SCTV - Season 1

SCTV - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes26
DatesSep 21, 1976 - Dec 12, 1977
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Episodes

Backstage
Season 1Episode 130 min

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.
Sep 21, 1976
Murder at SCTV
Season 1Episode 230 min

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
Ethnic Humour
Season 1Episode 330 min

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
Crosswords
Season 1Episode 430 min

Crosswords

Sammy Maudlin, Sunrise Semester, The $211,000 Triangle, Cooking with LaRue, Backstage, Masterpiece Theatre, Words to Live By
Dec 16, 1976
Match Unto My Feet
Season 1Episode 530 min

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
Memoirs of Anton Chekhov
Season 1Episode 630 min

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
Dialing for Dollars
Season 1Episode 730 min

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
Shock Theatre
Season 1Episode 830 min

Shock Theatre

Dining with LaRue, The Wacky World of Poverty, Eye on Science, Shock Theatre:Early to Bed
Mar 10, 1977
Philosophy Street
Season 1Episode 930 min

Philosophy Street

Good-Bye America, Sunrise Semester, Philosophy Street, Total Women, A Fistful of Ugly, Feedback with Moe Green
Mar 24, 1977
Therese et Joe
Season 1Episode 1030 min

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
Apr 7, 1977
Broads Behind Bars
Season 1Episode 1130 min

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
Apr 21, 1977
The Taxidermist
Season 1Episode 1230 min

The Taxidermist

Farm Report, Welcome Back President Kotter, Alistair Cook's Armenia, The Taxidermist
May 5, 1977
Ben Hur
Season 1Episode 1330 min

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
The Hefty Neil Story
Season 1Episode 1430 min

The Hefty Neil Story

SCTV Sports Central: The Hefty Neil Story, PSA: Shoplifting
Sep 19, 1977
Leave It to Beaver
Season 1Episode 1530 min

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
Sep 26, 1977
Goodbye America
Season 1Episode 1630 min

Goodbye America

Winning Chess with Borris Morris, PSA:So You're Dead...Now What?, Good-Bye America, Johnny LaRue
Oct 3, 1977
Galaxy 66
Season 1Episode 1730 min

Galaxy 66

Diving for Dollars, Sunrise Semester, Sci-Fi Theatre: Galaxy 66, Beside the Point, Words to Live By
Oct 10, 1977
Madame Blitzman
Season 1Episode 1830 min

Madame Blitzman

PSA: Re-criminalize Marijuana, Dante's Inferno, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Madame Blitzman
Oct 17, 1977
$129,000 Question
Season 1Episode 1930 min

$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
Dr. Tongue's House of Wax, SCTV Boogie
Season 1Episode 2030 min

Dr. Tongue's House of Wax, SCTV Boogie

Sunrise Semester, It Was That Way With Keith Hampshire, I Cry Each Day I Die, SCTV Boogie
Oct 31, 1977
The Sammy Maudlin Show
Season 1Episode 2130 min

The Sammy Maudlin Show

Paul's Workshop With Paul Fistinyourface, The Sammy Maudlin Show, PSA: Shoplifting, Dialing For Dollars: Sandy Moss
Nov 7, 1977
World at War
Season 1Episode 2230 min

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
The Grapes of Mud
Season 1Episode 2330 min

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
Officer Friendly
Season 1Episode 2430 min

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
The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes
Season 1Episode 2530 min

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
Lust for Paint
Season 1Episode 2630 min

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

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