77-520: Total Drama All-Stars (often shortened as TDAS ) and Total Drama: Pahkitew Island ( / ˈ p æ k ɪ ˌ t eɪ uː / ; often shortened as TDPI ) are the two parts with 13-episode segments that both make up the fifth season of Total Drama . The season was commissioned by Cartoon Network in October 2012, ordering 26 episodes. It is a sequel to Total Drama Island , Total Drama Action , Total Drama World Tour , and Total Drama: Revenge of
154-456: A cult following . Various online communities see fans discuss about the series, and it has inspired fanfiction . Series co-creator Tom McGillis commented on the series popularity, saying that, "For tweens around the world, Total Drama is more than just a parody of a reality show. It's THEIR reality show". Up until November 2, 2011, only Total Drama Island had been released on DVD. Cartoon Network released their Total Drama Island DVD in
231-1004: A 20-second intro, as every other previous season had a full one-minute intro section. 7 characters from Total Drama World Tour and 7 characters from Total Drama: Revenge of the Island returned to compete in Total Drama All-Stars . They all competed together during several "Heroes vs. Villains" themed challenges, which means that all the heroes competed against all the villains. The 14 returning characters who competed in Total Drama All-Stars are Alejandro (Alessandro in VQ), Cameron , Courtney (Audrey in VQ), Duncan (Hugo in VQ), Gwen (Joëlle in VQ), Heather (Marilou in VQ), Jo , Lightning (Dutonnerre in VQ), Lindsay (Tania in VQ), Mike (Michel in VQ), Sam , Scott (Steph in VQ), Sierra (Sarah-Laurie in VQ), and Zoey (Zoé in VQ). Total Drama: Pahkitew Island features an entire new cast. This
308-410: A 73% approval rating according to Rotten Tomatoes. The finale of All-Stars gained some infamy when it broadcast due to the sequence showing the eliminated contestants in balloons floating towards the sun and Alejandro and Heather being chased by Fang, causing audiences to believe that they were being killed off from Total Drama . According to Fresh TV , the company that worked on the show, it
385-527: A daycare season of Total Drama. It first premiered on September 1, 2018, on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and on October 7, 2018, on Teletoon in Canada. The series has a runtime length of eleven minutes, and is a slice of life comedy. It features some of the original characters from Total Drama Island as toddlers such as Beth, Bridgette, Cody, Courtney, Duncan, Gwen, Harold, Izzy, Leshawna, Noah, and Owen, as well as Jude from 6teen . Chef Hatchet also returns as
462-479: A new cast. The spin-off series is a "buddy comedy" and includes 18 pairs of teams (36 characters). It first premiered on September 7, 2015, on Cartoon Network and later premiered on January 4, 2016, on the Canadian version of Cartoon Network . A second spin-off series was announced on December 19, 2017, as Total Drama Daycare . The series was later renamed Total DramaRama so that viewers would not mistake it for
539-492: A younger adult. The series began production in early 2017. On February 13, 2019, the series was greenlit for a second season. On June 23, 2020, Corus Entertainment announced that the series was renewed for a third season, which was set to premiere in mid-2021. Revenge of the Island contestant, Lightning, and Pahkitew Island contestant, Sugar, were aged down to join the cast. Terry McGurrin Terry McGurrin
616-507: Is a Canadian comedian, writer, producer, and voice actor from Ottawa , Ontario . He was the story editor for the 2011 YTV show Scaredy Squirrel . He is known as the voice of Jonesy Garcia on the show 6teen . He has also been a story editor and executive producer for the Total Drama series, such as Total Drama World Tour , Total Drama: All-Stars , Total Drama: Pahkitew Island , Total Drama Island (2023) (where he also voices
693-404: Is also very similar to the previous season, Total Drama: Revenge of the Island (both being very similar in terms of length, location, features and cameos). This half is an all-star season which features a return of fourteen contestants from both the first and second generation cast. This is the first season to feature characters from two different generations competing together. The theme for
770-492: Is an all-star season using fourteen returning characters from the two previous seasons, while the last thirteen episodes consist of a new cast introducing fourteen new characters. Both halves with 13 episodes each are part of the 26 episodes that Cartoon Network ordered in 2012. Cartoon Network aired the whole season first starting on September 10, 2013, on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. EST in the United States, with Teletoon airing
