- Rent-a-Goalie
infobox television
show_name = Rent-a-Goalie
caption =
format = Sitcom
runtime = 30 minutes
creator = Christopher Bolton
starring =
country = CAN
network =Showcase Television
first_aired = 1 October 2006
last_aired =
num_episodes = 26
imdb_id = 0772215|"Rent-a-Goalie" is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that is broadcast on the
CanWest Mediaworks channel Showcase. Its third season premieres 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for threeGemini Awards , including Best Comedy Series. It was also nominated for a Directors Guild of Canada Award, the CFTPA Indie Award for Best Comedy Series, an ACTRA Award for Best Male Performance for Christopher Bolton, and fourCanadian Comedy Awards , winning two. The second season has been nominated for sixGemini Awards , including Best Comedy Series, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Cinematography and Best Casting. It has also been nominated for threeCanadian Comedy Awards ."Rent-a-Goalie" revolves around the exploits of Cake (
Christopher Bolton ), a hockey-mad, recovered-from-everything go-to guy, who runs a rag-tag hockey goalie rental service out of Cafe Primo, a family-owned coffee shop in Toronto’s Little Italy. Here, at this crazy crossroads of hockey culture and coffee culture, Cake has finally found a home. He spends his time juggling friends and enemies, the ridiculous and the profound, while always trying to live by The Code – an ever evolving set of personal ethics, spiritual maxims and athletic credos that keep him on the straight and narrow.List of episodes
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External links
* [http://www.showcase.ca/rentagoalie/ Official Site]
* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0772215/ IMDb Listing]
* [http://www.babyz.ca/ Official Fan Site]
* [http://www.georgianentertainment.com/ Parent Company Site]
* [http://pastthepages.ca/080326/arts1.html Interview with Christopher Bolton, 26 March 2008]
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