Mary Walsh
Director
This Hour Has 22 Minutes (1993)
Season 6
This Hour Has 22 Minutes is a weekly Canadian television comedy that airs on CBC Television. Launched in 1993 during Canada's 35th general election, the show focuses on Canadian politics, combining news parody, sketch comedy and satirical editorials. Originally featuring Cathy Jones, Rick Mercer, Greg Thomey and Mary Walsh, the series featured satirical sketches of the weekly news and Canadian political events. The show's format is a mock news program, intercut with comic sketches, parody commercials and humorous interviews of public figures. The on-location segments are frequently filmed with slanted camera angles.
Released Oct. 11, 1993
Episode 23 min
2+
Genres: Comedy, News, Talk Show
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Network: CBC Television
S6E1 - Episode 123
Segments include: - A turn of events at the APEC inquiry - Marg Delahunty at the Progressive Conservative Leader's Debate - A message from the Responsible Drinkers of Canada: Don't drink and vote - Canadian senior citizens in space - Talking to Americans: Washington D.C. - Streeter - ""Jane Hawtin Live""
S6E2 - Episode 124
Segments include: - CN layoffs - Brian Mulroney receives the Order of Canada - Frank MacMillan at the Press Club dinner in Ottawa - Mrs. Enid on television women - A new CBC game show: ""What D'ya Gotta Do To Get Fired?"" - Streeter - ""22 Talkback""
S6E3 - Episode 125
Segments include: - The National Post hits newsstands - Jerry Boyle in Ottawa - The Secondhand Stock Report - Streeter - Marg Delahunty confronts Don Cherry - A new Canadain made-for-TV movie: ""Life with the Butterbox Ponies"" - ""Anne & Abby"" - Connie Bloor on Conrad Black
S6E4 - Episode 126
S6E5 - Episode 127
Segments include: - Marg Delahunty on the campaign trail - Pi long distance - Babe Bennett on sexual assault - Streeter - NicoTerm patches - ""Noise"" - Hockey Notebook - Connie Bloor in Montreal
S6E6 - Episode 128
Segments include: - The Royal Bank of Canada records record profits - Jean Chretien visits China - Dakey Dunn and Peter C. Newman - The Andy Scott blowout sale at the Liberal Party warehouse - Streeter - Foster Parents of Armed Forces of Canada - The Eatons Christmas Parade
S6E7 - Episode 129
Segments include: - Canada/U.S. cultural tensions - I.O.C. scandal - ""Double Exposure"" - Mrs. Enid and Eulalia - ""You've Got Mail"" - Talking to Americans: Washington D.C. - ""Great Outdoors"" - Jerry Boyle
Network: CBC Television
Episode Runtime: 23 min.
Season Runtime: 880 min.
Released: Oct. 11, 1993
Last Air Date: Dec. 2, 2025, midnight
Status: Returning Series
Certification: PG / 2+
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