Corner Gas

Corner Gas is a Canadian situation comedy which airs on CTV and The Comedy Network. Deriving its name from the roadside gas station located in the fictional town of Dog River, the series revolves around life in small-town Saskatchewan. It has been compared to Seinfeld for its dry sense of humour and its plots that are "about nothing."

Overview

Corner Gas is the only gas station for 60 kilometres in any direction (according to the episode "The Taxman"). Brent LeRoy is the proprietor of the station and Wanda works at the station's convenience store as a retail assistant. A nearby coffee shop is owned by Lacey Burrows. Dog River also has a newspaper, The Howler.

Related Topics:
Gas station - Coffee shop - Newspaper

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The series was created by Canadian comedian Brent Butt who came up with the idea for the series after wondering what his life would be like if he hadn't pursued stand-up comedy. (He would still be in a small town in Saskatchewan pumping gas.)

Related Topics:
Brent Butt - Gas

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The first episode of Corner Gas aired on January 22, 2004 and attracted 1.2 million viewers. It became an instant hit and has never gone below the million-viewer mark since. The first season consisted of 13 episodes. Less than two months after the first episode aired, CTV renewed it for a second season of 18 episodes. The first season was released on DVD in Canada on October 19, 2004. In keeping with the spirit of the series, each DVD set included a coupon good for a free coffee at Petro-Canada service stations. The second season is scheduled to be released on DVD on September 27, 2005. http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3555

Related Topics:
January 22 - 2004 - Petro-Canada - September 27 - 2005

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The series is filmed at Canada/Saskatchewan Production Studios in Regina, Saskatchewan and on location in Regina, Saskatchewan and Rouleau, Saskatchewan. It is produced by Prairie Pants Productions in association with CTV.

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Regina, Saskatchewan - Rouleau, Saskatchewan - Prairie Pants Productions

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In late September 2004, to promote the start of the second season, the cast members of Corner Gas travelled to cities across Canada where they pumped gas at local service stations for the day (the fuel being provided to motorists free of charge). By the halfway point of the promotion more than 40,000 litres of free gasoline had been pumped.

Related Topics:
Litres - Gasoline

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Brent's main co-writer is comedian and former 22 Minutes writer Mark Farrell.

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