SCTV Channel

1983

SCTV Channel

8.4 | en | Comedy

The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way. A spin off of "SCTV Network 90" that starts when "SCTV" mastermind Guy Cabellaro announces that he's turning his station into a pay cable channel.

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Seasons & Episodes

EP19 The Best of SCTV

Sep. 05,1988

Guy and Edith plead to the FCC to keep SCTV on the airwaves while clips from the show's heyday are interspersed.

EP18 Pledge Week

Jul. 17,1984

In a desperate effort to save the station, Guy and Edith start a pledge drive. Lola Heatherton returns to SCTV to sing on behalf of the station, but her performance is marred by thinly-veiled personal problems.

EP17 You're On / Happy Hour

Jul. 03,1984

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EP16 Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes

Jun. 19,1984

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EP15 Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour

Jun. 05,1984

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EP14 Halfwits / Save The World Parade

May. 22,1984

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EP13 2009 Jupiter and Beyond

May. 08,1984

Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, and Ernest Borgnine crash-land on Saturn in a spoof of ""2001: A Space Odyssey."" Also, a behind-the-scenes look at the movie finds co-producers Idella Voudry and Woody Tobias Jr. fighting for creative control.

EP12 Oliver Grimley

Apr. 24,1984

A parody of ""Oliver Twist"" with Ed Grimley (Short) in the lead role and Tommy Lasorda (Hemphill) as ""The Artful Dodger.""

EP11 Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile

Apr. 10,1984

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EP10 Youth, Do They Give a Damn or What? / Happy Hour

Mar. 27,1984

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EP9 Just For Fun / Black Like Vic

Mar. 14,1984

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EP8 Stars in One: Libby Wolfson / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / PSA: Stop Julio Iglesias

Feb. 28,1984

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EP7 Spy Wrap / The Great Escape

Jan. 14,1984

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EP6 Half Wits: Semi-Finals / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / Stars in One

Jan. 31,1984

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EP5 You're On, Parts 1-3 / SCTV Foreign Film Festival: Das Boobs

Jan. 17,1984

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EP4 The Date Debate / Scary Previews

Jan. 03,1984

Count Floyd introduces some film previews, including ""Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde,"" ""Cujo II,"" and ""The Mysterious Disappearance of Dr. Tongue.""

EP3 SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film

Dec. 20,1983

The whole episode is a parody of ""It's A Wonderful Life.""

EP2 Hollywood Dirt Tonight / Mel McElroy Film Festival / Gimme Jackie: Lie Detector

Dec. 16,1983

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EP1 Soren-Weiss Report / The Happy Wanderers / Melonville Calendar / Maudlin O' the Night

Nov. 22,1983

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8.4 | en | Comedy | More Info

Released: 1983-11-22 | Released Producted By: Allarcom Limited , Old Firehall Productions Country: Canada Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:

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Cast

Joe Flaherty , Andrea Martin , Eugene Levy

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Allarcom Limited , Old Firehall Productions

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Joe Flaherty

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Andrea Martin

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Eugene Levy

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Reviews

ffwcsec SCTV was a real gem...consistently funny without resorting to cheap shots or bathroom humor to make you laugh out loud. One of the funniest bits in this incarnation of SCTV was John Hemphill as Happy Marsden, drunken children's show host whose show was filmed in a bar. When the show would begin, Happy would get the bartender to change the channel on the TV above the bar to a show called "Six-Gun Justice" which was a take-off on the old serial westerns of the '40's and '50's. He had a puppet sidekick who resembled Ollie of "Kukla, Fran and Ollie" fame. The puppet couldn't talk, but only made flapping noises with his rather large beak. The whole premise was so bizarre, but when you start to think about the kids' show hosts from your childhood, you may realize that probably more than a few of them had tossed back a couple of shots before introducing that Popeye cartoon. The Schmenge Brothers (Yosh and Stan, played by John Candy and Eugene Levy) were also incredibly funny. We will not see their like again.

MovieAddict2016 John Candy, Martin Short, Eugene Levy -- film stars we have seen come and go. They all got their start on SCTV, which spells out "Second City TV." The group of Canadians were hilarious, and every time I see a rerun with John Candy it makes me feel sad. As everyone knows, he passed away in a few years back while wrapping up filming on "Wagons East," which probably was such a bad movie because they had to cut it short and use footage they had shot with Candy. SCTV wasn't as big a hit as SNL, but it was still a legacy in comedy. Most of the stars from the show went on to be in "Saturday Night Live."5/5 stars --John Ulmer

Raymond Valinoti, Jr. When NBC cancelled SCTV NETWORK 90 at the end of the 1982-83 season, the show was picked up by Cinemax for the 1983-84 season. Now called SCTV CHANNEL, the program's time was reduced from an hour and a half to forty-five minutes. The cast was also reduced. There were only four members left- Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, and Martin Short. The absence of John Candy, Rick Moranis, Catherine O'Hara and Dave Thomas created a void in the show that the remaining performers, for all their talent, could not fill. (The void was temporarily filled whenever one of the former cast members guest appeared.) The current cast was supported by John Hemphill, Mary Charlotte Wilcox, and Valri Bromfield but these actors lacked the charisma to erase memories of Candy, et al.Nevertheless, thanks to the gifted, if truncated, cast and talented writers, the Cinemax show still had moments of satirical brilliance. Among the highlights was a devastating spoof of tabloid television called "Hollywood Dirt Tonite" and a gritty, blood-soaked version of "Harvey" as directed by Martin Scorcese. There were also inspired segments involving long-established characters such a sketch in which a drunken Floyd Robertson (Joe Flaherty) mocks a chagrined Earl Camembert (Eugene Levy) on Earl's last day as SCTV newscaster. Thus, when SCTV was cancelled after one season, it went out on a (relatively) high note. SCTV may never be revived again not only because of John Candy's untimely death but, as Joe Flaherty said, "We will never have that chance again. We will never get that kind of a shot at it."

bun-2 This tv show featured the brilliant character acting of some of today's finest comedic actors. John Candy, in full make-up was Luciano Pavarotti, Curly Howard, or Alfred Hitchcock in various skits... and he created some brilliant characters of his own: Johnny LaRue, Yosh Schmenge, Gil Fisher, Bruno, and countless others. The show was an early launching ground for other comedic rockets from Harold Ramis, Martin Short, Catherine O'Hara, Eugene Levy, Rick Moranis and many others... a veritable Who's Who of today's filmed comedy. The ongoing characters created worlds of their own that were endlessly fascinating... and they also spoofed the classic tv shows. Imagine John Candy as an overgrown Beaver Cleaver! Forgettabouttitt. Scour your local tv listings for re-runs of this show, or find the tapes. This is tv comedy at its finest!