Check It Out! (Canadian TV series)

Based on the British series Tripper's Day, Check It Out! was set in a fictional supermarket called Cobb's, located in Brampton, Ontario and stars Don Adams as manager Howard Bannister. The cast also included Dinah Christie, Henry Beckman, Gordon Clapp, Barbara Hamilton, Elizabeth Hanna, Kathleen Laskey, Jeff Pustil, Simon Reynolds, Aaron Schwartz and Tonya Williams. The series was taped in front of a studio audience at CFTO-TV in Toronto.

• Don Adams as Howard Bannister
• Dinah Christie as Edna Moseley
• Aaron Schwartz as Leslie Rappaport
• Elizabeth Hanna as T.C. Collingwood (season 3)
• Tonya Williams as Jennifer Woods (season 1)
• Jeff Pustil as Jack Christian
• Kathleen Laskey as Marlene Weimaraner
• Henry Beckman as Alf (season 1)
• Simon Reynolds as Murray Amherst (seasons 1–2)
• Gordon Clapp as Viker

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| end1 = {{end date|1986|3|12}}

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| end2 = {{end date|1987|3|22}}

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| end3 = {{end date|1988|2|14}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 1

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = No Security in Security

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|02}}

| ShortSummary = When Cobb's grocery store has a new video security system installed, Manager Howard Bannister must fire Alf, the store's security guard of fifty years.

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| EpisodeNumber = 2

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Labor and Other Relations

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|09}}

| ShortSummary = After Cobb's institutes a policy to cut coffee breaks, Marlene threatens to start a strike.

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| EpisodeNumber = 3

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = No Cause for Alarm

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|16}}

| ShortSummary = Howard gets an interview to become an assistant manager at a luxury hotel, but has to deal with a faulty security alarm keeping him from getting sleep.

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| EpisodeNumber = 4

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = X-Ray Marks the Spot

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|23}}

| ShortSummary = The employees are scheduled to get a physical exam and everyone reacts in different ways. Meanwhile, Edna thinks she may be pregnant with Howard's baby.

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| EpisodeNumber = 5

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Everyone's a Winner

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|10|30}}

| ShortSummary = When the store holds a promotional bingo game with a free trip to Greece for the winner, a printing error on the cards could give every participant the grand prize.

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| EpisodeNumber = 6

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Seven Days Make One Week

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|06}}

| ShortSummary = A sexy woman giving away samples in the store has all the men drooling, even Howard, which leaves Edna jealous.

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| EpisodeNumber = 7

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = A Rosenbloom by Any Other Name

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|13}}

| ShortSummary = When Jennifer thinks she is being denied a raise because she is black, she hires an attorney to sue for discrimination. Meanwhile, Howard deals with an elderly woman waiting outside the store.

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| EpisodeNumber = 8

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Or Get Off the Pot

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|20}}

| ShortSummary = When Edna thinks her relationship with Howard has hit a dead end, she convinces him to go to a group therapy session to put it back on track.

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| EpisodeNumber = 9

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Phantom of the Market

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|11|27}}

| ShortSummary = Before Howard can take a Hawaiian vacation, he has to find the culprit behind the disappearance of several thousand dollars worth of gourmet food from the store.

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| EpisodeNumber = 10

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Car Pool

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|04}}

| ShortSummary = When the head office takes away employee parking to make room for customers, Christian forms a carpool that leads to trouble.

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| EpisodeNumber = 11

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Love on Sale

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|11}}

| ShortSummary = Murray starts a matchmaking service in the store to earn extra money for a used car, but his new venture lands Howard in jail before an important business meeting.

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| EpisodeNumber = 12

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Skip to the Loo

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1985|12|18}}

| ShortSummary = When Howard is forced to give a job to the delinquent son of an old army buddy, he fears for his life when the young man is found dead in the meat locker. Meanwhile, a man tries breaking the jump rope record in the store.

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| EpisodeNumber = 13

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Love is a Many Splendored Alf

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|08}}

| ShortSummary = Edna sets up Alf with an old friend of hers after the woman shows an interest in the security guard. Meanwhile, Howard has to deal with various electrical problems in the store and an inept electrician.

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| EpisodeNumber = 14

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Supermarket Superbowlers

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|15}}

| ShortSummary = The store's bowling team has made it to the league finals, but when their best bowler Murray breaks his arm, Howard must decide whether or not to let team alternate Edna play.

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| EpisodeNumber = 15

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Otherwise Engaged

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|22}}

| ShortSummary = Edna gets Marlene's new diamond ring stuck on her finger and her visiting mother thinks that she has become engaged.

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| EpisodeNumber = 16

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = Store Wars

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|01|29}}

| ShortSummary = A new store opens up across from Cobbs which leads to a price war. Meanwhile, Howard becomes attracted to the temp filling in for a vacationing Edna.

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| EpisodeNumber = 17

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Banzai

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|02|01}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 18

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Dog Day After Dark

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|02|08}}

| ShortSummary = It's Howard's birthday and the staff is planning a surprise party, but they're in for a bigger surprise when a group of protesters take them hostage.

