List of You Can't Do That on Television episodes
This is a list of episodes of the Canadian television series You Can't Do That on Television. The show was in production from 1979 to 1990. No episodes were produced in 1980 and 1988.
Episode list
Season 1 (1979)
These were hour-long episodes aired locally on Saturday mornings on CJOH-TV in Ottawa, Canada and were a mixture of prerecorded comedy sketches and some live link scenes, along with phone-in contests, music videos, disco dancing contests, and interviews. Until March 2013, only three episodes from this season were known to exist in their entirety. In March 2013, information and photos from the "missing" episodes were provided to www.ycdtotv.com, and in June 2013, the episodes themselves were uploaded to YouTube.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode One | February 3, 1979 | Tim Douglas, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Mike Patton, Lisa Ruddy, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers | Repeated on March 24 when the pilot for Whatever Turns You On was being made. |
| 2 | A CJOH Shoestring Production (no official title) | February 10, 1979 | Marc Baillon, Tim Douglas, David Halpin, Rodney Helal, Jim Johnson, Cyndi Kennedy, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Jim Stechyson | |
| 3 | Episode Three | February 17, 1979 | Jonothan Gebert, Brad Hampson, Ramona Helal, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Deidre McIsaac, Mike Patton, Kevin Somers, Sarah West | |
| 4 | Episode Four | February 24, 1979 | Todd Brewer, Iain Fingler, Jonothan Gebert, Jim Johnson, Cyndi Kennedy, Les Lye, Robin Marpack, Christine McGlade, Kevin Schenk, Gordon Smith | |
| 5 | Episode Five | March 3, 1979 | Tim Douglas, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mike Patton, Kevin Schenk, Sarah West, Bradfield Wiltse | First episode with painted lockers |
| 6 | Episode Six | March 10, 1979 | Jonothan Gebert, Rodney Helal, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers | |
| 7 | A Green Slime Production | March 17, 1979 | David Halpin, Jim Johnson, Cyndi Kennedy, Les Lye, Lisa Ruddy, Jim Stechyson, Bradfield Wiltse | No official title, but usually referred to by fans as the St. Patrick's Day episode. "I Don't Know" triggers green slime for the first time. Sarah West appears briefly as part of a contest. |
| 8 | Episode Eight | March 31, 1979 | Marc Baillon, Jonothan Gebert, Rodney Helal, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers | Cameos by producers Roger Price & Bryn Matthews' daughter and son, respectively, who are both slimed and pied. Some segments from "the network show" (Whatever Turns You On) are played, and Christine interviews Ruth Buzzi. |
| 9 | A Staff Privvy/Executive Washrooms Production (no official title) | April 7, 1979 | Ian Fingler, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Mike Patton, Jim Stechyson, Sarah West, Jim Johnson | Cartoonist Jim Unger appears to announce a contest related to one of his drawings. |
| 10 | Episode Ten | April 14, 1979 | Tim Douglas, Jim Johnson, Cyndi Kennedy, Les Lye, Deidre McIsaac, Lisa Ruddy, Kevin Somers | Deidre appears only in the library sketches as "Ms. McIsaac," the assistant librarian. |
| 11 | Episode Eleven | April 21, 1979 | Marc Baillon, Brad Hampson, Rodney Helal, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Robin Marpack, Sarah West | |
| 12 | Episode Twelve | April 28, 1979 | Jonothan Gebert, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers | |
| 13 | Episode Thirteen | May 5, 1979 | Jonothan Gebert, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers, Sarah West | Was broadcast live from checkpoint 4 of the Meters for Millions walk |
| 14 | Episode Fourteen | May 19, 1979 | Marc Baillon, Jim Johnson, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Mitchell, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers, Sarah West | Roger Price himself is slimed for not knowing if the show will be back next year |
Season 2 (1981 (Canada); 1982 (United States))
This season originally had the same format as the 1979 episodes (except that the disco-dancing segments were replaced with video-game contests). However, beginning with this season, each episode had a specific theme. In addition, half-hour versions were made for national and international syndication. The "international" versions of these episodes comprised the first season of the series to air on Nickelodeon, although slightly different versions were made to be shown in Canada. This seasons' first seven episodes were released on iTunes on December 17, 2012.[1] At the end of the Smoking episode, McGlade gave a special acknowledgement to Lye, who never smoked in real life, for doing so much smoking during the episode. He greatly appreciated the acknowledgement, and also said he'd never smoke again.
