The Raes (TV series)

Canadian variety television series

The Raes

Also known as| The Raes Variety Hour
Genre| Variety
Directed by| Michael Watt
Starring| Robbie Rae
Cherrill Rae
Theme music composer| Tommy Banks
Country of origin| Canada
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 2
No. of episodes| 26
Production
Producer| Ken Gibson
Production locations| CBC-TV Studios
Vancouver
Running time| 30–60 minutes
Original release
Network| CBC Television
Release| 30 June 1978 (1978-6-30) –
1 April 1980 (1980-4-1)

The Raes was a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 30 June 1978 to 1 April 1980.

## Premise

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Robbie and Cherrill Rae, a husband-and-wife singing duo, hosted this entertainment series featuring the Tommy Banks orchestra, Jeff Hyslop's choreography and the James Hibbard Dancers. The series featured international musical guests combined with Canadian musicians and also included comedy segments starring Lally Cadeau as a wardrobe director and Jackson Davies portraying a television director. The series was recorded with a studio audience at CBC-TV Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia.[1]

## Scheduling

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The show's initial run was an hour-long mid-season series titled The Raes Variety Hour on Fridays at 9:00 p.m. from 30 June to 25 August 1978. The following year, it ran for a regular season as half-hour episodes under the shortened title The Raes on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. from 11 September 1979 to 1 April 1980.

## Episode list

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### Season 1 – The Raes Variety Hour (1978)

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Ep # | Airdate | Director | Guest Stars(s)

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1 | 30 June 1978 | Michael Watt | Patsy Gallant, The Keane Brothers, Morey Amsterdam, Shari Lewis
2 | 7 July 1978 | Michael Watt | Tommy Common, Peter Pringle, Morey Amsterdam
3 | 14 July 1978 | Michael Watt | Donna & LeRoy Anderson, Shari Lewis, Morey Amsterdam
4 | 21 July 1978 | Michael Watt | Morey Amsterdam, Ray Griff, Myrna Lorrie, Susan Jacks, Larry Evoy
5 | 28 July 1978 | Michael Watt | Patti Page, Ian Tyson, Shari Lewis
6 | 18 August 1978 | Michael Watt | Morris Albert, Denise McCann, Carroll Baker
7 | 25 August 1978 | Michael Watt | Peter Chipman, Ray Price, Morey Amsterdam, Shari Lewis

### Season 2 – The Raes (1979–1980)

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Ep # | Airdate | Director | Guest Stars(s)

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1 | 11 September 1979 | Michael Watt | ABBA
2 | 18 September 1979 | Michael Watt | Max Webster, Shari Lewis
3 | 25 September 1979 | Michael Watt | The Babys, Arlene Duncan
4 | 2 October 1979 | Michael Watt | Nick Gilder, Alma Faye
5 | 23 October 1979 | Michael Watt | Prism, Frank Mills
6 | 30 October 1979 | Michael Watt | Stonebolt, Grace Jones
7 | 6 November 1979 | Michael Watt | Trooper, Christopher Ward
8 | 13 November 1979 | Michael Watt | Shari Lewis, Martin Stevens
9 | 20 November 1979 | Michael Watt | Maxine Nightingale
10 | 27 November 1979 | Michael Watt | Robert John, Touche
11 | 4 December 1979 | Michael Watt | France Joli, Bram Tchaikovsky
12 | 18 December 1979 | Michael Watt | Sylvester, Max Webster
13 | 25 December 1979 | Michael Watt | Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop
14 | 1 January 1980 | Michael Watt | Rex Smith, Peter Allen
15 | 15 January 1980 | Michael Watt | Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop, Doucette
16 | 22 January 1980 | Michael Watt | Chubby Checker, Stonebolt
17 | 29 January 1980 | Michael Watt | Pat Benatar, Howie Mandel
18 | 12 February 1980 | Michael Watt | Shari Lewis, Prism
19 | 26 February 1980 | Michael Watt | Patsy Gallant, Nick Gilder

## References

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1. ^ Corcelli, John (September 2005). "The Raes". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

## External links

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* The Raes episode guide at TVarchive.ca
* Allan, Blaine (1996). "The Raes". Queen's University. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010. Retrieved 7 May 2010.

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