"You Can't Do That on Television" (1979) TV series 1979-1990

Writers:

Derek Diorio (writer) (1982-1984)
Rick Jones (writer) (1982-1984)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

3 February 1979 (Canada)

Genre:

Family | Comedy

Plot:

Sketch TV by young amateur actors in true classic Nick-style. But whatever you do, never admit that you don't know or ask for water.

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Girl | Sketch Comedy | Cult Favorite | Green Slime | Cult Comedy

Cast

Les Lye	...	Various Characters / ... (143 episodes, 1979-1990)
Abby Hagyard	...	All adult female characters / ... (113 episodes, 1982-1990)
Christine McGlade	...	Moose / ... (86 episodes, 1979-1986)
Lisa Ruddy	...	Lisa (65 episodes, 1979-1985)
Alasdair Gillis	...	Alasdair / ... (58 episodes, 1982-1987)

Also Known As:

You Can't Do That on TV (Canada: English title) (3-D video title)

Runtime:

Canada:30 min (144 episodes)

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-Y

Filming Locations:

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Carleton Productions

Trivia:

Les Lye taught at the community college in Ottawa. Geoffrey Darby was one of his students.

Quotes:

Announcer: You can't do that on television has been a Name that tune production, I can name that tune in one note way way off key
[chuckles]
Announcer: Hmmmm?

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Robot Chicken: The Black Cherry (#1.20)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

You Can't Do That On Television Theme

Memories are made of this

While the first six years of this show are arguably the best, any chance to see any of the reruns is to be seized with both hands. The comedy goes from the brilliant to the bizarre, the feel is fun, and the layout is something worth stealing. There's a whole generation out there who still fight the urge to duck whenever they say the words "I don't know" for fear of green slime falling from above, and many a fond smile can be found when the phrase "Lisa, don't encourage your father" is repeated in a certain tone of voice. When this show was good, it was very, very good.