You Can't Do that on Television (YCDTOTV)

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 similar to that of the United States Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and Saturday Night Live. Each episode had a specific theme normally relating to pop culture of the time. During its original run, the show was seen as one and the same with Nickelodeon, achieved high ratings, and is most famous for inventing the network's iconic green slime. The show was also notable for launching the careers of many performers, including alternative rock singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette, filmmaker Patrick Mills, and screenwriter Bill Prady.

The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV, and was marketed specifically for an American audience. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on the Nickelodeon cable network in the United States through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar themed sketch-comedy variety program All That.

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From the archive of Roger Price

Long believed lost to posterity: This is the first ever broadcast of the low budget live to air local kid's TV series in Ottawa Canada which later became a fixture on Nickelodeon and gave the channel Green Slime. This episode aired in February 1979, approximately two months before Nickelodeon came into being and two years before the series first aired on Nick.
Series creator and producer Roger Price introduces this long lost episode and tells some of the story of how You Can't Do That On Television! came into existence, showing some short clips from the Thames TV series first aired in Britain in 1975 which led directly to You Can't... 

Cast:  Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Kevin Somers, Lisa Ruddy, Tim Douglas, Mike Patton, with Jim Johnson.

Series creator Roger Price introduces this long believed lost third episode of the low budget live to air local kids show from Ottawa Canada that would eventually become world famous. In this episode Kevin Somers lets TV fame go to his head.

Cast: Les Lye, Jonathon Gebert, Brad Hampson, Ramona Helal, Dierdre McIssac, Mike Patton, Kevin Somers, Sarah West, with Jim Johnson.

Roger Price introduces the fourth show in which Jonothan Gebert is wearing handcuffs, but we have to try and ignore them. Perhaps this was meant as a euphemism for all the ridiculous things in life that we have to pretend to, or are raised to, ignore.  

Cast:  Les Lye, Todd Brewer, Ian Flinger, Jonothan Gebert, Cindy Kennedy, Robin Marpaak, Christine (Moose) McGlade, Kevin Schenk, Gordon Smith and with Jim Johnson.

Here's a special treat for YCDTOTV fans. The *hourlong* version of Sexual Equality, aired March 7, 1981, live on CJOH-TV. 

In order for this episode to be viewable and for my account not to be suspended, I had to cut out the music videos. 

As always, please refrain from requests for other uploads. 

No challenge to ownership is implied. For entertainment purposes only.
(c) 1981 CJOH-TV/Carleton Productions

Here's a special treat for YCDTOTV fans. The *hourlong* version of Peer Pressure, aired April 18, 1981, live on CJOH-TV.

An episode of You Can't Do That On Television from 1983 about the future!

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