
About this season
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.
Episodes (27)
1. One On the Town
Aired 15 May 1981 • 90 min
Guy Caballero welcomes you to SCTV's new programming season on NBC.
2. Polynesiantown
Aired 22 May 1981 • 90 min
Johnny LaRue plays a restaurant owner in his latest movie.
3. Southside Fracas
Aired 29 May 1981 • 90 min
Guy Caballero hires illegal immigrant Pirini Scleroso; the Fracases argue about their daughter's wedding.
4. Repeats
Aired 19 June 1981 • 90 min
A selection of sketches from the previous seasons.
5. Lunchtime Street Beef
Aired 3 July 1981 • 90 min
Johnny LaRue is desperate for work after the failure of "Polynesiantown."
6. Moral Majority
Aired 10 July 1981 • 90 min
Guy tries to appease a major advertiser.
7. Pledge Week
Aired 17 July 1981 • 90 min
SCTV holds a pledge drive.
8. Bouncin' Back To You with The Tubes
Aired 24 July 1981 • 90 min
Lola Heatherton is despondent after her live special is canceled.
9. The Great White North
Aired 31 July 1981 • 90 min
Bob and Doug McKenzie invite fellow hoser Ian Thomas onto their show.
10. CCCP 1
Aired 16 October 1981 • 90 min
SCTV's regular programming is interrupted by a Soviet satellite.
11. I'm Taking My Own Head, Screwing It On Right, and No Guy's Gonna Tell Me It Ain't
Aired 23 October 1981 • 90 min
Libby Wolfson prepares for her new play.
12. Zontar
Aired 31 October 1981 • 90 min
The SCTV cast and crew falls victim to alien mind control.
13. Walter Cronkite's Brain
Aired 6 November 1981 • 90 min
David Brinkley's look at the human brain includes Walter Cronkite's childhood on Krypton.
14. Doorway To Hell
Aired 20 November 1981 • 90 min
Guy runs out of ideas and takes suggestions from the crew.
15. The Godfather
Aired 11 December 1981 • 90 min
A war erupts between the Five Networks when "Don Caballero" refuses to back a pay TV channel.
16. SCTV Staff Christmas Party
Aired 18 December 1981 • 90 min
Johnny is forced to tape "Street Beef" outside on Christmas Eve.
17. Teacher's Pet
Aired 12 February 1982 • 90 min
Ricardo Montalban is featured in a "To Sir, With Love" parody.
18. Midnight Video Special
Aired 19 February 1982 • 90 min
Gerry Todd hosts a concert special consisting entirely of videos.
19. The Great White North Palace
Aired 16 April 1982 • 90 min
Everyone is jealous of the attention Guy is paying to Bob and Doug--including giving them their own special.
20. Pre-Teen World Telethon
Aired 23 April 1982 • 90 min
The kids of Pre-Teen World hold a telethon after their funding is cut.
21. The People's Global Golden Choice Awards
Aired 1 May 1982 • 90 min
When SCTV wins a suspicious number of awards, Bob Hope notifies the FBI.
22. 3D Stake From The Heart
Aired 14 May 1982 • 90 min
Count Floyd takes us behind the scenes of the latest Coppola and Dr. Tongue production.
23. Pet Peeves / The Happy Wanderers
Aired 21 May 1982 • 90 min
Hollywood stars reveal what bugs them; Stan and Yosh Schmenge welcome back a former Happy Wanderer.
24. Chariots Of Eggs
Aired 5 June 1982 • 90 min
Hall and Oates star in Bobby Bittman's latest film.
25. Battle Of The PBS Stars
Aired 16 July 1982 • 90 min
Carl Sagan's team takes on William F. Buckley's.
26. Rome, Italian Style
Aired 15 October 1982 • 90 min
On the SCTV Foreign Film Festival, Angelo loses control of his fantasies.
27. The Days Of The Week / Street Beef
Aired 22 October 1982 • 90 min
Everything comes to a head at Clay and Sue Ellen's wedding; Johnny meets a valuable ally at the bar.