Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
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Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race is the first spin-off of Total Drama series, focusing more on a racing around the world theme instead of the traditional survival theme like the main series.
Why It Wins the Race
- It brings back the humor and charisma of the original Total Drama after the mixed reception of All-Stars and Pahkitew Island.
- This spin-off is based on The Amazing Race, having many gameplay elements of the show.
- Likeable and memorable teams, such as the Sisters (Kitty and Emma), Father and Son (Dwayne and Junior), Police Cadets (MacArthur and Sanders), Best Friends (Devin and Carrie), and Goths (Ennui and Crimson).
- Some contestants from other Total Drama seasons are back, which are Geoff, Owen, Noah, and Leonard.
- Speaking of Geoff, The Ridonculous Race marks Geoff's return to Total Drama after 4 seasons of inactivity.
- The challenges are very cool and exciting to watch.
- A lot of funny jokes and moments.
- The countries were well represented in this show, and despite having some jokes about them, the show still respects the culture and diversity of the countries.
- Some satisfying moments, like when the Ice Dancers (Josee and Jacques) are finally eliminated from the race in the finale "A Million Ways to Lose a Million Dollars", or when Kelly finally tells off her cruel, arrogant daughter Taylor in "Hawaiian Honeyruin".
- Good voice acting.
- Well-made character development of some characters, like when Devin and Carrie finally confessed their feelings to each other and eventually became a couple.
- Anne Maria, Blaineley, Chris McLean, and Ezekiel, albeit as a picture on a wanted poster, appeared as cameos in the season finale "A Million Ways to Lose a Million Dollars".
- This was the first time since Total Drama: Revenge of the Island where all of the eliminated contestants are shown supporting the final two. More vocally, the Stepbrothers (Chet & Lorenzo) say that they want the Police Cadets to win.
- Don, the host of the show, is much nicer to the contestants, unlike Chris McLean, who is crueler and more sadistic, especially in the later episodes. For example, Don is willing to check customs before proceeding with the challenges, something he did in "Hello and Dubai".
- Several characters that had focus in previous seasons do not appear in any physical form throughout the race.
Ridonculous Qualities
- Some teams can be hit-or-miss, like the Adversity Twins (Jay & Mickey), Stepbrothers (Lorenzo & Chet), and Mother & Daughter (Kelly & Taylor), while others are terrible, like the LARPers (Leonard & Tammy), Tennis Rivals (Gerry & Pete), Ice Dancers (Jacques & Josee) (the main antagonists and worst offenders), and Geniuses (Ellody & Mary).
- Like all the Total Drama seasons, there is a lot of gross-out humor.
- Some inconsistency, like team members doing a part of a challenge when it should have been the other person. This occurred with the Rockers in episodes 1-3 and other examples.
- Some mean-spirited moments, like when the Vegans (Laurie & Miles) are forced to eat meat in the either-or challenge in "Bjorken Telephone", or the Ice Dancers causing the Goths to be eliminated from the season in "El Bunny Supremo".
- As mentioned on WIWTR#4, having Leonard from Pahkitew Island return wasn't a very good idea since he was one of the weakest and most annoying contestants in the Total Drama series. Thankfully, he and his partner Tammy were the first team to be eliminated.
- Speaking of returning contestants, none of the female contestants from the past six seasons return to the spin-off. The four returning contestants were all males.
- In addition, none of the contestants from Revenge of the Island compete in the race.
- Speaking of returning contestants, none of the female contestants from the past six seasons return to the spin-off. The four returning contestants were all males.
- The love stories can get dragged out, particularly the Best Friends' and Daters' (Ryan & Stephanie).
- While Don is a great host, he is not as memorable enough as Chris McLean.
- Also, Don is a bit of narcissist in some episodes, but not as much as Chris.
- Some weak episodes, such as "Brazilian Pain Forest", "New Beijinging" and "Lord of the Ring Toss".
- In regard to WIWTR#11, Chris and Blaineley not only have their faces covered up in their cameos, but fans wished some of their favorite characters made full-on cameos like Anne Maria did.
Reception
The show received mixed reviews by the fans, in IMDb, it has received an average rating of 6.8 stars. However, many fans stated that this spin-off is an improvement over Total Drama series compared to All-Stars and Pahkitew Island.
Trivia
- This is currently one of three shows in the Total Drama franchise where Christian Potenza is not involved in the voice cast. The other being the 2023 series.
- Despite being a spin-off, many non-Canadian countries billed The Ridonculous Race as a Total Drama season.
- Specifically, Cartoon Network in the United States marketed the first spin-off as "season 7" of Total Drama.
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