American Reacts to CANADIAN TV for first time...MIND BLOWN.
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- I showed my American friend some of the Canadian TV shows and commercials that influenced me growing up in Canada, to see what he thinks. I honestly didn't think he would respond the way that he did! In fact, it might give him more of an understanding of who Canadians are just from watching Canadian content!
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I think I’ve started to make Jason understand Canadians a bit more! Well, at least me.I know I missed A LOT of shows. Like a lot. So if we ever do a part 2, what else do I need to show him??
You guys forgot Murdock mysterys
Schitt's Creek.
A better clip of Corner Gas.
omg - HOUSE HIPPOS!
It's not a comedy, but Private Eyes is unapologetically Canadian.
Classic Canadian TV shows, The Littlest Hobo and Danger Bay
The Littlest Hobo - there's an episode that features a young Mike Myers. Yes, THE Mike Myers, in 80's short shorts. Terrifying!
I can't believe you missed Kim's Convenience!
I grew up in Northern Minnesota on the border with Ontario. We watched Canadian tv all the time. I remember the Beachcombers, Danger Bay, The Fifth Estate, Tommy Hunter, Mr Dressup, and several where I can picture the characters but can't remember the series. We probably watched just as much or more Canadian tv than American.
My cousin wrote Beachcombers :)
I’m from Thunder Bay probably close by!
Also the littlest hobo and the gentle giant.
@@rjmb9272 I lived across the border from Fort Frances.
@@ExtraSuperVery Cool beans! My mom loved that show.
Only a 2 leaf for I AM CANADIAN commercial?? That is the single greatest commercial in the history of commercials!! I AM CANADIAN!!! 🇨🇦❤🇨🇦❤🇨🇦❤
I would give it ten out of ten, it made people proud of their country, it was well done...better then the federal adverts.
I don't know if it's the greatest commercial in all of history. They still at Taco Bell one " I'm full of beyond my wildest dreams and you can be too" and the most interesting man alive. But I am Canadian good too I guess.
Greatest commercial ever was the house hippo!
@@jezzyjenn I still want one..
@@jezzyjenn yes, house hippo forever!!!
"Corner Gas" kicks ass ! As an arrogant American I can declare that it is Canada's "Seinfeld". A show about nothing that is filled with intelligent /subtle/dry humor, mixed in with slapstick and the occasional absurd. One is a regional show set in the city and the other is a regional show set in the country. Both were incredible and created a connection with anyone that watched a few episodes.
Never seen Corner gas, I'm Aussie, and loved that tiny snippet.
@Liam I signed up to prime the day I posted just to watch this great show.
Agree! 🦅☀️🦅 Lakota from South Dakota here!
I can almost recite every line from every episode. And the movie. Corner Gas was watched all over the world.
@@lovecats6856 Love 💕 Corner Gas!
The best Canadian tv is the “Talking to Americans” segments on 22 Minutes.
When I was a kid growing nip in Toronto Canada we used to get western New York channeling and I loved Commander Tom!!!
@@slim1one Yes! I'm from Western New York originally, and I watched Commander Tom when I was a kid, too!
@@seantitus2769 ha yes! And there was Dialling For Dollars too. I always wished they’d call my house cuz I was watching lol! Oh and the evening news “do you know where your children are” still remember that.
Trailer Park Boys is great too. Hilarious and uncensored.
WKBW channel 7 Buffalo, what Southern Ontarian didn't grow up with Commander Tom and Irv Weinstein Eyewitness News. "it's 11 o'clock, do you know where your children are?".
It’s too Canadian to be asking for validation from an American who could care less. Embarrassingly true. 🇨🇦😆🤗
Elisa Rolston That about sums it up. That’s why we are a faint and derivative culture, easily relinquished to the first taker. But that comment could get me ostracized. Or worse.
Truer words have rarely been typed.
hate to break it to you but we don't care what you think
To be fair though, this *is* a channel comparing Canadian and American things, and a lot of Americans haven't seen much Canadian TV.
@@mjcard I'm not gonna ostracize you but I think that's a seriously negative but unfortunately common opinion. I don't know how any Canadian could spend any amount of time outside of Canada and not realize cultural differences we have. I live in Australia now and actually find it *more* culturally similar to us than the US in many ways, & the differences are really obvious. When I visited in the US I felt the difference as well. It's sad how Canadian it is to not realize that we actually are pretty cool, and no more "derivative" than any other culture out there.
