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BLACKFLY
Ron James, host of this year's Gemini Awards, stars as Benny 'Blackfly' Broughton, the pint-sized jack-of-all-trades of a frontier fort in colonial Canada. If it's a dirty job that no one else wants to do, Blackfly gets stuck with it. From beaver farming to setting up the country's first coffee shop to dealing with card-sharking nun imposters, there's never a dull moment for the tiny tradesman. Blackfly is joined by Corporal Entwhistle, a hapless, by-the-book British officer played by Colin Mochrie of Whose Line Is It Anyway fame, acclaimed Aboriginal actor and musician Cheri Maracle as the sardonically witty and wise barkeep Misty Moon, James Kee as Blackfly's rowdy, cheap Scottish boss MacTavish, Richard Donat as the deranged fort commander Colonel Boyle, Shauna Black as Boyle's party-girl daughter Lady Hammond, and Lorne Cardinal as the good-natured local tribal leader Chief Smack-Your-Face-In.
Here Comes the Bridegroom
MacTavish mocks Blackfly's poetry but quickly discovers that Lady Hammond longs for a man with a poetic soul. In a fit of pique she dumps the pragmatic MacTavish and announces she'll marry Blackfly. Let the wedding plans begin!
Lady and the Tramps
Blackfly (Ron James) and Corporal Entwhistle (Colin Mochrie) venture into the woods to rescue Lady Hammond (Shauna Black), the high-society daughter of Colonel Boyle. She was misplaced" during her voyage to the new colony by French voyageur Ti-Jean (Marcel Jeannin). When she is finally found and brought to the fort, the men of the post are smitten and compete for her attention."
Beaver Fever
Beaver is the most sought-after animal in the land, and Blackfly plans to start a beaver farm with Corporal Entwhistle. All seems well when they manage to capture two beaver belonging to the Ojibway nations. When the natives find them missing, they threaten to burn down the fort, but Blackfly and Entwhistle save the day with some quick animal impressions.
The Big Smoke
A shortage of tobacco at the fort causes panic. When the voyageurs show up empty-handed, Blackfly and Entwhistle promise to find tobacco for Lady Hammond, who has become seriously addicted. The two men are desperately competing for her attention and travel to the dark side of the American Dream to get it!
Fool's Gold
There is a new dilemma at the fort…there is only one outhouse for all the inhabitants! As Blackfly and Entwhistle dig up more holes for the latrines, they find something that sends them both into a greedy frenzy!