COLLECTION · Series · 1981
SCTV Network 90
After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky characters, their personalities, and the shows they had appeared on. Dick Blasucci had begun writing for the cast in their second series, SCTV, and joined them here, serving as a recurring straight man for the characters. Tony Rosato and Robin Duke wrote scripts at the beginning of the show as they had before, until quickly leaving to write and perform for Saturday Night Live. The appeal of SCTV Network 90, however, doesn't only come from the writing, but from the sheer wit of its legendary stars.
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* 8.3 (4)Comedy
Creators
Studios
NBC · Old Firehall Productions
Age rating
TV-PG
Release
15/05/1981
Score
8.3 / 10 (4)
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Seasons and episodes
Specials
28 episodes · 1982
Episode 1. The Best of SCTV 1
1982-01-16 · 65 min
1. Dr. Schekter 2. Comment with David Brinkley: Quality Smoke 3. Leave It to Beaver 25th Anniversary Party 4. John McEnroe for Coffee 5. Katharine Hepburn for Twillings Tea 6. The Merv Griffith Show from Mayberry 7. The National…
Episode 2. The Best of SCTV 2
1982-01-22 · 65 min
1. Message From Guy: Arabs 2. Got a Minute? with Sid Dithers 3. High Q 4. The Johnny LaRue Show 5. Point/Counterpoint: Alcoholism 6. My Fair Lady 7. Great White North 8. Long Distance 9. Danny Eubanks - Seminarian/Rookie Cop 10.…
Episode 3. The Best of SCTV 3
1982-01-29 · 65 min
1. English for Beginners 2. Harry Filth 3. Taxi Driver (Gregory Peck) 4. Lola Heatherton in Concert 5. Sid Dithers - Private Eye 6. Taxi Driver (Woody Allen) 7. Video Piracy (Star Wars) 8. Videotech 9. How the Middle East Was Won…
Episode 4. Strange Brew
1983-08-19 · 65 min
No synopsis
Episode 5. Origins of SCTV
1983-08-20 · 26 min
Classic clips of original Second City performances plus insights from Harold Ramis, Bernard Sahlins, Del Close, Andrew Alexander, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy and Dave Thomas.
Episode 6. Remembering John Candy
1983-08-26 · 27 min
Everybody who met John Candy has a story to tell. Here are some from those who knew and loved him.
Episode 7. SCTV Remembers (1)
1983-08-27 · 31 min
A show like SCTV has a million stories. Here is the first installment of some of the best.
Episode 8. The Craft of SCTV
1983-09-02 · 29 min
SCTV also included many talented people behind the scenes. Here the hair, makeup and wardrobe designers look back at producing the show.
Episode 9. SCTV at the 1982 Emmys
1983-09-03 · 65 min
No synopsis
Episode 10. SCTV Remembers (2)
1983-09-09 · 14 min
No synopsis
Episode 11. The Juul Haalmeyer Dancers
1983-09-10 · 9 min
The Juul Haalmeyer Dancers were a woefully inept troupe of variety show dancers on the television sketch comedy show SCTV. They premiered on series 4, "Bouncin' Back to You" with The Tubes. Catherine O'Hara wanted bad dancers for the…
Episode 12. The SCTV Writers
1983-09-16 · 26 min
No synopsis
Episode 13. SCTV Remembers (3)
1983-09-17 · 65 min
Cycle 3 brought many changes to the SCTV family, including the arrival of Martin Short, who joined in time for the last three episodes. Joined in this video by Catherine O'Hara, Martin looks back at his early days on the Toronto Mainstage…
Episode 14. SCTV: The Producers (1)
1983-09-23 · 65 min
SCTV needed producers to juggle the demands of deadlines, network and the cast. In part one of a series, SCTV executive producer Andrew Alexander and producer Patrick Whitley share behind the scenes stories of what it took to get SCTV on…
Episode 15. That's Life With John Candy
1983-09-24 · 65 min
In the early 1980's That's Life, hosted by Peter Feniack, was a popular Canadian magazine show that covered stories of the day. In this hort video segment the show pays a visit to John Candy and his young family at their home near the…
Episode 16. Goin' Down The Road
1983-09-30 · 65 min
Not only is this 1970 production considered one of the seminal moments in the creation of Canada's film industry, but SCTV's version, Garth And Gord And Fiona And Alice, is considered one of the best parodies in Canadian comedy history.…
Episode 17. Hinterland Who's Who
1983-10-01 · 65 min
These educational public service announcements began running on Canadian television in the early 1960's. They were produced by the Canadian Wildlife Service (a division of Environment Canada) to promote knowledge and respect of Canada's…
Episode 18. Sammy Maudlin At Second City
1983-10-07 · 65 min
In October 2004 Joe Flaherty reprised his character Sammy Maudlin for the first time in public since SCTV by joining Toronto's Second City Theatre Company and alumni for a special series of shows. With an additional interview by Joe,…
Episode 19. SCTV at Play
1983-10-08 · 65 min
Home movies of the cast and crew playing softball (courtesy Rose Candy)
Episode 20. SCTV Remembers (4)
1983-10-14 · 65 min
It was during these cycles that Martin Short fully developed his most famous SCTV characters. In this one-on-one interview with SCTV writer Dick Blasucci, Martin Short reflects upon settling into the cast and drawing international…
Episode 21. SCTV: The Producers (2)
1983-10-15 · 65 min
Despite his important contribution, SCTV producer Len Stuart has always preferred to remain in the background. Here, Len briefly steps into the limelight to tell a few stories about his history and SCTV.
Episode 22. The Red Fisher Show
1983-10-21 · 65 min
So where did the concept of Fishin' Musician and its host Gil Fisher come from? Before the days of specialty TV networks, about the only good fishing and camping on TV in Canada and the northern U.S. was a little independent show called…
Episode 23. SCTV Reunion
1999-06-19 · 63 min
1999 U.S. Comedy Arts Festival hosted by Conan O'Brien with Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short, and Dave Thomas. Courtesy of HBO.
Episode 24. Museum of TV and Radio Tribute
1999-06-25 · 65 min
On March 4, 1997, Robert M. Batscha, then president of the museum, gathered SCTV alumni for an impressive public roundtable discussion. Participating in this unique forum are Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Dave Thomas, Joe…
Episode 25. Best of the Early Years
1999-06-26 · 65 min
No synopsis
Episode 26. SCTV Specials
1999-07-02 · 65 min
No synopsis
Episode 27. Zontar - The Thing From Venus
1999-07-03 · 5 min
A Larry Buchanan short film included as an easter egg from the Volume 2 DVD set.
Episode 28. The Norman Seeff Photo Sessions
1999-07-09 · 65 min
A DVD extra from Volume 2 disc 5
Season 1
25 episodes · 1981
Episode 1. One on the Town
1981-05-15 · 66 min
Guy Caballero welcomes you to SCTV's new programming season on NBC.
Episode 2. Polynesiantown
1981-05-22 · 66 min
Johnny LaRue plays a restaurant owner in his latest movie.
Episode 3. Southside Fracas
1981-05-29
Guy Caballero hires illegal immigrant Pirini Scleroso; the Fracases argue about their daughter's wedding.
Episode 4. Compilation
1981-06-19
A selection of sketches from the previous seasons.
Episode 5. Lunchtime Street Beef
1981-07-03
Johnny LaRue is desperate for work after the failure of "Polynesiantown."
Episode 6. Moral Majority
1981-07-10
Guy tries to appease a major advertiser.
Episode 7. Pledge Week
1981-07-17
SCTV holds a pledge drive.
Episode 8. Bouncin' Back to You with the Tubes
1981-07-24
Lola Heatherton is despondent after her live special is canceled.
Episode 9. The Great White North
1981-07-31
Bob and Doug McKenzie invite fellow hoser Ian Thomas onto their show.
Episode 10. CCCP 1
1981-10-16
SCTV's regular programming is interrupted by a Soviet satellite.
Episode 11. I'm Taking My Own Head...
1981-10-23
Libby Wolfson prepares for her new play.
Episode 12. Zontar
1981-10-30
The SCTV cast and crew falls victim to alien mind control.
Episode 13. Walter Cronkite's Brain
1981-11-06
David Brinkley's look at the human brain includes Walter Cronkite's childhood on Krypton.
Episode 14. Doorway to Hell
1981-11-20
Guy runs out of ideas and takes suggestions from the crew.
Episode 15. The Godfather
1981-12-11
A war erupts between the Five Networks when "Don Caballero" refuses to back a pay TV channel.
Episode 16. SCTV Staff Christmas Party
1981-12-18
Johnny is forced to tape "Street Beef" outside on Christmas Eve.
