Canadian television series
Corner Gas Animated
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Genre
| Animated sitcom
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Created by
| Brent Butt
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Developed by
| - Mark Farrell
- David Storey
- Virginia Thompson
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Directed by
| Mark Thornton
Todd Kauffman
Stephen Evans
Mateusz Garbulinski
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Starring
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Opening theme
| "Not a Lot Goin' On" by
Craig Northey
and
Jesse Valenzuela
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Ending theme
| "My Happy Place" by
Odds
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Country of origin
| Canada
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Original language
| English
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No.
of seasons
| 4
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No.
of episodes
| 48
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Executive producers
| - Brent Butt
- David Storey
- Virginia Thompson
- Randy Lennox
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Running time
| 21?23 minutes
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Production companies
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- Smiley Guy Studios
- Vida Spark Productions
- Sparrow Media
- Aslan Entertainment
- Verite Productions
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Network
| CTV Comedy Channel
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Release
| April 2, 2018
(
2018-04-02
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November 1, 2021
(
2021-11-01
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Corner Gas Animated
is a
Canadian
adult
animated sitcom
, created by
Brent Butt
. The series is a revival of the live-action sitcom
Corner Gas
, which was originally broadcast from 2004 to 2009.
[1]
The show premiered on April 2, 2018, on The Comedy Network, and was carried over when the channel became
CTV Comedy Channel
one year later.
The fourth and final season premiered on July 5, 2021.
[2]
Premise
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The series follows the everyday lives of the residents of the small town of
Dog River, Saskatchewan
. Though similar to the live-action series, the creators acknowledged that the animated format gave them opportunities to do stranger and more unrealistic things that the original series could not depict.
[1]
For instance, cutaway gags in the animated version include a
Mad Max
spoof and a gory fight between a
Sasquatch
and a
unicorn
.
[3]
Cast
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All the original
Corner Gas
actors reprised their roles, with the exception of
Janet Wright
, who died in 2016.
[4]
Actress
Corrine Koslo
was selected to voice Emma Leroy in Wright's place.
[4]
- Brent Butt
as Brent Herbert Leroy
- Nancy Robertson
as Wanda Dollard
- Eric Peterson
as Oscar Leroy
- Corrine Koslo
as Emma Leroy
- Fred Ewanuick
as Richard Henry "Hank" Yarbo
- Gabrielle Miller
as Lacey Burrows
- Lorne Cardinal
as Sergeant Davis Quinton
- Tara Spencer-Nairn
as Officer Karen Pelly
- Cavan Cunningham
as Fitzy
- Rebecca Shoichet
as Shirley
- Shannon Chan-Kent
as 60's Girl #1, Alison, Lin, Lin hu, Bu-Hu,
- Kathleen Barr
as Dora, Mavis, Helen, Tina, Queen Bee, Pregnant Woman #1, Middle Aged Woman, Woman's Voice
- Brian Drummond
as Zeke, Impersonator #1, Man's Voice, News Broadcaster, Old Man Wilkie, Plasti-Potty Guy, Priest, Radio Announcer, Sasquatch, Trucker, Werewolf Guy, Ike
- Diana Kaarina
as Kendra
- Vincent Tong
as Audio Book Voice, Clown, Impersonator #2, Jason Steele, Kyle, Male Hipster, New Vacuum, Ravi, Won Hu
- Kevin Loring
as Phil
- Omari Newton
as Nate, Josh
Seasons overview
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Season 1 (2018)
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Season 2 (2019)
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Season 3 (2020)
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Season 4 (2021)
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Production and broadcast
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Corner Gas Animated
was first announced in December 2016.
[8]
In June 2018,
CTV Comedy Channel
renewed the series for a second season.
[9]
The second season premiered on July 1, 2019,
[10]
and featured several Canadian and international celebrities appearing cameos and guest spots; including
Michael J. Fox
,
Jann Arden
, comedian
Russell Peters
, Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau
, astronaut
Chris Hadfield
and
Epic Meal Time
's
Harley Morenstein
.
[11]
In October 2019, the show was renewed for a third season.
[12]
It was also announced, on October 3, that
Amazon-owned
IMDb TV
would exclusively stream the
Corner Gas
catalogue, including
Corner Gas Animated
, starting on October 15.
