Young Drunk Punk
Ian McKay and his best friend Shinky are two young punks searching for their great destinies in the back alleys of Calgary Alberta, circa 1980. Together, these friends will face down cowboys and oilmen, hockey goons and movie snobs, odd-jobbers and hairdressers… and through it all they’ll find a way to grow up without selling out. With the help of Ian’s flawed, but loving family (father Lloyd, mom Helen, and his outrageously outgoing sister Belinda), Ian and Shinky find new opportunities to blow minds every week, exporting their special brand of offbeat revolution for the 80’s – seeking out love and working to change the world, one young drunk punk at a time.
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1.The Pilot
18-01-201525mCalgary; 1980: Young rebels, Ian and Shinky set out to find a great destiny and a great job, but when that all proves too hard they decide to revolutionize society!
2.Working for Cowboy
28-01-201525mDetermined to not end up like his father, Ian takes a construction job with Shinky - but his new boss turns out to be his sister's scary ex-boyfriend.
3.The Van
04-02-201525mIan and Shinky turn an old decrepit van into the coolest party-wagon in town.
4.European Style
11-02-201525mLloyd tries a new hair salon, and winds up enamoured with the service, leading Helen to suspect even worse.
5.The Clash is Coming
18-02-201525mIan and Shinky find out that The Clash is coming to Calgary - and make it their mission in life to get tickets.
6.Lure a Flame
25-02-201525mA Calgary Flames hockey player moves to Brae Vista and causes nothing but trouble for Ian, Shinky, and Helen.
7.Ian and Shinky Make a Movie
04-03-201525mAfter seeing the film Eraserhead, Ian and Shinky decide to make their own movie, using the security cameras at Brae Vista.
8.Yoga Show
11-03-201525mLloyd and Ian find common ground while watching a mildly racy yoga show one morning, until Helen joins the cast of the show, and Belinda discovers feminism!
9.First Date Funeral
25-03-201525mAfter a few failed dates with Diane, Ian has only one chance to make things right. Unfortunately it’s on the same day as his grandmother’s funeral.
10.Sound Judgement
01-04-201525mDetermined to cure Ian’s music-snobbery, Shinky put him through a gauntlet of horrible bands.
11.Space Invaders
08-04-201525mWhen Brae Vista gets a Space Invaders game, Ian and Shinky decide to fight back against its mindless conformity with the age-old tool of graffiti.
12.Rock of Seagulls
15-04-201525mWhen Shinky becomes a guitarist in Calgary’s hottest band, Ian sets off to find his own talent as a critic for the local newsletter.
13.Vancouver
22-04-201525mIan is overjoyed when Diane invites him for a “sleep over.” But the night is put in jeopardy when Ian receives a possible job offer in Vancouver.
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