SCTV
The staff of Melonville's TV station put on programming that is unique in its own silly way.
Genre: Comedy
Cast:Joe Flaherty , Eugene Levy , Andrea Martin , Dave Thomas , John Candy , Catherine O'Hara , Tony Rosato , Harold Ramis , Robin Duke , Rick Moranis , Donald Cowper , Peter Wildman , Dick Blasucci , Jayne Eastwood , Monica Parker , Steven Kampmann , John Gielgud , Judith Dagely Flaherty
S2.E1 ∙ Season 2 Premiere
Segment 1: SCTV Editorial: The New Season; Moe introduces the new season. Good news--their license is no longer suspended. Caballero phones: there's a problem, the writer hasn't finished the scripts.Segment 2: Ernest Kirsch, SCTV Writer; Caballero pesters Kirsch for the scripts. First on-camera appearance of Guy Caballero (ina wheelchair that has a phone).Segment 3: Promo: Lola Heatherton In Concert; The beautiful, dynamic, multi-talented Lola in concert this Saturday. ("So Glad to Be Here," "You Light Up My Life") "I want to bear all your children!"Segment 4: Promo: Love Craft; A rich American divorced lady and her daughter take a cruise aboard the Love Craft. She may fly the Greek flag, but the comedy is international. ("You want special? Toast that kaiser!")Segment 5: Commercial: Water Spray from Pocketpic; Great new device for cleaning teeth. "Smile again."Segment 6: SCTV News: Informal chit-chat; Earl tries to lighten the newscast with chit-chat. Floyd has an item on mudslides in Togo and Tarzan accepting the help of mercenaries, and gets Earl to cut back on the chit-chat.Segment 7: Words to Live By with Rev. Ernest Kirsch; Kirsch tries to end the programming day a little early. Caballero calls him up and orders him back to his basement.Segment 8: The Incredible Bulk; At his psychiatrist's office, Bulk meets a woman he can relate to.Segment 9: Commercial: Moxwell House Decaffeinated Coffee; The stock boy has trouble stacking tins of juice.Segment 10: Feedback with Moe Green; Moe has a call-in show. He solicits feedback on the new season, and is forced to make some calls instead.Segment 11: Ernest Kirsch SCTV Writer, Part 2; Caballero pursues Kirsch to get those scripts. Caballero signs off.
S2.E2 ∙ Bob Hope Desert Classic
Segment 1: Promo: Monster chiller Horror Theatre: The House of Cats; Count Floyd shows Some clips from the three-dimensional semi-classic. Floyd is selling the 3D glasses for 27 bucks.Segment 2: Clip: Dr. Tongue's 3D House of Cats; Dr. Tongue transforms women into cats. (The 3D technique is not quite perfected at this point.)Segment 3: SCTV Sports Central: Desert Classic; Coverage of the Bob Hope Desert Classic begins with some background on Bob's golf career.Segment 4: Commercial: Delay; Have your headache when you want it.Segment 5: Betty Bain: Professional Juror; Betty takes jury duty seriously, sacrificing her family life.Segment 6: Promo: Masterpiece Theatre: Naughty Chambermaids; Alistair's introduction is interrupted by a walk on by Bob Hope plugging his special.Segment 7: Bob Hope Desert Classic; Bob and Lou host this star-studded golfing event. Begin has a bad lie, and argues with Arafat. King Fahud shows Lola how to hold her putter. Charlton Heston helps Golda chip through a pipeline. Arafat occupies the 12th hole, while Begin takes the 13th fairway. Lou gets lost off the 18th hole.
S2.E3 ∙ Kidnapping of Moe Green
Segment 1: SCTV Editorial: Lutonian Liberation Front Moe Green declares publicly that he won't back down to threats from the Lutonian Liberation Front.Segment 2: Donna: Barbara Streisberg Joined in progress. Donna's guest Barbara Streisberg tries to song a song.Segment 3: Promo: Master Sergeant Chef The sergeant prepares dinner for the ambassador and his party.Segment 4: SCTV News: Moe Green Kidnapped An outbreak of Legionnaire's disease breaks out in Hawaii; Plattsburg cleanup; and Earl keeps forgetting the Moe Green kidnapping item: he's been kidnapped by Leftists For Lutonia. To finish, Earl gives an editorial about the kidnapping.Segment 5: Commercial: Cup 'n Soup The cup you cook up with the soup.Segment 6: Petty Claims Court Various petty people make petty claims to the bailiff.Segment 7: Commercial: Linkin Mercury Dali Edition Dali abandons function for concept.Segment 8: Commercial: K-Tel Salvador Dali Car Stash Wax Save the mustache on your Linkin Mercury Dali Edition car.Segment 9: Promo: SCTV Movie of the Week: Nice Kids from Hell Some nice kids terrorize the neighborhood.Segment 10: SCTV News Bulletin: Message from Moe Green A tape from Moe Green has arrived after SCTV refused to pay the excessive $2,000 ransom. Earl and Floyd discuss it.
