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'{{short description|American/Canadian animated comedy series}} {{About|the spin-off|the original series|Total Drama}} {{Infobox television | image = Total DramaRama.png | genre = {{ubl|[[Animated]]|[[Comedy]]|[[Surreal comedy]]}} | creator = [[Tom McGillis]]<br />[[Jennifer Pertsch]] | director = Chad Hicks<br />Keith Oliver<br />Christos Katopodis<br />George Elliott | based_on = | voices = {{Plainlist| * Deven Mack * [[Emilie-Claire Barlow]] * [[Katie Crown]] * [[Cory Doran]] * [[Scott McCord]] * [[Drew Nelson (actor)|Drew Nelson]] * [[Sarah Gadon]] * [[Christian Potenza]] * [[Kristin Fairlie]] * Lilly Bartlam * Bahia Watson * [[Darren Frost]] * Wyatt White * Evany Rosen }} | theme_music_composer = [[Voodoo Highway Music & Post Inc.]] | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = [[Voodoo Highway Music & Post Inc.]] | country = Canada<br />United States | language = English<br />French | num_seasons = 2<!-- increment when new season begins --> | num_episodes = 99<!-- increment when new episode airs --> | list_episodes = List of Total DramaRama episodes | executive_producer = {{ubl|[[Jennifer Pertsch]]|[[Tom McGillis]]|George Elliott|[[Brian Irving]]}} | producer = Wren Errington<br />Sonia Santarelli | editor = Lesley Mackey Hunter | company = [[Fresh TV|Fresh TV Inc.]]<br />[[Corus Entertainment]] | distributor = [[Cake Entertainment]] | picture_format = [[HDTV]] [[1080p]] | runtime = 10 minutes | network = [[Teletoon]] (Canada)<br />[[Cartoon Network]] (U.S.) | first_run = | first_aired = {{start date|2018|9|1}} | last_aired = present | website = | production_website = | preceded_by = ''[[Total Drama]]'' | related = ''[[Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race|The Ridonculous Race]]''<br />''[[6teen]]'' }} '''''Total DramaRama''''' (originally titled '''''Total Drama Daycare''''') is an [[animated]] [[comedy]] series. It is a [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] [[prequel]] [[Spin-off (media)|spin-off]] set in an alternate universe of ''[[Total Drama]]'' and ''[[6teen]]'' and is the second spin-off of ''[[Total Drama]]'', after ''[[Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race|The Ridonculous Race]]''. Created by [[Tom McGillis]] and [[Jennifer Pertsch]], the series is produced by [[Fresh TV|Fresh TV Inc.]] in association with [[Corus Entertainment]] and [[Cartoon Network]], and distributed by [[Cake Entertainment]]. It premiered on [[Cartoon Network]] in the United States on September 1, 2018, and on [[Teletoon]] in Canada on October 7, 2018. On June 23, 2020, Corus Entertainment announced that the series was renewed for a third season. == Premise == The series re-introduces some of the original "Total Drama" characters in an alternate universe where they are aged down from teenagers to toddlers, being taken care of by Chef Hatchet. Each episode features dream sequences, cutaways, visual jokes, confessionals, and flashbacks.<ref name="daycare">{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2017/12/19/cn-teletoon-open-up-total-drama-daycare/|title=CN, Teletoon open up ''Total Drama Daycare''|work=[[Brunico Communications|Kidscreen]]|author=Elizabeth Foster|date=December 19, 2017|access-date=December 19, 2017}}</ref> A ''Ridonculous Race'' contestant, MacArthur, has made recurring appearances and several other characters from the ''[[Total Drama]]'' series and ''The Ridonculous Race'' have made cameo appearances throughout the series. ==Characters== {{Unreferenced section|date=August 2020}} *Deven Mack as Chef Hatchet *[[Emilie-Claire Barlow]] as Courtney *Lilly Bartlam as Gwen *[[Drew Nelson (actor)|Drew Nelson]] as Duncan *[[Scott McCord]] as Owen *[[Katie Crown]] as Izzy *[[Cory Doran]] as Noah *[[Kristin Fairlie]] as Bridgette *[[Darren Frost]] as Harold *[[Sarah Gadon]] as Beth *[[Christian Potenza]] as Jude Lizowski (from ''[[6teen]]'') *Bahia Watson as Leshawna *Wyatt White as Cody *Evany Rosen as MacArthur (from ''[[Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race|The Ridonculous Race]]'') In addition, notable characters and voice actors have cameoed in the series: Season 1: * Nikki, another character from ''6teen'' has made a non-speaking cameo in "Duck Duck Juice". * [[Megan Fahlenbock]] reprises her role as Gwen in "Tiger Fail". * [[Terry McGurrin]] also reprises his role as Don, the host of ''The Ridonculous Race'', who is working as a scientist in "Know it All". * Geoff makes a very brief cameo in a slot machine in "Stay Goth, Poodle Girl, Stay Goth" * Katie, Trent, and DJ make a cameo in the episode "Gum and Gummer". * Devin, Carrie, and Chet make a brief cameo in Harold's comic in "Invasion Of The Booger Snatchers". * Geoff and Katie make a cameo at the beach in "Duncan Disorderly". * Chef Hatchet's brother * Chef Hatchet's mother * Kate, Courtney's sister * Courtney's father * Gwen's mother * Duncan's father * Duncan's mother * Izzy's mother * Izzy's aunt * Izzy's grandmother * Bridgette's mother * Harold's mother * Harold's grandmother Season 2: * [[Dwayne Hill]] reprises his role as Josh in "The Tooth About Zombies" and "Total Eclipse of the Fart." * Don makes a non-speaking cameo in "Exercising the Demons". * Max and Ella make an appearance in "Dissing Cousins" as Owen and Gwen's cousins respectively; [[Sunday Muse]] reprises her role as Ella while Tristan Mammitzsch voices Max. * Chef pulls out a Chris McLean Invincibility Statue looking for a shirt for Cody in "Grody to the Maximum." * Laurie make a brief cameo on the picture in "Life of Pie". * Courtney's mother * Beth's mother * Beth's brother Unknown: * Owen's mother * Bernice, Owen's aunt * Leshawna's mother * Leshawna's father * Leshawna's grandmother ==Production== The show was under production as of December 19, 2017 under the title ''Total Drama Daycare''.