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Corner Gas
The Corner Gas logo
Format	Comedy
Created by	Brent Butt
Starring	Brent Butt Gabrielle Miller Fred Ewanuick Eric Peterson Janet Wright Lorne Cardinal Tara Spencer-Nairn Nancy Robertson
Opening theme	“Not a Lot Goin’ On” by Craig Northey and Jesse Valenzuela
Ending theme	“My Happy Place” by Craig Northey
Country of origin	Canada
No. of episodes	107 (88 aired as of April 21, 2008)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Brent Butt David Storey Virginia Thompson
Running time	30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	CTV WGN America
Picture format	1080i (HDTV)
Original run	January 22, 2004 – Spring 2009
External links
Corner Gas Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Corner Gas is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt and airing on CTV and in the United States on WGN America. Deriving its name from the roadside gas station located in the fictional town of Dog River, the series revolves around life in small-town Saskatchewan. The series is scheduled to complete its run following broadcast of its sixth season (currently in production) in the spring of 2009 with a total of 107 episodes.^[1] A comedy is a dramatic performance of a light and amusing character, usually with a happy conclusion to its plot. ... Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian comedian and writer. ... Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian comedian and writer. ... Gabrielle Miller (born November 9, 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. ... Fred Ewanuick is a cast member of the Canadian television series Corner Gas. ... Categories: Canadian people stubs | 1946 births | Canadian actors ... Janet Wright (born 1945 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian actress and theatre director. ... Categories: Canadian people stubs | Canadian actors | Canadian First Nations people ... Tara Spencer-Nairn in a scene from Corner Gas Tara Spencer-Nairn (born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a Canadian actress best known for her work on the television series, Corner Gas in which she plays police officer Karen Pelly. ... Nancy Robertson on Corner Gas Nancy Robertson (born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an actress. ... Craig Northey is a Canadian musician and one of the founding members of the band Odds, with whom he played over the period from 1987 to 1999. ... Jesse Valenzuela was the original vocalist of the alternative rock band Gin Blossoms when it was formed in 1987. ... Craig Northey is a Canadian musician and one of the founding members of the band Odds, with whom he played over the period from 1987 to 1999. ... This is a list of Corner Gas episodes. ... is the 111th day of the year (112th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian comedian and writer. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... CTV is a Canadian English language television network. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... 1080i is a shorthand name for a category of video modes. ... High-definition television (HDTV) means broadcast of television signals with a higher resolution than traditional formats (NTSC, SECAM, PAL) allow. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian comedian and writer. ... CTV is a Canadian English language television network. ... For other uses, see Saskatchewan (disambiguation). ...

Filming locations

Corner Gas is filmed entirely on location in Saskatchewan. The inside scenes (Ruby Cafe interior, Police Department, Oscar and Emma's house, etc.) are filmed at Canada/Saskatchewan Production Studios in Regina. All of the outdoor scenes and all scenes that take place in the gas station are filmed in Rouleau, Saskatchewan. Rouleau is a small town on the highway between Moose Jaw and Weyburn. The grain elevator has been repainted to read “Dog River” instead of “Rouleau.” Corner Gas is produced by Prairie Pants Productions in association with CTV. Also Regina, Saskatchewan, is known as the "City" in Corner Gas. Regina Normal School, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1914. ... Nickname: Motto: Floreat Regina (Let Regina Flourish) Location of Regina in the SE quadrant of Saskatchewan Coordinates: , Country Province District Municipality of Sherwood Established 1882 Government  - City Mayor Pat Fiacco  - Governing body Regina City Council  - MPs Dave Batters Ralph Goodale Tom Lukiwski Andrew Scheer  - MLAs Ron Harper Bill Hutchinson Warren... Rouleau is a town in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River 71 km (45 miles) west of Regina. ... Weyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Corner Gas on WGN America updates

In an unusual case, WGN America has picked up Season 5 episodes while they are currently airing on the show's home network CTV. In most cases, the new episodes would usually take a year or more to air in another country.

Overview

Corner Gas is the only gas station for 60 kilometres in any direction (according to season one, episode one “Ruby Reborn” and season one, episode two "Tax Man"). Brent Leroy (Brent Butt) is the proprietor of the station and Wanda (Nancy Robertson) works at the station’s convenience store as a retail assistant. An adjoining coffee shop (The Ruby) is owned by Lacey Burrows (Gabrielle Miller), who inherited it from her aunt. Modern gas station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility that sells fuel for road motor vehicles – usually petrol (US: gas/gasoline), diesel fuel and LPG. The term gas station is mostly particular to the United States of America and Canada, where petrol is known as... Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian comedian and writer. ... Nancy Robertson on Corner Gas Nancy Robertson (born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is an actress. ... Coffee Shop is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 1995 album, One Hot Minute. ... Gabrielle Miller (born November 9, 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actress. ...

