Nestor Best (1975–1978) Bob Vinci as Tony "Duke" Zarro (1975–1978) John J. Dee as Max (1975–1978) Jayne Eastwood as Gwen Twining (1978–1980) Peter Boretski as Jack Soble (1978–1980) Robert Haley as Ron Bacon (1978–1980) Rosemary Radcliffe as Tina (1978–1980) Linda Rennhofer as Dorothy (1978–1980) Episode list Season 1 (1975–76) Season 2 (1976–77) Season 3 (1977–78) Season 4 (1978–79) Season 5 (1979–80) Tributes In the SCTV episode "CCCP1-Russian television", one of the fake TV programs infiltrating the network is Hey Giorgiy, about "everyone's favorite Cossack", intended as a Russian knockoff of King of Kensington. In the first episode of the 1990s television series Twitch City, also set in Kensington, the character Nathan (played by Daniel MacIvor) was sent to prison for killing a homeless man with a can of cat food. The producers of Twitch City cast Al Waxman in the role of the murder victim, as a symbolic wink to King of Kensington, although they claimed that they did not intend for the character to be seen as Larry King himself. In the late 1990s, This Hour Has 22 Minutes featured a sketch detailing the making of a film version of King of Kensington. In the sketch, director Atom Egoyan (played by Greg Thomey), re-imagines the series as a surreal crime thriller, with Larry King as a serial killer instead of a convenience store owner. Following Waxman's death on January 18, 2001, a memorial to him was erected in Kensington Market. In one episode of the Canadian comedy program Puppets Who Kill, the character Bill steals Al Waxman's preserved brain from CBC headquarters. Home media On November 13, 2007, Morningstar Entertainment released King of Kensington – Season One on DVD in Region 1. References External links King of Kensington Cast Photo and Synopsis King of Kensington Episode Guide at TV Archive Site 1975 Canadian television series debuts 1980 Canadian television series endings 1970s Canadian sitcoms 1980s Canadian sitcoms CBC Television original programming Jewish Canadian culture Jewish comedy and humor Kensington Market Television series about Jews and Judaism Television shows set in Toronto Television shows filmed in Toronto Television series set in shops