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Genre
  
Sitcom

Country of origin
  
Canada

Theme song
  
I'm Awesome

Writers
  
Gerry Dee, Jessie Gabe

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Opening theme
  
"I'm Awesome" by Spose

Original language(s)
  
English

Network
  
CBC Television

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Created by
  
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

Cast
  
Gerry Dee, Lauren Hammersley, Jonathan Torrens, Naomi Snieckus, Darrin Rose

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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 CBC on January 9, 2012.

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Cast


  • Gerry Dee as Gerry Duncan: an under-qualified high school social studies teacher who prefers to be called Mr. D by the children and is jealous when the school's actual Mr. D (Paul Dwyer) returns to Xavier Academy.
  • Jonathan Torrens as Robert Cheeley: Robert is the vice principal of the school but his bizarre character traits make it difficult for his colleagues to respect him. He is desperate for Principal Callaghan's approval.
  • Lauren Hammersley as Lisa Mason: a competent and responsible teacher with a traditional teaching style, who has now replaced Mr. Callaghan as principal. She cannot stand to have anyone not like her.
  • Booth Savage as Mike Callaghan: the sensible, down to earth and highly respected principal of Xavier Academy.
  • Bette MacDonald as Trudy Walsh: the school secretary who runs much of the day-to-day business at Xavier Academy.
  • Naomi Snieckus as Bobbi Galka: the confident and respected P.E. teacher at Xavier Academy.
  • Darrin Rose as Bill: Gerry's roommate and a womanizing bachelor who works as the local bartender.
  • Mark Little as Simon Hunt: the science teacher of the school, he is weak and a typical science geek who is also assistant coach of the girls basketball team.
  • Wes Williams as Paul Dwyer: Paul is cool and loved by all the teachers, and was the original Mr. D to the children before he left. Gerry is often jealous of Dwyer and feels that he is in competition with him.
  • Mark Forward as Wayne Leung: the school librarian who is borderline psychotic. A white man adopted as a child by Chinese parents, Wayne's Chinese heritage is very important to him.
  • Suresh John as Malik: the mysterious school custodian with an unusual history.
  • Kathleen Phillips as Emma Terdie: Emma is the librarian who runs a tight ship and demands that rules are followed and that things are always done by the book in her library.
  • Bill Wood as Frank: the school's guidance counselor and assistant basketball coach to Mr. D. Frank uses crutches to walk.
  • Production

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    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. The pilot episode was directed by Steve Wright and produced by Gerry Dee and Michael Volpe. The show is filmed on location at Citadel High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

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    Mr. D was renewed for a third season on April 3, 2013, and for a fourth season on April 4, 2014.

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    For the fourth season, CBC included the series in a production deal with City. 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, and then swap networks for a second run in the fall of the 2015-16 season.

    CBC announced that Mr. D had been renewed for a fifth season in a press release dated March 4, 2015.

    16 February 2016, CBC announced "Mr. D" had been renewed for a sixth season in a press release.

    Reception

    The first episode of the show was watched by 1.23 million viewers, currently the biggest midseason debut for the CBC 2011-2012 season.

    Proposed U.S. Version

    31 October 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.

    Dee revealed the initial contact with Will Arnett came from a friend of a friend who went to school with Arnett. He state 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.

    Dee and Volpe originally pitched the show as an American reboot with Dee reprising his role however CBS is 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 has been signed to the title role. CBS also mentioned hiring Tom Hertz as showrunner. Hertz has previously been executive producer of popular American sitcoms Spin City and King of Queens.

    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.

    References

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