This series began as The Rimshots, a pilot directed and produced by Perry Rosemond and directed by George Bloomfield. It starred Second City Television cast members Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, and Dave Thomas with Saul Rubinek. Its plot concerned a household of performing artists who expected to perform at the O'Keefe Centre, only to find their concert cancelled. They accept a gig at a Hungarian venue instead, dealing with the challenges of an audience who did not understand their language.
CBC management approved a series run, however most of the cast, still committed to their work on Second City Television, demanded various controls over the production, scheduling and creative content. CBC's Drama department proceeded to select a new cast, retitle the series to Custard Pie, and record on videotape rather than on film as was done for the pilot.[1][2]
Series premiseedit
In the series, the four members of a comedy team are roommates in a house. Leo Strauss (Peter Kastner) functioned as the troupe's manager. Another team member, Sheila Ann Murphy (Kate Lynch), wished to perform in more serious dramatic instead. Maggie Tucker (Nancy Dolman), besides being one of the performers, had a part-time job at Aldo Ludwit's (Les Carlson) gas station and eatery. Finally, Harvey Douglas (Derek McGrath) was owner of the team's only vehicle, a van. The troupe's landlady, Vicie DeMarco (Vivian Reis), was also a regular series character.[1]
Schedulingedit
This half-hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 20 September to 27 December 1977. It was cancelled after its sole 13-week season amid negative critical reaction and the perceived inferiority of the series compared to its The Rimshots pilot episode.[2]
Further readingedit
Knelman, Martin (24 September 1977). "The Casting of Custard Pie". The Canadian. pp. 10–13.
Referencesedit
^ abCorcelli, John (August 2005). "Custard Pie". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
^ abMiller, Mary Jane (1987). Turn Up the Contrast - CBC Television Drama Since 1952. Vancouver: UBC Press / CBC Enterprises. pp. 144–145. ISBN0-7748-0278-2.
External linksedit
Allan, Blaine (1996). . Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
custard, series, custard, canadian, situation, comedy, television, series, which, aired, television, 1977, custard, piegenresituation, comedydirected, byperry, rosemondcountry, origincanadaoriginal, languageenglishno, seasons1productionproducerperry, rosemondr. Custard Pie is a Canadian situation comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1977 Custard PieGenresituation comedyDirected byPerry RosemondCountry of originCanadaOriginal languageEnglishNo of seasons1ProductionProducerPerry RosemondRunning time30 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkCBC TelevisionRelease20 September 1977 09 20 27 December 1977 1977 12 27 Contents 1 The Rimshots pilot 2 Series premise 3 Scheduling 4 Further reading 5 References 6 External linksThe Rimshots pilot editThis series began as The Rimshots a pilot directed and produced by Perry Rosemond and directed by George Bloomfield It starred Second City Television cast members Andrea Martin Catherine O Hara and Dave Thomas with Saul Rubinek Its plot concerned a household of performing artists who expected to perform at the O Keefe Centre only to find their concert cancelled They accept a gig at a Hungarian venue instead dealing with the challenges of an audience who did not understand their language CBC management approved a series run however most of the cast still committed to their work on Second City Television demanded various controls over the production scheduling and creative content CBC s Drama department proceeded to select a new cast retitle the series to Custard Pie and record on videotape rather than on film as was done for the pilot 1 2 Series premise editIn the series the four members of a comedy team are roommates in a house Leo Strauss Peter Kastner functioned as the troupe s manager Another team member Sheila Ann Murphy Kate Lynch wished to perform in more serious dramatic instead Maggie Tucker Nancy Dolman besides being one of the performers had a part time job at Aldo Ludwit s Les Carlson gas station and eatery Finally Harvey Douglas Derek McGrath was owner of the team s only vehicle a van The troupe s landlady Vicie DeMarco Vivian Reis was also a regular series character 1 Scheduling editThis half hour series was broadcast on Tuesdays at 7 30 p m Eastern from 20 September to 27 December 1977 It was cancelled after its sole 13 week season amid negative critical reaction and the perceived inferiority of the series compared to its The Rimshots pilot episode 2 Further reading editKnelman Martin 24 September 1977 The Casting of Custard Pie The Canadian pp 10 13 References edit a b Corcelli John August 2005 Custard Pie Canadian Communications Foundation Retrieved 7 May 2010 a b Miller Mary Jane 1987 Turn Up the Contrast CBC Television Drama Since 1952 Vancouver UBC Press CBC Enterprises pp 144 145 ISBN 0 7748 0278 2 External links editAllan Blaine 1996 Custard Pie Queen s University Archived from the original on 11 March 2010 Retrieved 7 May 2010 Custard Pie at IMDb nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Custard Pie TV series amp oldid 1190455804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
