Corner Gas

Corner Gas
GenreComedy
Created byBrent Butt
Starring
Opening theme"Not a Lot Goin' On" by Craig Northey and Jesse Valenzuela
Ending theme"My Happy Place" by Odds
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons6
No. of episodes107 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
  • Brent Butt
  • David Storey
  • Virginia Thompson
Running time21–23 minutes
Original release
NetworkCTV
ReleaseJanuary 22, 2004 (2004-01-22) –
April 13, 2009 (2009-04-13)
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Corner Gas is a Canadian television sitcom created by Brent Butt. The series ran for six seasons from 2004 to 2009. Reruns still air on CTV, CTV2, CTV Comedy Channel, Much, MTV, E! and are streaming on Crave and Amazon Prime. The series was followed by a feature film titled Corner Gas: The Movie, with the entire cast reprising their roles. The film was released for a limited theatrical run in December 2014.[1][2][3]

Deriving its name from the roadside gas station in the fictional town of Dog River, Saskatchewan, Corner Gas is the only gas station for 60 kilometres (37 mi) in any direction. Brent Leroy (Butt) is the proprietor of the station, which was formerly owned by his father, Oscar (Eric Peterson). Wanda Dollard (Nancy Robertson) works at the station's convenience store as a retail assistant. An adjoining coffee shop, The Ruby, is owned by Lacey Burrows (Gabrielle Miller), who inherited it from her Aunt Ruby.

The series completed its run following broadcast of its sixth season on April 13, 2009, with a total of 107 episodes.[4] The show averaged one million viewers per episode.[5] Corner Gas received six Gemini Awards, and was nominated almost 70 times for various awards.[6]

On April 6, 2009, Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall signed a proclamation that declared April 13, 2009, "Corner Gas Day" in Saskatchewan.[7]

Production of an animated adaptation, Corner Gas Animated, was announced in December 2016,[8] and premiered on The Comedy Network on April 2, 2018, featuring the complete original cast voicing their original characters, save for Janet Wright, who died in November 2016, the month prior to announcement.[9] The role of Emma is voiced in the animated version by actress Corrine Koslo.[10]

  1. ^ Hopper, Tristin (May 22, 2014). "Corner Gas movie's $8.5M budget is 75% from government funding despite success of the original TV series". National Post. Retrieved August 13, 2015.
  2. ^ "Corner Gas movie starts shooting in Saskatchewan next month" (Press release). CBC. May 20, 2014. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Thompson, Virginia. "Corner Gas: The Movie". Corner Gas. Kickstarter. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
  4. ^ CBC News: Corner Gas to end in spring 2009, April 10, 2008. Accessed April 10, 2008
  5. ^ "Strong numbers mean replay of Corner Gas debut" (Press release). CTV Inc. January 23, 2004. Archived from the original on October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference CTV Globemedia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ "Premier Brad Wall Proclaims April 13, 2009 Corner Gas Day in Saskatchewan" (Press release). Government of Saskatchewan. April 6, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  8. ^ "Corner Gas Is Getting The Animated Treatment". www.thecomedynetwork.ca. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Corner Gas to be rebooted as animated series". Toronto Star, December 19, 2016.
  10. ^ "Corrine Koslo to voice Emma Leroy in ’Corner Gas’ animated series". Toronto Sun, January 30, 2017.