The Ron James Show

2009
The Ron James Show

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EP1 Episode 1 Sep 16, 2011

Comedian Ron James kicks off Season 3 with his take on Obsessions & Hobbies. Civil War Re-enactors battle with a group of LARPers, a sports fan's obsession goes a little too far, Lil Ronnie gets a case of Lice and Ron pays tribute to the town of Kingston,Ontario.

EP2 Episode 2 Sep 23, 2011

Comedian Ron James talks Traditions and Superstitions. An annoying disciple interrupts The Last Supper, a 50/50 draw doesn't turn out quite as the winner expected, Lil Ronnie gets in trouble for passing notes in school, and Ron pays tribute to the birthplace of Canada - Charlottetown , PEI

EP3 Episode 3 Sep 30, 2011

Comedian Ron James takes on our complex relationship with Animals. A documentary about the cattle industry puts a damper on a couple's romantic steak dinner, an unorthodox dog breeder gives strange new meaning to the term stud service and Lil Ronnie can't help digging to the bottom of the cereal box to get his prize. In this episode's Ode to the Road, Ron pays salty tribute to the seaside town of St. Andrew 's, New Brunswick and helps raise money to restore their lighthouse..

EP4 Episode 4 Oct 14, 2011

Class is in session when comedian Ron James takes on Education. A disaster specialist won't be able to keep two trains from crashing unless he can recall his Grade 9 math homework; a school principal considers reaping the rewards of a student's immoral but profitable science project; and L'il Ronnie goes for a joyride in Pa James' Shriner's car. In Ron's Ode to the Road, he visits Owen Sound.

EP5 Episode 5 Jan 01, 0001

Comedian Ron James takes on Mortality and Aging. A Dad expects his wife and kids to put the 'fun' in 'funeral' when he goes, but things backfire when the family gets a little too excited about his send-off; Aunt Vivien uses her video will as a way to figure out who should get a lot and who should get squat; and Lil Ronnie "borrows" Nanny's magnifying glass with disastrous results. In this episode's Ode to the Road, Ron visits that socialist stronghold, Saskatoon - only to discover there's not much of Tommy Douglas left in the place.

EP6 Episode 6 Jan 01, 0001

Comedian Ron James takes a swing at Sports. An ump hits his tipping point and can't resist striking out at a belligerent fan; a mid-life hockey league is shaken to its core when the new guy shows up sporting a bottle of wine; like all kids, L'il Ronnie doesn't want to cover up his Hallowe'en costume and finds a unique solution to trick or treating on a cold Cape Breton night; and Ron pays tribute to Stratford, Ontario, the home of Justin Bieber (oh-and that Shakespeare thing, of course).

EP7 Episode 7 Jan 01, 0001

Comedian Ron James runs our post-911 world of Safety and Security through the scanner. When a suave international spy's code name is compromised, finding a suitable replacement that hasn't already been taken proves to be his toughest mission; a touchy feely trip through modern day airport security definitely rubs Aunt Vivien the wrong way; L'il Ronnie's Loose Tooth is staying put until he's sure the tooth fairy can cough up some serous coin; and Ron pays tribute to Hamilton, Ontario, a city of steely determination and the birthplace of Tim Horton's.

EP8 Episode 8 Jan 01, 0001

Comedian Ron James goes into overdrive this week, wondering why our high-speed, instant gratification-obsessed world is in such a hurry. For a businessman who's running late, getting gas becomes an obstacle course of modern day inconveniences; the whole world watches as a man threatens to jump off the ledge of an office building but the folks inside are so excited by the media attention, they forget to help; the entire James clan sets up camp at the beach for a day of good clean fun but the Atlantic undertow has other plans for Lil Ronnie's swimsuit; and Ron reaches new heights paying tribute to the town of Banff.

EP9 Episode 9 Jan 01, 0001

Comedian Ron James looks carefully at a world where being prepared isn't just for boy scouts any more. Noah's almost finished loading the Ark when an annoying disbeliever shows up trying to pass himself off as an obscure animal; a man's migraines are so severe, he's willing to overlook some severe side effects if it spells relief; it's School Picture Day for L'il Ronnie and he hopes this year's photo won't be another dud; and Ron visits picturesque Kelowna, B.C., home of the legendary Lake Okanagan sea monster, Ogopogo.

EP10 Episode 10 Jan 01, 0001

Comedian Ron James puts the subject of Money where his mouth is. Two co-workers find out the office pool lottery numbers have finally come in and hatch an elaborate plot to cut out the others; not even a brutal bear attack will get a Canadian camping in the US to pay for cross-border health care; L'il Ronnie hits a wrong note with his scary piano teacher and Ron pays tribute to The Peg, birthplace of another Canadian rebel, Louis Riel.

