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Canadian and Australian Shows on U.S. Television
- Thread starter Mr. Mike
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DOES ANYBODY remember "Fifteen?" This Nickoledon soap opera for teens was taped in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and included budding stars like Todd Talbot, Ken Angel & Laura Harris. I was really upset when Todd's character Matt broke up with Laura's character Ashley over his drinking problem. Also, there were 2 schemers named Brooke and Kelly who smashed it up with little white lie about Ashley. Oh, and there was a kid's music show from the CBC that aired on WBZ-TV here in Boston in the 1980s.
And Thames TV had a show called "SuperSonic," which featured the UK's top pop stars performing before a live audience while a TV crew was calling the shots. That was magical!
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And Thames TV had a show called "SuperSonic," which featured the UK's top pop stars performing before a live audience while a TV crew was calling the shots. That was magical!
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My correction, forgot about "Fifteen", I do recall seeing an episode or two...
...SuperSonic wasn't a Thames product, it was London Weekend Television that came out with that one...azumanga said:
Sorry about that. I also enjoyed another London Weekend TV show "No Honestly." The jingle still plays in my mind:
"No Honestly.
I'll give you a guarantee
that nothing's gonna change
the way I feel about you."
Here in Boston, it aired on Wednesday nights on Channel 2 at 9 before Monty Python. My late great Uncle Franny used to like to call it "Haunty Python." And it was "accquired by the Member Stations of the Eastern Educational Television Network." Finally, in Boston, the show was made possible by The Boston Phoenix newspaper.
"No Honestly.
I'll give you a guarantee
that nothing's gonna change
the way I feel about you."
Here in Boston, it aired on Wednesday nights on Channel 2 at 9 before Monty Python. My late great Uncle Franny used to like to call it "Haunty Python." And it was "accquired by the Member Stations of the Eastern Educational Television Network." Finally, in Boston, the show was made possible by The Boston Phoenix newspaper.
I'm not sure (although I think it was) if it was produced
in Canada, but "The Ian Tyson Show" was hosted by a
Canadian folk singer who, with his wife Sylvia, were part
of the folk boom of the early '60s and made frequent appearances
on ABC's "Hootenanny." Ian's show was syndicated in the U.S.;
I recall seeing it a time or two on WLOS around 1970.
The PBS station in Athens, GA, WGTV, used to carry a show which
was produced in Canada, "The Irish Rovers." Remember them and
their big hit "The Unicorn"?
in Canada, but "The Ian Tyson Show" was hosted by a
Canadian folk singer who, with his wife Sylvia, were part
of the folk boom of the early '60s and made frequent appearances
on ABC's "Hootenanny." Ian's show was syndicated in the U.S.;
I recall seeing it a time or two on WLOS around 1970.
The PBS station in Athens, GA, WGTV, used to carry a show which
was produced in Canada, "The Irish Rovers." Remember them and
their big hit "The Unicorn"?
blackgold said:
In Tampa Bay, the show ran locally on WEDU ch.3 on Saturday nights in the 1980s (I think 1981 or 1982) -- the show featured a couple that opened and closed the show by talking directly to the audience about their experiences with going steady, up through their marriage, all supported by flashbacks.
I only saw the series once or twice -- one of the most unusual Britcoms I have ever seen. (Though it was probably that fact that I never seen the whole series.)
More here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No,_Honestly
I have 2 more Canadian imports. First was Shirley, whose show was on CTV, which was a daily talk show similar to Oprah. I remember her show airing at least here in New York on WPIX Channel 11 in 1993.
And there was "Hangin' In", which was on CBC, which was a sitcom, I believe, about workers at a youth center in Toronto, which aired at least in New York on (W)WOR Channel 9 around 1986-87 (and I'm sure other U.S. markets). Actually saw the show in Quebec City on CBC in the summer of '87.
And there was "Hangin' In", which was on CBC, which was a sitcom, I believe, about workers at a youth center in Toronto, which aired at least in New York on (W)WOR Channel 9 around 1986-87 (and I'm sure other U.S. markets). Actually saw the show in Quebec City on CBC in the summer of '87.
Another Australian TV series that aired in the U.S. was "Barrier Reef", which aired on NBC in the early '70s. A web page on that show is at:
http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/BarrierReef1.htm
http://www.classicaustraliantv.com/BarrierReef1.htm
Here's some more:
Canada:
Ramona (PBS)
Sophie (ABC Family)
Electric Circus (Much USA, now Fuse)
Australia:
Kath & Kim (Trio and Sundance)
Neighbours (US test run syndication in 1991 and Oxygen)
Round The Twist (Fox)
Hunter (Syndication; not the Fred Dryer series)
Canada:
Ramona (PBS)
Sophie (ABC Family)
Electric Circus (Much USA, now Fuse)
Australia:
Kath & Kim (Trio and Sundance)
Neighbours (US test run syndication in 1991 and Oxygen)
Round The Twist (Fox)
Hunter (Syndication; not the Fred Dryer series)
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