List of Total Drama Action episodes
This is a list of episodes for Total Drama Action, a Canadian animated television series which premiered on January 11, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. on Teletoon and it premiered on June 11, 2009, on Cartoon Network. It is a sequel to Total Drama Island. A third season called Total Drama World Tour was released in 2010. This was confirmed during an interview with Mark Thorton.
| List of Total Drama Action episodes | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Teletoon |
| Original release | January 11, 2009 – June 10, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
List of episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title [1] | Written by [lower-alpha 1] | Canadian air date | U.S. air date | Prod. code [2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 1 | "Monster Cash" | Alice Prodanou | January 11, 2009 | June 11, 2009 | 201 |
| The participating contestants arrive to a rough start, at the film studio back lot to meet Chris McLean, where he tells them about the modifications and changes from Total Drama Island to Total Drama Action. Their first challenge will be one of monstrous proportions, and Owen gets to pick the trailer for his fellow males. | ||||||
| 29 | 2 | "Alien Resurr-eggtion" | Nicole Demerse | January 18, 2009 | June 18, 2009 | 202 |
| The fourteen cast members must retrieve "alien" eggs and return them to the trailers without being caught by Mama Alien. However, the search for the eggs is made quite difficult thanks to Geoff and Bridgette's relationship and the alien's paintball skills. It's a race through a dark maze of alien slime, ending with Gwen and Trent, and Geoff and Bridgette who will not be escaping this episode's elimination. | ||||||
| 30 | 3 | "Riot on Set" | Alex Nussbaum | January 25, 2009 | June 25, 2009 | 203 |
| The teams are chosen by the two winners of the previous challenge, and their first challenge is to put on a play. While one person is chosen to play an old lady, the other team picks somebody for the role of a rundown gangster. DJ's insecurity is discovered by Chef who decides to use it for his means. But when someone gives him the wrong scripts, things start to get weird on the set. It all leads up to Izzy getting eliminated for her bad performance. | ||||||
| 31 | 4 | "Beach Blanket Bogus" | Emily Andras | February 1, 2009 | July 2, 2009 | 204 |
| The teams participate in a beach-themed challenge. Beth attempts to befriend the rest of her team, while Trent starts to have some problems with his relationship with Gwen. Meanwhile, Justin begins to show his true nature. The team that wins receives a wicked beach party. | ||||||
| 32 | 5 | "3:10 to Crazytown" | Nicole Demerse | February 8, 2009 | July 9, 2009 | 205 |
| The teams compete in Western-themed challenges. Trent continues to throw challenges for his love and Gwen can't stand it anymore. A relationship finally reaches its end and Justin angrily blackmails one of them as a result. It all ends with Trent taking the blame and being voted off, with Gwen owing the opposing team a favor. | ||||||
| 33 | 6 | "The Aftermath: I" | Alice Prodanou | February 15, 2009 | July 16, 2009 | 206 |
| The first two castmates to be voted off are hosting this season's new feature: a behind-the-scenes talk show. The non-returning contestants are back as the peanut gallery and two people previously eliminated are the guests of honor. However, the hosts start to have problems with each other as the show progresses. | ||||||
| 34 | 7 | "The Chefshank Redemption" | Brendon Yorke | April 5, 2009 | July 23, 2009 | 207 |
| The competition starts to heat up when the remaining castmates face the prison movie challenge. One team is pretty confident, as they have a special deal with a team member from the opposing team as a result of her past actions. One team wins the first challenge, and Izzy returns to the competition. Gwen is eliminated due to her previous actions, though she feels she earned some extra "karma points" in doing so. | ||||||
| 35 | 8 | "One Flu Over the Cuckoos" | Alex Ganetakos | April 12, 2009 | July 30, 2009 | 208 |
| The castmates take part in a medically-themed challenge. Izzy has returned, making someone else very happy. Leshawna tries to make an alliance with Duncan and Harold, to outnumber Heather. Then, when an infectious disease breaks out, things go critical on set. When Duncan and Leshawna save the cast, their acting skills gets a player the reward. | ||||||
| 36 | 9 | "The Sand Witch Project" | Shelley Scarrow | April 19, 2009 | August 6, 2009 | 209 |
