Second City Television
Season 4
1981 • 27 Episodes
Episodes
1. One On the Town
May 15, 1981
(Episode one of SCTV Network 90 after the move to NBC. All episodes for Seasons 4 and 5 were 90 minutes with commercials. ) Guy Caballero welcomes you to SCTV's new programming season on NBC.
2. Polynesiantown
May 22, 1981
Johnny LaRue plays a restaurant owner in his latest movie.
3. Southside Fracas
May 29, 1981
Guy Caballero hires illegal immigrant Pirini Scleroso; the Fracases argue about their daughter's wedding.
4. Repeats
June 19, 1981
A selection of sketches from the previous seasons.
5. Lunchtime Street Beef
July 3, 1981
Johnny LaRue is desperate for work after the failure of "Polynesiantown."
6. Moral Majority
July 10, 1981
Guy tries to appease a major advertiser.
7. Pledge Week
July 17, 1981
SCTV holds a pledge drive.
8. Bouncin' Back To You with The Tubes
July 24, 1981
Lola Heatherton is despondent after her live special is canceled.
9. The Great White North
July 31, 1981
Bob and Doug McKenzie invite fellow hoser Ian Thomas onto their show.
10. CCCP 1
October 16, 1981
SCTV's regular programming is interrupted by a Soviet satellite.
11. I'm Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right, and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me It Ain't
October 23, 1981
Libby Wolfson prepares for her new play.
12. Zontar
October 31, 1981
The SCTV cast and crew falls victim to alien mind control.
13. Walter Cronkite's Brain
November 6, 1981
David Brinkley's look at the human brain includes Walter Cronkite's childhood on Krypton.
14. Doorway To Hell
November 20, 1981
Guy runs out of ideas and takes suggestions from the crew.
15. The Godfather
December 11, 1981
A war erupts between the Five Networks when "Don Caballero" refuses to back a pay TV channel.
16. SCTV Staff Christmas Party
December 18, 1981
Johnny is forced to tape "Street Beef" outside on Christmas Eve.
17. Teacher's Pet
February 12, 1982
Ricardo Montalban is featured in a "To Sir, With Love" parody.
18. Midnight Video Special
February 19, 1982
Gerry Todd hosts a concert special consisting entirely of videos.
19. The Great White North Palace
April 16, 1982
Everyone is jealous of the attention Guy is paying to Bob and Doug--including giving them their own special.
20. Pre-Teen World Telethon
April 23, 1982
The kids of Pre-Teen World hold a telethon after their funding is cut.
21. The People's Global Golden Choice Awards
May 1, 1982
When SCTV wins a suspicious number of awards, Bob Hope notifies the FBI.
22. 3D Stake From The Heart
May 14, 1982
Count Floyd takes us behind the scenes of the latest Coppola and Dr. Tongue production.
23. Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers
May 21, 1982
Hollywood stars reveal what bugs them; Stan and Yosh Schmenge welcome back a former Happy Wanderer.
24. Chariots Of Eggs
June 5, 1982
Hall and Oates star in Bobby Bittman's latest film.
25. Battle Of The PBS Stars
July 16, 1982
Carl Sagan's team takes on William F. Buckley's.
26. Rome, Italian Style
October 15, 1982
On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.
27. The Days Of The Week / Street Beef
October 22, 1982
Everything comes to a head at Clay and Sue Ellen's wedding; Johnny meets a valuable ally at the bar.