You Can’t Do That on Television

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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.

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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

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Alanis Morissette participatedIn You Can’t Do That on Television