Yvon of the Yukon


Yvon of the Yukon is a Canadian animated television series produced by Studio B Productions and Corus Entertainment in association with Alliance Atlantis Communications for seasons 1–2. It was produced with the participation of the Canadian Television Fund and the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit with the assistance of British Columbia Film and the Film Incentive BC grant from the province of British Columbia. Based in the fictional Canadian town of Upyermukluk, the show premiered on YTV in 2000, and aired with the final episode on 24 January 2004.

Premise

Yvon of the Yukon is about a French explorer, Yvon Ducharme, who embarks on a voyage to North America on behalf of "King Louis". He goes far off his intended course, into the frigid waters off Canada's northern coast, and is knocked overboard when his boat strikes an iceberg. Yvon is cryogenically frozen in a block of ice for 300 years, until a sled dog owned by Inuk teenager Tommy Tukyuk urinates on it and thaws him out. He settles in the town of Upyermukluk, Yukon and attempts to adjust to life in the Yukon among his unusual new neighbours.

Cast

Honours

Yvon of the Yukon won the 2002 Leo Award for Best Youth or Children's Program or Series and Greg Sullivan was awarded the Best Director award for a Youth or Children's Program. The show captured both awards again in 2004. In 2005, Dennis Heaton won a Writers Guild of Canada Award for his work on the episode The Trouble With Mammoths.