Don - Social Research Clippings: People
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- [ca. 1967-1969]
Don - Social Research Clippings: People
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Don - Social Research Clippings: Quebec
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Don - Social Research Clippings: United States Foreign Policy - U.S.
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The plane game. -- Documentary script by DF
Air Farce at the Curtain Club, Richmond Hill, Ontario
Spring '74 garden party at end of first Air Farce season
Air Farce crew (with Alex Sheridan), Ottawa
Air Farce - Fort McMurray, Alberta
Air Farce radio - St. John's, Nfld.
Air Farce - Whitehorse [Yukon]
Air Farce radio - Whitehorse, Skagway, White Pass, Kluane
Air Farce - Whitehorse [Yukon]
[Air Farce troupe rehearsing in Glenn Gould studio]
Air Farce radio pics : final group shot, Edmonton; various
Air Farce radio - Regina and San Francisco
Air Farce - Prince George, B.C.
Roger [Abbott] backstage at Air Farce taping
Halifax, N.S. [Tom Shipton, producer]
[celebrating Ivan Fecan receiving honorary doctorate from York University]
[Slides and negatives - publicity shots]
Farce TV - contracts - [seasons] 4-7, 9, 10
Negotiations '96 - 1/2 DF [Don Ferguson]
Negotiations '96 - 1/2 DF [Don Ferguson]
Negotiations '96 - 1/2 DF [Don Ferguson]
Negotiations '96 - 2/2 DF [Don Ferguson]
Miscellaneous - [contract documents]
[Viewer mail from Mendelson Joe]
Air Farce Live - season 15 clips
Air Farce fifth estate segments
Air Farce - 40 years of flying by the seat of our pants : book contract
Air Farce - 40 years of flying by the seat of our pants : draft with edits
Air Farce - 40 years of flying by the seat of our pants : draft with edits
Air Farce - 40 years of flying by the seat of our pants : editing notes
Air Farce - 40 years of flying by the seat of our pants : interviews of cast, writers and others
Air Farce - 40 years of flying by the seat of our pants : reader mail
Air Farce TV - "News from away" Seamus O'Toole hat worn by Don Ferguson
Air Farce TV - "No visa or I kill you" taxi driver's hat worn by Don Ferguson
Air Farce TV - Don Ferguson's 3rd make-up shirt
Air Farce TV - Jack Layton moustache for Don F.
Canada t-shirt autographed by Jean Chretien
Air Farce sculpture by Brian Stewart
Plaque from Air Farce TV studio (Studio 42) Toronto broadcast centre
Framed thank you letter from Easter Seal Society Timmy Ambassador Ryan Duemo
Photo album to Roger Abbott from Easter Seal Society
Photo album to Don Ferguson from Easter Seal Society
Abbott-Ferguson Productions Ltd. fonds
The fonds is comprehensive and extensive in scope, and documents both the creative and business aspects of Abbott-Ferguson Productions. Records include scripts and production files for both the radio and television shows; show logs; sound and video recordings; photographs; press and publicity; business correspondence; audience correspondence; contracts and other legal documentation; memorabilia; and research files including for ratings and audience research. The fonds has been arranged into the following series:
S00613 The Jest Society
S00614 Air Farce - radio - scripts and production files
S00615 Air Farce - television - scripts and production files
S00616 Air Farce - A/V recordings
S00617 Air Farce - sound recordings
S00618 Air Farce - hair and makeup photos
S00619 Air Farce - wardrobe photos
S00620 Air Farce - set design
S00621 Air Farce - gigs
S00622 Air Farce - publicity and press, including photos
S00623 Air Farce - business and legal files
S00624 Air Farce - audience mail
S00625 Air Farce - memorabilia and merchandise
S00626 Air Farce - miscellaneous files
S00627 Dave Broadfoot productions
S00628 Non-Air Farce - XPM
S00629 SketchCom productions
S00630 Air Farce - ratings and audience research
S00687 Johnny Chase files
S00688 Non-Air Farce - miscellaneous files
Abbott-Ferguson Productions Ltd.
Series consists of production files, scripts, show log, press and publicity files, photographs, sound recordings, business files, etc.
Air Farce - radio - scripts and production files
Series consists of radio scripts including working versions from Roger Abbott (RA), Don Ferguson (DF), and "as taped" and "as broadcast" copies, outlines, sketch ideas, radio log, and production files pertaining to the Royal Canadian Air Farce radio shows.
