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	'''''Fromage''''' is an annual one-hour special produced by the ] ] ] channel. Originally hosted by songwriter (and MuchMusic ]) ], beginning in the late 1980s (later co-hosting with Natalie Richard), ''Fromage'' pays "tribute" to ]s that are considered the worst or ] of the year by MuchMusic staff.		'''''Fromage''''' is an Canadian annual one-hour special produced by the ] ] ] channel. Originally hosted by songwriter (and MuchMusic ]) ], beginning in the late 1980s (later co-hosting with Natalie Richard), ''Fromage'' pays "tribute" to ]s that are considered the worst or ] of the year by MuchMusic staff.

	The show was revived after an eight-year hiatus with "Fromage 2013" (albeit with a shorter run-time similar to "Ultra Fromage 2006"), which is featured on the XSNetwork's channel on YouTube. It is once again hosted by Ed the Sock.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SryrFZpLKzg</ref>		The show was revived after an eight-year hiatus with "Fromage 2013" (albeit with a shorter run-time similar to "Ultra Fromage 2006"), which is featured on the XSNetwork's channel on YouTube. It is once again hosted by Ed the Sock.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SryrFZpLKzg</ref>
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			\| show_name = Fromage 2004
			\| starring = ]
			\| country = ]
			\|}}
			==Fromage 2004 DVD Release==
			On the DVD Release: Barney & Friends DVD is MuchMusic Fromage 2004 With Bonus Features With Shows Is ]. ] (]). ] (Recreated). ]. Other Fromage Specials Is Fromage 1988. Fromage 1989. Fromage 1990. Fromage 1991. Fromage 1992. Fromage 1993. Fromage 1994. Fromage 1995. Fromage 1996. Fromage 1997. Fromage 1998. Fromage 1999. Frpmage 2000. Fromage 2001. Fromage 2002. Fromage 2003. Fromage 2005 (Bleep on Coarse Language). Ultra Fromage 2006. Fromage 2013 (Bleep on Coarse Language) & Fromage 2014 (Bleep on Coarse Language), ], ] (Recreated), ], ] (Canadian Version), ], ] & ] Is Coming at December 10 2015 on DVD.

	== History ==		== History ==
	Since the late 1990s, the program has been hosted by MuchMusic's acerbic ] ] ]. The show traditionally aired during the ] season as a part of special annual programming dubbed the "Holiday Wrap", and features a countdown of the worst music videos of the year, with humorously cynical (and sometimes profane) commentary from Ed along the way. Only selected videos are shown in their entirety. The specials are often taped in places such as cheese factories and restaurants to play on the name "Fromage". "]" is ] for "]".		Since the late 1990s, the program has been hosted by MuchMusic's acerbic ] ] ]. The show traditionally aired during the ] season as a part of special annual programming dubbed the "Holiday Wrap", and features a countdown of the worst music videos of the year, with humorously cynical (and sometimes profane) commentary from Ed along the way. Only selected videos are shown in their entirety. The specials are often taped in places such as cheese factories and restaurants to play on the name "Fromage". "]" is ] for "]".

	The format has changed from year to year; in 1999, rather than looking back at the previous year's videos, the special focused on the worst videos of the 20th century. From then to 2003, the awards were given according to categories nominated in, then counted down from least to most votes. 2002 was the last year the show was seen on ], after that network decided to end simulcasting MuchMusic and become ].		The format has changed from year to year; in 1999, rather than looking back at the previous year's videos, the special focused on the worst videos of the 20th century. From then to 2003, the awards were given according to categories nominated in, then counted down from least to most votes. 2002 was the last year the show was seen on ], after that network decided to end simulcasting MuchMusic and become ]. Fromage With Ed the Sock Entire Series are Coming Back on The Holiday Wrap on ] on Christmas in 2015,

	In 2004, the format was changed to a top 40 cheesiest video countdown, where any video can be nominated. This has caused videos to be voted that Ed has not agreed with. These are usually due to the videos being intentionally cheesy, ~~whereas~~ ''Fromage'' is supposed to deal with videos that are not aware of their own cheesiness. Such videos included:		In 2004, the format was changed to a top 40 cheesiest video countdown, where any video can be nominated. This has caused videos to be voted that Ed has not agreed with. These are usually due to the videos being intentionally cheesy, wheres ''Fromage'' is supposed to deal with videos that are not aware of their own cheesiness. Such videos included:
	* ]—"]" (2004)		* ]—"]" (2004)
	* ]—"]" (2005)		* ]—"]" (2005)
	* ]—"]" (2005)		* ]—"]" (2005)

