Corner Gas Animated (2018–2021) User Reviews (44)

They're back...

[khunkrumark · 9/10 · 3 April 2018]

(Review based on all episodes. of the first season.)

Fear not, Corner Gas fans... Corner Gas is back and it hasn't changed a bit... except for it's now a cartoon!

The new format gives Brent Butt an opportunity to experiment with some fantasy driven cutaways that would otherwise be impossible with a live action show. (A pink unicorn doing battle with a sasquatch?) These imaginative distractions add to the show's format rather than change it.

The characters and stories are just as you'd expect. If you were a fan before, you still will be. If you weren't then this probably won't turn you into one.

It's good to see (almost) all the old voices back. Long may she run.

The whole series has now played out and it's a big thumbs up!

Give it time - very fun

[piplucas7 · 8/10 · 17 April 2018]

Although I didn't quite get on board with the first episode, by episode 3 it felt like the show hit its' stride and I had settled in with the new format.

The cast seems to be getting used to being voice actors and I really enjoy the taglines that are forming!

This is not the old show, but I mean that in a good way. The show ran its' course and was a lot of fun, and meant a lot to many of us. Then was the movie which was, as expected, no blockbuster but still fun!

I came into this expecting Bob's Burgers or Futurama. It is not that because it is clean, fun, and Canadian - and those are all the factors I have come to love about the animated series!

I hope it continues on for a long time because this show fills a void in TV, unlike so many other current shows that are just copies. The other void it fills is the one that has formed since the end of Corner Gas!

Good funny animation

[paulwattriley · 8/10 · 28 February 2021]

I think Corner Gas Animated is good and funny however not as good the the TV Show I love the show even though I just found out about this year and never heard of it before after I downloaded the Animated Series at the end of last year.

It is like I'm still watching the original!

[pohjo · 10/10 · 15 April 2020]

This version of the show feels so much like the original show, it makes me nostalgic. It's just as well written, and there is some flexibility in animation. Just watch it and love it!

Love, love, love it!

[fortsmithgirl-444-566972 · 10/10 · 1 November 2019]

I'm so happy to get more Corner Gas. The animated is just as good as the original.I have watched the original ones so many times, I know the lines by heart. Now I have new episodes to learn. I sure hope there is another season!

Wicked funny

[pineaultnicole · 10/10 · 24 December 2020]

I absolutely love this animated show! I'm hooked... watched it several times and love to watch it again and again! I'm watching the regular episode (not animated) and loving that also!! I'm a New Englander Massachusetts and I am French/Canadian aka Canuck, so maybe that's why?!¿

Love this!!!

[margaretclifford · 10/10 · 26 May 2018]

Has everything the original had!! We often forget that it is animated as we watch, because it stays so true to the feel of the original. And why wouldn't it - same people, except for Janet Wright (RIP). Thanks, Cornor Gas!!!

A little bit soulless, but okay overall.

[seymourpantaloons · 6/10 · 23 February 2020]

The original had a lot of heart. It was one of the main attractions in my opinion. The atmosphere and setting were great, and the writers weren't afraid to put in some slower, quieter moments. This is not impossible for an animated series, King of the Hill also has good pacing and atmosphere. But Corner Gas Animated has two very large issues - there is no background noise and the acting. This sounds odd, but the original had a lot of charm in the little things, while the animated version just sounds like people saying lines at each other in a studio. Also, Oscar and Wanda are just too angry all the time. They have been "Flanderized". All in all it's probably the best Canadian cartoon since Johnny Test (if you're willing to count that as Canadian). If you're a fan of the original, check it out.

Awesome show

[magikdust-49767 · 10/10 · 13 May 2020]

I absolutely LOVE the original Corner Gas, so I wasn't really sure if I'd like the animated version, but I absolutely do. I did prefer the original, but seeing as how the actress that played Emma died 😭, and I don't think it would have been the same without her, I think making an animated version was definitely the right choice. I hope they continue to make the show for years and years to come.

why is wanda evil?

[williamkelly-12810 · 7/10 · 30 December 2020]

Why is wandas character so different in this ,, she's like a zany villain

The Same but Different

[wmarkdyer · 10/10 · 22 November 2019]

My only complaint is that there are only 24 episodes.

I have read some other comments from people complaining about the ethnic diversity of the cast on the new show. Here's the thing, this show isn't so much about Saskatchewan as the original show was. In fact it's not really set in any kind of reality. The characters have always been cartoon characters, and rebooting the show to make it more universal, and also animated is a brilliant concept by Brent Butt.

I miss Fitzy's Grandma.

The Corner Gas train has finally derailed.

[superbluenoser1 · 5 November 2021]

I loved The Original Series, I loved The Movie. I even liked the first 2 years of this show. But these past two seasons has been an exercise in absolute torture. Clearly no one wanted to be there anymore and it showed. Characters we used to like turned nasty and rude, and the writing totally went South. Corner Gas should be used as an instructional tool to teach future writers what not to do. Or better yet, use it to teach TV executives a foolproof way to destroy an unwanted series.

I love animation, and I want to like it........