847-491: Is called to the campfire at night, where they must vote one of their members off the island. The camper with the most votes is eliminated from the competition. At this campfire, McLean passes out marshmallows to the campers who have not been voted off, while the one who does not get a marshmallow is eliminated. That eliminated person must then walk to the island's dock and will be forced off of the island, and told to "never, ever come back", according to Chris. About halfway through
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#1732851431132924-494: Is confirmed that their fate was not lethal as the balloons popped before reaching the intense heat, as for Heather and Alejandro, they confirmed that they somehow managed to overpower and beat up Fang meaning they all survived. Total Drama Total Drama (often shortened as TD ) is a Canadian animated television series created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon (now Cartoon Network ) in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in
1001-517: Is located somewhere in Muskoka, Ontario . The second part of the season, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island , features a brand new island which producers say it is located somewhere in Western Canada . The season's animated characters are depicted as campers who participate in themed challenges and must avoid being voted off the island by other fellow campers. At the end of the series, the winning contestant or
1078-470: Is the first part of the season. Christian Potenza first announced the season in an interview with Tom McGillis (the creator of the series), saying that Total Drama All-Stars would be very similar to Total Drama Island and Total Drama: Revenge of the Island , due to the high worldwide ratings of the latter. Therefore, this part of the season takes place back at Camp Wawanakwa; in a single location once again, unlike Total Drama World Tour . This part
1155-505: 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 his robot suit, and Alex House in Total Drama All-Stars . 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. Total Drama characters are seen in an entirely different series called Skatoony where
1232-413: Is the second time the series completely replaces any existing cast with an all new cast. The new characters competing are Amy, Beardo (Barbu in VQ), Dave (David in VQ), Ella (Eleanor in VQ), Jasmine, Leonard, Max, Rodney, Samey, Scarlett, Shawn (Cédric in VQ), Sky (Kristelle in VQ), Sugar, and Topher (Quentin in VQ). On June 28, 2011, Christian Potenza mentioned an upcoming season of Total Drama . This
1309-683: The Canadian Improv Games . He has taped three comedy specials that were featured on CTV, has received eight Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominations, five nominations at the Canadian Comedy Awards , and one nomination at the WGC Screenwriting Awards. In 2014 he won an ACTRA Award for his voice work as Scaredy Squirrel. McGurrin is also the current voice actor of Snoopy starting from 2019's Snoopy in Space . McGurrin
1386-597: The Pahkitew Island website, along with the audition tapes for Sugar, Samey, Amy, Leonard, and Max. Italy was the first country to air full episodes of Pahkitew Island . On June 23, the audition tapes of Beardo, Rodney, Ella, Topher, and Dave were released. On June 26, the entire cast and the characters they voiced were released via Fresh's re:fresh blog. On July 1, ABC3 announced that Total Drama: Pahkitew Island will air on July 14, 2014, in Australia. Total Drama All-Stars
1463-519: The 2023 Island reboot transmitted on CBBC . The BBC also gained non-exclusive rights to Total Dramarama , running it concurrently with Pop. In autumn 2024 some of the later seasons of the original run - Revenge of the Island , All-Stars and Pahkitew Island - became available on iPlayer. In 2023, video-on-demand provider Future Today Inc. agreed a deal to carry five of the earlier Total Drama seasons over its free ad-supported video-on-demand platform HappyKids.tv, with episodes first being added to
1540-857: The Black Knight in Bolts and Blip , Scaredy Squirrel in the television series of the same name , Dilweed in Numb Chucks , and Don in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race , in which he also served as the co-developer and the series' producer. In Dot. , he voiced Dad. He also voiced Lex Hatcher in the Abby Hatcher series. He also voiced Drew and Travis in Norman Picklestripes and Glen in one episode of Cyberchase . Starting from 2019's Snoopy in Space , McGurrin has been
1617-447: The Island , the officially two-part All-Stars and Pahkitew Island (although separate seasons), and the two-part revival of Total Drama Island (the same as Pahkitew and All-Stars) ). Total Drama has developed a cult following and spawned a franchise. A spin-off series, Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race , premiered on September 7, 2015. A second spin-off series, Total DramaRama , premiered on September 1, 2018, in