| № | Subject | CJOH Air Date | Nickelodeon Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Work | January 24, 1981 | January 2, 1982 | Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Darryl Lucas, Jonothan Gebert, Kevin Schenk, Les Lye | iTunes - Vol. 1 (Dec. 17, 2012) |
| 16 | Transportation | January 31, 1981 | January 6, 1982 | Randi Akiwenzie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers | |
| 17 | Strike Now | February 7, 1981 | January 13, 1982 | Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Jami Burning, Rodney Helal, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Kubusheskie | |
| 18 | Dating | February 14, 1981 | January 20, 1982 | Angie Coddett, Jonothan Gebert, Les, Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Kevin Schenk, Steve Wilson | |
| 19 | Fitness | February 21, 1981 | January 27, 1982 | Christine McGlade, Mike Lyon, Rodney Helal, Tanya King, Les Lye, Jonothan Gebert, Darryl Lucas, Pepi (uncredited), Kevin Schenk (uncredited) | |
| 20 | Safety First | February 28, 1981 | February 3, 1982 | Angie Coddett, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Scott Sandeman, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers, Michelle Taylor | |
| 21 | Sexual Equality | March 7, 1981 | February 10, 1982 | Rodney Helal, Les Lye, Kevin Kubusheskie, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 22 | Personal Hygiene | March 14, 1981 | February 17, 1982 | Randi Akiwenzie, Angie Coddett, Jonothan Gebert, Les Lye, Darryl Lucas, Christine McGlade, Kevin Schenk | iTunes - Vol. 2 (April 2, 2013) |
| 23 | Smoking | March 21, 1981 | February 24, 1982 | Jami Burning, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Kevin Schenk | |
| 24 | Crime and Vandalism | March 28, 1981 | March 3, 1982 | Jonothan Gebert, Rodney Helal, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Kevin Schenk | |
| 25 | Drugs | April 4, 1981 | March 10, 1982 | Angie Coddett, Les Lye, Mike Lyon, Christine McGlade, Kevin Schenk, Kevin Somers | |
| 26 | Nutrition | April 11, 1981 | March 17, 1982 | Les Lye, Darryl Lucas, Martin Kerr, Kevin Kubusheskie, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Scott Sandeman | |
| 27 | Peer Pressure | April 18, 1981 | March 24, 1982 | Jonothan Gebert, Rodney Helal, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Kevin Schenk | |
Season 3 (1982)
This is the first season in which each episode was made in the half-hour format and produced specifically for Nickelodeon. With many of the regulars from the 1981 season having grown too old for the show, this season saw the additions of several new cast members, including Alasdair Gillis, Vanessa Lindores, Elizabeth Richardson and Doug Ptolemy, and Abby Hagyard as the series' token adult female to play opposite Les Lye. Also, host Christine McGlade wore wigs throughout the season in order to hide her natural hair, which had been cut short and dyed with pink highlights.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Cosmetics | October 18, 1982 | Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Lisa Ruddy, Elizabeth Richardson, Kevin Kubusheskie | iTunes - Vol. 2 (April 2, 2013) |
| 29 | Addictions | October 20, 1982 | Abby Hagyard, Martin Kerr, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Luke McKeehan, Lisa Ruddy | iTunes - Vol. 3 (November 5, 2013) |
| 30 | Popularity | October 22, 1982 | Eugene Contreras, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Richardson, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 31 | Fads and Fashion | October 25, 1982 | Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Darryl Lucas, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 32 | Vacations | October 27, 1982 | Alasdair Gillis, Martin Kerr, Kevin Kubusheskie, Darryl Lucas, Les Lye, Brodie Osome (uncredited), Christine McGlade, Klea Scott | |
| 33 | Rip-Offs | October 29, 1982 | Angie Coddett, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Jamie Martin, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 34 | Bullying | November 1, 1982 | Alasdair Gillis, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Darryl Lucas, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 35 | Culture Junk | November 3, 1982 | Abby Hagyard, Martin Kerr, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Klea Scott, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 36 | Television | November 5, 1982 | Roddy Contreras, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | iTunes - Vol. 4 (TBA 2014) |
| 37 | Sports | November 8, 1982 | Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Tony Lefebvre, Simone Lumsden, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 38 | Heroes | November 10, 1982 | Charlie Brien, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 39 | The Not-So-Fair-Show | November 12, 1982 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Forest Wolf Mohawk, Christine McGlade, Natalie Radmore, Lisa Ruddy, Klea Scott (uncredited) | |
| 40 | Growing Up | November 15, 1982 | Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Vanessa Lindores, Darryl Lucas, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Les Lye, Lisa Ruddy, Martin Kerr | |
Season 4 (1983-1984)
