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You Can't Do That on Television

Season 1 · 14 episodes · Feb 3, 1979

  1. Episode 1

    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.

  2. Episode 2

    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.

  3. Episode 3

    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.

  4. Episode 4

    Peanuts

    Feb 24, 1979

  5. Episode 5

    Repeat

    Mar 3, 1979

  6. Episode 6

    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.

  7. Episode 7

    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.

  8. Episode 8

    Backstage

    Mar 31, 1979

    The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.

  9. Episode 9

    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.

  10. Episode 10

    Boring

    Apr 14, 1979

    Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.

  11. Episode 11

    Straitjackets

    Apr 21, 1979

  12. Episode 12

    Local Show

    Apr 28, 1979

  13. Episode 13

    Sore Foot

    May 5, 1979

    The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.

  14. Episode 14

    End of the Life

    May 19, 1979