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A feather in my hat, I was one of the 'Yahoo! Canada's Pick of the Week'
for the week of April 10, 1998.
Now here is the list:
-
 "The
Blood" - In the show where Kramer gave Jerry his blood, Kramer
asks to use Jerry's TV because he is taping Canadian Parliament on
C-Span. *
- "The Comeback" - George came in happy and Jerry said
"Why are you so happy? Did you find someone to take that Canadian
quarter of yours"
- "The Calzone" - The show where Kramer cooks his clothes,
Todd Gakk, claims he's going to Montreal and can pick up some Cuban
cigars for Jerry.
- "The Label Maker" - In the show where Jerry has Superbowl
tickets, he says he can't give them to Kramer because Kramer only
likes Canadian football. *
- "The Hot Tub" - There is a Canadian travel poster on
Kramer's wall when he is in the hot tub. There is also a large
Canadian flag being carried in the marathon in the shot of the bridge.
- "The Summer of George" - There is a can of Canada Dry
Ginger Ale in George's refrigerator chair.
- "The Opposite" - Elaine was kicked out of her apartment
building, and the list of grievances include "putting Canadian
quarters into the machine".
- "The Couch" - The show with the Poppy stain, Poppy tells
Kramer he gets his ducks from Newfoundland
* Could Kramer be a former Canadian, watching Parliament and CFL?
Indirect References:
 "The
Maid" - Kramer is using Jerry's blanket on the couch. The blanket
was from the Hudson Bay Company with the tradition HBC strips.
- "The Nosejob" - In the show where George is trying to
convince his girlfriend to get a nosejob, George says "Peter
Jennings has a nosejob", who is Canadian.
- "The Andrea Dorea" - Elaine was wondering if it was Gordon
Ligthfoot who sang
"The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald" or Edmund Fitzgerald
who sang "The Wreck of Gordon Lightfoot".
- "Bubble Boy" - The Bubble Boy and George play Trivial
Pursuit, a very successful board game that was invented in Canada by
Canadians, Chris Haney and Scott Abbott .
- "The Gum" - Haarwood refers to Kramer's Raymond
Massey-like physique. Raymond Massey was a famous Canadian actor.
- "The Face Painter" - In the show where the gang go to a
Devils-Rangers playoff game, two players hit the boards in front of
Puddy - He yells Messier and pounds on the glass.
- "The Bottle Deposit" - There is a video cassette of the
Canadian film Léolo on Newman's
table.
- "The Cigar Store Indian" - Elaine is playing poker with
her girl friends. A bottle of NAYA water is clearly on the table. NAYA
is made in Canada.
- Jerry's hero Superman was created by Canadians Joe Shuster and
friend Jerry Siegel
Very Indirect (Three degrees of Canada)
- "The English Patient" - Elaine sees The English Patient
twice - the nurse was Canadian
- "The English Patient" - The novel's writer, Michael
Ondaatje, was Canadian.
- "The Pick" - George's zipper is stuck in the therapist's
office. - The zipper was invented in Canada by Gideon Sundback in
1913.
- "The Boyfriend" - The guys are playing basketball, a game
invented by Canadian, James Naismith in 1891.
- "The Hot Tub" - Jerry and George are discussing why Jean
Paul was late for the NYC marathon. They mention Daylight Saving Time
and Standard Time. Which was invented by Sir Sanford Fleming in
Toronto
- Angela Dohrmann - (played The Chinese Woman - Donna Chang) used to
be a VeeJay on the Canadian Video Music channel MuchMusic.
Canadian Cast/Crew
- Newscaster - Keith Morrison ... Himself [The Trip}
- Actor - Peter Keleghan ... Lloyd [The Non-Fat Yogurt]
- Actor - Kevin McDonald ... Denim Vest [The Strike]
- Actor - Stephen McHattie ... Dr. Reston [The Watch, The Wallet, The Pitch & The
Ticket]
- Actor - Angela Featherstone ... Cindy [The Maid]
- Announcer - Alex Trebeck ... Himself [The Abstinence]
- Director - David Steinberg [The Tape & The Truth]
- Writer/Producer - Marjorie Gross ... [The Secretary, The Fusilli
Jerry, The Understudy, & The Shower Head]
Find the Canadian Connections in some of your
favourite TV shows at
The Canadian Connection
| Seinfeld
| The Simpsons
| X-Files | Star Trek |
Friends | The
Late Show | South
Park |
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