Total Drama

Canadian animated comedy

Total Drama

Genre| Comedy drama
Mockumentary
Reality[1]
Satire
Created by|

* Jennifer Pertsch
* Tom McGillis

Directed by|

* Todd Kauffman (seasons 1–2)
* Mark Thornton (seasons 1–2)
* Keith Oliver (seasons 3–6)
* Chad Hicks (seasons 3–5)

Voices of|

* Christian Potenza (seasons 1–5)
* Clé Bennett (seasons 1–5)
* Terry McGurrin (season 6)
* Deven Mack (season 6)

Theme music composer| Voodoo Highway Music & Post Inc.
Opening theme| "I Wanna Be Famous!"
Ending theme| "I Wanna Be Famous!"
(Alt. Arrangement)
Composers|

* Brian Pickett
* James Chapple
* Dave Kelly
* Greame Cornies

Country of origin| Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 6
No. of episodes| 145 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers|

* Tom McGillis
* Jennifer Pertsch
* George Elliott
* Brian Irving

Running time| 22 minutes
44 minutes (specials)
Production companies| Fresh TV
Cake Entertainment
Elliott Animation
Corus Entertainment (season 6)
Original release
Network| Teletoon
Release| July 8, 2007 (2007-07-08)[2][3] –
July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
Network| Cartoon Network
Release| October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21) –
present
Related

* Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race[4]
* Total DramaRama[5][6]

Total Drama (often shortened as TD) is a Canadian animated sitcom created by Jennifer Pertsch and Tom McGillis that premiered on Teletoon (now the Canadian version of Cartoon Network) in Canada on July 8, 2007, and on Cartoon Network in the U.S. on June 5, 2008.[7] The series is both a homage and satire of common conventions from reality television competition shows like Survivor.[8]

Each season revolves around a group of teens competing in an elimination-style competition, in that the contestants compete in challenges both as teams and individually for rewards and immunity from elimination. The teams merge roughly halfway through the competition into individuals. As the contestants develop relationships with each other, they are progressively eliminated from the game. When there are only two or three contestants remaining, they compete in a final challenge where the winner is awarded a cash prize: C$100,000 (US$73,129.00) in the first season, or C$1,000,000 (US$731,485.00) from the second season onward. The series currently consists of seven seasons: Island (2007), Action, World Tour, Revenge of the Island, the officially two-part All-Stars and Pahkitew Island (although separate seasons), and the two-part Island revival (2023).[9]

Total Drama has developed a cult following and spawned a franchise. A spin-off series, Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, premiered on September 7, 2015.[10] A second spin-off series, Total DramaRama, premiered on September 1, 2018, in the U.S., and on October 7, 2018, in Canada.[5][6]

It was announced on February 17, 2021 that a revival of Total Drama had been greenlit, with two new seasons being produced for Cartoon Network and HBO Max in the United States, Cartoon Network in Canada, and CBBC in the United Kingdom.[11][12] The first part came out in Italy on April 8, 2023, with the original English version being available on Discovery+ in the region, and will later see an international extension.[13] Despite being announced as two seasons, the reboot was later revealed in the end credits to be one season,[14] similar to the fifth season.

## Production

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Tom McGillis says they used a "countrywide online research project" to determine this demographic's likes.[15] Fresh TV partners McGillis, Jennifer Pertsch, George Elliott and Brian Irving produced the series.[16] The budget for the first season was US$8,000,000.[17] It was animated in Flash,[18] at Elliott Animation's studio in Toronto.[16]

Every cast and crew member on Total Drama had to sign a confidentiality agreement not to disclose who the winner was.[19] All the characters were designed by Todd Kauffman, who previously designed characters for shows such as Bob and Margaret and Yin Yang Yo!.[20] An early name for the series was Camp TV when the series first started production in 2006.[21]

The fifth season was divided into two different segments. The first segment, Total Drama All-Stars, takes place on the original island from the first season, Camp Wawanakwa,[22] while the second segment, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, features a new setting and cast.[9]

McGillis had stated in 2013 that his personal goal was for Total Drama to go up to ten seasons.[23] Alex Ganetakos, the executive story editor and the senior writer for the series, also mentioned in 2014 that the production team planned to make more seasons in the future.[24]

In a Q&A on September 25, 2018, when asked if there would be additional seasons, McGillis responded with "Nope. Sorry to be a dreamkiller, but there's no market for this experience in the wider entertainment marketplace right now".[25]