Corner Gas is awesome, from Australia... Have seen every episode.
Glad to hear you enjoy it mate.
Corner Gas is great and so is the animated version. Speaking of Australia, I enjoyed Packed to the Rafters.
Hi Australia! I agree! I loved Sea Change and The Games. (Long time ago now). Oh, and the Wiggles! 😁
I imagine it's relatable. Canada and Australia have a lot in common. Both are geographically large countries with low populations, overall, so we have a lot of small and remote communities; both have histories of oppressing their indigenous populations; we share a queen; both have a reputation for rugged wilderness and dangerous animals (Canada's are mostly of the "large with sharp teeth/claws or huge antlers" variety); we've got "funny" accents that Americans tend to imitate poorly, etc.
Spent 8+ months in Australia 1990-91 and adored Bush Tucker Man. Yes, I was drunk.
The I am Canadian commercial still gives me goosebumps all these years later!
Love it
My name is Joe and I am Canadian... It was a hit at the time, even in Quebec... it definitely deserves 5 stars.
They made a Quebec spoof on this commercial
There's a voice that keeps on calling me
Down the road, that's where I'll always be.
Every stop I make, I make a new friend,
Can't stay for long, just turn around and I'm gone again
Right on!
🎶Maybe tomorrow🎶
Maybe tomorrow, I’ll wanna settle down,
Until tomorrow, I’ll just keep movin’ on.
Until tomorrow, the whole world is my home. ❤️
My aunt used to call me "the littlist hobo" since I spent more time at her place and exploring nature (on the East coast of Canada) than I did at home back then.) I was the eldest so cousins were acually closer to my own age. This was way back in the "care-free" seventies. (the earlier part of the decade) Now, I barely venture outside the house except to go for walks....hopefully, they will free the healthy to go about their business while protecting those with compromised immune systems and pre-conditions....I look forward to getting back to being what I have always been --- a free spirit on the highway of life which was a true reflection of the nation at one time (in both Canada and the USA...and as a Canadian born and bred who has family in both places....we have to get back to the garden of truth and wisdom and beauty ( before it all turns to mush ....an Orwellian episode of the "Twilight Zone".
It was a shame that this or beach combers wasn’t shown.
We found our identity through a beer commercial. Appropriate.
That ad was really just playing off how Canadians express their identity as "not American."
@@fortunatejeremy
Nope.
"I'm crushing your head" 🤏 - Kids in the hall
I still do that to people when they get on my nerves.
When the typist turns over, and they all run over to watch her head. I do not know why I found that so funny. Maybe it’s a Canadian thing. Our humour has a lot of sarcasm init.
These are the Dave's I know .....
Beachcombers, Mr. Dress Up, The Friendly Giant? Awesome video. Loved it.
What no "Schitt's Creek"? Probably the most popular Canadian show in the States. Everyone to whom I showed this show, loves it. Too bad they ended it. Soon Netflix will release the final season. Greetings from Rochester NY (also with plenty of Tim Hortons).
minmilwaukee I love Schitt’s Creek and I live it Rochester NY too. I live in gates and there are 3 Tim Hortons in my town.lol
Greetings from across the lake in Trenton Ontario.
I think the idea is shows and commercials not aired over US networks, streaming services. So that would cancel out Schitts Creek, Kims Convenience etc.
@@ruby11 that's what I thought, then he included Trailer Park Boys. That one definitely shouldn't be included since it was aired in the states as well.
Haha went to school in Rochester, I’m From Montréal, I have to say tho, the tims there not as good as here, but not bad.
Jason needs to more classic commercials - the Canadian house hippo, the history vignettes "I smell burnt toast!" And the log driver's waltz. LOL
oh man. Yeah, I didn't even think about the NFB cartoons. Though if he got CBC he's probably seen a good chunk of the big ones like Log Driver's Waltz, The Big Snit, Black Flies, The Cat Came Back, Eureka, and the Hockey Sweater.
I still ask people if I'm the only one who can smell burnt toast if I do lol 😁
"Don't You Put It In Your Mouth!"
The Log Driver’s Waltz! You can’t watch that and not immediately feel happier 💕
@@derekspencer9975 the Log Driver's Waltz and the Black Fly songs are brilliant and loved by both Canadians and Americans who were exposed to NFB cartoon films
My son and I (lived our whole lives in Kansas and Texas) have noticed that some of the best sci fi over the past 20-25 years had come from Canada!