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| EpisodeNumber = 19

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = My Darling Serpentine

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|02|19}}

| ShortSummary = It's the anniversary of Howard and Edna's first date and Howard sends Alf to get his present for her. Meanwhile, Murray becomes dejected when Marlene turns down his invitation to prom.

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| EpisodeNumber = 20

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = Edna's New Friend

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|02|26}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 21

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Jack Be Numbskull

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|03|05}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 22

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = Sex Appeal

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|03|12}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 23

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = Getting to Know You

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|03}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 24

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Edna's Phantom Romance

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|10}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 25

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Buddy Can You Spare a Job?

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|17}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 26

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = Operation Bannister

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|24}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 27

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = The Mis-Matchmaker

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|10|31}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 28

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = The Bear Facts

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|07}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 29

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = A Chocolate Chip Off the Old Block

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|14}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 30

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Homewrecker Howard

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|11|21}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 31

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Don't Take My Job, Please

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|12}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 32

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Edna Displays Talent

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|19}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 33

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = Short One Jockey

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1986|12|26}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 34

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = High Tech

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|01|11}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 35

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Love and Marriage

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|01|18}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 36

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Let's Get Metaphysical

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|01|25}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 37

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Tots 'R Us

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|02|01}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 38

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = The Oddest Couple

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|02|08}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 39

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Chain Reaction

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|02|15}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 40

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = My Girl Friday, Saturday, Sunday

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|02|22}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 41

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = Only God Can Save a Tree

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|01}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 42

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = The Son Also Rises

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|08}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 43

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Here Comes the Bribe

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|15}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 44

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = Put Your Best Face Forward

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|03|22}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 45

| EpisodeNumber2 = 1

| Title = The Umpire Strikes Back

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|04}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 46

| EpisodeNumber2 = 2

| Title = Hey, Take Me Over

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|10}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 47

| EpisodeNumber2 = 3

| Title = Puppy Love

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|11}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 48

| EpisodeNumber2 = 4

| Title = I'm Okay, You're a Spy

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|17}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 49

| EpisodeNumber2 = 5

| Title = Not for Commercial Use

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|18}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 50

| EpisodeNumber2 = 6

| Title = Edna's Choice

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|24}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 51

| EpisodeNumber2 = 7

| Title = He's No Heavy, He's My Brother

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|10|25}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 52

| EpisodeNumber2 = 8

| Title = Mutiny on Mr. Christian

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|07}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 53

| EpisodeNumber2 = 9

| Title = Bannister & Dale

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|14}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 54

| EpisodeNumber2 = 10

| Title = Shrink from Sendrax

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|15}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 55

| EpisodeNumber2 = 11

| Title = The Naked Truth

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|21}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 56

| EpisodeNumber2 = 12

| Title = Howard Hemingway

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|22}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 57

| EpisodeNumber2 = 13

| Title = Edna, Howard, Cathy and Morty

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|11|28}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 58

| EpisodeNumber2 = 14

| Title = Marlene for Hire

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|12|12}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 59

| EpisodeNumber2 = 15

| Title = Make Room for Daddy Christian

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1987|12|27}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 60

| EpisodeNumber2 = 16

| Title = My Hero, Mr. Bannister

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|01|03}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 61

| EpisodeNumber2 = 17

| Title = Fatal Harassment

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|01|10}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 62

| EpisodeNumber2 = 18

| Title = Vote for Me

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|01|16}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 63

| EpisodeNumber2 = 19

| Title = Losing It

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|01|30}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 64

| EpisodeNumber2 = 20

| Title = Smotherly Love

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|01|31}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 65

| EpisodeNumber2 = 21

| Title = Educating Leslie

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|02|07}}

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| EpisodeNumber = 66

| EpisodeNumber2 = 22

| Title = For the Book

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1988|02|14}}

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In 2008, four episodes of the series were featured on WGN America's "Outta Sight Retro Night" program{{shy}}ming block. As of 2013, the program is seen on Comedy Gold in Canada daily. In 2023, the show is available to watch on Tubi and Pluto TV for free. The series is also available on Peacock.

In Latin America the show was called Supermercado 99 ("Supermarket 99"), a reference to Barbara Feldon's character in Get Smart, http://www.cinefania.com/newsletter/archivo/newsletter.php/40 while in Italy, the show was called Il supermercato più pazzo del mondo ("The craziest supermarket in the world").

In Sweden, comical duo Stefan & Krister star in Full Frys, a TV series largely based on Check it Out! and Tripper's Day.

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• {{IMDb title|0088493|Check it Out!}}

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Category:1985 Canadian television series debuts

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Category:1980s Canadian sitcoms

Category:1980s Canadian workplace comedy television series

Category:Canadian television series based on British television series

Category:CTV Television Network original programming

Category:Canadian English-language television shows

Category:Television shows filmed in Toronto

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Category:Television series set in shops

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