The Ridonculous Race is Ridonculously Good

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  • @Vegeta241
    @Vegeta241 Місяць тому +179

    Something I actually appreciated was that the Ice Dancers technically weren’t villains at first. Yes, they were overly competitive and talked a lot of smack, but at that point they were just playing the game. It was the competition itself that gradually pushed them into villainy, and honestly, they are some of the best villains in the series, so much so that they are actually my third favorite villains of all time (fourth if you count Chris as a villain), just behind Heather and Alejandro. They were just a lot of fun.

    • @MisterBrick42
      @MisterBrick42 Місяць тому +15

      So even in your personal ranking they still take bronze

    • @Vegeta241
      @Vegeta241 Місяць тому +2

      @ lol yeah I guess! I never thought about my ranking in that way, but it is kind of funny that they are third on the podium, even in my rankings.

  • @darcyrose5002
    @darcyrose5002 Місяць тому +220

    The Ridonculous Race Is Going To Turn 10 Years Old Next Year In 2025.

  • @suarez9108
    @suarez9108 Місяць тому +96

    Don is such a good host too. He reminds me of Season 1 Chris, but even less psycho. At the end of the day, the show is just a job to him, but he still has a bit of fun. He plays jokes on the contestants, he has a "bond" with the Surfers, he shows more emotion than TV host who has to stay on brand.

    • @LightningBlitzz
      @LightningBlitzz Місяць тому +21

      Do not forget to mention that Don does not rig or tamper with the rules like Chris did for many seasons of the show. The ridonculous race is consistent with its rules to not screw over its contestants. Which is something I like about Don as a host.

  • @Carasenshii
    @Carasenshii Місяць тому +122

    I think the non-elimination challenges are actualy good, they help the characters develop and dont force the writers to rush any character archs because they can just make it a non-elimination challenge.

    • @ethangc081
      @ethangc081 Місяць тому +12

      Problem is they aren’t spread out at all

    • @jacobkakyoin6882
      @jacobkakyoin6882 Місяць тому +7

      If they were distributed better maybe. I still remember being so mad at us getting multiple straight followed by the only ever double elimination round coming out of nowhere and taking out the Rockers right as Spud had finally locked in.

    • @Carasenshii
      @Carasenshii Місяць тому +1

      @@jacobkakyoin6882 yeah thats kinds True, later in the series there are a lot of non-elimination challenges in a row

  • @floricel_112
    @floricel_112 25 днів тому +8

    11:10 honestly, I like that about Geoff because it solidifies his character arc from Total drama. Getting back into the game doesn't turn him back into the jerk he was in the Aftermath segments, the fame doesn't get to his head and he remains his chill friendly self, knows to balance taking the game seriously while having a blast with his friend (unlike in Action, which got him and Bridgette eliminated) and he REMAINS FAITHFUL to Bridgette (unlike her in World tour)
    Yeah, this sucks for Brody as that makes him remain one note more or less, but I like that for Geoff because of the preestablished history

  • @Sunny-vp7lr
    @Sunny-vp7lr Місяць тому +58

    Let’s go Goth appreciation. When I first watched it I just figured they’d be early ours until Transylvania when they got an episode basically dedicated to themselves and I knew they’d be long term stays. Then Finland just added to that. Wish they won

    • @cynicalperson161
      @cynicalperson161 Місяць тому +3

      Ennui and Crimson is also like the best couple in the show too.

    • @superstarultra28
      @superstarultra28 Місяць тому +1

      Same. I loved when they adopted that bunny.

    • @floricel_112
      @floricel_112 25 днів тому

      They got robbed! ROBBED! LITERALLY *AND* METAPHORICALLY! CURSE YOU ICE SKATERS!

  • @sahyrofilms
    @sahyrofilms Місяць тому +47

    Devon having the worst luck as soon as he starts having feelings for Carrey is hilarious.

  • @Calico_Cat23
    @Calico_Cat23 Місяць тому +58

    i genuinely thought this video was made by like large giant creator that gets hundreds of likes. great video man!! only 1 comment and 16 likes when i write this is so underrated. The ridonculus Race was always one of my favorites of the series in my top 3 alongside the first 2 seasons. also the goths are a national treasure protect them at all costs they deserve the world

  • @mrsphealtheseal
    @mrsphealtheseal Місяць тому +29

    It would've been a neat subversion if the best friends just stayed friends. Especially with how Carrie treats him post breakup trying to rush his emotions along so she can date him like, days after his girlfriend cheated on and broke up with him on live tv lmfao. Gotta say though, goth Devin is everything to me and I think they should've made him fully lean into it. He'd get a neat friend group out of it!

