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SCTV Channel

7.7 / 10

1983

1 season

19 episodes

Comedy

This show was spun off from "SCTV Network 90" which was cancelled after two seasons on NBC. The same cast from 1982-83, with the exception of John Candy, appears on this 45-minute sketch comedy series. It all starts when "SCTV" mastermind Guy Cabellaro announces that he's turning his station into a pay cable channel. The results are amusing, as the same manic humor and wacky characters that made the old SCTV Network so great continued to thrive. Unfortunately, the show was too expensive to produce for Cinemax's tastes and it was cancelled after one year.

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Cast

Joe Flaherty

Andrea Martin

Eugene Levy

Martin Short

Catherine O'Hara

John Hemphill

Mary Charlotte Wilcox

Seasons

Ep 1
1.Soren-Weiss Report / The Happy Wanderers / Melonville Calendar / Maudlin O' the Night
22-11-198345m
Guy Caballero launches the new SCTV cable channel. The Schmenge Brothers try new wave music. Edith Prickly and Edna Boil go double-dating in the film spoof "Prickly Business". Stev...
Ep 2
2.Hollywood Dirt Tonight / Mel McElroy Film Festival / Gimme Jackie: Lie Detector
16-12-198345m
Ep 3
3.SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film
20-12-198345m
The whole episode is a parody of ""It's A Wonderful Life.""
Ep 4
4.The Date Debate / Scary Previews
03-01-198445m
Count Floyd introduces some film previews, including ""Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde,"" ""Cujo II,"" and ""The Mysterious Disappearance of Dr. Tongue.""
Ep 5
5.You're On, Parts 1-3 / SCTV Foreign Film Festival: Das Boobs
17-01-198445m
Ep 6
6.Half Wits: Semi-Finals / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / Stars in One
31-01-198445m
Ep 7
7.Spy Wrap / The Great Escape
14-01-198445m
Ep 8
8.Stars in One: Libby Wolfson / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / PSA: Stop Julio Iglesias
28-02-198445m
Ep 9
9.Just For Fun / Black Like Vic
14-03-198445m
Ep 10
10.Youth, Do They Give a Damn or What? / Happy Hour
27-03-198445m
Ep 11
11.Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile
10-04-198445m
Ep 12
12.Oliver Grimley
24-04-198445m
A parody of ""Oliver Twist"" with Ed Grimley (Short) in the lead role and Tommy Lasorda (Hemphill) as ""The Artful Dodger.""
Ep 13
13.2009 Jupiter and Beyond
08-05-198445m
Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, and Ernest Borgnine crash-land on Saturn in a spoof of ""2001: A Space Odyssey."" Also, a behind-the-scenes look at the movie finds co-producers Idella...
Ep 14
14.Halfwits / Save The World Parade
22-05-198445m
Ep 15
15.Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour
05-06-198445m
Ep 16
16.Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes
19-06-198445m
Ep 17
17.You're On / Happy Hour
03-07-198445m
Ep 18
18.Pledge Week
17-07-198445m
In a desperate effort to save the station, Guy and Edith start a pledge drive. Lola Heatherton returns to SCTV to sing on behalf of the station, but her performance is marred by t...
Ep 19
19.The Best of SCTV
05-09-198845m
Guy and Edith plead to the FCC to keep SCTV on the airwaves while clips from the show's heyday are interspersed.

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