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You Can't Do That on Television

You Can't Do That on Television

79
Balasaur Score
Worth a look

1979–2004 · TV · 11 seasons · 145 episodes

Comedy

The read

A Balasaur Score of 79 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 8.1/10. The series ran 11 seasons across 145 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk. Streaming on Paramount+.

Synopsis

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.

Ratings

IMDb8.1/10

24 audience votes

Seasons

1Season 114 ep1979
2Season 213 ep1981
3Season 313 ep1982
4Season 413 ep1983
5Season 526 ep1984
6Season 610 ep
7Season 720 ep
8Season 85 ep
9Season 925 ep
10Season 105 ep1990
11Season 111 ep2004

Cast

Stills