Butch Patterson: Private Dick
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| Butch Patterson: Private Dick | |
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| Format | Television Serial Comedy |
| Created by | Greg Lawrence |
| Written by | Greg Lawrence |
| Directed by | Greg Lawrence |
| Starring | Greg Lawrence Vivian Burns David L. McCullum Susan Brooks John Ng David Elver Sarah Van Diepen |
| Country of origin |  Canada |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (List of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Greg Lawrence |
| Location(s) | Template:Country data ONT Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | The Comedy Network |
| Original run | February 27, 1999 – January 31, 2001 |
| External links | |
| [NA Official website] | |
| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Butch Patterson: Private Dick is a Canadian serial comedy television series centering around the seedy exploits of a self-described premature ejaculating, alcoholic, kleptomaniac, sexually deviant private detective played by Canadian actor/comedian Greg Lawrence. The series had a three season run, airing on The Comedy Network. Although the show was not a critical or commercial success, it maintains a small cult following. After the series initial run, reruns were featured on the now defunct CBC Country Canada. Since then, all three original seasons have been released on DVD.
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[edit] Style
Most of the episodes are focused around the cases that Butch Patterson is investigating at the time. Unlike most comedy series, Butch Patterson has a contiguous plot line running throughout the entire three seasons. The show is shot in a drab hue that provides a film noir feel. Much of the humour is derived from the candid narrative of Butch as he reflects on his cases and his general state of affairs. There is a heavy reliance on recurring jokes about Butch's seemingly irrational disdain for bartenders and tailors, his chagrin regarding his childhood bullies and his brassy, open references to his sexual dysfunction. Other gags involve his near unquenchable craving for alcohol and cheap cigars, as well as his tendency to shoplift even when he can afford to pay for the items invovled.
[edit] Plot
[edit] Music
The show features a short jazz theme song that plays during the opening and ending credits [more info needed]. The score featured throughout much of each episode synchronizes emphatically with the tone of each scene, adding greatly to the comic impression upon the viewer.
[edit] Characters
Butch Patterson(Greg Lawrence) -
Blanche DuMaurier(Vivian Burns) -
Tommy Rubella(David L. McCallum) -
Debbie Hitler(Susan Brooks) -
"The Swede" aka Jimmy(John Ng) -
Vance Van Vandervan(David Elver) -
Jasmine Griffen(Sarah Van Diepen) -
[edit] Episodes
Season 1:
Episode 1 - The Jewel Heist Pt1
Episode 2 - The Jewel Heist Pt2
Episode 3 - The Hit
Episode 4 - Call Him Ishmail
Episode 5 - Losing It
Episode 6 - The Dinner Party
Episode 7 - The Affair
Episode 8 - Strike One
Episode 9 - Mom
Episode 10 - Dance Contest
Episode 11 - The Chase
Episode 12 - The Reading Drive
Episode 13 - The Wrath of Vance
Season 2:
Episode 1 - The Return of Vance
Episode 2 - Head Wound
Episode 3 - Debbie Gets a Trout
Episode 4 - Altar, He Go
Episode 5 - The Stake-Out
Episode 6 - The Ties That Bind
Episode 7 - Old Lady Digthorpe
Episode 8 - The Big Meeting
Episode 9 - Birds, Booze and Gas
Episode 10 - The Approximate Size of a Human Head
Episode 11 - The Beginning of the End
Episode 12 - The Plan Underway
Episode 13 - The Plan Revealed
Season 3:
Episode 1 - An Affair to Forget
Episode 2 - Fresh Tarts
Episode 3 - Ante Up
Episode 4 - Shrinking Heads
Episode 5 - Alley Oops
Episode 6 - Snapsy Come Home
Episode 7 - Those Who Can't, Teach
Episode 8 - Oh Yea Pt1
Episode 9 - Oh Yea Pt2
Episode 10 - Hepcat On the Catwalk
Episode 11 - I, Thadius
Episode 12 - How to Make Love
Episode 13 - The End of it All
