Mixed Blessings (2007)
Synopsis
A widowed Ukrainian plumber and a widowed Cree waitress fall madly in love resulting in a riotous fireworks display of conflicts with friends and family.
Network
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network
Episodes
Josie Is Fired
Josie is laid off at the restaurant, so Hank and Tazz launch a boycott to see her re-hired. Tazz resorts to sabotage, the police are forced to intervene, and in the aftermath, when Hank makes a house call, romance flowers.
Secret Love
Hank and Josie rendezvous at the house again, but Josie wants to break it off. Desolate, Hank attends a bush party with Tazz, but runs into Vicky, his daughter. After a long night of despair, Hank makes a final appeal to Josie, and the episode ends in Las Vegas, with an Elvis impersonator as Best Man.
Bring Family Together
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Choices
Once again Josie wants to end their relationship, despite their new married (but still secret) status. Hank insists on sorting it out, and during an arranged tryst, Mick drops by with friends. Hank is forced to make to make a naked escape, only to land in jail, where he and Mick have their final confrontation.
Traditional Wedding
The marriage is finally outed and Josie announces plans to do it again, a traditional Native ceremony this time, outdoors. Mick refuses to attend, and, during the ceremony, when the groom's family retires by canoe to a distant island, they're stranded, then manage to set the island afire.
Pilot
The two families make the move to one house-Josie's-but Vicky isn't cooperating. As Hank and Josie look to buy a new house, Vicky finally shows up on the back of a motorcycle, and Hank loses it, bringing out his shotgun "for cleaning."
Pow Wow
Mick will be drumming at the local pow wow, and issues an invitation to the family which does not include Hank. Hank and Mick clash again over the matter, Grandma intercedes, and the entire family attends the pow wow, where Hank tries a little Native culture, with mixed results.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Mixed Blessings
Status
Returning Series
Seasons
3
Episodes
26
Production
Laughing Mountain Communications, Prairie Dog Film + Television