Overview
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before airing internationally in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a sketch comedy format. Each episode had a theme. The show was notable for launching the careers of many performers, including Alanis Morissette, and writer Bill Prady, who would write and produce shows like The Big Bang Theory, Gilmore Girls and Dharma and Greg. The show was produced by and aired on Ottawa's CTV station CJOH-TV. After production ended in 1990, the show continued in reruns on Nickelodeon through 1994, when it was replaced with the similar All That. The show is synonymous with Nick, and was at that time extremely popular, with the highest ratings overall on the channel. The show is also well known for introducing the network's iconic slime. The program is the subject of the 2004 feature-length documentary, You Can't Do That on Film, directed by David Dillehunt.
Seasons & Episodes
Season 1
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
Season 5
Season 6
Season 7
Season 8
Season 9
Season 10
Season 11
Key Information
Cast & Crew
Christine McGlade
Les Lye
Adam Greydon Reid
Lisa Ruddy
Alasdair Gillis
Klea Scott
Alanis Morissette
Matthew Godfrey
Vanessa Lindores
Vik Sahay
Ruth Buzzi
Abby Hagyard
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Frequently Asked Questions
You Can't Do That on Television is a Canadian television program that first aired locally in 1979 before airing internationally in 1981. It featured pre-teen and teenaged actors in a...
You Can't Do That on Television has 11 seasons with 145 episodes.
You Can't Do That on Television premiered on February 3, 1979.
No, You Can't Do That on Television has ended. The final episode aired on July 21, 2004.
You Can't Do That on Television originally aired on CTV. Check your local streaming services for availability.
You Can't Do That on Television was created by Roger Damon Price.
You Can't Do That on Television has a rating of 7.4/10 based on user reviews.
You Can't Do That on Television is classified as Comedy.