Call Me Mother season 1

{{short description|First season of Call Me Mother}} {{Infobox television season | season_number = 1 | bgcolour = #F2DB66 | image = Call Me Mother (season 1) poster.jpg | caption = Promotional poster for season one | module1 = {{Infobox reality competition season | host = Dallas Dixon | coaches = {{Plainlist| * [[Peppermint (entertainer)|Peppermint]] * [[Crystal (drag queen)|Crystal]] * [[Barbada de Barbades]] }} | num_contestants = 10 | winner = [[Toddy (entertainer)|Toddy]] | runner_up = {{Plainlist| *[[Kiki Coe]] *Valerie Hunt }} | winner_coach = Peppermint }} | num_episodes = 8 | network = [[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2021|10|25}} | last_aired = {{End date|2021|12|13}} | prev_season = | next_season = [[Call Me Mother season 2|Season 2]] | episode_list = }}

The first season of ''[[Call Me Mother]]'' premiered on October 25, 2021.<ref>Ryan Porter, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/television/2021/10/25/call-me-mother-part-of-a-wave-of-reality-shows-with-rupaul-alumni-being-produced-by-outtv.html "‘Call Me Mother’ part of a wave of reality shows with ‘RuPaul’ alumni being produced by OutTV"]. ''[[Toronto Star]]'', October 25, 2021.</ref> The cast was announced on October 5, 2021<ref name=cast>Joey Nolfi, [https://ew.com/tv/call-me-mother-cast-reveal/ "Call Me Mother casts queens, kings, and nonbinary stars in wild new drag competition"]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', October 5, 2021.</ref>

The prize package for the winner includes an all-inclusive seven-night stay for two at the Secrets Vallarta Bay Hotel in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, courtesy of [[Air Canada Vacations]], a year's supply of BPerfect Cosmetics, a year's supply of Wella Professionals hair product and the chance to be the Wella Face of Pride for 2022, a consultation with leading LGBTQ management company [[Producer Entertainment Group]] and a single which will be produced and released by their recording label, [[Producer Entertainment Group|PEG Records]], a meeting with top TV and film agents at Clear Talent Group, the opportunity to be featured in an upcoming Daddy Couture Clothing campaign, and a cash prize of $25,000.

On June 3, 2021, it was announced that [[Peppermint (drag queen)|Peppermint]], [[Crystal (drag queen)|Crystal]] and [[Barbada de Barbades]] would be leading the series as the mothers to the competing drag houses. Dallas Dixon was also announced as the host.<ref name=mothers>Joey Nolfi, [https://ew.com/tv/call-me-mother-tv-show-peppermint-crystal/ "RuPaul's Drag Race queens Peppermint, Crystal launch new drag competition series Call Me Mother"]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', June 3, 2021.</ref> It was later revealed that Farra N. Hyte and Miss Butterfly would be joining the series as aunties.<ref name=cast/> The series was the highest-rated original production in OutTV's history.<ref name=renewal>Kelly Townsend, [https://playbackonline.ca/2021/12/15/outtv-renews-original-drag-format-call-me-mother/ "OUTtv renews original drag format Call Me Mother"]. ''[[Playback (magazine)|Playback]]'', December 15, 2021.</ref> On December 15, two days after the first-season finale, OutTV announced the renewal of the series for a second season.<ref name=renewal/>

The winner of the first season of ''Call Me Mother'' was [[Toddy (entertainer)|Toddy]],<ref>Sydney Morton, [https://globalnews.ca/news/8534346/kelowna-peak-pride-kick-off-weekend-2022/ "Kelowna Peak Pride kick off weekend beats the winter blues"]. [[CHBC-DT]], January 24, 2022.</ref> with [[Kiki Coe]] and Valerie Hunt as runners-up.

[[Kiki Coe]] was later announced as part of the [[Canada's Drag Race season 4|fourth season]] cast of ''[[Canada's Drag Race]]'' in 2023.<ref>Bianca Guzzo, [https://inmagazine.ca/2023/10/canadas-drag-race-season-four-meet-the-queens/ "Canada’s Drag Race Season Four: Meet The Queens"].''In Magazine'', October 18, 2023.</ref> She ended up placing sixth after winning one maxi challenge. She was the first drag queen ever to be a full competitor in both franchises, although Makayla Couture from Season 2 of ''Call Me Mother'' made a guest appearance on the [[Canada's Drag Race season 2|second season]] of ''Canada's Drag Race'' as the makeover partner of [[Icesis Couture]] in the "Prom" episode.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lautens |first1=Annika |title=Icesis Couture on Her Best Looks from "Canada's Drag Race" |url=https://fashionmagazine.com/style/shop-canada-style/icesis-couture-canadas-drag-race-winner-fashion/ |website=Fashion Magazine |date=18 January 2022 |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> [[Sanjina DaBish Queen]] was cast on [[Canada's Drag Race season 5|fifth season]] placing ninth overall.

