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:

Last Stop For Gas! (season 6)

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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

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

While its actual location is never mentioned on the show, the fictitious town of Dog River, Saskatchewan has been described by Brent Butt as somewhere between Regina and Saskatoon. It is also said to be within driving distance of the city of Weyburn (which places it closer to Regina than Saskatoon).

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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

The third season episode "The Littlest Yarbo" replaces the show's usual closing credits theme with "Maybe Tomorrow", the theme song from the 1980s TV series "The Littlest Hobo."

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Connections

Featured in It's Been a Gas (2009)

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Soundtracks

Not A Lot Goin' On
(Main title theme)
Written and Performed by Craig Northey & Jesse Valenzuela

User Reviews

fine, goodnatured comedy from Canada

Now here's a fine comedy series. As the years went on, it lost a bit of steam - there was an element of repetition and thus of boredom creeping in - but it's easy to see how and why it became so popular.

I'm especially fond of the various cameos sprinkled through the series, particularly when these cameos come with a hefty dose of surrealism. (An example : an older lady, looking both frail and distinguished, is asked whether she is a Mrs. Clarkson, former governor general. When the lady replies that yes, this is indeed her name, she is immediately invited to help tear down a barn. Seconds later she is shown mauling a barn, with all the fervent pleasure of a missionary tearing down pagan idols - because hey, that's what you do when you're a Canadian.)

Firmly recommended : the episode where Dog River engages in a twinning project with a Japanese counterpart. It all ends in tears, with innocent civilians fleeing in panic before the inexplicable cruelty of the Dogriverians. (Or Dogruperians. Or something.)