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You Can't Do That on Television - Season 1

Episode List

Live!
E1 - Live!

Aired: February 03, 1979

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured a Panasonic radio as a prize for one of the phone-in competitions, as most of the episodes from this 1979 season. This episode also featured a segment on baton twirling. The episode contains the well-known scene where Ross (before a major costume revamp) teaches Jono Gebert how to do a weather forecast on an actual CJOH news/weather set.

Shoestring
E2 - Shoestring

Aired: February 10, 1979

Tim constantly tries to get a date with Cindy, but keeps looking like a fool, losing her to Jim and David. To add insult to injury, he keeps being forced into wearing a dress…and he can't seem to find his pants, forcing him to go home wearing a bright, pink dress.

Nickel and Dime
E3 - Nickel and Dime

Aired: February 17, 1979

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured kids' jokes and opinions filmed at the Winterloo slide at Ottawa's N.A.C.

Peanuts
E4 - Peanuts

Aired: February 24, 1979

Repeat
E5 - Repeat

Aired: March 03, 1979

Ottawa Director
E6 - Ottawa Director

Aired: March 10, 1979

Only one scene remains in existence from this episode. In the scene Tim is the dungeon and is told not to pull the chains. He does not listen and gets slimed.

St. Patrick's Day
E7 - St. Patrick's Day

Aired: March 17, 1979

Lisa keeps scheming to get Bradfield slimed, but her plans keep backfiring and result in her getting slimed several times.

Backstage
E8 - Backstage

Aired: March 31, 1979

The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.

Executive Washroom
E9 - Executive Washroom

Aired: April 07, 1979

The network executives have a party on the set and leave money behind. When the cast goes to pick it up, Ross quickly confiscates the cash, claiming it is useless play money. Mr. Dime and Seth Pool get into a battle over the Executive Bathroom, when the lock keeps being changed. Christine, Sarah, Jim, and Mike keep trying to get each other slimed or pied.

Boring
E10 - Boring

Aired: April 14, 1979

Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.

Straitjackets
E11 - Straitjackets

Aired: April 21, 1979

Local Show
E12 - Local Show

Aired: April 28, 1979

Sore Foot
E13 - Sore Foot

Aired: May 05, 1979

The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.

End of the Life
E14 - End of the Life

Aired: May 19, 1979