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
ReleaseSeptember 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)[ citation needed ] 
March 12, 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 September 12, 1998, to March 12, 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 ParéSeptember 12, 1998 (1998-09-12)
22"Quiz Show"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinSeptember 19, 1998 (1998-09-19)
33"The Gossip"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinSeptember 26, 1998 (1998-09-26)
44"The Evil Empire"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinOctober 3, 1998 (1998-10-03)
55"The CD Case"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinOctober 10, 1998 (1998-10-10)
66"Payola Payback"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinOctober 17, 1998 (1998-10-17)
77"The Big Shot"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinOctober 24, 1998 (1998-10-24)
88"The Great Hypnoto"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinOctober 31, 1998 (1998-10-31)
99"Love Bets"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinNovember 7, 1998 (1998-11-07)
1010"The Prima Donna"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinNovember 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)
1111"Tanya's Psychic Connection"Ross FrancoeurTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinNovember 21, 1998 (1998-11-21)
1212"The Replacement"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinNovember 28, 1998 (1998-11-28)
1313"The Ticket"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul Paré & Jennifer SeguinDecember 5, 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
December 12, 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
December 19, 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
January 9, 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
January 16, 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
January 23, 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
January 30, 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
February 6, 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
February 13, 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
February 20, 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
February 27, 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
March 6, 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
March 13, 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
March 20, 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 ParéSeptember 11, 1999 (1999-09-11)
282"The Invasion"François JobinHeidi FossSeptember 18, 1999 (1999-09-18)
293"Sock It to Me"François JobinShane SimmonsSeptember 25, 1999 (1999-09-25)
304"Dr. Tanya"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéOctober 2, 1999 (1999-10-02)
315"The Interception"François JobinHeidi FossOctober 9, 1999 (1999-10-09)
326"The Blaire Resnickie Project"François JobinShane SimmonsOctober 16, 1999 (1999-10-16)
337"Dark Sarah"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéOctober 23, 1999 (1999-10-23)
348"Logic 101"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéOctober 30, 1999 (1999-10-30)
359"The Truth and Nothing but the Truth"François JobinIsabelle LangloisNovember 6, 1999 (1999-11-06)
3610"The Big Lie"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéNovember 13, 1999 (1999-11-13)
3711"The Marathon Broadcast"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéNovember 20, 1999 (1999-11-20)
3812"The Review"François JobinHeidi FossNovember 27, 1999 (1999-11-27)
3913"Television Active"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéDecember 4, 1999 (1999-12-04)
4014"Morgan Unplugged"François JobinShane SimmonsDecember 11, 1999 (1999-12-11)
4115"The Prince and the Pimple"François JobinShane SimmonsDecember 18, 1999 (1999-12-18)
4216"The Junk Food Racket"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéJanuary 8, 2000 (2000-01-08)
4317"Good! Win Hunting"François JobinHeidi FossJanuary 15, 2000 (2000-01-15)
4418"Matchmaker, Matchmaker"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéJanuary 22, 2000 (2000-01-22)
4519"Smart and Smarter"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéJanuary 29, 2000 (2000-01-29)
4620"Disk-Junky"François JobinHeidi FossFebruary 5, 2000 (2000-02-05)
4721"Fashion Police"François JobinShane SimmonsFebruary 12, 2000 (2000-02-12)
4822"Morgan and Blaine Sitting in a Tree!"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéFebruary 19, 2000 (2000-02-19)
4923"Miz Atoll Dearest"François JobinHeidi FossFebruary 26, 2000 (2000-02-26)
5024"Daydreams"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéMarch 4, 2000 (2000-03-04)
5125"Return to Sender"François JobinShane SimmonsMarch 11, 2000 (2000-03-11)
5226"The Fund Raiser"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéMarch 18, 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 SimmonsSeptember 9, 2000 (2000-09-09)
542"It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Station"François JobinHeidi FossSeptember 16, 2000 (2000-09-16)
553"Cyrano de Internet"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéSeptember 23, 2000 (2000-09-23)
564"They Call Me Uncle Tibby"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéSeptember 30, 2000 (2000-09-30)
575"Lou Ann, the Fan"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéOctober 7, 2000 (2000-10-07)
586"Verse Versus Reverse"François JobinShane SimmonsOctober 14, 2000 (2000-10-14)
597"Death of a Nozzle Salesman"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéOctober 21, 2000 (2000-10-21)
608"Cyber Boy"François JobinUnknownOctober 28, 2000 (2000-10-28)
619"The Model"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéNovember 4, 2000 (2000-11-04)
6210"Bully for You"François JobinShane SimmonsNovember 11, 2000 (2000-11-11)
6311"Rogercus"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéNovember 18, 2000 (2000-11-18)
6412"Dead Comic's Society"François JobinHeidi FossNovember 25, 2000 (2000-11-25)
6513"A Christmas Atoll"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéDecember 2, 2000 (2000-12-02)
6614"Identity Crisis"François JobinHeidi FossDecember 9, 2000 (2000-12-09)
6715"Bad Aptitude"François JobinShane SimmonsDecember 16, 2000 (2000-12-16)
6816"Lou Ann's Return"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéJanuary 6, 2001 (2001-01-06)
6917"Paramedic Paramour"François JobinHeidi FossJanuary 13, 2001 (2001-01-13)
7018"The Ratings War"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéJanuary 20, 2001 (2001-01-20)
7119"The Wendy Gwendolyn Conundrum"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéJanuary 27, 2001 (2001-01-27)
7220"Meat Versus Potatoes"François JobinShane SimmonsFebruary 3, 2001 (2001-02-03)
7321"Eye to Eye, Pupil to Pupil"François JobinShane SimmonsFebruary 10, 2001 (2001-02-10)
7422"Commercial Chaos"François JobinHeidi FossFebruary 17, 2001 (2001-02-17)
7523"No Trouble Atoll"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéFebruary 24, 2001 (2001-02-24)
7624"Culture Shock"François JobinShane SimmonsMarch 3, 2001 (2001-03-03)
7725"Role Reversal"François JobinTerence Bowman & Bernard Deniger & Paul ParéMarch 10, 2001 (2001-03-10)
7826"For Whom the Bell Curve Tolls"François JobinShane SimmonsMarch 12, 2001 (2001-03-12)

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