Canadian Made is a Canadian documentary television series. The series was produced by Primitive Entertainment and initially aired on

History Television The History Channel (also known as History) is a Canadian English language specialty channel that primarily broadcast programming related to history and historical fiction. It is owned by Corus Entertainment, with the History branding used under ...

in 2012. Each 30-minute episode explores Canadian invention, innovation or discovery. The series initially aired June 1, 2012 and ran for 1-season with 14-episodes. It was narrated by Canadian actor, comedian, playwright Rick Miller.

Episodes

*Episode 1: ''Clothing Revolutions'': The Wonderbra, lumberjack shirt and

gas mask A gas mask is a mask used to protect the wearer from inhaling airborne pollutants and toxic gases. The mask forms a sealed cover over the nose and mouth, but may also cover the eyes and other vulnerable soft tissues of the face. Most gas mask ...

(Written and directed by

David New David New is a Canadians, Canadian film editor. New won a Gemini Award for "Best Editing in a Comedy, Variety or Performing Arts Program or Series" in 1997 for his work on ''September Songs – The Music of Kurt Weill, September Songs –The Music ...

) *Episode 2: ''Time Shifting'':

Standard Time Standard time is the synchronisation of clocks within a geographical region to a single time standard, rather than a local mean time standard. Generally, standard time agrees with the local mean time at some meridian that passes through the r ...

, Key-frame Animation and the

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(Written and directed by

) *Episode 3: ''Snow Crossings'':

Snow shoes Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footwe ...

snowmobile A snowmobile, also known as a Ski-Doo, snowmachine, sled, motor sled, motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. It is designed to be operated on snow and ice and does not ...

snow plows A snowplow (also snow plow, snowplough or snow plough) is a device intended for mounting on a vehicle, used for removing snow and ice from outdoor surfaces, typically those serving transportation purposes. Although this term is often used to re ...

and puck road sensor (Written and directed by Sean Wainsteim) *Episode 4: ''Space Explorations'': the

Canadarm Canadarm or Canadarm1 (officially Shuttle Remote Manipulator System or SRMS, also SSRMS) is a series of robotic arms that were used on the Space Shuttle orbiters to deploy, manoeuvre, and capture payloads. After the Space Shuttle ''Columbia' ...

, the

Dextre Dextre, also known as the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), is a two armed robot, or telemanipulator, which is part of the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station (ISS), and does repairs that would otherwise r ...

robot and

LIDAR Lidar (, also LIDAR, or LiDAR; sometimes LADAR) is a method for determining ranges (variable distance) by targeting an object or a surface with a laser and measuring the time for the reflected light to return to the receiver. It can also be ...

(Written and directed by

) *Episode 5: ''Cultural Revolutions'':

Superman Superman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, and debuted in the comic book ''Action Comics'' #1 (cover-dated June 1938 and publi ...

, electronic music ( electronic sackbut) and

Trivial pursuit ''Trivial Pursuit'' is a board game in which winning is determined by a player's ability to answer trivia and popular culture questions. Players move their pieces around a board, the squares they land on determining the subject of a question t ...

(Written and directed by Sean Wainsteim) *Episode 6: ''Sweet Treats'':

Maple syrup Maple syrup is a syrup made from the sap of maple trees. In cold climates, these trees store starch in their trunks and roots before winter; the starch is then converted to sugar that rises in the sap in late winter and early spring. Maple tree ...

ginger ale Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with ginger. It is consumed on its own or used as a mixer, often with spirit-based drinks. There are two main types of ginger ale. The golden style is credited to the Irish doctor Thomas Joseph ...

and the

chocolate bar A chocolate bar (Commonwealth English) or candy bar (some dialects of American English) is a confection containing chocolate, which may also contain layerings or mixtures that include nuts, fruit, caramel, nougat, and wafers. A flat, easily brea ...

(Written and directed by Sean Wainsteim) *Episode 7: ''Game Gear'':

Lacrosse stick A lacrosse stick or crosse is used to play the sport of lacrosse. Players use the lacrosse stick to handle the ball and to strike or "check" opposing players' sticks, causing them to drop the ball. The head of a lacrosse stick is roughly triangular ...

hockey stick A hockey stick is a piece of sports equipment used by the players in all the forms of hockey to move the ball or puck (as appropriate to the type of hockey) either to push, pull, hit, strike, flick, steer, launch or stop the ball/ puck during pla ...

and the

goalie mask A goaltender mask, commonly referred to as a goalie mask, is a mask worn by goaltenders in a variety of sports to protect the head and face from injury from the ball or puck, as they constantly face incoming shots on goal. Some sports requiring th ...