  • @temporal4652
    @temporal4652 Місяць тому +76

    I didn’t even like Owen until I saw this season. It’s a travesty that we never got a season 2 of RR

    • @Carasenshii
      @Carasenshii Місяць тому +8

      I agree with that, i didnt like Owen since it feels like he is mainly fart jokes until RR where i started to actually enjoy his character

    • @cold4616
      @cold4616 Місяць тому +8

      Owen was always ok for me, but RR made me really like him and his friendship with Noah and Kitty

  • @blackhood7200
    @blackhood7200 3 дні тому +1

    I hope we get another season of Ridonculous Race. We need more OG characters returning and having new characters come along. I binged watch the race in one day, and it was awesome.

  • @ENZO52894
    @ENZO52894 Місяць тому +20

    The Ridonculous Race is my 2nd favorite Total Drama Season. Also my favorite team from the season was the Sisters.

  • @TheBattleCatsMola
    @TheBattleCatsMola Місяць тому +11

    Holy jesus christ this is so fucking underrated i thought this had 600k views but no it has 600 keep going man youre gonna make it

  • @mettatonex7221
    @mettatonex7221 24 дні тому +3

    I agree that Chris is a more iconic host and more interesting overall, but I like Don all the same. He was a nice change of pace from Chris' elevating sadism as a host that shows restraint and concern for the more dangerous challenges. Besides, him not being so over the top allows the focus to be on the competitors and their dynamics and rivalry with each other, and while the extra flavor of the competitors vs. Chris really helped the Total Drama setting, they wanted the Ridonculous Race to feel different with a host that actually feels invested in the competitors succeeding.

  • @BinaryTremor-vs1iv
    @BinaryTremor-vs1iv Місяць тому +22

    Ridonculous Race is a season that I have mixed views on.
    As someone who loves Survivor and The Amazing Race, I will readily admit that Survivor is the better show to make a parody of since it's mainly about personal interaction whereas the Amazing Race is typically about the challenges and traveling. In an animated Amazing Race parody, it's difficult and awkward to justify people standing around talking to each other considering its setting.
    That said, RR does a great job with its setting; most of the locations and challenges are decent and I feel like the season does a good job of being exciting and funny in terms of its action and comedy.
    That said, the story has glaring flaws. Plot points get brought up and immediately forgotten, characters do and say things that contradict each other, most of the plots are predictable, and most of the non-eliminations are too predictable due to story reasons.

    • @BinaryTremor-vs1iv
      @BinaryTremor-vs1iv Місяць тому +12

      The Amazing Race actually does penalize last-place teams on Non-Elimination Legs and 1st place finishes do get rewards on each leg.

  • @RespecTheLevYT
    @RespecTheLevYT Місяць тому +9

    I’d come home from school on a Wednesday, eat hotdogs and watch this on CN. Best Childhood everrr 💀

  • @andreagrubaugh9699
    @andreagrubaugh9699 Місяць тому +3

    My favorite team was always the Ice Dancers - they just gave me major Team Rocket vibes, lol. I also really love the Goths. We need another season of Ridonculous

  • @Not_Kez
    @Not_Kez Місяць тому +4

    This channel should have over 10k easily and this video should have WAY more than 630 views more like 15k

  • @Xueria
    @Xueria Місяць тому +3

    Okay, while the main show peaked at World Tour, I am fully willing to say that Revenge of the Island was still a really good season with its greatest flaw being that it was only half the length of previous seasons, resulting in far less time for character and story line development. All-Stars and Pahkitew Island were at best guilty pleasures, though, and I refuse to defend them at all.
    Ridonculous Race was a delight after the decay the show had suffered. I'd say it was very much a return to the greatness that the series once had.

    • @floricel_112
      @floricel_112 25 днів тому +1

      I will stand by my opinion that it's Action's fault for bastardizing every character, with World tour afterwards having to pick from the wreckage it left in its wake. Some characters it managed to fix, but others were made much much worse by the end of it (looking at FREAKIN YOU, GWEN AND DUNCAN) culminating in their mismanagement in All Stars

  • @isainova874
    @isainova874 Місяць тому +2

    This was my first contact with Total drama, i actually liked it a lot when i was a kid, not knowing about the previous seasons. It makes me glad to see that this spin-off is quite appreciated by people.

  • @SortaNonymous
    @SortaNonymous 28 днів тому +3

    Honestly if this season was released today instead of so soon after Pahkitew Island, I feel like it'd hold up perfectly as an amazing revival of the Total Drama franchise, even better than the actual Total Drama reboot, and I liked the first season of that reboot (Not the second one though)

  • @reaganbecker5351
    @reaganbecker5351 Місяць тому +1

    This video deserves way more views and likes! Great work man!