On February 17, 2021, it was announced that two new seasons were being produced for Cartoon Network and HBO Max,[11] On June 22, 2022, it was announced by Cake Entertainment that the BBC had joined Warner Bros. Discovery as a co-commissioner for the new seasons and would air them on the CBBC Channel in the United Kingdom. In addition, the previous five seasons of the show and its spin-offs would be added to BBC iPlayer.[26][27][28]

On October 6, 2022, Regular Capital posted a tweet revealing a new poster for Total Drama that showed the new cast and Chef in a new design.[29]

On October 27, 2022, it was confirmed in an interview with Terry McGurrin on YouTube that Deven Mack would replace Clé Bennett as the voice of Chef Hatchet due to Bennett moving to Hollywood,[30] and reprising his role from the spin-off series Total DramaRama.[31] He later clarified on Twitter that despite essentially filling the role of a season six or seven, the new seasons are instead being produced as a new series.[32]

On March 28, 2023, it was confirmed that Terry McGurrin would be replacing Christian Potenza as Chris McLean because of "creative decisions".[33]

## Episodes

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Main article: List of Total Drama episodes

A list of all the seasons that have aired with the original Canadian air dates shown below along with basic elements for each season. The 100th episode aired on February 27, 2014.[34][citation needed]

Series| Season| Title| Episodes| Originally released (Canada)

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First released| Last released
Total Drama| 1| Island (2007)| 27| July 8, 2007 (2007-07-08)| November 29, 2008 (2008-11-29)
2| Action| 27| January 11, 2009 (2009-01-11)| June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)
3| World Tour| 26| June 10, 2010 (2010-06-10)| April 24, 2011 (2011-04-24)
4| Revenge of the Island| 13| January 5, 2012 (2012-01-05)| April 12, 2012 (2012-04-12)
5| All-Stars| 26| 13| September 10, 2013 (2013-09-10)| December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
Pahkitew Island| 13| July 7, 2014 (2014-07-07)| July 18, 2014 (2014-07-18)
6| Island (2023)| 26| 13| October 21, 2023 (2023-10-21)| December 2, 2023 (2023-12-02)
Island (2023): Rematch| 13| March 3, 2024 (2024-03-03)| April 14, 2024 (2024-04-14)
Total Drama Presents:| 1| The Ridonculous Race| 26| September 7, 2015 (2015-09-07)| October 9, 2015 (2015-10-09)

## Broadcast

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Total Drama first premiered on July 8, 2007, on Teletoon in Canada, while the series aired almost a year later on Cartoon Network in the United States on June 5, 2008.[35] Since then, Total Drama has become an international franchise and one of the biggest successes for Fresh TV. As of September 2011, the entire series has been shown in over 100 countries around the world, with the first season airing in 188 countries worldwide.[36] The fourth season first aired on Canal+ Family (later on Télétoon+) in France,[37] while the fifth season first aired on K2 in Italy.[38] Australia was the first country to air the third season.[citation needed] Total Drama Island also aired on Pop Max (formerly known as Kix) and Disney XD in the United Kingdom, with Action on Disney XD only and subsequent series unaired in the territory until Total DramaRama was picked up by Pop. Subsequently, a deal with the BBC led to The Ridonculous Race being added to BBC iPlayer and the 2023 Island reboot airing on CBBC. The BBC also gained non-exclusive rights to Total Dramarama, running it concurrently with Pop. In autumn 2024 some of the later seasons of the original run—Revenge of the Island, All-Stars and Pahkitew Island—became available on iPlayer.[39]

## Characters

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Main article: List of Total Drama characters

Total Drama has had a total of 68 characters in the series who were introduced as contestants through seven seasons. The first three seasons consist of an original cast, with a total of 25 characters. 22 were introduced in the first season, while the other 3 were introduced in the second season's special before becoming main characters in the third season. The fourth season consists of a new cast with 13 characters. The first part of the fifth season brings back 14 contestants from the previous two casts each to compete together for the million. A third cast with 14 characters were introduced in the second part of the fifth season. For The Ridonculous Race, 32 new characters were introduced. A fourth cast with 16 new characters were introduced in the revival of Total Drama Island.

