Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race
Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race (also known as Total Drama: Ridonculous Race or simply The Ridonculous Race) is a Canadian animated reality television series which lampoons the conventions commonly found in reality television. The show is a spin-off of the original Total Drama series created in 2007 and the second series created as part of the overall franchise. The series is created by Fresh TV Inc. and distributed by Cake Entertainment and airs on Cartoon Network in North America. The series premiered in the United States on September 7, 2015,[2] and then began airing in Canada on January 4, 2016.[3][4] It also aired on ABC3 in Australia, starting December 12, 2015. Like the original series, this series consists of 26 episodes per season.[5]
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Developed by | Alex Ganetakos / Terry McGurrin |
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Presented by | Terry McGurrin |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 26 |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Distributor | Cake Entertainment |
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Original network | Cartoon Network |
Picture format | HDTV 1080p |
First shown in | United States[1] |
Original release | September 7 – October 9, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Total Drama All-Stars and Pahkitew Island |
Followed by | Total DramaRama (Spin-off) |
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Plot
The series parodies popular travel and competition style reality shows, including The Amazing Race.[6] It takes place around the world and features pairs of contestants, rather than teams, in the style of the reality series it is parodying.
The first and only season of The Ridonculous Race consists of mostly all new characters, with four characters - Geoff, Leonard, Noah, and Owen returning from the original Total Drama series. All characters will be split into 18 teams of two, and must complete challenges around the world to win and split a one million Canadian dollar prize.[2]
Racers visit a different country in every episode and perform in "legs" while the team to finish in last place may or may not be eliminated.[7] In each of the 26 different locations, each pair must go to a "Don box" to receive clues that let them decide which challenge they want to perform in.
Challenges are of four different types: an "either-or" (similar to Detours from The Amazing Race), a "botch-or-watch" (similar to Roadblocks), an "all-in" or a "superteam'. An "either-or" gives the teams a choice from two challenges, the "botch-or-watch" is a challenge that must be done by one person on the team, specifically the person who did not take on a prior challenge's component, an "all-in" is a challenge that both team members must take part in, and a "super team" is a challenge in which multiple teams complete together in a challenge.
However, at some point in the game if any person doesn't follow the specific directions of the challenge, they will be faced with a timed penalty once reaching a "Chill Zone", the finish line for each leg, before stepping foot on the "Carpet of Completion".
Characters and cast
Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race has 32 brand new contestants, along with four contestants from the original Total Drama series. The contestants compete in teams of two throughout the season.
Contestants | Finish |
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Leonard and Tammy The LARPers |
18th place |
Gerry and Pete The Tennis Rivals |
17th place |
Ellody and Mary The Geniuses |
16th place |
Laurie and Miles The Vegans |
15th place |
Jen and Tom The Fashion Bloggers |
14th place |
Kelly and Taylor Mother and Daughter |
13th place |
Jay and Mickey The Adversity Twins |
12th place |
Chet and Lorenzo The Stepbrothers |
11th place |
Rock and Spud The Rockers |
10th place |
Dwayne and Junior Father and Son |
9th place |
Noah and Owen The Reality TV Pros |
8th place |
Crimson and Ennui The Goths |
7th place |
Brody and Geoff The Surfer Dudes |
Returned to game |
Ryan and Stephanie The Daters/Haters |
6th place |
Carrie and Devin The Best Friends |
Medically Evacuated[lower-alpha 1] 5th place |
Emma and Kitty The Sisters |
4th place |
Jacques and Josee The Ice Dancers |
3rd place |
Brody and Geoff The Surfer Dudes |
Winners/Runners-Up |
MacArthur and Sanders The Police Cadets |
Winners/Runners-Up |
Characters in bold are reused characters from the original series while the rest are new. However, some voice actors and actresses who previously worked on Total Drama returned to voice new characters. Also, Anne Maria, Blaineley, Chris McLean, and Ezekiel all made non-speaking cameo appearances in the season finale.
