For anyone in the Canadian Twitterverse, it’s been hard not to notice a viral competition sweeping the nation.
After a single tongue-in-cheek tweet (below) gained traction, Justin McElroy, a city politics reporter for CBC Vancouver, created a detailed bracket to determine “Canada’s Most Memorable (English) TV Thing“.
UPDATE: I have created a 64-entry bracket competition for this, which you can vote on here. https://t.co/51DV9qnq65 pic.twitter.com/7cQv1BE5TG
— Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy) November 13, 2017
Seventeen days and over 400,000 votes later, the champion has been crowned. Mr. Dressup defeated Kids in the Hall to become Canada’s most memorable TV show.
In a sentimental coincidence, the winning announcement came on what would have been the Ernie Coombs’ – the show’s creator and star – 90th birthday.
It's been decided.
Canada's Most Memorable (English) TV Thing of all time is Mr. Dressup: https://t.co/0L430LjKXL
— Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy) November 27, 2017
Rounding out the top four were Heritage Minutes (3rd place) and Degrassi (4th place).
VOTING HAS ENDED FOR #CANADIANTVBRACKET, which means I can reveal ….
That finishing in 3rd place, with 57.7% of the vote over Degrassi, was Heritage Minutes! @HistoricaCanada pic.twitter.com/XmWigftpPY
— Justin McElroy (@j_mcelroy) November 27, 2017
List of Runners Up:
- 5th: SCTV.
- 6th: The Friendly Giant.
- 7th: The Littlest Hobo.
- 8th: Body Break.
- Tied for 9th: Trailer Park Boys, Street Cents, Fraggle Rock, Anne of Green Gables.
- Tied for 13th: The Beachcombers, The Raccoons, Wayne and Shuster, Corner Gas.
Full Bracket:
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