Corner Gas (2004)
Corner Gas focuses on the life (or lack thereof) of Brent Leroy, proprietor of a gas station that is the only stop for miles round and a hub of action on the Prairies.
Cast: Brent Butt, Gabrielle Miller, Fred Ewanuick, Eric Peterson, Janet Wright, Lorne Cardinal, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Nancy Robertson, Cavan Cunningham
You've Been Great, Goodnight
There's an unsolved mystery in the town: each Wednesday night Brent goes somewhere and doesn't tell anyone why. So the whole town naturally wants to pry the secret out of him.
Get the F Off My Lawn
A windstorm hits dog river. Lacy loses her F and E off her restaurant. She enlists Davis's help to find them.
Happy Career Day to You
Emma becomes a supply teacher for a young class. Karen and Wanda fight for the attention of the class when Emma uses them to occupy the class by telling them about their careers. Oscar pulls a fast one on Brent and Hank when they find a thirty year old Dinglepuff.
Crab Apple Cooler
Brent and Hank resolve to get even with Old Man Hafford by stealing his crab apples, but get caught. Davis and Wanda team up to get corporate freebies by writing complaints about their products.
R2 Bee Too
Hank buys a toy robot online and makes Davis jealous, then Davis tried to top Hank. Brent decides to expand his corn dog pallet. A bee hive at Corner Gas needs to be dealt with, and everyone gets involved.
Queasy Rider
Lacey tricks Davis into helping her move, and Davis pays it forward to Karen; Wanda's "motorcycle" gift from her uncle isn't quite what she expected; Hank watches a French movie and attempts to greet everyone in the traditional French way.
TV Free Dog River
The town tries to beat Wullerton in Turn Off the TV Week; while Brent distracts himself by watching Hank and Wanda fight, Oscar helps Dog Riverites sneak- watch TV.
Super Sensitive
Oscar's blond jokes get Davis sent to sensitivity training; Hank celebrates the end of his bad luck 7 years after breaking a mirror; Emma loans Wanda her gym membership card and complications ensue.
Cat River Daze
Lacey sets out to save Dog River Days with the help (or hindrance) of Davis and Hank. Oscar and Karen go crazy over Mittens, and Brent fakes an injury to teach Wanda a lesson, ending up with a real injury in the process.
Shirt Disturber
Brent and Hank head off to a comic book signing, where Brent's nerdiness becomes very clear. Wanda's gift buying leads Lacey to tell people she's cheap. Karen makes senior rookie, while Davis sidelines as a home alarm salesperson.
Rock Stars
Oscar's lifelong bully tracks him down, Brent becomes jealous of a 16-year-old kid who gives him guitar lessons, Hank idolizes Emma as a fitness guru, and Wanda writes Davis' horoscopes in her favor.
Reader Pride
Brent battles with Lacey and Hank about who's the biggest Rough Riders fan. Wanda learns the unwritten rules of making mixed CDs, and Karen unwittingly becomes a smut reader.
American Resolution
When New Year was near, everyone made their resolutions. Now, six months after, they shamelessly try to sabotage the resolutions of others.
Good Tubbin'
Oscar and Emma get a hot tub, and things get interesting with Lacey; Davis puts himself in the new Safety Pete costume, but Karen shows some skills with it; Hank runs his truck into his house and needs to find somewhere to stay.
All That and a Bag of Chips
Brent must cook a meal for his parents as payback for freeloading, but when Emma cooks, he continues his freeloading on the praise. Meanwhile, Wanda and Hank become computer hackers, and Karen becomes involved in a muffin scandal.
Meat Wave
Winning a meat raffle leads to Karen and Davis falling out with Emma and Oscar. Hank dons a snowsuit to play a joke on Brent and ends up frying. Lacey and Wanda become "pet parents" to virtual pet Darren.
Self-Serving
Self-service becomes the popular option at both Corner Gas and the Ruby, though Brent and Lacey's feelings towards this differ rather drastically. Meanwhile, Wanda aims to recapture her "rumor queen" days from high school.
Bend It Like Brent
Brent and Lacey prove to be sore losers when they sponsor a kids' soccer team. Wanda becomes a comedy sensation with Oscar and Emma. Hank becomes Karen's driver.
Full Load
When Brent enters Lacey into an eating contest, she shocks everyone by winning. Brent comes to regret giving Emma an MP3 player. Wanda and Hank are involved in a vehicle war after a police auction.
