| “ | Last time on The Ridonculous Race... | „ |
| ~ Don's famous catchphrase. |
| “ | YES! Throw all your money on the ground; that's very smart! | „ |
| ~ Don in the finale |
| “ | For the last time, I don't care! | „ |
| ~ Don to Josee when the Ice Dancers are not happy. |
Don is the host from the Total Drama spin-off series Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race. He's the complete opposite of Chris McLean, as he doesn't enjoy watching the contestants go through the dangerous challenges, calls out the villainous characters on their evil, and also makes sure that the teams follow the rules. If one of the contestants or teams doesn't follow the rules, then they will get a penalty for the length of minutes.
He was voiced by Terry McGurrin, who has recently (and ironically) taken over voicing Chris for the main Total Drama show.
Personality[]
Don seems to be indifferent to the risks of putting the contestants through dangerous challenges, but he rarely shows sadism towards them (unlike Chris). Despite being indifferent to the dangerous challenges, he does show legitimate concern for the well-being of the contestants. Though he does like to mess with some of the teams once in a while, like the Vegans and the Ice Dancers, this trait is less pronounced in Don than in Chris, as seen in "Hello and Dubai." Like Chris, Don is a narcissist who often comments on his looks and shows loss in gracefulness if they were to be altered. Unlike Chris, though, Don is actually fair to the competitors, as he makes sure that they thoroughly follow the rules, and is far less sadistic.
Don does not hesitate to penalize those who break the rules, but will not disqualify any teams for causing any sort of trouble, especially in regards to his least favorite team (who cheats or sabotages other teams) throughout the race. He doesn't let two teams share such as the fossils and forces competitors to try again, even when they technically shouldn't have to, such as when father and son Dwayne & Junior unknowingly took vegans Laurie & Miles's fossil. Much Like Chris, he doesn't care about excuses (as shown by his repeated utterances of "don't care" when Laurie tried to explain what happened with her and Miles's fossil), but is considerably nicer and friendlier towards contestants that he likes, and will show sympathy and even emotional attachment towards the ones he favors (such as Geoff & Brody) being eliminated. However, he does show annoyance to contestants or teams who seem less enthusiastic about being on the race (such as his disdain toward Goth couple Ennui & Crimson's quiet, easygoing attitudes) or contestants or teams who are just plain foolish (such as his dislike of LARPer friends Leonard & Tammy's overreliance on their nonexistent "magic").
Penalties Given To[]
- "French is an Eiffel Language": Noah & Owen (20 Minutes), because Owen ate their boat that's ironically cheese though Owen tried to convince him that he is cheese, but failed. But they're still in the game due to Gerry's foot out of the Carpet.
- "Mediterranean Homesick Blues": Dwayne & Junior (20 Minutes) because Dwayne read the travel tip before reuniting with Junior at the Beach and he tried to bribe Don with coupons, but failed. Tom and Jen also (20 Minutes) because they arrived at the yacht with the prince instead of the Train as instructed.
- "Bjorken Telephone": Kelly & Taylor (1 hour = 60 Minutes) because when they got the Icelandic sentence wrong, they were both supposed to start over, and only Kelly started over, and Taylor blamed her mother for that penalty, which was rude to her.
- "Brazilian Pain Forest": Laurie & Miles (30 Minutes) because each one of them was supposed to make a costume for another but Miles makes both of them. Right after the penalty, they were eliminated after the Rockers arrived because of Spud's delayed reaction to the bullet ant bites before the costume challenge, causing the Rockers to still be in the race.
- "A Tisket, a Casket, I'm Gonna Blow a Gasket": Ennui & Crimson (10 Minutes) for switching the coffin during the challenge, before they head to the graveyard.
- "El Bunny Surpremo": Jacques & Josee (10 Minutes) because they were supposed to bring the burros to the finish.
- "How Deep Is Your Love": Jacques & Josee again (30 Minutes) Don notices that the Ice Dancers stole Kitty's ball and didn't complete the challenge properly, but after their penalty was up, they still managed to get first place, since the other teams were that far behind them.
- "Darjeel With It": Jacques & Josee again (1 hour = 60 Minutes) Don notices that the Ice Dancers have cheated on the train challenge. This was Don's first attempt to eliminate the Ice Dancers because they never played by the rules, but failed because their penalty was up. The Ice Dancers are still in the game and the Daters are eliminated.
Gallery[]
Friends[]
Enemies[]
- Crimson (one-sided; on Don's side)
- Ennui (one-sided; on Don's side)
- Gerry
- Jacques
- Josee
- Laurie
Trivia[]
- According to Fresh TV, Don is somewhere in his 40's.
- Don is often contrasted to Chris McLean. While Don himself is a narcissist, he has more of a heart than Chris. Some of the differences include:
- While Chris is willing to let some contestants (even Duncan) cheat, Don would penalize some cheaters. However, it is worth noting that in some episodes (i.e. Mexico, the Outback, Argentina, etc.), Don doesn't notice the cheating, while Chris punished some for cheating.
- While Don's challenges are also life-threatening, they are not as severe as Chris' and always checks if they are legal.
- Chris is willing to bend the rules to his whim, while Don prefers to follow them.
- Don does not mistreat his interns as harshly as Chris did.
- Whenever a contestant is injured, Don is willing to switch them out with an eliminated team in the event that said contestant does not want to continue anymore. In contrast, Chris is willing to bring back contestants whenever he feels like it (which was evident in "I See London..." and "No Pain, No Game").
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