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You Can't Do That on Television

★7.4 1979 – 2004 11 Seasons Roger Damon Price TV-MA

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 Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls and Dharma and Greg. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on Nickelodeon through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar All That. The show is synonymous with Nick, and was at that time extremely popular, with the highest ratings overall on the channel. The show is also well known for introducing the network's iconic slime. The program is the subject of the 2004 feature-length documentary, You Can't Do That on Film, directed by David Dillehunt.

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Seasons & episodes

11 seasons · 145 episodes

Live!

Episode 01

Live!

Feb 3, 1979 · 30 min

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.

Shoestring

Episode 02

Shoestring

Feb 10, 1979 · 30 min

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.

Nickel and Dime

Episode 03

Nickel and Dime

Feb 17, 1979 · 30 min

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.

Peanuts

Episode 04

Peanuts

Feb 24, 1979 · 30 min

No description available.

Repeat

Episode 05

Repeat

Mar 3, 1979 · 30 min

No description available.

Ottawa Director

Episode 06

Ottawa Director

Mar 10, 1979 · 30 min

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.

St. Patrick's Day

Episode 07

St. Patrick's Day

Mar 17, 1979 · 30 min

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

Backstage

Episode 08

Backstage

Mar 31, 1979 · 30 min

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

Executive Washroom

Episode 09

Executive Washroom

Apr 7, 1979 · 30 min

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.

Boring

Episode 10

Boring

Apr 14, 1979 · 30 min

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

Straitjackets

Episode 11

Straitjackets

Apr 21, 1979 · 30 min

No description available.

Local Show

Episode 12

Local Show

Apr 28, 1979 · 30 min

No description available.

Sore Foot

Episode 13

Sore Foot

May 5, 1979 · 30 min

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

End of the Life

Episode 14

End of the Life

May 19, 1979

No description available.

About the series

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Audience score
★ 7.4 /10

based on 24 votes

Synopsis

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 Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls and Dharma and Greg. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on Nickelodeon through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar All That. The show is synonymous with Nick, and was at that time extremely popular, with the highest ratings overall on the channel. The show is also well known for introducing the network's iconic slime. The program is the subject of the 2004 feature-length documentary, You Can't Do That on Film, directed by David Dillehunt.

Comedy

Cast

8 principal cast

Christine McGlade

Les Lye
Adam Greydon Reid

Adam Greydon Reid

Lisa Ruddy

Alasdair Gillis
Klea Scott

Klea Scott
Alanis Morissette

Alanis Morissette

Matthew Godfrey

Where to watch You Can't Do That on Television

You Can't Do That on Television is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The comedy from Roger Damon Price has 11 seasons and 145 total episodes, rated 7.4/10 by 24 viewers.

Frequently asked

How many seasons does You Can't Do That on Television have?

You Can't Do That on Television has 11 seasons with 145 episodes in total.

Is You Can't Do That on Television still on the air?

You Can't Do That on Television has ended and is no longer in production.

What network airs You Can't Do That on Television?

You Can't Do That on Television airs on CTV, Nickelodeon.

When did You Can't Do That on Television first air?

You Can't Do That on Television first aired on February 3, 1979.

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