You Can't Do That on Television - Season 1

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Live!

1 - Live!

Air Date: February 3, 1979

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured a Panasonic radio as a prize for one of the phone-in competitions, as most of the episodes from this 1979 season. This episode also featured a segment on baton twirling. The episode contains the well-known scene where Ross (before a major costume revamp) teaches Jono Gebert how to do a weather forecast on an actual CJOH news/weather set.

Shoestring

2 - Shoestring

Air Date: February 10, 1979

Tim constantly tries to get a date with Cindy, but keeps looking like a fool, losing her to Jim and David. To add insult to injury, he keeps being forced into wearing a dress…and he can't seem to find his pants, forcing him to go home wearing a bright, pink dress.

Nickel and Dime

3 - Nickel and Dime

Air Date: February 17, 1979

The main plot for this episode is unknown, but it featured kids' jokes and opinions filmed at the Winterloo slide at Ottawa's N.A.C.

Peanuts

4 - Peanuts

Air Date: February 24, 1979

Repeat

5 - Repeat

Air Date: March 3, 1979

Ottawa Director

6 - Ottawa Director

Air Date: March 10, 1979

Only one scene remains in existence from this episode. In the scene Tim is the dungeon and is told not to pull the chains. He does not listen and gets slimed.

St. Patrick's Day

7 - St. Patrick's Day

Air Date: March 17, 1979

Lisa keeps scheming to get Bradfield slimed, but her plans keep backfiring and result in her getting slimed several times.

Backstage

8 - Backstage

Air Date: March 31, 1979

The show is back on live after spending the previous week taping a show for network television.

Executive Washroom

9 - Executive Washroom

Air Date: April 7, 1979

The network executives have a party on the set and leave money behind. When the cast goes to pick it up, Ross quickly confiscates the cash, claiming it is useless play money. Mr. Dime and Seth Pool get into a battle over the Executive Bathroom, when the lock keeps being changed. Christine, Sarah, Jim, and Mike keep trying to get each other slimed or pied.

Boring

10 - Boring

Air Date: April 14, 1979

Features kids' jokes filmed the week before at the Bayshore Shopping Mall in Ottawa.

Straitjackets

11 - Straitjackets

Air Date: April 21, 1979

Local Show

12 - Local Show

Air Date: April 28, 1979

Sore Foot

13 - Sore Foot

Air Date: May 5, 1979

The shows sees its last of Mr. L. Dime and all the CJOH jokes.

End of the Life

14 - End of the Life

Air Date: May 19, 1979