This Hour Has 22 Minutes: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of This Hour Has 22 Minutes Season 3.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Episode 65
Oct 14, 1996
Segments include: - Princess Diana's video scandal - The new Liberal whip - Marg Delahunty talks with Donovan Bailey - Babe Bennett on sex changes - The Right Answer -
Episode 66
Oct 21, 1996
Segments include: - Preston Manning's ""Fresh Start"" - The ""22 Minutes"" Curriculum Guide - Joe Crow on Brian Tobin - Pope John Paul II out of hospital - Marg Delahunty
Episode 67
Oct 28, 1996
Segments include: - Union shutdown of Toronto - Mad cow disease - Arctic parks - Rockin' at the Rodeo: Same-sex line dancing - Dakey Dunn on exercise - ""Marketplace A1
Episode 68
Nov 4, 1996
Segments include: - Lucien Bouchard tries to revive Quebec's economy - J.B. Dickson on assignment in Washington D.C. - Mrs. Enid on dating - Scientists discover a new plane
Episode 69
Nov 11, 1996
Segments include: - Preston Manning finds three replacement MPs - Ross Perot's post-election plans - Ozone hole sets record - The Multicorp investigation - Streeter: Impr
Episode 76
Jan 27, 1997
Segments include: - Clinton's inauguration - Lloyd Axworthy goes to Cuba - Dakey Dunn on a nookie-free existance - Streeter: Canada's Manifest Destiny - Sexual harrassmen
Episode 77
Feb 3, 1997
Segments include: - An apology to the banks - Marg Delahunty on hospitals - ""Money Matters!"" - Streeter: Teflon Jean - The Sphinxler Sisters - Adolescent Notes - ""
Episode 80
Mar 3, 1997
Segments include: - Eaton's files for bankruptcy protection - Quebec's trade dispute - The first man on the Pill - Babe Bennett - ""Man Talk"" - Election Watch '97 -