Yes You Can was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 children's television series broadcast on CBC Television

CBC Television

CBC Television is a Canadian television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster.Although the CBC is supported by public funding, the television network supplements this funding with commercial advertising revenue, in contrast to CBC Radio which are...

 from 1980 to 1983. Hosted by singer Kevin Gillis

Kevin Gillis

Kevin Gillis is Canadian Television producer, Writer, Singer-songwriter and former TV host mainly known for his work in animation. Gillis is famous for creating The Raccoons as well as other cartoons such as Atomic Betty and Producing Parker. He was also host of fitness show Yes You Can as well...

, and co-hosted by Trevor Bruneau and Tammy Bourne, the half-hour live-action series was sports-themed and encouraged fitness

Physical fitness

Physical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...

 and good health

Health

Health is the level of functional or metabolic efficiency of a living being. In humans, it is the general condition of a person's mind, body and spirit, usually meaning to be free from illness, injury or pain...

. Also featured were the comedic Coach Cuddles Ford (played by Patrick Ford), and two animated characters, Harry Hog and Body Man, voiced by Michael Magee

Michael Magee

Michael Magee was a Canadian actor and author. He was known for voicing the antagonist Cyril Sneer and his pet dog Snag in the Canadian animated series The Raccoons....

.

Each show also featured an appearance from a professional athlete, including Gordie Howe

Gordie Howe

Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League , and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association . Howe is often referred to as Mr...

, Karen Kain

Karen Kain

Karen Alexandria Kain, CC is a retired Canadian ballet dancer, and currently the Artistic Director of the National Ballet of Canada.-Early Training:...

 and Toller Cranston.

The show was written by Jack Hutchinson and Jamie Wayne, produced by Bill Hunt, directed by Ron Piggott and executive produced by Michael Lansbury.

Yes You Can was repeated on YTV in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Kevin Gillis

Kevin Gillis

Kevin Gillis is Canadian Television producer, Writer, Singer-songwriter and former TV host mainly known for his work in animation. Gillis is famous for creating The Raccoons as well as other cartoons such as Atomic Betty and Producing Parker. He was also host of fitness show Yes You Can as well...

 went on to create and produce The Christmas Raccoons

The Christmas Raccoons

The Christmas Raccoons is the first of four television specials before the main animated television series succedding it, The Raccoons, took place. It was first broadcast on December 17, 1980.-Plot:...

 animated special - which lead to The Raccoons On Ice

The Raccoons on Ice

The Raccoons on Ice is the second of four specials leading up to the television series The Raccoons. It initially aired on December 20, 1981.-Plot:...

 and the Raccoons

The Raccoons

The Raccoons is a Canadian animated television series which was originally broadcast from 1985 to 1991 with four preceding television specials beginning in 1980. The series was created by Kevin Gillis, and produced at Atkinson Film-Arts first-hand from 1984 to 1985, then at Hinton Animation Studios...

animated series. Many of the songs Gillis used the Yes You Can series were later re-recorded and used in the Raccoons animated series.