The series was created by Canadian comedian Brent Butt, who came up with the idea for the series after wondering what his life would be like if he had not pursued stand-up comedy (he would still be in a small town in Saskatchewan pumping gas). With the exception of the first season finale and second season premiere episodes, which are linked, most other Corner Gas episodes are stand-alone storylines that can be viewed in virtually any order, though occasional incidental references to previous episodes can be found, particularly in the second and subsequent seasons. Petrol redirects here. ...

The first episode of Corner Gas aired on January 22, 2004, and attracted 1.1 million viewers. It became an instant hit and has never gone below the million-viewer mark.^[2] The first season consisted of 13 episodes. Less than two months after the first episode aired, CTV renewed it for a second season of 18 episodes. The first season was released on DVD in Canada on October 19, 2004^[3]. In keeping with the theme of the series, each DVD set included a coupon good for a free coffee at Petro-Canada service stations.^[4] The second season was released on DVD on September 27, 2005^[3], and features the distinction of being one of the few regular TV series whose DVD box set includes described video for the visually impaired. The season three DVD was released on October 3, 2006^[3]. Unlike the previous sets, the third season DVD set is presented in widescreen (letterbox). is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Petro-Canada is a Canadian oil and gas firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. ... is the 270th day of the year (271st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the mail collector, see letter box. ...

In late September 2004, to promote the start of the second season, the cast members of Corner Gas travelled to cities across Canada where they pumped gas at local service stations for the day (the fuel being provided to motorists free of charge). By the halfway point of the promotion, more than 40,000 litres of free gasoline had been pumped.^[5] The liter (spelled liter in American English and litre in Commonwealth English) is a unit of volume. ... Petrol redirects here. ...

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The series includes cameo appearances by a large number of Canadian celebrities, including two sitting prime ministers, Paul Martin and Stephen Harper, the only fictional sitcom (as opposed to sketch comedy series) in which sitting prime ministers have appeared. The sitting premier of Saskatchewan, Lorne Calvert, also appeared in an episode, as has former Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson. Canadian television personality Ben Mulroney, son of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney has also appeared on Corner Gas. For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ... Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. ... Lorne Albert Calvert MLA (born December 24, 1952 in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is the outgoing premier of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan and incoming leader of Her Majestys Loyal Opposition. ... Adrienne Louise Clarkson (née Poy) (Chinese: ; Pinyin: , Hakka: Ńg Pên-kî, Cantonese: Ng5 Bing1 zi1), PC, CC, CMM, COM, CD, LL.D (honoris causa) (born February 10, 1939) is an accomplished Canadian journalist and stateswoman. ... Benedict Ben Mulroney (born March 9, 1976 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian television host. ... Martin Brian Mulroney PC CC GOQ (predominantly known as Brian Mulroney) (born March 20, 1939), was the eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. ...

The American distribution rights have been acquired by Arthur Hasson’s Multi-Platform Distribution Co. (MPDC) for syndication to U.S. broadcast stations and to U.S. cable. The show is being sold on a cash-plus-barter basis to broadcast stations, while it will be offered to cable on an all-cash basis.^[6]

The fourth season began airing on CTV on September 18, 2006. On November 24, 2006, it was announced that Corner Gas will air on the American WGN America beginning September 17, 2007.^[7] In an interview with the Canadian Press published on November 24, 2006, Brent Butt revealed that there has also been talk of a motion picture being produced based upon the series, though nothing as of yet has been decided.^[8] is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... The Canadian Press (CP) is a Canadian news agency established in 1917 as a vehicle to permit Canadian newspapers of the day to exchange their news and information. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as part of...

As broadcast of the fourth season finale approached, there was a flurry of news reports suggesting that the series was coming to an unexpected end, based upon televised promotions for the episode, leaked plot details, and wording of a CTV press release issued on March 6, 2007^[9] that implied that the series finale would air on March 12, 2007. Two segments of production footage with timecode circulated on YouTube also seemed to indicate a series finale as imminent despite the show’s continued success in Canada and recent U.S. sale. On March 7, 2007^[9], CTV clarified its press release, stating it was a season finale, and on March 13, 2007, CTV confirmed an order for a 19-episode fifth season, that premiered on September 24, 2007^[10]. The fourth season was released on DVD on September 18, 2007^[3]. This was the first time the DVD set of the previous season was released before the current season started airing; the set includes a series of “Mobisodes” which were short (approximately two minutes each) skits focusing on the main characters. is the 65th day of the year (66th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 71st day of the year (72nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Timecode is also the title of a 2000 film directed by Mike Figgis which was shot in one continuous take. ... YouTube is a popular video sharing website where users can upload, view and share video clips. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 267th day of the year (268th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