1983 marked the last season for regulars Brodie Osome and Martin Kerr, but the show welcomed newcomer Justin Cammy. With video-game arcades rising in popularity, Blip's Arkaid was added to the roster of skits this season. In late 1983, the original 28 minute episodes were cut by 3 minutes when Nickelodeon started allowing outside advertising. The first ten 1983 episodes were the last episodes to be shown in the 28 minute format.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Media | October 3, 1983 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Elizabeth Richardson, Lisa Ruddy | iTunes - Vol. 4 (TBA 2014) Last episode to contain a fake commercial (other than TV Commercials, 1987). |
| 42 | Pets | October 5, 1983 | Eugene Contreras, Abby Hagyard, Martin Kerr, Les Lye, Vanessa Lindores, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | iTunes - Vol. 4 (TBA 2014) [2] |
| 43 | Medicine | October 7, 1983 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Luke McKeehan, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 44 | Rules & Regulations | October 10, 1983 | Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Brodie Osome, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy, Natalie Salat, Christine McGlade | |
| 45 | Future World | October 12, 1983 | Abby Hagyard, Mike Hora, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 46 | Nature | October 14, 1983 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 47 | Cooking | October 17, 1983 | Corey Fraser, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 48 | Inequality: Kids vs. Adults | October 19, 1983 | Eugene Contreras, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Elizabeth Richardson, Jennifer White | |
| 49 | Rumors | October 21, 1983 | Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Luke McKeehan, Christine McGlade, Klea Scott, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 50 | Classical Music | October 24, 1983 | Justin Cammy, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Brodie Osome, Lisa Ruddy | |
| 51 | Manners | February 24, 1984 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Vanessa Lindores, Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Lisa Ruddy | First new episode to shown in the 23 minute version with commercial breaks |
| 52 | Fame | February 27, 1984 | Abby Hagyard, Mike Hora, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Klea Scott | |
| 53 | Priorites | February 29, 1984 | Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Luke McKeehan, Doug Ptolemy, Mike Hora, Lisa Ruddy | |
Season 5 (1984-1985)
Because the show had become Nickelodeon's highest-rated television series and provided extra funding to CJOH, the 1984 season saw double the number of episodes produced, with 26 instead of the usual 13 seen in the seasons prior. New regulars Stephanie Chow, Adam Kalbfleisch, Ben Schreiner, Pauline Kerr (sister of former cast member Martin Kerr) and Marjorie Silcoff, were introduced this season, while future regular Adam Reid appeared for the first time in a brief, non-speaking role, and Angie Coddett, Kevin Kubusheskie, Luke McKeehan, and Klea Scott gave their final performances. One of Les Lye's most popular characters, the school bus driver Snake Eyes, made his debut this season.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | Courage | June 4, 1984 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Kevin Kubusheskie, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | Premiere episode of the 1984 season; Kevin Kubusheskie's last episode. In his swan song, Kevin gets stuck in a suit of armor. |
| 55 | Friends | June 7, 1984 | Andrew Burke, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Luke McKeehan, Lisa Ruddy | Christine's mother has been paying the other kids on the show to be friends with her daughter, so when the checks fail to arrive on time, the kids all give Christine the cold shoulder. |
| 56 | Ambition | June 12, 1984 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy, Ben Schreiner | Christine explores her ambition of becoming a serious actress, while Ben tries to learn to dance like Michael Jackson. |
| 57 | Hobbies | June 15, 1984 | Wyatt Boyd, Justin Cammy, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Lisa Ruddy | The show's theme is illustrated by Christine going on an exercise kick. |
| 58 | ESP, Magic and Astrology | June 20, 1984 | Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Korbett Matthews, Kyle Matthews, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Klea Scott | Klea Scott's last episode. A poltergeist wreaks havoc in the studio, and it turns out Lisa is the only one who can exorcise it. |
| 59 | Literature | June 21, 1984 | Justin Cammy, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Ben Schreiner | While Christine writes a novel, Alasdair researches the legendary writer "A. Nonymous." |
| 60 | Clubs | June 25, 1984 | Eugene Contreras, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Ben Schreiner, Marjorie Silcoff | |
| 61 | Foreign Countries | June 28, 1984 | Mike Cameron, Angie Coddett, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Pauline Kerr, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Eugene Miyagawa | The kids salute the various countries airing the show by spotlighting their cultures during the links. |
| 62 | Marketing | July 3, 1984 | Kevin Akyeampong, Justin Cammy, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Marjorie Silcoff | The kids try to come up with a merchandising plan to keep the show on the air, and finally decide on marketing Green Slime. |