Calypso Cosmic also competed as a designer in the second season of ''[[Sew Fierce]]''.

==Contestants== ''Names, and cities stated are '''at time of filming'''.''

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" |+ Contestants of ''Call Me Mother season 1'' and their backgrounds ! scope="col"| Contestant ! scope="col"| Age ! scope="col"| Hometown ! scope="col"| House ! scope="col"| Outcome |- ! scope="row"| [[Toddy (entertainer)|Toddy]] | 26 | nowrap| [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]] | bgcolor="#e6f9ff"| Dulcet | {{sort|01|'''Winner'''}} |- ! scope="row"| [[Kiki Coe]] | 33 | [[Ottawa]], Ontario | bgcolor="#e6f9ff"| Dulcet | rowspan="2"| {{sort|02|Runners-up}} |- ! scope="row"| Valerie Hunt | 24 | [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]] | bgcolor="#ffe6f3"| Glass |- ! scope="row" nowrap| [[Sanjina DaBish Queen]] | 28 | [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]] | bgcolor="#fdf2e7"| Harmonie | 4th place |- ! scope="row"| [[Meags Fitzgerald|HercuSleaze]] | 33 | [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]] | bgcolor="#ffe6f3"| Glass | 5th place |- ! scope="row"| Narcissa Wolfe | 23 | [[Trois-Rivières]], Quebec | bgcolor="#fdf2e7"| Harmonie | 6th place |- ! scope="row"| Felicia Bonée | 29 | [[Edmonton]], Alberta | bgcolor="#e6f9ff"| Dulcet | 7th place{{efn|Felicia Bonée quit the competition.}} |- ! scope="row"| Calypso Cosmic | 21 | Toronto, Ontario | bgcolor="#fdf2e7"| Harmonie | 8th place |- ! scope="row"| Rosie | 21 | [[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]], Ontario | bgcolor="#ffe6f3"| Glass | 9th place |- ! scope="row"| Ella Lamoureux | 36 | [[Kelowna]], British Columbia | {{n/a}} | 10th place |- |}

