SCTV Network 90 — Season 1
Comedy parody about TV.
About this season
After a successful Canadian run as Second City TV on Global and SCTV on CBC, the cast packed up and moved to America (theoretically) when NBC offered them a timeslot under the title SCTV Network 90. With them, they brought their unique, quirky characters, their personalities, and the shows they had appeared on. Dick Blasucci had begun writing for the cast in their second series, SCTV, and joined them here, serving as a recurring straight man for the characters. Tony Rosato and Robin Duke wrote scripts at the beginning of the show as they had before, until quickly leaving to write and perform for Saturday Night Live. The appeal of SCTV Network 90, however, doesn't only come from the writing, but from the sheer wit of its legendary stars.
Episodes (25)
1. One on the Town
9.0Aired 15 May 1981 • 66 min
Guy Caballero welcomes you to SCTV's new programming season on NBC.
2. Polynesiantown
Aired 22 May 1981 • 66 min
Johnny LaRue plays a restaurant owner in his latest movie.
3. Southside Fracas
Aired 29 May 1981
Guy Caballero hires illegal immigrant Pirini Scleroso; the Fracases argue about their daughter's wedding.
4. Compilation
Aired 19 June 1981
A selection of sketches from the previous seasons.
5. Lunchtime Street Beef
Aired 3 July 1981
Johnny LaRue is desperate for work after the failure of "Polynesiantown."
6. Moral Majority
Aired 10 July 1981
Guy tries to appease a major advertiser.
7. Pledge Week
Aired 17 July 1981
SCTV holds a pledge drive.
8. Bouncin' Back to You with the Tubes
Aired 24 July 1981
Lola Heatherton is despondent after her live special is canceled.
9. The Great White North
Aired 31 July 1981
Bob and Doug McKenzie invite fellow hoser Ian Thomas onto their show.
10. CCCP 1
Aired 16 October 1981
SCTV's regular programming is interrupted by a Soviet satellite.
11. I'm Taking My Own Head...
Aired 23 October 1981
Libby Wolfson prepares for her new play.
12. Zontar
Aired 30 October 1981
The SCTV cast and crew falls victim to alien mind control.
13. Walter Cronkite's Brain
Aired 6 November 1981
David Brinkley's look at the human brain includes Walter Cronkite's childhood on Krypton.
14. Doorway to Hell
Aired 20 November 1981
Guy runs out of ideas and takes suggestions from the crew.
15. The Godfather
Aired 11 December 1981
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
Johnny is forced to tape "Street Beef" outside on Christmas Eve.
17. Teacher's Pet
Aired 12 February 1982
Ricardo Montalban is featured in a "To Sir, With Love" parody.
18. Midnight Video Special
Aired 19 February 1982
Gerry Todd hosts a concert special consisting entirely of videos.
19. The Great White North Palace
Aired 16 April 1982
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
The kids of Pre-Teen World hold a telethon after their funding is cut.
21. People's Global Golden Choice Awards
Aired 1 May 1982
When SCTV wins a suspicious number of awards, Bob Hope notifies the FBI.
22. 3D Stake from the Heart
Aired 14 May 1982
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
Hollywood stars reveal what bugs them; Stan and Yosh Schmenge welcome back a former Happy Wanderer.
24. Chariots of Eggs
Aired 5 June 1982
Hall and Oates star in Bobby Bittman's latest film.
25. Battle of the PBS Stars
Aired 16 July 1982
Carl Sagan's team takes on William F. Buckley's.