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#17328514311321694-439: The Island , this season also consists of 13-episode segments; though, it returns to the traditional 26-episode length of the first three seasons. The winning characters for All-Stars are either Mike or Zoey, and the winning characters for Pahkitew Island are either Shawn or Sky, varying based on the region in which season finale airs. The grand prizes for both parts of this season are both C$ 1,000,000. Total Drama All-Stars
1771-449: The Island , was criticized for a shorter length and a weaker cast than previous seasons and received mixed to positive reviews. The first part of the fifth season, All-Stars , was heavily criticized for its character derailment, challenges, main antagonist, and lack of payoff. The second part, Pahkitew Island , was criticized for its more stereotyped cast but was received more positively than All-Stars . Total Drama has garnered
1848-495: The Island . The season was produced by Fresh TV in association with the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network and distributed by Cake Entertainment . Owing to the series' premise, the season presents itself as a parody of reality television series, such as Survivor . The entire season first premiered in the United States starting on September 10, 2013, on Cartoon Network with the first part, while
1925-459: 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, and Collection 2 on September 29, 2010 ). 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 (with Collection 2 being released on July 4, 2012 ), making Australia
2002-413: The U.S. on June 5, 2008. The series is both a homage and satire of common conventions from reality television competition shows like Survivor . Each season revolves around a group of teens competing in an elimination-style competition, in that the contestants compete in challenges both as teams and individually for rewards and immunity from elimination. The teams merge roughly halfway through
2079-521: The U.S., and on October 7, 2018, in Canada. It was announced on February 17, 2021 that a revival of Total Drama had been greenlit, with two new seasons being produced for Cartoon Network and HBO Max in the United States, Cartoon Network in Canada, and CBBC in the United Kingdom. The first part came out in Italy on April 8, 2023, with the original English version being available on Discovery+ in
2156-481: The Villains get this ... Last time on a very special episode of Total Drama All-Stars: ... Say hello to my metal friend! ... I sincerely doubt it, Al ... next, I'll allow it, his pain was our gain ... Which team will finish their barf-tastic breakfast first? Find out after the break on Total Drama All-Stars! On June 11, 2013, it was confirmed that the airdate for the whole season will take place in early 2014; mostly during
2233-650: The characters are interviewed to play in quiz trivia games against real people and other Canadian series characters. Geoff, Leonard, Noah, and Owen also appear in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race as contestants. Beth, Bridgette, Cody, Courtney, DJ, Duncan, Ella, Geoff, Gwen, Harold, Izzy, Katie, Leshawna, Lightning, Max, Noah, Owen, Sadie, Sugar, and Trent appear in the alternate-universe spin-off Total DramaRama as young children, along with Alejandro, Carrie, Chef Hatchet, Chet, Chris McLean, Don, Heather, Jasmine, Jen, Laurie, MacArthur, and Tom appearing as adults. The series has received high ratings, ranking #1 in
2310-486: The competition into individuals. As the contestants develop relationships with each other, they are progressively eliminated from the game. When there are only two or three contestants remaining, they compete in a final challenge where the winner is awarded a cash prize: C$ 100,000 ( US$ 73,129.00) in the first season, or C$ 1,000,000 ( US$ 731,485.00) from the second season onward. The series currently consists of six seasons ( Island , Action , World Tour , Revenge of
2387-417: The competition, the teams are disbanded, after which the challenges continue; the winner of each challenge then only receives invincibility for him or herself, whereupon a camper without invincibility is voted off the island. This process of elimination continues on until two players remains on the island. These two players, are now then subject to a final contest. At the end, a camper wins the competition, while
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2464-940: The contestant Courtney on Total Drama and Emilie-Claire Barlow stated that Courtney was her favorite character that she had ever played. For the original cast: Emilie-Claire Barlow as Courtney, Clé Bennett as DJ, Julia Chantrey as Eva, Carla Collins as Blaineley, Katie Crown as Izzy, Novie Edwards as Leshawna, Megan Fahlenbock as Gwen, Kristin Fairlie as Bridgette, Brian Froud as Harold, Sarah Gadon as Beth, 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, Stephanie Anne Mills as both Katie and Lindsay, Drew Nelson as Duncan, Annick Obonsawin as Sierra, Peter Oldring as Cody, Ezekiel, and Tyler, Dan Petronijevic as Geoff, Adam Reid as Justin, and Rachel Wilson as Heather. For
