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You Can't Do That on TelevisionFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification.Please help improve this article by adding reliable references.Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (October 2007) You Can't Do That on TelevisionAlso known as Whatever Turns You OnFormat Variety showCreated by Roger PriceStarring Les Lye and othersOpening theme William Tell OvertureEnding theme William Tell OvertureCountry of origin Flag of Canada CanadaNo. of episodes 143 (List of episodes)ProductionRunning time 30 minutes per episodeBroadcastOriginal channel CJOH/CTV (Canada)Nickelodeon (United States)Original run February 3, 1979 – May 25, 1990 You Can't Do That on Television (YCDTOTV) was a Canadian children'stelevision program, created by Roger Price and aired from February 3,1979 to May 25, 1990. It primarily featured child actors in a sketchcomedy format, acting out short scenes based on a theme that servedas the topic for the episode. Connecting scenes based on the themewould often serve to create a story arc that lasted the length of theepisode. Nickelodeon became known for its iconic green slime that wasoriginally used in this show. The series is known for featuring futurepop recording artist Alanis Morissette as a cast member.

In 2002, and again in 2004, YCDTOTV cast members reunited alongsidefans of the show at SlimeCon, a fan-produced convention in Ottawa,Ontario, Canada. YCDTOTV was a children's comedy show, but forthose now in their twenties and thirties, it is identified now as anostalgic cult classic. During the 2004 event, a Top Secret reunionspecial had its premiere.Contents[hide]* 1 Historyo 1.1 Local televisiono 1.2 National television in Canadao 1.3 Nickelodeono 1.4 Reuniono 1.5 Futureo 1.6 You STILL Can't Do That on Television!* 2 Notable episodeso 2.1 Adoption and Divorceo 2.2 Body Partso 2.3 Fears, Worries, and Anxietieso 2.4 Technologyo 2.5 Anniversary airings* 3 Trademarkso 3.1 Pre-empted showso 3.2 Opening animation: The Children's Television SausageFactoryo 3.3 Oppositeso 3.4 Locker room

o 3.5 Production company* 4 Water, slime and pieso 4.1 Watero 4.2 Slimeo 4.3 Pies* 5 Firing squad* 6 Casto 6.1 Alanis Morissette & Klea Scotto 6.2 Cast comments* 7 Something Else and Don't Look Now!* 8 See also* 9 References* 10 External links[edit] History[edit] Local television You Can't Do That on Television debuted on February 3, 1979 on CJOH- TV, a CTV affiliate in Ottawa, Ontario. (It was to have premiered oneweek earlier, but the link set was not yet ready.) At its inception it wasa low-budget, local comedy program that included phone-incompetitions through which the viewer could win prizes (transistorradios, record albums, clothes, model kits, and the like). This portion of the program was broadcast live, although the majority of each episodewas pre-taped. The format also included performances by local discodancers, special guests such as Ottawa-based cartoonist Jim Unger,and music videos, usually three per episode. Every week the show tookits "Roving Camera" to kid hangouts around town and captured footageof kids telling jokes or complaining about the unfairness of life, whichwould be played on the following week's episode. The disco dancesegments were emceed by Jim Johnson, a DJ on Ottawa's leading popmusic radio station, CFGO (which at the time was co-owned with CJOH).