(Written and directed by Ian Ross MacDonald) *Episode 8: ''Experimental Vehicles'': The JetLev

jet pack A jet pack, rocket belt, or rocket pack is a device worn on the back which uses jets of gas or liquid to propel the wearer through the air. The concept has been present in science fiction for almost a century and became widespread in the 1960s. ...

, Mosquito Ultralight helicopter and Uno dicycle (Written and directed by Buffy Childerhose) *Episode 9: ''Medical Breakthroughs'': The heart

pacemaker An artificial cardiac pacemaker (or artificial pacemaker, so as not to be confused with the natural cardiac pacemaker) or pacemaker is a medical device that generates electrical impulses delivered by electrodes to the chambers of the heart eith ...

, Bliss symbolics and discovery of

stem cells In multicellular organisms, stem cells are undifferentiated or partially differentiated cells that can differentiate into various types of cells and proliferate indefinitely to produce more of the same stem cell. They are the earliest type o ...

(Written and directed by Dylan Reibling) *Episode 10: ''Imperviousness'': The

quinzhee A quinzhee or quinzee is a Canadian snow shelter made from a large pile of loose snow that is shaped, then hollowed. This is in contrast to an igloo, which is built up from blocks of hard snow, and a snow cave, constructed by digging into the s ...

, Canada Goose parka and the Exo-Suit (Written and directed by

Michael Morrow Michael Morrow (2 October 1929 – 20 April 1994) was an Irish artist, ornithologist, musician and musicologist who, together with John Beckett, founded the British early music group Musica Reservata in London during the late 1950s. He d ...

) *Episode 11: ''Working Watercraft'': The

kayak A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is typically propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle. The word kayak originates from the Greenlandic word ''qajaq'' (). The traditional kayak has a covered deck and one or more cockpits, each se ...

Sawfish harvester The Sawfish harvester is a submersible robot produced by the Triton Logging Inc. It is designed for cutting down submerged trees and popping them to the surface, with large pincers and a chainsaw. Such trees are generally submerged when dam ...

and Hibernia oil platform (Written and directed by

Su Rynard Su Rynard (born 1961) is a Canadian film and television director, editor and video artist. She is most noted as the director of the 2005 feature film ''Kardia (film), Kardia'',Ken Eisner"Kardia" ''Variety (magazine), Variety'', October 26, 2005. wh ...

) *Episode 12: ''Brilliant Amenities'': The

Robertson screw A Robertson screw, also known as a square screw or Scrulox, is a type of screw with a square-shaped socket in the screw head and a corresponding square protrusion on the tool. Both the tool and socket have a slight taper. Originally designed to ...

, plastic garbage bag and bear-proof trash bin (Written and directed by Annie Bradley) *Episode 13: ''Foresting'':

Totem poles Totem poles ( hai, gyáaʼaang) are monumental carvings found in western Canada and the northwestern United States. They are a type of Northwest Coast art, consisting of poles, posts or pillars, carved with symbols or figures. They are usually m ...

newsprint Newsprint is a low-cost, non-archival paper consisting mainly of wood pulp and most commonly used to print newspapers and other publications and advertising material. Invented in 1844 by Charles Fenerty of Nova Scotia, Canada, it usually has an ...

(

Charles Fenerty Charles Fenerty (January 1821 – 10 June 1892), was a Canadian inventor who invented the wood pulp process for papermaking, which was first adapted into the production of newsprint. Fenerty was also a poet (writing over 32 known poems). Early ...

) and the purpose-built

water bomber Water (chemical formula ) is an inorganic, transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, which is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a ...

(

Canadair CL-215 The Canadair CL-215 (Scooper) is the first model in a series of flying boat amphibious aircraft designed and built by Canadian aircraft manufacturer Canadair, and later produced by Bombardier. It is one of only a handful of large amphibious a ...

) (Written and directed by Buffy Childerhose) *Episode 14: ''Revolutionary Perspectives'':

Electron microscope An electron microscope is a microscope that uses a beam of accelerated electrons as a source of illumination. As the wavelength of an electron can be up to 100,000 times shorter than that of visible light photons, electron microscopes have a hi ...

, telerobotic surgery,

NEPTUNE Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and the farthest known planet in the Solar System. It is the fourth-largest planet in the Solar System by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 times ...

underwater observatory (Written and directed by Dylan Reibling)

Awards

*Platimun Award (Animation) Pixie Awards, 2011 *Gold Award (Use of Effects) Pixie Awards, 2011

References

External links

''Canadian Made on Vimeo''''Rick Miller''
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