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You Can't Do That on Television (1979)

  • Feb 3, 1979
  • 11 seasons · 145 episodes

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About This Series

You Can't Do That on Television is a comedy series created by Roger Damon Price. Its leading cast includes Christine McGlade, Les Lye and Adam Greydon Reid. It premiered on February 3, 1979 on CTV. TMDB lists 11 seasons and 145 episodes so far and has ended.

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.

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Time to finish
About 73 hours, based on 145 episodes at 30 minutes each
Ending
Finished: all episodes are out
Language
English

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Cast

  • Christine McGlade 145 episodes
  • Les Lye 145 episodes
  • Adam Greydon Reid 145 episodes
  • Lisa Ruddy 145 episodes
  • Alasdair Gillis 145 episodes
  • Klea Scott 145 episodes
  • Alanis Morissette 145 episodes
  • Matthew Godfrey 145 episodes
  • Vanessa Lindores 145 episodes
  • Vik Sahay 145 episodes
  • Ruth Buzzi Ms. Fitt /Ms. Take (uncredited) 2 episodes
  • Abby Hagyard 1 episode

Seasons

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