Different from SNL in that it's actually funny . . .

Alex Borstein, Michael McDonald, Will Sasso, and Debra Wilson in Mad TV (1995)

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Joe Flaherty and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)

This is Harold Ramis speaking for the management of Second City Television. SCTV recognizes its responsibility to the community, and condemns the excessive use of explicit sexual material in television today. We do, however, love violence, so parental discretion _is_ advised in viewing the following program. Viewers will note, however, that the attitudes and opinions reflected in this program do not reflect the views of the management of this station, the producers of this program, the writers, the actors, or indeed, anyone in the audience. So if you're thinking of suing or phoning in complaints, don't bother. This program is produced in Argentina and then dubbed into English. Besides, if you're all that sensitive, you just don't have to watch the program! I mean you've got arms, why don't you get up and change the channel? See who's on Merv Griffin, that's about your speed, isn't it? Nothing offensive about old Merv! Take your parental disc...

John Candy, Martin Short, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)

Harold Ramis, Catherine O'Hara, Martin Short, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and Dave Thomas in SCTV (1976)

Fred Keating and Jan Randall in SCTV (1976)

Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)

Rick Moranis and Dave Thomas in SCTV (1976)

Martin Short, Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, and Andrea Martin in SCTV (1976)

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The staff of Melonville&apos;s TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.

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The greatest show that ever was, and that ever will be...

SCTV is now on the air! and I LOVE IT!! I&apos;m only 18 yrs old, so naturally, I was born after the show ended, but I&apos;ve been watching reruns for quite a while now, and I have to say that I know the show pretty well. There&apos;s so much to say about it. Like most of the other posters stated, SCTV surpassed SNL in every aspect. I&apos;m not much of a fan of SNL just because I find it&apos;s humour too simple, too forced. I like the wit. For example, this may seem to be stupid, but when you think about it, it&apos;s very ingenious: The Days of Our Lives becomes The Heys of Our Lives and everyone says &quot;hey&quot; all the time!! I mean, it&apos;s corny, yes, but it works! Oh, I love of the actors so much! They&apos;re so awesome at what they do! John Candy&apos;s sleazy Johnny LaRue, Joe Flaherty&apos;s equally sleazy and money-hungry Guy Caballero, Eugene Levy&apos;s funnyman Bobby &quot;How are ya?!&quot; Bittman, Andrea Martin&apos;s loud-mouthed, cackling Edith Prickley, Rick Moranis&apos;s super (as in the supers on his show) crazy Gerry Todd, Catherine O&apos;Hara&apos;s spoiled, man-crazed performer, Lola &quot;I want to bear your children! HA!haha!&quot; Heatherton and Dave Thomas&apos;s opinionated Bill Needle. 

Yes, SCTV had it all, and all the actors had caliber. There are so many more characters and impersonations worth naming and remembering: Floyd Robertson, Count Floyd, Earl Camembert, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Dr. Tongue, Woody Tobias,Jr. aka Bruno, Alex Trebel, &quot;Rockin&apos;&quot; Mel Slirrup, Mrs. Falbo, Big Jim McBob and Billy Sol Hurok, Yosh and Stan Shmenge, Harvey K-Tel, Lin Ye Tang, Richard Harris, Bob Hope, Rabbi Karlov, Crazy Hy, Ricardo Montalban, Don Strom, Sid Dithers, Moe Green, Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers,Jr., Pierre Trudeau, Hugh Betcha, Alistair Cook, Larry Siegel, Merv Griffin, Sammy Maudlin, Lou Jaffe, William B. Williams, Brock Linehan, Harry (The Guy with a snake on his face), Skip Bittman, David Brinkley, Lorna Minelli, Barbra Streisand, Divine, Brian Johns, Mayor Tommy Shanks, William F. Buckley, Mother Theresa, Angus Crock, the 5 Neat Guys, Brooke Shields, Raoul Wilson, Joyce DeHalfWitt, Jack Klugman, Tex and Edna Boil, Liberace, G. Gordon Liddy, Gus Gustofferson, Al Peck... oh! there are SOOOOOO MANY!!! All of them memorable. One of my favourite skits is when Richard Harris (Dave Thomas, of course) guest stars on Mel&apos;s Rock Pile and sings a re-mix of MacArthur&apos;s Park. Actually, anything with Dave Thomas as Richard Harris is hilarious. There are so many sketches I could name, but I won&apos;t, because it would literally take me a full day, if not two. 