<ref name="daycare" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/pint-sized-prequel-total-drama-daycare-announced/|title=Pint-Sized Prequel ''Total Drama Daycare'' Announced|work=[[Animation Magazine]]|author=Mercedes Milligan|date=December 19, 2017|access-date=August 25, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2018/06/04/corus-unveils-201819-kids-programming-slate/|title=Corus unveils 2018/19 kids programming slate|work=[[Brunico Communications|Kidscreen]]|author=Jeremy Dickson|date=June 4, 2018|access-date=June 4, 2018}}</ref> It first aired in the on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cartoon-network-dates-adventure-time-finale-amid-september-highlights/|title=Cartoon Network Dates ''Adventure Time'' Finale Amid September Highlights|work=[[Animation Magazine]]|author=Mercedes Milligan|date=August 24, 2018|access-date=August 27, 2020}}</ref> Jennifer Pertsch revealed in an interview with TV Kids that Fresh took "11 favorites from the original cast and aged them down to 4".<ref>{{cite web|last=Daswani|first=Mansha|date=2018-03-17|title=TV Kids MIPTV 2018|url=https://issuu.com/worldscreen/docs/tv_kids_miptv_2018/68|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621063250/https://issuu.com/worldscreen/docs/tv_kids_miptv_2018/68|archive-date=2019-06-21|access-date=19 June 2018|website=Issuu}}</ref> On February 13, 2019, the series was green lit for a second season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://kidscreen.com/2019/02/13/cake-fresh-tv-get-more-dramarama/|title=CAKE, Fresh TV get more Dramarama|work=[[Brunico Communications|Kidscreen]]|author=Ryan Tuchow|date=February 13, 2019|access-date=March 30, 2019}}</ref> On June 23, 2020, Corus Entertainment announced that the series was renewed for a third season, set to premiere in Canada in mid-year 2021. ''[[Total Drama: Revenge of the Island|Revenge of the Island]]'' contestant, Lightning, and ''[[Total Drama All-Stars and Pahkitew Island|Pahkitew Island]]'' contestant, Sugar, are set to be aged down to join the cast.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/corus-ent-bolsters-specialty-portfolios-including-toons-for-all-ages/|title=Corus Ent. Bolsters Specialty Portfolios, Including Toons for All Ages|work=[[Animation Magazine]]|author=Mercedes Milligan|date=June 23, 2020|access-date=June 25, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/cake-and-fresh-tv-order-up-3rd-season-of-total-dramarama/|title=CAKE and Fresh TV Order Up 3rd Season of ''Total Dramarama''|work=[[Animation Magazine]]|author=Mercedes Milligan|date=July 31, 2020|access-date=August 1, 2020}}</ref> == Episodes == {{Main|List of Total DramaRama episodes}} {{:List of Total DramaRama episodes}} == Ratings == {{Television season ratings | hide_timeslot = y | hide_tv_season = y | hide_rank = y | hide_18_49_rank = y | hide_18_49_rating = y | link1 = List of Total DramaRama episodes#Season 1 (2018–19) | episodes1 = 51<!-- should reflect the number of episodes that contribute to the average given in the last column --> | start1 = {{Start date|2018|9|1}} | end1 = {{End date|2019|11|30}} | startrating1 = 0.72<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-9-1-2018.html|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.1.2018|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=September 5, 2018|access-date=November 27, 2018}}</ref> | endrating1 = 0.37<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-11-30-2019.html|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.30.2019|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019}}</ref> | viewers1 = {{decimals|{{#expr:(( 0.722 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 1: "Venthalla" --> 0.769 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 2: "Duck Duck Juice" --> 0.795 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 3: "Cluckwork Orange" --> 0.753 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 4: "Free Chili" --> 0.720 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 5: "The Date" --> 0.743 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 6: "Aquarium for a Dream" --> 0.778 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 7: "Cuttin' Corners" --> 0.786 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 8: "Sharing is Caring" --> 0.811 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 9: "Ant We All Just Get Along?" --> 0.746 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 10: "Germ Factory" --> 0.717 