Corner Gas Animated


Corner Gas Animated is a Canadian animated television series, created by Brent Butt. The series is an animated revival of the sitcom Corner Gas.
The series was announced in December 2016. The show premiered on April 2, 2018. In June 2018, CTV Comedy Channel renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on July 1, 2019. The second season had an episode that guest starred Michael J. Fox. Other famous people that make cameos on the second season included singer Jann Arden, comedian Russell Peters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, astronaut Chris Hadfield and Epic Meal Time's Harley Morenstein. In October 2019, CTV Comedy Channel was renewed for a third season, to air in 2020.
On October 3, 2019, Amazon-owned IMDb announced that it will be exclusively streaming the Corner Gas catalogue, including Corner Gas Animated, on their platform for free starting October 15, 2019.

Premise

The series follows the everyday lives of the residents of the small town of Dog River, Saskatchewan. This series is similar to the original, live-action series, but the creators have acknowledged that the animated format will give them opportunities to do stranger and more unrealistic things that the live-action version could not have depicted or filmed. For instance, cutaway gags in the animated version have included a Mad Max spoof and a gory fight between a Sasquatch and a unicorn.

Cast

All of the original Corner Gas actors voiced the same characters, with the exception of Janet Wright who passed away in 2016. Actress Corrine Koslo was selected to voice Emma Leroy in Wright's place.

Season 1 (2018)

Season 2 (2019)

Reception

The Comedy Network announced on April 9, 2018 that the premiere episode of Corner Gas Animated, "Bone Dry", is the 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

YearAwardNominated workCategoryResultRef
2019Canadian Screen AwardsCorner Gas AnimatedBest Animated Program or Series
2019Canadian Screen AwardsBrent Butt Best Writing, Animation
2019Leo AwardsCorner Gas AnimatedBest Animation Program or Series
2019Leo AwardsBrent Butt Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series
2019Leo AwardsAndrew Carr Best Screenwriting, Animation Program or Series
2019Leo AwardsLorne Cardinal Best Voice Performance, Animation Program or Series
2019Rockie AwardsCorner Gas AnimatedAnimation