant does not compete in that specific season at all.
Debuting This contestant made their debut later on as a contestant.
This contestant was not yet introduced to the series during that time.

Owen and Duncan are the only two characters to make it to the merge in every season they competed in. However, both of them were eliminated early in one season and had to return in order to achieve this. Lindsay would've been the first contestant to make it to the merge in every season without having to return to the game (at some point) if she hadn't been eliminated prior to it in Total Drama World Tour. Heather (who is currently the third highest-ranking contestant; Duncan being highest ranking and Owen being second) almost made it to the merge in Total Drama Action, but had she not been eliminated in "Million Dollar Babies", then she would've been the only contestant to make it to the merge in every season, without having to return. From Total Drama Island, Noah is the only Screaming Gopher to never make it to the merge, while Tyler, Ezekiel, Katie and Sadie (all Killer Bass) have never made it either. Counting Staci, Dakota, B, Dawn, Sam, Brick and Anne Maria from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island, twelve out of the 38 contestants have never made it to the merge. Dakota and Izzy are the only competitors to return, yet not make it to the merge. Though in a different season, Izzy returned and made it to the merge.

Episode participation

This is a basic, brief summary displaying the amount of episodes that a contestant has participated in a season; the one on the top competing in the most episodes throughout the entire series when sorted by the overall rank. The table can also be sorted to see ranking results within a season.

Rank
Overall
 Contestant
 TDI
28 Eps.
 TDA
27 Eps.
 TDWT
26 Eps.
 TDRI
13 Eps.
 TDAS/PI
26 Eps.
 Entire Series
120 Eps.
12 Alejandro 0 1 22 0 10 33
45 Amy 0 0 0 0 4 4
37 Anne Maria 0 0 0 7 0 7
51 Beardo 0 0 0 0 1 1
48 B 0 0 0 3 0 3
10 Beth 11 23 0 0 0 34
49 Blaineley 0 0 2 0 0 2
38 Brick 0 0 0 7 0 7
15 Bridgette 18 3 4 0 0 25
19 Cameron 0 0 0 13 9 22
13 Cody 10 1 22 0 0 33
5 Courtney 13 12 17 0 11 53
46 Dakota 0 0 0 4 0 4
35 Dave 0 0 0 0 9 9
42 Dawn 0 0 0 5 0 5
8 DJ 20 9 10 0 0 39
2 Duncan 25 24 9 0 8 66
40 Ella 0 0 0 0 6 6
43 Eva 5 0 0 0 0 5
41 Ezekiel 3 1 2 0 0 6
17 Geoff 22 2 0 0 0 24
3 Gwen 27 7 14 0 12 60
9 Harold 14 21 3 0 0 38
1 Heather 26 14 22 0 6 68
11 Izzy 15 9 10 0 0 34
31 Jasmine 0 0 0 0 11 11
26 Jo 0 0 0 10 3 13
20 Justin 6 16 0 0 0 22
39 Katie 7 0 0 0 0 7
50 Leonard 0 0 0 0 2 2
7 Leshawna 23 16 6 0 0 45
25 Lightning 0 0 0 13 2 15
6 Lindsay 19 19 8 0 1 47
32 Max 0 0 0 0 10 10
21 Mike 0 0 0 9 13 22
24 Noah 5 1 11 0 0 17
4 Owen 27 16 16 0 0 59
47 Rodney 0 0 0 0 4 4
29 Sadie 12 0 0 0 0 12
33 Sam 0 0 0 6 4 10
44 Samey 0 0 0 0 5 5
34 Scarlett 0 0 0 0 10 10
18 Scott 0 0 0 11 12 23
27 Shawn 0 0 0 0 13 13
14 Sierra 0 1 20 0 7 28
28 Sky 0 0 0 0 13 13
52 Staci 0 0 0 1 0 1
30 Sugar 0 0 0 0 12 12
36 Topher 0 0 0 0 8 8
22 Trent 17 5 0 0 0 22
23 Tyler 8 1 13 0 0 22
16 Zoey 0 0 0 12 13 25