Voice actor | Role | No. episodes performed in |
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Stephanie Anne Mills | Kitty | Whole season |
Emilie-Claire Barlow | Ellody | 5/26 episodes |
Laurie | 7/26 episodes | |
Clé Bennett | Leonard | 3/26 episodes |
Ashley Botting | Jen | 8/26 episodes |
Nicki Burke | Stephanie | 24/26 episodes |
Tammy | 3/26 episodes | |
Neil Crone | Dwayne | 17/26 episodes |
Stacey DePass | Emma | Whole season |
Crimson | 21/26 episodes | |
Carlos Díaz | Lorenzo | 15/26 episodes |
Rock | 15/26 episodes | |
Jacob Ewaniuk | Junior | 17/26 episodes |
Kristin Fairlie | Carrie | 25/26 episodes |
Darren Frost | Chet | 15/26 episodes |
Katie Griffin | Mary | 5/26 episodes |
Miles | 7/26 episodes | |
Jeff Geddis | Devin | 25/26 episodes |
Tom | 8/26 episodes | |
Carter Hayden | Ennui | 21/26 episodes |
Noah | 19/26 episodes | |
Spud | 15/26 episodes | |
David Huband | Gerry | 4/26 episodes |
Julie Lemieux | Josee | Whole season |
Kelly | 10/26 episodes | |
Bryn McAuley | Taylor | 10/26 episodes |
Scott McCord | Brody | 24/26 episodes |
Jacques | Whole season | |
Owen | 19/26 episodes | |
Terry McGurrin | Don | Whole season |
Joseph Motiki | Ryan | 24/26 episodes |
Dan Petronijevic | Geoff | 24/26 episodes |
Evany Rosen | MacArthur | Whole season |
Lyon Smith | Jay | 12/26 episodes |
Mickey | 12/26 episodes | |
Nicole Stamp | Sanders | Whole season |
Adrian Truss | Pete | 4/26 episodes |
Production
Production commenced on January 1, 2014 and concluded on October 30, 2015.[8] It was announced that Alex Ganetakos was producing the show,[9] Terry McGurrin was writing the screenplay,[10] and that Chad Hicks was directing.[11] The new host Don was revealed in a Fresh TV post in October 2014.[12] It was confirmed that 26 episodes would be picked up for the show and that it would air sometime the same year.[13] However, one of the producers, Alex Ganetakos, stated that many Ridonculous Race seasons are possible if the first season is successful.[14] In June 2015, the entire first episode was leaked online, revealing all of the characters three months before Fresh TV could release their designs in their website.
Casting
Even though some of the characters from the main series will make appearances, the spin-off series will primarily have a new cast.[15] The spin-off series will be a "Buddy Comedy" and will include 36 characters (18 teams of two), four which are from the original series (Geoff, Leonard, Noah, and Owen) and the rest brand new characters.[2] Kristin Fairlie, the voice actor for the character Bridgette from the original series, was cast to voice one of the new contestants, Carrie.[16] Scott McCord (voice of characters Owen and Trent in the original series) as well as Carter Hayden (voice of Noah in the original) were also revealed to be returning to the cast, and were seen in the recording studio together.[17] It was later confirmed that the actors were indeed going to voice the characters Owen and Noah.[18] It was eventually revealed that the first pair is to be the aforementioned character Carrie and her best friend Devin, who is played by Jeff Geddis.[19] In February, the second pair was revealed: Stephanie and Ryan. The two are voiced by Nicki Burke of Dead Rising 2 and Joseph Motiki, from Rescue Heroes.[20] In a new promotion by Cake Entertainment, Geoff was also revealed to be among the returning cast, teamed up with Brody, one of his friends from home.[21] The father-son team of Dwayne and Dwayne Jr. was also revealed.[22]
In June, a pair of goths called Ennui and Crimson, and Mary and Ellody, two close friends who are dubbed the "Geniuses", were revealed with news that returning voice actors Carter Hayden and Emilie-Claire Barlow (voice of Courtney) from the original series would play them.[23][24] A week later, the fourth pair to be released are Emma and Kitty, who are Asian sisters with opposite personalities, referred to as the "Sisters".[25] A week later, another team was confirmed; Chet and Lorenzo, known as "the Stepbrothers".[26] Next to be revealed are twins Mickey and Jay, called "the Adversity Twins", who are plagued with countless phobias, allergies, injuries, disorders, and ailments.[27] The rest of the teams were all revealed shortly thereafter.