2541-537: The fifth season first aired on K2 in Italy. Australia was the first country to air the third season. Total Drama Island also aired on Pop Max (formerly known as Kix) and Disney XD in the United Kingdom , with Action on Disney XD only and subsequent series unbroadcast in the territory until Total DramaRama was picked up by Pop. Subsequently, a deal with the BBC saw The Ridonculous Race added to BBC iPlayer and
2618-461: The first part, Total Drama All-Stars as: Total Drama is back, but this time the team at Fresh TV have assembled the best loved and most hated contestants from seasons past to compete – Heroes vs. Villains style! Total Drama: Pahkitew Island is the second part of the fifth season. It was first announced on June 11, 2013, as a "sixth" season, even though it is still part of the fifth season. This part features an entire new cast considered as
2695-399: The first three seasons. Total Drama: Pahkitew Island , however, was considerably more positive. However, there was some criticism regarding the stereotypes of the new cast, with many criticising the new contestants for being unrealistic and, as with All-Stars , for the lack of closure to certain character arcs in-tandem with Chris McLean's aforementioned derailment. The season currently holds
2772-602: The fourth generation cast, the voice actors are: Kwaku Adu-Poku as Caleb, Tamara Almeida as Axel, Brandon Michael Arrington as Bowie, Eman Ayaz as Priya, Julius Cho as Chase, Jack Copland as Wayne, Gerardo Gismondi as Zee, Katie Griffin as Scary Girl, Fred Kennedy as Ripper, Melanie Leishman as Emma, Barbara Mamabolo as Millie, Daniel Keith Morrison as Damien, Varun Saranga as Raj, Julie Sype as Julia, Tymika Tafari as Nichelle, and Kimberly Ann Truong as MK. Most voice actors have only voiced one character, while some actors have voiced two characters. Peter Oldring and Clé Bennett are
2849-520: The fully animated first episode was also leaked on Instagram by her Venezuelan Spanish voice actor. On March 21, 2014, the entire cast design was revealed by Fresh TV along with new promotions for the season. Bryn McAuley who will be voicing the twins, Amy and Samey, was the first confirmed voice actress. On April 9, 2014, Fresh TV Inc. celebrated the International Day of Pink by making the Pahkitew Island cast all wear pink clothing, symbolizing
2926-488: The games and basic elements were available to the rest of the world. Cartoon Network also had their own Total Drama website from 2009 to 2015, which was very similar to the Canadian website, but was only exclusive to American viewers. 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. A spin-off series titled Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race takes place in
3003-458: The host, Chris McLean), and its spinoffs The Ridonculous Race (in which he also voices the role of the host, Don) and Total DramaRama . He also wrote episodes of The ZhuZhus , and voiced Drew and Travis in Norman Picklestripes . McGurrin has also toured extensively as a stand-up comedian and has entertained the Canadian Forces stationed overseas 12 times to date. He participated in
3080-521: The last camper to stand on the island will win C$ 1,000,000. The competition is hosted by Chris McLean ( Christian Potenza ), who is assisted by the camp's chef, Chef Hatchet ( Clé Bennett ). At the beginning of the competition, the fourteen campers are evenly placed into two teams which are themed to the genre of the competition. In each episode, the two teams participate in a challenge, in which one or more campers can win invincibility for their team. The losing team
3157-460: The loser ends up being the runner-up. However, the runner-up is the winner in the other ending of the finale, as there are always two endings to Total Drama seasons. This season, along with every other season in the series, is a parody of the reality show Survivor while the host, Chris McLean is very similar to Survivor host Jeff Probst with the evil persona of Fear Factor 's Joe Rogan . The first part consisting of thirteen episodes
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3234-527: The new 26 episodes will be split into two 13-episode seasons; where the first part will feature some of the existing cast, while the second part will consist of an only new cast which are yet to be introduced. Voice actors began recording lines for Season 5 in December 2012. On January 28, 2013, Cartoon Network confirmed that the new season title will be Total Drama All-Stars for Part 1. Two days later on January 30, both Christian Potenza and Drew Nelson confirmed
3311-439: 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, and Collection 2 being released on August 7, 2013. On October 8, 2014, Total Drama: Revenge of the Island was released into one part due to it being a shorter season. The first part of the fifth season, Total Drama All-Stars