How can anyone NOT enjoy this show? I mean, if you&apos;ve seen it at least once, be you Canadian or American, there had at least one sketch that made you chuckle! I am glad that it never became as popular and widely known as SNL... and that it didn&apos;t as long. For those who knew and loved SCTV, they know that it was never bad comedy and that it went out with dignity... and humour! This show is a timeless classic and I hope that it&apos;s memory will live on with the DVD box sets. I am glad to have stumbled upon this treasure... it&apos;s too bad that more people don&apos;t appreciated the comedic talent of these fine, fine actors.

Official Trailer - Season 1

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SCTV is now on the air! and I LOVE IT!! I'm only 18 yrs old, so naturally, I was born after the show ended, but I've been watching reruns for quite a while now, and I have to say that I know the show pretty well. There's so much to say about it. Like most of the other posters stated, SCTV surpassed SNL in every aspect. I'm not much of a fan of SNL just because I find it's humour too simple, too forced. I like the wit. For example, this may seem to be stupid, but when you think about it, it's very ingenious: The Days of Our Lives becomes The Heys of Our Lives and everyone says "hey" all the time!! I mean, it's corny, yes, but it works! Oh, I love of the actors so much! They're so awesome at what they do! John Candy's sleazy Johnny LaRue, Joe Flaherty's equally sleazy and money-hungry Guy Caballero, Eugene Levy's funnyman Bobby "How are ya?!" Bittman, Andrea Martin's loud-mouthed, cackling Edith Prickley, Rick Moranis's super (as in the supers on his show) crazy Gerry Todd, Catherine O'Hara's spoiled, man-crazed performer, Lola "I want to bear your children! HA!haha!" Heatherton and Dave Thomas's opinionated Bill Needle. 

Yes, SCTV had it all, and all the actors had caliber. There are so many more characters and impersonations worth naming and remembering: Floyd Robertson, Count Floyd, Earl Camembert, Bob and Doug McKenzie, Dr. Tongue, Woody Tobias,Jr. aka Bruno, Alex Trebel, "Rockin'" Mel Slirrup, Mrs. Falbo, Big Jim McBob and Billy Sol Hurok, Yosh and Stan Shmenge, Harvey K-Tel, Lin Ye Tang, Richard Harris, Bob Hope, Rabbi Karlov, Crazy Hy, Ricardo Montalban, Don Strom, Sid Dithers, Moe Green, Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers,Jr., Pierre Trudeau, Hugh Betcha, Alistair Cook, Larry Siegel, Merv Griffin, Sammy Maudlin, Lou Jaffe, William B. Williams, Brock Linehan, Harry (The Guy with a snake on his face), Skip Bittman, David Brinkley, Lorna Minelli, Barbra Streisand, Divine, Brian Johns, Mayor Tommy Shanks, William F. Buckley, Mother Theresa, Angus Crock, the 5 Neat Guys, Brooke Shields, Raoul Wilson, Joyce DeHalfWitt, Jack Klugman, Tex and Edna Boil, Liberace, G. Gordon Liddy, Gus Gustofferson, Al Peck... oh! there are SOOOOOO MANY!!! All of them memorable. One of my favourite skits is when Richard Harris (Dave Thomas, of course) guest stars on Mel's Rock Pile and sings a re-mix of MacArthur's Park. Actually, anything with Dave Thomas as Richard Harris is hilarious. There are so many sketches I could name, but I won't, because it would literally take me a full day, if not two. 

How can anyone NOT enjoy this show? I mean, if you've seen it at least once, be you Canadian or American, there had at least one sketch that made you chuckle! I am glad that it never became as popular and widely known as SNL... and that it didn't as long. For those who knew and loved SCTV, they know that it was never bad comedy and that it went out with dignity... and humour! This show is a timeless classic and I hope that it's memory will live on with the DVD box sets. I am glad to have stumbled upon this treasure... it's too bad that more people don't appreciated the comedic talent of these fine, fine actors.

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