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{{short description|Television series}}
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{{Infobox television
| show_name = Yes You Can
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator =
| creator =
| presenter = [[Kevin Gillis]]<br>Trevor Bruneau<br>[[Tammy Bourne]]
| presenter = [[Kevin Gillis]]<br>Trevor Bruneau<br>Tammy Bourne
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| network = [[CBC Television]]
| network = [[CBC Television]]
| first_aired = September 19, 1980
| first_aired = {{start date|1980|9|19}}
| last_aired = March 29, 1983
| last_aired = {{end date|1983|3|29}}
| num_seasons = 3
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 36<ref>{{cite book |title=Television/Radio Age 1984-02-06: Vol 31 Iss 14 |date=6 February 1984 |publisher=Margaret R. Paul Irrevocable Trust |url=https://archive.org/details/sim_television-radio-age_1984-02-06_31_14/mode/1up |access-date=2 June 2023 |language=English}}</ref>
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'''''Yes You Can''''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] children's [[television series]] broadcast on [[CBC Television]] from 1980 to 1983. Hosted by singer [[Kevin Gillis]], and co-hosted by Trevor Bruneau and [[Tammy Bourne]], the half-hour live-action series was [[sports]]-themed and encouraged [[physical fitness|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]].
'''''Yes You Can''''' was a [[Television in Canada|Canadian]] children's [[television series]] broadcast on [[CBC Television]] from 1980 to 1983. Hosted by singer [[Kevin Gillis]], and co-hosted by Trevor Bruneau and Tammy Bourne, the half-hour live-action series was [[sports]]-themed and encouraged [[physical fitness|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 (actor)|Michael Magee]].


Each show also featured an appearance from a professional athlete, such as [[Gordie Howe]], [[Karen Kain]] and Toller Cranston.
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.
The show was written by Jack Hutchinson and Jamie Wayne, produced by Bill Hunt, directed by Ron Piggott and executive produced by Michael Lansbury.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rainsberry |first1=Fred B. |title=A history of children's television in English Canada, 1952-1986 |date=1988 |publisher=Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-2079-1 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofchildre0000rain/page/98/mode/1up |access-date=2 June 2023}}</ref>


Reruns of ''Yes You Can'' aired in the launch schedules of [[The Sports Network|TSN]] and [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]].
Reruns of ''Yes You Can'' aired in the launch schedules of [[The Sports Network|TSN]] and [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]].


[[Kevin Gillis]] went on to create and produce ''[[The Christmas Raccoons]]'' animated special - which led to ''[[The Raccoons on Ice]]'' 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.
[[Kevin Gillis]] went on to create and produce ''[[The Christmas Raccoons]]'' animated special which led to ''[[The Raccoons on Ice]]'', ''[[The Raccoons and the Lost Star]]'', ''[[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==
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0381834|Yes You Can}}
* {{IMDb title|0381834|Yes You Can}}
* [http://www.queensu.ca/filmandmedia/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.fmwww/files/files/CBC%20Television%20Linked%20Listings.pdf Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150601000000/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Y.html#yesyoucan ''Yes You Can'' archived listing link] via archive.org)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160203104043/http://www.queensu.ca/filmandmedia/sites/webpublish.queensu.ca.fmwww/files/files/CBC%20Television%20Linked%20Listings.pdf Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series 1952–1982] (archived)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150114080153/http://www.film.queensu.ca/CBC/Y.html#yesyoucan Queen's University Directory of CBC Television Series – ''Yes You Can''] (archived)


[[Category:1980 Canadian television series debuts]]
[[Category:1980 Canadian television series debuts]]
[[Category:1983 Canadian television series endings]]
[[Category:1983 Canadian television series endings]]
[[Category:Television series produced in Toronto]]
[[Category:Television shows filmed in Toronto]]
[[Category:1980s Canadian children's television series]]
[[Category:1980s Canadian children's television series]]
[[Category:CBC Television shows]]
[[Category:CBC Television original programming]]
[[Category:Canadian television series with live action and animation]]



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Latest revision as of 23:16, 16 October 2024

Yes You Can
Presented byKevin Gillis
Trevor Bruneau
Tammy Bourne
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes36[1]
Production
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
ReleaseSeptember 19, 1980 (1980-09-19) –
March 29, 1983 (1983-03-29)

Yes You Can was a Canadian children's television series broadcast on CBC Television from 1980 to 1983. Hosted by singer Kevin Gillis, and co-hosted by Trevor Bruneau and Tammy Bourne, the half-hour live-action series was 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 TSN and YTV.

Kevin Gillis went on to create and produce The Christmas Raccoons animated special – which led to The Raccoons on Ice, The Raccoons and the Lost Star, 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

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  1. ^ Television/Radio Age 1984-02-06: Vol 31 Iss 14. Margaret R. Paul Irrevocable Trust. 6 February 1984. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  2. ^ Rainsberry, Fred B. (1988). A history of children's television in English Canada, 1952-1986. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-2079-1. Retrieved 2 June 2023.
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