| Genre: | Sitcom |
| Runtime: | Approx. 22 minutes |
| Creator: | Gerry Dee Michael Volpe |
| Company: | Topsail Entertainment Gerard ADHD Entertainment |
| Executive Producer: | Gerry Dee Michael Volpe |
| Starring: | Gerry Dee Jonathan Torrens Lauren Hammersley Booth Savage Bette MacDonald Naomi Snieckus Darrin Rose Mark Little Wes Williams Mark Forward |
| Country: | Canada |
| Opentheme: | "I'm Awesome" by Spose |
| Location: | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Network: | CBC |
| Num Seasons: | 8 |
| Num Episodes: | 88 |
| Language: | English |
| List Episodes: |
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Mr. D is a Canadian television series starring comedian Gerry Dee. The series follows the misadventures of an underqualified schoolteacher named Gerry Duncan, nicknamed Mr. D. It debuted on the CBC on January 9, 2012, and concluded after eight seasons on December 19, 2018.
On December 11, 2020, Mr. D became available for streaming in the United States on Amazon Prime Video.
| Actor | Character | Seasons | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Gerry Dee | Gerry Duncan | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Jonathan Torrens | Robert Cheeley | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Lauren Hammersley | Lisa Mason | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Bette MacDonald | Trudy Walsh | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Naomi Snieckus | Bobbi Galka | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Darrin Rose | Bill Cogill | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Mark Little | Simon Hunt | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Wes Williams | Paul Dwyer | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Suresh John | Mr. Malik | colspan="8" | ||||||||
| Mark Forward | Wayne Leung | colspan="5" | ||||||||
| Kathleen Phillips | Emma Terdie | colspan="5" | ||||||||
| Emma Hunter | Nisha Corcoran | colspan="4" | ||||||||
| Booth Savage | Principal Mike Callaghan | colspan="4" | ||||||||
| Bill Wood | Frank | colspan="4" | ||||||||
| Dave Merheje | Dave Bechara | colspan="2" | ||||||||
| Jordan Poole | Alex | Recurring | ||||||||
Creator, writer, executive producer and star Gerry Dee based Mr. D on his ten years teaching physical education in high school before he left for a career in stand-up comedy in 2003.[12] [13] The pilot episode was directed by Steve Wright and produced by Gerry Dee and Michael Volpe.[14] The show is filmed on location at Citadel High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[15]
Mr. D was renewed for a third season on April 3, 2013, and for a fourth season on April 4, 2014.[16]
For the fourth season, the CBC included the series in a production deal with City.[17] Under the deal, Mr. D and City's new sitcom Young Drunk Punk will each air on their own originating network in the winter of the 2014–15 television season, then swap networks for a second run in the fall of the 2015–16 season.
The CBC announced that Mr. D had been renewed for a fifth season in a press release dated March 4, 2015.[18]
16 February 2016, the CBC announced "Mr. D" had been renewed for a sixth season in a press release.[19]
On April 6, 2017 Dee confirmed the show had been renewed for a seventh season.[20]
On March 11, 2018 the show was renewed for an eighth season. Dee confirmed this would be the show's last.[21] [22]
The first episode of the show was watched by 1.23 million viewers, which was the biggest midseason debut for the CBC 2011–12 season.[23]
| Year | Award | Category | Winner/nominee | Result[24] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | ACTRA Award for Outstanding Performance - Female | |||
| 2015 | Outstanding Male Actor in a Supporting Role | |||
| Outstanding Female Actor in a Supporting Role | ||||
| 2014 | Bell Media National Fellowship Award of Distinction | Jessie Gabe | ||
| 2012 | Best Performance by a Male - Television | |||
| Best Performance by a Female - Television | Naomi Snieckus | |||
| 2013 | ||||
| Best TV Show | Mr. D | |||
| 2013 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role | Gerry Dee | ||
| Best Comedy Program or Series | Mr. D | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2015 | ||||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series | Naomi Snieckus | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series | Jonathan Torrens | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role | ||||
| Best Direction in a Comedy Program or Series | Steve Wright | |||
| Best Achievement in Casting | Tina Gerussi & Sheila Lane | |||
| Best Writing in a Comedy Program or Series | Gerry Dee | |||
| Jessie Gabe | ||||
| Best Picture Editing in a Comedy or Variety Program or Series | Patricia Brown & Dean Soltys | |||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series | Bette MacDonald | |||
| 2016 | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series | Darrin Rose | ||
| 2017 | Best Comedy Series | |||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Continuing Leading Comedic Role | ||||
| Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series | ||||
| Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Supporting Role or Guest Role in a Comedic Series | ||||
| Kathleen Phillips | ||||
| Best Photography in a Comedy Program or Series | Ian Bibby | |||
| Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Teen Actor | Jordan Poole | |||
| Best Performance in a TV Series -Supporting Young Actress | Alyce Donoghue | |||
| Faith Donoghue |
On October 31, 2015, Gerry Dee and Mr. D co-creator Michael Volpe announced an agreement had been signed with Will Arnett's newly formed TV production company, Electric Avenue, to develop an American version of the show for American network CBS.[25]
Dee revealed the initial contact with Will Arnett came from a friend of a friend who went to school with Arnett. He stated that there had been small interest from American television in the past, but this was the first serious proposal to get an American version of the show up.[26]
Dee and Volpe originally pitched the show as an American reboot with Dee reprising his role. However, CBS was looking to use the show as a vehicle for an American star with Dee and Volpe getting executive producer credits. Veteran comedic actor Tom Arnold had been signed to the title role. CBS also mentioned hiring Tom Hertz as showrunner. Hertz was previously executive producer of popular American sitcoms Spin City and King of Queens.[26]
While Dee understands a show about his life as a teacher before he became a comedian will be adapted to suit American audiences, with changes including a multi-camera American sitcom system rather than the single camera Canadian system, he hopes the American version will retain Mr. D's mix of character humour, physical comedy and authenticity, along with its use of talented young actors for students instead of 25-year-olds playing teenagers.[26] [27]