Mary

Mary
Character Profile
Gender	Female
Hair color	Light brown
Eye color	Black
Episode count	5
Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
Team	The Geniuses with Ellody
Elimination	Mediterranean Homesick Blues
Placement	16th
Additional Information
Interactions
Friends	Ellody
Voiced by	Katie Griffin

Mary was a Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race contestant as a member of The Geniuses with Ellody.

Personality

Mary is a genius who is very detail-oriented, making her perfect for pursuits, like the sciences or scrapbooking. Her detail-oriented nature also means that she is a perfectionist, and strives to perfect at anything she does, even if it hinders her. However, unlike her partner, Mary shows that she can put aside her perfectionist attitude in dire situations. This, as well as the fact she used simplistic language when explaining why the shark was averted to magnetism, suggests she is the more "street smart" of the two. Mary does not appear to be very sociable, as she does not speak until her elimination episode. She and her partner Ellody are miles beyond the other contestants in I.Q. and their plan of attack is simple: outwit the competition. Having spent all of their time studying instead of wasting energy on "useless" pursuits like popularity and boyfriends, the two girls feel well equipped to kick proverbial butt.

Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

Mary is introduced alongside her partner Ellody.

Mary first appears in None Down, Eighteen to Go—Part 1, and is introduced along with her partner, Ellody. She is not very vocal, with Ellody doing most of the talking. The Geniuses choose to do the scares and walk the skywalk, only to get splattered by bugs in the process. In None Down, Eighteen to Go—Part 2, Mary drinks the spice for the Botch or Watch, while in the next episode, she and Ellody easily navigate through the catacombs.

Mary uses her intellect to get the next tip.

In Mediterranean Homesick Blues, Mary speaks for the first and only time. She and Ellody use their impeccable knowledge of the maps of every urban center in the world to navigate to the next location. During the Botch or Watch, Mary utilizes a magnet to "scare off" surrounding sharks, explaining the science behind this in an interview. The Geniuses fall behind in the sandcastle building challenge, where they spend too much time drawing up excessively detailed plans in the sand in order to make the perfect sandcastle. Their hard work is to no avail when a tide washes their intricate plans away. Mary then suggests they "wing it", to which Ellody is extremely reluctant, but eventually agrees. However, they still strive to make a perfect sandcastle, taking too much time to put in detail. Eventually Don arrives and announces they have been eliminated. However, the Geniuses are not discouraged about their loss and crack a joke as they leave the game.

Mary returns with the rest of the eliminated teams for the finale and applauds as the final two race to the Chill Zone. At the end of the episode, she joins the rest of the cast for a final group shot.

Appearances

Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race 1x01 - None Down, Eighteen to Go—Part 1 (no lines) 1x02 - None Down, Eighteen to Go—Part 2 (no lines) 1x03 - French is an Eiffel Language (no lines) 1x04 - Mediterranean Homesick Blues 1x07 - A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket (flashback, no lines) 1x26 - A Million Ways to Lose a Million Dollars (no lines)

Trivia

Comparisons

• She is one of the few contestants who wear glasses, with the others being Beth, Cameron, Ellody, Harold, Miles, Sam, Scarlett, and Tom.
• She is one of a few characters to have dotted eyes, with the others being Beth, Chris, DJ, DJ's mother, Harold, Miles, Pete, Rodney, Sam, and Tom.
• She is the first Katie Griffin-voiced character to be eliminated four episodes in, the second being Scary Girl.
  • Additionally, she is the first Katie Griffin-voiced character to have placed 16^th, the second again being Scary Girl.

Competition

• The Geniuses are one of three teams to get eliminated without reaching the Chill Zone.

Miscellaneous

• According to an email sent by Christine Thompson to a Total Drama fan, which was later confirmed by Fresh TV's defuct Tumblr account, Mary was based on Amy Farrah Fowler of the CBS sitcom The Big Bang Theory.
• The Geniuses, along with Alejandro, Brick, Crimson, Duncan, Dwayne, Ennui, Izzy, Jacques, Jay, Josee, Justin, Lindsay, Max, Mickey, most of Mike's personalities, Owen, Rock, Spud, and Sugar are the only contestants to have theme music dedicated to them. For the Geniuses, it is an 8-bit synth tune that plays when they are on-screen.
• Jo's original name was Mary.
  • She also shares the same name as MK since her name is Mary Kate.
• According to Terry McGurrin, Mary and Ellody were created as comedic canon fodder and early boots for Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race.

Gallery

• Overall
• Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

The Geniuses' team photo.

Mary's rotation sheet.

Various poses of Mary.

The Geniuses in their first interview.

Ellody and Mary splattered after the challenge.

Ellody and Mary are "splattered" by bugs.

Mary sits with Ellody on the second flight to Morocco.

Mary after drinking.

Mary chugs her stew during the Botch or Watch challenge.

Mary getting drawn by Ellody during the Botch or Watch.

Mary tells the taxi driver where to go, along with Ellody.

The Geniuses laugh at The Bloggers' spray-tanned faces.

Mary uses science to deal with the sharks.

Mary and Ellody are forced to "wing it" after their blueprints are destroyed.

The Geniuses waste their time on the sandcastle and are cut from the race.

The Geniuses make their departure.

See also

Eliminated from Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
Previous	Episode	Next
Gerry and Pete	Mediterranean Homesick Blues with Ellody	Laurie and Miles