The History of Canadian BroadcastingNetwork: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1982 to 1987 Broadcast Medium: Television In the world of situation comedies, Peau de banane stepped up to the plate from the fall 1982 to the spring 1987. Initially written by Guy Fournier, the latter passed the torch on to his son and writer, Christian Fournier. The story line, which mirrored a number of […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1980 to 1983 Broadcast Medium: Television For three years, two and a half million TV viewers were glued to their TV sets every week to keep track of the love life of a young Quebecker (Christine Lamer) and her handsome, rich and powerful Prince of Spain (Luis de Cespedes), who she met in […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television This comedy was rooted in the often turbulent, yet comical family relationships of the Brilliant family. More specifically, the program looked at the daily lives of a middle class family, with a satirical take on the relationship between a mother-in-law and her son-in-law. Thanks to the […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1979 to 1980 Broadcast Medium: Television The TV soap opera Féminin plural, written by Robert Lavoie, told the story of the lives of various characters who all lived in the same building.In 1979-80, the TVA network will air 34 episodes of this series. This situation comedy, directed by Claude Colbert, starred France […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1978 to 1982 Broadcast Medium: Television Le clan Beaulieu, the sequel to the cult TV classic Les Berger, ruled the air waves for five years (156 episodes from the fall 1978 to the spring 1982) with million plus audience ratings. Marcel Marin (alias Marcel Cabay, the author of Les Berger) drew upon […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television Monsieur Tranquille, played by Roger Giguère, was a giant marionette with a huge moustache and hair made of grey wool, a very big nose and small round eyeglasses. Monsieur Tranquille sang songs that weren’t very politically correct and weren’t very educational either. The program’s creator, Jacques […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1971 Broadcast Medium: Television In the TV soap opera Dominique, the writer Antoine Lefebvre (actually, Réal Giguère) recounted the difficulties encountered by a young 39-year old widow who had to raise her two children. From 1977 to 1979, Télé-Métropole aired 67 episodes of Dominique. This TV soap opera was directed […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1976 to 1977 Broadcast Medium: Television In the comedy Chère Isabelle, Gilles Richer told the story of a modern couple who were struggling against the taboos of the time. In 1976-77, the TVA network aired 41 episodes of Chère Isabelle, directed by Claude Colbert and Gilles Pilon, which starred Dominique Michel, Denis […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1975 to 1985 Broadcast Medium: Television A children’s morning program, hosted by André Richard (Fanfan Dédé), featuring marionettes, songs and stories. The host would create the impression of speaking to each child individually by addressing them as Fanfan at Home. Hanging up letters of the alphabet on a clothesline to form words […]
Network: TVA Television Network Broadcast Run: 1973 to 1976 Broadcast Medium: Television The program Patofville and its namesake clown Patof have taken up permanent residence in the imagination of Quebec’s TV audience. After the death of Olivier Guimond in the early 1970s, Télé-Métropole was looking for a new clown character to join the TV program Capitaine Bonhomme. This […]