Characters of the Total Drama series

Introduced in
Total Drama Island

* * *

First generation: 22 contestants total
(3 not shown, introduced in World Tour)

Introduced in
Total Drama: Revenge of the Island

* * *

Second generation: 13 contestants total

Introduced in
Total Drama: Pahkitew Island

* * *

Third generation: 14 contestants total

By season, 22 characters competed in the first season, 15 competed in the second season, 18 competed in the third season, 13 competed in the fourth season, 14 characters competed in both parts of the fifth season (28 characters in total for the fifth season), 36 competed in the spin-off series The Ridonculous Race, and 16 new characters competed in the revival season.

### Voice actors

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There are various voice actors who have recorded the voices for all the characters in the Total Drama series. Christian Potenza and Clé Bennett voice the two main characters in the series, who appear in almost every episode.[40] Christian Potenza plays the role of egotistical and unempathetic host Chris McLean, saying that the best part of the job was that his character could not be voted off the show.[41] Clé Bennett voices Chef Hatchet, who serves as McLean's assistant. Other voice actors include Brian Froud, who voices contestants Harold and Sam.

For the original cast: Emilie-Claire Barlow as Courtney the Go-Getter Girl,[42] Clé Bennett as DJ the Gentle Giant,[43] Julia Chantrey as Eva the Berserker, Carla Collins as Blaineley, Katie Crown as Cute and Psycho Izzy,[43] Novie Edwards as Leshawna the Sassy Black Woman, Megan Fahlenbock as Gwen the Perky Goth,[44] Kristin Fairlie as Bridgette the Granola Girl,[43] Brian Froud as Harold the Stereotypical Nerd, Sarah Gadon as Beth who Just Wants to Have Friends,[45] Marco Grazzini as Alejandro (for Total Drama World Tour), Carter Hayden as Noah the Deadpan Snarker, Alex House as Alejandro (for Total Drama All-Stars), Lauren Lipson as Sadie one of the Dividual, Scott McCord as both Big Fun Owen and Trent the Street Musician,[43] Stephanie Anne Mills as both Katie one of the Dividual and Lindsay the Dumb Blonde,[46] Drew Nelson as Duncan the Bully,[47] Annick Obonsawin as Sierra, Peter Oldring as Cody the Casanova Wannabe, Ezekiel the Homeschooled Kid, and Tyler the Lovable Jock, Dan Petronijevic as Geoff the Nice Guy, Adam Reid as Justin (Even the Guys Want Him), and Rachel Wilson as Heather the Alpha Bitch.[48]

For the second generation cast, the voice actors are:[43] Carleigh Beverly as Dakota, Jon Cor as Brick, Cory Doran as Mike, Kevin Duhaney as Cameron, Laurie Elliot as Jo, Brian Froud as Sam, Athena Karkanis as Anne Maria, Barbara Mamabolo as Zoey, Caitlynne Medrek as Dawn, Ashley Peters as Staci, Tyrone Savage as Lightning, and James Wallis as Scott.

For the third generation cast, the voice actors are:[49] Clé Bennett as Beardo and Leonard, Zachary Bennett as Shawn, Katie Bergin as Jasmine, Daniel DeSanto as Dave, Bruce Dow as Max, Kristi Friday as Scarlett, Christopher Jacot as Topher, Bryn McAuley as Amy and Samey,[50] Sunday Muse as Ella,[51] Sarah Podemski as Sky, Ian Ronningen as Rodney,[52] and Rochelle Wilson as Sugar.

For the fourth generation cast, the voice actors are: Kwaku Adu-Poku as Caleb, Tamara Almeida as Axel, Brandon Michael Arrington as Bowie, Eman Ayaz as Priya, Julius Cho as Chase, Jack Copland as Wayne, Gerardo Gismondi as Zee, Katie Griffin as Scary Girl, Fred Kennedy as Ripper, Melanie Leishman as Emma, Barbara Mamabolo as Millie, Daniel Keith Morrison as Damien, Varun Saranga as Raj, Julie Sype as Julia, Tymika Tafari as Nichelle, and Kimberly Ann Truong as MK.

