Quad (1977 Canadian TV series)

Quad was a Canadian sketch comedy television program that ran from 1977 until 1988 on in. Originating from in, the series was hosted by Martin Berger, Dan Pickler, Hanako Matsuoka, Eric Ian Krier, Cy Potain, Clinton Sussman, and Thom Jerabek.

Sketches

 * Dr. Granby: Dan Pickler stars as Dr. Granby, the quack doctor titular character of the soap opera-esque sketch. His assistant, Dr. Daniel (Martin Berger), is heavily implied to be gay, and his other assistant, Nurse Helene (Hanako Matsuoka), is regularly roped into Dr. Granby's shenanigans despite being the only sane one of the group.
 * Wayne from Windsor: This sketch stars Thom Jerabek as the titular character Wayne Speakonia, who hails from and is an exaggerated version of the average Canadian lower-class guy. He tells tales of his family, who "attempt" to engage in a new activity each week.
 * The Four Men: Martin Berger, Dan Pickler, Thom Jerabek and Cy Potain portray four construction workers. Since they are really dumb, hilarity ensues every time they try to work on any bigger project than home repairs. In one sketch, they are even portrayed to be too stupid to strike when their union calls for one.
 * Suzie Qiu: Hanako Matsuoka portrays the titular character, a stereotypical teenager "from the suburbs, honey." Most of her topics deal with how teenage life sucks and why she desires to run away from home.
 * The Adventures of René Lévesque: Cy Potain portrays as a walking stereotype of the Québécois: rude, Anglophobic, and resistant to Canadian nationalism. His frequent adversaries are "ze Prime-Minister!" (Eric Ian Krier) and "ze anglophone!" (Thom Jerabek). In one 1983 episode, the real René Lévesque appeared to give Cy's "René" some pointers on politics.
 * Oshzo's Circus: A foul-mouthed, grumpy clown from, performed by Martin Berger. He argued with his "child" audience members and told famous tales "with a Canadian twist." After Quad was cancelled, Martin would resurrect Oshzo several years later as part of The Manny West Show, also on the CBC, as well as a columnist persona for the parody news website The Daily Potato.
 * Beat It!: Dan Pickler stars as Manny West, a showman game show host, with Martin Berger as Frank Decker, a dumb lower-class thirty-something man who is the only regular contestant. Unfortunately for him, the show is rigged and he always fails, no matter what and each time he loses, Dan and the audience shouts "Too damn bad, Frank!" and he always receives a incredibly cheap & undesirable consolation prize.