Series synopsis
Rent-a-Goalie is a Canadian comedy television series that premiered on Showcase on October 1, 2006. It ended on December 8, 2008. It stars Stephen Amell, Carlos Diaz, Joe Pingue and Christopher Bolton.
Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini 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 four Canadian Comedy Awards, winning two. The second season was nominated for six Gemin ...
Premise
Rent-a-Goalie is a half-hour comedy television series from Canada that aired on Showcase from 2006 - 2008. Its third season premiered 20 October 2008. The first season was nominated for three Gemini 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 four Canadian Comedy Awards, winning two. The second season was nominated for six Gemini Awards, including Best Comedy Series, Best Ensemble Performance, Best Directing, Best Writing, Best Cinematography and Best Casting. It has also been nominated for three Canadian Comedy Awards.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Stephen Amell as Billy
- Carlos Diaz as Looch
- Joe Pingue as Joey Almost
- Christopher Bolton as Cake
- Louis Di Bianco as Johnny
- Oliver Becker as Desmond O'Malley
- Michael Bodnar as Belarussian / Patty Hearst
- Inga Cadranel as Francesca
Supporting cast
- Mark-Cameron Fraser as East End Mike
- Gabriel Hogan as Lance
- Mayko Nguyen as Goth Girl / Stuart
- Jeff Pustil as Gordie the Reff
- Simon Reynolds as The Colour Man
- Philip Riccio as Puker
- Maria Vacratsis as Firstman
- Rafael Petardi as S**t Pants
- Jeremy Wright as Short Bus
- Chris Szarka as Himself
- Matt Gordon as Doc
Guest cast
- Jeananne Goossen as Lise Lambeau
- Sarain Boylan as Malta
- David Alexander Miller as Health Inspector
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 8 | October 1, 2006 | November 19, 2006 |
| Season 2 | 10 | October 21, 2007 | December 23, 2007 |
| Season 3 | 8 | October 20, 2008 | December 8, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Arrivalist Cake impresses the boys when Tiger Williams calls him to book a goalie, but his world is turned upsidedown when his one night stand walks back into his life. |
October 1, 2006 |
| 2 |
The Irish Are Fags When Cake's old enemy O'Malley registers the business name 'Cake's Rent-a-Goalie' and steals Lance "The Boil," a war ensues which can only be settled on the rink. |
October 8, 2006 |
| 3 |
Malta Old habits die hard when Cake's old flame Malta comes to town. The girl with game jeopardizes his standing with his own stable of goalies as well as with Johnny and Francesca and even with Phil Esposito. |
October 15, 2006 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Voucher As compensation for burning down Café Primo, Cake (Christopher Bolton) takes on NHL goalie Harry Bontar as a rent-a-goalie in a deal brokered by Darryl Sittler. |
October 21, 2007 |
| 2 |
A Gazebo of One's Own O'Malley (Oliver Becker) wages war on Cake (Christopher Bolton) after Bontar (James McGowan) burns down his beloved gazebo. |
October 28, 2007 |
| 3 |
Domi Daze Cake (Christopher Bolton) goes toe-to-toe with Tie Domi when Short Bus (Jeremy Wright) gravely offends the former NHL star. |
November 4, 2007 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Upstairs With the impending move of the Edmonton Oilers to Texas being blamed on him, Cake finds additional pressure being brought to bear by a secretive group dedicated to preserving the sport. |
October 20, 2008 |
| 2 |
The Cheesemaker's Oath Cake puts Lance in change of a goat cheese making operation but things go sour very quickly. |
October 27, 2008 |
| 3 |
Internetstopper Cake tangles with an old nemesis who is bent on revenge and looks to use the internet as part of his plan. |
November 3, 2008 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showcase |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 1, 2006 |
| Last aired | December 8, 2008 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 21:30:00 |