''It Seems Like Yesterday'' was a Canadian half-hour television documentary series hosted by

Rick Mercer Richard Vincent "Rick" Mercer (born October 17, 1969) is a Canadian comedian, television personality, political satirist, and author. He is best known for his work on the CBC Television comedy shows ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes'' and '' Rick Merc ...

on History Television. The series focussed on

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, television, motion pictures, music, trends,

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s and other areas of culture from the 1950s to the early 1980s, often with humorous commentary from Rick Mercer. The show aired between 1998 and 2001.

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1990s Canadian documentary television series 1998 Canadian television series debuts 2000s Canadian documentary television series 2001 Canadian television series endings {{Hist-documentary-stub