Mr. D
| Mr. D | |
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Main character Gerry Duncan
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| Created by |
Gerry Dee Michael Volpe |
| Starring |
Gerry Dee Jonathan Torrens Lauren Hammersley Booth Savage Bette MacDonald Naomi Snieckus Darrin Rose Mark Little Wes Williams Mark Forward |
| Opening theme | "I'm Awesome" by Spose |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | 69 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Gerry Dee Michael Volpe |
| Location(s) | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Running time | Approx. 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Topsail Entertainment Gerard ADHD Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC |
| Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 9, 2012 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Mr. D is a Canadian sitcom television series starring comedian Gerry Dee. The series follows the misadventures of an underqualified schoolteacher named Gerry Duncan, nicknamed Mr. D. It debuted on CBC on January 9, 2012.
Creator, writer, executive producer and star Gerry Dee based Mr. D on his ten years teaching physical education in high school before he left for a career in stand-up comedy in 2003. The pilot episode was directed by Steve Wright and produced by Gerry Dee and Michael Volpe. The show is filmed on location at Citadel High School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Mr. D was renewed for a third season on April 3, 2013, and for a fourth season on April 4, 2014.
For the fourth season, CBC included the series in a production deal with City. Under the deal, Mr. D and City's new sitcom Young Drunk Punk will each air on their own originating network in the winter of the 2014-15 television season, and then swap networks for a second run in the fall of the 2015-16 season.
CBC announced that Mr. D had been renewed for a fifth season in a press release dated March 4, 2015.
16 February 2016, CBC announced "Mr. D" had been renewed for a sixth season in a press release.
The first episode of the show was watched by 1.23 million viewers, currently the biggest midseason debut for the CBC 2011-2012 season.
31 October 2015, Gerry Dee and Mr. D co-creator Michael Volpe announced an agreement had been signed with Will Arnett’s newly formed TV production company, Electric Avenue, to develop an American version of the show for American network CBS.
Dee revealed the initial contact with Will Arnett came from a friend of a friend who went to school with Arnett. He state there had been small interest from American television in the past, but this was the first serious proposal to get an American version of the show up.
Dee and Volpe originally pitched the show as an American reboot with Dee reprising his role however CBS is looking to use the show as a vehicle for an American star with Dee and Volpe getting executive producer credits. Veteran comedic actor Tom Arnold has been signed to the title role. CBS also mentioned hiring Tom Hertz as showrunner. Hertz has previously been executive producer of popular American sitcoms Spin City and King of Queens.
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