Just Like Mom and Dad

Just Like Mom and Dad
Based onJust Like Mom
Written bySandy Jobin-Bevans, Shoshana Sperling, Lisa Brooke
StarringSandy Jobin-Bevans
Kylee Evans
Country of originCanada
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes43 x 30 minutes + 1 60-minute special
Production
Executive producersMark J.W. Bishop, Matt Hornburg
ProducersSteve Sloan, Stephen J. Turnbull, Jacquie Rushlow, Gord McLennan, Carolyn Sandler, Ajeeth Parkal, Jessica Capbianco, Caitlin Dosa
Running time30 minute episodes
Production companyMarblemedia
Original release
NetworkCanada: Yes TV
United States: BYU TV
ReleaseJanuary 7, 2018 (2018-01-07) –
April 17, 2019 (2019-04-17)

Just Like Mom and Dad is a Canadian television show created by global media and production company marblemedia. Based on the original 1980s hit game show Just Like Mom, Just Like Mom and Dad is produced in association with Yes TV in Canada and BYU TV in the United States. Just Like Mom and Dad, hosted by husband and wife duo Sandy Jobin-Bevans and Kylee Evans, is a 20-episode primetime family game show that premiered in January 2018.[1]

Each episode of Just Like Mom and Dad features three parent-child pairs competing in three rounds of interactive challenges, all designed to determine how well parents and kids really know each other, running just like the original 1980s version. Correct answers for the first round of questions were worth 5 and 10 points, and 15 and 20 points in the second round. In the taste test, the parents tasted all three treats prepared by the children in the Bake-Off round, then tried to guess which one their child made by holding up numbered paddles, with the team with the lowest score going first. A correct match earned 50 points.

The winning team then faced a 12-section wheel spun by the child, winning whatever prize it landed on. The top prize was an all-inclusive family vacation to Mexico sponsored by Sunwing Airlines, much like the coveted trip to Walt Disney World offered in the original version.

The original Canadian series Just Like Mom ran more than 600 episodes over five seasons from 1980 to 1985 on CTV. marblemedia secured all remake and development rights in 2009 in an agreement with CTV's parent company, Bell Media; as part of the agreement, Bell Media is credited as a production company in the revival of the series.[2]

Producers for Just Like Mom and Dad include Mark Bishop, Matt Hornburg, Steve Sloan, Stephen Turnbull, alongside Rob Sheppard for Yes TV, Jim Bell for BYU TV and Adam Ivers for Omnicom's Highway Entertainment.[3]

At the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020, the series won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program.[4]

Awards

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Year Award Category
2020 Canadian Screen Awards Best Childrens or Youth Program or Series

References

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  1. ^ "'Just Like Mom': Canadian game show returning, with dads in tow too". Global News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ "Bell Media Licenses Its Original TV Series Format JUST LIKE MOM – Bell Media". www.bellmedia.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-08-24. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ^ "marblemedia announces production and casting call for 'Just like Mom and Dad' | Marblemedia". marblemedia.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ^ Brent Furdyk, "Canadian Screen Awards: Winners Revealed In Lifestyle And Reality, Children’s And Youth Categories". ET Canada, May 26, 2020.
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