Total Drama Action Aftermath



Total Drama Action Aftermath, most commonly referred to as TDA Aftermath, and sometimes Total Drama Aftermath, is a talk show segment of season two. The set appears in the Total Drama Action theme song in the ending scene. The show is separate from the competition and takes place in a large room full of fancy furniture and a large plasma screen television. The show stars two hosts from season two, as they interview the contestants of Total Drama Action who have been eliminated. The hosts will interview the contestant about their experiences on the lot and how they feel about their current position. The non-competing campers from Total Drama Island also appear on the show, in the peanut gallery. With each episode, the eliminated contestants who were interviewed last time join the peanut gallery, and are considered commentators rather than special guests.

The show also answers e-mails and call ups from fans of the show. While the set appears normal, it appears to have a number of traps for dangerous games. One common game is called Truth or Hammer (later changed to Truth or Anvil and then once again to Truth or Electrocution since the producers thought it would be better for ratings), in which guests must tell the truth, if they decided to lie it will cause serious injury on them. The aftermath studio appeared once again in Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special, where it appeared very briefly when Izzy attempted to break into the Gemmie Awards ceremony. Its successor is a similar aftermath show in Total Drama World Tour.

Hosts
Bridgette and Geoff have been the hosts of every Total Drama Action Aftermath, although Izzy acted as host in the first show when Geoff and Bridgette were fighting. Chris McLean gets mad at Geoff and Bridgette in The Aftermath: IV, due to showing embarrassing clips of him during the show so he decided to replace them as the host for the rest of the episode.

Special Appearances

 * Izzy (After the eliminations in Riot On Set and Full Metal Drama)
 * Trent (After the elimination in 3:10 to Crazytown)
 * Gwen (After the elimination in The Chefshank Redemption)
 * DJ (After the elimination in The Sand Witch Project)
 * Owen (After the eliminations in Ocean's Eight - Or Nine and Top Dog)
 * Heather (After the elimination in Million Dollar Babies)
 * LeShawna (After the elimination in Super Hero-ld)
 * Beth (After the results of Mutiny on the Soundstage)
 * Duncan (After the results of Mutiny on the Soundstage)

Episodes

 * The Aftermath: I
 * The Aftermath: II
 * The Aftermath: III
 * The Aftermath: IV

Commentators

 * Ezekiel
 * Courtney (Left after The Aftermath: II due to her becoming a contestant in Ocean's Eight - Or Nine, and came back in The Aftermath: IV)
 * Eva
 * Noah
 * Cody
 * Katie
 * Sadie
 * Tyler
 * Trent (Joined in The Aftermath: I)
 * Izzy (Joined in The Aftermath: I, but left due to her return in The Chefshank Redemption. She came back in The Aftermath: II)
 * DJ (Joined in The Aftermath: II)
 * Gwen (Joined in The Aftermath: II)
 * Owen (Left after The Aftermath: III due to his return in Rock n' Rule, came back in The Aftermath: IV)
 * Heather (Joined in The Aftermath: III)
 * LeShawna (Joined in The Aftermath: III)
 * Justin (Joined in The Aftermath: IV)
 * Lindsay (Joined in The Aftermath: IV)
 * Harold (Joined in The Aftermath: IV)
 * Courtney (Joined in Mutiny on the Soundstage)
 * Owen (Joined, again in Mutiny on the Soundstage)

Segments

 * Interviews: Geoff and Bridgette interview two or three castmates who have been recently voted off Total Drama Action. The unqualified campers from Total Drama Island will also talk to them if necessary.
 * That's Gonna Leave A Mark!: A montage of unseen or seen footage from various episodes showing castmates getting hurt or injured.
 * Truth or...: The interviewed castmates are asked questions at the risk of being severely injured if they lie. This segment is changed every Aftermath. It changed from "Truth or Hammer" to "Truth or Anvil" to "Truth or Electrocution".
 * Never-Before-Seen Footage: Geoff or Bridgette will show unseen footage from various episodes, usually to expose a castmate for things that they are denying. Sometimes filmed with a camera set up on Courtney's PDA.
 * Video Guests: A fan of Total Drama Action calls the show on webcam and asks one of the castmates being interviewed a question.

Video Guests

 * See: The Aftermath Video Guests


 * Ginger
 * Gordon
 * Kelsey
 * Chris (disguised as "Steve the Yeti")
 * Harvey
 * Owen's Mom

Trivia

 * The Aftermath was featured in six teasers for the show "Stoked" (done by the creators of Total Drama Island). In all these teasers, Geoff is desperately trying to start the show, only to find Bridgette distracted by the show Stoked (as she is very interested in the surfing on the show).
 * Although premiering during the season, Total Drama Action Aftermath is considered to be a separate mini series within Total Drama Action. This may be because it features a different opening and does not play a role in moving the competition along (with the sole exception of The Aftermath: IV).
 * The theme song of Total Drama Action Aftermath is a variation on the full theme music to Entertainment Tonight.
 * Courtney, Owen and Izzy are the only castmates to star on the Aftermath show, just to return to Total Drama Action after that.
 * Ironically, all three were on the Killer Grips
 * The Aftermath studio was eventually revealed to be on the Total Drama Action set in Mutiny on the Soundstage.
 * The Aftermath: IV is the only Aftermath that does not interview any eliminated contestants.
 * Izzy, Trent, Geoff, and Bridgette are the only people to talk at every Aftermath, but instead decides the winner.
 * Justin, Lindsay, Harold, Courtney, Beth, and Duncan have never been interviewed, although the latter two technically were interviewed by the jury of eliminated contestants in the finale.
 * Throughout all four episodes, Tyler and Ezekiel were the only two to appear on the show who never spoke in any episode.
 * It is interesting to note that one of the segments is called "That's Gonna Leave a Mark", as a few contestants have used that line throughout the series. Also, it is mostly used when Geoff gets hurt.
 * This is the first sideshow to be seen in the series, the second being Celebrity Manhunt, and the third being the Total Drama World Tour Aftermath.
 * Beth (Or Duncan, in the alternate ending) is the only competitor in Total Drama Action to be eliminated in an aftermath episode.
 * Izzy is the first person to be interviewed in an aftermath, while LeShawna is the last person.
 * The segment, Truth or... maybe a reference to the American game show, Truth or Consequences, as the Consequence for not telling the truth is getting injured.