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 11: "Cone in 60 Seconds" --> 0.810 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 12: "The Bad Guy Busters" --> 0.630 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 13: "That's a Wrap" --> 0.728 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 14: "Tiger Fail" --> 0.652 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 15: "A Ninjustice to Harold" --> 0.787 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 16: "Having the Timeout of Our Lives" --> 0.691 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 17: "Hic Hic Hooray" --> 0.540 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 18: "Bananas & Cheese" --> 0.596 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 19: "Inglorious Toddlers" --> 0.725 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 20: "Not Without My Fudgy Lumps" --> 0.578 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 21: "Paint That a Shame" --> 0.700 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 22: "Snots Landing" --> 0.502 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 23: "Know it All" --> 0.654 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 24: "A Licking Time Bomb" --> 0.553 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 25: "From Badge to Worse" --> 0.638 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 26: "Toys Will Be Toys" --> 0.639 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 27: "All Up In Your Drill" --> 0.682 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 28: "Snow Way Out" --> 0.553 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 29: "Stay Goth, Poodle Girl, Stay Goth" --> 0.663 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 30: "Gum and Gummer" --> 0.564 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 31: "Invasion of the Booger Snatchers" --> 0.694 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 32: "Wristy Business" --> 0.694 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 33: "Melter Skelter" --> 0.531 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 34: "The Never Gwending Story" --> 0.473 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 35: "There Are No Hoppy Endings" --> 0.460 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 36: "Too Much of a Goo'd Thing" --> 0.463 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 37: "The Price of Advice" --> 0.501 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 38: "Mother of All Cards" --> 0.476 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 39: "Duncan Disorderly" --> 0.510 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 40: "Soother or Later" --> 0.380 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 41: "Camping is In Tents" --> 0.481 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 42: "Mutt Ado About Owen" --> 0.472 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 43: "Simons Are Forever" --> 0.536 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 44: "Stop! Hamster Time" --> 0.556 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 45: "Driving Miss Crazy" --> 0.470 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 46: "Weiner Takes All" --> 0.436 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 47: "Apoca-lice Now" --> 0.462 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 48: "Gnome More Mister Nice Guy" --> 0.510 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 49: "Look Who's Clocking" --> 0.360 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 50: "Harold Swatter and the Goblet of Flies" --> 0.368 <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 51: "Stink. Stank. Stunk." --> <!-- end of raw data; please make sure one plus sign (+) follows every number above except the last entry --> )/ 51 <!-- number of episodes in this calculation; please don't remove the )/ part as it must precede the number --> )}}|2}} <!-- displays the result to two decimal places; please don't remove/move this or change the number to show more or less decimal places --> | link2 = List of Total DramaRama episodes#Season 2 (2020–21) | episodes2 = 48<!-- should reflect the number of episodes that contribute to the average given in the last column --> | start2 = {{Start date|2020|1|11}} | end2 = | startrating2 = 0.47<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-saturday-cable-originals-network-finals-1-11-2020.html|title=Top 150 Saturday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 1.11.2020|work=[[Showbuzz Daily]]|author=[[Mitch Metcalf]]|date=January 14, 2020|access-date=January 14, 2020}}</ref> | endrating2 = | viewers2 = {{decimals|{{#expr:(( 0.470 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 1: "Glove Glove Me Do" --> 0.474 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 2: "Robo Teacher" --> 0.479 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 3: "The Tooth About Zombies" --> 0.584 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 4: "Lie-Ranosaurus Wrecked" --> 0.412 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 5: "An Egg-stremely Bad Idea" --> 0.396 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 6: "Exercising