| The castmates compete in a horror-themed challenge. Lindsay starts taking the leadership role of her team, and DJ's conscience begins to bother him about his previous actions. This leads to him quitting from the competition even though his team won the challenge, saving Lindsay and Justin from potential elimination. | ||||||
| 37 | 10 | "Masters of Disasters" | Alex Nussbaum | April 26, 2009 | August 13, 2009 | 210 |
| It is a disastrous time for the cast members, as they face their disaster movie challenge, which includes earthquakes, floods, and lava spills. The disasters get much worse as Owen gets seriously injured and the others find themselves in deep water - literally! Leshawna accidentally reveals her secret in front of her teammates, angering them. Ultimately, the castmates are saved by Harold and one team wins a reward. | ||||||
| 38 | 11 | "Full Metal Drama" | James Hurst | May 3, 2009 | August 20, 2009 | 211 |
| War comes to the set as tensions rise between the castmates. As lies and mistrusts continue to plague Leshawna, Duncan and Harold are at each other's throats about who is the better teammate while someone's influential powers start to wear off on two others. In the end, Duncan and Harold become allies and win the war while Izzy's disinterest in Justin is still enough to get her eliminated again. | ||||||
| 39 | 12 | "The Aftermath: II" | Shelley Scarrow | May 10, 2009 | August 27, 2009 | 212 |
| The Aftermath show returns with two ex-castmates in the hot seat, but trouble erupts when someone attempts to boost viewers with harsh segments and embarrassing clips of the guests, which push apart the two hosts. Someone's behavior on the show made her lose a lot of her friends from the previous season, but one person manages to save her relationship with everyone in the studio. | ||||||
| 40 | 13 | "Ocean's Eight - Or Nine" | Paul Poque | June 24, 2009 | September 3, 2009 | 213 |
| The two teams compete in a series of bank heist themed challenges, while Leshawna faces the consequences of her past actions, and begins to regret what she did. Then, the action really heats up when Courtney returns to the show due to a lawsuit. This leads to the losing team trying to send Courtney home, but in the end, their votes are declared null and void, and Owen is sent home instead. | ||||||
| 41 | 14 | "One Million Bucks B.C." | John Slama | September 10, 2009 | September 10, 2009 | 214 |
| Chris turns back the clock to the stone age in this challenge, and the castmates are forced to take part in prehistoric challenges. While Courtney bends the rules, Duncan proves that he is not above cheating. Meanwhile, Heather goes to drastic measures in order to get what she wants. In the end, one team proves that they are higher than the other in the evolution chart and receive a nice good meal. | ||||||
| 42 | 15 | "Million Dollar Babies" | Richard Clark | September 17, 2009 | September 17, 2009 | 215 |
| The final eight compete in sports-themed challenges. Beth's infatuation with a mysterious love, combined with Courtney's new rules and conditions, causes a small problem to arise between Leshawna and the other seven. However, after an accepted apology, Heather gets sent home instead. | ||||||
| 43 | 16 | "Dial M for Merger" | Alan Resnick | October 1, 2009 | September 24, 2009 | 216 |
| The teams have been dissolved as the cast faces off in a spy challenge filled with lasers, explosives, bombs, and really bad accents! Justin trusts his previously reluctant brain throughout the challenges, Leshawna successfully makes an alliance with two others. After the blackmail plot of a schemer gets foiled, two winners are declared and this earns them a trip that was not worth the effort. | ||||||
| 44 | 17 | "Super Hero-Id" | Alex Nussbaum | October 8, 2009 | October 1, 2009 | 217 |
| It is a super time on set as the contestants participate in superhero-based challenges. Courtney forms a fierce rivalry with Lindsay, while Duncan and Harold maintain their old rivalry. A new alliance is formed, replacing an old one and it all ends with Leshawna's elimination, and Harold's heartbreak. | ||||||
| 45 | 18 | "The Aftermath: III" | Alice Prodanou | October 22, 2009 | October 8, 2009 | 218 |
| It is another episode of the Total Drama Aftermath, with not one, not two, but three former castmates taking the stage for an exclusive interview about their time on the show. However, trouble ensues when one host finally becomes fed up with her boyfriend's new attitude to the point that she breaks up with him on live TV. It takes several people and a shocking therapy to finally make Captain Hollywood to realize the error of his ways. | ||||||
