The only African-American cast member during the show's 1990 season. Fauntleroy suits. Second official host. In the 1982 episode "Television," Christine is slimed in green, red, blue, yellow and "stripes" (green, red, blue and yellow at once) while trying to explain about green slime to newcomer Vanessa Lindores. Episodes of YCDTOTV included recurring gimmicks and gags. Rarely, a prisoner could convince Nasti to free him or trick Nasti into exchanging places. You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian sketch comedy television series that first aired locally in 1979 before airing in the United States in 1981. Nickelodeon later introduced green slime shampoo, which was a frequent parting gift on its game show Double Dare, on which slime was heavily used. This page was last edited on 12 April 2023, at 00:29. This skit came on throughout every episode (along with the slime, too). Then, a hand from off-screen ignites the bottom of the Peace Tower with a match and it takes off like a rocket. He also co-wrote several episodes that season with Roger Price. Offered the chance to return for the 1989 season, but declined. Though the arrangement of the theme music stayed the same throughout the entire series run (although there are subtle differences between the themes in various seasons especially the closing themes and Whatever Turns You On used a completely different theme song), the opening animation itself changed in different ways. After a successful first season, a national network version of the program entitled Whatever Turns You On was produced for CTV and debuted in September 1979 (having already aired an hour-long pilot episode in May). The television will automatically restart. Opening animation: the Children's Television Sausage Factory, Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Exclusive: You Can't Do That On Television is getting a reboot", "Remembering Alanis Morissette's tween years on 'You Can't Do That On Television', "You Can't Do That on Television (TV Series 19791990) - Full Cast & Crew - IMDb", Abby Hagyard Publishing - Site for star of "You Can't Do That on Television", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Television&oldid=1149400157. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. A "toilet flushing" sound is heard, and the first YCDTOTV sliming occurs. This usually backfired, as in the "Computers" episode when McGlade said "insufficient data" instead of "I don't know" and got green slime dumped on her anyway. Episode 007: The famous green slime show (St. Patrick's Day). In 1984, You Can't Do That on Television became Nickelodeon's highest-rating television program, lasting until mid-1986. The original slapstick pie-in-the-face gag was also frequently used on YCDTOTV, although pie scenes were most common during the early years of the show. In some earlier episodes an actor might say "I don't know" as part of the scripted dialogue with no repercussion. By this time, McGlade, now well into her twenties and eager to move on with her life, had moved to Toronto and was flying back to Ottawa for YCDTOTV taping sessions. Nickelodeon quickly introduced "slime" as a feature in several shows it produced, and used it heavily in its marketing. Lisa got slimed with white slime after saying "I really don't know". Okay, you guys think you're so smart? Her younger sister Lisa was used in some skits as an uncredited extra. Typically, right before this happened, one or more cast members would be interrupted by another cast member saying the opposite of what the monologue (or dialogue) was about, at which the cast would say, "It must be the introduction to the opposites", and then the inversion fade would happen. On October 5, 2015, Nickelodeon's sister network TeenNick brought the show back in reruns as the first program on The Splat, its expanded classic-themed block. When the punchline was delivered, there would be a laugh track and the actors would close their lockers, allowing the process to start again with different people and a different joke. Only five episodes were filmed in this season, the shortest season of YCDTOTV's fifteen-year span on the air, and one of the episodes "Adoption" proved so controversial that it was banned after being shown twice (a "DO NOT AIR" sticker was reportedly placed on the master tape at CJOH). In this episode, Lisa Ruddy was the victim of six slimings (a YCDTOTV record). Roddy's appearances in his only episode were edited out of the Nickelodeon airings of the show post-1983, once the network became advertiser-supported. The following is a partial list. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. Darryll was the only actor on the series to play an exclusive role in one recurring sketch; He played "Zilch," Barth's often-abused burgery assistant. The show was originally intended to be basically Saturday Night Live, only with teens and pre-teens. You Can't Do That on Television S1. With that episode, the use of "I don't know" as the slime's trigger phrase was introduced, and it quickly became the show's trademark gag. Cameo in 1989's Fantasies and Age episodes. The Centre Block of the Canadian Parliament complex was used in the first season and in the original hour-long versions of the 1981 season episodes. In the end credits of several shows in the mid-1980s, the following text is seen: "Christine McGlade takes no responsibility for any clothes in which she appears.". Along with Andrea Byrne, Rekha Shah and James Tung, Amyas was one of only three kid cast members to transition from 1986-87 to 1989, and the only one to appear regularly in '89. One whole episode, 1981's Drugs, was constructed completely around the pie-in-the-face gag: to avoid the wrath of the censors, the episode showed the cast getting "high" by pieing themselves continuously over and over, comparing the stupidity of hitting oneself with a pie to the stupidity of taking drugs. There is also one episode in which the cast member cries out to the commander: "Hurry up, hurry up, start the execution!" Growing up in the mid to late 1980s, one of my favorite shows was 'You Cant Do That On Television'. The show was placed in the 7:00 pm timeslot on Tuesday nights, and had low ratings as a result. The show also benefited from several links with popular Top 40 Ottawa radio station CFGO; for example, station personality Jim Johnson emceed the disco-dance segments and shared tidbits about the artists featured in the music videos played on the show. Apart from the central cast as Les Lye and Abby Hagyard, who played the adult character roles, over 100 pre-teen and teenage actors appeared on YCDTOTV between 1979 and 1990. Known for her character "Angie the Talking Doll" during the 1981 season. In 1983 at WGBH-TV in Boston, Massachusetts, Roger Price created a version of YCDTOTV for American public television network PBS titled Don't Look Now (originally to be titled Don't Tell Your Mother!). Is it always green like this? Appeared in a total of five episodes. As of March 23, 2021, the 1981 season has been made available to stream on Paramount+. This includes the closing of season 1 and the opening of season 2. In the earlier years of the show, cast members (especially Christine) were frequently caught with pails of water physically thrown on them, but starting in 1981, this began to change to the much more mysterious motif of water falling down on the victim from above. The idea was successful, as (according to one episode) the show scored a 32 share of the ratings for CJOH in its 10:30a.m. Saturday time slot. . Additionally, "The Generation Gap" episode did not begin with a preempted episode; instead, a disclaimer read "The following program contains certain scenes which may not be suitable for mature audiences. The show's ratings declined throughout 1989 and 1990, ranking fifth on Nickelodeon. The original slapstick pie-in-the-face gag was also frequently used on YCDTOTV, although pie scenes were most common during the earlier years of the show. While trying to stay healthy and exercise, the kids' efforts are halted by the adults. Also, an opposite sketch in Heroes (1982) had Lisa Ruddy slimed for saying "I know," rather than "I don't know" (while other cast members said "I don't know" in that same sketch without anything happening to them). Love the 80s?. She also appeared (then pregnant) in 2004's reunion "Project 131". The format also included performances by local disco dancers and special guests such as Ottawa-based cartoonist Jim Unger. You Can't Do That On Television was a Canadian sketch comedy that first aired on CTV on February 3rd, 1979 and then premiered in the United States on Nickelodeon on January 2nd, 1982 until its end on May 25th, 1990 for 143 episodes and two specials. Viewers in the American-made slime and water sounds with their mouths and sent in their own entries for the Slime-In, a contest hosted by Nickelodeon that flew the winner to the set of You Can't Do That On Television to be slimed (which was later replicated by Canadian network YTV, with their version being called the Slime Light Sweepstakes). A doctor's office, dentist office and principal's office, all similarly evil or mischievous. You Can't Do That on Television debuted in 1979 on CJOH-TV in Ottawa as a low-budget variety program with some segments performed live. Five years later, one full episode was aired on June 2, 2004, as part U-Pick Live's celebration of the network's 25th anniversary, with half of another episode being aired on June 8 (the second half of the episode was instead pre-empted by a Fairly OddParents episode). The 1981 episodes were supposed to air for the last time ever during a week-long promotion in 1985 called "Oldies But Moldies", which featured contests where Nickelodeon