An American in Canada
| An American in Canada | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Howard Busgang |
| Starring |
Rick Roberts Hélène Joy Stewart Francis Timm Zemanek Matthew Ferguson Robin Brûlé |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. 30 minutes |
| Distributor | S&S Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC |
| Original release | February 28, 2003 – January 30, 2004 |
An American in Canada is a Canadian television sitcom that aired on CBC.
The show starred Rick Roberts as Jake Crewe, an American television news host who was forced, after beating up his station manager, to accept a job in Calgary, Alberta as the host of the lowest-rated morning news program in the city. The show found its comedy in Crewe's attempts to adapt to Canadian culture.
An American in Canada was loosely based on the real-life experiences of Jebb Fink, an American comedian who moved to Canada after marrying a Canadian woman, and did become a morning television host on CKAL-TV, Calgary's A-Channel station.
It is also aired on Australia's The Comedy Channel with the title Frostbite, and is currently in syndication on Showcase in Canada and HDNet in the USA.
Cast
- Rick Roberts - Jake Crewe
- Hélène Joy - Judy Surgick
- Stewart Francis - Dennis Macilvane
- Timm Zemanek - Bill Robinson
- Matthew Ferguson - Derrick
- Robin Brûlé - Mara
- Sugith Varughese - Aftab
Episode list
Season 1
| # | Airdate | Prod. Code | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 1 - 1 | February 28, 2003 | 101 | The Bare Naked Lady |
| 2 1 - 2 | March 7, 2003 | 102 | The Order of Canada |
| 3 1 - 3 | March 14, 2003 | 103 | Dirty Kwebeck |
| 4 1 - 4 | March 28, 2003 | 104 | Call Me Dr. Ken |
| 5 1 - 5 | April 4, 2003 | 105 | True North Strong and Almost Free |
| 6 1 - 6 | April 4, 2003 | 106 | To the Good Ol' USA |
Season 2
| # | Airdate | Prod. Code | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 2 - 1 | October 24, 2003 | 201 | A Kiss is Just a Kiss |
| 8 2 - 2 | October 31, 2003 | 202 | Jake and the Fat Men |
| 9 2 - 3 | November 7, 2003 | 203 | Love Notes From the Edge |
| 10 2 - 4 | November 21, 2003 | 204 | Citizen Jake |
| 11 2 - 5 | November 28, 2003 | Some Like It Hot Zone | |
| 12 2 - 6 | December 5, 2003 | Play Misty For Me | |
| 13 2 - 7 | January 9, 2004 | Dennis Anyone? | |
| 14 2 - 8 | January 16, 2004 | Frisky Business | |
| 15 2 - 9 | January 23, 2004 | A Non-Date to Remember | |
| 16 2 - 10 | January 30, 2004 | I Dream of Judy |