The WORST episodes of You Can't Do That on Television
Every episode of You Can't Do That on Television ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of You Can't Do That on Television!
This was a sketch comedy show for young adults that was very popular in the 1980s. It started in 1979 as a (partially) live, local show in Ottawa, Canada, with comedy, music videos (or musical guests), and local, phone-in contests. After two seasons (the latter of which was later edited into the new format when shown nationally and internationally), the show's format changed to a half hour sketch comedy. It retained this format for the rest of its 11 year run. This show had a huge impact. It was picked up in 1981 by the fledgeling US network Nickelodeon, which had only gone national a year earlier. This was the network's first big show and made the network what it is today. YCDTOTV became one of the most popular kids shows of the decade and featured a rotating cast of very talented actors and actresses. It was a very funny program that featured alot of humor that was not only aimed at kids, but at adults as well. The show gave us many great catch phrases, and memorable characters as B
#1 - Country
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/19/1986
Walton's Mountain Becomes an Open Pit Mine will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast gets back to nature and make up the set like a farm.
#2 - World Records
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/16/1985
Ripley's Incredibly Amazing Believe It or Not People will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross plugs his new egg farm (at Route 12, King Side Road) by having Alasdair break the world record for number of hard boiled eggs eaten in one sitting.
#4 - Fairy Tales, Myths, and Legends
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/1/1986
The A-Team Blows Up the Land of Oz will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast does many sketches about various fairy tales.
#7 - Parties
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/1/1986
Mr. T Goes to a Tupperware Party will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast gets Ross to throw them a party. What Ross does, however, is have a cardboard cake and water.
#8 - Garbage
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/1/1986
Garbage of the Rich & Famous will not be seen at this time so that we may present... After local garbage men go on strike, the studio becomes a storage area for the city's garbage. Christine is carried out of the studio in a garbage bag.
#9 - TV Commercials
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/18/1986
The Commercial Messages will not be seen at this time so that we may present... In the sketches, the cast does many parodies of TV commercials. They also try to sell some of Ross' malfunctioning products as part of another get-rich-quick scheme.
#10 - Outer Space
Season 6 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/14/1985
Carl Segan Meets Millions and Millions of Martians will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Doug goes into outer space to meet the aliens that he'd been communicating with.
#11 - Back to School
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/20/1986
Lassie Flunks Obedience School will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross decided to tutor the cast. He covers everything from reading to advanced chemistry.
#12 - Illness
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/21/1986
St. Elsewhere will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Everyone who has green slime dumped on them comes down with a mysterious flu.
#13 - Enemies & Paranoia
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/22/1986
Hulk Hogan vs. Punkey Brewster in Mismatch of the Century will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Ross gets the cast ready for the arrival of the cast of the Russian version of YCDTOTV.
#14 - Savings
Season 7 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/2/1987
J.R. Ewing Saves His Money to Buy a Skateboard will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Alasdair and Adam compete over the new girl in the cast, while at the same time trying to save money for a car.
#15 - Contests
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/1/1987
Miss Ugly Teen USA will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Matthew enters a contest at the local mall where he has to count jellybeans. Alasdair, not wanting to be outdone, enters a ""slime-in"" contest.
#16 - Censorship
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/1/1987
Censored Foul-Ups, Bleeps & Boners will not be seen at this time so that we may present... In an attempt to keep the show clean, the network censors have added bleeps and censor bars to the show.
#17 - Poverty and Unemployment
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1987
Lifestyles of the Poor and Unknown will not be seen at this time so that we may present... Naida's father hires the cast as servants after they all get fired.
#18 - Luck
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/1/1987
The Wheel of Fortune Runs Over People and Flattens Them will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The cast begins to rely too heavily on good luck charms to get them through this episode.
#25 - Divorce
Season 5 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/15/1985
Family Ties Get Untied will not be seen at this time so that we may present... The show's producer is getting divorced, and his wife takes half of the show's stuff.