| Rabbittown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | comedy |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| No. of episodes | 1 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Adriana Maggs Sherry White Jennice Ripley |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBC |
| Release | January 3, 2006 (2006-01-03) |
Rabbittown is a Canadian television comedy film, which aired onCBC Television on January 3, 2006.[1] It aired alongsideCheap Draft, withThis Space for Rent airing the following evening, as part of "Comedy Week", a project to test the potential audience for the three shows aspilot episodes.[2]
The program starredAdriana Maggs as Louanne andSherry White as Odelette,frenemies who work together at a hair salon in theRabbittown neighbourhood ofSt. John's,Newfoundland and Labrador.[2] The program's advertising tagline was "Happiness is being one step ahead of your best friend."[3]
The cast also includedBrenda Bazinet, Phil Churchill, Steve Cochrane, Blair Harvey,Joel Thomas Hynes,Andy Jones and Matt Lemche. Maggs and White were the writers and producers.
Rabbittown had the highest ratings of the three pilots,[4] and was favourably reviewed by television critics, although none of the series was ultimately picked up.[5] The CBC had previously used the same strategy to launch the seriesHatching, Matching and Dispatching andGetting Along Famously, although new programming chiefKirstine Layfield announced soon after joining the network that she was discontinuing the strategy.[5]
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