All of the Total Drama Island contestants have competed in the final episode, "Total Drama Drama Drama Drama Island", while all of the Total Drama World Tour contestants, except Blaineley, have competed in the final Total Drama Action episode, "Celebrity Manhunt's TDA Reunion Special". Aftermath episodes (except "Who Wants to Pick a Millionaire") and other special episodes are not counted in this table. Heather is currently the contestant with the most participation in the series. Contestants that appear in every episode of more than one season are: Duncan in TDI and TDA; Heather in TDI and TDWT; Gwen in TDI and TDAS; and Zoey in TDRI and TDAS.

Team participation

This is a basic, brief summary of each contestant's team they are in during each season. Some contestants may not be in a team during that season, and some may be inactive. Team names in italics means that the character has made it past the merging of the teams for that corresponding season.

Contestant TDI TDA TDWT TDRI TDAS / PI
Alejandro Red XN TC Red XN VV
Amy Red XN PK
Anne Maria Red XN MM Red XN
B Red XN TR Red XN
Beardo Red XN WM
Beth SG KG Red XN
Blaineley Red XN None Red XN
Brick Red XN TR Red XN
Bridgette KB None TV Red XN
Cameron Red XN MM HH
Cody SG Red XN TA Red XN
Courtney KB KG TA Red XN VV
Dakota Red XN MM Red XN
Dave Red XN WM
Dawn Red XN TR Green tickY
DJ KB SG TV Red XN
Duncan KB SG TC Red XN HH
Ella Red XN WM
Eva KB Red XN
Ezekiel KB Red XN TV Red XN
Geoff KB None Red XN
Gwen SG SG TA Red XN VV
Harold KB SG TV Red XN
Heather SG SG TA Red XN VV
Izzy SG KG TC Red XN
Jasmine Red XN PK
Jo Red XN TR VV
Justin SG KG Red XN
Katie KB Red XN
Leonard Red XN WM
Leshawna SG SG TV Red XN
Lightning Red XN TR VV
Lindsay SG KG TV Red XN HH
Max Red XN WM
Mike Red XN MM HH
Noah SG Red XN TC Red XN
Owen SG KG TC Red XN
Rodney Red XN PK
Sadie KB Red XN
Sam Red XN TR HH
Samey Red XN PK
Scarlett Red XN PK
Scott Red XN MM VV
Shawn Red XN WM
Sierra Red XN TA Red XN HH
Sky Red XN PK
Staci Red XN TR Red XN
Sugar Red XN WM
Topher Red XN PK
Trent SG KG Red XN
Tyler KB Red XN TC Red XN
Zoey Red XN MM HH

Key

Season Main Teams Contestants
TDI SG This contestant is on the Screaming Gophers. 11
KB This contestant is on the Killer Bass. 11
TDA SG This contestant is on the Screaming Gaffers. 6
KG This contestant is on the Killer Grips. 7
TDWT TC This contestant is on Team Chris. 6
TA This contestant is on Team Amazon. 5
TV This contestant is on Team Victory. 6
TDRI TR This contestant is on the Toxic Rats. 7
MM This contestant is on the Mutant Maggots. 6
TDAS HH This contestant is on the Heroic Hamsters.[59] 7
VV This contestant is on the Villainous Vultures.[59] 7
TDPI PK This contestant is on the Pimâpotew Kinosewak.[60] 7
WM This contestant is on the Wanihtam Maskwak.[60] 7
Other
None This contestant is not placed on any team during this season.
Red XN This contestant is inactive in this season and does not compete.

