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You Can't Do That on Television

Season 4 1983 - 1984
TV-Y7

  • 1983-05-10T04:00:00Z on Nickelodeon
  • 30m
  • 6h 30m (13 episodes)
  • Canada
  • English
  • Comedy
This was a sketch comedy show for young adults that was very popular in the 1980s. It started in 1979 as a (partially) live, local show in Ottawa, Canada, with comedy, music videos (or musical guests), and local, phone-in contests. After two seasons (the latter of which was later edited into the new format when shown nationally and internationally), the show's format changed to a half hour sketch comedy. It retained this format for the rest of its 11 year run. This show had a huge impact. It was picked up in 1981 by the fledgeling US network Nickelodeon, which had only gone national a year earlier. This was the network's first big show and made the network what it is today. YCDTOTV became one of the most popular kids shows of the decade and featured a rotating cast of very talented actors and actresses. It was a very funny program that featured alot of humor that was not only aimed at kids, but at adults as well. The show gave us many great catch phrases, and memorable characters as B

13 episodes

Season Premiere

1983-05-10T04:00:00Z

4x01 Pets

Season Premiere

4x01 Pets

  • 1983-05-10T04:00:00Z30m

Kermit the Frog Tries to Cross the Highway will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
The cast looks at all of the pets people have, some normal, some very strange.

1983-10-10T04:00:00Z

4x02 Rules & Regulations

4x02 Rules & Regulations

  • 1983-10-10T04:00:00Z30m

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood will not be seen because the neighborhood has been declared unsafe.
Ross forces the cast to follow new rules that the Union has made for child actors. Lisa is forced to eat a mud pie and loses her voice.

1984-02-24T05:00:00Z

4x03 Manners or Bad Habits

4x03 Manners or Bad Habits

  • 1984-02-24T05:00:00Z30m

Laverne and Shirley Go to Finishing School will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
The show's producers have written a book of manners, which Christine tries to explain.

1983-10-07T04:00:00Z

4x04 Medicine

4x04 Medicine

  • 1983-10-07T04:00:00Z30m

General Hospital will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
""Doctor"" Lisa and ""nurse"" Luke help Christine, who has broken her leg just before show time.

1983-10-14T04:00:00Z

4x05 Future World

4x05 Future World

  • 1983-10-14T04:00:00Z30m

Life on Earth will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
Christine learns to tell fortunes using a crystal ball. The cast also looks at the world of computers, and how they can help with the routines of daily life.

1983-10-03T04:00:00Z

4x06 Media

4x06 Media

  • 1983-10-03T04:00:00Z30m

You Can't Do That on Television will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
In a drastic effort to improve ratings, Ross has Kevin burned at the stake. In the sketches, the cast looks at how advertisers try to get our attention.

4x07 Inequality: Kids vs. Adults

  • 1983-10-19T04:00:00Z30m

The following program contains scenes that may not be suitable for mature audiences. Juvenile discretion is advised.
The adult dressing room catches fire, and the kids have to put it out. Then the kids have to sacrifice their clothes so that the adults can resume shooting Richard III. The sketches are about how different kids and adults are treated.

1983-10-14T04:00:00Z

4x08 Nature

4x08 Nature

  • 1983-10-14T04:00:00Z30m

The Waltons Move to Mt. Saint Helens will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
Kevin goes away on a camping trip, leaving Christine to listen to Lisa's constant chatter.

1983-10-17T04:00:00Z

4x09 Cooking

4x09 Cooking

  • 1983-10-17T04:00:00Z30m

The Pillsbury Dough Boy (Serves Six) will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
Christine takes up cooking, but she isn't good at it. They end up using her muffins as bricks.

1983-10-24T04:00:00Z

4x10 Classical Music

4x10 Classical Music

  • 1983-10-24T04:00:00Z30m

Pavarotti Sings the Blues will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
Christine takes up conducting as a hobby. In the sketches, the cast examines different musical instruments.

1983-10-21T04:00:00Z

4x11 Rumors

4x11 Rumors

  • 1983-10-21T04:00:00Z30m

Miss Piggy Sues the National Enquirer will not be seen at this time so that we may present...
After the star is taken off her dressing room door and the locks are changed, rumors spread throughout the cast that Christine was fired.

1984-02-27T05:00:00Z

4x12 Fame

4x12 Fame

  • 1984-02-27T05:00:00Z30m

Fame will not be seen at this time, but is desperately sought after by each member of our cast.
Kevin decides to quit the show and become a big celebrity. He changes his name to Kevin Ilyanovich Rasputin Kubusheskie. Unfortunately, he isn't successful and he becomes desperate, resorting to playing the kid in the street interviews segment of the show, and even disguising himself as a letter in the closing credits.

Season Finale

1984-02-29T05:00:00Z

4x13 Priorities

Season Finale

4x13 Priorities

  • 1984-02-29T05:00:00Z30m

You Can't Do That on Television will not be seen today in order that we may get your priorities straight.
Ross is too busy watching a baseball game on TV to direct the show, so the cast is on their own to make the show.

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