You Can't Do That on Television

Season 1

1979 • 14 Episodes

Episodes

1. Live!

February 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.

Shoestring - You Can't Do That on Television

2. Shoestring

February 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 dressâ€¦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

February 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.

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4. Peanuts

February 24, 1979

No overview available.

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5. Repeat

March 3, 1979

No overview available.

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6. Ottawa Director

March 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.

St. Patrick's Day - You Can't Do That on Television

7. St. Patrick's Day

March 17, 1979

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

March 31, 1979

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

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9. Executive Washroom

April 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.