Air Date

November 22, 1983

Episodes

19 episodes

SCTV Channel

Season 1

Episodes

1. Soren-Weiss Report / The Happy Wanderers / Melonville Calendar / Maudlin O' the Night

November 22, 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

December 16, 1983

45 min

3. SCTV Special Presentation: It's A Wonderful Film

December 20, 1983

45 min

The whole episode is a parody of ""It's A Wonderful Life.""

4. The Date Debate / Scary Previews

January 3, 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

January 17, 1984

45 min

6. Half Wits: Semi-Finals / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / Stars in One

January 31, 1984

45 min

7. Spy Wrap / The Great Escape

January 14, 1984

45 min

8. Stars in One: Libby Wolfson / Happy Hour: Six Gun Justice / PSA: Stop Julio Iglesias

February 28, 1984

45 min

9. Just For Fun / Black Like Vic

March 14, 1984

45 min

10. Youth, Do They Give a Damn or What? / Happy Hour

March 27, 1984

45 min

11. Allenscam / Mel's Rock Pile

April 10, 1984

45 min

12. Oliver Grimley

April 24, 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

May 8, 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

May 22, 1984

45 min

15. Jackie Rogers Jr. For President / Happy Hour

June 5, 1984

45 min

16. Celebrity Fairie Tales / Canadian Gaffes

June 19, 1984

45 min

17. You're On / Happy Hour

July 3, 1984

45 min

18. Pledge Week

July 17, 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.