Episode 17. Teacher's Pet
1982-02-12
Ricardo Montalban is featured in a "To Sir, With Love" parody.
Episode 18. Midnight Video Special
1982-02-19
Gerry Todd hosts a concert special consisting entirely of videos.
Episode 19. The Great White North Palace
1982-04-16
Everyone is jealous of the attention Guy is paying to Bob and Doug--including giving them their own special.
Episode 20. Pre-Teen World Telethon
1982-04-23
The kids of Pre-Teen World hold a telethon after their funding is cut.
Episode 21. People's Global Golden Choice Awards
1982-05-01
When SCTV wins a suspicious number of awards, Bob Hope notifies the FBI.
Episode 22. 3D Stake from the Heart
1982-05-14
Count Floyd takes us behind the scenes of the latest Coppola and Dr. Tongue production.
Episode 23. Pet Peeves/The Happy Wanderers
1982-05-21
Hollywood stars reveal what bugs them; Stan and Yosh Schmenge welcome back a former Happy Wanderer.
Episode 24. Chariots of Eggs
1982-06-05
Hall and Oates star in Bobby Bittman's latest film.
Episode 25. Battle of the PBS Stars
1982-07-16
Carl Sagan's team takes on William F. Buckley's.
Season 2
14 episodes · 1982
Episode 1. Rome, Italian Style
1982-10-15
On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.
Episode 2. Days of the Week, The/Street Beef
1982-10-22
Everything comes to a head at Clay and Sue Ellen's wedding; Johnny meets a valuable ally at the bar.
Episode 3. Sammy Maudlin Show 23rd Anniversary/CBC
1982-11-05
Sammy celebrates a milestone anniversary, sidekick William B walks off the show, and the janitors of SCTV go on strike.
Episode 4. Indecent Exposure
1982-11-12
Guy Caballero is busted for writing a bad check to Fred Willard, forcing the arrival of SCTV Chairman Allan "Crazy Legs" Herschman. In 'The Nutty Lab Assistant', Ed Grimley makes his debut in this spoof of 'The Nutty Professor' in which…
Episode 5. Melonvote
1982-11-19
The elections in Melonville for various public offices are under way. Mentally unstable Mayor Tommy Shanks is up for re-election against the seedy Vic Hedges. Meanwhile, Libby Wolfson runs for City Council, than becomes infatuated with…
Episode 6. Jane Eyrehead
1982-11-26
Features the segment "Angel Cortez: FBI Jockey." Bobby Bittman PSA for the Public Library. Gus the Security Guard makes everyone sign in while, John Houseman reads the phone book, "Farm Film Report" with Deney Terrio. The band America…
Episode 7. Towering Inferno
1982-12-10
The SCTV office moves into the tallest, thinnest building in Melonville, which turns into a spoof of 'The Towering Inferno' as Guy, Edith, and others are trapped in the 200-story tall building just as a fire breaks out and strands them on…
Episode 8. Christmas 1982
1982-12-17
Guy Caballero and Johnny LaRue come to blows over a meager Christmas bonus, resulting in a busted, drunken Johnny desperately tracking down Santa. Segments include Lola Heatherton's "Love Spirit" Christmas Special. Ed Grimley stars in…
Episode 9. A Star Is Born
1983-01-28
"The Days of the Week" returns for another six-episode run with a few new characters. The debut of "Half Wits" and "Artisans and Their Art with Bradley P. Allen". A spoof of the 1976 film 'A Star is Born' starring Crystal Gayle as an…
Episode 10. SCTV Classifieds/Vic Arpeggio
1983-02-11
To encourage small business advertising, SCTV cuts its ad rates, resulting in a series of on-the-cheap ads for several micro-entrepreneurs. In the segment "Stars In One" profiles aging child star Rusty Van Reddick. Vic Hedges stars in…
Episode 11. Bobby Bittman's Retirement
1983-02-18
After discovering that he's opening for Ben Vereen and not the other way around, Bobby Bittman retires from show business. Sammy Maudlin's ex-sidekick, William B. Williams, hosts his own talk show with Irving Cohen. Bernadette Peters gets…
Episode 12. Sweeps Week
1983-02-25
It's Sweeps Week and SCTV is promoting specials like "Jumping for Dollars", where large busted women jump up and down while Johnny LaRue watches, and "The Dallas Cowgirls Salute Aaron Copland," which is bit more self-explanatory. We also…
Episode 13. South Sea Sinner
1983-03-11
William B Williams returns to the Sammy Maudlin Show. The Shmenges host a beauty pageant. Jackie Rogers Jr. plugs his biographical special, "Jackie, We Hardly Knew Ye".