| 63 | History | July 11, 1984 | Todd Corrigan, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Marjorie Silcoff | |
| 64 | Body Parts | July 12, 1984 | Alasdair Gillis, Karen Grant, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Ben Schreiner | The kids hold a "Perfect Body" contest. On the Nickelodeon edit of this episode, three sketches have been cut: an "Introduction to the Opposites" sketch in which Mr. Schidtler shows a pornographic video to his class, another sketch in which Alasdair sells Playboy magazines to his friends, and a Joke Wall joke in which Karin Grant describes her favorite body part as "what's in the pants" (then clarifies that she meant a wallet). The Nickelodeon cut added two unaired sketches and added an extra commercial break to cover up the cuts. The two unaired sketches are: Moose is tricked into eating a chocolate-covered grasshopper, and Doug visits the Groucho Marx-esque doctor played by Les Lye about his leg being put on backwards. |
| 65 | Technology | July 19, 1984 | Eugene Contreras, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Luke McKeehan, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | Luke McKeehan's last episode. The show tests an interactive device that allows viewers to determine the outcome of a scene by touching red or green squares on the screen. |
| 66 | Moving | July 20, 1984 | Abby Hagyard, Adam Kalbfleisch, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | Christine's family joins the upper crust of society with their move to the Rolling Fairways. |
| 67 | Halloween | October 9, 1984 | Mike Cameron, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | Ross is hit with a run of bad luck and suspects that Christine is a witch who put a curse on him. |
| 68 | Christmas | December 8, 1984 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | As the kids eagerly await their holiday bonuses, Alasdair inundates the studio with mistletoe to get the girls to kiss him. |
| 69 | Holidays | January 1, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | Not only Christmas and Halloween but all other holidays are subject to parody. |
| 70 | Colleges | January 4, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Justin Cammy, Abby Hagyard, Christine McGlade, Les Lye, Lisa Ruddy, Marjorie Silcoff | |
| 71 | Politics | January 8, 1985 | Justin Cammy, Alasdair Gillis, Karen Grant, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | Lisa runs for class president, with Christine as her campaign manager. |
| 72 | Science | January 11, 1985 | Justin Cammy, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Ben Schreiner | Alasdair sets out to discover the secret ingredients of Green Slime. |
| 73 | Divorce | January 15, 1985 | Justin Cammy, Matt Cook, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Marjorie Silcoff | The producer and his wife are getting a divorce, and she is committed to taking half of everything in the studio - including green slime. |
| 74 | Families | January 18, 1985 | Stephanie Chow, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Jeff Mousseau, Lisa Ruddy | Ross's nephew, Jeff, joins the cast. Despite Jeff's being his nephew, Ross bullies him just as badly as, if not worse than, the others. |
| 75 | Malls (Hangouts) | January 22, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Adam Kalbfleisch, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Ruth Westdal, Aneal Bhartia, Mike Maguire | The kids illustrate the theme of "hanging out" by loafing around the studio, while Adam becomes infatuated with Christine. |
| 76 | Seasons (Weather) | January 25, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Karen Grant, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Ben Schreiner | Alasdair devises a machine to illustrate various types of weather on the link set, resulting in a torrential rainstorm, a blizzard, and finally a crippling heat wave. |
| 77 | War | January 29, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Adam Kalbfleisch, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Claude Valiquette | Alasdair forms a pacifist organization called WIMP (War Insane, Make Peace), while Ross preaches about the benefits of war. |
| 78 | Jealousy | February 1, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy, Marjorie Silcoff | The kids - especially Lisa - can't hide their jealousy when Christine is given a raise. |
| 79 | Wealth | February 5, 1985 | Justin Cammy, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Pauline Kerr, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Adam Reid, Scott Cherkewich | Adam Reid appears in a brief, non-speaking role as young millionaire "Ronald Rump." He would become a regular beginning the following season. |
Season 6 (1985)
To prepare for the departure of long-time host Christine McGlade, Alasdair Gillis became a co-host alongside her. Adam Reid became a new regular cast member, while Lisa Ruddy began her last season on the show. This was also the final season with Blip's Arkaid, as home video game systems had begun to eclipse video arcades in popularity.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Outer Space | October 14, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid, Lisa Ruddy | In Adam Reid's first episode as a regular, Doug prepares to become an astronaut. The closing theme uses a slightly sped up version for the first 5 episodes of the 1985 season. |