On April 10, 2008, as production of the sixth season began, Brent Butt announced via a press release that he and his production company, Prairie Pants, have decided to conclude production of the series after the sixth season, with the final episodes airing in the spring of 2009. Butt said the decision to end the series while still a popular offering on CTV was "a very difficult decision ... and one I felt I had to make. (CTV) made it clear that they were keen to do more seasons ... I wanted to exit gracefully, on top of our game."^[11]

Characters

Main cast

• Brent Leroy^[12] (Brent Butt) is the comic book-reading proprietor of Corner Gas. He is almost always good-natured, but has a tendency to fixate on minor details. He is a fan of adventure fiction such as The Saint in New York and The Executioner. His favorite food is chili cheese dogs, to the point where he can identify the individual ingredients by taste. It has been shown that he is adept at many sports, such as curling, hockey and golf. He and Hank have been best friends since childhood, and can name multiple instances of Hank's stupidity. As of the Season 5 finale, Brent is 40 years old. Brent is said to be the hottest guy in Dog River, although other characters on the show acknowledge this is faint praise.

• Lacey Burrows^[12] (Gabrielle Miller) is originally from Toronto, Ontario. She took over The Ruby coffee shop in Dog River after the death of her aunt, and is perpetually trying to fit into small-town life, with mixed results. She is a terrible liar, quick to jump to conclusions, a poor winner, thinks everybody has a crush on her, and is not the best at math. Lacey frequently exhibits insecurity and regretfulness about the path her life has taken. She has also expressed frustration at being unable to find "a stable guy" to date in Dog River, though it has been hinted that she may harbor romantic feelings for Brent. She considers herself a sweetheart and secretly believes that she alone of the town's women deserves the "Woman of Distinction" award (which she eventually wins).

• Richard Henry "Hank" Yarbo^[12] (Fred Ewanuick) is Brent’s perpetually unemployed best friend and most likely candidate for Dog River’s village idiot. He often hangs out at Corner Gas talking to Brent about whatever is on his mind. He constantly borrows money from other characters and rarely pays them back, nor does he pay his tab at The Ruby, and is always wearing a hat because of perpetual bad hair days. He has worked a range of jobs, from rodeo clown to crossing guard to city accountant, never being able to hold down or stay focused in one for long. His mother lives in Saskatoon, and his favourite foods are grape Pop Rocks and pickles, the only food he keeps regularly stocked in his house. He is shown to have a lot of interest in the CFL, most notably the Saskatchewan Roughriders, Saskatchewan's football team. In a Christmas-themed episode, it is revealed that as a hockey fan, he likes the Vancouver Canucks. Despite his village idiot routine, Hank actually has experience in many physical and maintenance activities, including gardening, woodworking and plumbing, making him something of a jack-of-all-trades.

• Wanda Dollard^[12] (Nancy Robertson) is a quirky retail assistant at Corner Gas, and the self-professed smartest person in town. She has a sardonic and caustic personality and often enjoys lording her knowledge over others. Wanda is a single mother and has an 11-year old son, Tanner, who has never been seen or heard on screen; also, it is unclear who Tanner's father is or as to why he is not around. Wanda is also one of very few residents of Dog River who has gone to university; she holds a degree in linguistics with a minor in comparative religion. She has a case of agoraphobia.

• Oscar Leroy^[12] (Eric Peterson) is Brent’s stubborn and occasionally senile father and former owner of Corner Gas, now retired. His all-purpose word is "jackass", and he often demands that the Dog River police arrest everyone who annoys him. He frequently and belligerently points out that "My taxes pay your salary!” to government workers. Oscar also has a tendency to exclaim "Holy hell!" upon encountering something new or surprising.

• Emma Leroy^[12] (Janet Wright) is Brent’s mother, and the brains and muscle of the family. She usually ends up having to deal with the fallout from Oscar’s actions, although she does truly love him. She has also found it hard to "let go" of Brent, and reacts badly when someone else appears to replace her in some aspect of his life. She is frequently shown knitting or crocheting on the show. Emma has also been shown to possess great strength (being able to hurl a cinder block at a skunk across the yard with little effort) and is also a water diviner.

• Sergeant Davis Quinton^[12] (Lorne Cardinal) is the overly-sensitive senior police officer in Dog River, who has a habit of misspending the police budget and making up the laws as he goes along (he's never actually read the police manual). He is obsessed with Cosmopolitan Magazine, retro-TV and classic cartoon shows; and is a science fiction aficionado. He believes that the original Battlestar Galactica may have really happened. His catch phrase is an enthusiastic "All right!". He once competed in rhythmic gymnastics; he also has a collection of the original Hardy Boys books. Davis was once married, but is now divorced. Brent Butt has described Davis as a Metrosexual^{[citation needed]}. His mother left him when he was only a baby to join a band. For a long time he thought their cleaning lady was his mom. In the episode named 'I Love Lacey', Davis reveals himself to be a member of the Cree Nation. In season 5, Davis has been showing an attraction for Lacey, who isn't interested.