So, thank you, Canada!
Enjoyed that. You should have shown him, "Kim's Convenience" great show! 🍁
Absolutely! It's been a hit with my husband and my in-laws over here in Australia (I'm Canadian, husband is Aussie).
Ewwww. Terrible show can’t get through an episode
How about the Smiths from Rosedale. Oops, sorry that's not a show. Not diverse enough.
@@TheFunkymohawk I tried to watch it. I was disappointed. It's like it wanted to be the next Corner Gas but they shoved woke shit in there for no reason at all.
when you were about to show the commercial, I was thinking of the house hippo.
Yeah no house hippo this guy messed big time
Show him Canada's Worst Driver! Also, he needs to see a few episodes of Corner Gas to enjoy it.
Loved Canada's Worst driver, I'm sad there's no season 15.
Does ANYONE remember SCTV?
how about the beach combers
@@tanyadebeer4836 I'm sure lots do. It was even on NBC in the U.S..
Corner Gas was one of those shows where you quietly appreciate the humor but probably don't ever actually laugh out loud watching it.
I grew up in Newfoundland, here we have, or at least had, cafeteria service all throughout the school system. And the “I Am Canadian “ commercial is iconic!!
I grew up in the county just above the Bronx (NYC) in New York State and in elementary school we didn’t have a cafeteria. We eat lunch in our classroom. You brought your lunch in a lunchbox (& later a brown bag as it was cooler when you’re older). We would sit on the grass outside when nice out. Our school district never served lunch even in middle school and high school.
I grew up in Quebec and I’ve never heard of these shows. I really love this channel for the american vs. Canadian but also because I always learn more about the English-canadian culture that is so different from what I know! ❤️
Maybe, need a RUclips channel for Ontario vs Quebec theme. I'd watch that.
I’m montrealer and I know every show here
To be fair, the appeal of Corner Gas was the character development. It's hard to judge it from a short clip. Watch a few episodes and then make a decision.
That show was Godawful. It was never funny.
Corner Gas is Canada's Seinfeld - it's a restricted group of people who don't do much, are completely off-the-wall and never change.
This! I loved Corner Gas!
Agreed I'm from the same town as Brent Butt (Tisdale Saskatchewan) I find it funny because it was like watching the people literally around me and the scene a little far fetched but not uncommon) I agree watch it more then a clip and I think you find it as funny as Letterkenny lol
@@nicpay3851 Yeah, it's just like Seinfeld........minus all the good writing and funny actors and solid production team.
One of the greatest Canadian shows of all time was the Kids in the Hall.
Yes! Arguably more great sketches per show than SNL, not that you should compare apples to oranges. They need a part two and add in schitts Creek and the littlest hobo, red green show and for laughs, due south. Blow some American minds with 21 jump Street
Girl drink drunk is my fave sketch from that show!!
When it was playing on re runs i would get up at 5 am to watch it before school. I miss that show.
Trailer park boys?
@@SpurrBlack you forgot the beachcombers lol
Murdoch Mysteries. Street Legal. Little Mosque on the Prairie. Kim’s Convenience. Orphan Black. Those are my five favorite Canadian shows.
I went to a week long sports camp as a teen, and we had a few (like 4) Americans come up to Canada for it. One night they cancelled evening practice so that we could watch the Survivor Finale, and basically the entire camp all cramped together into one (huge) room to watch it. The I Am Canadian ad played, and EVERYONE yelled out along with the ad.
The Americans were SO confused.
Corner Gas is an epic show. One small clip cannot do it justice, and yes, ive gotten many American friends addicted to it too.
Trailer Park Boys or Letterkenny is hands down a much better show than Corner Gas. Corner Gas is an okay show i guess
@@Buckykatt gtfo outta here. Corner Gas is an endlessly quotable masterpiece. Letterkenny is a fake wannabe that feels like it's made by Americans who THINK this is how Canadians act. Trailer Park Boys is okay but it's no Corner Gas.
I like corner gas animated more
Who here remembers You Can’t Do That On Television? It’s actually where Nickelodeon got the slime in there logo from.
And Alanis Morissette on it!
Made at CJOH-TV in Ottawa with all local performers, including Alanis.
Sure do. Always wondered who was going to get slimed.
I had a crush on Moose (Christine) when I was a teen.
I don't know.
We got a lot of your Canadian shows... since most of Hollywood films up there. Also, Kids in the Hall.
