Four on the Floor (Canadian TV series)
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Four on the Floor is a sketch comedy series which aired on CBC Television in 1986.<ref name="torontosun" /><ref name="mississauga" /> Consisting of only 13 episodes, the series was a showcase for The Frantics, a comedy troupe consisting of Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican and Peter Wildman. In the U.K., it aired in Channel 4's traditional Friday night comedy slot, from 10 June to 2 September 1988.
The introduction was voiced by Dan and Rick alternating each line, with video clips and sound effects interspersed in the opening.
Although the series was quickly cancelled due to CBC budget constraints, it was an important influence on later Canadian sketch comedy, such as The Kids in the Hall.<ref>Ted Shaw, "Nothing escapes antics of The Kids In The Hall". Windsor Star, September 21, 1989.</ref>
Character
[edit]The show's most famous character was Mr. Canoehead, a quintessentially Canadian superhero: on a canoeing trip in Algonquin Park, he was hit by lightning while portaging his aluminum canoe, which became permanently welded to his head. As a crime fighter, he would capture criminals by turning around so that the canoe knocked them over.<ref>Rick Groen, "Frantics' TV antics zany but hit-and-miss". The Globe and Mail, January 16, 1986.</ref>
The character had been originally developed for the radio show Frantic Times, with the troupe initially uncertain how to make the sketch work for television.<ref>Rob Salem, "Forever Frantics". Toronto Star, December 30, 2004.</ref>