Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
Genre	Animated comedy
Created by	Tom McGillis Jennifer Pertsch
Developed by	Alex Ganetakos / Terry McGurrin
Written by	Terry McGurrin Alex Ganetakos Laurie Elliott Kurt Firla Shelley Scarrow Miles Smith Meghan Read Craig Martin
Directed by	Chad Hicks Keith Oliver
Presented by	Terry McGurrin
Country of origin	Canada
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Executive producer(s)	Tom McGillis Jennfier Pertsch George Elliot Brian Irving Alex Ganetakos Terry McGurrin
Producer(s)	Wren Errington Christine Thompson
Running time	20 minutes, 32 seconds
Production company(s)	Fresh TV
Distributor	Cake Entertainment
Release
Original network	Cartoon Network Canada
Picture format	HDTV 1080p
First shown in	United States
Original release	January 4 (2016-01-04) – February 15, 2016 (2016-02-15)
Chronology
Preceded by	Total Drama All-Stars and Pahkitew Island
Followed by	Total DramaRama (Spin-off)

Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (also known as Total Drama: Ridonculous Race or simply The Ridonculous Race) is a Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality television. The show is a spin-off of the original Total Drama series created in 2007 and the second series created as part of the overall franchise. The series is created by Fresh TV Inc. and distributed by Cake Entertainment. The series first aired in the United States on Cartoon Network on September 7, 2015, while in Canada, the series premiered on the Canadian version of Cartoon Network on January 4, 2016. It also aired on ABC3 in Australia, starting December 12, 2015. Like the original series, this series consists of 26 episodes per season.

Plot

Racers, divided into teams of two, visit a different country or location in every episode and perform in "legs". Teams must race to the "Chill Zone", the finish line for each leg taking on the form of a gold "Carpet of Completion". The first team to arrive there have the advantage of starting early, while the team finishing last may face elimination. In each of the 26 episodes, each team is required to press a button on any "Don-box" they meet to receive clues that let them decide which challenge they will have to complete.

Each challenge contains a task that teams must complete to advance throughout the leg. Challenges come in four different types: "All-In", which has both members of each team complete a task together; "Botch-or-Watch", which requires one member of each team, usually the team member who did not take on a prior challenge's component, to perform a task; "Either-or", in which teams are given a choice between two different tasks that have to be completed in the same manner as "All-In"; and "Superteam", in which multiple teams complete together as a team to finish a task.

However, at some point in the game, if either member of a team doesn't follow the specific directions of the challenge, the team themselves will receive a time penalty once they reach a "Chill Zone", during which they are not allowed to step on the carpet.

Characters and cast

Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race has 36 brand new contestants with 18 teams, along with four contestants from the original Total Drama series. The contestants compete in teams of two throughout the season.

Characters in bold are reused characters from the original series, while the rest are brand new characters. However, some voice actors and actresses who previously worked on Total Drama returned to voice new characters. In addition, Anne Maria, Blaineley, Chris McLean, and Ezekiel all made non-speaking cameo appearances in the season finale.

Elimination table

This table summarizes the order which players rank overall throughout the series; players are listed in reverse order of elimination.

Key

Each column shows the results of the leg of the race from that episode of the series.

• A red team placement means the team was eliminated.
• A brown team placement means the team withdrew from the race.
• An underlined blue team's placement indicates that the team came in last on a non-elimination leg.
• A brown ⊃ or a cyan ⋑ indicates that the team found a Boomerang and could choose a team to repeat the previous task, while a ⊂ or ⋐ indicates the team who received it.
• Matching coloured symbols (pink + and teal ^) indicate teams who worked together during the leg as a result of a Superteam twist.

1. Noah & Owen initially arrived 11th, but were issued a 20-minute penalty for failing to ride their cheese wheel down the river and rolling it to the Chill Zone as instructed, since Owen had consumed the whole cheese. Five teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 16th.
2. Dwayne & Junior initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 20-minute penalty as Dwayne read the Travel-Tip before reuniting with Junior during the Botch-or-Watch. Three teams (excluding Tom & Jen) checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 4th.
3. Tom & Jen initially arrived 3rd, but were issued a 20-minute penalty for arriving in Calanque de Maubois by yacht instead of train as instructed. Two teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 5th (after Dwayne & Junior).
4. Kelly & Taylor initially arrived 7th, but were issued a one-hour penalty as Taylor did not follow Kelly back through the geyser field as instructed after incorrectly repeating the Icelandic phrase during the All-In. Six teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 13th.
5. Laurie & Miles initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 30-minute penalty as Miles made both components of the Brazilian carnival costume during the All-In, when she and Laurie were supposed to make one each. All other teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to last and resulting in their elimination.
6. Crimson & Ennui initially arrived 6th, but were issued a 10-minute penalty for switching positions during the All-In. Six teams checked in during their penalty time, dropping them to 12th.
7. Leg 14 was a double-elimination leg, where the last two teams to reach the Chill Zone were eliminated.
8. Jacques & Josee initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 10-minute penalty as they arrived at the Chill Zone on foot, when they were supposed to ride burros there. MacArthur & Sanders checked in during this time, dropping them to 2nd.
9. Jacques & Josee initially arrived 1st, but were issued a 30-minute penalty for failing to collect a ball from the bottom of the borehole as instructed, since they had instead stolen the ball from Emma & Kitty while suspended on the way down. This did not affect their placement.
10. Jacques & Josee initially arrived 1st, but were issued a one-hour penalty for disconnecting the trailing carriages of the train that transported them to the Chill Zone. Three teams checked in during this time, dropping them to 4th.
11. In Leg 24, Carrie & Devin checked in the Chill Zone in 3rd place and were declared safe. While they celebrated, trailing team Emma & Kitty accidentally knocked Devin off the cliff where the Chill Zone was located after losing control of their emu from the Botch-or-Watch. Carrie & Devin were forced to withdraw from the race due to Devin's injuries and had to choose a previously eliminated team to replace them. Brody & Geoff were chosen to return to the race.
12. Jacques & Josee were last to arrive at the mid-point Chill Zone in Central Park and were eliminated in the middle part of the Final Leg.
13. The Final Leg has two endings, depending on the location of the audience. Brody & Geoff are the winners in Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Israel, Latin America, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia and the USA [Cartoon Network]. MacArthur & Sanders are the winners in Canada, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, Portugal, Romania and the USA (Netflix)

Episodes

The series comprises twenty-six episodes:

Media

A video game has also been released that allows players to use any of the series' 36 main characters and race them in short endless running type games. The game, titled "Donculous Dash", was released on January 4, 2016, but it is only available in Canada. The game can be downloaded on the Canadian app store and a demo version is also available on their Cartoon Network website.

Availability

The Ridonculous Race seldom makes marketing release on any home medias, not even Region 4 DVDs of this spinoff nor digital download purchasings. The only instance of the spinoff's availability is on Netflix, but erroneously as season 7 of Total Drama.

See also

In Spanish: Drama Total presenta: Carrera alucinante para niños