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{{Short description|Canadian sitcom}}
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{{Infobox television
| show_name = Health Nutz
| image =
| image = HealthNutzPromoPoster.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Title card
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| genre = [[Sitcom]]
| camera =
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| runtime = 30 minutes
| runtime = 30 minutes
| creator = Jason Friesen
| creator = Jason Friesen
| developer =
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| executive_producer = Jason Friesen<br>Dasha D. Novak
| executive_producer = Jason Friesen<br />Dasha D. Novak
| narrated =
| narrated =
| country = Canada
| country = Canada
| network = [[Aboriginal Peoples Television Network|APTN]]
| network = [[Aboriginal Peoples Television Network|APTN]]
| location = [[North Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| location = [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]], Canada
| first_aired = March 22, 2011
| first_aired = {{start date|2011|3|22}}
| last_aired = February 11, 2013
| last_aired = {{end date|2013|2|11}}
| num_seasons = 2
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 12
| num_episodes = 12
| list_episodes = List of Health Nutz episodes
| list_episodes = List of Health Nutz episodes
| website = http://aptn.ca/healthnutz/
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}}


'''''Health Nutz''''' was a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[television]] series created by Jason Friesen, who is also the writer and executive producer of the program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1846094/fullcredits/|title=''Health Nutz'' full credits on IMDb}}</ref> The series was produced by Jason Friesen and Dasha D. Novak and aired on [[Aboriginal Peoples Television Network|APTN]]. The show premiered on APTN on March 22, 2011. ''Health Nutz'' returned for a second season on January 11, 2013.
'''''Health Nutz''''' is a Canadian television [[situation comedy]] series created by Jason Friesen, who is also the writer and executive producer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1846094/fullcredits/|title=''Health Nutz'' full credits on IMDb}}</ref> The series was produced by Jason Friesen and Dasha D. Novak and aired on [[Aboriginal Peoples Television Network|APTN]]. The pilot episode was shown on APTN on December 27, 2010.<ref name=Raven>{{cite news |author=Debora Steel |url=http://www.ammsa.com/node/29928 |title=Get juiced over APTN series |work=Raven's Eye |publisher=AMMSA |date=December 2010 }}</ref> The series ran for two seasons, starting on March 22, 2011 and on January 11, 2013.


==References==
==Setting==
Buzz Riel Jr., a former professional [[ice hockey|hockey]] player who since a career-ending accident has become an alcoholic gambler, inherits the Health Nutz juice bar in [[North Vancouver (city)|North Vancouver]] and an associated lucrative [[energy drink]] patent from his estranged father on condition that he gets and stays sober.<ref name=Raven/><ref name=Kamloops>{{cite news |url=http://www.kamloopsnews.ca/arts-entertainment/local-a-e/shooting-begins-for-tv-comedy-pilot-1.1216268 |title=Shooting begins for TV comedy pilot |newspaper=Kamloops Daily News |date=August 12, 2009 }}</ref> The pilot was filmed at a run-down pub on Hastings Street and used exteriors at Orange Number 5, a [[strip joint]].<ref name=Raven/>
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==Cast==
* [[Kevin Loring]] – Buzz Riel Jr.
* Lucie Guest
* [[Ali Liebert]]<ref name=Straight>{{cite web |author1=Craig Takeuchi |author2=Michelle da Silva |url=https://www.straight.com/article-381373/vancouver/canadian-spring-tv-endgame-health-nutz-homewreckers-and-more |title=Canadian spring TV: Endgame, Health Nutz, Homewreckers, and more |website=Straight.com |date=March 11, 2011 }}</ref>
* [[Chris Gauthier]]
* Chad Krowchuk
* [[Byron Chief-Moon]] – Chief Floyd Two-Rivers, Buzz Sr.'s right-hand man and executor, and a former alcoholic<ref name=Kam2>{{cite news |author=Dale Bass |url=http://www.kamloopsthisweek.com/stories-at-the-bar-are-nutz/ |title=Stories at the bar are Nutz |newspaper=Kamloops Daily News |date=August 24, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Cameron Archer |url=http://www.gloryosky.ca/urbmn/2010/01/04/aptn-pilots-nutz-boys/ |title=APTN Pilot Burn-Off Time: ''Health Nutz'', ''Bionic Bannock Boys'' |website=Gloryosky.ca |date=January 4, 2010 }}</ref>
* David Hamilton Lyle
* Cyler Point
* Sam Bob
* Jim Shield
* Ken Lawson – homeless man who plays the ukulele<ref name=Kam2/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://someassembly.ca/?page_id=23 |title=Ken Lawson |publisher=Some Assembly Arts Society |accessdate=September 29, 2017 }}</ref>
* [[Laura Mennell]]<ref name=Raven/><ref name=Kamloops/>
* [[Brian George]]<ref name=Straight/>
* [[Lexa Doig]] - Ivonka<ref name=Straight/>

== References ==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{portal|Television in Canada}}
{{Portal|Television|Canada}}
* {{IMDb title|1846094|Health Nutz}}
* {{IMDb title|1846094|Health Nutz}}


[[Category:APTN Television Network shows]]
[[Category:Aboriginal Peoples Television Network original programming]]
[[Category:Canadian television sitcoms]]
[[Category:2010s Canadian sitcoms]]
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[[Category:2011s Canadian comedy television series]]
[[Category:2011 Canadian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2011 Canadian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2013 Canadian television series endings]]
[[Category:2013 Canadian television series endings]]
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[[Category:First Nations television series]]

Latest revision as of 05:09, 27 November 2023

Health Nutz
GenreSitcom
Created byJason Friesen
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producersJason Friesen
Dasha D. Novak
Production locationsNorth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkAPTN
ReleaseMarch 22, 2011 (2011-03-22) –
February 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)

Health Nutz is a Canadian television situation comedy series created by Jason Friesen, who is also the writer and executive producer.[1] The series was produced by Jason Friesen and Dasha D. Novak and aired on APTN. The pilot episode was shown on APTN on December 27, 2010.[2] The series ran for two seasons, starting on March 22, 2011 and on January 11, 2013.

Setting

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Buzz Riel Jr., a former professional hockey player who since a career-ending accident has become an alcoholic gambler, inherits the Health Nutz juice bar in North Vancouver and an associated lucrative energy drink patent from his estranged father on condition that he gets and stays sober.[2][3] The pilot was filmed at a run-down pub on Hastings Street and used exteriors at Orange Number 5, a strip joint.[2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ "Health Nutz full credits on IMDb".
  2. ^ a b c d Debora Steel (December 2010). "Get juiced over APTN series". Raven's Eye. AMMSA.
  3. ^ a b "Shooting begins for TV comedy pilot". Kamloops Daily News. August 12, 2009.
  4. ^ a b c Craig Takeuchi; Michelle da Silva (March 11, 2011). "Canadian spring TV: Endgame, Health Nutz, Homewreckers, and more". Straight.com.
  5. ^ a b Dale Bass (August 24, 2009). "Stories at the bar are Nutz". Kamloops Daily News.
  6. ^ Cameron Archer (January 4, 2010). "APTN Pilot Burn-Off Time: Health Nutz, Bionic Bannock Boys". Gloryosky.ca.
  7. ^ "Ken Lawson". Some Assembly Arts Society. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
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