Setting
Many countries and their geographic elements are used as settings for the whole series, with a different country used for each episode.[7] The starting point for the first episode is the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada,[28] where characters must then travel to many other locations throughout the race. The countries that are shown in the series for the characters to visit are: Argentina,[29] Australia,[30] the Bahamas,[31] Brazil,[32] China,[33] Finland,[34] France,[35][36] Iceland,[37] India,[38] Indonesia,[39] Mexico,[40] Morocco,[41] New Zealand,[42] Romania,[43] Russia,[44] Vietnam,[45] Zimbabwe,[46] the United Arab Emirates,[47] and the United States.[48][49][50] They also enter the Arctic Circle during a leg that leads them back to Canada.[51][52] The finish line is located in New York City.
Episodes
The series comprises twenty-six episodes:
List of episodes
No. | Title | Written by | Canadian air date | U.S. air date | Prod. code [53] | US viewers (millions) |
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1 | "None Down, Eighteen to Go – Part 1"[44][54] | Alex Ganetakos | January 4, 2016[3][4] | September 7, 2015 | 701 | 1.60[55] |
Total Drama returns with a new host Don and 18 teams of two. Four characters from the original series return while 32 new characters join them. All 36 characters are then paired off into 18 teams of two. They all start off in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and must race around the world for a chance at $1 million. Their first challenge is to either climb the stairs of the CN Tower or take the elevator and do a sky-walk around the tower. | ||||||
2 | "None Down, Eighteen to Go – Part 2"[54] | Terry McGurrin | January 5, 2016[56] | September 7, 2015 | 702 | 1.47[55] |
All 18 teams travel to their first country Sahara Desert, Morocco. Their first challenge is to carry multiple spices across the desert in camels and then eat them in a restaurant. Best friends Carrie & Devin reach the Chill Zone first while LARPers Tammy & Leonard come in last place after they tried to use magic on the other teams and become the first team eliminated. | ||||||
3 | "French is an Eiffel Language"[54] | Laurie Elliott | January 6, 2016 | September 8, 2015 | 703 | 1.19[57] |
Seventeen teams travel to Paris, France, where they all go to the Eiffel Tower to draw pictures of their partners, explore the catacombs rowing down the river with cheese wheels and then make their way to the Louvre where the chill zone is located. The police cadets arrive first while Tennis Rivals Gerry & Pete get last place due to their slow pace and become the second team eliminated, barely saving Noah and Owen from a 20 minute penalty after Owen ate the cheese wheel they rode on. | ||||||
4 | "Mediterranean Homesick Blues"[54] | Kurt Firla | January 7, 2016[56] | September 9, 2015 | 704 | 1.33[58] |
Sixteen teams now travel south to the Mediterranean Sea. Their challenge is to swim with sharks, build sandcastles and then make their way to Iceland on speedboats. The Ice Dancers take first place while Surfer Dudes Geoff and Brody manage to stay in the race after struggling in the challenge. The Geniuses are the third team eliminated from the race after taking too long with their castle. | ||||||
5 | "Bjorken Telephone"[54] | Terry McGurrin | January 11, 2016 | September 10, 2015 | 705 | 1.37[59] |
Fifteen teams are now in Iceland where they first must repeat an Icelandic phrase and then either eat an Icelandic feast or look for fossils in a cave. Mother and daughter team Kelly & Taylor receive a one-hour penalty, The Goths are the first team to finish, and the Vegans come in last after reluctantly eating meat. However, it is a non-elimination leg, so they are spared. | ||||||
6 | "Brazilian Pain Forest"[54] | Laurie Elliott | January 12, 2016[56] | September 11, 2015 | 706 | 1.05[60] |
Fifteen teams still remain and they all travel to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where they must face a glove full of bullet ants and prepare a costume to participate in Carnival. The Ice Dancers take first place once again and while despite being the first to the Chill Zone, the Vegans end up with a penalty that gets them eliminated from the race. | ||||||
7 | "A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket"[54] | Terry McGurrin | January 13, 2016[56] | September 14, 2015 | 707 | 1.09[61] |