Most voice actors have only voiced one character, while some actors have voiced two characters. Peter Oldring and Clé Bennett are the only voice actors who have voiced more than two characters, Oldring voicing three, and Bennett voicing four (five if counting DJ's mother). However, if the spin-offs are to be included, then multiple voice actors would have voiced multiple characters throughout the series. Brian Froud, Bennett, and Barbara Mamabolo are the only voice actors to voice contestants from more than one generation. Alejandro is the only character to have three voice actors; he was voiced by Marco Grazinni in Total Drama World Tour, Keith Oliver while he was in his robot suit, and Alex House in Total Drama All-Stars.[53] Josh is the only minor character to have a voice actor of his own, Dwayne Hill, as these roles are usually given to one of the main cast members.

### Roles outside series

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Total Drama characters are seen in an entirely different series called Skatoony where the characters are interviewed to play in quiz trivia games against real people and other Canadian series characters. Geoff, Leonard, Noah, and Owen also appear in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race as contestants.[4] Beth, Bridgette, Cody, Courtney, DJ, Duncan, Ella, Geoff, Gwen, Harold, Izzy, Katie, Leshawna, Lightning, Max, Noah, Owen, Sadie, Sugar, and Trent appear in the alternate-universe spin-off Total DramaRama as young children, along with Alejandro, Carrie, Chef Hatchet, Chet, Chris McLean, Don, Heather, Jasmine, Jen, Laurie, MacArthur, and Tom appearing as adults.[5]

## Reception

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### Broadcast

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The series has received high ratings, ranking #1 in the under-14 age group throughout its run.[54] As of 2011, the first season has been shown in over 188 countries,[36] while the rest of the series has been seen in at least 100.[55]

### Critical reception

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The first season, Island, received generally positive reviews.[citation needed] Common Sense Media gave the show 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "clever cartoon reality show spoof".[56]

The second season, Action, received mostly mixed reviews from critics, who criticized the overt similarity to the previous season, but praised the development of characters who had less time in Island and the challenges.[57]

The third season, World Tour, received critical acclaim for the antagonist of the season, Alejandro, the musical numbers and humor, with minor criticism directed at Ezekiel's development and the Gwen-Courtney-Duncan love triangle.[58]

The fourth season, Revenge of the Island, was criticized for a shorter length and a weaker cast than previous seasons and received mixed to positive reviews.[59]

The first part of the fifth season, All-Stars, was heavily criticized for its character derailment, challenges, main antagonist, and lack of payoff. The second part, Pahkitew Island, was criticized for its more stereotyped cast but was received more positively than All-Stars.[60]

## Legacy

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Total Drama has garnered a cult following. Various online communities see fans discuss about the series, and it has inspired fanfiction.[61] Series co-creator Tom McGillis commented on the series popularity, saying that, "For tweens around the world, Total Drama is more than just a parody of a reality show. It's THEIR reality show".

### Awards and nominations

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Year  | Award Event  | Category  | Nominee/work(s)  | Result

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2008  | 23rd Gemini Awards | Best Animated Program or Series  | Total Drama Island | Nominated
International Interactive Emmy®[62] | Interactive Program  | Total Drama Island: Totally Interactive!  | Nominated
2010  | Kidscreen Awards[63] | Tweens/Teen
Best Animated Series | Total Drama Island | Won
Viewer's Choice
Tweens/Teens Program | Won
25th Gemini Awards | Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series  | Total Drama Action | Nominated
ToonZone Awards[64] | Best Foreign Series  | Total Drama World Tour | Won
Best Music Score on a TV Series  | Won
Best Song in a TV Series  | Oh My Izzy
(Total Drama World Tour) | Nominated
Best Voice Actor in a TV Series  | Carter Hayden (Noah)  | Nominated
Best Voice Actress in a TV Series  | Annick Obonsawin (Sierra)  | Won
2011  | Kidscreen Awards[65] | Tweens/Teens
(Best Animated Series) | Total Drama World Tour | Won
Creative Talent
(Best Voice Talent) | Won
Viewer's Choice
(Best Tweens/Teens Program) | Won
2012  | Pixie Awards  | Animation  | Total Drama World Tour | Won
Kidscreen Awards[66] | Programming—Tweens/Teens
(Best Companion Website 2012) | Total Drama World Tour Online  | Won
2015  | Cynopsis Kids !magination Awards[67] | Kids 2-11 Series/Special  | Total Drama: Pahkitew Island | Won
Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence  | Ages 9–14
(Best Television Program, Animation) | Total Drama: Pahkitew Island | Won
3rd Canadian Screen Awards | Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series | Total Drama All-Stars | Nominated
Best Performance in a Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series | Christian Potenza
(for "Heroes Vs. Villains") | Nominated
ACTRA Toronto Awards | Best Voice Performance  | Cory Doran | Won
2017  | 5th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Writing and Animated Program or Series  | Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
(Alex Ganetakos) | Nominated
Cross-Platform Project, Children's  | Total Drama Presents: 'Donculous Dash | Nominated
2019  | Youth Media Alliance  | Best Animation Program, Ages 6–9  | "That's a Wrap"
(Total DramaRama) | Won
2020  | 8th Canadian Screen Awards | Best Animation Program or Series  | Total DramaRama | Nominated