• Constable Karen Pelly^[12] (Tara Spencer-Nairn) is the ambitious and sometimes neurotic junior police officer in Dog River. Before becoming a police officer, she ranked fifth in Canada in the sport of static apnea, with a personal best of more than six minutes. She’s a very good cook, but doesn’t like to bring it up for fear it will stereotype her. She doesn't want to admit that she doesn't know how to ride a bike. She is also at least ten years younger than most other characters on the show.

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Recurring characters

• Fitzy Fitzgerald^[12] (Cavan Cunningham) is the mayor of Dog River. He tends to take his position very seriously. He is a bit paranoid about losing his job and thinks that anyone will do anything for the position of mayor.
• Wes Humboldt^[12] (Mike O’Brien) owns and operates the liquor and insurance store in town. His father died saving his entire platoon in the Korean War, although everyone told him that he ran off to join the circus.
• Paul Kinistino^[12] (Mark Dieter) is the bartender at the Dog River Hotel. In the episode “Cell Phone,” he replaced the shuffleboard game in the bar with a claw game, to which Oscar became addicted. He speaks a little bit of Cree (not unusual for a Cree man) and went to high school with Brent, Wanda and Hank. In “Friend of a Friend,” he claimed to have a Master’s degree in history. In season four, it appears Paul has been replaced by a new bartender, Phil Kinistino (it has not been mentioned whether he is Paul's brother, father or related to him in some other way).

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Notable guest stars

Corner Gas is known for attracting notable Canadian actors and politicians, including a former Governor-General and two Prime Ministers, to appear either as guest stars or in gag cameos. Sometimes the celebrities have made the trip to the Rouleau or Regina sets to film their appearances, while at other times the scenes were filmed in the applicable locations. (For example, scenes involving cast members of Canadian Idol and Canada AM were filmed at the respective programs’ studios.) The Governor General of Canada (French (feminine): Gouverneure générale du Canada, or (masculine): Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative in Canada of the Canadian monarch, who is the head of state. ... The Prime Minister of Canada, the head of the Canadian government, is usually the leader of the political party with the most seats in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Canadian Idol is a reality television show on the Canadian television network CTV, based on the popular British show Pop Idol and its American counterpart American Idol. ... Canada AM is a Canadian breakfast television news show, which has aired on the CTV Television Network since 1972. ...

First season

• 1-02 The Taxman

• Kevin McDonald of Kids in the Hall plays Marvin Drey, a Canada Customs and Revenue Agency agent.
• Dan Matheson, a news anchor for CTV, appears as himself

• 1-05 Grad ’68

• Julie Stewart plays a paint store clerk (parodying her role in Cold Squad).

• 1-08 Cousin Carl

• Comedian Mike Wilmot plays Carl Vawn, Brent’s snobby cousin.
• Actor Dale Wilson appears dressed as in his well known “Glad Man” attire.

• 1-10 Comedy Night

• Colin Mochrie, a prolific Canadian comedy actor best known for his work in Whose Line Is It Anyway?, makes a cameo appearance as part of a joke about how he seems to turn up on every Canadian TV show.

• 1-11 Hook, Line and Sinker

• Pamela Wallin, former CBC newscaster and later Canadian Consul General, a native of Wadena, Saskatchewan, plays herself.
• Canadian Idol judges Sass Jordan, Zack Werner, Jake Gold, and Farley Flex appear as themselves rating Brent’s rendition of “(There’d Be No Rain in Dog River) If I Could Squeegee the Sky.”

• 1-12 Face Off

• TSN sportscaster (and U8TV: The Lofters alumnus) Jennifer Hedger and her SportsCentre colleague Darren Dutchyshen appear as themselves.

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Second season

• 2-02 Wedding Card

• Hockey star Darryl Sittler plays himself.

• 2-06 Poor Brent

• Lloyd Robertson, long-time CTV National News anchor, plays himself.

• 2-11 Hurry Hard

• Canadian and world champion curlers Randy Ferbey and Dave Nedohin (both of whom curl for Alberta) appear as themselves, which is about the hotly-contested Dog River curling championship, the Clavet Cup.

• 2-12 An American in Saskatchewan

• Mark McKinney, a veteran of both Kids in the Hall and Saturday Night Live, plays Bill, an American who came to Dog River by accident.

• 2-15 Rock On!

