Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)
Check it Out! is a Canadian television sitcom, which aired on CTV from September 1985 to April 1988. The series also aired in the United States in syndication and on the USA Network.[1]
| Check It Out! | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Created by | Brian Cooke |
| Developed by | Arne Sultan Stuart Gillard |
| Starring | Don Adams Dinah Christie |
| Composer | Russ Little |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 66 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Charles Falzon |
| Producers | Ben Gordon Frank Peppiatt |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | DLT Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | CTV (Canada) Syndication (United States) USA Network (United States) |
| Original release | September 21, 1985 – April 1, 1988 |
| Related | |
| Tripper's Day Slinger's Day Full Frys | |
Synopsis
Based on the British series Tripper's Day, Check It Out! was set in a fictional supermarket called Cobb's, located in Brampton, Ontario and stars Don Adams as manager Howard Bannister. The cast also included Dinah Christie, Henry Beckman, Gordon Clapp, Barbara Hamilton, Elizabeth Hanna, Kathleen Laskey, Jeff Pustil, Simon Reynolds, Aaron Schwartz and Tonya Williams.[1] The series was taped in front of a studio audience at CFTO-TV in Toronto.
Cast
- Don Adams as Howard Bannister
- Dinah Christie as Edna Moseley
- Aaron Schwartz as Leslie Rappaport
- Elizabeth Hanna as T.C. Collingwood
- Tonya Williams as Jennifer Woods (season 1)
- Jeff Pustil as Jack Christian
- Kathleen Laskey as Marlene Weimaraner
- Henry Beckman as Alf (season 1)
- Simon Reynolds as Murray Amherst (seasons 1–2)
- Gordon Clapp as Viker (seasons 2–3)
Episodes
Season 1 (1985-86)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "No Security in Security" | October 2, 1985 |
| 2 | 2 | "Labor and Other Relations" | October 9, 1985 |
| 3 | 3 | "No Cause for Alarm" | October 16, 1985 |
| 4 | 4 | "X-Ray Marks the Spot" | October 23, 1985 |
| 5 | 5 | "Everyone's a Winner" | October 30, 1985 |
| 6 | 6 | "Seven Days Make One Week" | November 6, 1985 |
| 7 | 7 | "A Rosenbloom by Any Other Name" | November 13, 1985 |
| 8 | 8 | "Or Get Off the Pot" | November 20, 1985 |
| 9 | 9 | "Phantom of the Market" | November 27, 1985 |
| 10 | 10 | "Car Pool" | December 4, 1985 |
| 11 | 11 | "Love on Sale" | December 11, 1985 |
| 12 | 12 | "Skip to the Loo" | December 18, 1985 |
| 13 | 13 | "Love is a Many Splendored Alf" | January 8, 1986 |
| 14 | 14 | "Supermarket Superbowlers" | January 15, 1986 |
| 15 | 15 | "Otherwise Engaged" | January 22, 1986 |
| 16 | 16 | "Store Wars" | January 29, 1986 |
| 17 | 17 | "Banzai" | February 1, 1986 |
| 18 | 18 | "Dog Day After Dark" | February 8, 1986 |
| 19 | 19 | "My Darling Serpentine" | February 19, 1986 |
| 20 | 20 | "Edna's New Friend" | February 26, 1986 |
| 21 | 21 | "Jack Be Numbskull" | March 5, 1986 |
| 22 | 22 | "Sex Appeal" | March 12, 1986 |
Season 2 (1986-87)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 1 | "Getting to Know You" | October 3, 1986 |
| 24 | 2 | "Edna's Phantom Romance" | October 10, 1986 |
| 25 | 3 | "Buddy Can You Spare a Job?" | October 17, 1986 |
| 26 | 4 | "Operation Bannister" | October 24, 1986 |
| 27 | 5 | "The Mis-Matchmaker" | October 31, 1986 |
| 28 | 6 | "The Bear Facts" | November 7, 1986 |
| 29 | 7 | "A Chocolate Chip Off the Old Block" | November 14, 1986 |
| 30 | 8 | "Homewrecker Howard" | November 21, 1986 |
| 31 | 9 | "Don't Take My Job, Please" | December 12, 1986 |
| 32 | 10 | "Edna Displays Talent" | December 19, 1986 |
| 33 | 11 | "Short One Jockey" | December 26, 1986 |
| 34 | 12 | "High Tech" | January 11, 1987 |
| 35 | 13 | "Love and Marriage" | January 18, 1987 |
| 36 | 14 | "Let's Get Metaphysical" | January 25, 1987 |
| 37 | 15 | "Tots 'R Us" | February 1, 1987 |
| 38 | 16 | "The Oddest Couple" | February 8, 1987 |
| 39 | 17 | "Chain Reaction" | February 15, 1987 |
| 40 | 18 | "My Girl Friday, Saturday, Sunday" | February 22, 1987 |
| 41 | 19 | "Only God Can Save a Tree" | March 1, 1987 |
| 42 | 20 | "The Son Also Rises" | March 8, 1987 |
| 43 | 21 | "Here Comes the Bribe" | March 15, 1987 |
| 44 | 22 | "Put Your Best Face Forward" | March 22, 1987 |
Season 3 (1987-88)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 1 | "The Umpire Strikes Back" | October 4, 1987 |
| 46 | 2 | "Hey, Take Me Over" | October 10, 1987 |
| 47 | 3 | "Puppy Love" | October 11, 1987 |
| 48 | 4 | "I'm Okay, You're a Spy" | October 17, 1987 |
| 49 | 5 | "Not for Commercial Use" | October 18, 1987 |
| 50 | 6 | "Edna's Choice" | October 24, 1987 |
| 51 | 7 | "He's No Heavy, He's My Brother" | October 25, 1987 |
| 52 | 8 | "Mutiny on Mr. Christian" | November 7, 1987 |
| 53 | 9 | "Bannister & Dale" | November 14, 1987 |
| 54 | 10 | "Shrink from Sendrax" | November 15, 1987 |
| 55 | 11 | "The Naked Truth" | November 21, 1987 |
| 56 | 12 | "Howard Hemingway" | November 22, 1987 |
| 57 | 13 | "Edna, Howard, Cathy and Morty" | November 28, 1987 |
| 58 | 14 | "Marlene for Hire" | December 12, 1987 |
| 59 | 15 | "Make Room for Daddy Christian" | December 27, 1987 |
| 60 | 16 | "My Hero, Mr. Bannister" | January 3, 1988 |
| 61 | 17 | "Fatal Harassment" | January 10, 1988 |
| 62 | 18 | "Vote for Me" | January 16, 1988 |
| 63 | 19 | "Losing It" | January 30, 1988 |
| 64 | 20 | "Smotherly Love" | January 31, 1988 |
| 65 | 21 | "Educating Leslie" | February 7, 1988 |
| 66 | 22 | "For the Book" | February 14, 1988 |
Syndication
In 2008, four episodes of the series were featured on WGN America's "Outta Sight Retro Night" programming block. As of 2013, the program is seen on Comedy Gold in Canada daily. Streaming on Tubi
International titles
In Argentina the show was called Supermercado 99 ("Supermarket 99"), a reference to Barbara Feldon's character in Get Smart,[2] while in Italy, the show was called Il supermercato più pazzo del mondo ("The most crazy supermarket in the world").
In Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister star in Full Frys, a TV series largely based on Check it Out! and Tripper's Day.
References
- Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2007-10-17). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present (9 ed.). Ballantine Books. p. 242. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
- http://www.cinefania.com/newsletter/archivo/newsletter.php/40