## Media

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### DVD releases

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Season  | DVD release dates

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Region 1 | Region 4
| 1 | August 18, 2009  | May 5, 2010[68] | September 29, 2010[69]
| 2 | —  | November 2, 2011[70][71] | July 4, 2012[72]
| 3 | —  | April 3, 2013[73] | August 7, 2013[74]
| 4 | —  | October 8, 2014[75]
| 5 | —  | March 4, 2015[76] | July 7, 2015[77]

Up until November 2, 2011, only Total Drama Island had been released on DVD. Cartoon Network released their Total Drama Island DVD in the U.S. on August 18, 2009 (Region 1), while Madman Entertainment (Region 4) also released Total Drama Island on DVD in Australia, but this time in two parts (Collection 1 on May 5, 2010,[68] and Collection 2 on September 29, 2010[69]). However, almost two years after Total Drama Action was first aired, Madman released their Collection 1 DVD of the second season on November 2, 2011[70][71] (with Collection 2 being released on July 4, 2012[72]), making Australia the only country that has released the entirety of Total Drama Action for private home viewing. Australia also released Total Drama World Tour on DVD with Collection 1 being released on April 3, 2013,[73] and Collection 2 being released on August 7, 2013.[74] On October 8, 2014, Total Drama: Revenge of the Island was released into one part due to it being a shorter season. The first part of the fifth season, Total Drama All-Stars was released on March 4, 2015, with the second part, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island being released on July 7, 2015.[76]

### Online promotion

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Teletoon hosted a Total Drama-based website called "Total Drama Online" from 2009 to 2013 where players could play games and earn badges to win prizes.[78] Even though most features (like user accounts, original avatar designer and badge counter) from this website were only exclusive to Canadian viewers, all of the games and basic elements were available to the rest of the world. Cartoon Network also had their own Total Drama website from 2009 to 2015, which was very similar to the Canadian website,[79] but was only exclusive to American viewers. Various alternate websites based on the series also exist throughout most of the other countries the show airs in, which are all in their respective languages.[80]

### Spin-off series

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#### The Ridonculous Race

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Main article: Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race

A spin-off series titled Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race takes place in the same universe as the original show.[81] The series is modeled on the format of The Amazing Race where the cast is split into multiple teams of two (referred to as duos) which race around the world throughout the series. There is a new host named Don, who replaced the original host Chris.[82] Even though a few of the characters from the main series make appearances, the spin-off series is primarily dominated by a new cast.[4] The spin-off series is a "buddy comedy" and includes 18 pairs of teams (36 characters). It first premiered on September 7, 2015, on Cartoon Network and later premiered on January 4, 2016, on the Canadian version of Cartoon Network.[83]

#### Total DramaRama

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Main article: Total DramaRama

A second spin-off series was announced on December 19, 2017, as Total Drama Daycare. The series was later renamed Total DramaRama so that viewers would not mistake it for a daycare season of Total Drama. It first premiered on September 1, 2018, on Cartoon Network in the U.S. and on October 7, 2018, on Teletoon in Canada.[6] The series has a runtime length of eleven minutes, and is a slice of life comedy. It features some of the original characters from Total Drama Island as toddlers such as Beth, Bridgette, Cody, Courtney, Duncan, Gwen, Harold, Izzy, Leshawna, Noah, and Owen, as well as Jude from 6teen. Chef Hatchet also returns as a younger adult.[5][84] The series began production in early 2017.[85]

On February 13, 2019, the series was greenlit for a second season.[86]

On June 23, 2020, Corus Entertainment announced that the series was renewed for a third season, which was set to premiere in mid-2021. Revenge of the Island contestant, Lightning, and Pahkitew Island contestant, Sugar, were aged down to join the cast.[87][88]

## See also

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* Animation portal
* Television portal
* Canada portal