[11]
In June 2021, Brent Butt announced that the fourth season, to premiere on July 5, would be the final season, as CTV had chosen not to continue it in the future.
[2]
Reception
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The premiere episode of
Corner Gas Animated
, "Bone Dry", was The Comedy Network's highest premiere in history, with 360,300 viewers by that date. It was the number one entertainment program on April 2 in the demographics of A18-34, A18-49, and A25-54.
[13]
Awards and nominations
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Corner Gas Animated awards and nominations
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Wins
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13
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Nominations
|
40
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Year
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Award
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Nominated work
|
Category
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Result
|
Ref
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2019
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Canadian Screen Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
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Best Animated Program or Series
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Nominated
|
[14]
|
Brent Butt
("Squatch Your Language")
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Best Writing, Animation
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Won
|
Leo Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
|
Best Animation Program or Series
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Won
|
[15]
[16]
|
Brent Butt
("Squatch Your Language")
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Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series
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Nominated
|
Andrew Carr
("Retro Grade")
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Nominated
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Lorne Cardinal
("Squatch Your Language")
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Best Voice Performance, Animation Program or Series
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Nominated
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Rockie Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
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Animation
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Nominated
|
[17]
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2020
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Canadian Screen Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
|
Best Animated Program or Series
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Won
|
[18]
|
Brent Butt
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Performance, Animation
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Won
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Eric Peterson
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Nominated
|
Stephen Evans and Mateusz Garbulinski
("Bush League")
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Direction, Animation
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Nominated
|
Diana Frances
("Hedge Your Debts")
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Best Writing, Animation
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Won
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Kate Hewlett
("Doctors Without Boarders")
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Nominated
|
Leo Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
|
Best Animation Program or Series
|
Nominated
|
[19]
|
Brent Butt
("Drone and Dumber")
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Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series
|
Won
|
Andrew Carr
("One Flu Over My Dead Body")
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Nominated
|
Craig Northey
("Dream Waiver")
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Best Musical Score Animation Program or Series
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Nominated
|
Lorne Cardinal
("Anger Games")
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Best Voice Performance, Animation Program or Series
|
Nominated
|
2021
|
Canadian Screen Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
|
Best Animated Program or Series
|
Won
|
[20]
|
Lorne Cardinal
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Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series
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Won
|
Brent Butt and Jennifer Goodhue
("Pink Flood")
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Best Writing, Animation
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Nominated
|
Brent Butt and Jennifer Siddle
("Remembers Only")
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Nominated
|
Andrew Carr
("Pact Rat")
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Nominated
|
Leo Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
|
Best Animation Series
|
Nominated
|
[21]
|
Andrew Carr
("Pact Rat")
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Best Screenwriting Animation Series
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Won
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Brent Butt, Jennifer Siddle
("Remembers Only")
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Nominated
|
Craig Northey
("The Fat and The Furious")
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Best Musical Score Animation Series
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Nominated
|
Nancy Robertson
("Float Your Vote")
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Best Voice Performance Animation Series
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Won
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Brent Butt
("Sound and Fury")
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Nominated
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2022
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Canadian Screen Awards
|
Corner Gas Animated
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Best Animated Program or Series
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Won
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[22]
|
Lorne Cardinal
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Performance in an Animated Program or Series
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Nominated
|
Corrine Koslo
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Nominated
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Eric Peterson
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Nominated
|
Tara Spencer-Nairn
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Nominated
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Stephen Evans
("Haunt for Dread October")
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Best Direction, Animation
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Won
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Jennifer Siddle
("Law & Quarter")
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Best Writing, Animation
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Nominated
|
Brent Butt and Kyah Green
("Plots and Plans")
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Nominated
|
Leo Awards
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Corner Gas Animated
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Best Animation Series
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Nominated
|
[23]
|
Meredith Hambrock
("A Lot to be Desired")
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Best Screenwriting Animation Series
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Nominated
|
Brent Butt and Erica Sigurdson
("Swing and a Mist")
|
Won
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References
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a
b
Yeo, Debra (December 16, 2016).
"Corner Gas to be rebooted as animated series"
.
Toronto Star
.
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a
b
"
'Corner Gas Animated' to end after 4th season"
.
Global News
. June 14, 2021
. Retrieved
June 15,
2021
.
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Ahearn, Victoria (February 5, 2018).