	In December 2006, it was announced that no ''Fromage'' special would air on MuchMusic, but a 30-minute special entitled '''''Ultra Fromage 2006''''' would air exclusively on ]. In order to differentiate itself from the previous ''Fromage'' specials, it covered aspects of show business and pop culture, with a short segment on the cheesiest music videos at the end of the program. Ed the Sock maintained hosting duties and was joined by '']'', his co-host on the Citytv show, '']''. This was the last Fromage as Ed's relationship with Citytv ended when new owners re-branded the channel, but the Ultra-Fromage style ~~was~~ a template for what would become '']'' on '']''.<ref> Much Ado About Ed by Sam Tweedle</ref>		In December 2006, it was announced that no ''Fromage'' special would air on MuchMusic, but a 30-minute special entitled '''''Ultra Fromage 2006''''' would air exclusively on ]. In order to differentiate itself from the previous ''Fromage'' specials, it covered aspects of show business and pop culture, with a short segment on the cheesiest music videos at the end of the program. Ed the Sock maintained hosting duties and was joined by '']'', his co-host on the Citytv show, '']''. This was the last Fromage as Ed's relationship with Citytv ended when new owners re-branded the channel, but the Ultra-Fromage style is a template for what would become '']'' on '']''.<ref> Much Ado About Ed by Sam Tweedle</ref>

	In 2008, the MuchMusic program '']'', itself a show that critiques music videos with a rotating panel of comedians, presented the "Best of the Worst 2008" special in December 2008, counting down the worst 20 music videos of the year in a format similar to that of ''Fromage'' 2004 and 2005. It was followed up with editions in each subsequent year.		In 2008, the MuchMusic program '']'', itself a show that critiques music videos with a rotating panel of comedians, presented the "Best of the Worst 2008" special in December 2008, counting down the worst 20 music videos of the year in a format similar to that of ''Fromage'' 2004 and 2005. It was followed up with editions in each subsequent year.
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	==See also==		==See also==
	*'']'', a currently-running MuchMusic series featuring comedic reviews of music videos		*'']'', a currently-running MuchMusic series featuring comedic reviews of music videos
			*'' Happy Street' ' application features an small business named Fromage selling cheeses.
			*'' On the Barney & Friends DVD Named MuchMusic's Fromage 2004. They Will Recreate Sarah & Duck. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan. Zoboomafoo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Beetlejuice Cartoon Animated Series Will Be Remastered, Barney & The Backyard Gang They Will Put 8 Videos. Barney & Friends Season 1 Episode of Playing it Safe They Will Put a PBS Pledge Drive Verison of Barney Says Segment. Sarah & Duck Season 1 Episode of Scared of Stairs Sarah Needs to Take Her Coat off at her Home Never Seen. Ed the Sock's Other Fromage Specials They Will Put Fromage 1999 Fromage 2000 Fromage 2001 Fromage 2002 Fromage 2003 Fromage 2005 Ultra Fromage 2006 Fromage 2013 & Fromage 2014. Sarah & Duck Sarah's Re-Dubbed With a America Accent is Jade-Lianna Peters Sounds Like Sweet P on Adventure Time & Nita & Nora on Bratz Babyz: the Movie Sarah Will Sound Like Sweet P Nita & Nora a Mixed & They Will Put Episodes on Sarah's American Voice. They Will Put a Treehouse TV Version of Big & Small with Episodes. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode of Brain Power They Will Replace & Put a Zoboomafoo Credits With Gooble on Zobooland. SpongeBob SquarePants Season 1 Will Be Remastered. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode of Buddies They Will Replace & Put a Zoboomafoo Credits With Noggendrill on Zobooland. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode of Families They Will Replace & Put a Zoboomafoo Credits With Sensit on Zobooland. Barney & Friends Season 1 Season 2 & Season 3 Will Be There With Episodes. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode of Flying Buddies They Will Replace & Put a Zoboomafoo Credits With Bugly on Zobooland. Zoboomafoo Season 2 Episode of Bovine They Will Fix an Ending & Zoboomafoo Credits With Narchi on Zobooland. Sarah & Duck. Ni Hao, Kai-Lan. Barney & The Backyard Gang. Zoboomafoo. SpongeBob SquarePants. Ed the Sock's Other Fromage Specials. Beetlejuice Cartoon Animated Series & Barney & Friends The Shows Will Be Here on Bonus Features & Season 7 Version of Barney & Friends Logo Will Be on MuchMusic's Fromage 2004 & Put on Fromage 2004 Logo on it Too. Your Waiting to Watch Fromage 2004. Barney & Friends DVD MuchMusic's Fromage 2004 Will Be Available on December 10 2015.

	==References==		==References==

Revision as of 18:41, 22 October 2015

Fromage
Logo of the 2005 edition of Fromage
Starring	Ed the Sock
Country of origin	Canada
Original release
Network	MuchMusic, XSNetworks
Release	1988 – Present

Fromage is an Canadian annual one-hour special produced by the Canadian MuchMusic cable channel. Originally hosted by songwriter (and MuchMusic VJ) Christopher Ward, beginning in the late 1980s (later co-hosting with Natalie Richard), Fromage pays "tribute" to music videos that are considered the worst or cheesiest of the year by MuchMusic staff.

The show was revived after an eight-year hiatus with "Fromage 2013" (albeit with a shorter run-time similar to "Ultra Fromage 2006"), which is featured on the XSNetwork's channel on YouTube. It is once again hosted by Ed the Sock.

