You Can't Do That on Television

Total Seasons :11Total Episodes : 145

You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before airing internationally in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a sketch comedy format. Each episode had a theme. The show was notable for launching the careers of many performers, including Alanis Morissette, and writer Bill Prady, who would write and produce shows like The Big Ba...

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Live!

1. Live!

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured a Panasonic radio as a prize for one of the phone-in competitions, as most of the episodes from this 1979 season. This episode also featured a segment on baton twirling. The episode contains the well-known scene where Ross (before a major costume revamp) teaches Jono Gebert how to do a weather forecast on an actual CJOH news/weather set.

Air Date : 1979-02-03

Shoestring

2. Shoestring

Tim constantly tries to get a date with Cindy, but keeps looking like a fool, losing her to Jim and David. To add insult to injury, he keeps being forced into wearing a dress…and he can't seem to find his pants, forcing him to go home wearing a bright, pink dress.

Air Date : 1979-02-10

Nickel and Dime

3. Nickel and Dime

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured kids' jokes and opinions filmed at the Winterloo slide at Ottawa's N.A.C.

Air Date : 1979-02-17

Peanuts

4. Peanuts

Air Date : 1979-02-24

Repeat

5. Repeat

Air Date : 1979-03-03

Ottawa Director

6. Ottawa Director

Only one scene remains in existence from this episode. In the scene Tim is the dungeon and is told not to pull the chains. He does not listen and gets slimed.

Air Date : 1979-03-10

St. Patrick's Day

7. St. Patrick's Day

Lisa keeps scheming to get Bradfield slimed, but her plans keep backfiring and result in her getting slimed several times.

Air Date : 1979-03-17

Backstage

8. Backstage

The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.

Air Date : 1979-03-31

Executive Washroom

9. Executive Washroom

The network executives have a party on the set and leave money behind. When the cast goes to pick it up, Ross quickly confiscates the cash, claiming it is useless play money. Mr. Dime and Seth Pool get into a battle over the Executive Bathroom, when the lock keeps being changed. Christine, Sarah, Jim, and Mike keep trying to get each other slimed or pied.

Air Date : 1979-04-07

Boring

10. Boring

Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.

Air Date : 1979-04-14

Straitjackets

11. Straitjackets

Air Date : 1979-04-21

Local Show

12. Local Show

Air Date : 1979-04-28

Sore Foot

13. Sore Foot

The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.

Air Date : 1979-05-05

End of the Life

14. End of the Life

Air Date : 1979-05-19

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