Ram-30's Top 40 Canadian Television Shows.
Here is my list of the Television Shows produced in Canada that have been the most influential, in my opinion, to Canadian culture.
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- StarsRalph EndersbyGraydon GouldPeter TullyThe Forest Rangers was a 1960's Canadian television series that dealt with the adventures of junior forest rangers in the Canadian wilderness.
- CreatorPerry RosemondStarsAl WaxmanHelene WinstonFiona ReidAl Waxman starred as Larry King, a convenience store owner in Toronto's Kensington Market who was known for helping friends and neighbors solve problems.
- CreatorMarc StrangeSusan StrangePhilip KeatleyStarsBruno GerussiRobert ClothierRae BrownThe adventures of a professional lumber salvager and his friends in Gibsons, British Columbia.
- CreatorWayne GrigsbyBarbara SamuelsStarsTina KeeperTracey CookTom JacksonA mystery drama series about trials and tribulations of Aboriginal people in the fictional town of Lynx River, Northwest Territories.
- CreatorAndrew AlexanderBernard SahlinsStarsJoe FlahertyEugene LevyAndrea MartinThe staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
- CreatorBrent ButtMark FarrellDavid StoreyStarsBrent ButtGabrielle MillerFred EwanuickThe 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.
- CreatorChris HaddockStarsNicholas CampbellDonnelly RhodesVenus TerzoA Vancouver cop turned coroner searches for truth and justice with the help of his friends.
- StarsGilles PayantÉmile GenestMargot Campbell-Chronicle of the daily life of a working class family in Quebec City (Canada), in the whirlwind of events that shook the province after the Second World War.
- CreatorFiona McHughStarsZachary BennettLally CadeauMag RuffmanA young girl is sent to live with her late mother's relatives in Prince Edward Island. Set in the early 1900's, the series follows her adventures, as well as that of her family and the town's people as she grows up in Avonlea.
- StarsJohnny WayneFrank ShusterBen LennickSketch comedy feauturing Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster.
- CreatorRick GreenSteve SmithStarsSteve SmithPatrick McKennaRick GreenRed Green airs his handyman show from Possum Lodge, Canada, and also experiences some zany adventures in real life.
- CreatorLinda SchuylerKit HoodStarsPat MastroianniStefan BrogrenMaureen DeiseachThe lives and trials of students of a city high school.
- CreatorKen FinklemanStarsKen FinklemanPeter KeleghanKaren HinesResuscitation of the acclaimed 1996-97 series that picks up nearly a decade later. We again follow the exploits of George Findlay in this biting satire of the day-to-day operations of the mainstream news media.
- StarsDavid FoleyBruce McCullochKevin McDonaldThe TV series of the Canadian sketch comedy troupe that, more often than not, puts bizarre, unique, and insane twists in their skits.
- CreatorPaul HaggisStarsPaul GrossBeau StarrTony CraigThe adventures of an impossibly upright Royal Canadian Mounted Police constable and his American colleagues in the city of Chicago.
- CreatorPhillip HerschStarsJohn VernonPatricia CollinsCarl BanasA coroner searches for truth and justice with the help of his friends, while trying to hold his family together.
- CreatorErnie CoombsStarsJudith LawrenceErnie CoombsJani LauzonAn amiable man teaches preschool subjects with his puppet friends using games, songs, and the infinite number of costumes inside his tickle trunk.
- CreatorDon FlynnSonny GrossoStarsScott HylandsAllan RoyalJeff WincottThe exploits of the detectives of the Mid South Precinct, in a generic North American city not unlike New York (but a lot like Toronto), chronicled through the eyes of newspaper columnist Tom Kirkwood and his "Night Heat" column.
- CreatorErin OakesStarsDavid SuzukiSarika SuzukiJennifer GardyVarious science documentaries are presented.
- CreatorGavin BlairJohn GracePhilip MitchellStarsMichael DonovanKathleen BarrGarry ChalkIn the inner computer world of Mainframe, a guardian program sprite and his friends defend the system from threats from viruses and the User.
- StarsMary WalshCathy JonesGreg MaloneA Newfoundland, Canada focused sketch comedy show.
- CreatorMurray ShostakStarsAmber MarshallShaun JohnstonMichelle MorganA multi-generational saga set in Alberta, Canada and centered on a family getting through life together in both happy and trying times.