viewers could win prizes like "tasty, fresh chocolate syrup". In the 1981 and 1982 seasons, Barth had a worker, Zilch (played by Darryll Lucas), whom he frequently insulted and abused, often by hitting him with a pan and knocking him out cold. The mother put a little blond boy in a dress and Mary Jane strap shoes for teasing the girls. [6][7] "Adoption" is the only episode that was banned in the United States. The YCDTOTV team also made a pilot television film for Disney in 1981 titled Bear Rapids that was never picked up. See production, box office & company info. He is an actor, known for You Can't Do That on Television (1979), UFO Kidnapped (1984) and Chiefs (2002). Sariya's trademark became complaining about her "totally Neanderthal mother" who never let her have her ears pierced, and her nice hair frequently getting ruined by green slime. He also co-wrote several episodes that season with Roger Price. Shah went on to star in another successful Nickelodeon show. YCDTOTV was also broadcast in several other countries, such as the United Kingdom (on the former satellite and cable children's network The Children's Channel), New Zealand (on TV3), Germany (on Armed Forces Network with the original English audio), Saudi Arabia (on the country's former English-language channel Saudi 2) and the Philippines (on RPN-9). The famous "Locker Room" segment has been parodied in many shows, including Robot Chicken. The only other cast member to have the "real" green slime dumped on her made from rotten food leftovers. Christine: Actually Vanessa, I've always wondered that too, but I just don't know. Over 100 child actors appeared on YCDTOTV between 1979 and 1990. As with waterings, the sliming gag was used in almost every episode, especially from 1982 onward. The Super Slimy History of You Can't Do That on Television Secret Galaxy 356K subscribers Subscribe 7K 97K views 9 months ago Try MarcomGather free at. It continued to run periodically on ABC Television for the next few years, mainly as a filler during the school holidays until the rights expired in the early 1990s. Nickelodeon originally aired a amount of episodes in edited half-hour form starting on January 2, 1982 as a test run, since producer Roger Price and director Geoffrey Darby had edited the entire 1981 season of You Can't Do That on Television episodes into a half-hour format similar to Whatever Turns You On for national and American syndication. These would occasionally occur in the middle of a sketch, resulting in the characters inverting whatever they were doing prior to the conclusion of the sketch. 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 domestic sketch comedy variety program All That. Some scenes were reshot to remove any local or specifically Canadian content, and the half-hour syndicated edits became entirely sketch comedy. Shah went on to star in another successful Nickelodeon show. She appeared in only one episode each in 1982 and '84. Actor: You Can't Do That on Television. Different colors of slime - including red, blue, yellow, orange (described as orange paint), and even black and white - were used in various other episodes, as were other slime-like substances including "mud" and "whitewash.". The show is synonymous with Nickelodeon, and was at that time extremely popular with the highest ratings overall on the channel. You Can't Do That on Television(sometimes shortened to YCDTOTV) is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before ultimately airing in the United States on January 2, 1982. Other instances of slime colors other than green include orange slime in the "Myths" episode, brown slime in the "Cosmetics" episode and black slime in the "Time" episode. Despite high ratings, the series ended after its five-episode trial run in October 1983, possibly because of complaints from parents for its content and also Nickelodeon's concern that if Don't Look Now were to be successful, it could mean the end of YCDTOTV. The slime was dumped on any cast member who uttered the phrase "I don't know." . Gillis also appeared briefly in the "locker jokes" segment during the "Fantasies" episode, and Adam Reid, who by this time had become an official writer for YCDTOTV, also appeared (and was slimed) at the very end of the episode "Punishment.". Lisa Ruddy ("Motormouth"), McGlade's longtime sidekick on the show, left at the end of the 1985 season. 