3388-411: The only two voice actors who have voiced more than two characters, Oldring voicing three and Bennett voicing four (five if counting DJ's mother). However, if the spin-offs are to be included, then multiple voice actors would have voiced multiple characters throughout the series. Brian Froud, Bennett, and Barbara Mamabolo are the only voice actors to voice contestants from more than one generation. Alejandro
3465-513: The other 3 were introduced in the second season's special before becoming main characters in the third season. The fourth season consists of a new cast with 13 characters. The first part of the fifth season brings back 14 contestants from the previous two casts each to compete together for the million. A third cast with 14 characters were introduced in the second part of the fifth season. For The Ridonculous Race , 32 new characters were introduced. A fourth cast with 16 new characters were introduced in
3542-520: The overt similarity to the previous season, but praised the development of characters who had less time in Island and the challenges. The third season, World Tour , received critical acclaim for the antagonist of the season, Alejandro, the musical numbers and humor, with minor criticism directed at Ezekiel's development and the Gwen-Courtney-Duncan love triangle. The fourth season, Revenge of
3619-400: The platform in early November of that year. The series uploaded to HappyKids spanned the period from World Tour to Ridonculous Race inclusive. Total Drama has had a total of 68 characters in the series who were introduced as contestants through seven seasons. The first three seasons consist of an original cast, with a total of 25 characters. 22 were introduced in the first season, while
3696-399: The region, and will later see an international extension. Despite being announced as two seasons, the reboot was later revealed in the end credits to be one season, similar to the fifth season. Tom McGillis says they used a "countrywide online research project" to determine this demographic's likes. Fresh TV partners McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch , George Elliott and Brian Irving produced
3773-462: The revival of Total Drama Island . By season, 22 characters competed in the first season, 15 competed in the second season, 18 competed in the third season, 13 competed in the fourth season, 14 characters competed in both parts of the fifth season (28 characters in total for the fifth season), 36 competed in the spin-off series The Ridonculous Race , and 16 new characters competed in the revival season. There are various voice actors who have recorded
3850-415: The same universe as the original show. The series is modeled on the format of The Amazing Race where the cast is split into multiple teams of two (referred to as duos) which race around the world throughout the series. There is a new host named Don, who replaced the original host Chris. Even though a few of the characters from the main series make appearances, the spin-off series is primarily dominated by
3927-476: The season is "Heroes vs. Villains", meaning that competitors are separated into teams based on their past performance. Contestants that were relatively kind and good-natured were placed on the "Heroic Hamsters", while contestants that acted antagonistic were placed on the "Villainous Vultures". Both the season's first title, " All-Stars " and the " Heroes vs. Villains " theme take after respective seasons from Survivor . Cartoon Network's official synopsis describes
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#17328514311324004-421: The season later on January 9, 2014, at 7:00 p.m. EST. This season also features the 100th episode of the entire series which was aired in Canada on February 27, 2014. The 100th episode of the series is the 9th episode of this season, "Zeek and Ye Shall Find". All episodes for the fifth season are 21 minutes and 20 seconds long, all of them much shorter than previous seasons. This is the first season to feature
4081-461: The season started airing. As for Total Drama: Pahkitew Island , production was done, and it was released in the United States. The season was first announced to air on May 27, but was later delayed to July 7. This part is under the same production code as the previous part, Total Drama All-Stars . However, the script for the entire first episode was leaked online about a year before the season's release. Scarlett's final design along with one second of
4158-417: The season with one goal in mind: winning that one million dollar prize. Who will take it home? No one knows until the final episode drops and the pain finally stops. Both parts feature a fictional titular reality show that follows the competition of fourteen animated teenagers at a fictional island. For Total Drama All-Stars , the original island used in the first season is featured, where the producers say it