• Saskatchewan-born musician Colin James appears as a local musician (although it is implied that Colin James’ character really is Colin James) who performs an audition in Brent’s garage. The rock group The Tragically Hip appear as “local kids” who practise in Brent’s garage. The Tragically Hip play a rough version of "It Can't Be Nashville Every Night" off their In Between Evolution album.

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Third season

• 3-03 Dog River Vice

• Ben Mulroney, host of TV shows Canadian Idol and eTalk Daily and the son of former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney, parodies himself.

• 3-07 Fun Run

• Then-Prime Minister Paul Martin plays himself, the first time a sitting Prime Minister has appeared on a sitcom (although sitting Prime Ministers have appeared on sketch comedy shows like Royal Canadian Air Farce, and other political satire programs like This Hour Has 22 Minutes).
• Singer Jann Arden appears as herself.

• 3-08 Trees a Crowd

• Noted actress Shirley Douglas (mother of Kiefer Sutherland, and daughter of Tommy Douglas former Premier of Saskatchewan) plays a woman with the hots for Oscar.

• 3-09 Picture Perfect

• Then-federal finance minister Ralph Goodale appears as a Ruby Café customer. (The episode aired the same day Goodale filed a “mini-budget” in the House of Commons.)

• 3-12 Ruby Newsday

• Lorne Calvert, premier of Saskatchewan, appears as himself. He appears three times—twice to poke fun at Sweden and once to almost get hit by a thrown newspaper.
• Vicki Gabereau appears as herself during a fantasy sequence. Prior to the debut of Corner Gas, the cast had appeared on Gabereau’s CTV talk show, during which Brent Butt promised to get the talk show host a guest appearance.

• 3-13 Merry Gasmas

• This Hour has 22 Minutes anchor Gavin Crawford appears as a worker in the Calgary International Airport. He would always call cities their airport names (YYC, YEG) which confused Lacey horribly.
• Dan Redican from The Frantics, and more recently Puppets Who Kill, makes an appearance as a worker in the Regina International Airport. He repeatedly says “made that call.”
• Comedy Inc. star Roman Danylo makes a cameo as a passenger sitting next to Lacey on a plane from Alberta to Vancouver. He claims to be a “cat doctor,” and not a veterinarian. He manages to out-chat Lacey while talking about cats.

• 3-16 Physical Credit

• Ken Read, also known as “The Crazy Canuck,” a champion alpine skier and member of the Canadian Olympic Association, receives a browbeating from Oscar (which first aired the day after closing ceremonies of the 2006 Winter Olympics).

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Fourth season

• 4-02 Dog River Dave

• Olympic medal winner Cindy Klassen makes a cameo appearance.

• 4-05 Demolition

• Former Governor-General Adrienne Clarkson appears, taking a sledgehammer to an old barn.

• 4-06 Jail House

• Mike Holmes, the star of Holmes on Homes, helps to fix Oscar’s bathroom. It is also hinted that Holmes, or at least his character, dated Wanda sometime ago.

• 4-08 Blog River

• CTV CEO Ivan Fecan makes a cameo appearance.

• 4-19 Gopher It

• Current Prime Minister Stephen Harper appears as himself.^[13]
• Co-anchors of Canada AM Seamus O’Regan and Beverly Thomson appear, playing themselves. Unlike most cameos, O’Regan and Thomson appear extensively in this episode to parody their on-screen image.
• CTV National reporter Rosemary Thompson appears, playing herself in a scrum with the Prime Minister at the gas station.

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Fifth Season

• 5-16 Coming Distractions

• Duane "Dog" Chapman and Beth Smith from Dog the Bounty Hunter appear to Arrest Brent on a Trivial Charge during a Fantasy Sequence.

• 5-18 Bed and Brake Fast

• Hockey player Travis Moen makes a cameo appearance with the Stanley Cup.

• 5-19 Final Countdown

• Kiefer Sutherland, the star of the TV show 24 makes a cameo appearance.

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Dog River

Dog River has a population of “around 500” according to “Census Sensibility.” According to the Corner Gas tagline, it is 40 kilometres from nowhere, but still within a relatively short drive to “The City,” where characters are often shown going to shop or attend “support meetings,” in the case of Davis and Lacey. The rival town of Wullerton is apparently “just down the road.” It is stated in the episode “The Taxman” that Corner Gas is the only gas station for 60 kilometres in any direction. Series creator Brent Butt has said the town lies somewhere between Regina and Saskatoon; these two cities are 257 kilometres apart, so this fact does not contradict anything said on the series. In fact, the term “The City” has been used at various times in the series to refer to Regina. The third season episode, “Fun Run,” has one character drive to Weyburn for a lark, suggesting Dog River is probably closer to Regina than it is to Saskatoon. In the episode “Outside Joke,” when the Corner Gas station is believed to actually be outside the town limits, it is said to be in the fictional municipality of “Pitt Creek.” In “Kids’ Stuff,” Wanda says it is south of the also fictional Crowley Lake. A tagline is a variant of a branding slogan typically used in marketing materials and advertising. ... Saskatoon is a city located in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. ... Location of Weyburn, Saskatchewan Weyburn is a city in southeastern Saskatchewan, Canada. ...

