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Polka Dot Door was a long-running Canadian children's television series produced by the Ontario Education Communications Authority from 1971–1993. PDD was created and developed by a team of employees from TVOntario hired and led by original series producer-director, Peggy Liptrott. Significant contributors to the creation and development of the series in 1971 included Executive Producer Dr. Vera Good who laid the conceptual foundation of the show, Educational Supervisor, Marnie Patrick Roberts, Educational Consultant L. Ted Coneybeare, Script Writers/Composers, Pat Patterson and Dodi Robb, Animator Dick Derhodge and Dr. Ada Scherman, a professor at the prestigious Institute of Child Study in Toronto who was consulted in the early stages of PDD's development and is responsible for giving the show its name.

The charming magician, Ben Hanlin, conjures up mischief as unsuspecting celebrities and members of the public are taken in by his unique brand of hidden camera magic.

Canadian sprinter Johnson's definitely-not-biased account of the doping controversy that rocked the 1988 Olympics when he tested positive for banned steroid use, going from hero to zero in 9.79 seconds in what some called "The Dirtiest Race in History". The series takes a revealing and satirical look at the events surrounding the legendary race and the scandal behind the scandal.

Patent Bending is a Canadian reality television series that premiered August 22, 2006, on the Discovery Channel. The series is based on building some of the weird, fantastical ideas inventors have patented over the last century. Once physically realised, the flaws in these ideas tend to be humorously obvious and explain the ideas' lack of commercial success. The team then tries to come up with an improved version, thus the "bending" part of the title, meeting with varying results.

Stopwatch and Listen is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1952.

Sketch comedy troupe LoadingReadyRun's monthly variety show, streamed over Twitch and YouTube.

Penn & Teller's Magic and Mystery Tour is a 2003 television documentary miniseries starring Penn & Teller. The program was created by the CBC in association with Channel 4 Film. The show focuses on street magic, and the subjects of each of the three shows are China, India, and Egypt. Unusually for Penn and Teller, Teller speaks in the Egypt episode, even though part of their trademark performance is that Penn does all the speaking.

Simon and Alex have founded a management consulting firm. Simon takes pride in his professional success and Alex, who is very attached to his traditional values, takes his in his family. Their friendship is suddenly put to the test when Alex is paralyzed in a serious accident.

Duceppe' was a historical television series that aired on Télé-Québec in 2002. It told the story of Jean Duceppe, a Canadian actor, and chronicled the life and struggles of Duceppe for theater and Quebec independence. It also followed his wife Helene Rowley and his son Gilles Duceppe, who would later become prominent as the leader of the Bloc Québécois. The series starred Paul Doucet as Jean Duceppe and Suzanne Clément as Hélène Rowley.

Scientists, researchers, and entrepreneurs are revolutionizing the way people see, touch, taste, hear, and smell with cutting-edge advances in technology.

This culinary competition gives cooking enthusiasts the opportunity to face off against a professional chef. Martin Juneau and Danny St-Pierre try to defend their profession’s honour by taking on amateur chefs. Every week, participants band together to try to beat one of the two chefs.

General Motors Theatre was a Canadian television anthology series, which ran on CBC Television under its various titles from 1953 until 1961. First transmitted under the sponsored title on October 5, 1954, a new 60-minute drama would be presented each week. As suggested by the title, the programme was sponsored by the General Motors automobile company. It was effectively the same series as the unsponsored CBC Theatre, which had run its first season from December 1, 1953 to April 20, 1954, with General Motors becoming title sponsor for the second season.

Happy-go-lucky Gofrette the cat goes on wacky adventures with his two best friends, Fudge the dog, and Ellie, a bird with a propeller on her head, in the colorful town of Zanimo.

Laurence Latreille takes us all across Canada to meet men and women striving to make the world a better place. Through innovative environmental, social or economic initiatives, they bring hope by tackling the problems of the modern world at the grassroots level.

CBC’s point-of-view documentary series that gets to the heart of issues that matter to Canadians. Celebrating the great Canadian tradition of documentary, Canada’s best filmmakers bring us films with compelling characters, harrowing tales and unforgettable moments. With unique and often unexpected access, these stories will ignite discussions and open dialogues about issues relevant in today’s society.

A YouTube cartoon about a barbarian filling out a bingo card

Slendybob is a horrifying psychotic spree killer demon who will do anything to kill his prey (even his own family). He will act like his former self to lure people to him, and use his signature approach to kill them.

Random Passage follows a courageous woman's journey from servitude in England to the harsh life of Outport Newfoundland. Along the way she endures many hardships, including attempted rape and being abandoned by the father of her child.

The Code F. and Code G. gang is back to tackle the unwritten laws of COVID-19! They take a humorous and self-deprecating look at many of the issues surrounding mandatory confinement!

