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Canadian TV series or program
The Greatest Canadian Invention
Narrated byBob McDonald
Country of originCanada
No. of episodes1
Production
Camera setupMultiple-camera
Running time~120 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC

The Greatest Canadian Invention is a spiritual sequel to The Greatest Canadian originally aired on CBC Television. It began with CBC viewers voting online on which invention (out of 50) they considered to be the greatest Canadian invention. The show is a two-hour special, hosted by Bob McDonald, that premiered on 3 January 2007 at 8:00 EST.

Commentators

The 22 commentators for the show are:

Inventions

The inventions, in voted order, are:

  1. Insulin
  2. Telephone
  3. Light bulb
  4. Five-pin bowling
  5. Wonderbra
  6. Artificial pacemaker
  7. Robertson screw
  8. Zipper
  9. Electric wheelchair
  10. Poutine
  11. Cobalt-60 "bomb" cancer treatment
  12. Java programming language
  13. Bloody caesar
  14. Canadarm
  15. Standard time
  16. Electron microscope
  17. Ski-Doo (snowmobile)
 
  1. BlackBerry
  2. Radio voice transmission
  3. Birchbark canoe
  4. Basketball
  5. Retractable beer-carton handle
  6. UV-degradable plastics
  7. Instant replay
  8. Goalie mask
  9. Marquis wheat
  10. Pablum
  11. Lacrosse
  12. Electric oven
  13. Steam fog horn
  14. Walkie-talkie
  15. Alkaline long-lasting battery
  16. Paint roller
  17. Electronic music synthesizer
 
  1. Weevac 6
  2. Green garbage bag
  3. Snowblower
  4. Self-propelled combine harvester
  5. Instant mashed potato
  6. Explosives vapour detector
  7. Marine screw propeller
  8. Plexiglas
  9. Key-frame animation
  10. CPR mannequin (Actar 911)
  11. G-suit
  12. Ardox spiral nail
  13. Automatic lubricating cup
  14. Crash-position indicator
  15. Caulking gun
  16. Separable baggage check

See also

References

  1. Couture, Christa (10 January 2017). "How well do these Canadian 'bests' hold up in 2017?". CBC.
  2. "Program Guide – The Greatest Canadian Invention". CBC. Retrieved 9 May 2024.

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