Mosquito Lake was a short-lived Canadian

Canada

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 television sitcom, which aired on CBC Television

CBC Television

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 in the 1989-90 television season. The show, a family sitcom, starred comedian Mike MacDonald as the father of a family spending the summer in a dilapidated cottage

Cottage

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 on Mosquito Lake. The cast also included Mary Long

Mary Long

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, Tara Charendoff

Tara Strong

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, Maria Vacratsis

Maria Vacratsis

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, Bradley Machry and Dan Redican

Dan Redican

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. The show was created by Paul Willis.

The show was cancelled after 19 episodes. Reruns of the series, including the remaining unaired episodes aired on CBC in the early summer of 1991.