Total Drama Action

***Total Drama Action*** is the second season of *Total Drama*.

## Overview

*Total Drama Action* takes place on an abandoned film lot somewhere in Toronto, Ontario. It follows the same format as *Total Drama Island*, with fifteen contestants from last season participating in movie-themed challenges on separate teams. After being voted off, contestants must take the Walk of Shame and travel to the Total Drama Aftermath show via the Lame-o-sine. This process continues until one player wins $1,000,000.

## Format

* **Returning/Fewer Players:** 14 former contestants returned to compete for another shot at the $1,000,000 prize after ending in a tie during the special episode from the past season.
* **Shorter Game:** The game lasted 42 days — that is, 6 weeks — 2 weeks shorter than the first season.
* **Individual Start:** For the first time, the first two episodes of the game were completely individual.
* **Double Elimination:** During the first elimination round, the contestants had to vote out two competitors, instead of the usual one, for the first time. During the final four, two contestants were sent to the Lame-o-Sine for different reasons.
* **Schoolyard Pick:** The winners of the second challenge would become the captains of a Schoolyard Pick, starting the team phase of the game.
* **Returning by name:** A contestant returned after the host only eliminated their alter-ego, meaning that contestant was still in the game.
* **New Team Member:** In episode 13, Courtney debuted in the game, due to her winning a successful law suit against the producers.
* **Smaller Merge:** The two teams merged when there were just 7 contestants remaining in the game, with 1 returning later in the game.
* **Saboteur:** A previously eliminated contestant returns for the chance to earn money by sabotaging the competitors during the merge phase.
* **Jury Vote:** Since the final challenge ended in a tie, the eliminated contestants were asked to vote for one of the two finalists.

## Episodes

See also: Total Drama Action/Episode guide
Like the previous season, this season consists of twenty-six episodes plus a special. Every challenge, except for the aftermaths, is based around a movie genre.

## Cast

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* Cody, Eva, Ezekiel, Katie, Noah, Sadie, and Tyler all appeared in six episodes.
* Alejandro, Blaineley, Sierra, Josh, and Brady all appeared in one episode.

## Elimination

See also: Total Drama Action/Elimination table
Template:TD2 Elimination Order

## Rewards

See also: List of rewards § Total Drama Action
There are many more rewards this season than in the previous season. Since this season has less contestants, many of the challenges end in non-eliminations.

## Total Drama Action EXTRA

See also: Total Drama Action EXTRA
Total Drama Action EXTRA is Cartoon Network's *Total Drama Action* website featuring videos, information about the season, games, and announcements for Best. Game. Ever.

### Best. Game. Ever.

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See also: Best. Game. Ever.
Best. Game. Ever. was a role-playing game in which players created their own avatar and received weekly missions from Chris. Players were tasked with forming alliances, fighting enemies, and obtaining money to purchase more accessories in-game.

### The Big Picture

See also: The Big Picture
The Big Picture is another Cartoon Network game. The main goal is to take high-quality pictures of the contestants in a short amount of time as they run across the film lot.

## Availability

### DVD

There are no Region 1 or Region 2 DVD releases of *Total Drama Action*. An Australian company called Madman Entertainment released Total Drama Action: Collection 1 in a Region 4 DVD on November 2, 2011. Total Drama Action: Collection 2 was later released on July 4, 2012.

### Netflix

On Netflix, *Total Drama Action* is displayed in HD, full screen and 16:9 aspect ratio, using the censored version. In November 2020, Netflix's global rights to the show were set to expire, resulting in it no longer being available on the platform. Netflix later confirmed that the show would be staying on for a little longer. However, in February 2021, all seasons of *Total Drama* were removed from Netflix in some regions, though it remained available in the United States and Canada.