S2.E6 ∙ Municipal Election
Segment 1: Commercial: Johnny LaRue for City Council Johnny makes his pitch for city council, and he denies that he's gay. Paid for by the Sicilian Homophile Society.Segment 2: Promo: The Silly Bastard Andrew travels to England to find his real father.Segment 3: SCTV Election Central, Part 1: Highlights from The Great Debate SCTV News coverage of the election begins with some highlights of the debate between candidates. Early returns come in with LaRue far behind.Segment 4: Clip of The Great Debate Earl, Johnny's campaign manager, is the moderator. Jack wants to face the ultimate political confrontation, Shirley wants a political theater, and Johnny proposes a bird sanctuary/casino.Segment 5: Promo One Is Enough When you're Barbie Somers, one is definitely enough.Segment 6: Commercial: Moxwell House Decaffeinated Coffee The stock boy has trouble stacking tins of juice.Segment 7: SCTV Election Central, Part 2: Statistics Earl has some election statistics.Segment 8: Commercial: Career Home Study The next time you buy some matches, don't just pick your teeth with them.Segment 9: SCTV Election Central, Part 3: LaRue's Speech Earl is at Johnny's campaign headquarters to get Johnny's reaction to his defeat (he's bitter). Note: Johnny's slogan is "Legalize LaRue."
S2.E11 ∙ SCTV 30th Anniversary Show
Segment 1: SCTV 30th Anniversary Show, Part 1 The evening's hosts are introduced, and Earl and Floyd start things off by introducing an excerpt from a 1952 hearing featuring Earl's dad.Segment 2: 1952 Hearing on Un-American Activities, Earl's dad rats on his grandmother.Segment 3: Commercial: Palmoval, With special acid-based compounds to burn away grease.Segment 4: SCTV 30th Anniversary Show, Part 2 Lin Ye Tang and Johnny LaRue introduce excerpts of classic westerns that were canceled by the FCC for excessive violence.Segment 5: Film Clip: YellowbellySegment 6: Film Clip: The Old Texas RangersSegment 7: Film Clip: LiverboatSegment 8: Commercial: Delay Have your headache when you want it.Segment 9: SCTV 30th Anniversary Show, Part 3 Cheryl Kinsey and Lola Heatherton introduce the classic panel show "What's My Showsize?"Segment 10: What's My Shoesize? Panelists fail to guess the shoe size of contestant Barry Stubing (size 16).Segment 11: SCTV 30th Anniversary Show, Conclusion
S2.E19 ∙ On the Waterfront Again
Segment 1: The Sammy Maudlin Show: On the Waterfront Again, Part 1 Sammy and William B. exchange compliments. Sammy welcomes Edith, who plugs bobby Bittman's latest movie before rushing off. (Note: one of the few that doesn't start 'already in progress.')Segment 2: Commercial: Chet Vet the Dead Pet Remover Chet will remove your dead pet. No animal too small or too large.Segment 3: Commercial: LaRue Toys Having received complaints about his toys, safety is the motto for LaRue's latest toy, Jessie the sponge.Segment 4: The Sammy Maudlin Show: On the Waterfront Again, Part 2 Bobby Bittman plugs his latest film, which he directed, and shows a clip from the movie. After the clip, Sammy brings out Bobby's co-star, Lola Heatherton.Segment 5: Clip: On the Waterfront Again Terry and his girlfriend find his brother hanging from a stevedore's hook. (Note: On the Waterfront Again is a parody of the 1954 film, On the Waterfront.)Segment 6: Commercial: Evelyn Wolf School of Speed Eating and LaRue's Speed Drinking Book Don't loiter over your meals. Special bonus: Johnny LaRue's Speed Drinking book.Segment 7: The Sammy Maudlin Show: On the Waterfront Again, Part 3 Bobby Bittman shows another clip. After the clip, Lin Ye Tang, the only man who could hang on a stevedore's hook and act the part of really being dead, comes out. Bobby quips that good acting does not have to take a back seat to race, creed or color. Sammy sums up by saying these three prove to us all that, if you apply yourself, anybody, no matter how bad, can act.Segment 8: Clip: On the Waterfront Again Charlie tried to convince Terry not to testify.
S2.E23 ∙ Relaxing with Raoul/Dining with LaRue
Meet a woman raised by geese. Two restaurant sketches. Raoul Wilson teaches sleazy relaxation techniques.