* 6teen
* Stoked
* Detentionaire
* Grojband

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* Canadian Official Total Drama Site Fresh TV Inc
* Total Drama Producers Blog Blogspot
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* Season 3 Page Cake Entertainment
* Season 4 Page Cake Entertainment
* Season 5 Page (Part 1) Cake Entertainment
* Season 5 Page (Part 2) Cake Entertainment

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Total Drama franchise

* Characters
* Episodes

Seasons|

* Total Drama Island
* Total Drama Action
* Total Drama World Tour
* Total Drama: Revenge of the Island
* Total Drama All-Stars & Total Drama: Pahkitew Island
* Total Drama Island (2023)

Spin-offs|

* Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
* Total DramaRama
* episodes

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* 6teen
* Stoked
* Skatoony

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* Télétoon
* Télétoon la nuit
* Teletoon Retro
* Télétoon Rétro
* Teletoon at Night
* Cartoon Network (Canada)
* Boomerang (Canada)
* Corus Entertainment
* StackTV

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* The Adventures of Paddington Bear
* Animal Crackers
* Blazing Dragons
* Caillou5
* Captain Red Beard
* Captain Star
* Donkey Kong Country
* Ned's Newt
* Pippi Longstocking
* Splat!

1998|

* Patrol 03
* Blake and Mortimer
* Nanook's Great Hunt
* Flying Rhino Junior High

1999|

* Bad Dog
* Cybersix
* Fly Tales
* Redwall
* Rescue Heroes
* Toad Patrol
* Angela Anaconda
* Tales from the Cryptkeeper
* Mega Babies

2000|

* Rainbow Fish5
* Blaster's Universe
* Flight Squad
* The Baskervilles
* Journey to the West: Legends of the Monkey King
* Maggie and the Ferocious Beast5
* The Kids from Room 402
* A Miss Mallard Mystery
* Eckhart
* What About Mimi?
* For Better or For Worse

2001|

* John Callahan's Quads!1
* Marvin the Tap-Dancing Horse5
* Untalkative Bunny
* Braceface
* Jackie Chan Adventures
* Undergrads1
* What's with Andy?
* The Upstairs Downstairs Bears
* Pecola
* The Ripping Friends1

2002|

* RoboRoach
* Edward
* Pig City
* Daft Planet1
* Fred the Caveman
* Kaput and Zösky
* Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings
* Totally Spies!
* Olliver's Adventures
* Doodlez
* Clone High1

2003|

* Yakkity Yak
* Ratz
* Kid Paddle
* My Dad the Rock Star
* A Treasure in My Garden
* Silverwing

2004|

* Potatoes and Dragons
* Creepschool
* Atomic Betty
* The Tofus
* Delta State1
* Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends5
* Zeroman
* 6teen

2005|

* Bromwell High1
* Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs5
* The Zimmer Twins
* Sons of Butcher1
* Carl²
* Station X1
* Delilah & Julius
* The Wrong Coast1
* Gerald McBoing-Boing
* Planet Sketch
* Skyland
* Class of the Titans

2006|

* Spider Riders8
* W
* Di-Gata Defenders
* Johnny Test

2007|

* Chaotic
* Chop Socky Chooks
* Wayside
* George of the Jungle
* Iggy Arbuckle
* Bakugan Battle Brawlers8
* Total Drama
* Futz!
* Ricky Sprocket: Showbiz Boy
* Tripping the Rift1

2008|

* Fred's Head
* Punch!1
* World of Quest
* Life's a Zoo1
* Best Ed

2009|

* Jimmy Two-Shoes
* Stoked
* Majority Rules!
* Hot Wheels Battle Force 5

2010|

* Spliced
* The Future Is Wild
* The Amazing Spiez!
* Bolts and Blip
* MetaJets
* The Dating Guy1
* Skatoony

2011|

* My Babysitter's a Vampire
* My Life Me
* Detentionaire
* Crash Canyon1
* GeoFreakZ

2012|

* Mudpit
* Knuckleheads1
* Fugget About It1
* Matt Hatter Chronicles

2013|

* Rocket Monkeys
* Just Kidding2, 7
* Camp Lakebottom
* Grojband

2014|

* Packages from Planet X
* Monster in a Box
* The Day My Butt Went Psycho!
* Dr. Dimensionpants
* Chop Chop Ninja Challenge

