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'''''Jake and the Kid''''' is a collection of [[short story|short stories]] by [[W. O. Mitchell]], |
'''''Jake and the Kid''''' is a collection of [[short story|short stories]] by [[W. O. Mitchell]], published in 1961. Many stories in the series appeared in ''[[Maclean's]]'' prior to the book's publication. The stories stem from Mitchell's long-running radio series of the same name. Mitchell also published a sequel volume, ''According to Jake and the Kid'', in 1989. |
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==Overview== |
==Overview== |
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==Adaptations== |
==Adaptations== |
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===Radio=== |
===Radio=== |
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Mitchell began to write the Jake and the Kid radio series for [[CBC Radio One|CBC Radio]] in 1950. The radio series continued until 1956 with over 300 episodes produced.<ref>{{Citation| title = The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - Mitchell, W.O. (1914–98)| url = http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/mitchell_wo_1914-98.html| accessdate = 2009-03-06}}</ref> |
Mitchell began to write the Jake and the Kid radio series for [[CBC Radio One|CBC Radio]] in 1950. The radio series continued until 1956 with over 300 episodes produced.<ref>{{Citation| title = The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - Mitchell, W.O. (1914–98)| url = http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/mitchell_wo_1914-98.html| accessdate = 2009-03-06| archive-date = 2008-10-30| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081030065805/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/mitchell_wo_1914-98.html| url-status = dead}}</ref> |
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===Television=== |
===Television=== |
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Two television adaptations have been produced, the 1961 ''[[Jake and the Kid (1961 TV series)|Jake and |
Two television adaptations have been produced, the 1961 ''[[Jake and the Kid (1961 TV series)|Jake and The Kid]]'' for [[CBC Television]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake and The Kid |url=https://broadcasting-history.com/programming/television/jake-and-kid-0 |website=broadcasting-history.com |publisher=Canadian Communications Foundation |access-date=25 March 2023}}</ref> starring [[Murray Westgate]] as Jake and [[Rex Hagon]] as Ben, and the 1995 ''[[Jake and the Kid (1995 TV series)|Jake and the Kid]]'' for [[Global Television Network|Global]] with [[Shaun Johnston]] as Jake and Ben Campbell as Ben. |
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==Awards== |
==Awards== |
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[[Category:Works by W. O. Mitchell]] |
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[[Category:1950s Canadian radio programs]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:00, 19 October 2023
| "Jake and the Kid" | |
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| Short story by W. O. Mitchell | |
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| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
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| Publisher | Macmillan Canada |
| Publication date | 1961 |
Jake and the Kid is a collection of short stories by W. O. Mitchell, published in 1961. Many stories in the series appeared in Maclean's prior to the book's publication. The stories stem from Mitchell's long-running radio series of the same name. Mitchell also published a sequel volume, According to Jake and the Kid, in 1989.
Overview
[edit]Set in the 1940s and 1950s, "The Kid" is at the centre of stories of a boy on a farm in fictional Crocus, Saskatchewan, Canada. Jake is the hired hand who helps the Kid's mother run the farm who now keeps the Kid abreast of events in the greater world and in Crocus.
The Kid's teacher, Miss Henchbaw, is unfairly dismissed by the school board until her friends fight back in the story "Will of the People"; Chet Lambert of the Crocus Breeze is hauled into court for comparing George Solway with Malleable Brown's goat in "The Face Is Familiar," resulting in a courtroom confrontation unrivalled in the history of Canadian jurisprudence; and "Political Dynamite" shows the men terrified by women curlers threatening to vote en bloc in the upcoming town election.
The town is rich not only in disputes but characters, from Repeat Golightly in the barbershop to Old Man Sherry, the town's oldest inhabitant. Throughout the series of stories, many entertainers come through town: Belva Taskey, the sweet songstress ("Lo! The Noble Redskin!") and her memorable poetry reading; The Great Doctor Suhzee, the hypnotist; and Professor Noble Winesinger, whose snake-oil remedies had been known to turn his customers black.
Adaptations
[edit]Radio
[edit]Mitchell began to write the Jake and the Kid radio series for CBC Radio in 1950. The radio series continued until 1956 with over 300 episodes produced.[1]
Television
[edit]Two television adaptations have been produced, the 1961 Jake and The Kid for CBC Television,[2] starring Murray Westgate as Jake and Rex Hagon as Ben, and the 1995 Jake and the Kid for Global with Shaun Johnston as Jake and Ben Campbell as Ben.
Awards
[edit]The book won the Stephen Leacock Award in 1962.
References
[edit]- ^ The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan - Mitchell, W.O. (1914–98), archived from the original on 2008-10-30, retrieved 2009-03-06
- ^ "Jake and The Kid". broadcasting-history.com. Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
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