Series synopsis
Hiccups is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on CTV on March 1, 2010. It ended on August 28, 2011. It was created by Brent Butt. It stars Nancy Robertson, Brent Butt, Laura Soltis and David Ingram.
Millie Upton is a successful children's author who's prone to flying off the handle. Stan Dirko is Millie's less-than-qualified life-coach. Together, they work through Millie's...err...unpredictable spasms. It's a case of the lost leading the lost, with the best of intentions and very little chance of success.
Premise
Millie Upton is a successful children's author who's prone to flying off the handle. Stan Dirko is Millie's less-than-qualified life-coach. Together, they work through Millie's...err...unpredictable spasms. It's a case of the lost leading the lost, with the best of intentions and very little chance of success.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Nancy Robertson as Millie Upton
- Brent Butt as Stan Dirko
- Laura Soltis as Joyce Haddison
- David Ingram as Taylor Rymes
- Emily Perkins as Crystal Braywood
- Paula Rivera as Anna Dirko
Guest cast
- Megan Charpentier as Little Bus Girl
- Quinn Lord as Young Boy
- Joel Garner as Delivery Guy
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 28 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 2 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | March 1, 2010 | June 28, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 13 | May 30, 2011 | August 28, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Behind the Scenes | |
| 2 | Cast and Crew Interviews |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Millie, Meet Stan After causing a public disturbance at a coffee shop, Millie Upton seeks out help from Stan Dirko, an inexperienced but enthusiastic life coach. In spite of his ineptitude, Stan manages to gain Millie's trust as a client. Meanwhile, Joyce, a work associate of Millie's, threatens to cancel an important event unless Millie finds the help she needs. |
March 1, 2010 |
| 2 |
Strata's Fear Stan comes to Millie's aid when she gets in trouble with her condo council. At Haddison House, Joyce promises to look at some of Taylor's clients if he promises to find someone to fix her dying plants. |
March 8, 2010 |
| 3 |
Office Clothes Millie wreaks havoc on Haddison House when Joyce makes her work in the office until her latest manuscript is finished. Stan enlists Taylor's help in proving to Anna that he has good fashion sense. |
March 15, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hollywood Make Up In the Season 2 premiere, a trip to Hollywood is in order for Millie, Stan and Taylor to investigate some options for a Grumpaloo movie. Back at Haddison House, Joyce uses Anna and Crystal as guinea pigs to test homemade skin care products. |
May 30, 2011 |
| 2 |
Talking Points Casting the right reader for a spoken version of the Grumpaloo books pushes Millie to the breaking point; Taylor finds a way to convince the Haddison House employees that Joyce is behind his plans to have them fund his purchase of a leather jacket. |
June 6, 2011 |
| 3 |
Gym Dandy When Stan recommends that Millie use physical fitness as an outlet for her emotions, she goes the distance, and creates a full gym in her apartment, and makes it open to the public. Taylor's fashion sense comes in question, and he goes too far in the wrong direction to prove Joyce wrong. |
June 19, 2011 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CTV |
|---|---|
| First aired | March 1, 2010 |
| Last aired | August 28, 2011 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Sunday at 20:00:00 |