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, which aired on

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from April 19, 1976, to May 12, 1978. The program aired weekday evenings at 11:30 p.m. Hosted by Peter Gzowski, the program was patterned after

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's ''

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'', with both

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and

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features. Other personalities associated with the program included

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, Rick Moranis, Andre Gagnon,

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, John Harvard and Flo & Eddie. The program was not successful with CBC audiences, and was replaced in 1978 by ''

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''.

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