Final Countdown
Brent is ready to celebrate turning 40 by drinking the 40-year-old scotch he prepared for himself 20 years ago. Pity that Hank seems uneasy every time Brent mentions the bottle. Wanda's contribution to Brent's birthday party is fireworks.
Bed and Brake Fast
With no room at the hotel, Leroy offers his home to two travelers; Lacey is the winner of Hank's "Handyman For A Day" silent auction entry; Davis uses Brent's car as an unmarked vehicle.
The Accidental Cleanist
Oscar tries for his own legacy when Brent sponsors a tree planting (for a tax deduction); Karen and Davis discover Emma is a compulsive cleaner - when angry; Wanda and Hank battle for the objects under the deck at The Ruby.
Coming Distractions
Lacey joins a local women's club, Hank tries to get his friends to see the latest RaptorMan movie, and a sidewalk needs protecting.
No Time Like the Presents
Hank thinks he's in his own time zone, while Karen and Davis try to figure out what Emma is giving them for Christmas which is several months away. Meanwhile, Lacey is concerned that Wanda considers her merely an acquaintance.
Contagious Fortune
Pinkeye infects Corner Gas; Oscar exploits Lacey's "Dog River Dollars" innovation.
Outside the Box
Hank and Davis fight against the building of a call center in town while Emma promotes it. Wanda starts crashing funerals, and Lacey's strange box obsesses Karen and Brent.
Knit Wit of the Month
Brent refuses to make Wanda Employee of the Month. Hank joins Emma's knitting group. Oscar writes a column for The Howler.
Game, Set and Mouse
Oscar becomes obsessed with killing a mouse in Corner Gas and Davis plans to capture it safely; Emma and Karen try different approaches to fixing Wanda's back; Brent and Hank try to trick Lacey with their made-up game.
Classical Gas
Brent's "brother" visits from Africa. Wanda turns out to not be as smart as she appears, and Lacey learns a few new food marketing tricks.
Buzz Driver
Oscar drives the school bus and decides to lay down the law on "unruly" students. Karen accidentally knocks out Davis and it ruins his reputation. Wanda gets addicted to an energy drink while Brent tries to avoid helping Emma around the house.
The Eight Samurai
Emma is forced into an elaborate cover story when Oscar takes the gift sent from Dog River's twin city; Lacey tries to convince Brent to "go green"; Wanda gets philosophical as relief bartender; Hank discovers an expanded drink repertoire.
Wash Me
Wanda wants to know the milk delivery guy better; Hank uses his dirty truck as an organizer; Emma and Oscar go to war over using each other's personal items; Lacey uses Karen's artwork to cover up a hole in the wall.
Dark Circles
Brent's new black work shirt changes his personality; Oscar moves in with Davis to avoid paint fumes, but Davis thinks Oscar and Emma are divorcing; the paint fumes start to get to Emma; mysterious crop circles appear in Dog River.
Whiner Takes All
Brent tries to convince Lacey to lose to Hank at golf, to avoid unpleasant circumstances; Emma shops for a new bed and meets a suave salesman; Wanda buys Davis lunch to get out of a ticket, then tries the same trick with Karen.
Spin Cycle
Hank starts teaching a spin class. Karen and Davis sign up. Karen gets made fun of for being a teacher's pet, so she makes a plan to lose the title.
Cable Excess
A cable excess van comes to Dog River. Lacey, Wanda and Emma compete with Karen and Davis for a show. But the decision falls into first Oscar's, then Brent's, hands.
Gopher It
Hank has an idea to increase tourism to Dog River which causes consequences nobody could have foreseen. Oscar also has an idea but is afraid to bring it forward for fear of being labeled a crazy old man.
Happy Campers
Brent and Oscar have to take Davis on one their annual camping trip which makes things more complicated than they would have liked.
Seeing Things
When Brent's glasses break, he decides to try different alternatives, but Wanda doesn't quite believe he's man enough. Karen and Davis take advantage of Hank's newfound slogan-writing talent by putting an original on the Cop Car, but the slogan's nature causes Oscar to take the law into his own hands.
Potato Bowl
Wanda accidentally breaks Emma's famous Potato Bowl and feels mounting pressure to amend the situation. Meanwhile, Hank tries to become a better storyteller by making fun of Brent and Lacey; and Oscar, Karen, and Davis start their own secret club.
