SCTV Network 90

8.0

After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky characters, their personalities, and the shows they had appeared on. Dick Blasucci had begun writing for the cast in their second series, SCTV, and joined them here, serving as a recurring straight man for the characters. Tony Rosato and Robin Duke wrote scripts at the beginning of the show as they had before, until quickly leaving to write and perform for Saturday Night Live. The appeal of SCTV Network 90, however, doesn't only come from the writing, but from the sheer wit of its legendary stars.

Seasons

25 Episodes • Premiered 1981

Still image for SCTV Network 90 season 1 episode 1: One on the Town

1. One on the Town

Guy Caballero welcomes you to SCTV's new programming season on NBC.

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2. Polynesiantown

Johnny LaRue plays a restaurant owner in his latest movie.

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3. Southside Fracas

Guy Caballero hires illegal immigrant Pirini Scleroso; the Fracases argue about their daughter's wedding.

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4. Compilation

A selection of sketches from the previous seasons.

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5. Lunchtime Street Beef

Johnny LaRue is desperate for work after the failure of "Polynesiantown."

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6. Moral Majority

Guy tries to appease a major advertiser.

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7. Pledge Week

SCTV holds a pledge drive.

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8. Bouncin' Back to You with the Tubes

Lola Heatherton is despondent after her live special is canceled.

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9. The Great White North

Bob and Doug McKenzie invite fellow hoser Ian Thomas onto their show.

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10. CCCP 1

SCTV's regular programming is interrupted by a Soviet satellite.

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11. I'm Taking My Own Head...

Libby Wolfson prepares for her new play.

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12. Zontar

The SCTV cast and crew falls victim to alien mind control.

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13. Walter Cronkite's Brain

David Brinkley's look at the human brain includes Walter Cronkite's childhood on Krypton.

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14. Doorway to Hell

Guy runs out of ideas and takes suggestions from the crew.

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15. The Godfather

A war erupts between the Five Networks when "Don Caballero" refuses to back a pay TV channel.

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16. SCTV Staff Christmas Party

Johnny is forced to tape "Street Beef" outside on Christmas Eve.

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17. Teacher's Pet

Ricardo Montalban is featured in a "To Sir, With Love" parody.

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18. Midnight Video Special

Gerry Todd hosts a concert special consisting entirely of videos.

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19. The Great White North Palace

Everyone is jealous of the attention Guy is paying to Bob and Doug--including giving them their own special.

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20. Pre-Teen World Telethon

The kids of Pre-Teen World hold a telethon after their funding is cut.

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21. People's Global Golden Choice Awards

When SCTV wins a suspicious number of awards, Bob Hope notifies the FBI.

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22. 3D Stake from the Heart

Count Floyd takes us behind the scenes of the latest Coppola and Dr. Tongue production.

Still image for SCTV Network 90 season 1 episode 23: Pet Peeves/The Happy Wanderers

23. Pet Peeves/The Happy Wanderers

Hollywood stars reveal what bugs them; Stan and Yosh Schmenge welcome back a former Happy Wanderer.

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24. Chariots of Eggs

Hall and Oates star in Bobby Bittman's latest film.

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25. Battle of the PBS Stars

Carl Sagan's team takes on William F. Buckley's.

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