the Demons" --> 0.386 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 7: "Pudding the Planet First" --> 0.386 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 8: "Supply Mom" --> 0.329 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 9: "Mooshy Phon Phons" --> 0.308 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 10: "Student Becomes the Teacher" --> 0.272 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 11: "Beth and the Beanstalk" --> 0.293 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 12: "Pinata Regatta" --> 0.366 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 13: "A Dame-gerous Game" --> 0.362 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 14: "Royal Flush" --> 0.264 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 15: "Total Eclipse of the Fart" --> 0.301 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 16: "Dissing Cousins" --> 0.340 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 17: "For a Few Duncans More" --> 0.337 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 18: "He Who Wears the Clown" --> 0.248 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 19: "Us 'R' Toys" --> 0.261 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 20: "Dream Worriers" --> 0.259 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 21: "Grody to the Maximum" --> 0.271 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 22: "Wiggin' Out" --> 0.260 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 23: "The Upside of Hunger" --> 0.247 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 24: "Fire in the Hole" --> 0.316 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 25: "Ghoul Spirit" --> 0.278 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 26: "Duncan Carving" --> 0.268 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 27: "Tu Ba Or Not Tu Ba" --> 0.281 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 28: "Dude Where's Macaw" --> 0.199 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 29: "Way Back Wendel" --> 0.228 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 30: "Stingin' in the Rain" --> 0.312 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 31: "Cartoon Realism" --> 0.322 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 32: "OWW" --> 0.302 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 33: "Gobble Head" --> 0.258 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 34: "Me, My Elf, and I" --> 0.241 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 35: "Snow Country for Old Men" --> 0.261 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 36: "Jelly Aches" --> 0.262 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 37: "Simply Perfect" --> 0.308 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 38: "Baby Brother Blues" --> 0.245 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 39: "Space Codyty" --> 0.224 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 40: "Snack to the Future" --> 0.236 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 41: "The Gold and the Stickerful" --> 0.271 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 42: "Bad Seed" --> 0.275 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 43: "A Fish Called Leshawna" --> 0.213 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 44: "Double Oh Beth" --> 0.186 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 45: "Duncan Duty" --> 0.243 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 46: "Encore'tney" --> 0.164 + <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 47: "Life of Pie" --> 0.283 <!-- raw ratings data from Episode 48: "AbaracaDuncan" --> <!-- end of raw data; please make sure one plus sign (+) follows every number above except the last entry --> )/ 48 <!-- number of episodes in this calculation; please don't remove the )/ part as it must precede the number --> )}}|2}} <!-- displays the result to two decimal places; please don't remove/move this or change the number to show more or less decimal places --> }} == References == {{reflist}} ==External links== {{wikiquote}} * {{IMDb title|tt8526988}} {{Total Drama}} {{Cartoon Network co-productions}} {{Teletoon}} {{portal bar|Animation|Television|Canada}} [[Category:Total Drama]] [[Category:2010s Canadian animated television series]] [[Category:2020s Canadian animated television series]] [[Category:2018 Canadian television series debuts]] [[Category:American children's animated comedy television series]] [[Category:Canadian children's animated comedy television series]] [[Category:Canadian animated television spin-offs]] [[Category:Canadian flash animated television series]] [[Category:Canadian preschool education television series]] [[Category:Crossover animated television series]] [[Category:English-language television shows]] [[Category:Cartoon Network original programming]] [[Category:Teletoon original programming]] [[Category:Surreal comedy television series]] [[Category:Television series by Fresh TV]] [[Category:Animated television series about children]] [[Category:Television series produced in Toronto]] [[Category:Child versions of cartoon characters]] [[Category:Prequel television series]]'