Yes You Can
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Yes You Can | |
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Presented by | Kevin Gillis Trevor Bruneau Tammy Bourne |
Country of origin | Canada |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 36[1] |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | CBC Television |
Release | September 19, 1980 March 29, 1983 | –
Yes You Can was a
sports-themed and encouraged fitness and good health. Also featured were the comedic Coach Cuddles Ford (played by Patrick Ford), and two animated characters, "Harry Hog" and "Body Man", voiced by Michael Magee
.
Each show also featured an appearance from a professional athlete, such as Gordie Howe, Karen Kain and Toller Cranston.
The show was written by Jack Hutchinson and Jamie Wayne, produced by Bill Hunt, directed by Ron Piggott and executive produced by Michael Lansbury.[2]
Reruns of Yes You Can aired in the launch schedules of
YTV
.
The Raccoons: Let's Dance! and The Raccoons
animated series. Many of the songs Gillis used the Yes You Can series were later re-recorded and used in the Raccoons animated series.
References
- ^ Television/Radio Age 1984-02-06: Vol 31 Iss 14. Margaret R. Paul Irrevocable Trust. 6 February 1984. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
- ^ Rainsberry, Fred B. (1988). A history of children's television in English Canada, 1952-1986. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. Retrieved 2 June 2023.