4235-802: The second generation cast, the voice actors are: 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 Wallis as Scott. For the third generation cast, the voice actors are: Clé Bennett as Beardo and Leonard, Zachary Bennett as Shawn, Katie Bergin as Jasmine, Daniel DeSanto as Dave, Bruce Dow as Max, Kristi Friday as Scarlett, Christopher Jacot as Topher, Bryn McAuley as Amy and Samey, Sunday Muse as Ella, Sarah Podemski as Sky, Ian Ronningen as Rodney, and Rochelle Wilson as Sugar. For
4312-456: The second part premiered in the United States on July 7, 2014, for a two-week time period. In Canada, the first part premiered on Teletoon during their "Can't Miss Thursdays" time slot starting January 9, 2014, while the second part of the season also premiered during their "Can't Miss Thursdays" time slot on Teletoon starting on September 4, 2014. The second half of the season also premiered on APTN in 2015. Similar to Total Drama: Revenge of
4389-476: The second part, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island as: It's an all-new season in an all-new location: Pahkitew Island. Given that the Cree word for "explode" is Pahkitew, it's no wonder that host Chris McLean chose this new island to put a fresh collection of victims – er, contestants – through the most grueling challenges yet. Once again teen freaks, geeks, egos, and cowards smash, crash, and bash their way through
4466-558: The series aired almost a year later on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 5, 2008. 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. The fourth season first aired on Canal+ Family (later on Télétoon+ ) in France, while
4543-406: The series was Camp TV when the series first started production in 2006. The fifth season was divided into two different segments. The first segment, Total Drama All-Stars , takes place on the original island from the first season , Camp Wawanakwa, while the second segment, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island , features a new setting and cast. McGillis had stated in 2013 that his personal goal
4620-575: The series. The budget for the first season was US$ 8,000,000. It was animated in Flash , at Elliott Animation's studio in Toronto. Every cast and crew member on Total Drama had to sign a confidentiality agreement not to disclose who the winner was. All the characters were designed by Todd Kauffman, who previously designed characters for shows such as Bob and Margaret and Yin Yang Yo! . An early name for
4697-437: The show and its spin-offs would be added to BBC iPlayer . On October 6, 2022, Regular Capital posted a tweet revealing a new poster for Total Drama that showed the new cast and Chef in a new design. On October 27, 2022, it was confirmed in an interview with Terry McGurrin on YouTube that Deven Mack would replace Clé Bennett as the voice of Chef Hatchet due to Bennett moving to Hollywood , and reprising his role from
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#17328514311324774-451: The show's fanbase. Many lamented the "character derailment" within the old and new cast of characters, especially that of the host Chris McLean, the predictability of eliminations, the absurdity of the show despite its "reality show" premise, and for leaving many character arcs unresolved. It currently holds a 5.4 rating on Metacritic based on 9 reviews. Like the previous season, both parts were criticised for their short length in comparison to
4851-661: The spin-off series Total DramaRama . He later clarified on Twitter that despite essentially filling the role of a season six or seven, the new seasons are instead being produced as a new series. On March 28, 2023, it was confirmed that Terry McGurrin would be replacing Christian Potenza as Chris McLean because of "creative decisions". 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 aired on February 27, 2014. Total Drama first premiered on July 8, 2007, on Teletoon in Canada , while
4928-492: The support for anti-bullying. Before the official cast release Sunday Muse was also confirmed to voice Ella, while Ian Ronningen was set to voice Rodney. On May 30, 2014, a new teaser trailer was released for Total Drama: Pahkitew Island in Italy, marking the first time fully animated scenes were released to the public. Several trailers in English were released later on Cake Entertainment's website. On June 16, Cartoon Network posted
5005-419: The theme for this season will indeed be "Heroes vs. Villains". On February 1, 2013, Christian Potenza released a new video that contains several new information about Total Drama All-Stars , including season episode titles, new voice actors, and plot information. That same day, Christian Potenza also released the first lines of the season from Episode 4: When a Hero's eating time is up, they hear this ... and
5082-479: The third generation of Total Drama characters and takes place at a brand new island, due to Camp Wawanakwa sinking into the ocean in the season finale of All Stars . Italy was the first country to air Total Drama: Pahkitew Island starting on June 13, 2014; the season aired in North America throughout the second half of 2014. This is the first season to air a new episode every day in the United States. This part
