About this season
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.
Episodes (19)
1. Soren-Weiss Report / The Happy Wanderers / Melonville Calendar / Maudlin O' the Night
Aired 22 November 1983 • 45 min
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.
2. Hollywood Dirt Tonight / Mel McElroy Film Festival / Gimme Jackie: Lie Detector
Aired 16 December 1983 • 45 min
3. SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film
Aired 20 December 1983 • 45 min
The whole episode is a parody of ""It's A Wonderful Life.""
4. The Date Debate / Scary Previews
Aired 3 January 1984 • 45 min
Count Floyd introduces some film previews, including ""Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde,"" ""Cujo II,"" and ""The Mysterious Disappearance of Dr. Tongue.""
5. You're On, Parts 1-3 / SCTV Foreign Film Festival: Das Boobs
Aired 17 January 1984 • 45 min
6. Half Wits: Semi-Finals / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / Stars in One
Aired 31 January 1984 • 45 min
7. Spy Wrap / The Great Escape
Aired 14 January 1984 • 45 min
8. Stars in One: Libby Wolfson / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / PSA: Stop Julio Iglesias
Aired 28 February 1984 • 45 min
9. Just For Fun / Black Like Vic
Aired 14 March 1984 • 45 min
10. Youth, Do They Give a Damn or What? / Happy Hour
Aired 27 March 1984 • 45 min
11. Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile
Aired 10 April 1984 • 45 min
12. Oliver Grimley
Aired 24 April 1984 • 45 min
A parody of ""Oliver Twist"" with Ed Grimley (Short) in the lead role and Tommy Lasorda (Hemphill) as ""The Artful Dodger.""
13. 2009 Jupiter and Beyond
Aired 8 May 1984 • 45 min
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.
14. Halfwits / Save The World Parade
Aired 22 May 1984 • 45 min
15. Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour
Aired 5 June 1984 • 45 min
16. Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes
Aired 19 June 1984 • 45 min
17. You're On / Happy Hour
Aired 3 July 1984 • 45 min
18. Pledge Week
Aired 17 July 1984 • 45 min
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.
19. The Best of SCTV
Aired 5 September 1988 • 45 min
Guy and Edith plead to the FCC to keep SCTV on the airwaves while clips from the show's heyday are interspersed.