I grew up in Victoria British Columbia, our city is on an island and jolts below the 49th parallel, in the 1960s with Attenas we would get mostly Seattle and a Tv station from Bellingham Washington, As a child I thought I was an American, Then we got more stations from Vancouver bc and went to school and was corrected
I live in Florida and years ago they showed Corner Gas late at night...I loved it! They also would show I think it was called Davinci? It was a police show
@QueenB The series was called Da Vinci's Inquest.
Take care, and all the best.
Yes - loved both. We might’ve been watching the same channel - that’s about when I found Republic of Doyle too.
What was the sequel to DaVinci's Inquest, where he became mayor, called?
@@viddork Da Vinci’s City Hall.
@@thealbanianlorg6542
Makes sense. Thanks.
I am an american and I love Corner Gas!!!! One of my favorites.
Taryn Wilson yes I knew it was, or is aired in the States what network shows it? I’ve also seen Highway Thru Hell on American tv. I think it was on the weather channel/network, or what ever the all weather station is called. Glad you like Corner Gas.
Growing up in Ontario, in elementary we went home for lunch
In the NYC suburbs, we were allowed to go home from middle school and high school. You could also go to a local pizzeria or deli (we didn’t have any fast food chains in our village).
I grew up in Ontario too but didn't go home for lunch in school home was too far away I was in the country from grade 3 to 12
You should have used the opening scene to the first episode of Corner Gas. I think nothing exemplifies what the show is about better than that cold open.
I grew up in the states and went to University in Manitoba so watched a lot of Canadian TV back in the day. Even ended up marrying a Canadian wife Right Choice by the way. There are the classics that I think still hold up today like SCTV and Kids in the hall and the movie The Great White North classic Canadian TV. We ended up buying all the DVDs for Corner Gas for all the seasons. Showed it to some of our city friends and they did not like it at all but showed it to some friends who grew up in the Prairies and the Plains and they totally got it. I think that those from the city just have a hard time understanding Prairie humor
SCTV was the funniest tv show ever
Funny I’m from Ontario, in Canada I’ve never been west of Thunder Bay and that was over 30 years ago. I got Corner Gas humour right from the 1st show.
@@TripReviews Canadian humour is far, far different than American, that's why.
callak _ yep, it can be. Now look at the overwhelming amount of American tv shows and comedy movies that have flooded the north. Now look at the success of Canadian comedians in the states such as John Candy, Martin Short who by the way is not funny, Rick Moranis just for a few examples. So it really is not a whole lot of difference. But I do see your point, cheers‼️🍻🇨🇦🇺🇸
I’m glad you enjoyed Winnipeg enough to stick around :)
the P.O.P was the best! especially wiping the dust off his briefcase haha!
Best sitcom recently in Canada "Schitts Creek" :)
Canadian comedy is very pythonesque. We got our Monty Python on PBS and CBC over the years. It's a clear influence to me being Scottish Canadian. BTW......Kids in the Hall was brilliant,.....SCTV.
Peanut Butter is a Canadian (Montreal) invention. Kraft manufactures Peanut Butter in its Montreal facility.
Peanut butter is much older than this. In all probability is goes back to (at least) the Aztecs. But Canadians did invent Hawaiian pizza!
@@cyberpleb2472 Modern peanut butter is deffo a Canadian thing and it was patented.
Yeah, the USE of peanuts dates back to the Aztecs and Incas. But modern peanut butter was invented and patented by a Canadian. Basketball was also invented by a Canadian.
I did not know that
Huh. I thought African American George Washington Carver invented peanut butter. Don’t know.
Show him The Red Green Show (Canada's version of Tim The Tool Man Taylor)
I’m a man. I can change. If I have to. I guess.
Keep your stick on the ice. And remember if the women don’t find you handsome they should at least find you handy
I always wondered how many people didn't notice the sound of chainsaws every time they were outdoors. There seem to be lots of places in Canada where that's just normal background noise.
Actually it was a parody of the Red Fisher Show. It was about fishing trips. But he did miss some major Canadian shows like Little Mosque on the Prairie and Murdoch Mysteries
Quondo omni flunkus moritati.
sploofmonkey Alex Trebek hosted Reach For The Top on the CBC and Pitfall on Global TV. Pitfall lasted one whole season and went bankrupt. To this day Alex has the bounced cheque framed in his home office.
