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SCTV

Original title: Second City TV
  • TV Series
  • 1976–1981
  • TV-PG
  • 30m
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Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)
Comedy

The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.

  • Creators
    • Andrew Alexander
    • Bernard Sahlins
  • Stars
    • Joe Flaherty
    • Eugene Levy
    • Andrea Martin
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.5/10
    2.7K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,985
    1,071
    • Creators
      • Andrew Alexander
      • Bernard Sahlins
    • Stars
      • Joe Flaherty
      • Eugene Levy
      • Andrea Martin
    • 26User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Self - Special Guest Star
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    • Creators
      • Andrew Alexander
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    • Trivia
      Rick Moranis is the only cast member not to have been a member of The Second City comedy troupe. Moranis was recommended by Dave Thomas.
    • Quotes

      Station Manager Harold Ramis: This is Harold Ramis speaking for the management of Second City Television. SCTV recognizes its responsibility to the community, and condemns the excessive use of explicit sexual material in television today. We do, however, love violence, so parental discretion _is_ advised in viewing the following program. Viewers will note, however, that the attitudes and opinions reflected in this program do not reflect the views of the management of this station, the producers of this program, the writers, the actors, or indeed, anyone in the audience. So if you're thinking of suing or phoning in complaints, don't bother. This program is produced in Argentina and then dubbed into English. Besides, if you're all that sensitive, you just don't have to watch the program! I mean you've got arms, why don't you get up and change the channel? See who's on Merv Griffin, that's about your speed, isn't it? Nothing offensive about old Merv! Take your parental disc...

      [Ramis is pulled off the screen by a giant hook]

    • Crazy credits
      In the first 2 seasons the cast names were given by voiceover (by Dave Thomas) instead of opening credits, and the last name was given as "And Dave Thomas as the Beaver". In the first 2 seasons the opening includes a parody of the Indian-head test pattern.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Best of SCTV (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Dance of the Hours
      Music by Amilcare Ponchielli

      Performed by Spike Jones and His City Slickers

      (1976-1978)

    User reviews26

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    Coo roo coo coo coo coo coo coo
    All of the user comments are great but they leave out some of the best contributions from SCTV - The McKenzie Brothers and the Redneck Movie Critics.

    From the beginning of the opening credits where it was announced that "SCTV is on the air" followed by t.v. sets being thrown out of windows to crash on the sidewalks below, the laughs ensued.

    I understand that Canadian Television had an extra two minutes more than U.S. television, so they asked Dave Thomas and Rick Moranis to come up with an extra two minutes of material that would air on Canadian Television. Their contribution? The Mackenzie Brothers, eh? It was all ad-lib. The Great White North sketch was eventually added to the American version.

    Each week would be a different topic - "This week, our topic is how to stuff a mouse in a beer bottle, eh?" "Take off, eh?" "No, you take off, you hoser." "How do you like my new toque (rhymes with kook), eh?" "It's a beauty way to go, eh?" These guys were absolutely hilarious! They had the entire country doing Canadian-speak," eh?

    The other guys I loved were the Red-neck movie reviewers. Dressed like Elmer Fudd on a wabbit-hunt, Joe Flaherty and John Candy rated movies based on whether they "blowed 'em up real good," or not. You guessed it - if the movie "blowed 'em up real good" (followed by lots of guffaws and yuks), it was a good movie. If there were no car crashes or explosions, well, it was a bad movie.

    This was an extremely clever show and launched the careers of some powerful comic geniuses (Eugene Levy, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara included among those already mentioned). It's definitely worth the late-night t.v. watch on T.V. Land.
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    • Release date
      • September 1, 1977 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Canada
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Секонд Сити ТВ
    • Filming locations
      • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Second City Entertainment
      • Old Firehall Productions
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      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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