Series reception

Ratings

As of 2011, the first season has been shown in over 188 countries[9] while the entire franchise has been seen in at least 100.[61] The series has received incredible ratings (dominating the under-14 age group base) and very involved fans who keep talking about the series throughout various online communities, while also inspiring them to create their own fanart and fanfictions.[5] Cake Entertainment, the main distributor of the series, calls the show "phenomenally popular",[61] while the creator of the series said that "For tweens around the world, Total Drama is more than just a parody of a reality show. It's THEIR reality show".[5]

Critical reaction

The first season, Total Drama Island received general acclaim from critics and fans. Users from TV.com gave the show an 8.6 "Great",[62] while users from IMDB gave it a 7.5 out of 10.[63] Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "[c]lever cartoon reality show spoof".[64] The second season, Total Drama Action, however received less acclaim due to being seen as less on par with Total Drama Island although some critics[who?] did enjoy it as much as the first season.[citation needed] The third season, Total Drama World Tour, has also received critical acclaim from critics and won multiple awards including "Best Animated Series", "Best Voice Actress" (for Annick Obonsawin), and was also nominated for several other awards, although there was some criticizing about the love triangle between Courtney, Duncan and Gwen.[citation needed] Total Drama: Revenge of the Island received mixed to positive reviews, airing in over 100 countries. However, Total Drama All-Stars has received mixed to negative reviews, blaming the overuse of the Season 4 cast and many wasted plot lines such as Courtney and Gwen's friendship being ruined again.

Awards

  • Total Drama Island was a nominee in The Gemini Awards, in 2008.
  • In 2010, the overall show won Best Tween Series and the Viewer's Choice Award for Kid Screen's 1st Annual Award presentation in New York.
  • Total Drama Action was nominated for The Gemini Awards, in 2010.
  • Total Drama World Tour won "Best Foreign Series" and "Best Music Score on a TV series" in the ToonZone Awards.
  • The song Oh My Izzy from Total Drama World Tour was nominated for "Best Song in a TV series" in the ToonZone Awards.
  • Carter Hayden, the voice actor for Noah, was nominated for "Best Voice Actor in a TV Series" and Annick Obonsawin, the voice actress for Sierra, won "Best Voice Actress in a TV Series," in the ToonZone Awards.
  • Total Drama World Tour won "Best Animated Series," "Best Voice Talent," and "Best Tweens/Teens Program" in the Tweens/Teens, Creative Talent, and Viewers Choice categories for the 2011 KidScreen Awards.

Media

DVD releases

Season DVD release dates
Region 1 Region 4
1 August 18, 2009 May 5, 2010[65] September 29, 2010[66]
2 — November 2, 2011[67][68] July 4, 2012[69]
3 — April 3, 2013[70] August 7, 2013[71]
4 — October 8, 2014[72]
5 P1 — Future
P2 TBA

Up until November 1, 2011, only Total Drama Island had been released on DVD. Cartoon Network released their Total Drama Island DVD in the U.S. on August 18, 2009 (Region 1), while Madman Entertainment (Region 4) also released Total Drama Island on DVD in Australia, but this time in two parts (Collection 1 on May 5, 2010[65] and Collection 2 on September 29, 2010[66]). However, almost two years after Total Drama Action was first aired, Madman released their Collection 1 DVD of the second season on November 2, 2011[67][68] (with Collection 2 being released on July 4, 2012[69]), making Australia the only country that has released the entirety of Total Drama Action for private home viewing. Australia also released Total Drama World Tour on DVD with Collection 1 being released on April 3, 2013[70] and Collection 2 being released on August 7, 2013.[71] Total Drama: Revenge of the Island will however only be released into one part due to it being a shorter season.

Online promotion

Teletoon is hosting a Total Drama-based website called "Total Drama Online" where players can play games and earn badges to win prizes.[73] Even though most features (like user accounts, original avatar designer and badge counter) from this website are exclusive to only Canadian viewers, all of the games and basic elements are available to the rest of the world. Cartoon Network also has their own Total Drama website which is very similar to the Canadian one,[74] but is only exclusive to viewers in the United States. Various alternate websites based on the series also exist throughout most of the other countries the show airs in, which are all in their respective languages.[75]

See also

The Total Drama series parodies and references several elements from other series listed below:

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