On Dec. 2, 1976 John Candy appeared as Christmas correspondent on the Canadian television program '90 Minutes Live'. We see John at the shopping mall Brentwood Plaza in Burnaby, B. C. where he does a gift wrapping contest with shoppers Samuel Kowalsek, Marilyn Lewyk and Karen Martelli.
But given the prize money at stake John decides that wrapping boxes is too easy and supplies the contestants with more challenging objects. The people in the mall witnissing all this really have a great time as does the host of the show, Peter Gzowski, who is in the studio. Especially note John's reactions to those funny kids starting to get a little bit annoying.
A clip from this show can be seen through this link and comes from the website CBC Digital Archives. John appears at least two times more live from Brentwood Plaza but this clip only covers the gift wrapping contest.
Nevertheless, I was thrilled to have a new find. It's always great to see John in something that was previously unseen.
Source screenshot: The Runagates Club.
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