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* EasilyElected: Played with. Dan becomes a candidate for mayor in an attempt to prove to his ex-girlfriend that he can do something serious with his life. The current mayor is extremely popular so Dan ends up being the only other candidate. Then the mayor dies in an accident right after candidate registration has ended and Dan becomes mayor by default despite having no prior political experience and no inclination to do the job. However, Dan decides to do the honorable thing and gets the election board to reopen candidate registration. Dan then has to run a proper election campaign and is quickly outmatched by a much more competent rival. In the end Dan only stays in the race so he can brag that he was a 'runner up' for mayor. However, fate once again intervenes and the leading candidate pulls out of the race in the last moment. Dan once again wins the election despite not wanting the job anymore.
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A Canadian sitcom set in the fictional Wessex, Ontario, ''Dan for Mayor'' follows slacker bartender Dan Phillips (Fred Ewanuick of ''Series/CornerGas'' fame) who, on a whim, announces his intention to run for mayor when his ex-girlfriend announces her engagement. Aided by his best buddy turned campaign manager Jeff, the first season shows Dan on the campaign trail, and the second season [[GrowingTheBeard shows him finding his footing at Wessex Town Hall.]] The show was created by Paul Mather, Kevin White, and Mark Farrell, who also wrote for Corner Gas.
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A Canadian sitcom set in the fictional Wessex, Ontario, ''Dan for Mayor'' follows slacker bartender Dan Phillips (Fred Ewanuick (Creator/FredEwanuick of ''Series/CornerGas'' fame) who, on a whim, announces his intention to run for mayor when his ex-girlfriend announces her engagement. Aided by his best buddy turned campaign manager Jeff, the first season shows Dan on the campaign trail, and the second season [[GrowingTheBeard shows him finding his footing at Wessex Town Hall.]] The show was created by Paul Mather, Kevin White, and Mark Farrell, who also wrote for Corner Gas.
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A Canadian sitcom set in the fictional Wessex, Ontario, ''Dan For Mayor'' follows slacker bartender Dan Phillips (Fred Ewanuick of ''Series/CornerGas'' fame) who, on a whim, announces his intention to run for mayor when his ex-girlfriend announces her engagement. Aided by his best buddy turned campaign manager Jeff, the first season shows Dan on the campaign trail, and the second season [[GrowingTheBeard shows him finding his footing at Wessex Town Hall.]] The show was created by Paul Mather, Kevin White, and Mark Farrell, who also wrote for Corner Gas.
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A Canadian sitcom set in the fictional Wessex, Ontario, ''Dan For for Mayor'' follows slacker bartender Dan Phillips (Fred Ewanuick of ''Series/CornerGas'' fame) who, on a whim, announces his intention to run for mayor when his ex-girlfriend announces her engagement. Aided by his best buddy turned campaign manager Jeff, the first season shows Dan on the campaign trail, and the second season [[GrowingTheBeard shows him finding his footing at Wessex Town Hall.]] The show was created by Paul Mather, Kevin White, and Mark Farrell, who also wrote for Corner Gas.
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The series lasted from March, 2010 to August, 2011, and aired a total of 26 episodes in two seasons on Creator/{{CTV}}. The series was officially cancelled in September 2011, along with sister series ''Hiccups'', and ''[[SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]''.
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The series lasted from March, 2010 to August, 2011, and aired a total of 26 episodes in two seasons on Creator/{{CTV}}. The series was officially cancelled in September 2011, along with sister series ''Hiccups'', and ''[[SoYouThinkYouCanDance ''[[Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]''.
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A Canadian sitcom set in the fictional Wessex, Ontario, ''Dan For Mayor'' follows slacker bartender Dan Phillips (Fred Ewanuick of ''Series/CornerGas'' fame) who, on a whim, announces his intention to run for mayor when his ex-girlfriend announces her engagement. Aided by his best buddy turned campaign manager Jeff, the first season shows Dan on the campaign trail, and the second season [[GrowingTheBeard shows him finding his footing at Wessex Town Hall.]] The show was created by Paul Mather, Kevin White, and Mark Farrell, who also wrote for Corner Gas.
The series lasted from March, 2010 to August, 2011, and aired a total of 26 episodes in two seasons on Creator/{{CTV}}. The series was officially cancelled in September 2011, along with sister series ''Hiccups'', and ''[[SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]''.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* BackupTwin: After [[spoiler:Bud is hit by a bus]], his previously unmentioned twin appears in the following episode.
