This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Season 12
Season 12 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 11.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 12 Progress Shield
September 24, 2004
Sep 24, 2004
Segments Include: - A new ""60 Minutes"" style opening to boost credibility. - Adrienne Clarkson visits Vancouver's dark side. - Footage of Ralph Klein being his in the face w
12-2
Oct 1, 2004
Segments Include: - a Heritage Minute: using bad Scottish accents to sell mediocre products; a proud part of our heritage. - a less than successful Canadian attempt at the X-Pri
12-3
Oct 8, 2004
Segments Include: - Bas MacLaren's interview with Ralph Nader on the dangers of gambling on a long shot. - Stephen Harper challenges the throne speech. - Uwe Mayer covering fa
12-4
Oct 15, 2004
Segments Include: - ""Music Memoirs"" on CBC Radio-Two. - ""Vinyl Cafe"" with Stuart McLean. - Mrs. Enid's commentary on dirty-sounding computer terms and lingo. - Bas MacLa
12-5
Oct 22, 2004
Segments Include: - Stephen Harper loses his cool in the House of Commons over a practical joke by the Prime Minister. - Efforts by the Bush campaign to gets the election under
12-6
Oct 29, 2004
Segments Include: - Sheila Copps releasing her new tell-all autobiography. - Ralph Klein's continuing struggle with alcoholism while on the campaign trail. - Teen corresponden
12-7
Nov 5, 2004
Clip show only 6 episodes into the season. It had better be the only one they do this season. They produces far too many of them far too often for this online editor.
12-8
Nov 12, 2004
Segments Include: - 22 Minutes endorses Ralph Klein in the Alberta election as they need politicians who say stupid things, and have already lost Stockwell Day and Jean Chretien.
12-9
Nov 19, 2004
Segments include: - the Bush-Bashing interview with Carolyn Parrish that cost the Liberal MP her place in the party's caucus. - Gilles Duceppe in Toronto trying to show the soft
12-10
Nov 26, 2004
Segments Include: - Paul Martin goes to Africa. - Danny Williams winning the Inter-governmentals cliche contest. - Raj Bhinder at the Grey Cup. - ""Frontiers in Science"" lo
12-11
Dec 3, 2004
Segments Include: - Mark Critch's drive-by interview with George W. Bush. - Stephen Harper's close call with the secret service. - Jack Layton caught moonlighting. - Mark Ja