This article focuses on all of the staff members that took part in the making of the Total Drama series.
Creators[]
Tom McGillis and Jennifer Pertsch are the creators of Total Drama.
A Total Drama-styled portrait of Tom McGillis.
A Total Drama-styled portrait of Jennifer Pertsch.
Writers[]
- To sort the table by writer, click on the corresponding header.
| Season | Episode | Writer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Not So Happy Campers—Part 1" | Jennifer Pertsch | |
| 2 | "Not So Happy Campers—Part 2" | |||
| 3 | "The Big Sleep" | Nicole Demerse | ||
| 4 | "Dodgebrawl" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 5 | "Not Quite Famous" | Jennifer Cowan | ||
| 6 | "The Sucky Outdoors" | Jennifer Pertsch | ||
| 7 | "Phobia Factor" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 8 | "Up the Creek" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 9 | "Paintball Deer Hunter" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 10 | "If You Can't Take the Heat..." | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 11 | "Who Can You Trust?" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 12 | "Basic Straining" | Jennifer Pertsch | ||
| 13 | "X-Treme Torture" | Erika Strobel | ||
| 14 | "Brunch of Disgustingness" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 15 | "No Pain, No Game" | Erika Strobel | ||
| 16 | "Search and Do Not Destroy" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 17 | "Hide and Be Sneaky" | Tom McGillis | ||
| 18 | "That's Off the Chain!" | Erika Strobel | ||
| 19 | "Hook, Line, and Screamer" | |||
| 20 | "Wawanakwa Gone Wild!" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 21 | "Trial by Tri-Armed Triathlon" | |||
| 22 | "Haute Camp-ture" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 23 | "Camp Castaways" | Erika Strobel | ||
| 24 | "Are We There Yeti?" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 25 | "I Triple Dog Dare You!" | Erika Strobel | ||
| N/A | "TDI Rundown" | Matt McElhannon | ||
| 26 | "The Very Last Episode, Really!" | Jennifer Pertsch | ||
| 27 | "Total Drama, Drama, Drama, Drama Island" | Jennifer Pertsch | ||
| Tom McGillis | ||||
| 2 | 1 | "Monster Cash" | Alice Prodanou | |
| 2 | "Alien Resurr-eggtion" | Nicole Demerse | ||
| 3 | "Riot on Set" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 4 | "Beach Blanket Bogus" | Emily Andras | ||
| 5 | "3:10 to Crazytown" | Nicole Demerse | ||
| 6 | "The Aftermath: I" | Alice Prodanou | ||
| 7 | "The Chefshank Redemption" | Brendon Yorke | ||
| 8 | "One Flu Over the Cuckoos" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 9 | "The Sand Witch Project" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 10 | "Masters of Disasters" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 11 | "Full Metal Drama" | James Hurst | ||
| 12 | "The Aftermath: II" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 13 | "Ocean's Eight—or Nine" | Paul Pogue | ||
| 14 | "One Million Bucks, B.C." | John Slama | ||
| 15 | "Million Dollar Babies" | Richard Clark | ||
| 16 | "Dial M for Merger" | Alan Resnick | ||
| 17 | "Super Hero-ld" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 18 | "The Aftermath: III" | Alice Prodanou | ||
| 19 | "The Princess Pride" | Heather Jackson | ||
| 20 | "Get a Clue" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 21 | "Rock n' Rule" | Alan Resnick | ||
| 22 | "Crouching Courtney, Hidden Owen" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 23 | "2008: A Space Owen" | Ken Cuperus | ||
| 24 | "Top Dog" | |||
| 25 | "Mutiny on the Soundstage" | Brendon Yorke | ||
| 26 | "The Aftermath: IV" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 27 | "Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special" | Brendon Yorke | ||
| 3 | 1 | "Walk Like an Egyptian—Part 1" | Shelley Scarrow | |
| 2 | "Walk Like an Egyptian—Part 2" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 3 | "Super Happy Crazy Fun Time Japan" | Doug Hadders | ||
| Adam Rotstein | ||||
| 4 | "Anything Yukon Do, I Can Do Better" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 5 | "Broadway, Baby!" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 6 | "Aftermath: Bridgette Over Troubled Water" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 7 | "Slap Slap Revolution" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 8 | "The Am-AH-Zon Race" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 9 | "Can't Help Falling in Louvre" | Adam Rotstein | ||