The town’s name is an homage to series creator Brent Butt’s hometown of Tisdale, Saskatchewan, through which the Doghide River flows. However, in the show itself, the second season episode “Rock On!” revealed that the town was named after a great uncle of Lacey’s who drowned a dozen dogs in the river. She discovered this trivia while researching information for a history plaque. In order to play down this unsavoury branch of her family tree, Lacey instead used a story that Karen made up—that pioneers somehow got hold of a hot air balloon, got an aerial view of the town site, and noticed that the creek formed a shape similar to that of a dog’s leg. “Block Party” revealed that the town was founded in 1905, and its founder was a Mr. Harald Main after whom Main Street was named (it was renamed “Centennial Street” in 2005, the origin of the name being forgotten); Main also constructed Dog River’s first building, a wooden shack that would later be burned down by Hank Yarbo a century later in order to maintain the accuracy of his Lego scale model of the town (he ran out of blocks and could not make a replica of the shack). For a description of the medieval homage ceremony see commendation ceremony Homage is generally used in modern English to mean any public show of respect to someone to whom you feel indebted. ... Tisdale is a business centre for the rich agricultural area of northeastern Saskatchewan in Canada. ... A family tree is generally the totality of ones ancestors represented as a tree structure, or more specifically, a chart used in genealogy. ... This article is about hot air balloons themselves. ...

A real-life Regina tour operator regularly takes busloads of tourists to Rouleau to visit “Dog River.” Visitors can tour the on-location sets of Corner Gas, including the service station.^[14][15] Many components of Dog River are, in fact, real attributes of Rouleau, notably the combined liquor and insurance store.^[16] A tour operator typically combines components to create a holiday. ... Spirits redirects here. ... The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company is one of the largest New York based life insurance companies Insurance, in law and economics, is a form of risk management primarily used to hedge against the risk of a contingent loss. ...

The Howler

The town has its own newspaper, The Dog River Howler (usually just called “The Howler”), to which almost everybody has contributed at one point or another. Its headlines are usually rife with inaccurate, sensationalist reporting. An example of exaggeration can be seen in “Hero Sandwich,” in which a proposal to install traffic lights at a four-way intersection prompts the headline “Crosswalk HELL—Mayor Insane.” An example of simply untrue reporting can be seen in the first episode, in which a headline reads “Moose Jaw Gets NBA Franchise.” The paper is also rife with misspellings, for example in the third season that “Hank is phycic.” or in the fourth season that "Local cop catches barely thief." Moose Jaw is a city in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada on the Moose Jaw River 71 km (45 miles) west of Regina. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ...

Emergency services

The Police Department, consisting of two officers, keeps the peace in Dog River, though most of the time their duties consist of shooting pests at farms and using their radar guns to clock the flying speed of sparrows (which can apparently do 40 km/h).

In “The Littlest Yarbo,” a short-lived Fire Department consisting of two firefighters, David and Carol (both showing remarkable similarities to Davis and Karen, respectively), was established by the mayor when the volunteer fire chief decided to sleep in as opposed to respond to a fire. The volunteer system was reestablished after Hank, Davis, and Oscar lit an uncontrollable leaf fire and the fire department did not respond as they were chasing a stray dog (the same one Hank thought to be “The Littlest Hobo”). Fitzy saw Davis in the aftermath as the only first responder there and gave him the new title of Chief, Volunteer Fire Department. The Littlest Hobo is the title of a 1958 American film directed by Charles R. Rondeau, written by Dorrell McGowan, and starring Buddy Hart, Wendy Stuart, Carlyle Mitchell and Howard Hoffman. ...

Wullerton rivalry

The residents of Dog River have a pathological dislike of the residents of Wullerton, a neighbouring town, to the point that they spit on the ground whenever the rival town is mentioned (they are so used to it they sometimes do not realize it when they spit). Ironically, the people of Wullerton may not hate Dog River, as seen in the fourth season’s finale (however, this was only part of Hank’s fantasy sequence, and may not accurately reflect Wullerton’s actual sentiment towards Dog River). The reason for this has yet to be explained. Publicity for the second season indicated that the season finale would reveal the reason for the spitting; however, the episode as broadcast did not actually do so. It should be noted that this practice of looking down on neighbouring towns is common in many prairie communities, primarily those in Saskatchewan and Alberta. There is a real existing rivalry between Tisdale, Saskatchewan (where series creator Brent Butt is from) and Melfort, Saskatchewan. Another example is the rivalry between Yorkton, Saskatchewan and Melville, Saskatchewan. Yorkton is a city in the south-east of Saskatchewan, Canada, near the Manitoba border. ... Location of Melville, Saskatchewan Melville is a small Canadian city located in the east-central portion of Saskatchewan. ...