  • @kindbear6910
    @kindbear6910 Місяць тому +3

    Laurie beating the crap out of Don at the end of the Iceland episode was hilarious.

  • @JollyMcCrowner
    @JollyMcCrowner Місяць тому +5

    ridonculus race actually cooked. it actually is also my second favorite season from the first. i can say noah might have carried the show for me
    i guess ill admit that the goths were pretty entertaining gotta love those guys too

  • @Unofficial-Name
    @Unofficial-Name Місяць тому +1

    I think my favorite is the adversity twins- I appreciated how far they made it!

  • @weirdwatermelon9597
    @weirdwatermelon9597 Місяць тому +3

    I will say I wish that the sisters were in the final 2 they deserved an ending with the prize since a lot of the teams went to bond and even if that was part of the reason why the sisters came it was also because Emma needed it for law school and even when i was younger and didn't exactly understand that i still felt pretty sad when they left

  • @Not_Kez
    @Not_Kez Місяць тому +3

    I'm your 5.79 thousand sub hope your sub count highers atleast 10k and lastly W video bro ❤ hope you make a vid about world tour, island or the reboot but you do you

  • @ObjectiveChaos
    @ObjectiveChaos Місяць тому +5

    THEY REMOVED ALL BUT THE FIRST 2 SEASONS OF TOTAL DRAMA FROM NETFLIX
    GOD DAMN YOU, CORPORAITONS!

  • @giboit.
    @giboit. Місяць тому +2

    The ridonculous race was extremely fun.
    Fun fact: The fashion bloggers were named after the creators of 6teen, and The Total Drama franchise.
    I also think that the surfers being the winners in one of the endings adds more to the theory about every member on the "guys team" from S1 becoming future winners (that team was conformed by Owen, Duncan, Jeft and CJ). So if CJ ever returns in some ridonculous race sequel, maybe he could win.
    However, I disagree on your take about the host not being better than Chris. I love Chris but he became a complete lunatic. During the first seasons he was a good parody of reality tv host. He was funny, had a big ego and usually cut some corners when it came to the safety of the players but still got worried when they were in actual danger. But as the seasons progressed he became insane and mean. And he felt as if he was making up the rules as he pleased and as if he was actually trying to kill the contestants.
    Don on the other hand is way more fair and neutral and didn't try to cause trouble to the contestants just for the lols. Like Chris (kinda) used to be in the first seasons.
    By the way, the challenges during Chris's era became way more unrealistic and cartoonish as the series progressed. Well, they were always exaggerated but they really jumped the shark later on.
    One of the reasons why the ridonculous race and total drama 2023 work so well is because the challenges look feasible to an extend and are borderline realistic at times). And that's what later seasons with Chris failed to do.
    And I also highly recommend Total Drama 2023. The two seasons of total drama 2023 are easily one of the best one in all the franchise.

  • @NoBrainer7
    @NoBrainer7 Місяць тому +3

    what a great video! and i really do agree Ridonculous Race is one of the best seasons! my personal favorite team was definitely the father and son. Dude i wish my dad was like that i love him so much he´s precious

  • @mikeywebb9598
    @mikeywebb9598 Місяць тому +5

    JUSTICE FOR THE SISTERS THEY DESERVED FIRST 💔
    but real talk it kinda annoys me that the generation with the largest cast has 1 of the 4 winners be a character that competed twice already. like there’s already 6 characters that have won in gen 1 did we need a 7th (i mean we did in all stars but that’s different)

  • @DaisygoesCrazy
    @DaisygoesCrazy Місяць тому +1

    glad ridonculous race is getting its flowers, great video

  • @floricel_112
    @floricel_112 25 днів тому

    About the goths, don't forget that despite their whole aesthetic, they're also REALLY good at the game and challenges without EVER resorting to cheating or dirty tricks. Their relationship is ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, how considerate, affectionate, supportive and accepting they are of each other (in their own monotone way). Even when their make up washed off and saw their real faces, they didn't even consider breaking up even though "their outside was disgusting" (hilarious). They play fair, make alliances they keep, friendships with other contestants (accidentally, though it doesn't bother them), sympathetic to others in their own way and genuinely liked in-universe. Even DON, who was initially freaked out of his mind by them then frustrated at their lack of expressiveness in front of the camera, becomes fond of them and BAWLS when they're finally eliminated from the race.
    They could have easily treated the goths and their whole aesthetic as a joke, but they didn't. They're very nuanced in their portrayal while maintaining the stereotype and it's BEAUTIFUL! My favorite scene with them is when they toss rings at narwhals, the goths take a ring, hold it above the water, and a narwhal emerges right below them, giving them the easy win and leaving EVERYONE in awe (especially since they've already established themselves as a threat/powerhouse of a team)....THEN THEY REVEAL IN THE INTERVIEW PORTION THAT IT WAS JUST DUMB LUCK, "but they don't need to know that". FREAKIN, BRILLIANT!

