Total DramaRama

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Total DramaRama
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Genre Comedy
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Directed by Keith Oliver
Chad Hicks
Christos Katopodis
George Elliott
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Theme music composer Voodoo Highway Music
Composer(s) Voodoo Highway Music
Country of origin Canada
United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 3
No. of episodes 126 (list of episodes)
Production
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Producer(s) Wren Errington
Sonia Santarelli
Running time 10 minutes
Production company(s) Fresh TV Inc.
Corus Entertainment
Distributor Cake Entertainment
Release
Original network Teletoon (Canada)
Cartoon Network (U.S.)
Picture format HDTV 1080p
Original release September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) –
present
Chronology
Preceded by Total Drama
Related shows The Ridonculous Race
6teen
External links
Website

Total DramaRama (originally titled Total Drama Daycare) is an animated comedy children's television series. It is a crossover prequel spin-off set in an alternate universe of Total Drama and 6teen and is the second spin-off of Total Drama, after The Ridonculous Race. Created by Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch, the series is produced by 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.[1] 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.

Episodes

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Characters

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Production

The show was under production as of December 19, 2017 under the title Total Drama Daycare.[1][8][9] It first aired in the on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018.[10] Jennifer Pertsch revealed in an interview with TV Kids that Fresh took "11 favorites from the original cast and aged them down to 4".[11]

On February 13, 2019, the series was green lit for a second season.[12] 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. Revenge of the Island contestant, Lightning, and Pahkitew Island contestant, Sugar, are set to be aged down to join the cast.[13][14]

Broadcast

Streaming

The first season is available to stream on HBO Max as of September 20, 2021.[15]

Reception

Critical

Total DramaRama has received mixed reviews. Emily Ashby of Common Sense Media gave the series three stars out of five and found that it was as entertaining as previous entries in the Total Drama franchise, declaring that "Total Drama fans who tune in for DramaRama will appreciate the humor in seeing these familiar characters' big personalities in little bodies."[16] The Washington Post found that "the satire that defined the “Total Drama” shows is less clever" than it had been in previous seasons, and recommended the series for ages 7 and up.[17]

Ratings

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
1 51 September 1, 2018 (2018-09-01) TBD November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30) TBD [[ United States network television schedule|]] 0.61
2 51 January 11, 2020 (2020-01-11) TBD March 27, 2021 (2021-03-27) TBD [[ United States network television schedule|]] 0.30
3 24 April 3, 2021 (2021-04-03) TBD TBA TBD [[ United States network television schedule|]] 0.21

References

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External links

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