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You Can't Do That on Television: Season 1
February 3, 1979
14 Episodes
~30 min per episode
Overview
No overview available for this season.
Episodes
14
1
Live!
Feb 3, 1979
30 min
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.
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2
Shoestring
Feb 10, 1979
30 min
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.
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3
Nickel and Dime
Feb 17, 1979
30 min
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.
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4
Peanuts
Feb 24, 1979
30 min
No overview available for this episode.
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5
Repeat
Mar 3, 1979
30 min
No overview available for this episode.
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6
Ottawa Director
Mar 10, 1979
30 min
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.
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7
St. Patrick's Day
Mar 17, 1979
30 min
Lisa keeps scheming to get Bradfield slimed, but her plans keep backfiring and result in her getting slimed several times.
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8
Backstage
Mar 31, 1979
30 min
The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.
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9
Executive Washroom
Apr 7, 1979
30 min
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.
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10
Boring
Apr 14, 1979
30 min
Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.
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11
Straitjackets
Apr 21, 1979
30 min
No overview available for this episode.
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12
Local Show
Apr 28, 1979
30 min
No overview available for this episode.
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13
Sore Foot
May 5, 1979
30 min
The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.
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14
End of the Life
May 19, 1979
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