Fourteen teams now travel to Transylvania. Their challenge is to transport themselves in coffins and then perform gymnastics. The ice dancers came in first once again. Noah forms a crush on competitor Emma. The Goths are penalized so they come in 12th instead. Daters Stephanie and Ryan begin to argue and are second-last to arrive while Fashion Bloggers Tom and Jen are eliminated after reconciling from a fight over their blog. | ||||||
8 | "Hawaiian Honeyruin"[54] | Shelley Scarrow | January 14, 2016[56] | September 15, 2015 | 708 | 1.01[62] |
The remaining thirteen teams travel to Hawaii where they surf dive for wedding rings and perform the traditional Hawaiian marriage of walking over hot coals. The Ice Dancers find a lucky charm while Kelly tells her spoiled daughter off for her attitude. While Geoff and Brody come in first, the Daters fight throughout the challenge and come in last. They break up with one another before Don reveals it is another non-elimination leg. | ||||||
9 | "Hello and Dubai"[54] | Miles Smith | January 18, 2016[56] | September 16, 2015 | 709 | 1.09[63] |
The thirteen remaining teams travel to the Burj Al Arab hotel in Dubai to either clean windows or to play tennis. Owen & Noah form an alliance with sisters Emma & Kitty while Kelly's attempts to discipline her daughter end up getting them eliminated from the race. | ||||||
10 | "New Beijinging"[54] | L. Elliott / M. Smith | January 19, 2016[56] | September 17, 2015 | 710 | 1.18[64] |
The twelve remaining teams now travel to China to see the Beijing National Stadium, eat local delicacies and finally make their way to the chill zone located in the Great Wall. Stephanie & Ryan who are now known as the Haters win this leg, the Ice Dancers bad luck continues, Noah and Emma grow closer while Rockers Rock and Spud come in last but are safe because of another non-elimination leg. | ||||||
11 | "I Love Ridonc and Roll"[54] | Miles Smith | January 20, 2016[56] | September 18, 2015 | 711 | 1.08[65] |
The twelve remaining teams now travel to Finland where they first must enter a sauna chamber and then play air guitar on stage. The Rockers manage to bounce into first place, goths Crimson and Ennui lose their makeup, Josee finds out her lucky charm is cursed, and Noah nearly comes in last before being motivated by Owen. In the end, the Adversity Twins Jay and Mickey come in last after suffering from stage fright. | ||||||
12 | "My Way or Zimbabwe"[54] | Shelley Scarrow | January 21, 2016[56] | September 21, 2015 | 712 | 1.19[66] |
The eleven remaining teams now travel to Zimbabwe to take on a waterfall selfie and photographic rhinos. Meanwhile, the ice dancers travel back to Hawaii to break the curse, while Dwayne & Dwayne Jr become separated from each other. Sanders and MacArthur win the leg. In the end, Dwayne reunites with his son and the ice dancers end up coming in last after they arrived in Zimbabwe last. However, they are saved by a non-elimination leg, and they vow to take down the other teams. | ||||||
13 | "The Shawshank Ridonc-tion"[54] | Terry McGurrin | January 25, 2016[56] | September 22, 2015 | 713 | 1.19[67] |
The eleven remaining teams go to Australia where they first enter Geelong Prison and must escape by using various methods possible. Both the ice dancers and the police cadets get a Boomerang (which sends back a team to repeat the previous challenge) and use it on each other. The Stepbrothers finally begin to get along while Carrie tries to reveal her feelings for Devin, who later finds out his girlfriend has broken up with him. In the end the Ice Dancers beat out the Cadets for last place, but another non-elimination round saves them. | ||||||
14 | "Down and Outback"[54] | Miles Smith | January 26, 2016[56] | September 23, 2015 | 714 | 1.19[68] |
The eleven remaining teams stay in Australia for a bunny hunt challenge. The ice dancers paint a bunny to fool the police cadets. They then fly their own gliders to New Zealand. The goths adopt a bunny named "Loki" for their team. The ice dancers finally come back on top, while both the stepbrothers and the rockers end up in a double elimination are both cut from the race. | ||||||
15 | "Maori or Less"[54] | Shelley Scarrow | January 27, 2016[56] | September 24, 2015 | 715 | 1.29[69] |
