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You Can't Do That on Television

Comedy

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.

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Cast

Christine McGlade

Les Lye

Adam Greydon Reid

Lisa Ruddy

Alasdair Gillis

Klea Scott

Alanis Morissette

Matthew Godfrey

Vanessa Lindores

Vik Sahay

Abby Hagyard

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Status
Ended
Network
CTV
First aired
1979-02-03
Last aired
2004-07-21
Seasons
11
Episodes
145
Languages
English
Age rating
Production
Carleton Productions

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Reviews

Thomaxz

3/12/2017

8.0

This old commedey series, is pretty fun, when you get to know some gags, like the slime when the "actor" "says" -''I don't know' It has been the kickstarter on Nickeleodeon, and problay also where the slime part, which you still can see in Kids Choice Award. If you do not know, this old series, give it a try.