''Check it Out!'' is a Canadian television

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that aired on CTV from September 1985 to April 1988. The series also aired in the United States in syndication and on the

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Synopsis

Based on the British series '' Tripper's Day'', ''Check It Out!'' was set in a fictional

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called Cobb's, located in

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and stars

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as manager Howard Bannister. The cast also included Dinah Christie, Henry Beckman, Gordon Clapp, Barbara Hamilton,

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, Kathleen Laskey, Jeff Pustil, Simon Reynolds, Aaron Schwartz and Tonya Williams. The series was taped in front of a studio audience at

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in Toronto.

Cast

as Howard Bannister * Dinah Christie as Edna Moseley * Aaron Schwartz as Leslie Rappaport *

as T.C. Collingwood (season 3) * Tonya Williams as Jennifer Woods (season 1) * Jeff Pustil as Jack Christian * Kathleen Laskey as Marlene Weimaraner * Henry Beckman as Alf (season 1) *Simon Reynolds as Murray Amherst (seasons 1–2) * Gordon Clapp as Viker

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (1985-86)

Season 2 (1986-87)

Season 3 (1987-88)

Syndication

In 2008, four episodes of the series were featured on

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's "Outta Sight Retro Night" programming block. As of 2013, the program is seen on Comedy Gold in Canada daily. In 2023, the show is available to watch on

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and

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for free. The series is also available on

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International titles

In Latin America the show was called ''Supermercado 99'' ("Supermarket 99"), a reference to Barbara Feldon's character in ''

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'', http://www.cinefania.com/newsletter/archivo/newsletter.php/40 while in

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, the show was called ''Il supermercato più pazzo del mondo'' ("The craziest supermarket in the world"). In Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister star in '' Full Frys'', a TV series largely based on ''Check it Out!'' and ''Tripper's Day''.

References

External links

* 1985 Canadian television series debuts 1988 Canadian television series endings 1980s Canadian sitcoms 1980s Canadian workplace comedy television series Canadian television series based on British television series CTV Television Network original programming Canadian English-language television shows Television shows filmed in Toronto Television shows set in Ontario Television series set in shops Long stubs with short prose {{Canada-comedy-tv-prog-stub