| 81 | Wildlife and Animals | October 15, 1985 | Eugene Contreras, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | After Lisa hits him over the head, Alasdair begins acting like a dog, then a monkey. |
| 82 | World Records | October 16, 1985 | Stephanie Chow, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Adam Kalbfleisch, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | Alasdair endeavors to break a world record for eating hard-boiled eggs, which are supplied by "Ross's Egg-o-Rama, Route 12, King Side Road." |
| 83 | Identity Crisis | October 17, 1985 | Justin Cammy, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Marjorie Silcoff | Alasdair explores different identities to discover which one is "the real him." |
| 84 | Pessimism/Optimism | October 18, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | Lisa's plant is dying, and she tries to bring it back to life with optimistic thoughts, but it turns out it only needed wa- ...that is, liquid. |
| 85 | Romance and Dating | November 11, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | Lisa receives tokens of affection from a secret admirer. |
| 86 | Fears, Worries, and Anxiety | November 12, 1985 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Lisa Ruddy | Christine tries to help Alasdair get in touch with his greatest fears. On the Nickelodeon rerun of this episode, a sketch where Alasdair is scared of going to school because of a bully named "Killer Curtis" had "Killer Curtis" redubbed to "Crusher Willis," as "Killer Curtis" was the alias of a serial killer who was in the news at the time. The change is obvious, as Alasdair's voice had changed from puberty between the episode's premiere in Canada and its premiere in America. |
| 87 | Relatives | November 13, 1985 | Stephanie Chow, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Adam Kalbfleisch, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy | Ross offers to draw up each of the kids' family trees. The kids realize too late that Ross has tricked them when all of their charts turn out to be identical. |
| 88 | Revenge | November 14, 1985 | Justin Cammy, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Lisa Ruddy, Marjorie Silcoff | Justin and Majorie's last episode. Alasdair tries to get revenge on Christine and Lisa for embarrassing him during the opening link, with varying degrees of success. |
| 89 | Movies | November 15, 1985 | Eugene Contreras, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Adam Reid, Lisa Ruddy | Final episode for both Eugene and Lisa. A famous Italian movie director visits the set to make a movie about the show, but the kids all fail their screen tests by getting slimed. In this episode the entire cast except Abby Hagyard is slimed, a response to Nickelodeon's requesting more slime scenes. |
Season 7 (1986-1987)
Long-time host Christine McGlade appeared in the first five episodes of this season. Alasdair Gillis succeeded her as host until he too left at the end of the season. Matthew Godfrey, Amyas Godfrey, Andrea Byrne, and Alanis Morissette joined the regular cast.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends | August 11, 1986 | Alasdair Gillis, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Sarah Keelan, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade | As the kids skewer popular fairy tales, Alasdair tries his hand at alchemy. |
| 91 | Pop Music | August 12, 1986 | Stephanie Chow, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Alanis Morissette, Adam Reid | In Alanis Morissette's first episode, Alasdair sets his sights on rock stardom and decides to bring the others along as his touring band. |
| 92 | Know-It-Alls | August 13, 1986 | Alasdair Gillis, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy | Matthew Godfrey is introduced in this episode as the show's nerdy know-it-all, as the other kids try in vain to put him in his place. |
| 93 | Parties | August 14, 1986 | Kai Engstad, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Alanis Morissette, Adam Reid | Alasdair and Adam fight over who will get to ask Alanis to the network party. |
| 94 | Garbage | August 15, 1986 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Christine McGlade, Doug Ptolemy, Rekha Shah | Christine McGlade's last episode. The city's garbage workers go on strike, turning the link set into a temporary dump. |
| 95 | TV Commercials | August 18, 1986 | Stephanie Chow, Robert Enns, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Alanis Morissette, Doug Ptolemy | Ross forces the kids to peddle his personal products - a cosmetic line and a cooking utensil that doesn't cut anything but peoples' fingers - in between sketches parodying TV commercials. |
| 96 | Country | August 19, 1986 | Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Adam Kalbfleisch, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, M.J. Malcolm, Adam Reid | The kids get a taste of country and farm life. A recurring gag in this episode parodies the TV series The Waltons. |
| 97 | Back to School | August 20, 1986 | Andrea Byrne, Alasdair Gillis, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Adam Reid | Class is in session on the link set, with Ross as teacher. |