Thunderface

Thunderface is an in-universe fictional band that was formed in the mid-’80s by lead singer Hank Yarbo, lead guitar player Brent Leroy, and bass guitar player Wanda Dollard. In 2005, the band was expanded to include drummer Karen Pelly, arguably the most competent musician in the group. In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... Lead guitar refers to a role within a band, that provides melody or melodic material, as opposed to the rhythm of the rhythm guitar, bass, and drums. ... A sunburst-colored Fender Precision Bass The electric bass guitar (or electric bass[1][2]; pronounced , as in base) is a bass stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers (either by plucking, slapping, popping, or tapping) or using a pick. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ...

Thunderface has suffered from relative anonymity due to confusion with their name (as well as the fact that they’ve only had one gig since 1986). They have been referred to as “Rumblepuss,” “Thunderbread,” “Thunderchunks,” and “Wonderface,” among other names. Their sound is described as similar to “a small animal caught in some kind of machinery,” and their sole gig since 1986 was booked due to the humorous nature of their poor performance. The only song they’ve been heard to play is “Capital Cash” by Fast Exit, a band that Brent Butt played guitar in before he got into comedy. Brent Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian comedian and writer. ...

Episodes

Main article: List of Corner Gas episodes

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Notes

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First season

• The series premiere, “Ruby Reborn,” was the fourth episode to be shot.
• “The Tax Man,” the second episode to air, was the first to be shot. The first scene of the series filmed was of Oscar rooting in the closet for his tax forms.

Second season

• The second-season episode “Hero Sandwich” establishes that the events of the first season and the first half of the second season take place over the course of 10 months.
• Midway through the second season, CTV moved the series from Tuesday to Monday when American Idol returned on Fox (which CTV rebroadcasts), ending up competing with The Rick Mercer Report, on CBC. The third season episode “Dog River Vice” includes a joke that pokes fun at CTV’s rescheduling of the show.
• In the “Rock On!” episode, from season two, “Capital Cash,” the song performed by Thunderface, was written by Brent Butt. Butt was in a band called Fast Exit as a guitarist before he got into comedy, and they are mentioned in the episode as the band that originally did the song.
• In the episode “Mosquito Time” there is one split screen shot of several characters trying a homemade mosquito repellent recipe (lemon dish soap). The split screen shot is similar to those from the Fox series 24 which played on CTV’s rival station Global during the same Monday evening timeslot as Corner Gas.

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Third season

• The series occasionally breaks the fourth wall. For example, in “Physical Credit” Wanda and Brent are talking about films with poor production values when a boom microphone (apparently the one recording the scene) intentionally drops into the shot and hits Wanda on the head.
• To promote the “Merry Gasmas” episode in 2005, Brent Butt recorded “Christmas in Dog River” with Craig Northey.
• In the third season episode “Mail Fraud” Brent created the term “staycation” to explain the act of taking a vacation without actually leaving home. This term is now in use on many pages on the internet.^[17][18]
• In the episode “Trees a Crowd,” Hank can be seen reading issue #18 of The Walking Dead inside the tree house while Brent is trying to convince him to leave.

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Fourth season

• In the “Dog River Dave” episode, a fictional radio station from Regina, CJKL “The Jackal,” was featured. An actual CJKL-FM exists in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The name “Jackal” is most likely a reference to the real Regina station CFWF-FM, "The Wolf".
• In the “The Good Old Table Hockey Game” episode, homage is paid to the 1972 Summit Series between Canada and the then USSR. The title of the episode is a homage to lyrics in “The Hockey Song” by Stompin’ Tom Connors.

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Fifth season

• "Classical Gas" was accidentally broadcast by The Comedy Network on December 15, 2007, a full month before it was supposed to first air on CTV.
• "The Accidental Cleanist" was accidentally broadcast by The Comedy Network on March 29, 2008, two weeks before it was supposed to first air on CTV.

