The Raes is a Canadian variety television series which aired on CBC Television from 30 June 1978 to 1 April 1980.
Premise Robbie and Cherrill Rae, a husband-and-wife singing duo, hosted this entertainment series featuring the Tommy Banks orchestra, Jeff Hyslop's choreography and the James Hibbard Dancers. The series featured international musical guests combined with Canadian musicians and also included comedy segments starring Lally Cadeau as a wardrobe director and Jackson Davies portraying a television director. The series was recorded with a studio audience at CBC-TV Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Scheduling The show's initial run was an hour-long mid-season series titled The Raes Variety Hour on Fridays at 9:00 p.m. from 30 June to 25 August 1978. The following year, it ran for a regular season as half-hour episodes under the shortened title The Raes on Tuesdays at 8:30 p.m. from 11 September 1979 to 1 April 1980.
Episode list Season 1 – The Raes Variety Hour (1978) Ep # Airdate Director Guest Stars(s) 1 30 June 1978 Michael Watt Patsy Gallant, The Keane Brothers, Morey Amsterdam, Shari Lewis 2 7 July 1978 Michael Watt Tommy Common, Peter Pringle, Morey Amsterdam 3 14 July 1978 Michael Watt Donna & LeRoy Anderson, Shari Lewis, Morey Amsterdam 4 21 July 1978 Michael Watt Morey Amsterdam, Ray Griff, Myrna Lorrie, Susan Jacks, Larry Evoy 5 28 July 1978 Michael Watt Patti Page, Ian Tyson, Shari Lewis 6 18 August 1978 Michael Watt Morris Albert, Denise McCann, Carroll Baker 7 25 August 1978 Michael Watt Peter Chipman, Ray Price, Morey Amsterdam, Shari Lewis
Season 2 – The Raes (1979–1980) Ep # Airdate Director Guest Stars(s) 1 11 September 1979 Michael Watt ABBA 2 18 September 1979 Michael Watt Max Webster, Shari Lewis 3 25 September 1979 Michael Watt The Babys, Arlene Duncan 4 2 October 1979 Michael Watt Nick Gilder, Alma Faye 5 23 October 1979 Michael Watt Prism, Frank Mills 6 30 October 1979 Michael Watt Stonebolt, Grace Jones 7 6 November 1979 Michael Watt Trooper, Christopher Ward 8 13 November 1979 Michael Watt Shari Lewis, Martin Stevens 9 20 November 1979 Michael Watt Maxine Nightingale 10 27 November 1979 Michael Watt Robert John, Touche 11 4 December 1979 Michael Watt France Joli, Bram Tchaikovsky 12 18 December 1979 Michael Watt Sylvester, Max Webster 13 25 December 1979 Michael Watt Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop 14 1 January 1980 Michael Watt Rex Smith, Peter Allen 15 15 January 1980 Michael Watt Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop, Doucette 16 22 January 1980 Michael Watt Chubby Checker, Stonebolt 17 29 January 1980 Michael Watt Pat Benatar, Howie Mandel 18 12 February 1980 Michael Watt Shari Lewis, Prism 19 26 February 1980 Michael Watt Patsy Gallant, Nick Gilder
References
External links The Raes episode guide at TVarchive.ca