EP11 Episode 11 Jan 01, 0001

Comedian Ron James weighs in on a world where no matter how hard we try it's Never Enough. An Old West gunslinger in the middle of a bloody duel has to upgrade to the new model of gun before he can get the bullets he desperately requires; a Big Pharma huckster brings on the dancing girls to convince doctors his underwhelming new drug is a winner; class bully Bucky Lutley challenges L'il Ronnie to a chilling toboggan race down Dead Man's Hill; and Ron pays tribute to Nanaimo, B.C. and finds out it isn't just for dessert any more.

EP12 Episode 12 - New Years Day Edition Jan 01, 0001

The country's favourite New Year's tradition continues with another year-end special from Ron James. The comedian puts 2011 to bed as only he can, then looks ahead to 2012, sincerely hoping the Mayans were just having a bad day at the temple when they made their famous doomsday prediction. Of course it wouldn't be New Years without Aunt Vivien's annual message to the royal family, and her homespun advice to newlyweds Will and Kate is as cut and dry as Marks and Spencer shortbread; a usually quiet electronics store manager channels General Patton to rally his troops for the battle known as Boxing Day; guests of Canada's greatest detective Mordecai Moncton learn that attending one of his parties can be murder; a top military official is in the hot seat for accidentally shooting down a certain bearded, jolly, red-suited man on Christmas Eve; and Lil Ronnie is staging a covert operation of his own, up way past his bedtime trying to raid the snack table of Ma and Pa's New Year's party; and in a special musical number to close the show, a mall and chain weary Ron pays cranky tribute to the season with fellow survivors of the holiday madness
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Released: 25 September 2009 Returning Series
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The Ron James Show is a Canadian television comedy show, which debuted on CBC Television on September 25, 2009. Starring comedian Ron James, the show intersperses filmed and stage sketches with clips of James performing his stand-up routine. One of the show's more noted features is L'il Ronnie James, an animated recurring sketch which depicts James as a young child growing up in Cape Breton in the vein of Terry Gilliam's animation style.

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wheaton-732-150373 I'm pretty underwhelmed by this show. I think that his stand up comedy routines are fine but the sketches are really, really bad, and it's all him all the time, he just gets a bit old, more characters and guests (and less sketches maybe) would have been a better idea.
frizniza I give this show 1 out of 10. It is yet another pathetic attempt by CBC to make comedy for geezers. I recognize Ron James from countless other TV shows and programs and specials over the years and I actually remember seeing him do stand up comedy specials on TV years ago that I actually enjoyed watching. The problem is his comedy never changed and now he's super old and annoying, telling jokes you know the punchlines to, and desperately waving his arms around while loudly talking at 6000 words per minute in an effort to trick us into laughing. That is just the bad stand up comedy bits and those are actually the least objectionable parts of the show. The skits are so terrible I can't even watch. The Little Ronny cartoons are terrible and unfunny and don't even have a point, it's like somebody smoked a pound of crack and then tried to make a cartoon. I'm sure it's funny to whoever made it, but why do I want to watch a cartoon kid with a creepy old man head sit at a kitchen table and occasionally swear for two minutes with no discernible jokes? This show just plain stinks. Another loser for CBC who can't seem to shake themselves of the habit of putting really old people on TV long after they were funny at all. I'm guessing whenever they finally get rid of this show they'll just bring back Air Farce. I pretty much give up on CBC.
balbindersmith I liked Ron James's stand up special but this show is so awful it hurts. One of the worst shows I have ever had the displeasure to sit through. I have seen three episodes so I feel I gave it enough of a chance, this show is just awful. I will not be giving this show another chance, it has already taken enough of my precious time away. Apparently I have to write more lines for my review to have enough lines.........so.........okay, the sketches are awful. None of them have been funny, not a single one. Also Ron James has done a good stand up special before (like I said already) but his stand up in this show is not very good either. I don't remember laughing one single time while I was watching this show, maybe not even a smile, I don't remember being entertained at all for one single minute. It is an awful show, easily as bad as Royal Canadian Air Farce.
Sally Hodders I have seen Ron James do live comedy on TV before and he's really unfunny. All he does is talk fast and use a lot of metaphors, I couldn't even watch him for more than one minute. But I can understand that some people like him (I guess older people like him as in my parents, my Dad likes watching his comedy shows). This show is just terrible though. The jokes are all so bad they make you cringe, the stand up is the same talking-fast-unfunny mess I was talking about, the animation was really bad and also not funny. The acting was terrible... especially Ron James who for some reason is in every single stupid sketch. This is one of the worst shows I've ever seen and it pains me even more because I know my tax money is paying for it. Booo!