The nine remaining teams start off in New Zealand and they all catch a train to either jump off a bridge to catch a fish or do a Māori Warrior dance. The ice dancers swiftly zoom into first place while Emma and Noah become too distracted by each other, making the reality TV pros lose the game. Emma breaks off their relationship with Noah, much to Noah's shock. However, it was another non-elimination leg so they are still in the race. | ||||||
16 | "Little Bull on the Prairie"[54] | Meghan Read | January 28, 2016[56] | September 25, 2015 | 716 | 1.18[70] |
The remaining nine teams travel to Alberta, Canada to consume a pot of pork and beans as well as riding a mechanical bull. The Cadets delay the Ice Dancers, Stephanie slows Ryan down due to her hatred of beans, and Brody is unable to stay on the mechanical bull. In the end, The Surfer Dudes win the leg and Dwayne and Junior are last to arrive and are eliminated. | ||||||
17 | "Lord of the Ring Toss"[54] | Terry McGurrin | February 1, 2016 | September 28, 2015 | 717 | 1.28[71] |
The eight remaining teams now travel to the Arctic Circle where they must play ring toss on narwhal horns and then build an igloo. The surfer dudes overcame the ice dancers' mind games and come in first once again, while Ryan & Stephanie come in last once again after using a Boomerang on themselves, but it was another non elimination leg so they stay in the race. | ||||||
18 | "Got Venom"[54] | Miles Smith | February 2, 2016 | September 29, 2015 | 718 | 1.18[72] |
The eight remaining teams now travel to Indonesia where they will all collect Komodo dragon venom and then find a quilt with the series logo on it. The goths came in first while Noah & Owen spent too long trying to find a quilt and are eliminated. Emma kisses Noah before their departure.[73] | ||||||
19 | "Dude Buggies"[54] | Craig Martin | February 3, 2016 | September 30, 2015 | 719 | 1.14[74] |
The seven remaining teams now travel to Las Vegas where they either ride Dune Buggies and collect three flags or perform a magic trick right in front of a magician. The surfer dudes keep on completing the challenge so the goths come in first once again, angering the Ice Dancers. After the five stages of heartbreak, Devin suddenly realizes he likes Carrie, but almost at the same time she stops liking him, However, they are saved because of another non elimination leg.[75] | ||||||
20 | "El Bunny Supremo"[54] | Shelley Scarrow | February 4, 2016 | October 1, 2015 | 720 | 1.23[76] |
The seven remaining teams fly to Mexico where they must eat spicy peppers in order to determine which height they will jump from on a cliff to get the next travel tip. They then must ride their burros to the chill zone. Devin is unable to eat the pepper and is blinded when he rubs pepper juice in his eyes. The Cadets win the leg, and the Goths are eliminated after the Ice Dancers kidnap Loki.[77] | ||||||
21 | "Ca-Noodling"[54] | Meghan Read | February 8, 2016 | October 2, 2015 | 721 | 1.16[78] |
The six remaining teams now travel to Vietnam and are being merged into two temporarily super-teams. The team consisting of the ice dancers, the police cadets, and Ryan & Stephanie called the Axis of Evil win while the other team gets separated again. In the end, the surfer dudes are eliminated after sacrificing their win for Carrie and Devin.[79] | ||||||
22 | "How Deep Is Your Love"[80] | Terry McGurrin | February 9, 2016 | October 5, 2015 | 722 | 1.28[81] |
The final five teams now travel to Russia where they must traverse down the deepest hole in the world to collect a ball. The ice dancers cheat for the lead, and even with a major penalty, they still win the leg. MacArthur accidentally breaks Sanders arm and they come in last, however they are saved by the non-elimination after Sanders decides to keep going. | ||||||
23 | "Darjeel With It"[82] | Miles Smith | February 10, 2016 | October 6, 2015 | 723 | 0.99[83] |
The final 5 teams now travel to India to harvest tea crops and then ride a train. The ice dancers cheat once again by derailing the train, they came in first once again but got a one-hour penalty that most of the teams are able to overcome as Emma & Kitty win the leg. However, The ice dancers are still in the race due to Ryan & Stephanie stopping before the chill zone to declare that they have now made up for each other and becoming daters again, eliminating both of them from the race.
