Four on the Floor
Four on the Floor: Season 1

Air Date

June 13, 1986

Episodes

13 episodes

Four on the Floor

Season 1

Overview

Four on the Floor was a sketch comedy series aired on CBC Television in 1986. Consisting of only 13 episodes, the series was a showcase for The Frantics, a comedy troupe comprised of Paul Chato, Rick Green, Dan Redican, and Peter Wildman. In the U.K., it aired in Channel 4's traditional Friday night comedy slot, 10 June-2 September 1988. The introduction was voiced by Dan and Rick alternating each line, with video clips and sound effects interspersed in the opening. Although the series was quickly canceled due to CBC budget constraints, it was an important influence on later Canadian sketch comedy, such as The Kids in the Hall, the Red Green Show, and Saturday Night Live.

Episodes

1. Flat Tire

June 13, 1986
23 min

Changing a tire, Answering a porcupine, Father and son go camping, Getting married, Riding the bus, Here he comes!, Buying a car, Answering novocaine, Waldo the magnificent, Disappointing bread, The Laundromat, Intro to Mr. Canoehead, Playing a game, Magical afterglow, Answering John the Baptist, All I want is a beer, Yugoslavia, Mr Interesting

2. Bazooka

June 20, 1986
23 min

Get out of the way!, Sleeping monster, Freud's receptionist, Coach Rick, Bums dance, Gary's answering machine, Acne Attack, Werewolf, Prank call, Boot To The Head, Mr Smith?, Glove theater, The regular, Retiring Priest, Carsick, Football tailor

3. Coffee & Donuts

June 27, 1986
23 min

Cypress Garden, Horror writer, Father and son go hunting, Van Gogh, Busy farmers, Uncle Ricky, World War 3, F1 ER, Mr Interesting, Bad Luck Bride, USS Iowa, Paul's flowers, Poker, Hot tub, Standoff, Dentures, The Drivethru, Sigmund Freud's Tropical Island, Officer Dan bursts in

4. Cypress Gardens

July 4, 1986
23 min

Coffee & Doughnuts, The newspaper, Combination Olympics, Buying a Car, Time for your shot, What a coincidence!, Stop Your Mother, Mr Canoehead vs. A rogue nun, Trivial Pursuit: Rick Edition, Quennel comes home, Heavy Metal Shop, A poem

5. Shock Therapy

July 11, 1986
23 min

Shock therapy, The prisoner, Smoking man, Desperate housewives, Disgraceful soldier, Dynamite salesman, Indian name, NFL Football, Flying Father Shabatinski, Knuckle Symphony, Mr Canoehead & the arctic toucan, Paul's Outfit, Idiot Tax, Just like I planned!, It's A Rodent, Scary painting

6. Ballast

July 18, 1986
23 min

Lose weight, Mr Interesting, Father and son play computer golf, Wedding day, Smelly bums, Hitch hiking, Gary: Man of few words, Soldiers, Mr Friendly, Booger Barrage, Dan the Hippie, Playing a game, Down on the farm, Panning for gold, Car wreck, Grade Three, A poem

7. Charades

July 25, 1986
23 min

Charades, The Steven, The baby, Flattering a tent, Dirty words, Intelligence, Jason Mahoo, Surrounded, Kloister Kabonk, Paradox, Burger-time, Mr Canoehead vs Karate Clifford, Comic books, House sharing, Donuts, I Sell Computers, Making a sandwich

8. Shower

August 1, 1986
22 min

I forgot..., The ATM, Car repair, It's fun to honeymoon at the YMCA, We'd like a table, Yuppies, Dr Rick, The Beach, Mr Interesting, Mr Canoehead vs Fur Theives, Constructive criticism, Eyeglass theatre, Quennel & Mary, Witch trial, Brown Car, Equipment check

9. Chicken

August 8, 1986
23 min

Hortense, Taping the show, Draw!, Happy Feet, The Operation, Dance of the garbage can lids, Slouchpants Jefferson, Guitar Lesson, Travel agency, Saint Helicia, Rick's reality, Bums, Quennel's Break-up, Obsolete, Sigmund Freud's Tropical Island,

10. Changing Seats

August 15, 1986
23 min

Trading Places, Dangerous Sidewalk, Bikers, Mice, Applesauce, Castaways, Mr Canoehead vs The Evil Ultramind, Origin of Cheese, Smile and Wave, Paul The Movie Critic, Quit Smoking, Lingerie Shoppe, Heavy Metal Shop, Buzzing Lips

11. Alternate Universe

August 22, 1986
23 min

Lost, Dancing with a building, St Peter, The People Inside of Your Walls, DMT&J News, Kazoo Video theatre, Imposing on a paperclip, Mr Canoehead vs Mad Claude, Dan's Paycheck, Flirting with a newspaper box, The Pastry Shoppe, Grunt-O-Gram, Baby You Need Me, Mr Interesting

12. Burial at Sea

August 29, 1986
23 min

Burial At Sea, Fungo Ball, Coughing Fit, A message from Phil, At the Pizzeria, Stop the Smoker, Come on..., Complaint Department, Arlene!, Mr Canoehead vs Car Theives, Did you..., The Case of the Missing Wallet, One Girl For Me, Mr Interesting, Barbershop Quartet

13. German Lessons

September 5, 1986
23 min

Travelling music, No Salmon, The Party, Mother Arcadia, Encouraging a shrub, Number please, Private Doveway, Prospectors, Question period, Grow up, Survey Says, Mr Interesting, Shoe salesman, I'm Rich I'm White I Love It, Popsicles