Air Farce - television - scripts and production files
Series consists of television scripts, including working versions from Roger Abbott (RA), Don Ferguson (DF), a sampling of Assistant Director (AD) scripts, show scripts, warmup notes, sketch ideas, and other production documentation such as suggestions for Chicken Cannon targets, and show logs.
Series consists of audio-visual recordings and some audio elements of television episodes in various formats. Records include tape inventories, rundowns and cue sheets. The series also includes recordings pertaining to specials, video yearbooks, Live at the Bayview, the Comedy channel, etc.
Series consists of sound recordings pertaining to Air Farce radio shows. Series also includes master recordings, and recordings pertaining to audio merchandise.
Air Farce - hair and makeup photos
Series consists of hair and makeup photographs for the television series, and arranged primarily chronologically by broadcast season. Most photographs are Polaroids.
Air Farce - wardrobe photographs
Series consists of wardrobe continuity reference photographs for the television series, and for Farce Films. Most photographs are Polaroids. Photographs are arranged primarily chronologically by broadcast season.
Series consists of set design reference photographs, studio floor plans, and supporting documentation such as budgets, show run-downs, and gaphics, etc., organized by television episode.
Series consists of records pertaining to gigs outside the regular broadcast season. For example, Live at the Bayview; stage show scripts; "symphony show" files including orchestral scores; tribute events; Farce Stage tour, etc.
Air Farce - publicity and press, including photos
Series consists of artwork, posters, press clippings, publicity photographs, video elements for the CBC Life and Times episode about Air Farce, backstage photos, radio road trip photos, honors and awards such as the Walk of Fame, wrap parties, etc.
Air Farce - business and legal files
Series consists of contracts, financial records, creative side records for home videos, files pertaining to merchandising, legal records documenting the battle with the CRTC about whether Air Farce could be included in Newsworld broadcasts (1995-1997); the discussions between Abbott-Ferguson Productions and the potential move to the CTV network, the Baton - Comedy Channel application, books about Air Farce, etc.
Series consists of listener and viewer mail, both positive and negative, and responses from Abbott-Ferguson Productions and/or the CBC.
Air Farce - memorabilia and merchandise
Series consists of memorabilia such as iconic costumes, plaques and awards, and merchandise items created for Abbott-Ferguson Productions including videocassettes, DVDs, t-shirts and other apparel, etc. For audio-visual and audio elements, such as master recordings, see S00616 and S00617.
Air Farce - miscellaneous files
Series consists of miscellaneous scripts, project ideas, etc.
Series consists of files pertaining to Dave Broadfoot productions managed and produced by Abbott-Ferguson Productions.
Series consists of records documenting a proposed sitcom project about a former Prime Minister to be played by Don Ferguson. Records include the project proposal, contracts and budget documentation, press, publicity and audience test information, outline, pilot and scripts, as well as videotapes of the first two episodes that were shot. The project was subsequently shelved.
SketchCom was a project developed by Abbott and Ferguson to provide opportunities to promising new comedians and comedy troupes to develop and broadcast their work with the assistance of experienced and successful mentors. The SketchCom series was broadcast on the CBC network during 1998-1999. New comedic talent included several persons who went on to national prominence including Shaun Majumder, Gavin Crawford, and Bob Martin. Records include creative and production files, contracts, sketch ideas, audio/visual recordings of the productions, etc.
Air Farce - ratings and audience research
Consists of ratings information and audience research tracking the popularity of Air Farce radio and television programs.
Johnny Chase, Secret Agent of Space was a space opera radio serial that was broadcast for two seasons on CBC Radio between 1978 to 1981. The show was set 700 years in the future, and was created by Royal Canadian Air Farce comedian Don Ferguson along with Henry Sobotka. Records include scripts, broadcast recordings, budget documentation, and promotion and ratings information.
Non-Air Farce - miscellaneous files
Series consists of records documenting Abbott-Ferguson Productions projects that were not part of the Royal Canadian Air Farce series, or otherwise described in their own series, such as Dave Broadfoot projects, or XPM, or SketchCom, etc. Records pertain to miscellaneous productions both realized and proposed, for example Sports Com, 50th anniversary special, comedy homecoming, CBC comedy wall of fame, CBC comedy archive show, Comedy Classics, Mary and Michael for Global TV, King of Kensington, and miscellaneous research files.