2015|

* Endangered Species
* Pirate Express
* Night Sweats1, 2
* Inspector Gadget6
* 2 Nuts and a Richard!1

2016|

* Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race4
* Looped
* Freaktown
* Cracked
* Atomic Puppet
* Mike Ward Show1, 3
* Supernoobs6
* Counterfeit Cat

2017|

* Winston Steinburger and Sir Dudley Ding Dong
* The Bagel and Becky Show
* ToonMarty
* Hotel Transylvania: The Series

2018|

* Wishfart
* Snowsnaps3, 5
* Chop Chop Ninja
* Boni3
* Cupcake & Dino: General Services
* Bravest Warriors
* Super Dinosaur
* Total DramaRama
* Bakugan: Battle Planet8

2019|

* D.N. Ace
* The Bizarre Stories of Professor Zarbi1

2020|

* Doomsday Brothers1
* The Télétoon Show1, 3

2023|

* Red Ketchup1
* Psi Cops1

* 1Teletoon at Night/Télétoon la nuit/Adult Swim (Canada) series
* 2Teletoon-produced only
* 3Télétoon-produced only
* 4Moved to Cartoon Network
* 5Moved to Treehouse TV
* 6Moved to Family
* 7Moved to La Chaîne Disney
* 8Co-produced with TV Tokyo

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Cartoon Network co-productions

American

| Former|

| 2000s debuts|

* Star Wars: Clone Wars (2003–05)
* Transformers: Animated (2007–09)
* The Mr. Men Show (2008–09; also British)

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2010s debuts|

* Robotomy (2010–11)

European

| Current|

* Kral Şakir (since 2016)
* Jade Armor (since 2022)
* The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (since 2022) (full series)
* Totally Spies! (since 2024, Season 7 onwards; also Canadian)

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Former|

| 2000s debuts|

* Fat Dog Mendoza (2000–01)
* The Cramp Twins (2001–04)
* Spaced Out (2001–05)
* Code Lyoko (2004–08)
* Robotboy (2005–08)
* Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes (2006–07)
* The Amazing Adrenalini Brothers (2006; also Canadian)
* Skatoony (2006–08)
* My Spy Family (2007–10)
* Skunk Fu! (2007–08)
* Chop Socky Chooks (2008; also Canadian)

|

2010s debuts|

* Hero: 108 (2010–12)
* The Amazing World of Gumball (2011–19)
* The Heroic Quest of the Valiant Prince Ivandoe (2017) (miniseries)
* Power Players (2019–20)

2020s debuts|

* Elliott from Earth (2021)
* Beast Boy: Lone Wolf (2024)

Upcoming|

Goat Girl (2025)

Canadian

| Current|

* Total Drama Island (since 2023) (revival series)

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Former|

| 1990s debuts|

* O Canada (1997–02)

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2000s debuts|

* Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs (2005–08; also European)
* Gerald McBoing-Boing (2005–06)
* Storm Hawks (2007–09)
* Best Ed (2008–09)
* Total Drama (2008–14)
* George of the Jungle (Season 1 only, 2007–08)
* Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 (2009–11)

2010s debuts|

* Grojband (2013–15)
* Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (2015)
* Supernoobs (2015–16)
* Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (TV series) (2017)
* Mega Man: Fully Charged (2018–19; also Asia Pacific)
* Bakugan: Battle Planet (2018–21; also Asia Pacific)
* Total DramaRama (2018–23)

Upcoming|

Lana Longbeard (TBA)

Asia Pacific

| Current|

* Lamput (since 2017)

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Former|

| 2000s debuts|

* The Big O II (2003)
* Pecola (2003)
* Immortal Grand Prix (2003, 2005–06)
* Powerpuff Girls Z (2006–07)
* Transformers: Animated (2007–09)

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2010s debuts|

* Roll No 21 (2010)
* Exchange Student Zero (2015)

2020s debuts|

* Monster Beach (2020)
* Tom and Jerry (in Singapore) (2023)

Latin American

| Current|

* Jorel's Brother (since 2014)

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Former|

| 2000s debuts|

* Santo vs The Clones (2004)

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2010s debuts|

* La CQ (2012–14)
* As Aventuras de Gui & Estopa (2014–21)
* Villainous (2017–21)
* Oswaldo (2017–21)
* Ninjin (2019–21)

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* Frankelda's Book of Spooks (2021)

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