Corner Gas might be the thing that makes me most proud about living in Saskatchewan, it was filmed in Roleau and is actually still a pretty relevant representation of Saskatchewan from what I’ve seen. Letterkenny is awesome from what I’ve seen, but I can only relate to it with my travels to Ontario (and the chips, vinegar, and peanut butter, of course!)
Trailer park boys of course, and the movie FUBAR
Heartland is the longest running Canadian series, their 14th season starts on Monday. I love this show as much today as the first season.
In the "old days" (pre-1980s?), elementary school kids where I grew up went home for lunch which was a short walk and then went back to school. Most kids used to walk to and from school by themselves.
Paul Y: here too. We didn't even have a lunchroom. I lived a mile from my elementary school, so it took me about 30 minutes to walk home. Thankfully we had 90 minutes for lunch. Noon, get out for lunch. 12:30, home in time for lunch and The Flintstones. 1:00, head back to school. Yes, through two feet of snow, uphill both ways. 😉
Yeah, I went home for lunch in the 90s, or, you could sit at your desk and eat. No place to buy food on school grounds (not even vending machines) until Jr High. I imagine it was their way of ensuring small children only ever ate what their parents provided and approved of.
That was me. Love from Calgary
You need to show him Heritage Minutes. I don't see anything like that on US TV. Also the old Participaction commercials.
Not to forget body break
beachcombers! And that racoons cartoon!
THIS!
Totally agree!
House Hippo falls into this category too.
Our tv is dominated by U.S. shows so we know lots of them. I just binge-watched a HandMaid's Tale and I got a charge out of recognizing all the locations because it was filmed around here. It was written by a Canadian so it makes sense to film it in Canada.
If you repeat this with movies, might I suggest Bon Cop, Bad Cop? Great flick that laughs at our linguistic and cultural gaps with affection for both. Genuinely bilingual films are pretty rare, even here.
Most Canadians are very passionate about everything Canadian. That’s just who we are! We’re mostly polite about it,but we’re still passionate.😃
I am Canadian is a five maple leaf commercial!!!
1000000%
You should have shown him The Frantics “Boot to the Head”, “Mr Canoehead”, “The Log-driver’s Waltz” and the first Molson Canadian Beer Fridge commercial.
This Hour has 22 Min, some amazing skits over the years.
You gotta show this guy "Talking to Americans"
I've been trying to find the skit for "The New adventures of the Littlest Hobo" when Colin Mochrie was on. It was hilarious, but it seems like it's been scrubbed from the internet.
"Through the magic of taxidermy, we've reunited the original cast!"
Also, does he know that Shark Tank is just a spinoff from Dragon's Den in Canada. Both shows have Kevin O'Leary on them (although he's now left the Dragon's Den).
I believe all are a copy of a british series though!
@@ejl1982-1 it begans in Japan i think
Originally a Japanese show.
The fact this guy misses Kids in the Hall AND Kenny vs Spenny is highly suspicious.
Well, this show could have been several hours long. I showed him more than what you see, things were edited out for various reasons. Sorry about that.
In elementary school we never ate in class rooms, in Quebec. We use to have lunch at home and for kids who couldn’t go home during lunch time we had a room with tables. Food wasn’t served, you had to bring your lunch. We also had free lunch for kids who were poor.
Cafaterias are very common all across canada in schools. We had them in Newfoundland, parents would prepay for meals each week from a menu given to us to take home each thursday, pick out meals for each day of the week on the list, then sent us back with the envelope friday morning to hand in to the teachers, that way the school knew what to cook for you monday to friday the following week. edit... its costed an average of $25 a week for a kid to eat from the school cafteria, lunch program was partially funded by the government, kept the price low for parents and of course removes the hassle of meal prep for their kids everyday.
My Parents, who live in Tennessee, love Corner Gas. It’s one of my Dads favorite shows.
In the 1970s the Canadian government wanted to promote bilingualism across Canada. They expanded the French network to Western Canada. A lot of men would stay up late to watch movies on the French network. It was not because they wanted to learn French but because the French network would show movies from France that had naked women in it. I learned that there was a movie produced in 1914 and released in 1915 that was called The Birth of a Nation. It was the most racist movie ever produced. It was a movie that glorified the Klu Klux Klan. Blacks in the USA rightfully hated that movie. I was told that no TV station in North America would show that movie. The French network showed it twice. It is one thing to show movies from France that had naked women in it but showing The Birth of a Nation was going too far.