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==Contestant progress== '''Legend''': {{legend|#D4AF37|Toddy won ''Call Me Mother season 1''.}} {{legend|silver|Kiki Coe and Valerie Hunt were the runners-up.}} {{legend|royalblue|WIN indicates that the House or contestant scored the highest in the challenge.}} {{legend|white|SAFE indicates that the house or contestant was declared safe by the judges.}} {{legend|lightpink|BTM (Bottom) indicates that the house was up for elimination.}} {{legend|red|ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.}} {{legend|maroon|QUIT indicates that Felicia Bonée quit the competition.}} {{legend|e6f9ff|Dulcet indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Dulcet by Peppermint.}} {{legend|ffe6f3|Glass indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Glass by Crystal.}} {{legend|fdf2e7|Harmonie indicates that the contestant was chosen to be in the House of Harmonie by Barbada.}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Contestant ! scope="col" colspan="8"| Episode |- ! scope="col"| 1<ref name="episode1">{{cite episode|title=Adoptions|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=October 25, 2021|season=1|number=1|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> ! scope="col"| 2<ref name="episode2">{{cite episode|title=Let Them Eat Cake!|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=November 1, 2021|season=1|number=2|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> ! scope="col"| 3<ref name="episode3">{{cite episode|title=Tantrums and Tiaras|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=November 8, 2021|season=1|number=3|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> ! scope="col"| 4<ref name="episode4">{{cite episode|title=Modern Horrors|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=November 15, 2021|season=2|number=4|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> ! scope="col"| 5<ref name="episode5">{{cite episode|title=The Roast of Your Mother|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=November 22, 2021|season=1|number=5|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> ! scope="col"| 6<ref name="episode6">{{cite episode|title=Out of the Darkness|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=November 29, 2021|season=1|number=6|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> ! scope="col"| 7<ref name="episode7">{{cite episode|title=Turbulence and Business Class|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=December 6, 2021|season=1|number=7|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> ! scope="col"| 8<ref name="episode8">{{cite episode|title=The Mother of All Finales|series=Call Me Mother|series-link=Call Me Mother|air-date=December 13, 2021|season=1|number=8|network=[[OutTV (Canadian TV channel)|OutTV]]}}</ref> |- ! scope="row"| Toddy | bgcolor="#e6f9ff"| Dulcet | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="lightpink"| {{Abbr|BTM|Bottom}} | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | SAFE | SAFE | bgcolor="#D4AF37"| '''Winner''' |- ! scope="row"| Kiki Coe | bgcolor="#e6f9ff"| Dulcet | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="lightpink"| {{Abbr|BTM|Bottom}} | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | SAFE | bgcolor="silver" nowrap| '''Runner-up''' |- ! scope="row"| Valerie Hunt | bgcolor="#ffe6f3"| Glass | bgcolor="lightpink"| {{Abbr|BTM|Bottom}} | SAFE | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | SAFE | SAFE | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="silver"| '''Runner-up''' |- ! scope="row" nowrap| Sanjina Dabish Queen | bgcolor="#fdf2e7"| Harmonie | SAFE | bgcolor="lightpink"| {{Abbr|BTM|Bottom}} | SAFE | bgcolor="lightpink"| {{Abbr|BTM|Bottom}} | SAFE | bgcolor="red"| {{white|{{Abbr|ELIM|Eliminated}}}} | bgcolor="darkgray"| |- ! scope="row"| HercuSleaze | bgcolor="#ffe6f3"| Glass | bgcolor="lightpink"| {{Abbr|BTM|Bottom}} | SAFE | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | SAFE | bgcolor="red"| {{white|{{Abbr|ELIM|Eliminated}}}} | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="2"| |- ! scope="row"| Narcissa Wolfe | bgcolor="#fdf2e7"| Harmonie | SAFE | bgcolor="lightpink"| {{Abbr|BTM|Bottom}} | SAFE | bgcolor="red"| {{white|{{Abbr|ELIM|Eliminated}}}} | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="3"| |- ! scope="row"| Felicia Bonée | bgcolor="#e6f9ff"| Dulcet | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="royalblue"| {{white|'''WIN'''}} | bgcolor="maroon"| {{white|QUIT}} | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="4"| |- ! scope="row"| Calypso Cosmic | bgcolor="#fdf2e7"| Harmonie | SAFE | bgcolor="red"| {{white|{{Abbr|ELIM|Eliminated}}}} | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="5"| |- ! scope="row"| Rosie | bgcolor="#ffe6f3"| Glass | bgcolor="red"| {{white|{{Abbr|ELIM|Eliminated}}}} | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="6"| |- ! scope="row"| Ella Lamoureux | bgcolor="red"| {{white|{{Abbr|ELIM|Eliminated}}}} | bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="7"| |- |}

== Special guests == Guests appearing over the course of the season, giving guidance to the competing artists in video chat sessions or serving as guest judges, included [[Adam All]], [[Trixie Mattel]], [[Vinegar Strokes]] and [[Matthew Camp]].

== Episodes == <onlyinclude>{{Episode table|background= #F2DB66 | overall=6 |season= 6 |title= 23 |airdate= 16 |episodes= {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 1 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|1}}1 |Title = Episode 1: Adoptions |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|10|25}} |ShortSummary = The drag artists 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 artists 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 |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 2 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|2}}2 |Title = Episode 2: Let Them Eat Cake |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|01}} |ShortSummary = * 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 |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 3 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|3}}3 |Title = Episode 3: Tantrums & Tiaras |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|08}} |ShortSummary = * 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 |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 4 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|4}}4 |Title = Episode 4: Modern Horrors |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|15}} |ShortSummary = * 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 |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 5 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|5}}5 |Title = Episode 5: The Roast of Your Mother |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|22}} |ShortSummary = * 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 |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 6 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|7}}6 |Title = Episode 6: Out of the Darkness |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|11|29}} |ShortSummary = * 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 |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 7 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|7}}7 |Title = Episode 7: Turbulence & Business Class |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|6}} |ShortSummary = * 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 |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Call Me Mother season 1 |EpisodeNumber = 8 |EpisodeNumber2 = {{anchor|8}}8 |Title = Episode 8: The Mother of All Finales |OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2021|12|13}} |ShortSummary = |LineColor = #F2DB66 }} }}</onlyinclude>

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:2021 Canadian television seasons]] [[Category:Call Me Mother]] [[Category:2021 LGBTQ-related television]]