| 98 | Illness | August 21, 1986 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Jody Morris, Doug Ptolemy, Rekha Shah | The cast are stricken with Green Slime Flu, which causes the inflicted to break out in chicken pox-like green spots. |
| 99 | Enemies and Paranoia | August 22, 1986 | Stephanie Chow, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Alanis Morissette, Chris Nolan, Adam Reid | Ross and the kids prepare for an invasion by the Soviets and their show "Don't Do That On Television, Comrade!", complete with red slime. |
| 100 | Contests | 1986 | Alasdair Gillis, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Alanis Morissette, Adam Reid | Premiere Date unknown. Alasdair enters the network's Slime-In contest. Alanis Morissette's final episode. |
| 101 | Censorship | 1986 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Jody Morris, Doug Ptolemy, James Tung | Premiere Date Unknown. Ross attempts to "clean up" the show's image by forcing the kids to wear sailor suits. |
| 102 | Poverty and Unemployment | 1986 | Robert Enns, Alasdair Gillis, Naida Gosselin, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy | Premiere Date Unknown. When the kids are fired by the show, snotty rich girl Naida gets them all jobs as her personal servants. |
| 103 | Part-Time Jobs | 1986 | Andrea Byrne, Alasdair Gillis, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Adam Reid | Premiere Date Unknown. |
| 104 | Discipline | 1986 | Amyas Godfrey, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid | Premiere Date Unknown. Ross plays drill sergeant on the link set and tries to whip the kids into shape. |
| 105 | Sleep | December 29, 1986 | Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid, Vikram Sahay | The kids try to snatch some shut-eye whenever they can during an all-night taping session. |
| 106 | Home | December 30, 1986 | Andrea Byrne, Alasdair Gillis, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy | |
| 107 | Mysteries and Crimes | December 31, 1986 | Stephanie Chow, Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid | Alasdair Gillis' last episode. As Vanessa tries to get the missing pages of her mystery novel back from Doug, Adam investigates a series of disappearances around the studio. |
| 108 | Luck | January 1, 1987 | Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Jody Morris, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid | |
| 109 | Savings | January 2, 1987 | Alasdair Gillis, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Libby Livingston, Les Lye, Chris Nolan, Adam Reid | Alasdair attempts to save up enough cash to buy a car while he and Adam vie for the attention of the new girl, Libby. |
Season 8 (1987)
By this time, all but four of the second generation cast had already ended their time on the show, and it was supposed to be the final season. Only five episodes were filmed and aired, one of which ("Adoption") was banned for making light of child abuse (in Canada, the "Adoption" episode was edited to remove the "damn" in Senator Prevert's line "You get over here right away, ya damn bureaucrat!", but the episode was eventually pulled because the producers felt the episode's jokes about adoption were in bad taste). This makes this season the shortest season of the show, tied with the season in 1990. An hour-long special was also prepared for home video, but not released. It was known as "The Worst of You Can't Do That on Television" and included new footage with Adam Reid, Vanessa Lindores, and Doug Plotemy as hosts, as well as footage from 1979-1987.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Books and Reading | 1987 | Andrea Byrne, Stephanie Chow, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Adam Reid, Vikram Sahay | Upon learning that the episode is about reading, the librarian (Abby Hagyard) prepares for stardom, only to end up disappointed when the show has only one sketch in the library (which she isn't even in). |
| 111 | Adoption | 1987 | Andrea Byrne, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid | Terrified at the thought that she and Doug may be related, Vanessa tries to discover whether she was adopted, and "Little Orphan Andrea" strikes terror into the hearts of all. This episode was banned on Nickelodeon in America after airing twice. In Canada, Senator Prevert's "damn" was bleeped out in the line "You get over here right here, ya damn bureaucrat!" and the episode eventually was pulled from rotation due to the producers feeling the jokes about adoption were in bad taste. |
| 112 | City Life | 1987 | Andrea Byrne, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid | Ross prepares the kids for their trip to the big city - on which they'll be forced to visit museums and wear sissy sailor suits - until Doug figures out a way to get out of it. |
| 113 | Anniversaries | 1987 | Stephanie Chow, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Vikram Sahay | As Doug and Vanessa celebrate their anniversary on the show, the cast suspect that Ross poisons the studio food to keep them from growing taller. |
| 114 | Smells | 1987 | Amyas Godfrey, Matthew Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid | Final episode for Adam Reid, Matthew Godfrey, Vanessa Lindores, Stephanie Chow, and Doug Ptolemy. The show pioneers a new technology to allow viewers to experience the smells of the studio. |
