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5 unusual facts about Alan Thicke


Denise McCann

She also appeared as a featured performer on many Canadian TV shows, including The Alan Hamel Show and its replacement The Alan Thicke Show, the Wolfman Jack Show, The Paul Anka Show, and the Rene Simard Show.

JT Bowen

The Red Bank Rockers would tour extensively between 1981–84, including an appearance on the Alan Thicke's late night TV show Thicke of the Night.

Miracle Pets

Hosted by Alan Thicke, the series features animals protecting humans or other pets, one such being a llama guarding a herd of alpacas.

Shakin' It 4 Daddy

He explained that its "oft-repeated hook" ("She shakin’ it for daddy, she shakin’ it for me") could make some listeners "think of Thicke and his father instead of just Thicke".

Thicke of the Night

It was hosted by Canadian actor and songwriter Alan Thicke, who was well known in his home country for hosting The Alan Thicke Show, a popular daytime talk show that ended when Thicke was signed to do the American show.


Jeremy Miller

In the Family Guy episode "Not All Dogs Go to Heaven", he appears and tries to convince the other characters to buy him a case of Sudafed, but an animated version of his TV dad Alan Thicke appears, with his neck bobbling rapidly.

René Simard

He hosted his own CBC Television series from 1977 to 1979, produced in Vancouver by Alan Thicke and featuring various international celebrity guests.

Sports Emmy Award

The ninth annual Sports Emmy Awards, hosted by actors Alan Thicke and Joan Van Ark and held on July 13, 1988, became the first Sports Emmys ceremony to be televised; the live telecast was syndicated nationwide by Raycom Sports.

The Joke's on Us

Each episode featured a rotating panel of four comedians, which included such famous personalities of the day as Alan Thicke, Nipsey Russell, Arte Johnson and Jo Anne Worley.

The Rehearsal Dinner

Barney later celebrates Canada by listing its contributions to the world, including Dr. Frederick Banting and the discovery of insulin, Norman Breakey (the inventor of the paint roller), Louise Poirier (inventor of Wonderbra), and Alan Thicke.


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