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Let's talk Canadian TV

Inspired by the Canadian newb.

Confession: I want to have Scott Thompson's babies.  I freaking lurve Kids in the Hall and have since I was 12.

Your turn.

I'm hitting the hay and this post better have a lot of replies when I get back. 

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Re: Let's talk Canadian TV

  • One for the road:

    Does anybody remember Kid Street?  I've never found anybody who does and it drives me nuts.  It was a kids trivia game show where they sat in realistic looking cars, and for some reason clapped with their hands above their heads. 

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  • I loved Kid Street!!!   My sister and I used to dream of going on there so we could win all the toys at the end.  We used to practice our answers to the questions.
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  • I was also a huge degrassi fan...and sadly loved Ready or Not.
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  • ::waits for someone to talk about a show she's seen::

    I've never heard of Kid Street, and again, Kids in the Hall was before my time. I fail.

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  • Did anyone ever watch 18 to Life?

    It was a show about two 18 year olds who ran off and got married and how they thought they were so adult but ended up having to live with their parents because they couldn't afford life together alone.  It was hilarious because their families were so different.  It was a funny show. 

  • Weren't most Nickelodeon shows back in the day Canadian? You Can't Do That On Television, Fifteen...
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  • Degrassi forever. And I've seen most episodes, except for the latest one. Also, I love Trailer Park Boys and sometimes I watch Little Mosque on the Prairie mostly because it's English and I'm in Quebec. 
  • imagekimchi Canuck:
    I was also a huge degrassi fan...and sadly loved Ready or Not.

    ME TOO!  I have a friend who got a really bad haircut once and we called her Busy for years.

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  • Yeah, when I was 15 I thought I was destined to move to Toronto and marry Bruce McCulloch.

     

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  • I too remember Kids Street.   I also used to love Fred Penner, the Friendly Giant, and Breaker High (with the young Ryan Gosling).

    Do you remember the Log Driver's Waltz that used to come on to fill time? 

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    Do you remember the Log Driver's Waltz that used to come on to fill time? 

    Umm YES!

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upsZZ2s3xv8&feature=results_main&playnext=1&list=PL3A32A02C3FABCF59

    Enjoy.

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  • I also loved Breaker High...perhaps inspired my IN lifestyle!!  Was it Canadian?

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  • imagekimchi Canuck:

    I also loved Breaker High...perhaps inspired my IN lifestyle!!  Was it Canadian?

    Yes, it was Canadian created, although I do think it was aired in the states too.  I also remember that it was filmed in BC (one of my friends had auditioned but was too short!). 

    Breaker High definitely crossed my mind when I left home to work on Cruise Ships  :)

  • I LOVED Breaker High and Ready or Not. Like, a lot.

    Anyone remember Jonovision? That show was terrible.

    Student Bodies. Was that Canadian? I watched/loved it too and it had one of the kids from Are You Afraid of the Dark on it (I was not allowed to watch AYAofD). 

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  • Two words:


    Rick. Mercer.
  • I loved the Degrassi shows!  Also a fan of You Can't Do that on TV.

    I had totally forgotten about Ready or Not, but I watched that too.

    Going back to a younger age, Polka Dot Door was one of my favs.  I didn't realize it was Canadian until I mentioned it to my DH at some point and he had no idea what I was talking about!

    And in recent times, I love that Republic of Doyle is aired in the UK! It's so much fun to watch a show filmed in my hometown.

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    Two words:


    Rick. Mercer.

    Yes

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  • I watched most of those shows. Loved Polka Dot Door, my Dad made me a toy box exactly like the one on the show. I also loved Mr. Dressup.

    I had a friend in high school who played in a few Are you afraid of the dark.

    I actually find that most kids shows I watch now with M are made in Canada.

    Kids in the hall = amazing! I do the head crusher on a regular basis.

     

  • This is not retro, but I recently discovered Being Erica and LOVE it! I wish Channel 4 would show it more regularly. It's about this girl in Toronto who travels back in time to fix moments in her life she regrets.
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     I also loved Mr. Dressup.

    I tell everybody that Mr. Dressup > Mr. Rogers, but nobody knows who Mr. Dressup is!

    Oh, old skool Canadian TV, you are so awesome. 

    I am so happy to finally find someone who knows Kid Street!  Finally! 

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  • Does anyone remember Fred Penner?  I see him drunk at football games all the time and remember how much I loved him and looked up to him as a child.
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    Does anyone remember Fred Penner?  I see him drunk at football games all the time and remember how much I loved him and looked up to him as a child.

    Hahaha, that's awesome!  I remember him crawling through that big log. 

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    imageashleysynyshyn:
    Does anyone remember Fred Penner?  I see him drunk at football games all the time and remember how much I loved him and looked up to him as a child.

    Hahaha, that's awesome!  I remember him crawling through that big log. 

    And now he's crawling up the stands with a drink in his hand trying to get to his seat.  My how things have changed.  I also see him at the liquor store quite often... not that I go there that often.. but yah.

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  • I never watched it but it was on all the time and so unfunny/annoying: Red Green

    Ugh! 

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  • oK so I'm totally late to the game here, but I actually have a friend who was on Kids Street with her sister! We used to watch it every morning before school.

    Also, does anyone remember Today's Special? That was a fun show!

    I too LOVED Mr Dress-up and Polka Dot Door.  

    ~Jenny~
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    Also, does anyone remember Today's Special? That was a fun show!


    That was a great show! Now I have the theme in my head!

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