| Doug Hadders | ||||
| 10 | "Newf Kids on the Rock" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 11 | "Jamaica Me Sweat" | Brendon Yorke | ||
| Emily Andras | ||||
| 12 | "Aftermath: Revenge of the Telethon" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 13 | "I See London..." | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 14 | "Greece's Pieces" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 15 | "The EX-Files" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 16 | "Picnic at Hanging Dork" | Michael Gelbart | ||
| 17 | "Sweden Sour" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 18 | "Aftermath Aftermayhem" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 19 | "Niagara Brawls" | Emer Connon | ||
| 20 | "Chinese Fake-Out" | James Hurst | ||
| 21 | "African Lying Safari" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 22 | "Rapa Phooey!" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 23 | "Awwwwww, Drumheller" | Nicole Demerse | ||
| 24 | "Hawaiian Style" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 25 | "Planes, Trains, and Hot Air Mobiles" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 26 | "Hawaiian Punch" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 4 | 1 | "Bigger! Badder! Brutal-er!" | ||
| 2 | "Truth or Laser Shark" | Jenn Engels | ||
| 3 | "Ice Ice Baby" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 4 | "Finders Creepers" | Charles Johnston | ||
| 5 | "Backstabbers Ahoy!" | Scott Oleszkowicz | ||
| 6 | "Runaway Model" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 7 | "A Mine Is a Terrible Thing to Waste" | Eliza Crosland | ||
| 8 | "The Treasure Island of Dr. McLean" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 9 | "Grand Chef Auto" | Jeremy Winkels | ||
| 10 | "Up, Up and Away in My Pitiful Balloon" | Richard Clark | ||
| 11 | "Eat, Puke, and Be Wary" | Alex Nussbaum | ||
| 12 | "The Enchanted Franken-Forest" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 13 | "Brain vs. Brawn: The Ultimate Showdown" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 5.1 | 1 | "Heroes vs. Villains" | ||
| 2 | "Evil Dread" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 3 | "Saving Private Leechball" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 4 | "Food Fright" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 5 | "Moon Madness" | Ed MacDonald | ||
| 6 | "No One Eggspects the Spanish Opposition" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 7 | "Suckers Punched" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 8 | "You Regatta Be Kidding Me" | Ed MacDonald | ||
| 9 | "Zeek and Ye Shall Find" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 10 | "The Obsta-Kill Kourse" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 11 | "Sundae Muddy Sundae" | Ed MacDonald | ||
| 12 | "The Bold and the Booty-ful" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| Terry McGurrin | ||||
| 13 | "The Final Wreck-ening" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 5.2 | 1 | "So, Uh, This Is My Team?" | Terry McGurrin | |
| 2 | "I Love You, Grease Pig!" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 3 | "Twinning Isn't Everything" | Ed MacDonald | ||
| 4 | "I Love You, I Love You Knots" | Miles Smith | ||
| 5 | "A Blast from the Past" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 6 | "Mo Monkey Mo Problems" | Ed MacDonald | ||
| 7 | "This Is the Pits!" | Miles Smith | ||
| 8 | "Three Zones and a Baby" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 9 | "Hurl and Go Seek" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 10 | "Scarlett Fever" | Miles Smith | ||
| 11 | "Sky Fall" | Alice Prodanou | ||
| 12 | "Pahk'd With Talent" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 13 | "Lies, Cries and One Big Prize" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| TRR | 1 | "None Down, Eighteen to Go - Part 1" | Alex Ganetakos | |
| 2 | "None Down, Eighteen to Go - Part 2" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 3 | "French is an Eiffel Language" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 4 | "Mediterranean Homesick Blues" | Kurt Firla | ||