"Brent Butt says animated 'Corner Gas' series pumps up the fantasy"
.
Canadian Press
.
CTV News
. Retrieved
April 15,
2018
.
- ^
a
b
"Corrine Koslo to voice Emma Leroy in 'Corner Gas' animated series"
.
Toronto Sun
. January 30, 2017.
- ^
Corner Gas [@CornerGas] (October 25, 2020).
"MONDAY: Brent and Hank's excitement over meeting their favourite wrestler turns to despair when they discover he has redefined himself ? as a gardener! Cameos by @LanceStorm @BretHart and @trishstratuscom. Watch #CornerGasAnimated 9 PM (ET/PT) on @CTVComedy"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
.
- ^
Corner Gas [@CornerGas] (November 1, 2020).
"MONDAY: Lacey plans a parade for Dog River Days with all the fixings and Wanda uses a mascot to convince a corporate sponsor to support the cause. Hank battles Emma for the beauty pageant crown. Cameo by @Jason_Priestley. Watch 'Float Your Vote' at 9 PM (ET/PT) on @CTVComedy"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
.
- ^
"Ryan Reynolds cameo on the series finale of Corner Gas Animated, which will air Nov.1"
. August 30, 2021
. Retrieved
October 24,
2021
.
- ^
"Corner Gas returning as animated series"
.
CBC News
. December 19, 2016
. Retrieved
June 14,
2018
.
- ^
"Bell Media Announces First Wave of 2018/19 Original Canadian Entertainment Productions with 42 New and Returning Series and Specials"
(Press release). Toronto:
Bell Media
.
CNW Group
. June 7, 2018
. Retrieved
June 14,
2018
.
- ^
"The Comedy Network's #1 Original Series, CORNER GAS ANIMATED, Returns Canada Day"
(Press release). Toronto: Bell Media. May 27, 2019
. Retrieved
May 29,
2019
.
- ^
a
b
"IMDb Original Series Corner Gas Animated to Premiere on IMDb TV in the U.S. on October 15"
.
Business Wire
. October 3, 2019.
Archived
from the original on 2020-12-03.
- ^
"Corner Gas Animated is Coming Back for Season 3"
(Press release).
CTV Comedy Channel
. October 3, 2019
. Retrieved
October 3,
2019
.
- ^
"CORNER GAS ANIMATED Becomes the Most-Watched Series Premiere in the History of The Comedy Network"
. CornerGas.com. April 9, 2018
. Retrieved
April 9,
2018
.
- ^
Furdyk, Brent (March 27, 2019).
"The Winners: Canadian Screen Awards Presented For Creative Fiction Storytelling"
.
ET Canada
. Archived from
the original
on March 28, 2019
. Retrieved
May 29,
2019
.
- ^
"Corner Gas Animated Nominated for Four 2019 Leo Awards"
. CornerGas.com
. Retrieved
May 29,
2019
.
- ^
Leo Awards [@leoawards] (May 27, 2019).
"Congratulations Corner Gas Animated wins Best Animation in a Program Or Series! Producers: David Storey & @BrentButt #LeoAwards19"
(
Tweet
) – via
Twitter
.
- ^
"Corner Gas Animated Nominated for 2019 Rockie Award"
. CornerGas.com. March 20, 2019
. Retrieved
May 29,
2019
.
- ^
Furdyk, Brent (May 26, 2020).
"Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children's And Youth Categories"
.
ET Canada
. Archived from
the original
on June 12, 2020
. Retrieved
April 24,
2021
.
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"LEO AWARDS, Nominations by Program 2020"
. Retrieved
Aug 17,
2021
.
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Hurlar, Jen (April 1, 2021).
"Canadian Screen Awards 2021 Animation Nominations"
.
Cartoon Brew
. Retrieved
April 24,
2021
.
- ^
"LEO AWARDS, Nominees by Program 2021"
. Archived from
the original
on January 15, 2022
. Retrieved
Aug 17,
2021
.
- ^
Brent Furdyk,
"2022 Canadian Screen Award Nominees Announced, ‘Sort Of’ & ‘Scarborough’ Lead The Pack"
.
ET Canada
, February 15, 2022.
- ^
"LEO AWARDS, Nominees by Program 2022"
. Retrieved
June 2,
2022
.
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