1981's "Safety First" episode, which featured white slime as part of a recurring joke in about "wearing white at night," was the first episode known to have used a slime color other than green. The series was also seen in some European countries and reportedly in the Middle East (with Arabic dubbing), although no French-dubbed version for distribution in either France or francophone Canada is known to exist, nor were any local adaptations based on the YCDTOTV format known to have been made. She was properly "initiated" into the cast, getting slimed in the dungeon. Jen co-hosted the. During the famous "locker room" segment of You Can't Do That on Television, cast members, residing in gym lockers with You Can't Do That on Television painted on them, would tell jokes to each other. Green Slime grew to become a trademark image for Nickelodeon. It had such wacky stuff. The show was also notable for launching the careers of many performers, including alternative rock musician Alanis Morissette, filmmaker Patrick Mills, and television producer and screenwriter Bill Prady. While trying to stay healthy and exercise, the kids' efforts are halted by the ad Read allThe kids exercise on a stationary bike and use the TV station's special effects to create change of scenery. Actors to be slimed or soaked usually appeared barefoot in the scene, and several cast members who were slimed were reportedly paid extra. Sometimes some soap and they dump it all over me. For example, the 1982 "Bullying" episode was a "Black Eye" Production; the 1984 "Marketing" show was a "Can't Give It Away" Production; the "Divorce" episode was a "Split Down The Middle" Production; "Project 131" was a "Changing Day" Production; The "Malls" episode was a "Hang Out to Dry" production. In reality, Smulders grew up a fan of the show. Step 2. Ruth Buzzi joined the cast playing many of the adult female characters, which included a strict schoolteacher named Miss Fidt and the studio secretary Miss Take. Veteran comedy actor Les Lye played several recurring characters and was initially the only adult to perform in the show's sketches, although actress Abby Hagyard later joined the show to become "the other grown-up" in the cast roster, and frequently played "Mom" opposite Lye's role as "Dad." Also, after a music video aired, Johnson would tell the viewers interesting facts about the artist featured in the video. It featured pre-teen and teenage actors in a sketch comedy format similar to that of American sketch comedy Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In and Canadian sketch comedy Second City Television. On the episode "Failure", they failed to come up with an intro. Kubusheskie became a writer and producer on the series during the 1989 and 1990 seasons, and on occasion made cameos. Price created another show for Nickelodeon, the less successful Turkey Television in 1985, which featured several main cast members of YCDTOTV, including Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Kevin Kubusheskie and Adam Reid. The season proper ended in May, but cast members were asked to come back in May and June 1981 to film some additional scenes for the syndicated version of the show (including re-writes or re-shoots of already-filmed sketches to filter out Ottawa-based or Canadian content). The first episode in which "I don't know" was used as a trigger phrase for the green slime was one of the local episodes seen only on CJOH, broadcast on March 17, 1979fittingly, St. Patrick's Day. Sometimes, the show itself was preempted (which happened three times). The network's desire to produce more of its own shows at its new studios at Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida, coupled with low ratings, caused production of You Can't Do That on Television to officially end in 1990 after only five episodes (tying 1990 with 1987 as the shortest season of the series). YCDTOTV has been regularly parodied on Robot Chicken. The following is a partial list. In other words, you knew Les Lye, who died yesterday at the age of 84. For the duration of the joke, those cast members would be the only ones seen with open lockers. Each episode had a specific theme normally relating to . It was an instant hit, scoring an over 30% rating in its target demographic within a few months. By 1987, many of the "veteran" cast members such as Matt Godfrey, Doug Ptolemy, Vanessa Lindores and Adam Reid had grown too old for the show. Although the pilot aired on Nickelodeon, the series was not picked up. [8], The Saturday Night Live season 47 episode hosted by John Mulaney features a humorous account of how green slime came to be introduced to YCDTOTV and ultimately Nickelodeon.[9]. Enter the PIN and set the desired controls for both TV and movies. TeenNickstory Archives: You Can't Do That On Television, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Initially a local program, from its third season on, it was marketed specifically for a North American-wide audience. It aired at 5:30p.m. on weekdays until August 1987 when the initial run ended. YCDTOTV was aired in Australia with great success on ABC Television in the mid-1980s, beginning with 1981's "Work, Work, Work." The boy escapes by going jogging with the firing squad. Canadian actor of Indian descent, whose brother Sidharth Sahay, also appeared on show. 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