| 46 | 19 | "The Princess Pride" | Heather Jackson | November 5, 2009 | October 15, 2009 | 219 |
| Fairy tales come to the set of the show as a princess is crowned, causing two knights to form a fierce rivalry over love. Despite fighting his way through dragons and ogres, Justin finally meets his ultimate end in the game and gets his long waited comeuppance after Courtney refuses to return his love. | ||||||
| 47 | 20 | "Get a Clue" | Alex Nussbaum | November 12, 2009 | October 22, 2009 | 220 |
| It is crime-solving time on set as the cast participates in three mystery-themed challenges. As Lindsay starts to apply herself, Courtney continues to be fed up with her. As a result, the two find themselves butting heads quite often. To make matters worse, Chris is found dead on a moving train, and Courtney seems to be amongst them. In the end, Lindsay wins a reward and uses it to make someone else jealous, asserting her strategic prowess. | ||||||
| 48 | 21 | "Rock 'n Rule" | Alan Resnick | November 19, 2009 | October 29, 2009 | 221 |
| Owen and the final five compete in rock and roll themed challenges. One of the girls wins invincibility again, so Lindsay plots for Duncan's downfall to weaken Courtney's chances. In the end, Lindsay accidentally eliminates herself, leaving Beth sad. | ||||||
| 49 | 22 | "Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen" | Alex Ganetakos | November 19, 2009 | November 5, 2009 | 222 |
| A kung fu challenge comes to the set as the boys battle against the girls. Owen is not allowed to compete and must sabotage the teams instead for extra drama, but fails. Courtney desperately tries to form an alliance with someone else, while Harold and Duncan start to mend their conflict. However, Owen ruins the new friendship and the unlikely winner earns himself a feast. | ||||||
| 50 | 23 | "2008: A Space Owen" | Ken Cuperus | November 26, 2009 | November 12, 2009 | 223 |
| The show lifts off as the cast competes in space-themed challenges in order to win immunity. Courtney and Beth start to feel a strain on their recently made alliance, and Owen can't shake off his guilt. Beth and Harold begin to secretly develop crushes on each other. After a number of calculations, Harold believes that Owen is a traitor among the cast, but he is unable to warn the other remaining castmates before being eliminated. | ||||||
| 51 | 24 | "Top Dog" | Ken Cuperus | November 26, 2009 | November 19, 2009 | 224 |
| The final four participate in an animal-themed challenge, as the castmates return to the location of season one. The drama intensifies when Owen is exposed for the mole he is. At the elimination ceremony, Courtney meets her end in the contest, along with her long awaited comeuppance, but not before discovering a spy and causing Owen to be fired. This all leads up to Duncan and Beth being determined. | ||||||
| 52 | 25 | "Mutiny on the Soundstage" | Brendon Yorke | December 3, 2009 | December 3, 2009 | 225 |
| Duncan and Beth compete in a pirate-themed challenge. However, total chaos breaks loose as they start a fight that threatens their friendship. The final two are pushed through a treasure hunt of knowledge and endure all of the elimination challenges in addition to one more, due to a choice. As the two finalists race to the end, something unexpected happens. | ||||||
| 53 | 26 | "The Aftermath: IV" | Alex Nussbaum | December 10, 2009 | December 10, 2009 | 226 |
| Duncan and Beth attempt to find a way to break the tie and eventually are asked various questions by the eliminated contestants, who then vote for the winner. | ||||||
| 54 | 27 | "Celebrity Manhunt's TDA Reunion Show" | Brendon Yorke | June 10, 2010 | April 6, 2010 | N/A |
| All twenty-two contestants gather at the Gemmie Awards for their show's nomination. However, their world comes crashing down when the former host announces a new reality show to replace them. In a desperate attempt to save their fame, all of the contestants (plus a new face) join together in a race to New York City in a bus to beat a team of dirtbags and their leader. All the while, a third show documents their every move. | ||||||
Notes
- Information is taken from the opening credits of each episode.
References
- "Total Drama Action". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Shows A-Z - total drama on cartoon - TheFutonCritic.com". www.thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
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