| 5 | "Bjorken Telephone" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 6 | "Brazilian Pain Forest" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 7 | "A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 8 | "Hawaiian Honeyruin" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 9 | "Hello and Dubai" | Miles Smith | ||
| 10 | "New Beijinging" | |||
| 11 | "I Love Ridonc & Roll" | |||
| 12 | "My Way or Zimbabwe" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 13 | "Shawshank Ridonc-tion" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 14 | "Down and Outback" | Miles Smith | ||
| 15 | "Maori or Less" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 16 | "Little Bull on the Prairie" | Meghan Read | ||
| 17 | "Lord of the Ring Toss" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 18 | "Got Venom" | Miles Smith | ||
| 19 | "Dude Buggies" | Craig Martin | ||
| 20 | "El Bunny Supremo" | Shelley Scarrow | ||
| 21 | "Ca-Noodling" | Meghan Read | ||
| 22 | "How Deep is Your Love" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 23 | "Darjeel With It" | Miles Smith | ||
| 24 | "Last Tango in Buenos Aires" | Craig Martin | ||
| 25 | "Bahamarama" | Alex Ganetakos | ||
| 26 | "A Million Ways to Lose a Million Dollars" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 6.1 | 1 | "Meet the Victims" | Jennifer Pertsch | |
| 2 | "Pirates of the Cabbagean" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 3 | "Drown Town Abbey" | Sam Ruano | ||
| 4 | "Numbskull Island" | Miles G. Smith | ||
| 5 | "Jurassic Fart" | Neha Kohli | ||
| 6 | "The Launchback of Notre Game" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 7 | "Severe Eggs and Pains" | Nigel Downer | ||
| 8 | "The Wheel of Vomit" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 9 | "Paddle Field Earth" | Ben Joseph | ||
| 10 | "The Truth, The Pole Truth and Nothing But the Truth" | Tony Tran | ||
| 11 | "Tortoise Rigamortis" | Miles G. Smith | ||
| 12 | "Caved by the Bell" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 13 | "Magma Cum Laude" | Neha Kohli | ||
| 6.2 | 1 | "The Pink Painter Strikes Again" | Andrew Harrison | |
| 2 | "Taking It to the Rim Reaper" | Neha Kohli | ||
| 3 | "You Poor Saps" | Miles G. Smith | ||
| 4 | "Choosin' for a Bruisin'" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 5 | "Ice to Beat You" | Nigel Downer | ||
| 6 | "Canoe Believe It?" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 7 | "Fun Fight at the O'Cake Corral" | Tony Tran | ||
| 8 | "Haulin' n' Baulin'" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 9 | "Breaking Up is Hard to Do" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 10 | "Circling the Drain" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 11 | "Working K9 to 5" | Raf Antonio | ||
| 12 | "Off the Hook!" | Miles G. Smith | ||
| 13 | "Soar Losers" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| TDR | 1 | 1 | "Venthalla" | |
| 2 | "Duck Duck Juice" | |||
| 3 | "Cluckwork Orange" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 4 | "Free Chili" | Miles Smith | ||
| 5 | "The Date" | Jennifer Pertsch | ||
| 6 | "Aquarium for a Dream" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 7 | "Cuttin' Corners" | Jocelyn Geddie | ||
| 8 | "Sharing is Caring" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 9 | "Ant We All Just Get Along" | Ryan Belleville | ||
| 10 | "Germ Factory" | Jennifer Pertsch | ||
| 11 | "Cone in 60 Seconds" | Craig Brown | ||
| 12 | "The Bad Guy Busters" | |||
| 13 | "That's a Wrap" | Miles Smith | ||
| 14 | "Tiger Fail" | Evany Rosen | ||
| 15 | "A Ninjustice to Harold" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 16 | "Having the Timeout of Our Lives" | Miles Smith | ||
| 17 | "Hic Hic Hooray" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 18 | "Bananas & Cheese" | Shawn Kalb | ||
| 19 | "Inglorious Toddlers" | Miles Smith | ||
| 20 | "Not Without My Fudgy Lumps" | Alice Prodanou | ||
| 21 | "Paint That a Shame" | |||
| 22 | "Snots Landing" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 23 | "Know it All" | Craig Brown | ||
