You Can’t Do That on Television
E535071
You Can’t Do That on Television is a Canadian sketch comedy and variety show for children and teens, best known for its irreverent humor and iconic green slime gags that later inspired Nickelodeon’s branding.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children’s television series
ⓘ
teen television series ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| countryOfBroadcast |
Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| creator |
Geoffrey Darby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roger Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer | Roger Price NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer |
Adam Reid
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Alasdair Gillis NERFINISHED ⓘ Christine McGlade NERFINISHED ⓘ Doug Ptolemy NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Lye NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Ruddy NERFINISHED ⓘ Moira “Mo” Dunphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1979 ⓘ |
| firstAiredInCountry | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAiredOnChannel |
CJOH-TV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | sketch-based comedy ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s comedy
ⓘ
sketch comedy ⓘ teen comedy ⓘ variety show ⓘ |
| hasTheme | satire of adult authority and institutions ⓘ |
| influenced | Nickelodeon’s identity as a kids’ network ⓘ |
| inspired | Nickelodeon green slime branding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1990 ⓘ |
| laterAiredAs | national series on CTV ⓘ |
| laterAiredOn | Nickelodeon in the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
green slime gag
ⓘ
irreverent humor ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 10 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredAs | local series on CJOH-TV ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
CTV
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nickelodeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | CJOH-TV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Ottawa station CJOH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringElement |
locker jokes sequences
ⓘ
studio link segments ⓘ |
| recurringGag |
green slime dumped on performers when they say “I don’t know”
ⓘ
water dumped on performers when they say “water” or take a shower ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
ⓘ
teenagers ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.