* ButtMonkey: Dan provides entertainment for the town, (much like his character Hank in "Series/CornerGas")
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After season 1: Brianna, Anita's niece and Charley, Dan's co-bartender at Fern's.
* CluelessDeputy: The Deputy Mayor, Alan.
* DorkHorseCandidate: Entire premise is a variation of the idea.
* LocalHangout: Fern's Grill
* LookBothWays: In the pilot [[spoiler:the current Mayor Bud, Dan's opponent, is his by a bus.]]
** And again when Dan [[spoiler:lets a cat he borrowed jump out in front of a bus.]]
* OddballDoppelganger: in ''Claire 2.0'', Melanie is this to Claire: she looks almost exactly like her, owns a successful PR company, and has a Ph.D.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Although being born in [[TheEighties the 80s]], Charley somehow has never heard of Pac Man or arcade games.
* PutOnABus: Anita Vargas, the appliance repair store owner and mayoral candidate ends up [[spoiler: winning as the MP of Wessex in parliament leaving Dan as the winner.]]
* RunawayFiance: [[spoiler: Claire in episode seven]]
* SleazyPolitician: "Ethical Dilemma" introduces Sam Jefferson, a [[{{Irony}} corrupt Ethics Commissioner]].
** In "Revenge is Swifty", we learn that the late Mayor Calgrove expensed the city for items such as a flat-screen TV and Alan never reported it.
* TrespassingToTalk: A while after Claire breaks up with her fiance and he moves out, Claire comes home to find him in her kitchen and he givers her keys back.
* TheUnseen: Jeff's Wife. This is played for laughs when Jeff is unsure of how long he's been married, and Dan states that they "see her all the time."
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A Canadian sitcom set in the fictional Wessex, Ontario, ''Dan For Mayor'' follows slacker bartender Dan Phillips (Fred Ewanuick of ''Series/CornerGas'' fame) who, on a whim, announces his intention to run for mayor when his ex-girlfriend announces her engagement. Aided by his best buddy turned campaign manager Jeff, the first season shows Dan on the campaign trail, and the second season [[GrowingTheBeard shows him finding his footing at Wessex Town Hall.]] The show was created by Paul Mather, Kevin White, and Mark Farrell, who also wrote for Corner Gas.
The series lasted from March, 2010 to August, 2011, and aired a total of 26 episodes in two seasons on Creator/{{CTV}}. The series was officially cancelled in September 2011, along with sister series ''Hiccups'', and ''[[SoYouThinkYouCanDance So You Think You Can Dance Canada]]''.
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!! This show provides examples of:
* BackupTwin: After [[spoiler:Bud is hit by a bus]], his previously unmentioned twin appears in the following episode.
* ButtMonkey: Dan provides entertainment for the town, (much like his character Hank in "Series/CornerGas")
* ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: After season 1: Brianna, Anita's niece and Charley, Dan's co-bartender at Fern's.
* CluelessDeputy: The Deputy Mayor, Alan.
* DorkHorseCandidate: Entire premise is a variation of the idea.
* LocalHangout: Fern's Grill
* LookBothWays: In the pilot [[spoiler:the current Mayor Bud, Dan's opponent, is his by a bus.]]
** And again when Dan [[spoiler:lets a cat he borrowed jump out in front of a bus.]]
* OddballDoppelganger: in ''Claire 2.0'', Melanie is this to Claire: she looks almost exactly like her, owns a successful PR company, and has a Ph.D.
* PopCulturalOsmosisFailure: Although being born in [[TheEighties the 80s]], Charley somehow has never heard of Pac Man or arcade games.
* PutOnABus: Anita Vargas, the appliance repair store owner and mayoral candidate ends up [[spoiler: winning as the MP of Wessex in parliament leaving Dan as the winner.]]
* RunawayFiance: [[spoiler: Claire in episode seven]]
* SleazyPolitician: "Ethical Dilemma" introduces Sam Jefferson, a [[{{Irony}} corrupt Ethics Commissioner]].
** In "Revenge is Swifty", we learn that the late Mayor Calgrove expensed the city for items such as a flat-screen TV and Alan never reported it.
* TrespassingToTalk: A while after Claire breaks up with her fiance and he moves out, Claire comes home to find him in her kitchen and he givers her keys back.
* TheUnseen: Jeff's Wife. This is played for laughs when Jeff is unsure of how long he's been married, and Dan states that they "see her all the time."
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