Corner Gas
| Corner Gas | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Brent Butt |
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| Opening theme | "Not a Lot Goin' On" by Craig Northey and Jesse Valenzuela |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 107 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 21–23 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | CTV |
| Release | January 22, 2004 – April 13, 2009 |
Corner Gas is a Canadian sitcom that aired from 2004 to 2009.[1] It was set in the fictional town of Dog River, Saskatchewan and was shot in Rouleau, Saskatchewan. Series creator and Canadian comic Brent Butt played the lead role of Brent Leroy. On April 6, 2009, then Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall declared that April 13 would be "Corner Gas Day" in Saskatchewan.[2] The show has won numerous awards and nominations including: 9 Canadian Comedy Awards and 6 Gemini Awards, It has also been nominated for an International Emmy Award in 2004.[3]
Cast
Main
- Brent Butt as Brent Leroy, owner of Corner Gas, the only gas station in the town of Dog River.
- Gabrielle Miller as Lacey Burrows, owner of The Ruby, a café next to Corner Gas. Lacey inherited the café from her late aunt, Ruby.
- Fred Ewanuick as Richard Henry “Hank” Yarbo, Brent’s unemployed best friend who spends most of his time hanging out at Corner Gas.
- Eric Peterson as Oscar Leroy, Brent’s father and Emma’s husband, who is the founder of Corner Gas.
- Janet Wright as Emma Leroy, Brent’s mother and Oscar’s wife.
- Lorne Cardinal as Sergeant Davis Quinton, Dog River’s senior police officer.
- Tara Spencer-Nairn as Constable Karen Pelly, Dog River’s junior police officer.
- Nancy Robertson as Wanda Dollard, an employee of Corner Gas.
Recurring
- Cavan Cunningham as Fitzy Fitzgerald, the mayor of Dog River.
- Mike O’Brien as Wes Humboldt, a liquor and insurance salesman.
- Jean Freeman as Helen Jensen, Fitzy’s grandmother.
All of the characters surnames are the names of real towns in Saskatchewan, with the exception of Fitzgerald.
Other media
A movie set after the series ended, Corner Gas: The Movie, was released in 2014. An animated spin-off series, Corner Gas Animated, ran from April 2, 2018 until November 1, 2021.
References
- ↑ "Corner Gas to end in spring 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ↑ "April 13 declared as 'Corner Gas' Day in Saskatchewan".
- ↑ "Heady 'Times' in Intl. Emmy noms (magazine)". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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