I'd like to know what Jason thinks of Murdoch Mysteries. It's VERY Canadian. A character Crabtree is played by the guy who hosts Still Standing.
Kim - I personally don’t appreciate it, but to each their own.
Murdoch mysteries is life. You just have to be careful on the fact to fiction in the show if you dont know your history
@@8XxXShEiKXxX8 My teenage son is such a fan of Murdoch Mysteries. Actually, the show airs in the US on some obscure channel; it’s also in a lot of places around the world.
Met Johnny Harris when he passed through my small town, he is a genuinely nice guy! And funny!
Sees a 2 second clip. Rates the entire show and speaks for everyone in America.
Hilarious House of Frightenstein - watched in in the 70's - broadcasted from Hamilton's CHCH TV - a lot of the characters were done by Billy Van!!
I'm a Hamiltonian...we're quite proud of that show. 😀😀
I grew up with that show, it still makes me laugh when I think about it. Billy Van was such a talent!
@@Terri_MacKay Do not forget then, Tiny Talent Time, that would of blown away the American, they had nothing like it.
@@toddstevens13 I watched it every week!!! 😃
There were reruns were on in the 80s and 90s too so even us younger generations know about the awesomeness that is Hilarious House
Hey Joseph, interesting fact, food disposals are called garbarators here. Loved your commercial btw. It was too funny!
Here in BC they are not unusual.
I really gotta learn to read comments before I post my own. :P
Garbage disposals (garburators) are very common in Canada. I was a plumber for 15 years and installed them all of the time.
That is my favourite Letterkenny clip! 😂😂 So glad they played it.
Corner Gas is actually filmed right outside of Regina in Rouleau, its the first town to the south. Very small place, maybe a few hundred people.
Drove through it a few years back. Like, the Prairies are pretty flat (well, more rolling), especially to me, having grown up on the northwest coast of BC; but Rouleau is just *ridiculously* flat. Just crazy. Flat to the horizon in all directions. Completely boggled my mind.
It's funny how just inside Canada there is a culture shock. Being french canadian I only learned about those show later in life with youtube and facebook. Just I.E., Thanksgiving. I had an Ontario friend asking me what I was doing for thanksgiving and I was like : "Isn't that an American thing?". We don't celebrate that here, just an other day like any other.
Almost every single USA TV show or movie inserts the flag in there, especially at the beginning. And they talk about the USA a lot on USA shows, they just don't realize it.
There was a short-lived CBC show called 'Hatching, Matching and Dispatching' with Mary Walsh an Shaun Majumder. It was a about a small town Newfoundland family and it was sheer brilliance. Circa 2005
Most Canadian kids in the 80’s watched either Kids of Degrassi, Degrassi Junior High, or Degrassi High, and it ended up being pretty popular with US kids.
I grew up on the west coast ( BC/Alberta) almost every house had a garbage disposal. But they were called garborators.
Alberta central air conditioning is fairly standard in every house. But not in BC.
Back in the day, though, BC didn't need A/C, because we have (had) a decently stable climate in the Lower Mainland; no summer too hot, no winter too cold...
We didn't have a garburator (Damn, it's been a while since I heard/used that term!), but my cousins did.
I was born in Alberta, but grew-up and live in southern BC.
I really feel like you could have found a better clip of Corner Gas. I also feel that the clip should have included Emma and Oscar.
I immediately thought of the "biggest hoe" scene
Yes show a clip witn them and then show some of Street Legal with the same actor who played Oscar
Best of Oscar Leroy / Corner Gas Season 1: ruclips.net/video/5Eb62Y8xTsM/видео.html
Johnny Harris was also in the TV Period Drama series Murdoch Mysteries, his character was Constable George Crabtree. The series takes place in Toronto starting in 1895, they celebrated the first female Medical Examiner during that time period in Canada by having one for the series. I really enjoy the series... Its on it's 14th season.
Corner Gas is hilarious. My son and I have watched the entire series three or four times. We're also enjoying the animated series.
I watch the whole series several times a year.
When the video started I though he was going to show him the House Hippo commercial😞
I was disappointed too
Which has been revived to combat misinformation (fake news). That's what the original PSA was about, but people still believe in them!
@@Crackrzz 🤣 really? That's... unreal. Seriously?
Yankees won't understand it at all
@@Crackrzz as a child I knew they weren't real, but I still wanted one lol
I'm new to your channel, enjoyed this. Have you discussed Rick Mercer's segment "Talking to Americans"?
