SCTV Channel - Season 1

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

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

Air Date: November 22, 1983

Guy Caballero launches the new SCTV cable channel. The Schmenge Brothers try new wave music. Edith Prickly and Edna Boil go double-dating in the film spoof "Prickly Business". Steve Roman makes his own made-for-TV movie about JFK. "Melonville Calendar" honors a firefighter. Finally, "The Sammy Maudlin Show" is overhauled to appeal to a younger audience.

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

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

Air Date: December 16, 1983

SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film

3 - SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film

Air Date: December 20, 1983

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

The Date Debate / Scary Previews

4 - The Date Debate / Scary Previews

Air Date: January 3, 1984

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

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

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

Air Date: January 17, 1984

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

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

Air Date: January 31, 1984

Spy Wrap / The Great Escape

7 - Spy Wrap / The Great Escape

Air Date: January 14, 1984

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

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

Air Date: February 28, 1984

Just For Fun / Black Like Vic

9 - Just For Fun / Black Like Vic

Air Date: March 14, 1984

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

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

Air Date: March 27, 1984

Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile

11 - Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile

Air Date: April 10, 1984

Oliver Grimley

12 - Oliver Grimley

Air Date: April 24, 1984

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

2009 Jupiter and Beyond

13 - 2009 Jupiter and Beyond

Air Date: May 8, 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.

Halfwits / Save The World Parade

14 - Halfwits / Save The World Parade

Air Date: May 22, 1984

Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour

15 - Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour

Air Date: June 5, 1984

Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes

16 - Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes

Air Date: June 19, 1984

You're On / Happy Hour

17 - You're On / Happy Hour

Air Date: July 3, 1984

Pledge Week

18 - Pledge Week

Air Date: July 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.

The Best of SCTV

19 - The Best of SCTV

Air Date: September 5, 1988

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