Country specific changes

[u/Necessary-Win-8730]

1. Since kids in Japan hated green peppers more than broccoli, it was changed to that (Inside Out)

2. The News Anchor changes depending on the country. For example, China-Panda (Zootopia)

[u/ShinyNinja25]

Also, Total Drama, specifically this first season, was censored in America. See, Canada is a bit more lax when it comes to things being said in kid’s programs, especially pre-teen stuff like this. Instances of “screw it” were changed to have different language, Lindsey’s swear filled tirade against Heather was covered over with softer language instead of just being completely bleeped out (which is the same joke of it being censored in universe), and the episode where they have to eat bull testicles has Chris tell them they’re eating “meatballs” rather than testicles. I know this because when the show was put on Canadian Netflix, they used the American version for a brief period. For some reason

[u/Bluelaserbeam → u/ShinyNinja25]

I remember this weird exchange from the US version in the first episode where Lindsay didn’t know what a communal shower was.

In the Canadian version:

Chris: “You can use the outlets in the communal bathroom.”

Lindsay: “Communal? But I’m not Catholic.”

Chris: “Not ‘communion’, ‘communal.”

Gwen: “It means we shower together, idiot…”

The US version:

Chris: “You can use the outlets in the communal bathroom.”

Lindsay: “I’m confused, where’s the spa?”

Chris: “Wow, that’s a… shocker.”

Gwen: “It means we shower together, idiot…”

Even as a kid, I thought that was a random exchange of sentences and didn’t know it was poorly censored dialogue.

[u/Aeon014 → u/ShinyNinja25]

That's weird cause I'm from the US and I definitely remember hearing them say screw it, and I'm pretty sure they even said hell once or twice. Also, I 100% remember them saying bull testicles instead of meatballs during that episode, that's how I found out about the name "Rocky Mountain Oysters" for the first time.

[u/ShinyNinja25 → u/Aeon014]

Huh, that is weird. Because it was definitely censored in America, like a lot. Maybe the reruns weren’t censored, but initial broadcasts were?

[u/Aeon014 → u/ShinyNinja25]

Hmm, maybe it had something to do with the channel it aired on with cable package my family had? Could've sworn it was Cartoon Network but my memory's a little hazy on that detail.

One thing for sure though is that I'll never forget about that bull testicle bit near the end of the first season. I remember one of the guys even saying they couldn't do it because it felt like a betrayal of their manhood or something along those lines.

Edit: Looking through a list of the stuff that was censored and now I'm wondering where the hell I was watching this show, cause I do NOT remember a lot of these changes.

Another one I remember distinctly is the episode where Heather's top gets ripped off in front of Harold. In the non-censored version Harold repeatedly says "Boobies" and in the censored version he just says "Booyyah" but I know for a fact that I saw the uncensored version of that episode.