Second City Television
Second City Television
TV ShowEnded

Second City Television

7.7 / 10
1976
6 seasons
136 episodes
Comedy

Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.

Sign in to add to your list

What critics are saying

Verdicts use the same scale as your list: highly recommended through avoid — plus optional scores and blurbs.

Highly recommended Recommend Give it a go Neutral Avoid

Nobody on Critic, Sir! has logged a verdict for this title yet. The silence is either respectful or suspicious.

Sign in and use Add to My List below to share your own verdict.

Cast

Seasons

  • Backstage

    1.Backstage

    21-09-197630m

    The inaugural show introduces several major characters, including Johnny LaRue, Earl Camembert, Floyd Robertson and Moe Green. It features a somewhat tenuous wraparound concept inv...

  • Murder At SCTV

    2.Murder At SCTV

    21-10-197630m

    Perini Scleroso and Gus Gustofferson's first appearance. Gus is featured in a wraparound concept dealing with the murder of puppeteer Lampeer.

  • Ethnic Humour

    3.Ethnic Humour

    18-11-197630m

    Harold Ramis warns viewers that this show contains ethnic slurs, and all the jokes are about the gypsies. From ""Gypsy Mythology"" on Sunrise Semester to the Hints for Homemakers (...

  • Crosswords

    4.Crosswords

    16-12-197630m

    Sammy Maudlin, Sunrise Semester, The $211,000 Triangle, Cooking with LaRue, Backstage, Masterpiece Theatre, Words to Live By

  • Match Unto My Feet

    5.Match Unto My Feet

    13-01-197730m

    Sunrise Semester, Witness to Yesterday, PSA:So You're Dead...Now What?, Match Unto My Feet, Words to Live By

  • Memoirs of Anton Chekhov

    6.Memoirs of Anton Chekhov

    10-02-197730m

    Star Trek comes to the steppes of Russia in a very funny parody of Chekhov. Heavenly Bodies, Mr Science, Masterpiece Theatre, The Memoirs of Anton Chekhov

  • Dialing For Dollars

    7.Dialing For Dollars

    24-02-197730m

    BEAUTY AND THE BEETS Beauty learns to like beets... the hard way. Beauty and the Beets, Firing Squad, Alice, the Wonder Dog, Dialing for Dollars, Changing Partners

  • Shock Theatre

    8.Shock Theatre

    10-03-197730m

    Dining with LaRue, The Wacky World of Poverty, Eye on Science, Shock Theatre:Early to Bed

  • Philosophy Street

    9.Philosophy Street

    24-03-197730m

    Good-Bye America, Sunrise Semester, Philosophy Street, Total Women, A Fistful of Ugly, Feedback with Moe Green

  • Therese et Joe

    10.Therese et Joe

    07-04-197730m

    On SCTV News, Floyd Robertson (Joe Flaherty) and Earl Camembert (Eugene Levy) report earthquakes, deli crises, the arms race, and Earl asks terrorists to surrender; Dr Hammond Gree...

  • Broads Behind Bars

    11.Broads Behind Bars

    21-04-197730m

    Broads Behind Bars is a classic, with Candy's over the top prison guard Shultzy ("Lock 'em up, keep 'em down, and work 'em over") and Martin's lifer Kitty ("No Dice!"). Trivia: the...

  • The Taxidermist

    12.The Taxidermist

    05-05-197730m

    Farm Report, Welcome Back President Kotter, Alistair Cook's Armenia, The Taxidermist

  • Ben Hur

    13.Ben Hur

    19-05-197730m

    A landmark show, featuring a show-length parody of the film, introduced by Moe Green on Dialing For Dollars. Additional Viewing: William Wyler's 1959 epic Ben-Hur.

  • The Hefty Neil Story

    14.The Hefty Neil Story

    19-09-197730m

    SCTV Sports Central: The Hefty Neil Story, PSA: Shoplifting

  • Leave It to Beaver

    15.Leave It to Beaver

    26-09-197730m

    Exorcising, Leave it to Beaver 25th Anniversary Party, PSA:Rip Masters for Children on Booze, Dr Tongue and his Animal Friends

  • Goodbye America

    16.Goodbye America

    03-10-197730m

    Winning Chess with Borris Morris, PSA:So You're Dead...Now What?, Good-Bye America, Johnny LaRue

  • Galaxy 66

    17.Galaxy 66

    10-10-197730m

    Diving for Dollars, Sunrise Semester, Sci-Fi Theatre: Galaxy 66, Beside the Point, Words to Live By

  • Madame Blitzman

    18.Madame Blitzman

    17-10-197730m

    PSA: Re-criminalize Marijuana, Dante's Inferno, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Madame Blitzman

  • $129 000 Question

    19.$129 000 Question

    24-10-197730m

    Wake Up With Alki Stereopolis, PSA: Do Not Remove Tags, The $129,000 Question, Elvira Mad Again Part II, Words to Live By

  • Dr Tongue's House of Wax

    20.Dr Tongue's House of Wax

    31-10-197730m

    Sunrise Semester, It Was That Way With Keith Hampshire, I Cry Each Day I Die, SCTV Boogie

  • Sammy Maudlin Show

    21.Sammy Maudlin Show

    07-11-197730m

    Paul's Workshop With Paul Fistinyourface, The Sammy Maudlin Show, PSA: Shoplifting, Dialing For Dollars: Sandy Moss

  • World at War

    22.World at War

    14-11-197730m

    Passport to Adventure:Africa, The World of Mystery: Sandwich on the Orient Express, World at War:Baseball, Lowell Thompson Remembers

  • The Grapes of Mud

    23.The Grapes of Mud

    21-11-197730m

    Muley's Roundhouse, Promo: Library Police, The Three Dummies: Of Mice and Dummies, SCTV AM News Today: Terrorist Picnic, Commercial: Spray-On Socks, SCTV Movie of the Week: The Gra...

  • Officer Friendly

    24.Officer Friendly

    28-11-197730m

    Message from Moe: License Suspended, A.M. Little America with Tom Brokraw, Promo: Dan Money, SCTV AM News Today: Mafia Interview, Commercial: Civil Engineering, Officer Friendly, P...

  • The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes

    25.The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes

    05-12-197730m

    Commercial: Tiny Tops, Morning Facial with Princess Carlotta, Promo: Check Please, Promo: The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes, Commercial: Mr. Coffee-Table Book from Venerable E...

  • Lust for Paint

    26.Lust for Paint

    12-12-197730m

    Dialing for Dollars: Lust For Paint features a show-length parody of Moulin Rouge, with promos for celebrity tattletales and the Babe Ruth story

  • Ep 27

    27.Best Of (US)

    TBA30m

Watching Lists

Sign in to create and edit public lists.

Loading lists…

Purchase & Discovery

Find this title on Amazon

Digital

Prime Video & digital

Amazon mixes rent, buy, and Prime in one place — one search covers the usual options.

As an Amazon Associate, Critic, Sir! earns from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure