SCTV - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes26
DatesSep 21, 1976 - Dec 12, 1977
Episodes
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Season 1Episode 1230 min
The Taxidermist
Farm Report, Welcome Back President Kotter, Alistair Cook's Armenia, The Taxidermist
May 5, 1977
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
Season 1Episode 1430 min
The Hefty Neil Story
SCTV Sports Central: The Hefty Neil Story, PSA: Shoplifting
Sep 19, 1977
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
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
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
Season 1Episode 1830 min
Madame Blitzman
PSA: Re-criminalize Marijuana, Dante's Inferno, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Madame Blitzman
Oct 17, 1977
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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