I LOVE that special. Watched it the day it aired in Windsor. It was as a family after Sunday dinner with my Detroit born Grandma. She was so mad because she is a well educated & travelled woman. She actually cussed out at the Harvard professor. Hilarious!!!
Ohhhhh I wonder how he'd react to that :P I've never known an American who's seen it...
It was amazing, 17 Million viewers for it in 2002. Amazing
Oh yes, forgot about Rick Mercer. Good one
I recently found out Brent Butte is like a 3rd or 4th cousin to me on my dad's mom's side. Ah the prairies. lol
Holy shit, Joe! You're me! I get startled 20 times a day. All anyone around here has to do is suddenly say my name and I hit the ceiling. They used to think it was funny, but now I drive them nuts as well as myself.
Of all the scenes and clips of Corner Gas, you use that one? Also, Corner Gas is on amazon or hulu in the US (and for us is still on the air in animated form - just won an award too).
Also - commercials - doncha put it in your mouth, house hippo. Other shows: trailer park boys, Raccoons, Anne.
I watched an interview where someone from Molsons said "The rant" which is the I AM CANADIAN commercial was created after he heard someone from the US saying Canadians have no Canadian pride. He said it was never meant to be a money-making ad in beer sales for the company but more to show Canadians have a great deal of pride in being Canadian. That's why you only ever see the Name Molson or see beer right at the end and is the only time Molson is mentioned. It became at the time (not sure about now) the most profitable ad in sales in their history.
We have lots of pride but we just don't see the need to yell it. That's the Canadian way. I like it.
Yeah, they really tapped into some common experiences there. I'm Canadian and you grow up hearing how we have little identity, etc. but that's just from a bunch of dummies imo. Spend any amount of time overseas and you see the distinctions right away, & that only grows with time.
I went on exchange to Australia years ago, and was picked up by some university employees (along with a few other students arriving that day), and it was hilarious - one driver asked me if I was American, and the other snapped back and said "you've been doing this job for this long and you *still* can't tell the difference? She's obviously Canadian" and they both looked at me to see how I'd answer and I was like, "Yeah, I'm Canadian" haha. Then she schooled him on all the differences, it was pretty funny. & I'm from Alberta, so one of the places that's supposed to be less obviously Canadian in terms of accent and stuff. Now that I've lived in Australia for like 4 years, I can pick out American vs Canadian actors with a pretty good amount of accuracy. We share so much media and business ties with the US, but a lot of people (on both sides, I'd wager) don't realize that beyond that, there are a lot of small distinctions that add up. At this point, I'd genuinely say that Australia is culturally more similar to us than the US is, even though we get jokes about being America Jr. all the time.
@@aerialpunk I can absolutely believe that, lol; I'm pretty sure the country Canada is the closest to culturally is New Zealand (from what I can tell from here in Canada, never having visited NZ--yet!). Mind you, all three are Commonwealth countries, so we do have that strong connection that we don't have with America.
@@KryssLaBryn Yes that's true, I think the Commonwealth thing is part of it. There's a more obvious British influence here in Australia than there is in Canada, but it does bring some common ground to the countries for sure.
I haven't been to NZ either and have only known one person from there (who thought Canada was more laidback than NZ). I'm sure being the less influential country next to a bigger one would bring some commonality there :P But I think with Australia, part of the similarities also come from history (broadly similar ways of forming their own country, broadly similar history with Indigenous people), and a similar geographic makeup (huge country with a lot of empty space & most people concentrated in a thin strip). Both countries have things like music, shows that everyone within the country knows but fewer people outside of it are aware of it. And Australia is a little more socialistic, in similar ways to Canada, & that brings some common ground too (like with regard to politics and social stuff I think they're more similar to each other than the US, both are a little more moderate).
Jason needs to watch a whole season of Corner Gas. He would love Oscar. The short clip wasn’t enough to for him to know how good it really is.
There was a Corner Gas episode where Hank was convinced that a German Shepard was The Littlest Hobo. It ends with the dog locking Brent and Hank in a shed and stealing their t-bone steak. The ending music is the theme song from Littlest Hobo. I think I will watch it tonight.
Littlest hobo? Was that Canadian? Loved it as a kid. Or Danger bay. A series based from the Vancouver Aquarium. A dr. Robert's and his 2 kids.
The Littlest Hobo was definitely Canadian. Danger Bay was a childhood staple.