[matthijsalexander · 6/10 · 25 June 2018]

.......but I simply am unable to. The writing is poor. Jokes not funny.

All and all it is a very dry show with no real message or deeper meaning. It is not blunt, nor comedic. It just is what it is. Content.

Trying so hard to like it.

[jocahoon · 4/10 · 13 April 2018]

The scenes tend to go by so fast. Three scenes in a forty-five second span? Give the characters some time to breathe between lines, every character seems to respond instantly to anything said to them. It takes the chemistry away.

A Wonderful Reboot!

[crispin_13 · 10/10 · 19 May 2018]

I had reservations about revisiting one of my favourite casts of characters. Corner Gas-the original series-is one of the best series to come out of Canada and I was afraid that an animated attempt four years later would be nothing but a chase grab. I was afraid they would ruin it. Corner Gas Animated lives up to the standard of writing that we have come to expect from Butt and his team. It's a lot of fun and I am grateful to have them back! Janet Wright is missed, but Emma LeRoy is well-played by Wright's friend, Corrine Koslo, and it still feels like family.

Mild Canadian Humor Done Right

[CartoonMan2020 · 10/10 · 23 October 2020]

This show is pretty funny. It's not as extreme as American cartoons, so it's a nice change of pace. I never saw the original show but this show makes me want to check it out.

Struggles in season 1 but gets much better in season 2

[dancing_warrior_prophet · 10/10 · 13 May 2020]

The first season of this show was ok but not great with troubles in timing and the characters just not feeling as well done as in the live show. The second season pretty much fixes all the problems and is quite an improvement.

For people who never saw the original corner gas, this show combines small town humour and cartoonish hi-jinks in a rather charming manor without the crudity found in US TV.

Fn beautiful

[zoethout1 · 10/10 · 6 May 2019]

LOVE THIS!! BRENT AND CAST ROCK THIS SO MUCH!!!!! More please!!!

I love animation, and I just love this......

[larry-24403 · 10/10 · 6 August 2018]

The animation of Corner Gas fills the void of not having the live-action version. As zany and fun as the live-action version proved itself to be, the animated version takes it to a whole new level. Without physical constraints the animated version is able to dive deeper into the nonsensical world of Dog River. I was a little skeptical about the making of an animated Corner Gas but I am definitely a big fan and hope there are many more seasons to come.

Great, but never saw the original.

[rdoubleoc · 9/10 · 15 October 2019]

Having never seen the original, I can still honestly say this show is pretty good.

The animation colors are very vivid, and the cast voices are awesome. The only voice I don't find pleasant is the voice is Wanda, but that's probably intended.

It's just a wierd feeling this show gives me, but in a good way -- it's as if I've known these people before, but I obviously definitely haven't.

Officer Pelly is funny :)

IMDB making shows is a cool idea, also.

The simple charm of the original has been lost

[astena · 5/10 · 1 March 2019]

Corner Gas, the original show, remains to this day one of my favourite TV shows of all time. I had very high hopes for this animated reboot. And it's...okay. I wish I could be more enthused, but I feel like it's lost a lot of what gave the original show so much charm - the fact that the humour was so deeply rooted in the confines of real people in real situations. It was about finding the funny in the mundane life of a small prairie town.

When I first heard there was going to be an animated reboot, my initial thought was, "I sure hope they don't use the animation to start trying to take the show beyond the bounds of the realistic, because it will lose the genuine personality it worked so hard to create." Unfortunately, it feels like this is exactly what has happened to some degree. Animation allows the stories to take on unrealistic and sometimes ridiculous plots, instead of just relying on the charisma and quirks of the characters to drive the story and jokes. And the cutaways now make it seem like the writers are trying too hard to emulate Family Guy, relying on gimmicks to elicit laughs, which they should be above.

The show isn't terrible, and there are a few genuine laugh-out-loud moments. But there aren't nearly as many as the original show had. I can't help but think that in becoming a cartoon, Corner Gas has lost sight of what made it so genuine and appealing in the first place. I can appreciate the attempt, but it pales in comparison to its predecessor.

Different but the same and still pretty damn funny

[ajc262 · 9/10 · 18 February 2019]

Takes a little getting used to seeing the characters animated. But the humour and the voices are there from the live series. The pace could use a little adjusting. But in later episodes the cast seems to settle in. All in all I'm enjoying the ride!

Absolutely love it

[pineaultnicole · 10/10 · 19 January 2021]

Can't wait for more seasons, will be upsetting without Emma though very sad of her passing! But I'm sure it'll still be a great show and her memory will live on in all her work especially this show! I'm a huge fan of Corner Gas also. Love it

Glad to see it back

[jasonoosterholt · 9/10 · 30 July 2019]

Doesn't have the same feel as the original but probably just because its now a cartoon.. aside from that same great humor.

Absolutely love this show

[pineaultnicole · 10/10 · 19 January 2021]

Can't wait for new season and hope they last forever. I'm a big adult cartoons fan and all these characters just fit together perfectly. They're so funny n love how great they work together to bring out a awesome show!