| SP-1 | The Worst of You Can't Do That on Television | no air date | Vanessa Lindores, Les Lye, Doug Ptolemy, Adam Reid | Vanessa, Doug and Adam host a retrospective of the show's first eight years (including then-rare footage from the 1979 season and from Whatever Turns You On). Filmed in the spring of 1987 and planned as a home video release which never materialized and was remade in 1989 with new cast members and a shorter running time. |
Season 9 (1989-1990)
After a hiatus, filming on what would become the 1989 season of the show commenced in the fall of 1988 with an almost entirely new cast of kids. Only Amyas Godfrey was a regular both before and after the 1988 hiatus, although three other members of the 1987 cast (Andrea Byrne, Rekha Shah, and James Tung) returned for one or two episodes. In addition, Vanessa Lindores also returned to guest-host the "Age" episode (which also featured cameos by several other former cast members). Chris Bickford was made as the official host. Adam Reid and Kevin Kubusheskie became a writer and a producer, respectively, and had occasional cameos. This season was almost filmed at Nickelodeon Studios in Orlando, Florida, but at the last minute the decision was made to stay at CJOH, although a replica of the link set had been recreated in Florida. The Worst of You Can't Do That on Television was remade (albeit shortened to a half hour) with Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, and Christian Tessier as hosts, and released on video in time for the 1989 holiday season. Les Lye's "doctor" character was also changed to a dentist this season.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | Choice | May 8, 1989 | Stephanie Bauder, Nick Belcourt, Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Ted Wilson | First episode for Stephanie Bauder, Nick Belcourt, Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, and Ted Wilson. Ted must decide whether to tell Chris about being turned down for a major movie role. |
| 116 | Chores | May 9, 1989 | Jennifer Brackenbury, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, William Pohoresky, Jill Stanley, Ted Wilson | First episode for Carlos Braithwaite, William Pohoresky, and Jill Stanley. Ross puts the kids to work doing various chores including laundry, sewing and shining shoes. |
| 117 | Communication | May 10, 1989 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sidharth Sahay, Christian Tessier, Chantal Tremblay | First episode for Sidharth Sahay, Christian Tessier, and Chantal Tremblay. The show's communication satellites are being disrupted - by an alien who wants to meet the "real star" of the show (Green Slime). |
| 118 | Fitness | May 11, 1989 | Vicki Essex, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Rekha Shah, Christian Tessier, Kevin Ward, Ted Wilson | First episode for Vicki Essex and Kevin Ward. While the off-link sketches skewer exercise and fitness, the link set sketches involve Ted and Christian's quest to get revenge on the show's writer, Kevin, for getting them slimed and drenched. |
| 119 | Malfunctions | May 12, 1989 | Stephanie Bauder, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Jill Stanley, Kevin Ward, Ted Wilson | Ted's ugliness breaks every camera in the studio. |
| 120 | Cleanliness | May 15, 1989 | Stephanie Bauder, Chris Bickford, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Jill Stanley, Ted Wilson | Ross whips the kids into a frenzy cleaning up the studio in anticipation of a visit by Mrs. Madge Wildermeyer of the Senate Committee to Clean Up Television. |
| 121 | Security | May 16, 1989 | Chris Bickford, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Patrick Mills, Sidharth Sahay, Jill Stanley, Chantal Tremblay | Patrick Mills' first episode. Ross forces the kids into ballet lessons to prepare them for participation on a TV wrestling show. |
| 122 | Pollution | May 17, 1989 | Chris Bickford, Carlos Braithwaite, Andrea Byrne, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Rekha Shah | Andrea Byrne's final episode. A look at pollution and ecology includes polluted slime and water. |
| 123 | Fantasies | May 18, 1989 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Ted Wilson | The fantasies of everyone on the show (including the adults) are explored. Sariya Sharp's first episode. Also, Alasdair Gillis makes a quick guest appearance in this episode. |
| 124 | Time | May 19, 1989 | Jordan Aaron, Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Christian Tessier | Jordan Aaron's first and last episode. Ross switches the show from colour to black and white to make it easier to syndicate. The episode concludes with a classic silent movie-style pie fight. |
| 125 | Mistakes | May 22, 1989 | Stephanie Bauder, Nick Belcourt, Chris Bickford, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Ted Wilson | The gang looks at various mistakes people make. |
| 126 | Punishment | May 23, 1989 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Christian Tessier | Ross decides to punish the kids by having a different kid slimed during each link sketch. Adam Reid makes a guest appearance in this episode as his real-life role as a writer on the show. |