Yes to both! 🇨🇦
The Forest Rangers, Razzle Dazzle, the Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup, Chez Helene. I could go on.
@@stevenleonard7219 I'm not the only Canuck who watched The Forest Rangers, after all!
Bonus-points for mentioning TFG!
I didn't watch it, but I think The Polka-Dot Door is another classic Canadian kids' show. And what about Circle Square? Harriet's Magic Hats? Smith & Smith?
My elementary school (in Ontario) didn't have a cafeteria either, but most people lived close enough to walk home for lunch. Some people stayed at school, and they had a few classrooms designated as "lunch rooms" for the people who were staying at school to eat lunch.
Anyone else remember You Can’t Do That On Television? The dangers of saying ‘water’ and ‘I don’t know.’
Corner Gas actually did air in the US on Comedy Central. Remember seeing it once when I was on vacation in Florida.
CTV still plays Corner Gas all the time. I recently cancelled my cable (finally) and only get a few channels now with a digital antenna. I always knew of Corner Gas back when new episodes were still being made, but never really watched it until very recently. It's quite funny and all characters are likable.
The only homes I saw with garburators were in Willowdale and the Beaches.
My school introduced a lunch room when I was in grade 5. Back then only a handful of kids stayed at school at lunch time, we had a cafeteria in jr and high school.
Canadian TV shows - Street Legal, Murdoch Mysteries, Kim's Convenience, Transplant, Due South, Degrassi, Vikings, Red Green Show, Little Mosque On The Prairie, Da Vinci's Inquest, Reboot, Kids In The Hall, Night Heat, SCTV, Good Rockin' Tonight, King of Kensington, The Natue of Things, Schitt's Creek. My sister-in-law & her daughter were on the kids game show Just Like Mom.
When I was in elementary school, we ate packed lunches from home in the gym. They would set up these long, folding tables. You had to sit with your class at designated tables. Then in middle school, (different building) there was a cafeteria but no food was served. Still packed lunches from home. In high school, we had a cafeteria that did serve food. But I still got sent with a packed lunch.
I love Corner Gas.
It’s so funny
It takes a few episodes to appreciate the genius
This American has a more Canadian accent than most Canadians I know.
Oh, come on man! Corner Gas is my favrourite comedy show of all time. I love it.
Good video. Needed more House Hippo and "The Littlest Hobo" though.
Yes, house hippo!! I still want one of them 😂
I have a small plush hippo toy I move around my house everyone I clean. He migrates. I always wanted a house hippo as a kid.
Melissa Blais - So do I! 😭
I forgot the Littlest Hobo, that was a great show! I liked Friday the 13th, too.
As someone who has grown up and lived in a few Alberta small towns and have visited many small towns in Saskatchewan, I say Letterkenny and Corner Gas are very realistic!
I love 'Still Standing'. It is very Canadian, not just because it is visiting small towns around the country, but because of it's ironic sense of humour which is what we are all about (not aboot).
Maybe show him our versions of investigative tv like W5 or The Fifth Estate
Market Place, Street Cents
Exhibit A, with Graham Greene, for the win.
The best
We have garbage disposals in Canada lol I've had one in my condo and now my house.
These two men are adorable together.
Currently marathoning through the old cop show "Night Heat" and, it's pure gold. Rivals and even surpasses many of its American counterparts especially in the realism department and equal airtime for the supporting characters....!
Joseph, your daughter is so adorable! And you guys always give me a laugh. Another great video. Love seeing the USA vs. Canadian differences.
A few years ago, we had "19-2", a police drama made in Québec. On the second season's first episode, there was a scene with a school shooting shot in ONE continuous take 12 minutes long.
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shit! j'ai jamais entendu parlé de ça!
19-2 was such a good show. Great cop drama, as was Flashpoint.
@@JamesSerapio Did you see it in French or in English ?
I love the “Molson Canadian” commercial. It is so iconic and makes me so proud to be Canadian.
I love your channel and the dynamics between you both, well done!
Corner gas! Love that show but you have to watch it more than once to get into 😂
I also think that people that grew up on the Prairie or the planes get it much faster and find it much funnier than those that grew up in the city
Yeah that wasn't the best clip he could have shown IMO
Em Daily, I thought it was brilliant, very intelligently written.
What about Heartland? It’s been around at least 13 seasons. And an awesome show!
Hilarious!! I'm Canadian 🇨🇦 and love it!