Lacey Borrows
When Karen thinks that she and Lacey are past the point of asking to borrow things, it's open season on each other's possessions. Oscar, Emma, and Wanda are aghast that Brent has never seen a horror movie so they set out to scare the crap out of him.
The Good Old Table Hockey Game
When Davis buys a table hockey game for the police station Brent and Karen show down to see who is the ultimate champion.
Census Sensibility
When Oscar must find a way to pay for Emma's damaged bushes he takes the census-taker job. The problem is, he's partnered with Hank, who would prefer to work alone.
Mothers Day
After neglecting to buy Emma a Mother's Day present, Brent finds himself trying to get back into her good books by crushing Hank's efforts to be a better son than him.
One Piano, Four Hands
When Emma hauls her old piano out of the basement and decides to start giving lessons again, Davis and Wanda quickly sign up. Meanwhile at Corner Gas, Brent and Oscar disagree over buying a new air-pump or just fixing the old one. And after Lacey breaks her arm everyone is willing to sign her cast except Karen, whose reason is peculiar.
Outside Joke
Corner Gas is suddenly no longer part of Dog River, and Davis polishes his practical joke skills.
Blog River
Tired of hearing Hank's day-to-day ramblings Brent convinces him to write a blog. The only problem is that people care for this about as much as they did listening to him carry on about nothing.
I, Witness
Hank has an epiphany and decides to live out his life-long dream of becoming a "professional" rodeo clown.
Jail House
Karen fundraises using Davis with special assistance from Hank. Wanda takes the improvement out of home improvement.
Demolition
Hank is hired to tear down a local's barn, which Oscar interrupts because he thinks the act could earn him Newsmaker of the Year.
Just Brent and His Shadow
Brent and Lacey mentor some high-school students in a job-shadow program. Hank gets a fondue pot, which upsets fondue enthusiast Davis. After a friend's divorce, Emma decides to be nicer to Oscar, which has unexpected consequences for Wanda.
Two Degrees of Separation
Hank installs a new digital thermostat for Oscar and Emma. Karen makes Lacey regret disobeying a local yield sign. Davis puts up a security height sticker by the door of Corner Gas.
Dog River Dave
When a morning radio DJ starts impersonating Brent on his show, Brent tries to prove to the people of Dog River - and especially Oscar - that it's not actually him.
Hair Comes the Judge
Brent accepts the offer of a haircut from Karen, only to raise the ire of his regular "barber" Emma, who proves territorial about the task. Hank tests Lacey's patience after promising to stain her deck. Davis tries to convince Oscar to replace the muffler on his car, which is as loud as it is old.
Road Worthy
Lacey asks Brent's guy knowledge to help her buy a car. Davis and Karen experiment with snack foods to avoid stereotypes. Wanda takes the brunt of Emma's anger for the anniversary gift she got from Oscar.
Bean There
Dog River's children's play park is falling apart, So Brent suggests a fundraiser with a jelly bean jar contest. a convoy of truckers passing through town has Davis reliving trucker cop movies. Hank drags Wanda into lies when he joins a club for people who own Lamborghinis.
Telescope Trouble
The door closer at Corner Gas breaks, so Brent takes Lacey's advice to hire the best door guy in the business, everything goes well until Brent tries to tune the device on his own.
Physical Credit
Brent and Lacey battle for the title of who can keep a secret the best with Karen stuck in the middle. Wanda is angry when she is turned down for a credit card when Hank was approved for the same card. Oscar coaches Davis to his physical peak.
Block Party
As Dog River celebrates its centennial, Hank decides to build a scale model of the town out of Lego; meanwhile, Karen reveals a hidden talent.
Friend of a Friend
Lacey's friend Connie comes to Dog River and everyone's surprised by how rude she is. Lacey is skeptical, So Hank comes up with a plan to prove things once and for all.
Merry Gasmas
Brent must find a way to deal with Emma's plans for a traditional Christmas. Lacey plans to head to Toronto for the holidays but the weather has other plans. Hank gets into the holiday spirit and organizes a gift drive for a needy family. Wanda try's to get her hands on the season's hottest toy.
Ruby Newsday
Lacey starts a coffee shop newsletter and asks Brent to draw the cartoons. Davis and Karen see Brent's cartoons as personal attacks. Hank comes up with a way for Lacey to make more tips, but soon he gets cut out, Oscar's childhood dream of being a paperboy turns to a nightmare for Emma.