| 127 | Beliefs | May 24, 1989 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Patrick Mills, Jill Stanley, Christian Tessier | Ross believes Christian is an alien. |
| 128 | Age | May 25, 1989 | Stephanie Bauder, Chris Bickford, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Patrick Mills, James Tung | As a now-destitute Vanessa is brought back to host the show since her contract was still good for one more episode, Chris fears being kicked off the show for being too old as his 15th birthday approaches. Vanessa Lindores guest-hosts this episode and Christine McGlade, Alasdair Gillis, Kevin Kubusheskie, and Doug Ptolemy make cameo appearances. |
| 129 | Excess | May 26, 1989 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Christian Tessier, Kevin Ward | This episode has too much of everything - including slime and water. In the longest sliming in the show's history, Chris is slimed all the way through the closing credits. |
| 130 | Looking Cool | February 5, 1990 | Chris Bickford, Carlos Braithwaite, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Jill Stanley, Christian Tessier | The kids explore various things people do to be cool, including... getting slimed. |
| 131 | Losing Things | February 6, 1990 | Nick Belcourt, Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Chantal Tremblay, Ted Wilson | Nick loses an expensive camera and, in his quest to get it back, ends up finding everything that was ever lost by anyone in the history of the show. |
| 132 | Failure | February 7, 1990 | Stephanie Bauder, Nick Belcourt, Chris Bickford, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Jill Stanley, Christian Tessier, Ted Wilson | When Ross fails to show up for a taping session, the kids have to make the show by themselves, and Jill has trouble remembering her lines |
| 133 | First Times | February 8, 1990 | Stephanie Bauder, Chris Bickford, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sidharth Sahay, Sariya Sharp, Kevin Ward, Ted Wilson | Ross attempts to have the show be the first in various settings and attempts. |
| 134 | Celebrations | February 9, 1990 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Patrick Mills, Amy Stanley, Christian Tessier | Amy Stanley's first episode. The kids celebrate the cultures of the various countries airing the show by saluting a different country in each link. |
| 135 | Effort | February 12, 1990 | Nick Belcourt, Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Christian Tessier, Kevin Ward | Sariya makes an unsuccessful effort to keep her new adult hairdo from getting slimed and wet, and Nick makes an unsuccessful effort to remember his own name. |
| 136 | Sports | February 13, 1990 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sidharth Sahay, Christian Tessier, Chantal Tremblay | Ross puts the kids through rigorous athletic training. |
| 137 | Smoking | February 14, 1990 | Stephanie Bauder, Carlos Braithwaite, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Christian Tessier, Ted Wilson | The kids theorise that Green Slime is really mucus scraped from smokers' lungs. |
| 138 | Generosity | February 15, 1990 | Stephanie Bauder, Chris Bickford, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Patrick Mills, Jill Stanley, Christian Tessier, Ted Wilson | Chris lets Patrick host the show to trick him into getting slimed. |
| 139 | Embarrassment | February 16, 1990 | Chris Bickford, Amyas Godfrey, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Amy Stanley, Jill Stanley, Kevin Ward, Ted Wilson | Amyas Godfrey's final episode. Jill's little sister Amy is a continuous source of embarrassment for her. |
| SP-2 | The Worst of You Can't Do That on Television | no air date | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Les Lye, Christian Tessier | Unlike the 1987 version, this special was commercially distributed by Elektra Entertainment, and runs only half an hour instead of an hour. |
Season 10 (1990)
After 11 years in production, You Can't Do That on Television is cancelled. Only five episodes were produced.
| № | Subject | Air Date | Cast | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | Blame | May 21, 1990 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Amy Stanley, Christian Tessier | |
| 141 | Secrets | May 22, 1990 | Stephanie Bauder, Chris Bickford, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Jill Stanley, Ted Wilson | |
| 142 | Learning | May 23, 1990 | Chris Bickford, Carlos Braithwaite, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Amy Stanley, Jill Stanley, Christian Tessier | Final episode for Amy and Jill Stanley and Carlos Braithwaite. |
| 143 | Privileges | May 24, 1990 | Stephanie Bauder, Chris Bickford, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Patrick Mills, Sariya Sharp, Ted Wilson | Final episode for Stephanie Bauder and Patrick Mills. |
| 144 | Inventions | May 25, 1990 | Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Christian Tessier, Kevin Ward, Ted Wilson | YCDTOTV's final show. Final episode for Chris Bickford, Jennifer Brackenbury, Abby Hagyard, Les Lye, Sariya Sharp, Christian Tessier, Kevin Ward, and Ted Wilson |
References
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/us/tv-season/you-cant-do-that-on-television/id583164073
- ↑ "YCDTOTV.com - Pets".
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