Pifffle & Co.

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Pifffle & Co.
Genrecomedy
Written byPat Donahue
Tony Hudz
Ian Belcher
Clive Cocking
Harry Fontaine
Eric Nicol
Jim Scott
Directed byAl Vitols
Presented by Terry David Mulligan
Bill Reiter
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
ProducerAl Vitols
Production locationVancouver
Running time30 minutes
Original release
Network CBC Television
Release11 July (1971-07-11) 
26 September 1971 (1971-09-26)

Pifffle & Co. is a Canadian comedy television series which aired on CBC Television in 1971.

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Premise

Terry David Mulligan and Bill Reiter hosted this Vancouver-produced series, whose title was intentionally spelled with three F's. The sketches were performed by series regulars Allan Anderson, Graeme Campbell, Roxanne Erwin, Joseph Golland, Micki Maunsell, Shirley Milliner and Carol Oczkowska. [1] [2]

Each episode was dedicated to a satirical examination of particular topic, based on titles such as "Pifffle & Co. vs. Canadians", "Pifffle & Co. vs. Health", "Pifffle & Co. vs. Love" and "Pifffle & Co. vs. Women's Lib".

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Sundays at 5:30 p.m. (Eastern) from 11 July to 26 September 1971.

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References

  1. "Highlights this week". The Gazette . Montreal. 10 July 1971. p. TV Times 3. Retrieved 5 September 2010.
  2. Corcelli, John (September 2005). "Pifffle & Co". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.