Radio Active (TV series)
| Radio Active | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | Radio Enfer by François Jobin and Louis Saia |
| Written by | Terence Bowman Paul Paré Bernard Deniger Heidi Foss Shane Simmons Jennifer Seguin |
| Starring | Giancarlo Caltabiano Lucinda Davis Melissa Galianos Vik Sahay Michael Yarmush Vanessa Lengies Susan Glover Andrew Walker |
| Composer | Daniel Vermette |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 78 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Ciné Télé Action Inc. |
| Original release | |
| Network | YTV |
| Release | 12 September 1998[citation needed] – 12 March 2001[citation needed] |
Radio Active is a Canadian sitcom television series broadcast on YTV, based on the Quebec French series Radio Enfer, about group of students at Upper Redwood High managing their own school radio station, called Radio Active.
Radio Active ran for a total of 78 episodes and three seasons dating from 12 September 1998, to 12 March 2001.[citation needed]
Premise
[edit]Radio Active follows a group of students at Upper Redwood High who have a radio show.[1] Chaos follows as the group try to work together and watching out for the sneaky Ms. Noelle Atoll who always believes they're up to something.
Cast and characters
[edit]Main cast
[edit]- Giancarlo Caltabiano as George S. Goodwin III: Known to like Normal Man comics and speaks fondly of his uncle. Though not exactly the most intelligent member of the group, his eccentricity adds variety to the school's radio broadcasts. He has a distinct hairstyle, consisting of many bleached-blond spikes which have been shown to be sharp and hard enough to pierce apples.
- Lucinda Davis as Tanya Panda: Tanya is quiet and enjoys reading horoscopes. She often tries to make peace among the group. She and Morgan are best friends.
- Melissa Galianos as Morgan Leigh: Morgan is the productive, witty and reliable one in the group. She strives to get perfect grades and frequently clashes with Kevin, Roger, and Blair.
- Vik Sahay as Kevin Calvin (Season 1): The captain of the hockey team and all around average jock. He has a big ego and speaks often of the babes of Upper Redwood High. Kevin is frequently the target of Ms Atoll's ire.
- Michael Yarmush as Ethan St. John (Season 1): Ethan fears Miss Atoll and frequently sucks up to her. He admires Kevin's ability to attract girls and appears to have a slight crush on Morgan.
- Ryan Wilner as Roger Richards (seasons 2–3): Roger is one of, if not the most, intelligent of the group. He always gets good marks and is known to suck up to Ms. Atoll. However, he is notably uncool and can be somewhat self-centred.
- Andrew Walker[2] as Blair Resnicky (seasons 2–3): An athletic, arrogant, dim-witted new student who joins Radio Active. He is quite popular with the girls at Upper Redwood and his macho attitude frequently clashes with Morgan.
- Robert Higden as Angus B. Noseworthy: The Vice Principal in charge of discipline, however is laid back and has no self-discipline. He often begins a speech with "I remember when I was your age,...". He and Ms. Atoll attended Upper Redwood as students when they were still in high school.
- Susan Glover as Noelle Atoll: The supervising teacher in charge of Radio Active, whom the group dislikes. Ms. Atoll is an English teacher and tends to hand out multiple detentions for those who work at Radio Active.
- Vanessa Lengies[3] as Sarah Leigh: Morgan's little sister, who constantly annoys and interrupts the group. Mostly noted for her mail delivery on roller blades.
Episodes
[edit]Season 1: 1998–99
[edit]| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Fraudcast" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 12 September 1998 |
| 2 | 2 | "Quiz Show" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 19 September 1998 |
| 3 | 3 | "The Gossip" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 26 September 1998 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Evil Empire" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 3 October 1998 |
| 5 | 5 | "The CD Case" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 10 October 1998 |
| 6 | 6 | "Payola Payback" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 17 October 1998 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Big Shot" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 24 October 1998 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Great Hypnoto" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 31 October 1998 |
| 9 | 9 | "Love Bets" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 7 November 1998 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Prima Donna" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 14 November 1998 |
| 11 | 11 | "Tanya's Psychic Connection" | Ross Francoeur | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 21 November 1998 |
| 12 | 12 | "The Replacement" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 28 November 1998 |
| 13 | 13 | "The Ticket" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin | 5 December 1998 |
| 14 | 14 | "Boxing Tanya" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 12 December 1998 |
| 15 | 15 | "Ethan Live" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 19 December 1998 |
| 16 | 16 | "The Play" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 9 January 1999 |
| 17 | 17 | "Mr. Moneybags" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 16 January 1999 |
| 18 | 18 | "The Radio Activists" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 23 January 1999 |
| 19 | 19 | "The Classy Girl" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 30 January 1999 |
| 20 | 20 | "Morgan's Day Off" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 6 February 1999 |
| 21 | 21 | "Stalag 16 1/2" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 13 February 1999 |
| 22 | 22 | "The Poet" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 20 February 1999 |
| 23 | 23 | "The Secret Admirer" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 27 February 1999 |
| 24 | 24 | "Blackmail" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 6 March 1999 |
| 25 | 25 | "The Substitute" | François Jobin | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 13 March 1999 |
| 26 | 26 | "Ethan Without a Cause" | François Jobim | Story by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin Teleplay by : Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 20 March 1999 |
Season 2: 1999–2000
[edit]| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | 1 | "The Leader" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 11 September 1999 |
