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Whatever Turns You On

1979 - 1979

Whatever Turns You On

12th May 1979
Episode 0
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Union Fees

18th September 1979
Episode 1
To prove Ross, who insists kids can't make a TV show, wrong; Christine keeps attempting to tape the intro, but gets interrupted each time. Meanwhile, auditions are held to find additional kids to be on the show. Jono and Kevin fight over it, as the show only needs one fourteen-year-old boy. A mother pushes her reluctant, spoiled son, Kevin Schenk III, into auditioning over and over again. Marc tries to get a date with Moose (Christine).

Fan Mail / Summer Camp

25th September 1979
Episode 2
Kevin and Jono help Marc ask Christine out on a delightful date. Kevin is tricked by Ross into paying dues to two unions: D.E.V.I.L. and M.A.F.I.A.

Drama Lessons

2nd October 1979
Episode 3
After receiving one piece of (unstamped) fan mail, Kevin brags to Jono about it, and even gets Marc to reply to it for him, because ""Us stars are too busy"". His ego is eventually crushed when Ross brings in a huge bag of fan mail...all for Jono.

Boss Helal

9th October 1979
Episode 4
The cast begins to use Olde English words in normal conversation. The show's new drama coach is really sexy.

Superstitions

16th October 1979
Episode 5
The president of the network fires Mr. Dime and puts Rodney in charge. Rodney, of course, fires everyone else on the show.

Fright / Repeats

23rd October 1979
Episode 6
Ross, in a scam to make money, sells a ""lucky"" rabbits foot to Kevin, who tricks Rodney into buying it for one dollar. Rodney and Jono then sell it back to Kevin, after making him believe it is lucky. Lisa keeps trying to get Rodney slimed. This always results in her getting it instead.

Christmas

30th October 1979
Episode 7
Ross and Miss Time keep bothering Christine about her introductions. They are worried about the intros' compatibility for re-runs. The cast and crew confuse each other about whether or not the show is a rerun.

Lottery

6th November 1979
Episode 8
Christine tries to sneak the rest of the cast into the network Christmas party.

Lottery

13th November 1979
Episode 9
Kevin wins the big network lottery. The grand prize is a dinner with himself.

Episode 10

20th November 1979
Episode 10
No overview available.

Episode 11

27th November 1979
Episode 11
No overview available.

Kevin Somers, Rock Star

4th December 1979
Episode 12
No overview available.

Kevin Somers, Rock Star

Episode 13
Christine gives Lisa advice on how to woo Rodney. Kevin is hired by Mr. Dime to be a rock star and wants to play a song on the show. Due to Whatever Turns You On's budget, they can't afford to pay him extra money for this, so he has to sing for free.
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Comedy

A kid-based sketch comedy, aimed at 9-16 year olds. It was a national spinoff of the already popular local show You Can't Do That on Television (YCDTOTV), which had debuted a few months earlier. Whatever Turns You On (WTYO) featured seven of the 22 kids used on the first season of YCDTOTV and was shot on the same sets. Essentially they were the same show, only WTYO had comedy and musical guests, and YCDTOTV had those plus local, call-in features, and local contests. Unfortunately, WTYO did not earn high network ratings and was cancelled after only one season. After WTYO's cancellation, YCDTOTV returned to it's local, live format in January, 1981.

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