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Photo courtesy of BestOfToronto.net Lauren Hammersley, Lisa Mason on Mr. D

Jonathan Torrens, Vice-Principal Robert Cheeley on Mr. D

Wes Williams, Paul Dwyer on Mr. D

Darrin Rose, Bill on Mr. D

Mr. D Season 4, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: CBC

Mr. D Season 4, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: CBC

Gerry's moving up the inter-scholastic athletic competition ladder and he's dangerously motivated. Unfortunately, the team's prior success puts a spotlight on them, and spotlights rarely do Gerry any favours. When the pressure's on, true to character, Gerry will find a way to ruin a good thing. Many of the usual suspects butt heads with Gerry, questioning his "unique" teaching style and questionable choices. But season four also introduces several new students and staff members...some of whom even match Gerry's knack for inappropriate behaviour. 

Can I just say the whole @mrd_on_cbc cast is even more handsome in person?! #teachhard pic.twitter.com/O5k5Ztpu9H

— Diana M. (@TeacherMomOfTwo) January 19, 2015

What I loved most out of everything that was included in the gift basket was the official Mamma Yamma puppet. Squee!

@kidscbc @TheMompreneurTM Can't wait 2 introduce my new puppet 2 my students tomorrow! Does @MammaYamma speak French? pic.twitter.com/BU33DPtKdr
— Diana M. (@TeacherMomOfTwo) April 11, 2014

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One of the things I love most about Twitter is being able to chat in real-time with people you wouldn't otherwise be able to chat with in person. Take, for interest, tonight's Q & A with Allen Hawco of CBC's Republic of Doyle. He is taking questions as I type this while the show is airing and he is doing an amazing job of keeping up with the endless stream of inquiries.

In pretty much every episode, Hawco's character Jake Doyle gets punched in the face, hit with a shovel or knocked to the ground. I mean, the guy takes a beating! According to a Q & Eh with Culture Magazine, Hawco admits he has had a lot of experience with physical roles similar to this one in previous years. I have always been curious about how many stunts are performed by Hawco himself, so I tweeted @allanhawco and was surprised to discover that he completes most of his own stunts. But he still has a stunt double. Funny enough, his double actually made an appearance in tonight's episode. His name? Zack Hawco. No relation.

Of course, I couldn't resist asking about one scene in particular from the first season in which Jake Doyle jumps onto a moving boat. You might recall the scene from the opening credits. It turns out that Hawco "almost did it!" "There's a funny story to that one," he tweeted. Just as he was about to jump off the wharf, he reached the edge and thought, My laptop has the next script on it and no one has the passcode to my laptop. Because that's what you normally think just as you're about to take off on an incredible stunt, right? Obviously Hawco is a multi-talented Canadian actor who's way too young to die. I'm glad he chose to play it safe.

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Beginning Monday, January 9, 2012 at 8 p.m., you can watch Gerry as the star of CBC's newest comedy Mr. D.