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You Can't Do That on Television

1979 ★ 7.4 11 seasons 145 eps TV-MA
Comedy

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.

Where to watch You Can't Do That on Television

You Can't Do That on Television is available to stream on Nabby 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.

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Episodes 145 total across 11 seasons

14 episodes19790 watched
S1 · E1
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Live!✓
Feb 3, 1979
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.
S1 · E2
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Shoestring✓
Feb 10, 1979
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.
S1 · E3
30m
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Nickel and Dime✓
Feb 17, 1979
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.
S1 · E4
30m
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Peanuts✓
Feb 24, 1979
S1 · E5
30m
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Repeat✓
Mar 3, 1979
S1 · E6
30m
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Ottawa Director✓
Mar 10, 1979
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.
S1 · E7
30m
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St. Patrick's Day✓
Mar 17, 1979
Lisa keeps scheming to get Bradfield slimed, but her plans keep backfiring and result in her getting slimed several times.
S1 · E8
30m
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Backstage✓
Mar 31, 1979
The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.
S1 · E9
30m
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Executive Washroom✓
Apr 7, 1979
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.
S1 · E10
30m
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Boring✓
Apr 14, 1979
Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.
S1 · E11
30m
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Straitjackets✓
Apr 21, 1979
S1 · E12
30m
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Local Show✓
Apr 28, 1979
S1 · E13
30m
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Sore Foot✓
May 5, 1979
The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.
S1 · E14
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End of the Life✓
May 19, 1979

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.

Christine McGlade
Les Lye
Adam Greydon Reid
Adam Greydon Reid
Lisa Ruddy
Alasdair Gillis
Klea Scott
Klea Scott
Alanis Morissette
Alanis Morissette
Matthew Godfrey

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