George Bloomfield
Director
Second City Television (1976)
Season 1
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Released Sept. 21, 1976
Episode 49 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: Old Firehall Productions, Second City Entertainment
Network: CBC Television
S1E1 - Backstage
The inaugural show introduces several major characters, including Johnny LaRue, Earl Camembert, Floyd Robertson and Moe Green. It features a somewhat tenuous wraparound concept involving LaRue - according to Dave Thomas' book, the running time for this episode ran well past 30 minutes, much of the linking material for the wraparound being cut to achieve the final running time. The show also introduces four programs that would feature frequently throughout the show's run: Sunrise Semester, a vehicle for an assortment of characters to educate viewers, would end up appearing in every series except the last; Words To Live By, the inspirational station signoff, would also appear frequently in the first three series; SCTV News; and Masterpiece Theatre, hosted by Alistair Cook.
Sept. 21, 1976, midnight
S1E2 - Murder At SCTV
Perini Scleroso and Gus Gustofferson's first appearance. Gus is featured in a wraparound concept dealing with the murder of puppeteer Lampeer.
Oct. 21, 1976, midnight
S1E3 - Ethnic Humour
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 (a gypsy recommends holding up an Amish family and stealing their food), this show is indeed a gypsy rogue. Sunrise Semester, The Leutonian Hour, Out-Patient, Hints for Homemakers, Theatre North American, Words to Live By
Nov. 18, 1976, midnight
S1E4 - Crosswords
Sammy Maudlin, Sunrise Semester, The $211,000 Triangle, Cooking with LaRue, Backstage, Masterpiece Theatre, Words to Live By
Dec. 16, 1976, midnight
S1E5 - Match Unto My Feet
Sunrise Semester, Witness to Yesterday, PSA:So You're Dead...Now What?, Match Unto My Feet, Words to Live By
Jan. 13, 1977, midnight
S1E6 - Memoirs of Anton Chekhov
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
Feb. 10, 1977, midnight
S1E7 - Dialing For Dollars
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
Feb. 24, 1977, midnight
S1E8 - Shock Theatre
Dining with LaRue, The Wacky World of Poverty, Eye on Science, Shock Theatre:Early to Bed
March 10, 1977, midnight
S1E9 - Philosophy Street
Good-Bye America, Sunrise Semester, Philosophy Street, Total Women, A Fistful of Ugly, Feedback with Moe Green
March 24, 1977, midnight
S1E10 - Therese et Joe
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 Greer (Dave Thomas) delivers a speech against scientists; Johnny LaRue (John Candy) cleans out the food at Lin Ye Tang's (Dave Thomas) garden restaurant; Lou Jaffe (Eugene Levy) witnesses Irish group techniques (and a bombing); On the SCTV Movie of the Week, a depressing French film about a live-in couple, Jerry Lewis-impersonating Joe (Joe Flaherty) and his fawning lover, Therese (Andrea Martin). Sunrise Semester, Dining With LaRue, Perspective '77, Therese et Joe
April 7, 1977, midnight
S1E11 - Broads Behind Bars
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 crew put real liquor in Ramis' bottle for the Mort Finkel sketch. (ref: sctvguide.com) Sunrise Semester, Dining With LaRue, Broads Behind Bars
April 21, 1977, midnight
S1E12 - The Taxidermist
Farm Report, Welcome Back President Kotter, Alistair Cook's Armenia, The Taxidermist
May 5, 1977, midnight
S1E13 - Ben Hur
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.
May 19, 1977, midnight
S1E14 - The Hefty Neil Story
SCTV Sports Central: The Hefty Neil Story, PSA: Shoplifting
Sept. 19, 1977, midnight
S1E15 - Leave It to Beaver
Exorcising, Leave it to Beaver 25th Anniversary Party, PSA:Rip Masters for Children on Booze, Dr Tongue and his Animal Friends
Sept. 26, 1977, midnight
S1E16 - Goodbye America
Winning Chess with Borris Morris, PSA:So You're Dead...Now What?, Good-Bye America, Johnny LaRue
Oct. 3, 1977, midnight
S1E17 - Galaxy 66
Diving for Dollars, Sunrise Semester, Sci-Fi Theatre: Galaxy 66, Beside the Point, Words to Live By
Oct. 10, 1977, midnight
S1E18 - Madame Blitzman
PSA: Re-criminalize Marijuana, Dante's Inferno, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Madame Blitzman
Oct. 17, 1977, midnight
S1E19 - $129 000 Question
Wake Up With Alki Stereopolis, PSA: Do Not Remove Tags, The $129,000 Question, Elvira Mad Again Part II, Words to Live By
Oct. 24, 1977, midnight
S1E20 - Dr Tongue's House of Wax
Sunrise Semester, It Was That Way With Keith Hampshire, I Cry Each Day I Die, SCTV Boogie
Oct. 31, 1977, midnight
S1E21 - Sammy Maudlin Show
Paul's Workshop With Paul Fistinyourface, The Sammy Maudlin Show, PSA: Shoplifting, Dialing For Dollars: Sandy Moss
Nov. 7, 1977, midnight
S1E22 - World at War
Passport to Adventure:Africa, The World of Mystery: Sandwich on the Orient Express, World at War:Baseball, Lowell Thompson Remembers
Nov. 14, 1977, midnight
S1E23 - The Grapes of Mud
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 Grapes of Mud Part, Commercial: Mrs Prickley's Jams Jellies and Preserves, Disco Farming
Nov. 21, 1977, midnight
S1E24 - Officer Friendly
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, Promo: The Undersea World of Marcel Cousteau, Promo: Masterpiece Theatre: All the Long-Leggedy Beasties, Dream Interpretation with Dr. Raoul Wilson
Nov. 28, 1977, midnight
S1E25 - The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes
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 Electric, The Uncle Earl Show, Promo: Harry Filth, Insights with Hugh Betcha: Socrates, Commercial: Get Tough self-help book, Commercial: Grumbles Restaurant on Route 41, Enough About Me: Antonio Luciani
Dec. 5, 1977, midnight
S1E26 - Lust for Paint
Dialing for Dollars: Lust For Paint features a show-length parody of Moulin Rouge, with promos for celebrity tattletales and the Babe Ruth story
Dec. 12, 1977, midnight
S1E27 - Best Of (US)
None
CBC Television
49 min/ep
6690 min
Sept. 21, 1976
July 17, 1984, midnight
Ended
NR
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