Less Than Kind(2008)
Overview
Less Than Kind is a Canadian television comedy-drama series that stars Jesse Camacho as Sheldon Blecher, a teenager growing up in a loving but dysfunctional Jewish family in Winnipeg. The show's cast also includes Maury Chaykin and Wendel Meldrum as Sheldon's parents, Benjamin Arthur as his older brother Josh, and Nancy Sorel as his aunt, Clara. The Blechers struggle to operate a driving school out of their home in Winnipeg's fading North End. Less Than Kind made its debut October 13, 2008, on Citytv, and moved to HBO Canada in February 2010. The ensemble cast of the critically acclaimed series won Canadian Comedy Awards in 2009 and 2010.Less Than Kind received the 2010 Gemini Award for Best Comedy Program or Series and the inaugural award for Best Comedy Series at the 2013 Canadian Screen Awards. The title sequence and logo for Less Than Kind were inspired by an iconic highway sign at Winnipeg's Confusion Corner intersection, depicting arrows pointing in every direction. The name of the series is found in the first line spoken by Hamlet: "A little more than kin, and less than kind."
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No imageSeason 1
13 episodes • 2008
Season 1
13 episodes • 2008
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To Be a Man | Oct 13, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Top of the Class | Oct 20, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 3 | French is My Kryptonite | Oct 27, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Shel Game | Nov 3, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Note Perfect | Nov 10, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Insomnia | Nov 17, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Pakikisama | Nov 24, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Balls | Dec 1, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Daters | Dec 8, 2008 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Husky Boy | Jan 12, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Fun | Jan 19, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Careers Day | Jan 26, 2009 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Happy Birthday Sheldon | Feb 2, 2009 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 2
13 episodes • 2010
Season 2
13 episodes • 2010
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Third Death's a Charm | Feb 19, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Terminus Ad Quem | Feb 26, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 3 | I Am Somewhere | Mar 5, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Something Better | Mar 12, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Party People | Mar 19, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Fasto Loves Lebso | Mar 26, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 7 | That's Somebody's Knish! | Apr 9, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Road Trip | Apr 16, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Coming Home | Apr 23, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 10 | First Nighters | Apr 30, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Spring Break | May 7, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Showtime | May 14, 2010 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Deluge | May 21, 2010 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 3
13 episodes • 2012
Season 3
13 episodes • 2012
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fugue State | Jan 15, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Play It Again Sam | Jan 15, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 3 | I'm Still Me | Jan 15, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Coming Around | Jan 22, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Reparations and Renewal | Jan 29, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Lawyers and Cougars and Bankers, Oh My | Feb 5, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Delirium | Feb 12, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Danger, Wrestling! | Feb 19, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Fwomp | Feb 26, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Jerk Chicken | Mar 4, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Promise Bone | Mar 11, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Not Awkward or Weird, Just Awesome | Mar 18, 2012 | 0.0 |
| 13 | March Fourth | Mar 25, 2012 | 0.0 |
No imageSeason 4
9 episodes • 2013
Season 4
9 episodes • 2013
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I'm Only Nineteen | Jun 2, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Girl Trouble | Jun 2, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Liars | Jun 9, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Best Men | Jun 16, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Something Blue | Jun 23, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Space Box | Jun 30, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Before The End Begins | Jul 7, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Fight and Flight (1) | Jul 14, 2013 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Fight and Flight (2) | Jul 14, 2013 | 0.0 |
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