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You Can't Do That on Television

1979

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EP1 Changes aka Project 131 Jul 21, 2004

Because of the 25 year anniversary, the cast (having been doing the show all these years, but is so bad that no one will air it) are given one final aired episode. Ross is retiring, Brodie is given the new Chez Barth's, Vanessa (who is with child) and Marjorie are up to no good, and Alasdair and Justin are mad because they weren't in enough scenes. Things are changing...but, is change good? Will the kids finally be relieved of their duties at the show as the ultimate change? This is the official reunion episode of the series.
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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.

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Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.
Walter Sloane Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Molly Jay You Can't Do That On Television? Well guess what, yes you can do that on television and I know you can because you did. You did that on television.What a fun show this was!I barely remember it because I was so young but we watched it a lot I think and loved every minute of it. The kids on it were great and fun, not annoying and cloying and full of themselves like most young people you see on television nowadays. And the stuff they did was actually fun and funny!This is a great example of how good television can be made on a budget in Canada.A great lesson considering how many awful comedy shows are being made here now.
MIKE OVERALL Ever wonder what Alanis Morrisette looked like at 15? Well, she had short short hair and her teeth weren't nearly as...big? Anyways, "You Can't Do that..." was never hilarious or substantial, but it was always fun to watch. You always knew what was coming but you waited for it nonetheless. I'm glad I was able to watch it when I lived in Canada for 2 years in the 80's. Just knowing what it was all about even if I can never go to SlimeCon is more then enough for me. BTW, in case anyone was wondering, Alisdair Gillis is completely bald! Still has the same ol' face though. Besides Alanis becoming famous, Adam Reid managed to squirm his way onto several movies and TV shows (think Facts Of Life reunion). I think some channel should reunite each and every cast member just so we can see how everyone has changed and what they're up to.
Angel Meiru I cannot believe that Nickelodeon has taken off "You Can't Do That on Television" (due to PC reasons of course *gags*), in fact, it was THIS show that defined the classic slime gags on the Nickelodeon from the late 70's. through the 80's and the early 90's.My favorite stetches were the "Barfy Burgers", a satire on unkept restraunts, the part where the kid gets sludged for saying "I don't know?" and anything mocking strict municipalities.Too bad this got replaced with more PC CRAP like "As Told By Ginger", "Wild Thornberries" and "Rocket Power. Shame on you Nick!
wwjd1983ad I'm probably one of the youngest people who remembers this show... This show is why Nickelodeon has a big slime fountain in front of it's studios (what they are used for nowadays, I don't know they don't do any live action shows anymore). I remember when they said "water" water got dumped on them and when they said "I don't know" slime dumped on them. And the slime looked SO MUCH better back then! And the variety of slime was interesting; the characters would say "Oh, we ran out of green slime" so then the slime would be blue. The sketches were also funny; one of the ones I remember was when this kid was in the doctor's office and he took out his tongue. And who can forget the barfing of the bad burgers in the cafeteria? This show should be aired again... there are no more shows like this airing on Nick, sad to say.