Fromage
Starring	Ed the Sock
Country of origin	Canada

Fromage 2004 DVD Release

On the DVD Release: Barney & Friends DVD is MuchMusic Fromage 2004 With Bonus Features With Shows Is Barney & Friends. Beetlejuice (TV series) (Remastered). Sarah & Duck (Recreated). SpongeBob SquarePants (season 1). Other Fromage Specials Is Fromage 1988. Fromage 1989. Fromage 1990. Fromage 1991. Fromage 1992. Fromage 1993. Fromage 1994. Fromage 1995. Fromage 1996. Fromage 1997. Fromage 1998. Fromage 1999. Frpmage 2000. Fromage 2001. Fromage 2002. Fromage 2003. Fromage 2005 (Bleep on Coarse Language). Ultra Fromage 2006. Fromage 2013 (Bleep on Coarse Language) & Fromage 2014 (Bleep on Coarse Language), Zoboomafoo, Ni Hao, Kai-Lan (Recreated), Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Big & Small (Canadian Version), Rugrats, Ed's Nite In & The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Is Coming at December 10 2015 on DVD.

History

Since the late 1990s, the program has been hosted by MuchMusic's acerbic puppet VJ Ed the Sock. The show traditionally aired during the Christmas season as a part of special annual programming dubbed the "Holiday Wrap", and features a countdown of the worst music videos of the year, with humorously cynical (and sometimes profane) commentary from Ed along the way. Only selected videos are shown in their entirety. The specials are often taped in places such as cheese factories and restaurants to play on the name "Fromage". "Fromage" is French for "cheese".

The format has changed from year to year; in 1999, rather than looking back at the previous year's videos, the special focused on the worst videos of the 20th century. From then to 2003, the awards were given according to categories nominated in, then counted down from least to most votes. 2002 was the last year the show was seen on MuchMusic USA, after that network decided to end simulcasting MuchMusic and become fuse. Fromage With Ed the Sock Entire Series are Coming Back on The Holiday Wrap on Much (TV channel) on Christmas in 2015,

In 2004, the format was changed to a top 40 cheesiest video countdown, where any video can be nominated. This has caused videos to be voted that Ed has not agreed with. These are usually due to the videos being intentionally cheesy, wheres Fromage is supposed to deal with videos that are not aware of their own cheesiness. Such videos included:

The Darkness—"I Believe in a Thing Called Love" (2004)
Franz Ferdinand—"Do You Want To" (2005)
Crazy Frog—"Axel F" (2005)

In December 2006, it was announced that no Fromage special would air on MuchMusic, but a 30-minute special entitled Ultra Fromage 2006 would air exclusively on Citytv. In order to differentiate itself from the previous Fromage specials, it covered aspects of show business and pop culture, with a short segment on the cheesiest music videos at the end of the program. Ed the Sock maintained hosting duties and was joined by Liana K, his co-host on the Citytv show, Ed & Red's Night Party. This was the last Fromage as Ed's relationship with Citytv ended when new owners re-branded the channel, but the Ultra-Fromage style is a template for what would become I Hate Hollywood on CHCH TV.

In 2008, the MuchMusic program Video on Trial, itself a show that critiques music videos with a rotating panel of comedians, presented the "Best of the Worst 2008" special in December 2008, counting down the worst 20 music videos of the year in a format similar to that of Fromage 2004 and 2005. It was followed up with editions in each subsequent year.

The show was revived after an eight-year hiatus with "Fromage 2013", albeit with a shorter run-time similar to "Ultra Fromage", which is featured on the XSNetwork's channel on YouTube. It is once again hosted by Ed the Sock and counts down the nine cheesiest videos of the year, as chosen by Ed personally (as opposed to being chosen by viewers in previous years). It was originally intended to be a one-hour special, like previous Fromage specials, but production was cut due to a power outage caused by the Toronto Ice Storm in late December 2013.

Fromage number ones

1993: "Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Techno" by BKS featuring Don Cherry
1994: "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex
1997: "Electric Barbarella" by Duran Duran
1998: "Do for Love" by Tupac Shakur
1999: "Just the Way I Planned It" by Philip Michael Thomas (voted cheesiest video of 20th century)
2000: "The Hampsterdance Song" credited to "Hampton the Hampster"
2001: "Not Too Young, Not Too Old" by Aaron Carter
2002: "Papa Don't Preach" by Kelly Osbourne
2003: "Me Against the Music" by Britney Spears featuring Madonna
2004: "My Prerogative" by Britney Spears
2005: "Do Somethin'" by Britney Spears
2006: "Lose Control" by Kevin Federline
2013: "Bound 2" by Kanye West

References

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SryrFZpLKzg
Much Ado About Ed by Sam Tweedle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SryrFZpLKzg

External links

v t e Ed the Sock
Active projects	Ed the Sock
Retired projects	Ed's Night Party Fromage Ed's Nite In This Movie Sucks! I Hate Hollywood
Related artists	Craig Campbell Howard Glassman Liana Kerzner Ron Sparks Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
Related articles	CHCH-DT Citytv MuchMusic

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