Radio Active (TV series)

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Radio Active
Genre Sitcom
Based onRadio 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
ComposerDaniel Vermette
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes78
Production
Running time30 minutes
Production companyCiné Télé Action Inc.
Original release
Network YTV
Release12 September 1998 (1998-09-12)[ citation needed ] 
12 March 2001 (2001-03-12)[ 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.

Contents

Radio Active ran for a total of 78 episodes and three seasons dating from 12 September 1998, to 12 March 2001.[ citation needed ]

Premise

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

Main cast

Episodes

Season 1: 1998–99

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
11"Fraudcast"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré12 September 1998 (1998-09-12)
22"Quiz Show"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin19 September 1998 (1998-09-19)
33"The Gossip"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin26 September 1998 (1998-09-26)
44"The Evil Empire"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin3 October 1998 (1998-10-03)
55"The CD Case"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin10 October 1998 (1998-10-10)
66"Payola Payback"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin17 October 1998 (1998-10-17)
77"The Big Shot"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin24 October 1998 (1998-10-24)
88"The Great Hypnoto"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin31 October 1998 (1998-10-31)
99"Love Bets"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin7 November 1998 (1998-11-07)
1010"The Prima Donna"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin14 November 1998 (1998-11-14)
1111"Tanya's Psychic Connection"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin21 November 1998 (1998-11-21)
1212"The Replacement"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin28 November 1998 (1998-11-28)
1313"The Ticket"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin5 December 1998 (1998-12-05)
1414"Boxing Tanya"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
12 December 1998 (1998-12-12)
1515"Ethan Live"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
19 December 1998 (1998-12-19)
1616"The Play"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
9 January 1999 (1999-01-09)
1717"Mr. Moneybags"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
16 January 1999 (1999-01-16)
1818"The Radio Activists"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
23 January 1999 (1999-01-23)
1919"The Classy Girl"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
30 January 1999 (1999-01-30)
2020"Morgan's Day Off"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
6 February 1999 (1999-02-06)
2121"Stalag 16 1/2"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
13 February 1999 (1999-02-13)
2222"The Poet"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
20 February 1999 (1999-02-20)
2323"The Secret Admirer"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
27 February 1999 (1999-02-27)
2424"Blackmail"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
6 March 1999 (1999-03-06)
2525"The Substitute"François JobinStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
13 March 1999 (1999-03-13)
2626"Ethan Without a Cause"François JobimStory by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer Seguin
Teleplay by: Terence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré
20 March 1999 (1999-03-20)

Season 2: 1999–2000

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
271"The Leader"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré11 September 1999 (1999-09-11)
282"The Invasion"François JobinHeidi Foss18 September 1999 (1999-09-18)
293"Sock It to Me"François JobinShane Simmons25 September 1999 (1999-09-25)
304"Dr. Tanya"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré2 October 1999 (1999-10-02)
315"The Interception"François JobinHeidi Foss9 October 1999 (1999-10-09)
326"The Blaire Resnickie Project"François JobinShane Simmons16 October 1999 (1999-10-16)
337"Dark Sarah"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré23 October 1999 (1999-10-23)
348"Logic 101"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré30 October 1999 (1999-10-30)
359"The Truth and Nothing but the Truth"François JobinIsabelle Langlois6 November 1999 (1999-11-06)
3610"The Big Lie"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré13 November 1999 (1999-11-13)
3711"The Marathon Broadcast"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré20 November 1999 (1999-11-20)
3812"The Review"François JobinHeidi Foss27 November 1999 (1999-11-27)
3913"Television Active"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré4 December 1999 (1999-12-04)
4014"Morgan Unplugged"François JobinShane Simmons11 December 1999 (1999-12-11)
4115"The Prince and the Pimple"François JobinShane Simmons18 December 1999 (1999-12-18)
4216"The Junk Food Racket"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré8 January 2000 (2000-01-08)
4317"Good! Win Hunting"François JobinHeidi Foss15 January 2000 (2000-01-15)
4418"Matchmaker, Matchmaker"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré22 January 2000 (2000-01-22)
4519"Smart and Smarter"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré29 January 2000 (2000-01-29)
4620"Disk-Junky"François JobinHeidi Foss5 February 2000 (2000-02-05)
4721"Fashion Police"François JobinShane Simmons12 February 2000 (2000-02-12)
4822"Morgan and Blaine Sitting in a Tree!"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré19 February 2000 (2000-02-19)
4923"Miz Atoll Dearest"François JobinHeidi Foss26 February 2000 (2000-02-26)
5024"Daydreams"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré4 March 2000 (2000-03-04)
5125"Return to Sender"François JobinShane Simmons11 March 2000 (2000-03-11)
5226"The Fund Raiser"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré18 March 2000 (2000-03-18)

Season 3: 2000–01

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title Directed by Written by Original air date
531"The Wrong Man, the Right Rodent"François JobinShane Simmons9 September 2000 (2000-09-09)
542"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Station"François JobinHeidi Foss16 September 2000 (2000-09-16)
553"Cyrano de Internet"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré23 September 2000 (2000-09-23)
564"They Call Me Uncle Tibby"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré30 September 2000 (2000-09-30)
575"Lou Ann, the Fan"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré7 October 2000 (2000-10-07)
586"Verse Versus Reverse"François JobinShane Simmons14 October 2000 (2000-10-14)
597"Death of a Nozzle Salesman"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré21 October 2000 (2000-10-21)
608"Cyber Boy"François JobinUnknown28 October 2000 (2000-10-28)
619"The Model"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré4 November 2000 (2000-11-04)
6210"Bully for You"François JobinShane Simmons11 November 2000 (2000-11-11)
6311"Rogercus"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré18 November 2000 (2000-11-18)
6412"Dead Comic's Society"François JobinHeidi Foss25 November 2000 (2000-11-25)
6513"A Christmas Atoll"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré2 December 2000 (2000-12-02)
6614"Identity Crisis"François JobinHeidi Foss9 December 2000 (2000-12-09)
6715"Bad Aptitude"François JobinShane Simmons16 December 2000 (2000-12-16)
6816"Lou Ann's Return"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré6 January 2001 (2001-01-06)
6917"Paramedic Paramour"François JobinHeidi Foss13 January 2001 (2001-01-13)
7018"The Ratings War"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré20 January 2001 (2001-01-20)
7119"The Wendy Gwendolyn Conundrum"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré27 January 2001 (2001-01-27)
7220"Meat Versus Potatoes"François JobinShane Simmons3 February 2001 (2001-02-03)
7321"Eye to Eye, Pupil to Pupil"François JobinShane Simmons10 February 2001 (2001-02-10)
7422"Commercial Chaos"François JobinHeidi Foss17 February 2001 (2001-02-17)
7523"No Trouble Atoll"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré24 February 2001 (2001-02-24)
7624"Culture Shock"François JobinShane Simmons3 March 2001 (2001-03-03)
7725"Role Reversal"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré10 March 2001 (2001-03-10)
7826"For Whom the Bell Curve Tolls"François JobinShane Simmons12 March 2001 (2001-03-12)

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