Series
Second City Television
Comedy
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 27 epS2 · 26 epS3 · 26 epS4 · 27 epS5 · 12 epS6 · 18 ep
1Backstage21 Sept 1976 · 30mThe 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.
2Murder At SCTV21 Oct 1976 · 30mPerini Scleroso and Gus Gustofferson's first appearance. Gus is featured in a wraparound concept dealing with the murder of puppeteer Lampeer.
3Ethnic Humour18 Nov 1976 · 30mHarold 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
4Crosswords16 Dec 1976 · 30mSammy Maudlin, Sunrise Semester, The $211,000 Triangle, Cooking with LaRue, Backstage, Masterpiece Theatre, Words to Live By
5Match Unto My Feet13 Jan 1977 · 30mSunrise Semester, Witness to Yesterday, PSA:So You're Dead...Now What?, Match Unto My Feet, Words to Live By
6Memoirs of Anton Chekhov10 Feb 1977 · 30mStar 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
7Dialing For Dollars24 Feb 1977 · 30mBEAUTY 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
8Shock Theatre10 Mar 1977 · 30mDining with LaRue, The Wacky World of Poverty, Eye on Science, Shock Theatre:Early to Bed
9Philosophy Street24 Mar 1977 · 30mGood-Bye America, Sunrise Semester, Philosophy Street, Total Women, A Fistful of Ugly, Feedback with Moe Green
10Therese et Joe7 Apr 1977 · 30mOn 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
11Broads Behind Bars21 Apr 1977 · 30mBroads 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
12The Taxidermist5 May 1977 · 30mFarm Report, Welcome Back President Kotter, Alistair Cook's Armenia, The Taxidermist
13Ben Hur19 May 1977 · 30mA 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.
14The Hefty Neil Story19 Sept 1977 · 30mSCTV Sports Central: The Hefty Neil Story, PSA: Shoplifting
15Leave It to Beaver26 Sept 1977 · 30mExorcising, Leave it to Beaver 25th Anniversary Party, PSA:Rip Masters for Children on Booze, Dr Tongue and his Animal Friends
16Goodbye America3 Oct 1977 · 30mWinning Chess with Borris Morris, PSA:So You're Dead...Now What?, Good-Bye America, Johnny LaRue
17Galaxy 6610 Oct 1977 · 30mDiving for Dollars, Sunrise Semester, Sci-Fi Theatre: Galaxy 66, Beside the Point, Words to Live By
18Madame Blitzman17 Oct 1977 · 30mPSA: Re-criminalize Marijuana, Dante's Inferno, Monster Chiller Horror Theatre: Madame Blitzman
19$129 000 Question24 Oct 1977 · 30mWake Up With Alki Stereopolis, PSA: Do Not Remove Tags, The $129,000 Question, Elvira Mad Again Part II, Words to Live By
20Dr Tongue's House of Wax31 Oct 1977 · 30mSunrise Semester, It Was That Way With Keith Hampshire, I Cry Each Day I Die, SCTV Boogie
21Sammy Maudlin Show7 Nov 1977 · 30mPaul's Workshop With Paul Fistinyourface, The Sammy Maudlin Show, PSA: Shoplifting, Dialing For Dollars: Sandy Moss
22World at War14 Nov 1977 · 30mPassport to Adventure:Africa, The World of Mystery: Sandwich on the Orient Express, World at War:Baseball, Lowell Thompson Remembers
23The Grapes of Mud21 Nov 1977 · 30mMuley'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
24Officer Friendly28 Nov 1977 · 30mMessage 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
25The Man Who Would Be King of the Popes5 Dec 1977 · 30mCommercial: 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
26Lust for Paint12 Dec 1977 · 30mDialing for Dollars: Lust For Paint features a show-length parody of Moulin Rouge, with promos for celebrity tattletales and the Babe Ruth story- 27Best Of (US)30m
Details
- First aired
- 21 Sept 1976
- Last aired
- 17 Jul 1984
- Status
- Ended
- Language
- English
- Network
- CBC Television, Global TV
- Episodes
- 136
- Votes
- 32 on TMDB
Cast
Joe FlahertySelf - Various Characters
Eugene LevySelf - Various Characters
Andrea MartinSelf - Various Characters
Martin ShortSelf - Various Characters
John HemphillSelf - Various Characters
Mary Charlotte WilcoxSelf - Various Characters
