Corner Gas

*Corner Gas*
Corner Gas
Genre	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
Country of origin	Canada
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
No. of episodes	107 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Brent Butt; David Storey; Virginia Thompson;
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 and characters

Main

Brent Leroy (Brent Butt) is the owner of Corner Gas, which is the only gas station in the town of Dog River.
Lacey Burrows (Gabrielle Miller) is owner of The Ruby, a café next to Corner Gas. Lacey inherited the café from her late aunt, Ruby.
Richard Henry “Hank” Yarbo (Fred Ewanuick) is Brent’s unemployed best friend who spends most of his time hanging out at Corner Gas. Hank’s full name was revealed in the season 5 episode “The J-Word”.
Oscar Leroy (Eric Peterson) is Brent’s father, Emma’s husband, and the founder of Corner Gas.
Emma Leroy (Janet Wright) is Brent’s mother and Oscar’s wife who enjoys knitting.
Sergeant Davis Quinton (Lorne Cardinal) is Dog River’s senior police officer.
Constable Karen Pelly (Tara Spencer-Nairn) is Dog River’s junior police officer.
Wanda Dollard (Nancy Robertson) is an employee of Corner Gas.

Recurring

Fitzy Fitzgerald (Cavan Cunningham) is the mayor of Dog River.
Helen Jensen (Jean Freeman) is Fitzy’s grandmother.
Wes Humboldt (Mike O’Brien) is a liquor and insurance salesman.

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".^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Heady 'Times' in Intl. Emmy noms (magazine)". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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[1] "Corner Gas to end in spring 2009". Archived from the original on 2012-11-13. Retrieved 2012-11-13.

[2] "April 13 declared as 'Corner Gas' Day in Saskatchewan".^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] "Heady 'Times' in Intl. Emmy noms (magazine)". Variety. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

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