You Can't Do That on Television
Synopsis
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before airing internationally in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a sketch comedy format. Each episode had a theme. The show was notable for launching the careers of many performers, including Alanis Morissette, and writer Bill Prady, who would write and produce shows like The Big Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls and Dharma and Greg.
The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on Nickelodeon through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar All That. The show is synonymous with Nick, and was at that time extremely popular, with the highest ratings overall on the channel. The show is also well known for introducing the network's iconic slime.
The program is the subject of the 2004 feature-length documentary, You Can't Do That on Film, directed by David Dillehunt.
Season 9 Episodes
EP 1
Where No Man Has Gone Before will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ted decides whether or not to tell Chris about his be…
EP 2
Hulk Hogan Tidies His Room will not be seen at this time so that we may present... In order to get the cast to clean the set, Ross makes t…
EP 3
E.T. Phones Home and Gets a $1,000,000 Phone Bill will not be seen at this time so that we may present... An alien ship is approaching Ear…
EP 4
Jane Fonda Overworked will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Kevin is having trouble writing this episode as it is being …
EP 5
Batman's Hairdryer Fries Robin will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The studio's cameras keep breaking because of Ted's…
EP 6
Mr. Clean Falls Into a Tar Pit will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross makes the cast wear sailor suits to prepare fo…
EP 7
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turkeys will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast wants to take martial arts lessons, but have…
EP 8
The Love Boat Becomes a Garbage Barge will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast talks about the major dangers to th…
EP 9
Fantasy Island Becomes a Volcano will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross has a box that can grant anyone's wishes. He…
EP 10
The Days of Our Lives will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The budget for the show has been cut so it must be filmed in…
EP 11
George Bush Shoots the Wrong Quail will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast looks at their mistakes, and Ross has …
EP 12
Mothers of the World Paddle Rambo will not be seen at this time so that we may present... To improve the ratings, and to punish the cast f…
EP 13
Elvis Presley Is Alive and Working In a Supermarket will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast debates the fantasy a…
EP 14
Michael Jackson Gets Old and Wrinkled will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross drags Vanessa back onto the show 3 year…
EP 15
The Fat Boys Eat New York will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The show deals with the problems of excess: too much sli…
EP 16
Pee-Wee Herman Wins the Mr. Macho America Contest will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast is willing to do anythi…
EP 17
Superman Loses His Tights will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Nick enlists the help of the Genie of the Lost Sock to f…
EP 18
Ross doesn't show up for work, leaving the kids to run this week's show.
EP 19
The Wright Brothers Lost Their Luggage will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross tries to improve the show's ratings by…
EP 20
Parents and Teachers Celebrate the Cancellation of You Can't Do That On Television will not be seen at this time so that we may present... …
EP 21
Rambo Thinks will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Some of the cast members try to do certain things, all unsuccessfully…
EP 22
Roseanne Barr Goes Synchronized Swimming will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross goes sports crazy. He makes Chris us…
EP 23
Green Slime is Scraped from Smokers Lungs will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast really begins to think that gre…
EP 24
Batman Gives Away His Batmobile will not be seen at this time so that we may present... In order to get him slimed, Chris lets Patrick do …
EP 25
Rambo Takes Ballet Lessons will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross, in an effort to embarrass the cast, has their par…