Hair Loss
Brent feels that his rapidly thinning hair is the town joke, and seeks help from Lacey. True to her nature, Lacey only makes things worse for him. Wanda gets a lamp at an estate auction that causes strife at Corner Gas; Hank tries to fix appliances and Lacey's magic ways impress Oscar.
Safety First
Karen is tasked with making a coloring book, just she cant draw or write, that's where Brent and Wanda come in. Before long, soon artistic visions become a problem. Hank learns he's a Libra not a Virgo, making him change his life to match the horoscope. Davis and Oscar hang out on the rooftop of the Leroy home.
Picture Perfect
Feeling out-of-date with his old-fashioned camera, Brent gets a new one, but he doesn't read the required instruction booklet. Paul adds a trivia game to the bar, bringing out people's competitive sides. Oscar dislikes his neighbor's lawn ornaments.
Trees a Crowd
Brent and Hank rediscover their old tree house and have to take it back from a group of kids. Davis tries to keep Wanda in custody, but her Houdini-like powers are to much.Oscar helps an old friend with her hot water but that's not the only thing that's hot.
Fun Run
Lacey starts a running club in order to train for a Fun Run. Brent becomes a driving force in the club once he joins up. Oscar gets handicap plates for his car, and finds that it changes the way he's treated. Hank gets a job as crossing guard, and takes it very seriously.
Mail Fraud
Hank meets a German Shepherd and thinks it's the Littlist Hobo. Karen and Davis meets their exact doubles and feel excluded from the community.
The Littlest Yarbo
Hank meets a German Shepherd and thinks it's the Littlist Hobo. Karen and Davis meets their exact doubles and feel excluded from the community.
Will and Brent
Brent mishears a conversation between his parents which makes him think they are getting a will, and everyone else think that he's planning to murder them.
Dog River Vice
Brent's coffee habit is getting out of hand, so he and Emma make a deal, he'll quit coffee if she'll quit knitting. Davis and Karen start a ride-along program to get respect, however things don't go the way they want. Hank gets a new electronic organizer and learns that he can't live without it.
Key to the Future
Hank confides in Wanda about his possibly psychic dreams. Lacey does her civic duty by fixing a pot hole, which leads to more problems. Karen and Davis both lose their keys, but in order to do their job they can't let anyone know.
Dress for Success
Wanda wears a skirt to work and notices that Brent is acting different. Oscar and Hank play at investing in stocks. Emma helps Lacey, only to regret it, meanwhile Karen and Davis try to manipulate each other.
Harvest Dance
Lacey has had enough when she finds out about another local event that no one has invited her to, Hank falls for a woman named Heather. but things go bad when the people of Dog River discover something about Heather.
Air Show
A big air show is on nearby and the people of Dog River are very excited but Lacey's breach of airshow protocol has many in town upset.
Rock On!
Civic-minded Lacey uncovers the dark secret behind Dog River's name. Brent, Hank and Wanda resurrect their old high school rock band Thunderface. The local bar owner is thrilled but not for the reasons the band thinks.
Doc Small
A new doctor comes to Dog River, but is she too small-town for them? Meanwhile, Dog River becomes a very cheap place to live for Brent, who only has a $100 bill which nobody thinks is genuine.
Pandora's Wine
Having Lacey as a dinner guest turns out to be a bad idea when she bumps Oscar and Emma up into a new wine bracket. Davis gets new shoes on Karen's insistence, which leads to a world of pain for both him and the residents of Dog River. And Hank wins the lottery.
An American in Saskatchewan
Mayor Fitzy's plan to promote Dog River seems to be working, as an American tourist shows up by accident. Hank is made the goodwill ambassador to Bill, the tourist, but feels that he's nothing more than a typical ignorant American.
Hurry Hard
When a local senior has hip problems, a spot opens up on the Leroy curling team, but family problems lead to Brent and Oscar skipping separate teams. Lacey becomes the centre of attention, with both teams vying for her curling skills.
Mosquito Time
It's mosquito season in Dog River, but Hank seems to be immune. Meanwhile, Oscar drives Wanda crazy hanging out at Corner Gas and Lacey feels left out of the town's time capsule.
