The series
Ian McKay and his best friend Shinky are two young punks searching for their great destinies in the back alleys of Calgary Alberta, circa 1980. Together, these friends will face down cowboys and oilmen, hockey goons and movie snobs, odd-jobbers and hairdressers… and through it all they’ll find a way to grow up without selling out. With the help of Ian’s flawed, but loving family (father Lloyd, mom Helen, and his outrageously outgoing sister Belinda), Ian and Shinky find new opportunities to blow minds every week, exporting their special brand of offbeat revolution for the 80’s – seeking out love and working to change the world, one young drunk punk at a time.
Episodes
Season 1 · 13 episodes · 2015
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Episode 118 Jan 201525m
The Pilot
Calgary; 1980: Young rebels, Ian and Shinky set out to find a great destiny and a great job, but when that all proves too hard they decide to revolutionize society!
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Episode 228 Jan 201525m
Working for Cowboy
Determined to not end up like his father, Ian takes a construction job with Shinky - but his new boss turns out to be his sister's scary ex-boyfriend.
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Episode 34 Feb 201525m
The Van
Ian and Shinky turn an old decrepit van into the coolest party-wagon in town.
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Episode 411 Feb 201525m
European Style
Lloyd tries a new hair salon, and winds up enamoured with the service, leading Helen to suspect even worse.
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Episode 518 Feb 201525m
The Clash is Coming
Ian and Shinky find out that The Clash is coming to Calgary - and make it their mission in life to get tickets.
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Episode 625 Feb 201525m
Lure a Flame
A Calgary Flames hockey player moves to Brae Vista and causes nothing but trouble for Ian, Shinky, and Helen.
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Episode 74 Mar 201525m
Ian and Shinky Make a Movie
After seeing the film Eraserhead, Ian and Shinky decide to make their own movie, using the security cameras at Brae Vista.
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Episode 811 Mar 201525m
Yoga Show
Lloyd and Ian find common ground while watching a mildly racy yoga show one morning, until Helen joins the cast of the show, and Belinda discovers feminism!
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Episode 925 Mar 201525m
First Date Funeral
After a few failed dates with Diane, Ian has only one chance to make things right. Unfortunately it’s on the same day as his grandmother’s funeral.
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Episode 101 Apr 201525m
Sound Judgement
Determined to cure Ian’s music-snobbery, Shinky put him through a gauntlet of horrible bands.
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Episode 118 Apr 201525m
Space Invaders
When Brae Vista gets a Space Invaders game, Ian and Shinky decide to fight back against its mindless conformity with the age-old tool of graffiti.
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Episode 1215 Apr 201525m
Rock of Seagulls
When Shinky becomes a guitarist in Calgary’s hottest band, Ian sets off to find his own talent as a critic for the local newsletter.
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Episode 1322 Apr 201525m
Vancouver
Ian is overjoyed when Diane invites him for a “sleep over.” But the night is put in jeopardy when Ian receives a possible job offer in Vancouver.
Cast
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