| 24 | "A Licking Time Bomb" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 25 | "From Badge to Worse" | Steve Western | ||
| 26 | "Snow Way Out" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 27 | "All Up In Your Drill" | Miles Smith | ||
| 28 | "Toys Will Be Toys" | Steve Western | ||
| 29 | "Stay Goth, Poodle Girl, Stay Goth" | Alice Prodanou | ||
| 30 | "Gum and Gummer" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 31 | "Invasion of the Booger Snatchers" | Miles Smith | ||
| 32 | "Wristy Business" | Shawn Kalb | ||
| 33 | "Melter Skelter" | Josh Gal | ||
| 34 | "The Never Gwending Story" | Mike Kiss | ||
| 35 | "There Are No Hoppy Endings" | Miles Smith | ||
| 36 | "Too Much of a Goo’d Thing" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 37 | "The Price of Advice" | Ashley Lannigan | ||
| 38 | "Mother of All Cards" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 39 | "Duncan Disorderly" | Josh Gal | ||
| 40 | "Soother or Later" | Ashley Lannigan | ||
| 41 | "Camping is In Tents" | Josh Gal | ||
| 42 | "Mutt Ado About Owen" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 43 | "Simons Are Forever" | Miles Smith | ||
| 44 | "Stop! Hamster Time" | |||
| 45 | "Driving Miss Crazy" | Ashley Lannigan | ||
| 46 | "Weiner Takes All" | Mike Kiss | ||
| 47 | "Apoca-lice Now" | Ashley Lannigan | ||
| 48 | "Gnome More Mister Nice Guy" | Miles Smith | ||
| 49 | "Look Who's Clocking" | Mike Kiss | ||
| 50 | "Harold Swatter and the Goblet of Flies" | Alice Prodanou | ||
| 51 | "Stink. Stank. Stunk." | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 2 | 52 | "Glove Glove Me Do" | Miles Smith | |
| 53 | "Robo Teacher" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 54 | "The Tooth About Zombies" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 55 | "Lie-Ranosaurus Wrecked" | Miles Smith | ||
| 56 | "An Egg-stremely Bad Idea" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 57 | "Exercising the Demons" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 58 | "Pudding the Planet First" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 59 | "Supply Mom" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 60 | "Mooshy Mon Mons" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 61 | "Student Becomes the Teacher" | Alice Prodanou | ||
| 62 | "Beth and the Beanstalk" | Terry McGurrin | ||
| 63 | "Pinata Regatta" | Miles Smith | ||
| 64 | "A Dame-gerous Game" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 65 | "Royal Flush" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 66 | "Total Eclipse of the Fart" | Josh Gal | ||
| 67 | "Dissing Cousins" | Miles Smith | ||
| 68 | "For a Few Duncans More" | Josh Gal | ||
| 69 | "He Who Wears the Clown" | Miles Smith | ||
| 70 | "Us ‘R’ Toys" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 71 | "Dream Worriers" | Josh Gal | ||
| 72 | "Grody to the Maximum" | Miles Smith | ||
| 73 | "Wiggin’ Out" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 74 | "The Upside of Hunger" | Alix Markman | ||
| 75 | "Fire in the Hole" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 76 | "Ghoul Spirit" | Miles Smith | ||
| 77 | "Duncan Carving" | |||
| 78 | "Tu Ba Or Not Tu Ba" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 79 | "Dude Where's Macaw" | Miles Smith | ||
| 80 | "Way Back Wendel" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 81 | "Stingin' in the Rain" | Josh Gal | ||
| 82 | "Cartoon Realism" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 83 | "OWW" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 84 | "Gobble Head" | Miles Smith | ||
| 85 | "Me, My Elf, and I" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 86 | "Snow Country for Old Men" | Miles Smith | ||
| 87 | "Jelly Aches" | |||
| 88 | "Simply Perfect" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 89 | "Baby Brother Blues" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 90 | "Space Codyty" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 91 | "Snack to the Future" | Josh Gal | ||
| 92 | "The Gold and the Stickerful" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 93 | "Bad Seed" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 94 | "A Fish Called Leshawna" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 95 | "Double Oh Beth" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 96 | "Duncan Duty" | Miles Smith | ||