Bingo Night
Wanda starts calling bingo, much to Emma's annoyance. Karen is suspended from service after failing a drug test, and Brent and Hank start hanging around with different people.
Security Cam
Brent installs a security camera at Corner Gas, driving the folks of Dog River crazy.
Hero Sandwich
Fitzy had the town in an uproar over getting a traffic light installed and J-walking banned. Hank and Oscar take it upon themselves to start a rebellion. Lacey makes the "Ruby Club" sandwich but soon regrets it. Emma offers To design a tattoo for Wanda but her drawings are terrible.
Poor Brent
Brent buys a big-screen TV, which leads everyone to think he's poor. Wanda's foray into jewelry-selling leaves Lacey unsatisfied.
Lost and Found
Brent and Hank try not to do each other any favors, while Oscar and Karen's new hobbies drive everyone mad.
Whataphobia
After Lacey's greatest fear is revealed, Brent, Hank and Wanda discuss fears, mainly to discover Wanda's. Karen reveals that Oscar is a terrific cook.
Smell of Freedom
Davis regains his sense of smell, only to find that it's not all roses. Lacey discovers Hank's unusual talent for Scrabble, while Brent's attempt to become less of an ignoramus backfires.
Wedding Card
The discovery of a hockey card leads to an argument about the legality of knuckles.
The Brent Effect
Lacey tries to work out where she and Brent stand after the Grey Cup incident. Hank suckers Oscar into buying his old outboard motor - using money he stole from Emma.
I Love Lacey
On their way to the Grey Cup in Regina, the gang from Dog River hit a few snags. Emma and Wanda get physical with a cashier while shopping at their favorite store. Oscar and Hank visit Oscar's crazy old buddy who's not quite the partier he used to be. Karen and Davis try to buy tickets from a scalper.
Face Off
As they kick off their season against a rival team from Stonewood, the local Dog River hockey team finds itself at a crossroads. Brent is a great goalie and is being taken for granted by his teammates, so when an offer from the rival team comes his way, he has to seriously consider his options.
Hook, Line and Sinker
To drum up business, Brent gets a sign to put up catchy slogans outside the gas station and coffee shop, but Lacey isn't crazy about his pithy catch phrases. Meanwhile Brent and Emma worry about Oscar's memory after Oscar keeps misplacing his can of Alphagetti. And on a fishing trip, Karen doesn't sleep with Hank.
Comedy Night
Lacey asks Brent to join her book club and helps him humiliate an annoying comedian from out-of-town.
Cell Phone
As Oscar becomes obsessed with the new 'Claw' game at the bar, Lacey tries to deal with rats in the field behind the restaurant AND being rejected by the Dog River Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, Davis and Brent try to one-up each other by buying smaller and smaller cell phones.
Cousin Carl
Brent tries to prove his prodigal cousin is a dork while Dog River puts on its annual talent show.
All My Ex's
Hank and Oscar try to protect Lacey from her ex-fiancé while the Dog River police track down a fugitive.
World's Biggest Thing
Hank wants to attract more people to Dog River by building a World's Biggest something and roping Brent into it while Oscar thinks Lacey has a crush on him.
Grad '68
While Karen the cop tries to break a cold case involving graffiti on the local water tower, Brent and Lacey have their hands full trying to revamp the bathrooms shared by the gas station and restaurant.
Oh Baby!
When Wanda needs to go to the dentist in Saskatoon she gets Brent to baby-sit her son Tanner who is quite the problem child. While Brent baby-sits the rest of the town place bets on what will happen to him first.
Pilates Twist
Lacey offers free Pilates classes to the people of Dog River but the town is strangely hostile to the idea. Then Brent and Hank's fashion worlds collide; Dog River's not big enough for two sharp-dressed men, so Hank comes up with a way of making sure they never steal each other's fashion thunder again.
The Taxman
A Taxman' arrives to investigate Oscar about fuel tax irregularities, Oscar plots with Hank to avoid paying any extra taxes, and Davis sulks about no longer getting free coffee at the Ruby and decides to lash out by writing all sorts of parking tickets.
Ruby Reborn
Dog River, Saskatchewan is a town where not much happens and the locals like it that way. So, when Brent Leroy starts renting videos at his corner gas station and a big city girl from Toronto moves in to run the coffee shop next door it's either a sign of the apocalypse or a chance for Dog River to finally have a decent cup of coffee.