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This show was spun off from "SCTV Network 90" which was cancelled after two seasons on NBC. The same cast from 1982-83, with the exception of John Candy, appears on this 45-minute sketch comedy series. It all starts when "SCTV" mastermind Guy Cabellaro announces that he's turning his station into a pay cable channel. The results are amusing, as the same manic humor and wacky characters that made the old SCTV Network so great continued to thrive. Unfortunately, the show was too expensive to produce for Cinemax's tastes and it was cancelled after one year.

Comedy

3.7 / 5

22nd November 1983 - 5th September 1988
Top Cast
Joe FlahertyAndrea MartinEugene Levy
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Soren-Weiss Report / The Happy Wanderers / Melonville Calendar / Maudlin O' the Night
22nd November 1983

Episode 1

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.

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Hollywood Dirt Tonight / Mel McElroy Film Festival / Gimme Jackie: Lie Detector
16th December 1983

Episode 2

No overview available.

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SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film
20th December 1983

Episode 3

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

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The Date Debate / Scary Previews
3rd January 1984

Episode 4

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

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You're On, Parts 1-3 / SCTV Foreign Film Festival: Das Boobs
17th January 1984

Episode 5

No overview available.

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Half Wits: Semi-Finals / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / Stars in One
31st January 1984

Episode 6

No overview available.

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Spy Wrap / The Great Escape
14th January 1984

Episode 7

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Stars in One: Libby Wolfson / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / PSA: Stop Julio Iglesias
28th February 1984

Episode 8

No overview available.

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Just For Fun / Black Like Vic
14th March 1984

Episode 9

No overview available.

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Youth, Do They Give a Damn or What? / Happy Hour
27th March 1984

Episode 10

No overview available.

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Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile
10th April 1984

Episode 11

No overview available.

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Oliver Grimley
24th April 1984

Episode 12

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

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2009 Jupiter and Beyond
8th May 1984

Episode 13

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.

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Halfwits / Save The World Parade
22nd May 1984

Episode 14

No overview available.

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Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour
5th June 1984

Episode 15

No overview available.

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Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes
19th June 1984

Episode 16

No overview available.

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You're On / Happy Hour
3rd July 1984

Episode 17

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Pledge Week
17th July 1984

Episode 18

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.

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The Best of SCTV
5th September 1988

Episode 19

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

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