Episode 14. Midnight Cowboy II
1983-03-18
"Midnight Cowboy II", a takeoff of the original Midnight Cowboy movie. Also, "Whatever Happened to Baby Ed" as a spoof of "Whatever Happed to Baby Jane". The final episode of "The Days of the Week" (with cameos by Catherine O'Hara and…
Season 3
9 episodes · 1982
Episode 1. The Great White North Palace
1982-04-16
No synopsis
Episode 2. Pre-Teen World Telethon
1982-04-23
No synopsis
Episode 3. The People's Global Golden Choice Awards
1982-05-01
No synopsis
Episode 4. 3D Stake From the Heart
1982-05-14
No synopsis
Episode 5. Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers
1982-05-21
No synopsis
Episode 6. Chariots of Eggs
1982-06-05
No synopsis
Episode 7. Battle of the PBS Stars
1982-07-16
No synopsis
Episode 8. Rome, Italian Style
1982-10-15
No synopsis
Episode 9. The Days of the Week / Street Beef
1982-10-22
season finale
Season 4
6 episodes · 1982
Episode 1. Sammy Maudlin 23rd Anniversary / CBC
1982-11-05
No synopsis
Episode 2. Indecent Exposure
1982-11-12
No synopsis
Episode 3. Melonvote
1982-11-19
No synopsis
Episode 4. Jane Eyrehead
1982-11-26
No synopsis
Episode 5. Towering Inferno
1982-12-10
No synopsis
Episode 6. Christmas
1982-12-17
season finale
Season 5
18 episodes · 1983
Episode 1. A Star Is Born with Crystal Gayle
1983-01-28
No synopsis
Episode 2. SCTV Classifieds / Vic Arpeggio
1983-02-11
No synopsis
Episode 3. Bobby Bittman Retires
1983-02-18
No synopsis
Episode 4. Sweeps Week
1983-02-25
No synopsis
Episode 5. Sammy Maudlin: South Sea Sinner
1983-03-11
No synopsis
Episode 6. 3D Firing Line: Midnight Cowboy II
1983-03-18
season finale
Episode 7. Episode 7
No synopsis
Episode 8. Episode 8
No synopsis
Episode 9. Episode 9
No synopsis
Episode 10. Episode 10
No synopsis
Episode 11. Episode 11
No synopsis
Episode 12. Episode 12
No synopsis
Episode 13. Episode 13
No synopsis
Episode 14. Episode 14
No synopsis
Episode 15. Episode 15
No synopsis
Episode 16. Episode 16
No synopsis
Episode 17. Episode 17
No synopsis
Episode 18. Episode 18
No synopsis
Season 6
18 episodes · 1983
Episode 1. Maudlin O' the Night
1983-11-22
No synopsis
Episode 2. Gimme Jackie / Australia
1983-12-06
No synopsis
Episode 3. It's a Wonderful Film
1983-12-20
No synopsis
Episode 4. The Date Debate / Scary Previews
1984-01-03
No synopsis
Episode 5. You're On / Das Boobs
1984-01-17
No synopsis
Episode 6. Stars In One: Bob Hope / Happy Hour
1984-01-31
No synopsis
Episode 7. Stalag SCTV
1984-02-14
No synopsis
Episode 8. Diary of a Female Person / Happy Hour
1984-02-28
No synopsis
Episode 9. Just For Fun / Black Like Vic
1984-03-13
No synopsis
Episode 10. Youth, Do They Give A Damn or What? / Happy Hour
1984-03-27
No synopsis
Episode 11. Allenscam
1984-04-10
No synopsis
Episode 12. Oliver Grimley
1984-04-24
No synopsis
Episode 13. 2009, Jupiter and Beyond
1984-05-08
No synopsis
Episode 14. Half Wits / Save the World Parade
1984-05-22
No synopsis
Episode 15. Jackie Rogers, Jr. for President / Happy Hour
1984-06-05
No synopsis
Episode 16. Celebrity Fairie Tayles / Canadian Gaffes and Practical Amusements
1984-06-19
No synopsis
Episode 17. You're On / Happy Hour
1984-07-03
No synopsis
Episode 18. Pledge Week
1984-07-17
series finale
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