5159-529: The title for Episode 4 which is "Food Fright". Drew Nelson also confirmed that the two new teams for this season are the Heroic Hamsters and the Villainous Vultures. Rumors started floating in early 2010 about the season being "Heroes vs. Villains" and that both the original and the new cast would compete together, but it wasn't until December 19, 2012, when Tom McGillis confirmed on ABC3 Australia that
5236-438: The under-14 age group throughout its run. As of 2011, the first season has been shown in over 188 countries, while the rest of the series has been seen in at least 100. The first season, Island , received generally positive reviews. Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "clever cartoon reality show spoof". The second season, Action , received mostly mixed reviews from critics, who criticized
5313-590: The voices for all the characters in the Total Drama series. Christian Potenza and Clé Bennett voice the two main characters in the series, who appear in almost every episode. Christian Potenza plays the role of egotistical and unempathetic host Chris McLean, saying that the best part of the job was that his character could not be voted off the show. Clé Bennett voices Chef Hatchet, who serves as McLean's assistant. Other voice actors include Brian Froud , who voices contestants Harold and Sam. Emilie-Claire Barlow plays
5390-520: The wider entertainment marketplace right now". On February 17, 2021, it was announced that two new seasons were being produced for Cartoon Network and HBO Max , On June 22, 2022, it was announced by Cake Entertainment that the BBC had joined Warner Bros. Discovery as a co-commissioner for the new seasons and would air them on the CBBC Channel in the United Kingdom. In addition, the previous five seasons of
5467-502: The winter of 2014. Tom McGillis later confirmed on Twitter that the Canadian airdate will be in January 2014, while the U.S. airdate will be in September 2013. On August 19, 2013, Cartoon Network released the first official trailer for Total Drama All-Stars along with a new website that reveals all the characters. Lindsay and Jo's eliminations were leaked via episode scripts and trailers before
5544-608: Was born and raised in Ottawa , Ontario . He started his acting career in 1988 in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse . McGurrin was the voice of Squidguts and Coach Mountain for the first two seasons of the English dub of Medabots , as well as various voices. In 6teen , McGurrin voiced Jonesy Garcia in the series from 2004 to 2010. Earlier, in 2006, he voiced Yubby and Max in Pandalian and Kianu Kole in Stoked . He later voiced Bolts and
5621-411: Was for Total Drama to go up to ten seasons. Alex Ganetakos, the executive story editor and the senior writer for the series, also mentioned in 2014 that the production team planned to make more seasons in the future. In a Q&A on September 25, 2018, when asked if there would be additional seasons, McGillis responded with "Nope. Sorry to be a dreamkiller, but there's no market for this experience in
5698-434: Was released on March 4, 2015, with the second part, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island being released on July 7, 2015. Teletoon hosted a Total Drama -based website called "Total Drama Online" from 2009 to 2013 where players could play games and earn badges to win prizes. Even though most features (like user accounts, original avatar designer and badge counter) from this website were only exclusive to Canadian viewers, all of
5775-449: Was story edited by Terry McGurrin , while Dennis Jackson and Melanie Jackson, series creators of Wapos Bay , also helped write and consult the plot for Pahkitew Island . Total Drama: Pahkitew Island was sponsored by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network , who helped with the Cree translations for the team names and various season references. A general synopsis from Teletoon describes
5852-409: Was the #1 telecast on Cartoon Network with the highest ratings for the week of the season premiere. Additionally, it ranked as the #1 telecast on all television among kids 6–11 and 9–14 for Tuesday prime-time airings. It also claimed #1 in its 7 p.m. time period among kids 9–14 and 6–11. Total Drama All-Stars has received mixed to negative reviews from critics, but overwhelmingly negative reviews from
5929-539: Was the first time a cast member mentioned a fifth season to the public. One year later on July 19, 2012, Christian Potenza announced a fifth season of Total Drama in an interview with Tom McGillis , saying that Season 5 will be just like Seasons 1 and 4. This hinted that this season will take place back at an island. As shown in the Fresh TV official website, it seemed that there would be 26 new episodes to be aired in 2013–2014 for Season 5. Tom McGillis later stated that
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