- CreatorDavid BarlowLouis Del GrandeStarsLouis Del GrandeJanet-Laine GreenMartha GibsonA newspaper journalist has strange visions which help him in the solving of crimes.
- CreatorBob HommeStarsBob HommeRod ConeybeareIn his castle, a giant and his friends tell stories and play music for the young viewers.
- CreatorMarvin KayeChris SheasgreenStarsJesse CamachoBenjamin ArthurWendel MeldrumN Winnipeg, overweight Sheldon deals with an erratic family, a failing business, and a chaotic life that spirals further when his actor brother returns home.
- CreatorE. Roger MuirNick NicholsonStarsJim PerryDave DevallJean ChristopherA cross between Hangman and Scrabble, players try to solve puzzles by guessing missing letters. Very similar to "Wheel of Fortune" but without the wheel.
- StarsDon McKellarMolly ParkerCallum Keith RennieAgoraphobic slacker manipulates his room-mates to avoid any responsibility while obsessively watching TV.
- StarsGordon PinsentMurray WestgateSuzanne LévesqueQuentin Durgens, M.P. was a CBC Canada television series, which aired on CBC Television from 1965 to 1969. It was one of the first hour-long drama series produced by the CBC, and helped to establish Gordon Pinsent as a major star in Canada. The character Quentin Durgens was a Federally elected Member Of Parliament and the stories revolved around him representing and getting involved in matters that affect the people in his electoral riding who elected him to office. The show was shot on location in Ottawa, Toronto and Moose Falls, Ontario,
- CreatorRon E. ScottDrew Hayden TaylorRic BeairstoStarsGary BasarabaTina LamemanBig Daddy TazzA widowed Ukrainian plumber and a widowed Cree waitress fall madly in love resulting in a riotous fireworks display of conflicts with friends and family.
- CreatorMichael GeddesStarsRyan VickersStephen ChaseSam KaliliehInside the Box revolves around the content of iconic TV programming, pitting three contestants against one another as they try to identify memorable shows, actors and TV characters from the TV archives. The winner then progresses to the final round, competing against the clock for a cash prize.
- StarsHélène BaillargeonMadeline KronbyFlorence Schreiber"No one ever knew what it was about" said another contributor. It was actually a pretty good early attempt at educational TV, with conversations and stories designed for the audience to learn French. Very friendly and comfortable.
- StarsChris WigginsDiana LeblancRicky O'NeillFollows the adventures of a Swiss family shipwrecked on a deserted tropical island in 1801. It is loosely based on the classic novel by Johann Wyss.
- CreatorZarqa NawazStarsZaib ShaikhSitara HewittDebra McGrathA satirical view at a Muslim community living in Mercy, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- CreatorMaureen JenningsCal CoonsAlexandra ZarownyStarsYannick BissonHelene JoyThomas CraigIn the 1890s, William Murdoch uses radical forensic techniques for the time, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders.
- StarsMarc MinardiThomas WanseyShadia SimmonsWhen a bolt of lightning strikes his house, a British teenager's life is turned upside-down when the characters from his video game come to life in his own backyard.
- CreatorSusan CoyneBob MartinMark McKinneyStarsPaul GrossMartha BurnsStephen OuimetteIn the fictional town of New Burbage, legendary theatrical madman Geoffrey Tennant returns to the New Burbage Theatre Festival, the site of his greatest triumph and most humiliating failure, to assume the artistic directorship after the sudden death of his mentor, Oliver Welles. When Geoffrey arrives he finds that Oliver is still there, in spirit anyway, and with his guidance (and often in spite of it) Geoffrey attempts to reconcile with his past while wrestling the festival back from the marketing department. Despite a bitter leading lady, a clueless leading man, and a scheming general manager, he manages to stage a remarkable production of Hamlet -- the play that drove him mad.
- CreatorDave Alan JohnsonGary R. JohnsonStarsDeanne BrayYannick BissonRick PetersSue Thomas is a deaf woman who works for the FBI in Washington, DC. Using her ability to read lips and with the help of her dog, Levi, she solves tough crimes that her hearing colleagues and listening devices can't crack.
- StarsBob McKeownMark KelleyGillian FindlayInvestigative journalist news documentaries are presented.