Corner Gas Animated
Corner Gas Animated is a Canadian adult animated sitcom, created by Brent Butt. The series is a revival of the live-action sitcom Corner Gas, which was originally broadcast from 2004 to 2009. The show premiered on April 2, 2018, on The Comedy Network, and was carried over when the channel became CTV Comedy Channel one year later.
The fourth and final season premiered on July 5, 2021.
Premise
The series follows the everyday lives of the residents of the fictional small town of Dog River, Saskatchewan. Though similar to the live-action series, the creators acknowledged that the animated format gave them opportunities to do stranger and more unrealistic things that the original series could not depict. For instance, cutaway gags in the animated version include a Mad Max spoof and a gory fight between a Sasquatch and a unicorn.Cast
All the original Corner Gas actors reprised their roles, with the exception of Janet Wright, who died in 2016. Actress Corrine Koslo was selected to voice Emma Leroy in Wright's place.- Brent Butt as Brent Herbert Leroy
- Nancy Robertson as Wanda Dollard
- Eric Peterson as Oscar Leroy
- Corrine Koslo as Emma Leroy
- Fred Ewanuick as Richard Henry "Hank" Yarbo
- Gabrielle Miller as Lacey Burrows
- Lorne Cardinal as Sergeant Davis Quinton
- Tara Spencer-Nairn as Officer Karen Pelly
- Cavan Cunningham as Fitzy
- Rebecca Shoichet as Shirley
- Shannon Chan-Kent as 60's Girl #1, Alison, Lin, Lin hu, Bu-Hu,
- Kathleen Barr as Dora, Mavis, Helen, Tina, Queen Bee, Pregnant Woman #1, Middle Aged Woman, Woman's Voice
- Brian Drummond as Zeke, Impersonator #1, Man's Voice, News Broadcaster, Old Man Wilkie, Plasti-Potty Guy, Priest, Radio Announcer, Sasquatch, Trucker, Werewolf Guy, Ike
- Diana Kaarina as Kendra
- Vincent Tong as Audio Book Voice, Clown, Impersonator #2, Jason Steele, Kyle, Male Hipster, New Vacuum, Ravi, Won Hu
- Kevin Loring as Phil
- Omari Newton as Nate, Josh
Seasons overview
Season 1 (2018)
Season 2 (2019)
Season 3 (2020)
Season 4 (2021)
Production and broadcast
Corner Gas Animated was first announced in December 2016. In June 2018, CTV Comedy Channel renewed the series for a second season.The second season premiered on July 1, 2019, and featured several Canadian and international celebrities appearing cameos and guest spots; including Michael J. Fox, Jann Arden, comedian Russell Peters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, astronaut Chris Hadfield and Epic Meal Time's Harley Morenstein.
In October 2019, the show was renewed for a third season. It was also announced, on October 3, that Amazon-owned IMDb TV would exclusively stream the Corner Gas catalogue, including Corner Gas Animated, starting on October 15.
In June 2021, Brent Butt announced that the fourth season, to premiere on July 5, would be the final season, as CTV had chosen not to continue it in the future.
Reception
The premiere episode of Corner Gas Animated, "Bone Dry", was The Comedy Network's highest premiere in history, with 360,300 viewers by that date. It was the number one entertainment program on April 2 in the demographics of A18-34, A18-49, and A25-54.Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Nominated work | Category | Result | |
| 2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animated Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2019 | Canadian Screen Awards | Brent Butt | Best Writing, Animation | Won | |
| 2019 | Leo Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animation Program or Series | Won | |
| 2019 | Leo Awards | Brent Butt | Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2019 | Leo Awards | Andrew Carr | Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2019 | Leo Awards | Lorne Cardinal | Best Voice Performance, Animation Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2019 | Rockie Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animated Program or Series | Won | |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Brent Butt | Performance, Animation | Won | |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Eric Peterson | Performance, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Stephen Evans and Mateusz Garbulinski | Direction, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Diana Frances | Best Writing, Animation | Won | |
| 2020 | Canadian Screen Awards | Kate Hewlett | Best Writing, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Leo Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animation Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Leo Awards | Brent Butt | Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series | Won | |
| 2020 | Leo Awards | Andrew Carr | Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Leo Awards | Craig Northey | Best Musical Score Animation Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2020 | Leo Awards | Lorne Cardinal | Best Voice Performance, Animation Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animated Program or Series | Won | |
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Lorne Cardinal | Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Won | |
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Brent Butt and Jennifer Goodhue | Best Writing, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Brent Butt and Jennifer Siddle | Best Writing, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Canadian Screen Awards | Andrew Carr | Best Writing, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Leo Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animation Series | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Leo Awards | Andrew Carr | Best Screenwriting Animation Series | Won | |
| 2021 | Leo Awards | Brent Butt, Jennifer Siddle | Best Screenwriting Animation Series | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Leo Awards | Craig Northey | Best Musical Score Animation Series | Nomitated | |
| 2021 | Leo Awards | Nancy Robertson | Best Voice Performance Animation Series | Won | |
| 2021 | Leo Awards | Brent Butt | Best Voice Performance Animation Series | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animated Program or Series | Won | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Lorne Cardinal | Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Corrine Koslo | Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Eric Peterson | Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Tara Spencer-Nairn | Performance in an Animated Program or Series | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Stephen Evans | Best Direction, Animation | Won | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Jennifer Siddle | Best Writing, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Canadian Screen Awards | Brent Butt and Kyah Green | Best Writing, Animation | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Leo Awards | Corner Gas Animated | Best Animation Series | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Leo Awards | Meredith Hambrock | Best Screenwriting Animation Series | Nomitated | |
| 2022 | Leo Awards | Brent Butt and Erica Sigurdson | Best Screenwriting Animation Series | Won | |
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