## Trivia

* As revealed by Chris in "," this season takes place two days following the previous season.
* Originally, Cody, Courtney, Eva, Ezekiel, Katie, Noah, Sadie, and Tyler did not qualify for this season. However, Courtney later debuted in "Ocean's Eight—or Nine."
	+ Counting Courtney's debut, in this season there are three females (Eva, Katie, and Sadie) and four males (Cody, Ezekiel, Noah, and Tyler) who do not compete.
		- This is the opposite of *Total Drama World Tour*, in which four females (Beth, Eva, Katie, and Sadie) and three males (Geoff, Justin, and Trent) do not compete.
	+ Eva is the only contestant who reached the merge in *Total Drama Island* but did not qualify for *Total Drama World Tour*.
* Beth, Duncan, Courtney, Harold, Justin, and Lindsay all made it farther than they did in *Total Drama Island*.
* This is the first season where an elimination occurs before teams are formed, as seen in "Alien Resurr-eggtion," where Bridgette and Geoff were voted out.
	+ The second time this happens is in the next season with Duncan.
* This season is currently the only season where team captains (Gwen for the Screaming Gaffers and Trent for the Killer Grips) select the teams.
	+ In other occassions, the host made the decision—as seen in "Not So Happy Campers" (*TDI*), "Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!" (*TDRI*), "Heroes vs. Villains" (), and "So, Uh, This Is My Team?" ()—or by rankings in a challenge—as seen in "Walk Like an Egyptian—Part 1" (*TDWT*).
	+ This is also the only season in which the teams weren't formed in the first episode.
* This is the first season to ever feature a double elimination, as seen in "Alien Resurr-eggtion" and "Top Dog."
* This season introduced the *Total Drama* Aftermath, in which the eliminated contestants reunite to talk about their experiences on the show.
* This is one of only two seasons where none of the contestants swap teams, with the second being .
* This is the only season in which the merge episode is a non-elimination round.
* All of the characters that were voiced by Peter Oldring (Cody, Ezekiel, Tyler) did not compete in this season.
* This is the only season in the series where a winner is decided by a vote among the eliminated contestants.

## Gallery

* Season
* Promotional material

Finalframe.pngThe final frame of the theme song, featuring all twenty-two of the original contestants.TDACastHQ.pngFourteen contestants are back for *Total Drama Action*.GwenGildedTrent.pngTrent and Gwen receive the first Gilded Chris Awards of the season.Hold.pngChef Hatchet forces DJ into his alliance.GwenTrentMakeUp.pngGwen and Trent make up...TrentGwenBreakup.png... and later break up.TrentSong.pngTrent sings a song about Gwen in the first Aftermath.Dg6.pngGwen votes herself off and leaves with a smile.LeShawnaLeShaniqua.pngLeshawna reveals that her crying was fake.DJ standing up Chef.PNGDJ finally stands up to Chef as he quits the competition.Sham.pngThe Gaffers discover Leshawna's farce.Beautyfail.pngJustin's charm over Beth and Lindsay begins to fail.DunGwen.pngThe second Aftermath shows a never-before-seen clip of Gwen and Duncan.Vhd.pngCourtney debuts into the game.I am not crazy I just bald.pngHeather wears a new wig.Leshawnascheer.pngLeshawna's way of avoiding the elimination.6teen.png*Total Drama Action* makes a reference to 6teen, after Chris merges the teams.Duncan-safe.pngLeshawna meets her end in the season, making Duncan safe from elimination.Aftermathiii02.pngLeshawna, Heather and Owen are the new Aftermath guests.Princesspride05.pngJustin's charm and his chances are over.TDA046 151 T1.pngHarold looks for the murderer.Lindsaycourtneysketch.PNGLindsay declares Courtney as the primary suspect.WhyDidHeReturn.pngOwen returns to the show, working as a mole for Chris.RockNRule15.pngLindsay accidentally votes herself off.Punch.pngHarold gets back at Duncan for everything he has done.Courtney-Beth-alliance-over.PNGCourtney and Beth end their short-lived alliance.ASO3.pngHarold warns the remaining contestants about Owen after he is eliminated.CourtneyIsNotHappy.pngCourtney is finally defeated, thanks to Beth and Duncan voting against her.Owen sad.pngAfter Courtney's lawyers found out the purpose of Owen's return, Owen got fired.Beth vs. Duncan.pngBeth and Duncan prepare to make the final race for the million dollars.BethWinsTDA.PNGBeth wins *Total Drama Action* in her ending.Courtney and Duncan Back Together!.pngDuncan wins *Total Drama Action* in his ending, and makes up with Courtney.Manhunt77.pngAll of the contestants scream after they drive off a cliff in DJ and his mother's bus.

Tda logo2.pngAlternative logo.Tda old logo.pngThe first logo ever revealed for the season.