Corner Gas 

The life, or lack thereof, of a proprietor of a gas station, which is the only stop for miles around and a hub of action on the Prairies.

Creators:

Brent Butt, Mark Farrell, David Storey

Stars:

Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick

35 wins & 51 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Brent Butt	...	Brent Leroy 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Gabrielle Miller	...	Lacey Burrows 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Fred Ewanuick	...	Hank Yarbo 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Eric Peterson	...	Oscar Leroy 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Janet Wright	...	Emma Leroy 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Lorne Cardinal	...	Davis Quinton 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Tara Spencer-Nairn	...	Karen Pelly 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Nancy Robertson	...	Wanda Dollard 107 episodes, 2004-2009
Cavan Cunningham	...	Fitzy / ... 53 episodes, 2004-2009
Josh Strait	...	Josh / ... 53 episodes, 2004-2009

Storyline

Popular comedian Brent Butt returns to small town Saskatchewan to portray the life he would have led had he gotten a real job - pumping gas at Corner Gas. Each episode of Corner Gas delivers a half-hour of comedic voyeurism in a place where everyone knows everyone else's business. The series is set in the fictional town of Dog River Saskatchewan, and focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of gas station owner Brent LeRoy, coffee shop proprietor Lacey Burrows and the folks who populate the area. Dog River is a nice town, but far from the quaint and idyllic little burgs we're used to seeing on TV.

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Plot Keywords:

gas station | small town | father son relationship | farmland | family business | 

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Taglines:

Forty kilometres from nowhere and way beyond normal.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2004 (Canada)

Also Known As:

Corner Gas

Filming Locations:

Canada Saskatchewan Production Studios, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Three Thirty-Five Productions, Vérité Films, Canadian Television (CTV)

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

Then-Prime Minister Paul Martin made a guest appearance at the start of a third season episode in 2005. This marked the first time in Canadian history that a sitting prime minister had appeared in a sitcom. The episode aired the day before Martin's government was crippled by a report exposing a corruption scandal. His successor, Stephen Harper, appeared in an episode of the following season. Two sitting premiers of the province of Saskatchewan have also appeared in cameos.

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Goofs

Pigeon's Cafe (a restaurant in town of Rouleau, Saskatchewan where the series is filmed) is shown in the background of several episodes as being near the police station. Yet no one in the series mentions it, despite the town being exceptionally small.

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Quotes

Theme Song: ["Happy Place"] I don't know the same things you don't know. / I don't know, I just... don't know. / It's a great big place / Full of nothing but space / It's my Happy Place. / I don't know / Yes you do / You just won't admit it / I don't know the same things you don't know. / I don't know, I just... don't know.

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Crazy Credits

During the closing credits of "Rock On", instead of the usual closing theme song, Thunderface (Brent, Hank, Wanda, and Karen) performs Fast Exit's song "Capital Cash", as they did in the episode.

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Connections

Featured in Beyond Corner Gas: Tales from Dog River (2005)

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Soundtracks

My Happy Place
(End title theme)
Written and Performed by Craig Northey

User Reviews

Funny Little Show

I love living in the Pacific Northwest because it grants me access to a lot of Canadian music and television that the rest of the states have not.

This show is silly, a bit cheesy, but altogether very funny and entertaining. The characters are all very developed and relatable, especially to someone like me, from a small town. The shenanigans always gets a laugh out of me, and Hank's stupidity is just enough to be funny without being over the top.

This is a great show to just sit and watch with family and have a laugh or two.