"Corner Gas" (2004) TV series 2004-????

Creator:

Brent Butt

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

19 June 2004 (Canada)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Last Stop For Gas! (season 6)

Plot:

Corner Gas focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of Brent Leroy, proprietor of a gas station that is the only stop for miles round and a hub of action on the Prairies.

Plot Keywords:

Gas Station | Saskatchewan | Small Town | Falling Down | Farmland

Awards:

30 wins & 48 nominations

Cast

Brent Butt	...	Brent Leroy / ... (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Gabrielle Miller	...	Lacey Burrows (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Fred Ewanuick	...	Hank Yarbo (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Eric Peterson	...	Oscar Leroy (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Janet Wright	...	Emma Leroy (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Lorne Cardinal	...	Davis Quinton (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Tara Spencer-Nairn	...	Karen Pelly (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Nancy Robertson	...	Wanda Dollard (107 episodes, 2004-2009)
Cavan Cunningham	...	Fitzy / ... (47 episodes, 2004-2009)

Runtime:

Canada:30 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Australia:PG (some episodes) | Australia:G (some episodes)

Filming Locations:

Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company:

Three Thirty-Five Productions

Trivia:

The "surveillance bush" that Karen (Tara Spencer-Nairn) hides behind in her car in episode 1.1 "Ruby Reborn" doesn't actually exist, it was simply held up there by a crew member who was lying flat in the ditch. The bush appears in only one other episode - the finale, 6.19 "You've Been Great, Goodnight", and it once again had to be re-planted (footage of this event was featured in the "It's Been a Gas" special aired by CTV before the episode).

Quotes:

Karen Pelly: I got a riddle for you, Hank. Okay. A plane crashes on the border of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Where do they bury the survivors?
Hank Yarbo: Hmmm. Tough one. Right on the border, huh? Well, is there one larger chunk of the airplane on one side?
Karen Pelly: No. It's broken directly in half, distributed over the two sides.
Hank Yarbo: Wow, that's really tough.
Karen Pelly: [Repeats herself] A plane crashes directly on the border of Alberta and Saskatchewan. Where do they bury the SURVIVORS?
Hank Yarbo: OHHHHH! The *survivors*.
[pause]
Hank Yarbo: Bury one on each side.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Beyond Corner Gas: Tales from Dog River (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Not A Lot Goin' On

I Like It.....and I'm not Canadian!!!!!!

I happened to catch an episode of this series when I was on holiday in Canada and became an immediate fan. The series is character driven, and similar in spirit to Seinfeld as a whole lot of nothing tends to happen in the small town of Dog River. There is quite a warmth about the characters and their interplay and the humour is generally good natured, focusing on human weaknesses and relationships. I am surprised it has never been shown on TV in the UK as I think a lot of people would appreciate the humour - there seems to be a lot of similarities between Canadian and Brit approach to comedy. If you've never seen it then it's well worth checking out