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24 | "Last Tango in Buenos Aires"[84] | Craig Martin | February 11, 2016 | October 7, 2015 | 724 | 1.18[85] |
The final four teams now travel to Buenos Aires for a tango dancing challenge. The ice dancers apply legal sabotage to help them win the leg. Later on, Best friends Carrie & Devin finally confess their true feelings for each other, but it all does not end so well as Devin is then pushed off a cliff by the Sisters' emu and becomes seriously injured. Therefore, Carrie & Devin are forced to withdraw from the race but they get to choose one of the previously eliminated teams to come back to the race, so they choose the surfer dudes to take their place. | ||||||
25 | "Bahamarama" (Part 1) [86] | Alex Ganetakos | February 15, 2016[87] | October 8, 2015 | 725 | 1.29[88] |
The new final four teams now travel to the Bahamas where they first must find a secret map that leads to an underwater treasure. Josee's claustrophobia makes her run out of oxygen really fast but MacArthur reluctantly rescues her. Meanwhile, Sisters Emma & Kitty are delayed when Kitty gets stuck in a rock. Geoff & Brody came in first despite returning to the race. Once the rest of the teams escaped, it's a close race to the finish. In the end, Emma & Kitty end up coming in last so they are the last team eliminated from the race. The new final 3 teams now make their way to the finale in New York City. | ||||||
26 | "A Million Ways to Lose a Million Dollars" (Part 2) [89] | Terry McGurrin | February 15, 2016[87] | October 9, 2015 | 726 | 1.14[90] |
The final three teams are now in New York City and are getting ready for the finale. Their first challenge is to go to the Empire State Building and climb up all the way to the top in order to grab a case and then take the case to Central Park. Since Geoff & Brody's taxi was damaged by the ice dancer's taxi, they take the subway and get a huge lead so they reach Central Park first with the case. The police cadets reach the chill zone first by a few seconds while the ice dancers are finally eliminated from the race. The final challenge is to take the case to the lake and then try to figure out the combination that is being written on one of several buoys, and then open the case that will reveal a map that leads to the finish line. The Surfers are delayed due to a misunderstanding, and both teams search at the same time. The cadets are the first to open up their briefcase, but MacArthur accidentally puts a hole in their boat, forcing her to row as fast as she can to shore, tiring her out. Geoff gives a motivational speech to Brody as they find their combination and make it to the finish line first. It's a neck to neck battle between the surfers and the police cadets, but in the end the police cadets win, but only by a close second. All the other teams who were previously eliminated are mostly seen cheering at the finish line, and Don declares MacArthur and Sanders as the winners of the race, so they are given the one million dollar prize.
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Media
A video game has also been released that allows players to use any of the series' 36 main characters and race them in short endless running type games.[7] The game, titled "Donculous Dash", was released on January 4, 2016, but it is only available in Canada. The game can be downloaded on the Canadian app store[91] and a demo version is also available on their Cartoon Network website.[92]
Availability
The Ridonculous Race seldom makes marketing release on any home medias, not even Region 4 DVDs of this spinoff nor digital download purchasings. The only instance of the spinoff's availability is on Netflix, but erroneously as season 7 of Total Drama. Downloads can be viewed on YouTube.
See also
- Total Drama World Tour, the third season of the original series by the same producers.
- The Amazing Race, the reality series that The Ridonculous Race primarily parodies.
- The Amazing Race Canada, the Canadian edition of The Amazing Race.
- In Real Life, a similar reality series that was also produced in Canada.
Notes
- Kitty accidentally knocked Devin off a cliff at the chill zone, making him severely injured and unable to compete. So, The Best Friends were forced to leave the competition and bring back a team of their choice. They chose The Surfer Dudes for helping them stay in the race at Vietnam.
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