Health Nutz

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Health Nutz
Genre Sitcom
Created byJason Friesen
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJason Friesen
Dasha D. Novak
Production locations North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time30 minutes
Release
Original network APTN
Original releaseMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) 
February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)

Health Nutz is a Canadian television situation comedy series created by Jason Friesen, who is also the writer and executive producer. [1] The series was produced by Jason Friesen and Dasha D. Novak and aired on APTN. The pilot episode was shown on APTN on December 27, 2010. [2] The series ran for two seasons, starting on March 22, 2011 and on January 11, 2013.

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Setting

Buzz Riel Jr., a former professional hockey player who since a career-ending accident has become an alcoholic gambler, inherits the Health Nutz juice bar in North Vancouver and an associated lucrative energy drink patent from his estranged father on condition that he gets and stays sober. [2] [3] The pilot was filmed at a run-down pub on Hastings Street and used exteriors at Orange Number 5, a strip joint. [2]

Cast

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