The Search For Canada's Game Shows
Total Seasons :2Total Episodes : 12
A journey across Canada to find out more about Canada’s game shows and their impact, featuring interviews with the producers, hosts and broadcasters who pioneered them.
Episodes(7)
1. Getting On The Board
An American quiz show scandal becomes a boon to Canada's nascent game show industry.
Air Date : 2020-01-09
2. Hosts Who Reached For The Top
A look at the early careers of game show legends Monty Hall and Alex Trebek in Canada, as well as the legacy of "Reach For The Top."
Air Date : 2020-01-09
3. Peaks and Pitfalls
An exploration of the longest-running Canadian game show hit "Definition," and another that ended in turmoil.
Air Date : 2020-01-17
4. The Innovative 80's
A look at some of Canada's most inventive game show concepts of the 70s and 80s, including "The Mad Dash" and "Bumper Stumpers."
Air Date : 2020-01-17
5. When The West Was Best
A look at some of the great Game show concepts to come out of Canada's west coast
Air Date : 2020-02-13
6. Games 90's Kids Remember
A look at the birth of YTV and some of the game show concepts that were created there including Uh-Oh & Video and Arcade Top 10
Air Date : 2020-02-13
7. Stars Born on Game Shows
It’s no secret that Canadian comedian Icon Howie Mandell is a prominent figure in the Game Show genre, having been Host and Guest on several successful multi-season hits. This episode tells Howie’s story.
Air Date : 2020-02-12
Cast
Bill Brioux
(Self)
Sidney M. Cohen
(Self)
Adam Nedeff
(Self)
William G. Elliott
(Self)
Ryan Vickers
(Self)
Don Enright
(Self)
W. Paterson Ferns
(Self)
Ed Conroy
(Self)
Dave Devall
(Self)
Jonathan M. Goodson
(Self)
Kathy Morse
(Self)
Wayne Cox
(Self - Narrator)
Howie Mandel
(Self)
Bob Boden
(Self)
Wink Martindale
(Self)
Blair Murdoch
(Self)
Rick Drew
(Self)
Al Dubois
(Self)
Kevin Frank
(Self)
Steven Page
(Self)
Scott Yaphe
(Self)
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