A three-part series that recounts the case and investigation of the drowning of school teacher Laura Letts-Beckett in icy-cold water while on a fishing vacation in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Cross Country Cake Off invites cake makers from across the country to compete for the title of Canada's Best Cake Maker.

The Baskervilles is an animated children's TV show about a British family living in the most twisted theme park in the world. The show was originally created by series co-director Nick Martinelli and series co-writer Alastair Swinnerton, and eventually distributed and co-financed by CINAR and designed, produced and co-financed by Alphanim.

True stories of various people who found themselves in situations in the wild that tried their abilities to survive. Survival expert Creek Stewart hosts and gives tips and training on survival skills.

Jean Airoldi and his partner Valérie have just bought a lakeshore cottage for their growing family. They have given themselves a challenge: no item of furniture must cost over $100.

These films brings to life the power, spirit and mystery of the leaders of First Nations, and separates the myths from the men and battles.

'Tis the season for five returning artists to fill the hot shop with festive designs. One will win cash for the stocking — a merry Christmas indeed!

Visiting all corners of Canada, Lou Poirier and Jennifer Breault sets off to explore abandoned sites, in search of those forgotten historical places that still have so much to tell.

Four fairies in training protect their magical home from the evil Jumpalina.

Yam Roll tells the story of an exotic land of sushi and how one of its inhabitants, a super-powered cab driver named Yam Roll, braves monsters and bad guys all in the name of unrequited love. Despite being well liked in Happy Kingdom due to his good nature and sweet, root-vegetable flavouring, Yam Roll is still a frustrated guy. Why? Because he is hopelessly in love with the town sweetheart, a spicy tuna roll named Minamiko.

One Way Mirror uses actual interrogation footage released by courts after a guilty verdict has been reached, as the backbone of telling each story. We will see the best, most telling parts of the investigation, including when the criminals begin to crack and when the investigators close in on their case. Our crime experts will screen and analyze the interrogation and help the audience understand these interrogation techniques. This analysis will take the audience into the killer's mindset in this high pressure situation. What will they say to get out of this situation? “The suspect’s story may change throughout the interrogation, but the facts never do.”

The Wolfman Jack Show was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 1976 to 1977, and syndicated to stations in the US. Wolfman Jack, also known as Bob Smith, found his fame surged after his "appearance" in American Graffiti and hosting NBC's The Midnight Special. Co-produced by Jack's company and CBC in Vancouver, the show showcased Canadian and international rock acts, along with comedy from Danny Wells, Peter Cullen, Sally Sales, and the Famous People Players. Don Kelley served as executive producer, Riff Markowitz as producer, and Mark Warren as director.

In this new season, Simon D’Amours hits the road to the Yukon aboard his trailer-towing schoolbus. His objective is to meet people who can help him fulfill his quest for a life off the grid.

A behind-the-scenes look at the Toronto Maple Leafs Hockey Club, this documentary series provides a peek into the lives of players as well as insights from the front-office.

Fleeing the wildfires of Fort McMurray, Terry and Dean retreat to Terry's cousin Shank's illegal basement suite in Calgary, where Terry discovers high speed Internet and Dean embarks on an epic journey to record his concept album, '3069.'

YTV's Hit List was a music video television program that aired on YTV, a Canadian specialty television network aimed at children. The series first started in 1991, hosted by Tarzan Dan and had 14 seasons in all. The first 6 seasons of Hit List were hosted by Tarzan Dan, there were numerous hosts to follow from Aashna, Leslie and Exan to Rob and Danielle. As of fall 2005, Hit List has gone on an indefinite hiatus. Hit List's run lasted 14 years on YTV. Only Video & Arcade Top 10 has had a longer run on YTV. Tarzan Dan worked on the radio in Toronto and was nominated for Canadian Radio Announcer of the Year 5 times and won 4. He was also nominated for a Gemini Award for his YTV work and Best TV Host of a Music Based Show at the Canadian Music Industry Awards. He has most recently been seen on MuchMoreMusic on the show Listed. Danielle McGimsie and Rob Fournier, were the last people to host the Hit List. Danielle is now an entertainment reporter for ETalk on the Canadian CTV Network, and was the host of HypaSpace on the SPACE Channel. Hit List was known for breaking many groups in Canada. Backstreet Boys performed on the YTV Achievement Awards one year. The celebrities include "Weird Al" Yankovic, Backstreet Boys, Christina Aguilera, *NSYNC, Take That, The Smashing Pumpkins, Spice Girls, Five, No Doubt, Britney Spears, Blur, Kim Stockwood, The Moffatts, Hanson, O-Town, Eiffel 65, Aaron Carter, Shawn Desman, Lillix, Simple Plan, Avril Lavigne, Busted, Rachel Stevens, Clay Aiken, and many others.