| 28 | 2 | "The Invasion" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 18 September 1999 |
| 29 | 3 | "Sock It to Me" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 25 September 1999 |
| 30 | 4 | "Dr. Tanya" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 2 October 1999 |
| 31 | 5 | "The Interception" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 9 October 1999 |
| 32 | 6 | "The Blaire Resnickie Project" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 16 October 1999 |
| 33 | 7 | "Dark Sarah" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 23 October 1999 |
| 34 | 8 | "Logic 101" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 30 October 1999 |
| 35 | 9 | "The Truth and Nothing but the Truth" | François Jobin | Isabelle Langlois | 6 November 1999 |
| 36 | 10 | "The Big Lie" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 13 November 1999 |
| 37 | 11 | "The Marathon Broadcast" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 20 November 1999 |
| 38 | 12 | "The Review" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 27 November 1999 |
| 39 | 13 | "Television Active" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 4 December 1999 |
| 40 | 14 | "Morgan Unplugged" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 11 December 1999 |
| 41 | 15 | "The Prince and the Pimple" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 18 December 1999 |
| 42 | 16 | "The Junk Food Racket" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 8 January 2000 |
| 43 | 17 | "Good! Win Hunting" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 15 January 2000 |
| 44 | 18 | "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 22 January 2000 |
| 45 | 19 | "Smart and Smarter" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 29 January 2000 |
| 46 | 20 | "Disk-Junky" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 5 February 2000 |
| 47 | 21 | "Fashion Police" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 12 February 2000 |
| 48 | 22 | "Morgan and Blaine Sitting in a Tree!" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 19 February 2000 |
| 49 | 23 | "Miz Atoll Dearest" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 26 February 2000 |
| 50 | 24 | "Daydreams" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 4 March 2000 |
| 51 | 25 | "Return to Sender" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 11 March 2000 |
| 52 | 26 | "The Fund Raiser" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 18 March 2000 |
Season 3: 2000–01
[edit]| No. overall |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | 1 | "The Wrong Man, the Right Rodent" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 9 September 2000 |
| 54 | 2 | "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Station" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 16 September 2000 |
| 55 | 3 | "Cyrano de Internet" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 23 September 2000 |
| 56 | 4 | "They Call Me Uncle Tibby" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 30 September 2000 |
| 57 | 5 | "Lou Ann, the Fan" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 7 October 2000 |
| 58 | 6 | "Verse Versus Reverse" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 14 October 2000 |
| 59 | 7 | "Death of a Nozzle Salesman" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 21 October 2000 |
| 60 | 8 | "Cyber Boy" | François Jobin | Unknown | 28 October 2000 |
| 61 | 9 | "The Model" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 4 November 2000 |
| 62 | 10 | "Bully for You" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 11 November 2000 |
| 63 | 11 | "Rogercus" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 18 November 2000 |
| 64 | 12 | "Dead Comic's Society" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 25 November 2000 |
| 65 | 13 | "A Christmas Atoll" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 2 December 2000 |
| 66 | 14 | "Identity Crisis" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 9 December 2000 |
| 67 | 15 | "Bad Aptitude" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 16 December 2000 |
| 68 | 16 | "Lou Ann's Return" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 6 January 2001 |
| 69 | 17 | "Paramedic Paramour" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 13 January 2001 |
| 70 | 18 | "The Ratings War" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 20 January 2001 |
| 71 | 19 | "The Wendy Gwendolyn Conundrum" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 27 January 2001 |
| 72 | 20 | "Meat Versus Potatoes" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 3 February 2001 |
| 73 | 21 | "Eye to Eye, Pupil to Pupil" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 10 February 2001 |
| 74 | 22 | "Commercial Chaos" | François Jobin | Heidi Foss | 17 February 2001 |
| 75 | 23 | "No Trouble Atoll" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 24 February 2001 |
| 76 | 24 | "Culture Shock" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 3 March 2001 |
| 77 | 25 | "Role Reversal" | François Jobin | Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré | 10 March 2001 |
| 78 | 26 | "For Whom the Bell Curve Tolls" | François Jobin | Shane Simmons | 12 March 2001 |
See also
[edit]- Radio Free Roscoe, another Canadian teen series with a similar premise
References
[edit]- ^ "TV TODAY". Philadelphia Inquirer. 2 April 1999. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Kelly, Brendan (22 April 2002). "Playing in a new field: Touching down in acting instead of football, local talent scores some fine goals". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. Retrieved 19 August 2024 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Hustak, Alan (21 August 1999). "Meet the new Mechanics kid: Wonder girl from the West Island gets ready for debut on YTV series". The Gazette. Montreal, Quebec. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
External links
[edit]
- Radio Active on Ciné Télé Action
- Radio Active at IMDb
Categories:
- 1998 Canadian television series debuts
- 2001 Canadian television series endings
- 1990s Canadian children's television series
- 1990s Canadian high school television series
- 2000s Canadian children's television series
- 2000s Canadian high school television series
- Canadian television spin-offs
- Fiction about radio
- Canadian television series about teenagers
- Television shows filmed in Montreal
- YTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming
- 1990s Canadian teen sitcoms
- 2000s Canadian teen sitcoms
- Television series by Corus Entertainment