This half-hour children’s show from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation starred singer and composer Kevin Gillis, with two young co-hosts, 10-year-old Trevor Bruneau and 11-year-old Tammy Bourne, and regular Coach “Cuddles” (Patrick) Ford, their comic foil.
Michael Magee provided the voices of two animated characters, Harry Hog and the Body Man, two opponents locked in combat for physical health.
Designed to encourage good health and exercise for youngsters, the series combined music with exercise and health and sports information, and each week featured an appearance by a sports figure (including skater Toller Cranston, swimmer Graham Smith, Chicago White Sox catcher Carlton Fisk, 19-year-old hockey star Wayne Gretzky and Pentathlon specialist Diane Jones Konahowski, as well as ballerina Karen Kain).
Produced by the CBC in association with Fitness and Amateur Sport Canada, Yes You Can was written by Jack Hutchinson and Jamie Wayne, produced by Bill Hunt, and directed by Ron Piggott.
Kevin Gillis
Trevor Bruneau
Tammy Bourne
Coach Cuddles (Patrick) Ford
Michael Magee
