About this season
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.
Episodes (21)
1. Episode 193
Aired 8 October 2002
2. Episode 194
Aired 15 October 2002
3. Episode 195
Aired 22 October 2002
4. Episode 196
Aired 29 October 2002
5. Episode 197
Aired 5 November 2002
6. Episode 198
Aired 12 November 2002
7. Episode 199
Aired 19 November 2002
8. Episode 200
Aired 11 February 2003
9. Episode 201
Aired 18 February 2003
10. Episode 202
Aired 25 February 2003
11. Episode 203
Aired 4 March 2003
Segments include: - Tony Blair with yet another ultimatum to Iraq - ""The Ultimate Reality Show"" - CNN News Alert - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Changes in television - Produce Pat - The MacMillan File - The Pointy Take with Max Pointy - Nervous Rex on SUVs
12. Episode 204
Aired 11 March 2003
Segments include: - Paul Martin questioned over ownership of Canada Steamship Lines - Bass MacLaren at the Nokia Brier final - ""Doctor Chicago"" - Interview with Ms. Vespa X, the girlfriend of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed - Patchoderm and Patchorette gum - Cher's stolen wig - Dakey Dunn on George W. Bush - A war-free minute
13. Episode 205
Aired 18 March 2003
Segemnts include: - Paul Martin divesting his interest in Canada Steamship Lines - Quebec's provincial election - ""The Adventures of SeaKing"" - Babe Bennett on the liberation of men - Deborah Grey's retirement announcement - Tim MacMillan in Kuwait - ""George W.'s War""
14. Episode 206
Aired 25 March 2003
Segments include: - United States releases a list of countries saying ""yes"" to war - Marg Delahunty retires from being a warrior - Three new CBC series: ""A Canadian in Canada,"" ""A Canadian in America,"" and ""An American in America"" - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Cigarettes - Jerry Boyle - A Parti Québécois paid political announcement - Connie Bloor - ""That Show Sucked""
15. Episode 207
Aired 1 April 2003
Segments include: - Growing anti-French sentiment in the United States - Dakey Dunn on George W. Bush - A war-free minute - An interview with Mrs. Saddam Hussein - ""This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Iraq"" - Two new board games: Weapons Inspectors and Weapons Inspectors: Canadian Edition
16. Episode 208
Aired 8 April 2003
Segments include: - ""The Mezzo Sopranos"" - ""The New Littlest Hobo"" - Jean Chretien back at work after a month off - 22 Minutes Time Capsule: Drinking and driving - Heritage Minute: Hungover New Year's family dinners - ""Apology to America"" - Mrs. Enid and Eulalia ambush Paul Martin - ""Doctor Chicago""
17. Episode 209
18. Episode 210
19. Episode 211
