Name: SCTV Channel
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1983-11-22
Rating: 3.9

Overview

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.

Seasons

Season 1

19 Episodes

1983

E01

Soren-Weiss Report / The Happy Wanderers / Melonville Calendar / Maudlin O' the Night

11/22/1983·45m

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". Steve Roman makes his own made-for-TV movie about JFK. "Melonville Calendar" honors a firefighter. Finally, "The Sammy Maudlin Show" is overhauled to appeal to a younger audience.

E02

Hollywood Dirt Tonight / Mel McElroy Film Festival / Gimme Jackie: Lie Detector

12/16/1983·45m

E03

SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film

12/20/1983·45m

The whole episode is a parody of ""It's A Wonderful Life.""

E04

The Date Debate / Scary Previews

1/3/1984·45m

Count Floyd introduces some film previews, including ""Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde,"" ""Cujo II,"" and ""The Mysterious Disappearance of Dr. Tongue.""

E05

You're On, Parts 1-3 / SCTV Foreign Film Festival: Das Boobs

1/17/1984·45m

E06

Half Wits: Semi-Finals / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / Stars in One

1/31/1984·45m

E07

Spy Wrap / The Great Escape

1/14/1984·45m

E08

Stars in One: Libby Wolfson / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / PSA: Stop Julio Iglesias

2/28/1984·45m

E09

Just For Fun / Black Like Vic

3/14/1984·45m

E10

Youth, Do They Give a Damn or What? / Happy Hour

3/27/1984·45m

E11

Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile

4/10/1984·45m

E12

Oliver Grimley

4/24/1984·45m

A parody of ""Oliver Twist"" with Ed Grimley (Short) in the lead role and Tommy Lasorda (Hemphill) as ""The Artful Dodger.""

E13

2009 Jupiter and Beyond

5/8/1984·45m

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 Voudry and Woody Tobias Jr. fighting for creative control.

E14

Halfwits / Save The World Parade

5/22/1984·45m

E15

Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour

6/5/1984·45m

E16

Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes

6/19/1984·45m

E17

You're On / Happy Hour

7/3/1984·45m

E18

Pledge Week

7/17/1984·45m

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 thinly-veiled personal problems.

E19