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Creator
Roger Damon PriceYou Can't Do That on Television 1979
Comedy/
Type - Scripted
Status - Ended
Overview
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before airing internationally in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a sketch comedy format. Each episode had a theme. The show was notable for launching the careers of many performers, including Alanis Morissette, and writer Bill Prady, who would write and produce shows like The Big Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls and Dharma and Greg. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on Nickelodeon through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar All That. The show is synonymous with Nick, and was at that time extremely popular, with the highest ratings overall on the channel. The show is also well known for introducing the network's iconic slime. The program is the subject of the 2004 feature-length documentary, You Can't Do That on Film, directed by David Dillehunt.
11 Seasons | 145 Episodes
Specials | 1989
Season 0 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on Oct 26,1989
Season 1 | 1979
Season 1 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on Feb 03,1979
Season 2 | 1981
Season 2 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on Jan 24,1981
Season 3 | 1982
Season 3 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on Mar 17,1982
Season 4 | 1983
Season 4 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on Oct 05,1983
Season 5 | 1984
Season 5 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on Jun 04,1984
Season 6 |
Season 6 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on N/A
Season 7 |
Season 7 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on N/A
Season 8 |
Season 8 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on N/A
Season 9 |
Season 9 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on N/A
Season 10 | 1990
Season 10 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on May 21,1990
Season 11 | 2004
Season 11 of You Can't Do That on Television premiered on Jul 21,2004
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