You Can't Do That on Television

Season 1

14 episodes · Feb 3, 1979

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  • S1E1

    Live!

    Feb 3, 197930m

    The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured a Panasonic radio as a prize for one of the phone-in competitions, as most of the episodes from this 1979 season. This episode also featured a segment on baton twirling. The episode contains the well-known scene where Ross (before a major costume revamp) teaches Jono Gebert how to do a weather forecast on an actual CJOH news/weather set.

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  • S1E2

    Shoestring

    Feb 10, 197930m

    Tim constantly tries to get a date with Cindy, but keeps looking like a fool, losing her to Jim and David. To add insult to injury, he keeps being forced into wearing a dress…and he can't seem to find his pants, forcing him to go home wearing a bright, pink dress.

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  • S1E3

    Nickel and Dime

    Feb 17, 197930m

    The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured kids' jokes and opinions filmed at the Winterloo slide at Ottawa's N.A.C.

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  • S1E4

    Peanuts

    Feb 24, 197930m
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  • S1E5

    Repeat

    Mar 3, 197930m
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  • S1E6

    Ottawa Director

    Mar 10, 197930m

    Only one scene remains in existence from this episode. In the scene Tim is the dungeon and is told not to pull the chains. He does not listen and gets slimed.

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  • S1E7

    St. Patrick's Day

    Mar 17, 197930m

    Lisa keeps scheming to get Bradfield slimed, but her plans keep backfiring and result in her getting slimed several times.

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  • S1E8

    Backstage

    Mar 31, 197930m

    The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.

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  • S1E9

    Executive Washroom

    Apr 7, 197930m

    The network executives have a party on the set and leave money behind. When the cast goes to pick it up, Ross quickly confiscates the cash, claiming it is useless play money. Mr. Dime and Seth Pool get into a battle over the Executive Bathroom, when the lock keeps being changed. Christine, Sarah, Jim, and Mike keep trying to get each other slimed or pied.

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  • S1E10

    Boring

    Apr 14, 197930m

    Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.

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  • S1E11

    Straitjackets

    Apr 21, 197930m
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  • S1E12

    Local Show

    Apr 28, 197930m
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  • S1E13

    Sore Foot

    May 5, 197930m

    The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.

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  • S1E14

    End of the Life

    May 19, 1979
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