Call Me Mother (TV series)

Call Me Mother
Call Me Mother
	Promotional poster
Genre	Reality competition
Directed by	Rae Upton
Starring	Peppermint; Crystal; Barbada de Barbades;
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	8
Production
Executive producers	Daniel Oron; Natasha Ryan; Glenn Sims
Production locations	North Bay
Production companies	Go Button Media; RedFlame TV
Release
Original network	OutTV
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original release	October 25, 2021 –; present

Call Me Mother is a reality television series, which premiered on OutTV in 2021.^[1] Hosted by Entertainment Tonight Canada reporter Dallas Dixon, the series is a drag competition which will see up-and-coming drag performers join one of three drag houses to compete in group challenges, with one drag artist eliminated each week until the winner of the competition is crowned the "First Child of Drag".^[2]

The prize package for the winner includes $25,000, a supply of cosmetics from BPerfect, and a single to be recorded and produced by PEG Records.

The series is distinct from the RuPaul's Drag Race franchise in adding a drag mother mentoring and coaching team aspect similar to The Voice or The X Factor,^[3] and is also a fully inclusive competition featuring drag queens, drag kings, transgender and non-binary drag artists.^[1]

The houses are led by established drag queens Peppermint (House of Dulcet), Crystal (House of Glass) and Barbada de Barbades (House of Harmonie).^[1] Farra N. Hyte, the drag mother of RuPaul's Drag Race competitor and Canada's Drag Race judge Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Quebec drag queen Miss Butterfly serve as "aunties", who provide additional support and feedback but do not directly "mother" their own teams.^[4] Hyte and Dixon were also the co-hosts of a weekly companion podcast which will include post-elimination interviews with the competing queens.^[5]

Guests appearing over the course of the series, giving guidance to the competing queens in video chat sessions or serving as guest judges, included Adam All, Trixie Mattel, Vinegar Strokes and Matthew Camp.

Call Me Mother was created by RedFlame TV, and produced in Canada by Go Button Media and RedFlame TV.^[6] It was shot in North Bay, Ontario in early 2021.^[7]

The series premiered on October 25, 2021.^[8]

The first season was won by Toddy, a non-binary drag performer from Vancouver, British Columbia.

The series was the highest-rated original production in OutTV's history.^[9] Two days after the first season finale, OutTV announced the renewal of the series for a second season.^[9]

Contestants[]

Contestants of *Call Me Mother*
Contestant	Hometown	House	Outcome
Toddy	Vancouver, British Columbia	Dulcet	Winner
Valerie Hunt	Calgary, Alberta	Glass	Runner-up
Kiki Coe	Ottawa, Ontario	Dulcet	Runner-up
Sanjina Dabish Queen	Toronto, Ontario	Harmonie	4th Place
HercuSleaze	Montreal, Quebec	Glass	5th Place
Narcissa Wolfe	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	Harmonie	6th Place
Felicia Bonée	Edmonton, Alberta	Dulcet	7th Place
Calypso Cosmic	Toronto, Ontario	Harmonie	8th Place
Rosie	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Glass	9th Place
Ella Lamoureux	Kelowna, British Columbia	N/A	10th Place

Contestant progress[]

Legend:

Toddy won Call Me Mother.

Kiki Coe and Valerie Hunt were the runner-ups.

WIN indicates the House scored the highest in the challenge in that episode.

SAFE indicates that the House was declared safe by the judges in that episode.

BTM (Bottom) indicates that the House was up for elimination in that episode.

ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.

QUIT indicates the House of Dulcet was in the bottom, and Felicia Bonée decided to leave the competition.

Dulcet indicates the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Dulcet by Peppermint.

Glass indicates the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Glass by Crystal.

Harmonie indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Harmonie by Barbada.

Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant	Episode
Contestant	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8
Toddy	Dulcet	WIN	WIN	BTM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	Winner
Kiki Coe	Dulcet	WIN	WIN	BTM	WIN	WIN	SAFE	Runner-up
Valerie Hunt	Glass	BTM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	Runner-up
Sanjina Dabish Queen	Harmonie	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	ELIM
HercuSleaze	Glass	BTM	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	ELIM
Narcissa Wolfe	Harmonie	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	ELIM
Felicia Bonée	Dulcet	WIN	WIN	QUIT
Calypso Cosmic	Harmonie	SAFE	ELIM
Rosie	Glass	ELIM
Ella Lamoureux	ELIM

Episodes[]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date
1	1	"Episode 1"	October 25, 2021 (2021-10-25)
The queens participate in three rounds of adoption challenges to be selected by one of the three drag mothers: a look challenge, a talent challenge and a conversation with the mothers; however, with three spots on each team and three drag mothers, one of the ten queens will not be selected. Adopted in Round 1: Kiki Coe, Rosie Adopted in Round 2: Valerie Hunt, Felicia Bonée, HercuSleaze, Sanjina Dabish Queen, Toddy Adopted in Round 3: Narcissa Wolfe, Calypso Cosmic Eliminated: Ella Lamoureux
2	2	"Episode 2"	November 1, 2021 (2021-11-01)
Mini Challenge: Create a cake that looks like your House Mother Mini Challenge Winner: Valerie Hunt Runway Category: My Drag Journey: A look giving insight into the start of their drag Highest Score: House of Dulcet Prize: Headstart to prepare for the Showcase Showcase: Let Them Eat Cake: Design a Marie Antoinette inspired look Bottom House: House of Glass Eliminated: Rosie
3	3	"Episode 3"	November 8, 2021 (2021-11-08)
Mini Challenge: Put together a quick drag look incorporating sports equipment, platform shoes and breastplates Mini Challenge Winner: Sanjina Dabish Queen Runway Category: Dynasty Highest Score: House of Dulcet Prize: Headstart to prepare for the Showcase Showcase: Design a pageant look for one house member to wear it on the runway. Bottom House: House of Harmonie Eliminated: Calypso Cosmic
4	4	"Episode 4"	November 15, 2021 (2021-11-15)
Mini Challenge: Do their makeup with their non-dominant hand Mini Challenge Winner: HercuSleaze Runway Category: Classic Horror Highest Score: House of Glass Showcase: Acting Challenge: Act and lipsync an original sketch with dialogue from the horror films The Little Shop of Horrors, House on Haunted Hill and Night of the Living Dead Bottom House: House of Dulcet Quit: Felicia Bonée
5	5	"Episode 5"	November 22, 2021 (2021-11-22)
Guest Judge: Adam All Mini Challenge: Tease a wig as high as they can. Mini Challenge Winner: Sanjina Dabish Queen Runway Category: Burn Baby, Burn Highest Score: House of Glass Prize: Decide the performance order of the roast Showcase: Roast the house mothers Bottom House: House of Harmonie Eliminated: Narcissa Wolfe
6	6	"Episode 6"	November 29, 2021 (2021-11-29)
Mini-Challenge Special Guest: Trixie Mattel Mini Challenge: Turn themselves into the childhood doll of their dreams Mini Challenge Winner: Toddy Mini Challenge Prize: $500 gift card from Trixie Cosmetics Runway Category: Musicals Showcase: Perform excerpts from the musical Everybody's Talking About Jamie Showcase Special Guest: Vinegar Strokes Eliminated: HercuSleaze
7	7	"Episode 7"	December 6, 2021 (2021-12-06)
Mini-Challenge Special Guest: Matthew Camp Mini Challenge: Design a logo and a special product for the artists' personal brand merchandising. Mini Challenge Winner: Valerie Hunt Runway Category: Travel Showcase: Create and perform a short comedy routine as a flight attendant giving a pre-flight safety demonstration for Call Me Mother Airlines, with each drag artist having to style themselves to represent a different decade. Eliminated: Sanjina Dabish Queen
8	8	"Episode 8"	December 13, 2021 (2021-12-13)

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c West, Rachel (June 2, 2021). "OUTtv Announces New Drag Reality Series 'Call Me Mother' Hosted By ET Canada Pride's Dallas Dixon". ET Canada.
^ Joey Nolfi, "RuPaul's Drag Race queens Peppermint, Crystal launch new drag competition series Call Me Mother". Entertainment Weekly, June 3, 2021.
^ André-Constantin Passiour, "Barbada de Barbades star de «Call Me Mother»". Fugues, June 25, 2021.
^ Joey Nolfi, "Call Me Mother casts queens, kings, and nonbinary stars in wild new drag competition". Entertainment Weekly, October 5, 2021.
^ Nick Krewen, "OUTtv elevates drag format in new series". Playback, October 21, 2021.
^ Nico Franks, "OUTtv drags up competition series". C21 Media, June 3, 2021.
^ Bruno Lapointe, "Call Me Mother: une Québécoise parmi les mentors de la série". Le Journal de Montréal, June 10, 2021.
^ Ryan Porter, "‘Call Me Mother’ part of a wave of reality shows with ‘RuPaul’ alumni being produced by OutTV". Toronto Star, October 25, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Kelly Townsend, "OUTtv renews original drag format Call Me Mother". Playback, December 15, 2021.

External links[]

Call Me Mother at IMDb

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[callmemother-1] West, Rachel (June 2, 2021). "OUTtv Announces New Drag Reality Series 'Call Me Mother' Hosted By ET Canada Pride's Dallas Dixon". ET Canada.

[2] Joey Nolfi, "RuPaul's Drag Race queens Peppermint, Crystal launch new drag competition series Call Me Mother". Entertainment Weekly, June 3, 2021.

[3] André-Constantin Passiour, "Barbada de Barbades star de «Call Me Mother»". Fugues, June 25, 2021.

[cast-4] Joey Nolfi, "Call Me Mother casts queens, kings, and nonbinary stars in wild new drag competition". Entertainment Weekly, October 5, 2021.

[5] Nick Krewen, "OUTtv elevates drag format in new series". Playback, October 21, 2021.

[6] Nico Franks, "OUTtv drags up competition series". C21 Media, June 3, 2021.

[7] Bruno Lapointe, "Call Me Mother: une Québécoise parmi les mentors de la série". Le Journal de Montréal, June 10, 2021.

[8] Ryan Porter, "‘Call Me Mother’ part of a wave of reality shows with ‘RuPaul’ alumni being produced by OutTV". Toronto Star, October 25, 2021.

[renewal-9] Kelly Townsend, "OUTtv renews original drag format Call Me Mother". Playback, December 15, 2021.

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