| 97 | "Encore'tney" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 98 | "Life of Pie" | Miles Smith | ||
| 99 | "AbaracaDuncan" | |||
| 100 | "Shock & AWW" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 101 | "School District 9" | George Elliott | ||
| 102 | "The A-Bok-Bok-Bokalypse" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 3 | 103 | "Gumbearable" | Laurie Elliott | |
| 104 | "Whack Mirror" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 105 | "Broken Back Kotter" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 106 | "Weekend at Buddy's" | Miles Smith | ||
| 107 | "MacArthur Park" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 108 | "Last Mom Standing" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 109 | "Carmageddon" | |||
| 110 | "Sugar & Spice & Lightning & Frights" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 111 | "Breaking Bite" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 112 | "I Dream of Meanie" | Miles Smith | ||
| 113 | "Squirrels Squirrels Squirrels" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 114 | "Say Hello to My Little Friends" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 115 | "WaterHose-Five" | Joel Buxton | ||
| 116 | "Cody the Barbarian" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 117 | "TP2: Judgement Bidet" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 118 | "Dial B for Birder" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 119 | "A Hole Lot of Trouble" | Miles Smith | ||
| 120 | "A Tall Tale" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 121 | "Chews Wisely" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 122 | "A Dingo Ate My Duncan" | Aisha Brown | ||
| 123 | "Erase Yer Head" | Miles Smith | ||
| 124 | "Teacher, Soldier, Chef, Spy" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 125 | "Thingameroo" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 126 | "CodE.T." | |||
| 127 | "Quiche It Goodbye" | Ben Joseph | ||
| 128 | "Ice Guys Finish Last" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 129 | "Trousering Inferno" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 130 | "The Big Bangs Theory" | Miles Smith | ||
| 131 | "Gwen Scary, Gwen Lost" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 132 | "Mad Math: Taffy Road" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 133 | "Bearly Edible" | Jadiel Dowlin | ||
| 134 | "Not for the Paint of Heart" | Ben Joseph | ||
| 135 | "Daycare of Rock" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 136 | "Aches and Ladders" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 137 | "The Tree Stooges Save Christmas" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| Miles Smith | ||||
| 138 | "Cactus Makes Perfect" | Miles Smith | ||
| 139 | "Virtual Reality Bites" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 140 | "The Opening Act" | Ben Joseph | ||
| 141 | "Van Hogling" | Amanda McNeice | ||
| 142 | "Ticking Crime Bomb" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 143 | "Knit Wit" | Miles Smith | ||
| 144 | "The Fuss on the Bus" | Andrew Shenkman | ||
| 145 | "The Cone-versation" | Ben Joseph | ||
| 146 | "Oozing Talent" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| 147 | "Senior Sinisters" | Jadiel Dowlin | ||
| 148 | "Be Claws I Love You, Shelley" | Laurie Elliott | ||
| 149 | "Total Trauma Rama" | Miles Smith | ||
| 150 | "The Doomed Ballooned Marooned" | Harmeet Bhatti | ||
| 151 | "Legends of the Paul" | George Elliott | ||
| 152 | "A Bridgette Too Far" | Andrew Harrison | ||
| N/A | 153 | "A Very Special Special That's Quite Special" | Miles Smith | |
Songwriters[]
- Brian Pickett, James Chapple, and Dave Kelly wrote all of the Total Drama World Tour songs.
Singers[]
- Graeme Cornies and Dawna Toews sang the Total Drama theme song, "I Wanna Be Famous."
Directors[]
- Todd Kauffman was one of the directors of Island (2007), Action, and had a role in the making of World Tour and Revenge of the Island.
- Mark Thornton was one of the directors of Island (2007), Action, and had a role in the making of World Tour and Revenge of the Island.
- Jennifer Pertsch is one of the creators of the show and one of the directors of World Tour.