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Miscellaneous

• The first season finale “I Love Lacey” takes place during the Grey Cup in November, while the third season episode “Merry Gasmas” takes place at Christmas time. These are the only two episodes (to date) to clearly indicate a time frame for when they take place, although the season two finale “Harvest Dance” presumably takes place in the fall, and “The Brent Effect” takes place soon after “I Love Lacey.” Neither “I Love Lacey” nor “Brent Effect” show any signs of it being early winter, despite taking place in November. “Block Party” explicitly takes place sometime in 2005 as it makes references to Saskatchewan’s centennial celebrations that year, although the episode itself wasn’t broadcast until February 2006.
• Corner Gas is promoted by CTV as the network’s “first original narrative comedy series.”^[19] While it is not, in fact, the first Canadian-produced sitcom ever aired on CTV, having been preceded by The Trouble with Tracy, Snow Job, Excuse My French and Check It Out!, it is the first CTV sitcom in which the network itself has held a primary production role, rather than acting solely as a holder of broadcast rights. Corner Gas can also be verifiably called the most successful of these shows.
• The Dog River Police have two police cars, both 1994 Ford Crown Victorias. With the exception of the first episode and "Dark Circles," the police use only one of them. (In actual production, only one police car is on the Corner Gas set, and represents both cars.)
• Co-stars Brent Butt and Nancy Robertson married on November 19, 2005 following production of the third season.^[20]
• The only current top-20 Canadian show in all of Canada (other than hockey)—the rest being American imports—Corner Gas debuted in January 2004, outperforming all U.S. sitcoms in the territory among adults 25-54.^[6]
• Corner Gas has spawned a merchandising business, with hundreds of retail items, sold-out live touring productions, and best-selling DVDs.
• A companion book to the show, called Tales from Dog River: The Complete Corner Gas Guide, was published on November 4, 2006. It was written by Toronto journalist Michele Sponagle and was produced in conjunction with CTV, Penguin Canada, and Prairie Pants Productions.^[21] The book debuted in the number two spot among new releases, behind only Vincent Lam’s Giller Prize-winning book Bloodletting and Miraculous Cures. On December 12, 2006, it was the top-selling non-fiction paperback in Canada, according to BookMarket data. It includes cast interviews, an episode guide, insider jokes, bloopers, best lines, a look at the real Dog River (Rouleau, Saskatchewan), and a chronology on how the show was created from inception to debut episode.^[22]
• Since 2004, production of this series coincides with that of another CTV program, Robson Arms in which Gabrielle Miller and Fred Ewanuick also co-star. Miller also had a recurring role in the series Alienated in 2004, giving her the rare distinction of playing major roles in three unrelated television series during the same calendar year (although Robson Arms wasn’t broadcast until 2005). As of fall 2007, two seasons of Robson Arms featuring Miller and Ewanuick have been produced and released to DVD.
• In the summer of 2006, the cast of Corner Gas performed a fund-raising benefit event for Regina’s Globe Theatre called Corner Gas...Live, in which the cast performed a live episode of the TV series. The popularity of the hit sitcom caused such a rush for tickets that the Globe Theatre’s online ticket sales system briefly went down as a result.^[23] Another benefit was held during the summer of 2007.
• Fred Ewanuick appeared as Hank on the Royal Canadian Air Farce’s 300th episode in a spoof of Corner Gas, in which Yasir (Carlo Rota) and Sarah (Sheila McCarthy) from CBC’s Little Mosque on the Prairie bought the gas station and fired Brent. Hank then debated with them the location of Mercy (the Saskatchewan town where Little Mosque takes place) in relation to Dog River.
• The surnames of all Dog River residents (with the exception of Fitzy Fitzgerald) are names of small towns in Saskatchewan.

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Awards

• Nine Canadian Comedy Awards wins:
  • Best Direction (TV Series)—2004–2006
  • Best Male Performance (TV)—2004 and 2005 (Brent Butt), 2007 (Eric Peterson)
  • Best Female Performance (TV)—2006 (Janet Wright)
  • Best Writing (TV Series)—2004 and 2007

• Six Gemini Award wins:
  • Best Comedy Program or Series—2005, 2006, and 2007
  • Best Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Program or Series—for the episode "Gopher It"; 2007
  • Best Writing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series—Mark Ferrell for the episode "Gopher It"; 2007
  • Best Interactive—2005

The show also has eight other Gemini Award nominations. The Canadian Comedy Awards is an annual awards ceremony celebrating notable Canadian comedians for achievements in live, TV and film comedy over the previous year. ... The Gemini Awards are an annual awards ceremony in Canada. ...

• Nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2004.

• 2004 DGC Award win for Outstanding Team Achievement in a TV Series—Comedy. Also nominated in 2005.

• 2005 WGC Award win for Best Comedy & Variety Program.

• Seven Leo Award wins.

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References

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Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 143rd day of the year (144th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 330th day of the year (331st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 328th day of the year (329th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 66th day of the year (67th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 216th day of the year (217th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 256th day of the year (257th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For information on Wikipedia press releases, see Wikipedia:Press releases. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 124th day of the year (125th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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