| Total DramaRama | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | |
| Directed by | Keith Oliver Chad Hicks Christos Katopodis George Elliott |
| Voices of | |
| Theme music composer | Voodoo Highway Music |
| Composer | Voodoo Highway Music |
| Country of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 152(list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Wren Errington Sonia Santarelli |
| Running time | 11 minutes |
| Production companies | Fresh TV Inc. Corus Entertainment |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon (Canada) Cartoon Network (U.S.) |
| Release | September 1, 2018 (2018-9-1) – April 15, 2023 (2023-4-15) |
| Related | |
| Total Drama The Ridonculous Race 6teen | |
Total DramaRama (originally titledTotal Drama Daycare) is ananimatedcomedychildren's television series created byTom McGillis andJennifer Pertsch that premiered onCartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018, and onTeletoon in Canada on October 7, 2018. The show, serving as acrossoverprequelspin-off as well as the second spin-off ofTotal Drama followingThe Ridonculous Race, is set in an alternate universe ofTotal Drama and6teen. The series is co-produced byFresh TV andCorus Entertainment in association withCartoon Network, and distributed byCake Entertainment.
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] ARidonculous Race contestant, MacArthur, has made recurring appearances and several other characters from theTotal Drama series andThe Ridonculous Race have made cameo appearances throughout the series.
| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 51 | September 1, 2018 (2018-9-1) | November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30) | |
| 2 | 51 | January 11, 2020 (2020-1-11) | March 27, 2021 (2021-3-27) | |
| 3 | 50 | April 3, 2021 (2021-4-3) | July 22, 2022 (2022-7-22) | |
| Special | April 15, 2023 (2023-4-15) | |||
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The show was under production as of December 19, 2017 under the titleTotal Drama Daycare.[1][7][8] It first aired on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 1, 2018.[9] Jennifer Pertsch revealed in an interview with TV Kids that Fresh took "11 favorites from the original cast and aged them down to 4".[10]
On February 13, 2019, the series was green lit for a second season.[11] On June 23, 2020, Corus Entertainment announced that the series was renewed for a third season, which premiered in Canada in mid-2021.Revenge of the Island contestant, Lightning, andPahkitew Island contestant, Sugar, were aged down to join the cast.[12][13]
The first season is available to stream onHBO Max as of September 20, 2021.[14] The second season is also available to stream on HBO Max. The first 25 episodes of the third season were added to HBO Max on June 6, 2022, while the remaining season three episodes were added on September 2, 2022.[15][16]
Total DramaRama has received mostly mixed reviews. Emily Ashby ofCommon Sense Media gave the series three stars out of five and found that it was as entertaining as previous entries in theTotal 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."[17]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.[18]
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Avg. viewers (millions) | ||
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| Date | Viewers (millions) | Date | Viewers (millions) | |||
| 1 | 51 | September 1, 2018 (2018-9-1) | 0.72[19] | November 30, 2019 (2019-11-30) | 0.37[20] | 0.61 |
| 2 | 51 | January 11, 2020 (2020-1-11) | 0.47[21] | March 27, 2021 (2021-3-27) | 0.30[22] | 0.30 |
| 3 | 49 | April 3, 2021 (2021-4-3) | 0.18[23] | July 22, 2022 (2022-7-22) | — | 0.17 |
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