8.1/10317 votes#1 - Ruby Reborn
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/22/2004
Dog River, Saskatchewan is a town where not much happens and the locals like it that way. So, when Brent Leroy starts renting videos at his corner gas station and a big city girl from Toronto moves in to run the coffee shop next door it's either a sign of the apocalypse or a chance for Dog River to finally have a decent cup of coffee.
Director: David Storey
Writer: Brent Butt
8.3/10253 votes#2 - The Taxman
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/29/2004
A Taxman' arrives to investigate Oscar about fuel tax irregularities, Oscar plots with Hank to avoid paying any extra taxes, and Davis sulks about no longer getting free coffee at the Ruby and decides to lash out by writing all sorts of parking tickets.
Director: David Storey
Writer: Brent Butt
7.7/10209 votes#3 - Pilates Twist
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 2/4/2004
Lacey offers free Pilates classes to the people of Dog River but the town is strangely hostile to the idea. Then Brent and Hank's fashion worlds collide; Dog River's not big enough for two sharp-dressed men, so Hank comes up with a way of making sure they never steal each other's fashion thunder again. Meanwhile, Brent's dad Oscar takes steps to avoid being buried in a cheap looking coffin
Director: David Storey
Writer: N/A
7.9/10210 votes#4 - Oh Baby
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 2/11/2004
When Wanda needs to go to the dentist in Saskatoon she gets Brent to baby-sit her son Tanner who is quite the problem child. While Brent baby-sits the rest of the town place bets on what will happen to him first.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/10215 votes#5 - Grad '68
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/18/2004
While Karen the cop tries to break a cold case involving graffiti on the local water tower, Brent and Lacey have their hands full trying to revamp the bathrooms shared by the gas station and restaurant.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.4/10229 votes#6 - World's Biggest Thing
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/25/2004
Hank wants to attract more people to Dog River by building a World's Biggest something and roping Brent into it while Oscar thinks Lacey has a crush on him.
Director: David Storey
Writer: Brent Butt
8.0/10209 votes#7 - All My Ex's
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 3/3/2004
Hank and Oscar try to protect Lacey from her ex-fiancé while the Dog River police track down a fugitive.
Director: Henry Sarwer-Foner
Writer: Mark Farrell
7.5/10204 votes#8 - Cousin Carl
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 3/10/2004
Brent tries to prove his prodigal cousin is a dork while Dog River puts on its annual talent show.
Director: N/A
Writer: Chris Finn
8.1/10199 votes#9 - Cell Phone
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 3/17/2004
As Oscar becomes obsessed with the new 'Claw' game at the bar, Lacey tries to deal with rats in the field behind the restaurant AND being rejected by the Dog River Chamber of Commerce. Meanwhile, Davis and Brent try to one-up each other by buying smaller and smaller cell phones.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10189 votes#10 - Comedy Night
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 3/24/2004
Lacey asks Brent to join her book club and helps him humiliate an annoying comedian from out-of-town.
Director: Mark Farrell
Writer: Brent Butt
8.6/10200 votes#11 - Hook, Line and Sinker
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 3/31/2004
To drum up business, Brent gets a sign to put up catchy slogans outside the gas station and coffee shop, but Lacey isn't crazy about his pithy catch phrases. Meanwhile Brent and Emma worry about Oscar's memory after Oscar keeps misplacing his can of Alphagetti. And on a fishing trip, Karen doesn't sleep with Hank.
Director: David Storey
Writer: N/A
8.4/10193 votes#12 - Face Off
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 4/21/2004
As they kick off their season against a rival team from Stonewood, the local Dog River hockey team finds itself at a crossroads. Brent is a great goalie and is being taken for granted by his teammates, so when an offer from the rival team comes his way, he has to seriously consider his options. Meanwhile the other players are having trouble scoring and might need to take some advice from an unlikely hockey expert. Then team super-fan Emma learns the hard way that you should never mix cars, your husband and a hammer on game night.
Director: N/A
Writer: Brent Butt
8.2/10180 votes#13 - I Love Lacey
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 4/28/2004
On their way to the Grey Cup in Regina, the gang from Dog River hit a few snags. Emma and Wanda get physical with a cashier while shopping at their favorite store. Oscar and Hank visit Oscar's crazy old buddy who's not quite the partier he used to be. Karen and Davis try to buy tickets from a scalper. Lacey discovers that getting roadside assistance isn't that simple when you're traveling with a guy who runs a gas station. Meanwhile Brent realizes there may be more to his relationship with Lacey than he thought
Director: David Storey
Writer: Brent Butt
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Following the adventures of a bunch of nobodies who get up to a whole lot of nothing in the fictional prairie town of Dog River,...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CTV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Ruby Reborn" is the best rated episode of "Corner Gas" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 317 votes. Directed by David Storey and written by Brent Butt, it aired on 1/22/2004. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Taxman".