  • @dirp_dcb9531
    @dirp_dcb9531 29 днів тому +1

    Everything in this video is correct. Goths are top tier, Dwayne and Jr are amazing, the ice dancers are really really great villains, and the season as a whole is definitely at the level of the original TDI.
    but the daters are so much better than credit given.

    • @KateriYT
      @KateriYT  29 днів тому +1

      You might call me... A hater.

  • @mrsillytacos
    @mrsillytacos Місяць тому

    The most goated thing about all this is that the French duo are the villains. Truly realism right there.

  • @fireyfan-b7z
    @fireyfan-b7z Місяць тому +7

    Revenge of the Island and the reboot is pretty good

  • @VictorAndresChabrolGonzalez
    @VictorAndresChabrolGonzalez Місяць тому +2

    Kitty, she is my favorite girl in the entire series, for me she is the most beautiful girl in total drama, amazing career, she has a great personality, a lot of charisma, a great design, she gets along well with everyone, she knows how to make alliances, she never thinks Mal de nadie, she is always willing to help, including her sister Emma, ​​for me she is my Waifu of the entire series, and with the selfies it is even better, she is for me trillions of times the most beautiful and attractive in the series , #KITTYGOD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @fartypeepoopoo9436
    @fartypeepoopoo9436 Місяць тому

    I watched this on a whim when I was feeling nostalgic for the series like five years ago? And I couldn’t stop watching it. I thought the Ridonculous Race had a lot of charm and was actually funny and enjoyable.

  • @ZavidWebster
    @ZavidWebster Місяць тому +2

    My Rankings:
    18. Leonard & Tammy
    17. Gerry & Pete
    16. Ellody & Mary
    15. Rock & Spud
    14. Chet & Lorenzo
    13. Laurie & Miles
    12. Kelly & Taylor
    11. Dwaine & Junior
    10. Ryan & Stephanie
    9. Owen & Noah
    8. Geoff & Brodie
    7. Carrie & Devin
    6. Jay & Mickey
    5. Tom & Jen
    4. Emma & Kitty
    3. Sanders & MacArthur
    2. Jacques & Josee
    1. Crimson & Ennui

  • @J35ang31
    @J35ang31 22 дні тому

    Ridonculus race was the best I wish they made a 2nd season. Also I wish the visited more countries. They wouldve be been an idea for the 2nd season with new teams

  • @J-leaf
    @J-leaf 26 днів тому

    Bro... before we had things like Squid Game or Beast Games. We had Total Drama. We were prepared for this age for a long time.

  • @jonasholm-mw5bn
    @jonasholm-mw5bn Місяць тому

    My favorite is probably Total drama all Stars, because the characters all have been there at least two seasons and it’s kind of wild too.

  • @adus2821
    @adus2821 Місяць тому

    somebody finally gets it. idk why everyone writes this one off its literally the best season of total drama as a whole

  • @paycomebfdi
    @paycomebfdi Місяць тому +1

    Underrated.

  • @danstolte8102
    @danstolte8102 Місяць тому

    I would say my biggest gripes with the show are that there was way too many non-elimination episodes, and some of the characters were undeniably grating at times.
    All in all, I think it’s pretty clear that this show was primarily created to capitalize on the TD cult. And I would say that it is definitely worth a watch or two - although I honestly can’t fathom why people count this as a legitimate TD season (they are literally two separate shows).

