The Mad Dash
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The Mad Dash is a television game show created by Sidney M. Cohen (who hosted the pilot episode) which first appeared in 1978 on Canada's CTV network and ran until 1981. The series proved to be a family favourite based on Canada's BBM ratings, and was also popular in parts of the northern United States, where CTV affiliates were available to Americans living near the Canada–United States border, both over the air and via cable. Pierre Lalonde was the MC, and Nick Hollinrake was the announcer for the show, which was taped at the studios of CFCF-TV in Montreal. This classic series is included in the collection of Canadian icons in the 2006 feature film Souvenir of Canada based on the book by Douglas Coupland. The series was later rerun on GameTV in Canada, from 2007 to 2010.
The Mad Dash | |
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Genre | Game show |
Created by | Sidney M. Cohen |
Directed by | Sidney M. Cohen |
Presented by | Pierre Lalonde, Sidney M. Cohen (pilot) |
Narrated by | Nick Hollinrake |
Country of origin | Canada |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 3 |
No. of episodes | 390 |
Production | |
Executive producer | Don Forsyth |
Producer | Sidney M. Cohen |
Camera setup | Multi-camera |
Running time | 30 minutes |
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Original release | |
Network | CTV |
Release | 1978 (1978) – 1981 (1981) |
Only a handful of episodes still exist, due to the then common practice known as wiping. The pilot episode is up on YouTube.