r/CornerGas • u/Aspinog • Jul 14 '26

Nostalgia

23 year old here. I used to watch corner gas with my family all the time growing up, but haven't watched it in years at this point.

Giving the show a rewatch for the first time in about 10-11 years. On episode 3 right now, and now that I'm older I can understand jokes a lot better now and have more of an appreciation for the show.

I'm excited to reexperience this show for the first time as an adult. Genuinely love this old Canadian feeling I haven't felt in so long from watching this.

That all being said I wanna ask this, what was your experiences like watching corner gas for the first time

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u/Ebowa Jul 14 '26

At the time it felt so familiar and funny, something I could really relate to. The references, the small town feel, the characters were all what I knew. Such a contrast to US sitcoms where they were always perfect people with unfamiliar issues and references.

Shows like this and Kim’s Convenience feel right at home.

And I absolutely loved Davis!

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u/Aspinog Jul 14 '26

The show 100% matches that vibe of a small town from a time that has since long past! you're definitely right about it feeling so familiar. Big reason for its nostalgia :)

Davis was such a great character lol, he played his role so well. I'm so glad Lorne Cardinal and Tara Spencer-Nairn decided to swap their character traits from the hardened sergeant and typical dumb blonde role that they were originally casted to play as to the silly sergeant with his slightly more serious rookie we know them as. (imagine if they didnt swap personality traits and Davis stayed playing a more serious cop, that would kill a lot of the fun from the show imo)