  • @Joe-rz3fd
    @Joe-rz3fd Місяць тому

    Fun fact: both of the Vegans have the same voice actresses as both of the Geniuses

  • @joeymiller8751
    @joeymiller8751 Місяць тому +1

    It's on my top 3 for favourite total drama shows it goes
    Tdw
    Therr
    TdI

  • @floricel_112
    @floricel_112 25 днів тому

    "I could never predict which team would win because they all were so well written."
    ....except the larpers. Because thw larpers are a bigger joke character than even Ezekiel

  • @jhihowbvow
    @jhihowbvow 26 днів тому

    Bro forgot Leonard was in Pukeathew

  • @lapizite
    @lapizite Місяць тому +4

    Great video dude. I saw it on reddit. It's insane how you only have under 6K subs. You've earned a sub from me.
    also stan tyler total drama he's the best

  • @PentaCrab
    @PentaCrab Місяць тому

    I'm so glad to know I ain't alone on thinking the Goths are the best characters in the entire franchise

  • @sniperway2207
    @sniperway2207 Місяць тому

    Younger me was depressed when Carrie and Devin got eliminated. Now, I’m happy that Carrie lost

  • @Lemonade2576
    @Lemonade2576 Місяць тому

    My favorite team was the sufers cause there just chill like that

  • @porkiipahfahh
    @porkiipahfahh Місяць тому +1

    Leonard reminds me of Himiko Yumeno from Danganronpa V3. All they talk about is magic and the only person who finds it cool is their partner (The girl larper who I forgot the name of for Leonard and Tenko for Himiko)

    • @mary-annabederman7874
      @mary-annabederman7874 Місяць тому +1

      As a Danganronpa fan... I see it. Leonard's friend is named Tammy. I like these characters tbh, they've got a charm that makes me smile, as stupid as they can be.

  • @jonasholm-mw5bn
    @jonasholm-mw5bn Місяць тому

    For some reason I just can’t find a way to see the Total drama reboot

  • @nestlenightmare
    @nestlenightmare 27 днів тому

    Wait, this show has alternate winners like total drama? I never knew that, I only knew about the cops win.

  • @npccrashout
    @npccrashout Місяць тому

    great video Kateri, do you have a discord because I wanted to ask you a genuine question regarding the series

  • @braindeavers2581
    @braindeavers2581 Місяць тому +2

    The goths are the best!

  • @mesousagaby740
    @mesousagaby740 Місяць тому

    MacArthur is still so damn fine. :D

  • @SuperSoxReal
    @SuperSoxReal Місяць тому

    I like the surfer bros because of the fact that I am sucker for Bromance

  • @dariusbrawl3759
    @dariusbrawl3759 Місяць тому +1

    Isn't this listed as the 6th season of td? IRL i mean

  • @TheFriendlyWeirdo
    @TheFriendlyWeirdo Місяць тому

    Have you ever watched the 2023/2024 seasons of TDI? They’re actually pretty good.

  • @Jazz8pro
    @Jazz8pro Місяць тому +1

    I agrue the best season of Total drama

  • @KimSan-nx9gm
    @KimSan-nx9gm Місяць тому

    I wish it was more like the amazing race
    Add the fast forward,speed bump
    Just renamed and it would be even better!

  • @simonpitt4632
    @simonpitt4632 День тому

    mike and jay

  • @zippyfish
    @zippyfish 28 днів тому

    shows clips of the larpers being awesome and then says "ugh how are they this bad!!!" ok brah

    • @KateriYT
      @KateriYT  28 днів тому

      If you *like* those clips, we got different taste in content brah

  • @ECStra_Awesome
    @ECStra_Awesome Місяць тому +1

    Island is the best season followed by Ridonculous Race

  • @bethanysingsmrs849
    @bethanysingsmrs849 Місяць тому

    def check out the new season from 2023

  • @ChillerThriller
    @ChillerThriller Місяць тому

    Off topic, but you should cover the reboot of totdal drama

  • @sephserrano5194
    @sephserrano5194 Місяць тому

    Easily a top 3 season of the series for me. My only super big is issues are the entire best friends story, and I don’t find this as funny as other seasons. Otherwise based tho

  • @mushboi6965
    @mushboi6965 Місяць тому

    You should also watch the tdi reboot!! Its rlly good

  • @fallonfish190
    @fallonfish190 Місяць тому

    w goth enjoyer, i completely agree

  • @JustJeffery_
    @JustJeffery_ Місяць тому +1

    Oh man.

  • @GuestMate
    @GuestMate Місяць тому +4

    Good vid found it on reddit

  • @sketchytwin2670
    @sketchytwin2670 27 днів тому

    The Goth team should've won

  • @CarlosBlanco-n1k
    @CarlosBlanco-n1k 14 днів тому

    I wanted the goth to win

  • @Christian-d3l
    @Christian-d3l Місяць тому +1

    I love total drama sure there are some real reality TV seasons, that are better. (Pearl Islands, amazing race 31) island through world tour is good

  • @petreraul6119
    @petreraul6119 Місяць тому

    Mary is fhe best

  • @TotaldramaEzekiel129
    @TotaldramaEzekiel129 Місяць тому

    My top 3 teams are Adversity twins vegans and daters/ Haters