- Tom McGillis is one of the creators of the show and one of the directors of World Tour.
- Keith Oliver is one of the directors of "Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special," World Tour, Revenge of the Island, All-Stars, Pahkitew Island, Island (2023), and The Ridonculous Race. Prior to taking on the director's role, he was the animation director for the series.
- Chad Hicks is one of the directors of "Celebrity Manhunt's Total Drama Action Reunion Special," World Tour, Revenge of the Island, All-Stars, Pahkitew Island, and The Ridonculous Race. Prior to becoming a director, he was one of the storyboard artists on the show.
Story Editors[]
- Tom McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, and Erika Strobel were story editors of Total Drama Island
- Shelly Scarrow was the executive story editor of Total Drama Action and Total Drama World Tour
- Alex Ganetakos was the executive story editor for Total Drama Revenge of the Island and Total Drama All-Stars, and one of the story editors of The Ridonculous Race
- Terry McGurrin was the executive story editor of Total Drama Pahkitew Island, both seasons of the rebooted Total Drama Island and the other story editor of the Ridonculous Race
Voice actors[]
- For more information about this section, visit: List of international versions of Total Drama
Trivia[]
- Laurie Elliott, Terry McGurrin and Keith Oliver are the only staff members to voice a character on the show:
- Elliott voiced Jo in Revenge of the Island and All-Stars.
- Oliver voiced Alejandro in the Drama Machine for the post-credits scene at the end of "Hawaiian Punch" (World Tour).
- McGurrin voiced Don in The Ridonculous Race and will voice Chris starting from Total Drama Island (2023) onwards.
- In Total Drama, Alejandro, Chef, and Chris are the only characters to have two or more different voice actors.
- Alejandro was originally voiced by Marco Grazzini in World Tour before Keith Oliver voiced Alejandro in the World Tour season finale when he was placed inside the Drama Machine. He is then replaced by Alex House in All-Stars.
- Chef was originally voiced by Clé Bennett from Island to Pakhitew Island with him being replaced by Deven Mack starting from Island (2023), who also voiced Chef in Total Dramarama.
- Chris was originally voiced by Christian Potenza from Total Drama Island (2007) to Total DramaRama before being replaced by Terry McGurrin from Total Drama Island (2023).
- Total DramaRama recast eight of the voice actors for characters from the original Total Drama series.
- Clé Bennett was replaced by Deven Mack as the voice of Chef Hatchet.
- Carter Hayden was replaced by Cory Doran as the voice of Noah.
- Novie Edwards was replaced by Bahia Watson as the voice of Leshawna.
- Brian Froud was replaced by Darren Frost as the voice of Harold.
- Megan Fahlenbock was replaced by Lilly Bartlam as the voice of Gwen.
- Peter Oldring was replaced by Wyatt White as the voice of Cody.
- Bruce Dow was replaced by Tristan Mammitzsch as the voice of Max.
- Tyrone Savage was replaced by Kwaku Adu Poku as the voice of Lightning.
- Until Total DramaRama, Alex Ganetakos is the only writer to have written at least one episode in every season of Total Drama, including The Ridonculous Race.
- As of the episode "How Deep is Your Love" in The Ridonculous Race, Terry McGurrin surpassed Alex Ganetakos for the record of the highest amount of episodes written in the franchise, which currently stands at twenty-one.
- Total Drama Action currently has the most writers of any season so far, with fourteen.
- However, if World Tour's three songwriters are taken into account, then World Tour has the most writers, with sixteen.
- In contrast, All-Stars currently has the fewest writers, with four.
- The number of writers per season (and the spin-off) is as follows:
- Action: Fourteen.
- World Tour: Thirteen (plus three songwriters).
- Island (2023): Ten.
- Island (2007): Eight.
- The Ridonculous Race: Eight.
- Revenge of the Island: Six.
- Pahkitew Island: Six.
- All-Stars: Four.
- According to an interview, Bryn McAuley and Sunday Muse originally auditioned for Ella and the twins respectively in Total Drama: Pahkitew Island before their roles are swapped.