The Greatest Canadian Invention

Last updated

The Greatest Canadian Invention
Narrated by Bob McDonald
Country of originCanada
No. of episodes1
Production
Camera setup Multiple-camera
Running time~120 minutes
Original release
Network CBC

The Greatest Canadian Invention is a spiritual sequel to The Greatest Canadian originally aired on CBC Television. [1] It began with CBC viewers voting online on which invention (out of 50) they considered to be the greatest Canadian invention. The show is a two-hour special, hosted by Bob McDonald, [2] that premiered on 3 January 2007 at 8:00 EST.

Contents

Commentators

The 22 commentators for the show are:

Inventions

The inventions, in voted order, are:

  

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">University of Prince Edward Island</span> University in Prince Edward Island, Canada

The University of Prince Edward Island (UPEI) is a public university in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada, and the only university in the province. Founded in 1969, the enabling legislation is the University Act, R.S.P.E.I 2000.

This is a list of Canadians, people who are identified with Canada through residential, legal, historical, or cultural means, grouped by their area of notability.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mike Myers</span> Canadian-born British-American actor, comedian, and filmmaker (born 1963)

Michael John Myers is a Canadian-born British-American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. His accolades include seven MTV Movie & TV Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2002, he was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 2017, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada for "his extensive and acclaimed body of comedic work as an actor, writer, and producer."

<i>The Greatest Canadian</i> 2004 television series

The Greatest Canadian is a 2004 television series consisting of 13 episodes produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) to identify one greatest Canadian of all time, according to those who watched and participated in the program.

This is a list of notable Italian Americans.

Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bob McDonald (science journalist)</span>

Bob McDonald OC is a Canadian author and science journalist. He is the national science commentator for CBC Television and CBC News Network, and since 1992 has been the host of a weekly radio science show, Quirks & Quarks which draws approximately 800,000 listeners each week.

The Royal Canadian Air Farce was a comedy troupe that was active from 1973 to 2019. It is best known for their various Canadian Broadcasting Corporation series, first on CBC Radio and later on CBC Television. Although their weekly radio series ended in 1997 and their television series ended in 2008, the troupe produced annual New Year's Eve specials on CBC Television until 2019. CBC announced that, due to budgetary constraints, the special scheduled to air on December 30, 2019, would be the final in the series.

The 7th Canadian Comedy Awards, presented by the Canadian Comedy Foundation for Excellence (CCFE), honoured the best live, television, and film comedy of 2005 and was held on 27 October 2006 in London, Ontario. The ceremony was hosted by Debra DiGiovanni.

References

  1. Couture, Christa (10 January 2017). "How well do these Canadian 'bests' hold up in 2017?". CBC .
  2. "Program Guide – The Greatest Canadian Invention". CBC . Retrieved 9 May 2024.