You Can't Do That on Television

This was a sketch comedy show for young adults that was very popular in the 1980s. It started in 1979 as a (partially) live, local show in Ottawa, Canada, with comedy, music videos (or musical guests), and local, phone-in contests. After two seasons (the latter of which was later edited into the new format when shown nationally and internationally), the show's format changed to a half hour sketch comedy. It retained this format for the rest of its 11 year run. This show had a huge impact. It was picked up in 1981 by the fledgeling US network Nickelodeon, which had only gone national a year earlier. This was the network's first big show and made the network what it is today. YCDTOTV became one of the most popular kids shows of the decade and featured a rotating cast of very talented actors and actresses. It was a very funny program that featured alot of humor that was not only aimed at kids, but at adults as well. The show gave us many great catch phrases, and memorable characters as B

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  • TheTVDB.com Series ID 77217
  • Status Ended
  • First Aired February 3, 1979
  • Recent July 21, 2004
  • Network CTV
  • Average Runtime 30 minutes
  • Genres Comedy Family
  • Original Country Canada
  • Original Language English
  • On Other Sites IMDB TMS (Zap2It) TheMovieDB.com
  • Episode Screenshot Format 4:3 Screencap
  • Favorited This series has been favorited by 16 people.
  • Created February 4, 2008 by
    Prizm
  • Modified February 22, 2024 by
    TOPDAWG
Season From To Episodes
All Seasons
Specials January 1983 July 2004 8
Season 1 February 1979 May 1979 14
Season 2 January 1981 April 1981 13
Season 3 March 1982 August 1982 13
Season 4 May 1983 February 1984 13
Season 5 June 1984 February 1985 26
Season 6 October 1985 November 1985 10
Season 7 January 1986 January 1987 20
Season 8 January 1987 5
Season 9 January 1989 25
Season 10 May 1990 May 1990 5
Unassigned Episodes 0
Season From To Episodes
Unassigned Episodes 152
Absolute ordering places all episodes in a single ordered season. This is generally used for anime.
Season From To Episodes
Season 1 0
Unassigned Episodes 152
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Roger Price 137 02/03/1979 - 05/25/1990
Geoffrey Darby 86 02/03/1979 - 02/05/1985
Brenda Mason 12 10/09/1984 - 01/02/1987
Brian Lebold 3 07/14/1982 - 07/28/1982
Geoffrey Darby, Roger Damon Price 1 01/08/1983
Alex Sutton 1 01/01/1989
Name Number of Episodes Dates
Adam Reid 31 01/01/1989 - 05/25/1990
Josh Morris 20 11/11/1985 - 01/01/1987
Rick Jones 15 03/31/1982 - 06/28/1984
Dan Lalonde 13 07/14/1982 - 06/28/1984
Derek Diorio 12 07/14/1982 - 06/28/1984
Robert Black (III) 11 10/14/1985 - 01/01/1987
Brian Nichol 10 03/31/1982 - 01/11/1985
Richard Cooper 10 06/12/1984 - 01/29/1985
Robert Sax 5 11/11/1985 - 01/01/1986
Londos D'arrigo 5 10/14/1983 - 02/29/1984
Paul Taylor III 5 06/20/1984 - 02/05/1985
Les Lye 4 05/10/1983 - 10/24/1983
Bradley Kesden 3 06/07/1984 - 02/01/1985
Bill Prady 3 11/13/1985 - 01/01/1986
Steven McGloughlin 2 03/14/1981 - 04/21/1982
Andrea Mitchell 2 12/31/1986 - 01/01/1987
Jane Ohland 2 01/18/1985 - 01/22/1985
Kevin Kubusheskie 2 01/02/1987
Brodie Osome 2 03/31/1982 - 01/02/1987
Kevin Ward 2 01/01/1989
Barry McGloughlin 2 03/14/1981 - 04/21/1982
Dean Cushman 2 06/04/1984 - 01/01/1985
Terence Taylor 2 11/13/1985 - 11/14/1985
Robert Burns 1 10/24/1983
Michael Cannell 1 01/01/1986
Brian Pearlman 1 01/01/1987
Richard C Burton 1 01/01/1986
Roger Damon Price 1 01/08/1983
Traci Grant 1 01/01/1987
Ian Reichbach 1 01/01/1987
Emily Reichbach 1 01/01/1987
Bill Morrison 1 07/19/1984
John Findlay 1 07/14/1982

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