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

User Rating:

8.3/10   

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:

Green Slime | Teenage Girl | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Cult Comedy | Sketch 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:

Christine McGlade had no intention of trying out for the show's cast; she went to the auditions solely to keep a friend company. Producer 'Roger Price' told her she had to audition or leave. She auditioned, and was made the host of the show.

Quotes:

Adam: What is it Ross? Is it the Russians?
Ross: No! It's a yellow bellied sap sucker you idiot. Of course it's the Russians. Here they come.
[the 1812 Oveture plays as each person is hit in the face with a cream pie]
Russian: See you later capitalistic kidskis.
Stephanie: Ross you made us go through all of that and all they did was thow pies in our faces?
Adam: Good one Ross.

Movie Connections:

Featured in You Can't Do That on Television (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

You Can't Do That On Television Theme

Probably the funniest kids show of all time.

Growing up in the mid to late 1980s, one of my favorite shows was 'You Cant Do That On Television'. It had such wacky stuff. Like every episode would have these Opposites sketches, where they would do everything exactly different then we would in real life (A kid gets caught reading a Book under a Playboy and the teacher makes him look at the Playboy instead).

Of course the slime is what took this show from OK to great. Every episode at least a dozen kids would get slimed. And it never got old.

I think they quit making the show in 1989, but reruns aired as late as 1993. I wouldn't mind being able to watch 4 or 5 old episodes. But due to it not being on the air. Tough.

I would never want to eat at that restaurant. Barf puts the burgers under his armpits.